Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-8881468-20150204091114/@comment-24944355-20150212232843

Though the Emperor being reborn into the mortal world is a possible outcome it is much less likely than the Emperor being reborn as a full fledged warp god. What the Emperor could do to effect the human races chances against chaos as his old pre heresy self would be very limited. As a warp god he could accomplish much more in direct confrontation with the chaos gods & his true followers in the mortal realm would probably get greater powers to combat chaos here.

Where the story is concerned the Emperor returning as his old self would change the story very little as he would be still stuck with many of the same responsibilities he has at the moment that would leave him trapped on Terra. The Emperor reborn as a warp god though changes the story greatly as the empire would finally collapse, probably into several mini empires, while the Emperor as warp deity would curb the influence the chaos gods have in the material world. All that would change the dynamic of Warhammer 40k's story greatly & end the stagnation that has marred it.