Favorite Wh40k Primarch in terms of fluff?

[The Brazilian Slaughter]

Jaghatai Khan, because space mongols.

Based.

Also Jaghatai is the only Primarch who approached the Heresy sensibly.

Dude gets out of a war against Orks, to see his brothers killing each other and throwing accusations of betrayal like rice on a wedding.
He's the one Primarch who actually joined the Emperor's side not out of pure loyalty (like Dorn, The Lion and Ferrus), nor out of being attacked by the traitors first (Vulkan, Corax, Guilliman), nor for other reasons (Sanguinius, Leman Russ), but because he actually looked at the facts, examined each side's argument, heard their opinions and then took a wise, informed decision. Dude went from being apathetic about the Emperor (to the point the Emperor thought he was a wild card) to being balls-to-the-walls FOR THE EMPEROR because he realized what the real stakes were.

He also actually helped his own team, unlike CERTAIN PRIMARCHS who kept scoring own goals across the Heresy (coff coff Leman Russ coff coff)

 

[Storyfag]

Justice

 

[gerey]

None of them - they were all opinionated, emotional little shits that refused to obey their Lord and Master.

Just look at Guilliman, being presented with objective, empirical evidence of the God Emperor's divinity and yet he still refuses to see, refuses to submit.

Only thing worse than a traitor is a heretic, and all the Primarchs are heretics.

But if I had to choose one, then it would be loyalist Lorgar for seeing the truth of things. Pity he failed his test unlike the Biblical Abraham.

 

[JamesDixon]

Buttermilk Bob of the Second Legion. An entity that is such a sycophant of all things GW that he willing blows his entire life savings on overpriced plastic toys.

 

[MartinK]

Rawbutt Girlyman - I don’t care much for WH40K, but the ultramarine boss seems to be the most normal and functional of the bunch.

 

[Kruno]

Rawbutt Girlyman - I don’t care much for WH40K, but the ultramarine boss seems to be the most normal and functional of the bunch.

Unfortunately for the Emperor's Finest he is still coming to terms with General Relativity!

 

[gerey]

Rawbutt Girlyman - I don’t care much for WH40K, but the ultramarine boss seems to be the most normal and functional of the bunch.

Except that one time where he created his own breakaway empire and almost declared himself the Emperor.

But Gulliman is loyal, OK? Totally loyal.

 

[fizzelopeguss]

Who gives a fuck, Ultramar is superior to the Imperium.

 

[Caim]

Ferrus Manus because he died early on in the Heresy and as such the writers will have a more difficult time with ruining his character.

Second place is Angron because of his exchange with Kharn about the scar on his back that was meant to give Angron some gravitas and personality, only for the whole thing to end up sounding like an unhinged rant on par with a wrestling promo by the Ultimate Warrior.

 

[Night Goat]

Not the biggest 40k expert but Curze seems pretty cool.

 

[janior]

magnus did nuthin wrong

 

[Keshik]

None of them - they were all opinionated, emotional little shits that refused to obey their Lord and Master.

Dorn doesn't fit that, doesn't even seem to be emotional and is probably the most loyal.

 

[Reever]

Rogal Dorn and Magnus. I've also started to take a liking to Roman Gorillaman after his resurrection.

 

[Rahdulan]

I found Corax to be one of the more interesting ones. Despite the "Raven emo kid" reputation he has, Corax was also someone Emperor seemingly had irrational amount of confidence in. He was apparently told about Chaos before all other Primarchs and big E gives him full access to cloning facilities to rebuild his legion. Why? Was his loyalty so absolute or was there something else? I wonder if it was due to Corax's origin story where he's given full freedom to do decide on whether to level cities and kill hundreds of thousands for the greater benefit, and Emperor saw some of his own struggles in making that difficult choice.

 

[madbringer]

Not the biggest 40k expert but Curze seems pretty cool.

His story is by far the most interesting. Konrad is basically the 30k setting Punisher, moulding an entire planet to his vigilante justice before the Emperor discovered him. Of all the "dead" Primarchs, I am p. sure he will be the one that will be found somehow alive and either amibiguous in his allegiance or for the Empire.

 

[Poseidon00]

You know what? I'm going to say Angron. His story is rather simple, but he is the most human of the Primachs, and of all the reasons that some Primarchs turned their backs on the Emperor his is the only cause I sympathize with. I can understand the reasons for Horus intellectually, but it's not the same thing.

 

[luj1]

Hydra dominatus

 

[Rahdulan]

I found Corax to be one of the more interesting ones. Despite the "Raven emo kid" reputation he has, Corax was also someone Emperor seemingly had irrational amount of confidence in. He was apparently told about Chaos before all other Primarchs and big E gives him full access to cloning facilities to rebuild his legion. Why? Was his loyalty so absolute or was there something else? I wonder if it was due to Corax's origin story where he's given full freedom to do decide on whether to level cities and kill hundreds of thousands for the greater benefit, and Emperor saw some of his own struggles in making that difficult choice.

Wait, Corax was the one the Emperor told about Chaos? I knew there was one who got the full scoop, but I thought it was The Lion

I thought the Lion already knew. You're right, though. It's apparently a choice between the Lion and Corax.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Angron was a prick but also the most honest of the Primarchs about what he was, and what the Emperor is.

 

[Mangoose]

What's hilarious is that 10 years ago everyone would have hated the Ultramarines. Because GW designer Matt Ward made them the ultimate Mary-Sues. Guilliman obvious the most.

Ward left in 2014, thankfully, and then I'd say Abnett returned Guilliman and his Ultramarines to normal capabilities in Know No Fear. Normal capability as in being able to do awesome things but not perfectly unscathed like Mary Sues.

 

[Caim]

Ward left in 2014, thankfully

He was rehired in 2016 and wrote this the year after when PETA started to get uppity over all the people wearing fur in 40k:



He's also a legit fantasy writer now.

 

[Storyfag]

What's hilarious is that 10 years ago everyone would have hated the Ultramarines. Because GW designer Matt Ward made them the ultimate Mary-Sues. Guilliman obvious the most.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Still the greatest post in this thread

 

[NecroLord]

Sanguinius.
Not only he reformed and redeemed one of the most batshit insane and bloodthirsty chapters in the Imperium - The Blood Angels(who were also known as the "Charnel Feast"),he remained steadfastly loyal to the Emperor and to humanity,despite his ex BFF Horus trying to turn him to Chaos. Not to mention the Red Thirst he had to deal with and to conceal it from others,even though Horus was aware of it and promised to keep it a secret(this was before he became Mega Heretic).
Incredibly humble,charismatic(he got along with all other Primarchs,no small feat),and a monster in melee combat.

 

[Marat]

Alpharius Omegon because
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[Reinhardt]

Constantin Valdor.