Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-94.3.72.36-20131224225315/@comment-27793866-20180405164802

Most if not all of you raise valid points that can be considered and expounded on later. Though we face a larger problem here, and its that regarding Angron's state of mind at the end was a coin toss. True by virtue of him being a Primarch, superhuman and all, we are left with a large question mark regarding just how much a Primarch is a superhuman compared to baseline humans. Another thing that we can't quantify is the difference between the Primarchs and their capabilities. Questions like who was the smartest primarch, just how much smarter was he compared to his brothers, and how that computes when referring to baseline humans, is hard to answer because all we have are vague explanations of their capabilities. Now we go to the crux of the matter, we have Primarchs whom we cannot properly explain given their superhuman status, how much more if we were to ask questions regarding the thought processes and reasoning behind the Emperor's actions? Its going to be hard to present why the Emperor did what he did and is still doing why he does. But then, that's why we have forums like this to share our thoughts. So without further adieu, let me present my own two cents.

What I believe in is that because the Emperor, as shown in the lore, is so far above humanity, that he is already unable to empathize with us, he really doesn't see how the world works to the eyes of us ordinary joes, ha ha ha. Another thing worth noting is that the Emperor was extremely and utterly pragmatic when it came to managing what he deemed as 'resources'. So in the case of Angron, he had an extremely powerful asset in terms of sheer destructive capability, with a few (conservatively speaking) screws loose, that wanted to die without even paying back the Emperor's investment in him, I think he just did what he usually does. Pinpoint the root cause of the problem he encountered, and eliminate it with extreme prejudice. In Angron's case, the root cause lay with the lives of his gladiator brethren, so with how the Emperor may have seen it, he would have to destroy any link that might allow Angron to remain in his home planet and continue being a non functioning asset. So the Emperor saves the asset - his son I mean, and transforms him into a performing asset - I'm sorry I meant place him as the leader of a legion of his own genetic bloodline and just throw him to the crusade and hopefully get his Return on Investment while Angron is still capable of being used.

What do you guys think?