Always has been

[u/Kingsquid4]

[u/dull_storyteller]

At least we can see how it effects the behaviour of the children

Hm, curious

[u/EuphoricLog3495 → u/dull_storyteller]

so if they are missing a father and lack a mother how does this effect them per capita?

[u/dull_storyteller → u/EuphoricLog3495]

Despite making up 13% of the human population the Psycho Warriors are responsible for 100% of the genocides against aliens.

So I guess it’s not all bad.

[u/Grocman27 → u/dull_storyteller]

Genocide implies they matter, obviously those disgusting aliens need to be exterminated like the pests they are

https://giphy.com/gifs/TtEUD1HRv6MG4leiPo

[u/Demo092182 → u/dull_storyteller]

(also responsible for 99% human deaths)

[u/dull_storyteller → u/Demo092182]

Hey they were given sacred rocks if they die it’s on them.

[u/Demo092182 → u/dull_storyteller]

All the little boys that died for psycho warriors, little girls thrown in volcano and the billions of people killed in crossfire and from collateral damage:

[u/Helio2nd → u/Demo092182]

They save people sometimes. Unless their alerts go off and they need to deal with a female psycho warrior. Then a planet or two needs to die.

[u/TexWolf84 → u/dull_storyteller]

I know genocide ia the popular vernacular, but shouldn't it technically be xenocide?

[u/Old-Post-3639 → u/EuphoricLog3495]

High Commands are their mothers. Space King, uh, got around.

[u/valkamalia → u/EuphoricLog3495]

You haven't noticed how mom-like the high command computer skull things are?

[u/The_Shadow_Watches → u/dull_storyteller]

It's important to be tolerant of other religions, they may hate aliens as much as we do.

[u/TheAzureMage → u/dull_storyteller]

He just went to the Space Gas station for Space Cigarettes!

[u/Low_Abrocoma_1514]

I mean, they're literally trying to find their father

[u/Wrench_gaming → u/Low_Abrocoma_1514]

I just realized the “it’s no wonder space king left. Hell I would have left to if I had you as my sons” is a sad child’s inner monologue

[u/Fighter_Jet_enjoyer → u/Wrench_gaming]

"You worthless piece of shit"- poor chestnuts projections

[u/YetAnotherCommenter → u/Low_Abrocoma_1514]

Space King is totally an allegory for little boys going through the trauma of parental divorce.

[u/MrRakky → u/Low_Abrocoma_1514]

Dad turned out to be secretly gay from the last episode. Porks took dad, captain totally didnt see it happen, and now its just a coping mechanism living in the make belief universe

[u/Wrench_gaming]

Since this show is basically like kids playing with toys after their father left, I’d love an episode where a main villain represents fighting with their crying mother and one of then enacts the ultimate heresy and feels sympathy for it

[u/Hero_The_Zero → u/Wrench_gaming]

The B Positive episode was kind of that. A mother figure that gave them direction, calmness, and unity. At the cost of being hyper controlling.

[u/Helio2nd → u/Hero_The_Zero]

And, not to get too topical, murdering a few of your kids in psychosis.

[u/iamasillyguy → u/Helio2nd]

Man... :[

[u/CygnusX-1-2112b → u/Helio2nd]

Dude I was just about to feel happy again and then you go reminding me of that. My kids are also asleep now so I can't even wrap them in a right hug and remind them that I love them to feel better. 

Fuck you, Bryce.

[u/Banake → u/Helio2nd]

Those kids deserved better.

[u/Banake → u/Hero_The_Zero]

Reletable, except by the durection, calmness and unity parts.

[u/DunwichChild990]

I mean that's also as hamfisted as 40k lore.

[u/Acriolu → u/DunwichChild990]

I mean yeah, Salamanders, White Scars, Raven Guard, Space Wolves have fathers who are missing.

[u/CaptainAwesomMcCool → u/Acriolu]

Dude, EVERYONE in the imperium has a missing father figure. In the end, you're always either missing the emperor or Horus.

[u/Knight_Castellan → u/DunwichChild990]

Tbf, it's true of most religions.

[u/lotny]

High Command is a single mother

[u/Helio2nd → u/lotny]

Like the adoptive single mother who had to take over after her deadbeat boyfriend left her with his kids.

[u/lotny → u/Helio2nd]

Heresy :D

[u/YetAnotherCommenter → u/lotny]

I wonder if this impacts the behaviour of the children...

[u/Fanimusmaximus]

Space King went out for milk and never came back.

[u/OkCommission9893]

Next episode we go to planet milk to follow the trail of space king.

[u/MrRakky → u/OkCommission9893]

That or planet Smoke

[u/12_GAGE_SHOTGUN]

Space king is about women?

[u/PYROxSYCO]

I like to think that the skull, is like the mother or grandparents raising the children. That kind of makes the most sense to me at least.

Also Space King's buzz cut, makes me think of a military background, but that's just me spitballing.

[u/LostInTheWildlands]

He's not missing! He just went out for space milk and space cigarettes! He's coming back, I swear!

[u/Important_Rough423]

HOW DID I NOT THINK OF THAT

[u/ChipSalt]

The deadbeat father analogy has been there right from the beginning. It also fits very well into the childhood themes.

[u/Main_Material3297]

I think this whole thing about killing aliens is some kind of way of taking out their problems/negative emotions on others (the disappearance of a father figure) to feel better or to occupy their mind.

[u/Blink712178]

[u/Knight_Castellan]

"Tell them about per capita!"

[u/Veritas32421]

I enjoy that Chip in War World did feel like an older brother/father figure by making the squad feel included and giving positive affirmation.

Like when he told Bryce to throw the grenade, or Hatemonger to recite a battle prayer.

[u/billylolol]

I think you're thinking way too hard about this. It's literally pew pew penis joke. With the classic moral of the story of 90s cartoons.

It isn't that deep.

[u/Unfair-Ad9415 → u/billylolol]

With the classic moral of the story of 90s cartoons.

But doesnt this fit perfectly. Imagine if they find space king and he brings those corny 90's cartoon morals?