Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-6134883-20130423145616/@comment-7186329-20130502172245

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?