Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-6134883-20130423145616/@comment-24.183.94.37-20130507172315

Marshall Silverman wrote: Just placing this out there

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The Primarchs were viewed as `Tools` first and `Sons` second. That would sum up why The Emperor let them deal with issues themselves. They were expandable. And while a son can never be replaced the primarchs were created. If all of them died in battle, The Emperor could awlays grow more.

The only primarch that was actually close to Him was Horus, and that was probably because of the time they spend together. Difficult not to get attached and cease to see someone as a tool.

As for the union of the misguided man-demon-super-kids, someone would probably have to threaten them directly, or give them a unifying purpose. That purpose could either lead to their own destruction,or the Imperiums. But it could also lead them to return or become loyal. Ideas anyone? i think not only was it the time spent "with" the Empy but in the Horus Herresy books it is always saying that Horus has the same ambition/drive as Empy

plus it is clear that Magnus spent the most time "with" Empy since he communicated with him while still gestating before the chaos gods sent them to the four winds.

but Magnus mirrored Empy's psychic abilities and drive which Empy had already mastered and set a limit to "how far" could/should be gone