FireWalk
Since: Feb, 2010
Sep 5th 2012 at 3:20:11 AM
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From the Warhammer 40K entry. This appears to be a mass of correction-natter that still apparently agrees with the original bloody statement!
- Correction, sources keep bloody changing every time it's mentioned. It started as an Imperial Guardsman by the name Ollanius Pius (and who long term fans and Imperial Guard players still consider to be the canon one), and has since become a random Ultramarine and then a random Adeptus Custodes. This is likely for the gravity of Horus' power, since flaying a guardsman with a look is much less difficult than a Adeptus Custodes.
- Conversely, and the reason fans insist it's Ollanius Pius, a human Guardsman standing up to a terrifying monster like Horus is more impressive and falls more in line with the spirit of the Guard than a fearless Marine or Custodes. Likewise, a Custodes or even a Marine might pose a legitimate threat to Horus, but a mere Guardsman.
- In fact Horus killing a man who couldn't harm him in any way is the reason why the Emperor finally saw Horus as a Complete Monster and stopped holding back.
Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Most examples don't fit the description.
, started by Chimaera on Nov 17th 2010 at 11:21:31 PM
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