History Trivia / Warhammer40000

** Several lists have these kinds of names too. Like the Flying Circus (Any army with a disproportionate amount of flying monstrous creatures) or Screamerstar (a Tzeentchian army based around a lot of Screamers and Heralds of Tzeentch that is basically a flying deathstar unit that no one can put down).

** A popular nickname for the blue-armoured Ultramarines is "Smurfs", which logically leads to their Chapter Master being known as "Papa Smurf". By obvious extension the Ultramarine's Chief Librarian Varro Tigurius is "Brainy Smurf" and the Tyranid character [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "The Swarm Lord"]] is sometimes called "Gargamel". Roboute Guilleman is everyone's [[CreatorsPet "Spiritual Liege"]], including yours. Also often referred to as Rowboat/[[{{Wimpification}} Rawbutt Girlyman]] by people who are either annoyed with [[CreatorsPet his frequent in-canon praise]] [[PosthumousCharacter despite being dead]], confused about [[NoPronunciationGuide how to pronounce his name]], or both.

** The Tau are often mockingly referred to as [[{{Animesque}} 'Weeaboo]] [[InSpace Space]] [[DirtyCommunists Communists]]'.
** [[GeneralFailure Failbaddon the Despoiler]]: thirteen attempts to bust out of the Eye Of Terror and destroy the Imperium, and despite being billed as the worst of their foes, every attempt has failed. Sometimes known as Failbaddon the Armless, after his tabletop model's reputation for having its arms break off all the time, or "the incompetent fuckwit", for his [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment incompetent fuckwittery]].
** Shooting phase for the Guard is unofficially called 'the laser light show'. Similarly, lasguns are called flashlights or laser sights, while flak armour is either cardboard or T-shirts. [[note]]A common joke amongst the fans: What do you call a lasgun with a laser-sight? Twin-linked![[/note]]
** On the flip side, they also have the "11 Barrels of Hell" Baneblade (which does indeed have 11 barrels).

** Three of the main characters in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultramarines}}'' movie are voiced by the BigBad of ''Film/SupermanII'', the BigBad of ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}'', and the BigBad of ''Film/VForVendetta''. Appropriate, really.

* PromotedFanboy: [[TheScrappy Matt Ward]] is an infamous example. Every codex he's touched has had its [[CanonDefilement fluff tortured,]] turned into Mary Sues, turned into a [[GameBreaker tabletop sweeper]] or any combination of the three. The only codex that he wrote that isn't universally despised is the Necron codex, and that's because there were two editors to keep him from breaking the game and the fluff. Despite that the Necrons still had their ancient Egyptian influence heavily {{Flanderized}}. The Sisters of Battle codex that he wrote had the opposite of the usual problems: the lore was solid, but the rules (written by Robin Cruddace) gave them significant nerfs.
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Creator/GamesWorkshop is notorious for the zealotry of their legal team. Anyone making anything even vaguely reminiscent of Warhammer models - even fan conversions for the game - can expect to get a Cease-And-Desist letter in the mail. Oh, and they also attempted to trademark the name "Space Marine" and their failure to do so led them to change the name of the Imperial Guard to the more-easily-Trademarkable "Astra Militaris".
* ShrugOfGod: Games Workshop has deliberately left everything regarding the two "missing" Primarchs open for fan speculation. Other {{Posthumous Character}}s, like Commander Puretide or The Silent King, get a similar treatment.

* DeathWorld: Many worlds in the 40K universe have ''very'' harsh environments, where only the hardiest of people can survive. They make great sources for Imperial Guard troops and Space Marine aspirants.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: GamesWorkshop is notorious for the zealotry of their legal team. Anyone making anything even vaguely reminiscent of Warhammer models - even fan conversions for the game - can expect to get a Cease-And-Desist letter in the mail. Oh, and they also attempted to trademark the name "Space Marine" and their failure to do so led them to change the name of the Imperial Guard to the more-easily-Trademarkable "Astra Militaris".

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: A common internet theory stated that GamesWorkshop received/continues to receive royalties from Creator/BlizzardEntertainment, as the latter used GW's character designs in ''VideoGame/{{WarCraft}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft}}''. A variant claims that ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft}}'' began life as a ''Warhammer 40,000'' game until Games Workshop pulled the license, leaving Blizzard to turn it into a standalone title. While both parties admit that ''Franchise/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''Warhammer 40,000'' did provide artistic inspiration, there was never a formal agreement in place between the two companies. Games Workshop developers were rather pleased that someone had liked their work enough to imitate it, so they opted not to press for royalties (this was back in the days before Games Workshop became known for the [[ScrewedByTheLawyers aggressiveness of their legal team.]])

* ShrugOfGod: Games Workshop has deliberately left everything regarding the two "missing" Primarchs open for fan speculation. Ditto for other major characters, like Commander Farsight.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: A common internet theory stated that GamesWorkshop received/continues to receive royalties from {{Blizzard}}, as the latter used GW's character designs in ''VideoGame/{{WarCraft}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft}}''. A variant claims that ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft}}'' began life as a ''Warhammer 40,000'' game until Games Workshop pulled the license, leaving Blizzard to turn it into a standalone title. While both parties admit that ''{{Warhammer}}'' and ''Warhammer 40,000'' did provide artistic inspiration, there was never a formal agreement in place between the two companies. Games Workshop developers were rather pleased that someone had liked their work enough to imitate it, so they opted not to press for royalties (this was back in the days before Games Workshop became known for the [[ScrewedByTheLawyers aggressiveness of their legal team.]])

** Thanks to ''DawnOfWar: Soulstorm'', [[MemeticMutation "METAL BOXES"]][[note]]METAL BAWKESES?[[/note]] is now a common catch-all term for tanks. 'Spess Mehreens' and 'Emprah' are often spelt and spoken in line with their famously odd pronunciation in the same game.

** [[TomeOfEldritchLore The Liber Chaotica]] has been published as a {{Sourcebook}} [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin on the]] [[EldritchAbomination Chaos Gods]]** The ''Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer'' has also been published.

** [[http://thq.com/uk/features/show/6258 Look! A Rhino. A RHINO. Our game developers are building METAL BOXES, the cowards. The FOOLS!]]

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: A common internet theory stated that GamesWorkshop received/continues to receive royalties from {{Blizzard}}, as the latter used GW's character designs in ''WarCraft'' and ''StarCraft''. A variant claims that ''StarCraft'' began life as a ''Warhammer 40,000'' game until Games Workshop pulled the license, leaving Blizzard to turn it into a standalone title. While both parties admit that ''{{Warhammer}}'' and ''Warhammer 40,000'' did provide artistic inspiration, there was never a formal agreement in place between the two companies. Games Workshop developers were rather pleased that someone had liked their work enough to imitate it, so they opted not to press for royalties (this was back in the days before Games Workshop became known for the [[ScrewedByTheLawyers aggressiveness of their legal team.]])

* DidYouJustScamCthulhu (fan-art)
* EvilTastesGood
* AFatherToHisMen
* FusionFic (''Franchise/HelloKitty'' crossover)

** Thanks to ''DawnOfWar: Soulstorm'', [[MemeticMutation "METAL BOXES"]][[note]]METAL BAWKESES?[[/note]] is now a common catch-all term for tanks. 'Spess Mehreens' and 'Emprah' are
often spelt and spoken in line with their famously odd pronunciation in the same game.

** [[TomeOfEldritchLore The Liber Chaotica]] has been published as a {{Sourcebook}} [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin on the]] [[EldritchAbomination Chaos Gods]]
** The ''Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer'' has also been published.

** Thanks to ''DawnOfWar: Soulstorm'', [[MemeticMutation "METAL BOXES"]][[note]]METAL BAWKESES?[[/note]] is now a common catch-all term for tanks. 'Spess Mehreens' and 'Emprah' are often spelt and spoken in line with their famously odd pronunciation in the same game.

* PromotedFanboy: [[TheScrappy Matt Ward]] is an infamous example. Every codex he's touched has had its [[CanonDefilement fluff tortured,]] turned into Mary Sues, turned into a [[GameBreaker tabletop sweeper]] or any combination of the three. The only codex that he wrote that isn't universally despised is the Necron codex, and that's because there were two editors to keep him from breaking the game and the fluff. Despite that the Necrons still had their ancient Egyptian influence heavily {{Flanderized}}.
** The Sisters of Battle codex that he wrote had the opposite of the usual problems. Though Creator/GamesWorkshop prevented him from having all the sisters get [[CurbStompBattle massacred all the time]] in order to fuel his obsession with sexist snuff-fics he still whacked the sisters with the [[{{Nerf}} nerf bat]] until they were a fine paste.
** However he only wrote to lore of the book (which was well written), Robin Cruddace (who is know for nerfing) wrote the rules.

* FanNickname: "Bolter Bitches" is one for the [[Characters.Warhammer40000Sororitas Sisters of Battle]].

** Citadel[[note]]the miniature company that makes all of Games Workshop's gaming products, paints, and hobby tools[[/note]] has several paints named after 40K characters or races, such as Necron Compound (a silvery drybrushing paint) and a red paint called Mephiston Red, after the Blood Angels character.

* PromotedFanboy: [[TheScrappy Matt Ward]] is an infamous example. Every [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Codex]] he's touched has had it's [[CanonDefilement fluff tortured,]] turned into Mary Sues, turned into a [[GameBreaker tabletop sweeper]] or any combination of the three. The only codex that he wrote that isn't universally despised is the Necron codex, and that's because there were two editors to keep him from breaking the game and the fluff. Despite that the Necrons still had their ancient Egyptian influence heavily {{Flanderized}}.
** The Sisters of Battle codex that he wrote had the opposite of the usual problems. Though Games Workshop prevented him from having all the sisters get [[CurbStompBattle massacred all the time]] in order to fuel his obsession with sexist snuff-fics he still whacked the sisters with the [[{{Nerf}} nerf bat]] until they were a fine paste.

* BitzBox
* DeathOrGloryAttack
* DeathWorld
* MoreDakka
* PowerFist
* RedOnesGoFaster

* EvilEvolves

** Citadel[[note]]the miniature company that makes all of Games Workshop's gaming products, paints, and hobby tools[[/note]] has a shade of red paint called Mephiston Red, after the Blood Angels character.

** The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer has also been published.