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Hi everyone! So Guilliman is returning. Loyalist Primarch, finally back at the current state of the Imperium. How do people think GW will handle this lore wise? I've always viewed the idea of a Primarch returning as a huge upheaval for the Imperium. We know that the High Lords are paranoid, jealous and power hungry. The return of a Primarch, though on paper being beyond amazing, to them, must be a huge concern. A being like a Primarch could easily rally huge swathes of the Imperial forces loyalty to him, and him alone. The Astartes support and loyalty alone would be huge. Sure there are some chapters that would probably be wary or stay away, but huge swathes of them would bend the knee to a Primarch immediately, especially in this case as such a massive number of chapters are of Ultramarine descent anyway. As for the Guard and others, this is a Primarch, a being of myth, legend and epic sagas. Can't imagine him not getting a massive amount of support. This would clearly present a very large risk and danger to the High Lords. Next we have the Ecclesiarchy. How are they going to react, or by extension, anyone in the Imperium that is religious. The Emperor is a God to them. What does that make one of his sons to the modern citizen? A god himself? A demi-god, arch angel, saint etc. How would they not rally instantly to his cause. Or on the flipside, would the paranoia and thirst for power make them decry and denounce the Primarch as a false idol or similar. There's so much more from the Imperiums perspective. Doesn't even scratch the surface of how Guilliman will view the Imperium. Sure he's got immediate concerns of the Black Crusade. But how is he possibly going to react to the modern Imperium. It's almost everything his father didn't want. It is so far from the ideals of the Emperor and what he wanted that it isn't even funny. Guilliman or any of the Primarchs would surely be appalled. Again, there really is so much to cover and so many issues that should arise lore wise. I just wonder how GW will tackle it, or if they are going to gloss over the majority of issues that really should be raised for the sake of simplicity and story telling and advancement. I would be really disappointed if so many of these issues aren't addressed, but at the same time realise just how complicated it is. Thoughts?