Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-24944355-20140706083220

How do you think things would have worked out if Sanguinious had been chosen warmaster instead of Horus?

Sanguinious was the most liked of all the primarchs & would have had more willing support from his brothers than any other candidate with only lunatics Curze & Angron against the choice - though Lorgar would probably have moved against him in secret.

Though Horus was a better all round general than Sanguinious the Blood Angel was a far better leader of men. He was more patient & approachable & far better at interpersonal relationships than Horus ever was and also his humble nature meant that he was not boastful & did not grate on his brothers nerves like Horus did.

Also because Sanguinious knew he was flawed he was ever watchful & introspective & he would never turn against the Emperor, he would sacrifice himself and even his beloved legion first. As such Chaos would have had a far harder time trying to corrupt Sanguinious & in the end would probably have sought his destruction and tried for Horus in any case. But if Horus was not the warmaster he would have had a much harder time setting up the heresy.

So how do you think the situation would have worked out? 