History Headscratchers / Warhammer40000

* [[WaitWhatWoah Woah woah]] ''[[WaitWhatWoah woah]]''...where on earth did "Death Korps of Krieg as clones" come from?!

*** "Invincible" is a relative term. Orks' belief systems may warp reality, but it can't warp reality that much. Even if you get an entire WAAAAUGH! believing that the Boss is invincible, a big enough weapon ''will'' kill him. That itself will be pretty difficult, as convincing enough Orks to belief that a given Ork is "invincible" will be pretty difficult. That being said, Ork belief in the strength of a given Ork warrior actually ''does'' benefit that warrior; Orks that do well and appear proper 'ard grow bigger, stronger, and tougher. If the Orks believe a given warrior is "invincible", he ''will' be tougher, but he won't be unkillable.

*** Also, Ork Meks are the only unit that do operate a force field, and it's likely that it works in the same way most Ork tech does, although Meks tend to have a certain, if perhaps limited, understanding of equipment that do have a certain technological aspect, also like the Shokk Attakk gun. It's probable that Ork meks are the only ones with the knowledge to keep a force field in proper enough order to keep it working on Ork faith and to give the mek, and perhaps only the mek who understands it, the confidence to believe he can operate while other Orks won't have that confidence that comes with the technological mind. Or perhaps this is [[Bellisario'sMaxim an overanalyisis]] of one aspect of the original question. How 'bout them cubs?

** I think the implication they couldn't quite make out was that the Eldar could disrupt the hive fleet be destroying it's resources, or divert the hive fleet to another direction once the 'nids saw that these worlds, just a few minutes ago were ripe for the feast, were now reduced to charred shit. They could have said something like "buy the craftworld enough time to escape by holding up the Tyranids with Orks and fire," but they decided not to go that route apparently. It's also an important note that in the Dawn of War series the [[Chessmaster Eldar]] have an [[BadassDecay unusually bad streak]] of failed [[XanatosGambit attempts at pulling strings]].

** By overwhelming the necron device with to much energy. Anti-psy tech is not inflable, see for example how the pylons of Cadia slowly fracture and crumble over time.

** There is a concern about a [[BFM big]] 40K movie... If such a thing were successful, the theatres would be [[FollowTheLeader drenched with movies about big muscly men with giant pauldrons calling those they disagree with "heretics"]]. The filth of big business in Hollywood is like that.

** It's also that Jurgen is an ''Expy'' of Private [=McAuslan=], [=~George MacDonald Fraser~=]'s other classic series besides {{Flashman}}. [=McAuslan=] is depicted as something like Pigpen, and is occasionably forcibly washed by his comrades. On the one occasion he is shown clean, he is unrecognizable.

** Because the IIUP is * clearly* a work of impeccable accuracy. =p

** The deep vaults were still active as the primary source of equipment and materials over a decade past the initial projection of time for victory. If the forces on Vraks were purely, as was initially assumed, renegades with tainted leadership the expenditure of men and materiel would have been worthwhile given what would be recovered and the usefulness of the position. Declaring the world a lost cause would also damage the credibility of the Munitorium as a political entity within the Imperium, which none of their masters was willing to be responsible for. By the time the Inquisition became involved the war had become both an act of honour and a denial of resources to the enemy, along with being propelled by pure momentum and unwillingness to cut losses after so much had been expended.

** The perception that they change underpowered units to powerful ones and vice versa, thus creating demand for a different type of army.. one that you'll have to buy new models at stupidly inflated prices to fill out and keep your army as uber as you can isn't valid? I don't play the game so I can't say if this is true or not, but just like Magic the Gathering it seems to be the case.

** Space Marines don't weigh multiple tons, and they have big boots to spread their weight around. They can move through mud just fine. If mud is loose or wet enough to hinder a Marine, it would hinder Guard troops as well. Upper levels of modern buildings are generally designed to handle ton+ weights, let alone Imperial architecture. If they trip, they stand back up; they're not bloody turtles.

** Commissars A) have {{Nice Hat}}s, B) have {{Badass Longcoat}}s, and C) are the only units that routinely execute their men on the tabletop as a game mechanic (excpeting Kharn). Thusly, MemeticMutation.

** It's also that Jurgen is an ''Expy'' of Private McAuslan, GM Fraser's other classic series besides Flashman. McAuslan is depicted as something like Pigpen, and is occasionably forcibly washed by his comrades. On the one occasion he is shown clean, he is unrecognizable.

** Cadian units tend to take far lower casualties than other Guard units because of their extreme training and discipline. Also, Guard regiments have a tendency to "collect" other units that have suffered extreme casualties to add to their ranks, kind of how the Ghosts picked up troops from Vervunhive and the Belladon 81st. The Munitorium will often merge battered units into new ones as well. Coupled together, it makes sense that the Cadians would be able to deploy hundreds of regiments across the galaxy; after a few decades or centuries of service, a Cadian regiment will likely have a fairly limited number of genetically-descended troops from Cadia itself, simply because they'll be picking up new troops in whatever theater they're in. Every few decades a Guard regiment will rotate back to their homeworld to be replinished with fresh troops as well.

* I am Just Bugged by my reaction to the story, as opposed to the figures. Story: Awesome! GrimDark FTW! Figures/game:...is that it? Come on! They're practically to [[SuperDeformed chibi scale!]] This makes me hate myself, because the mythology is just so [[RuleOfCool cool.]]