Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-6134883-20130423145616/@comment-6078851-20130507132249

if a superhuman develops an inferiority complex simply by living with normal humans then they wouldn't be very super, would they?

yes they are superior to regular folks, and they are made accutely aware of this through their indoctrination, but it's exactly because of this that leads so many of them to be contemptuous of those they're suppossed to protect, and feeling contempt means that they would be incapable, or simply unwilling, of protecting to the best of their abilities.

they are the best protectors of the human race, of which they are no longer part of, and that's all they see themselves as, and as such leads to their superiority complex, and being physically or mentally superior doesn't lead to a superiority complex, arrogance and hubris does.

after they lived an actual life they would still be the best protectors of the human race but instead of only seeing themselves as such they would also be brothers, cousins, husbands, fathers (actually are astartes even fertile?) and friends of the human race, and through this they would (ought to) develop love for the human race. consider the rare feats of awesomeness (even by astartes standards) astartes have performed defending their primarchs, and these feats stem from their love of their primarchs, then consider what they could be capable of if they loved the human race. contrary to popular belief love is not rainbows and butterflies, love is a psychopath. see: adepta :)

as kadjah said "if one must have supermen it is best they have some humility."