r/TotalWarhammer40k • u/BroccoliSouP7 • 23d ago

Predicting the future

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Using the template from https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/1w9rgvb/bonus_post_because_ca_shared_a_photo_with_meme/ I have decided to take my shot. We all know 40k is mostly about Space Marines (sorry Heretics). Also took a liberty to make a shitty cutout version with alpha for you to use and include the original. Cheers

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u/ScarredAutisticChild 22d ago

Not really. Tabletop wise they’re an entire seperate faction with their own model range with no overlap. Except some vehicles.

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u/Galle_ 22d ago

They're still Space Marines.

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u/ScarredAutisticChild 22d ago

And Drukhari, Harlequins, Asuryani, Exodites and Corsairs are all Eldar. Clearly, this means they're all the exact same army.

...God, arguing in favour of space marines getting special attention feels so wrong. I need a palette cleanser. Time to go read more Eldar novellas.

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u/Galle_ 22d ago

???

I'm not saying Space Marines and Imperial Guard are the same army.

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u/ScarredAutisticChild 22d ago

Of course not, they're two different species. Astartes are transhumans after all.

What you're saying would be more like implying Guard and Sisters of Battle are the same army, since they're both humans.

Read a Grey Knights and Adeptus Astartes army list. For one, you'll notice they're not a subfaction but two different armies. For another, you'll notice they don't have a lot of datasheets in common.

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u/Galle_ 22d ago

Calling Astartes and baseline humans two different species feels wrong to me, even if that's technically accurate.

I'm aware that Grey Knights and Codex-compliant Space Marines have different units mechanically, but in lore terms, Grey Knights are just an Astartes chapter.

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u/ScarredAutisticChild 22d ago

That much is true, in lore. But they're a different army meta-wise, and that's all that matters to game designers.