Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-58.179.157.107-20140511083958/@comment-27890440-20160305180842

Might the expected reactions of the other primarchs not have been a factor? Whilst we could argue all day about the relative charisma of the individuals as inspirational leaders there's really no denying that Horus was a pretty popular guy amongst his peers. Might it not simply be that he would be the least objectionable choice and that fact combined with his success throughout the crusade simply made him seem the safets choice?