Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-7699236-20150618150629/@comment-27518460-20160104044928

The topic of female Space Marines seems to parallel females being allowed to perform in Combat MOS (Military Occupational Skills) in the U.S. military. In the 41st Millennia, in science-fiction, the possibility of Female Space Marines is high. In the Rogue Trader; "1st Edition" Core Rulebook; there is a black and white picture of a female wearing Power Armor shooting a Rainbow Warrior Space Marine. With Rogue Trader being published circa 1988/89, that is approximately 3 years before 2nd Edition Rules was published. The drawing was instrumental in the creation of the Adepta Sororitas and with no description of the female in Power Armor ventilating a "Wayward Space Marine". It wasn't until later Editions where details were included in the Adepta Sororitas that made them "Diet Space Marines". Now in the Novel, "Storm of Iron", the captured Imperial Guard Captain; Larana Utorian donned the possessed power armor of the Iron Warriors Warsmith Kroeger and killed the Chaos Space Marine Lord and out on "her" merry way. During his prestigious career; Pre and Post Heresy, the Emperor's Children; Lieutenant Commander Fabius Bile, in his experiments and enhancements could/might/ should have included reworking females into Space Marine alternates. Of all the Ruinous Powers, Slaanesh would be most female sympathetic, since Daemonettes are minions of Slaanesh look somewhat feminine. Now with science fiction being technological fantasy, this subject matter can be "what if'ed" for time immemorial, but what if, what if one of the two historically removed Primarchs happened to be female.