>Thunder Warriors>Space Marines>Grey Knights>Adeptus Custodes>Gene Warriors>Afriel Strain>Gland WarriorsWhy did the Emperor need so many versions of the same super soldier concept, and why not just Adeptus Custodes since they're the best ones? In fact, why not just make a zillion more primarches instead of just 20, and use them as your army?
>>98233501>Thunder Warriorsprototype>Space Marinesrefined and mass produced version of the above>Grey Knightslatest version>Adeptus CustodesToo high quality to mass produce and as such be usable in war>Gene Warriors>Afriel Strain>Gland WarriorsNot by him>Why did the Emperor need so many versions of the same super soldier conceptBecause it's obviously a good concept so worth iterating upon>why not just make a zillion more primarches instead of just 20, He can't so he mass produced lesser versions of them called Marines
Because Warhammer has had dozens of writers over the decades and most of them want to add their own shit while trying to keep everything somewhat coherent so people buy more toys.
Custodes have less endurance than Space Marines. They need more food and water, can't do any of that hibernation stuff and take longer to recover from injuries. That's why they're rarely used outside defensive roles.
>>98233501>Why didn't Germany just build more Tigers?>Were they stupid?
>>98233501>In fact, why not just make a zillion more primarches instead of just 20, and use them as your army?Imagine half a zillion primarchs decided to join chaos, the universe would be cooked.
>>98233501Post models faggot.
>>98233817>Not by himExactly. While it is generally quite rare because the Imperium is ass backward (until nu40k Cawl retcon bullshit) about technology they *have* attempted to make new types of super soldiers to fill new niches. You guys will note that all three examples listed as non-Emperor designs are specifically meant to augment base human guardsmen a little more rather than re-engineer a human child into a giant superhuman demigod.The Afriel Strain and Gland Warriors were totally different things with a completely different process and niche from Astartes. They were meant to serve a different role and augment the Guard, not create yet another semi autonomous posthuman circlejerking org.
>>98233828>so people buy more toys.Funny thing is Afriel and Gland Warrior never got models. Back in ye olden days, not everything in 40k existed just to sell the current new premade product for influencers to show off. Afriel and Gland warriors are like novels shit and later got rules in 3.5 40k in White Dwarf.And that was it.They never came back. GW neglected and forgot them and they existed mostly in the fan's imagination.
>>98235091>GW neglected and forgot them and they existed mostly in the fan's imagination.lol no. The "lore" is completely seperate from the decisions about what models to make and sell. If GW actually thought fem marines would be the hottest selling thing ever, lore and rules would immediately drop with the sets, revealing they were Emps perfect warriors, with a long and storied history.
>>98234138They have more. Their problem is that they are fundamentally less human, they lack most of the "vital spark" necessary for humanity.
Because midwits tried to expand the lore.Thunder warriors where proto space marines, that's itgrey knights came much latercustodes where naked guys that acted as a body guard
>>98237942>The "lore" is completely seperate from the decisions about what models to make and sellYou do know this whole thing existed before 8th edition right? Revisionist dogcrap
>>98234242>>Were they stupid?I mean, yes, but not because of the Tiger thing. >>98237942>The "lore" is completely seperate from the decisions about what models to make and sell. It's a complete coincidence that Primaris appeared in the lore just in time to force all Marine players to repurchase their entire army.
>>98233501Because piggies need to buy another Marine army
>>98233817>Because it's obviously a good concept>responsible for destroying his entire empireIs it?
>>98238019>Because midwits tried to expand the lore.Gland Warriors debuted in Inquisitor which was written by John Blanche, Andy Chambers, Gav Thorpe, Jervis Johnson, Alan Merrett and Rick Priestley.
>>98238413>It's a complete coincidence that Primaris appeared in the lore just in time to force all Marine players to repurchase their entire armyNo, thats my point. The lore will be created as marketing to push whatever figures they want to sell, even if it contradicts previous lore. Whether it does or not depends on the specific lore involved, but contradictions will be retconned with a single fuck being given.
>>98238924That's write zoomie
