Codicier Lucion Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I have elements of several primarchs, my personality seems to be pretty contradictory at times. I beleive in disapline - mental and physical. I am effecient. I am deeply proud person. I am pretty blunt and will speak my mind. I seek knowledge almost constantly. I am relentless. I am arrogant. I have a massive ego. If i cannot beat a person hands down i will seek to bring them down through other measures, no matter how extreme - I will win eventually. I strive to be better than everyone around me. I anger very very very quickly. I am unforgiving. I hold grudges, and i will always follow them up. That does sound like Dorn the most, more than anyone else anyway. Especially those last seven points. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2706200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Descendant Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Well in terms of others' perspectives, I come across to the majority of my friends as more of a Corax type - subtle, brooding, preferring to strike issues at the source. It's only really the close mates who get an insight into my inner workings and would see me as a Fulgrim Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2706207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegnor Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I don't think Dorn is arrogant. He actually shows a great deal of self-awareness and humility IMO. He's quite conscious of his limitations and they worry him. What he does do is not hesitate to speak out if he sees something he believes is wrong. But that conviction relates to his view of right and wrong, not his own superiority. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2706234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegnor Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 If I had to pick one, Lion el'Jonson. Alpharius is probably my second choice. Since others are giving some nicely thought out reasons for their answers, I'll go against my Lion/Alpharius instincts and disclose my secrets! ;) I think I tend towards the secretive. I think some ends justify the means and would often prefer to achieve my goals via persuasion or manipulation rather than direct conflict. I don't have a problem with being dishonest or spinning something if doing so will achieve the desired result, although I don't do so casually or without what I think is a good reason. In that regard, I definitely have some very deeply held convictions as to what is wrong or right and in what circumstances such measures are justified. There are not a lot of people I trust, I can be a bit paranoid, but those I do trust and who I give my loyalty to have it absolutely - I would never lie or mislead those people. I don't do anything just for the sake of it, I generally have a plan aimed at achieving what I really believe is a good outcome that my actions are a part of. I also have a twin brother no-one else knows about and a penchant for dresses that I claim are ceremonial monk-ish robes from my homeworld. ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2706244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogi Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 The lazy one who's bad at lying. Bueller? Anyone? Oh wait there all high achievers. I like the number 11. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2706428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegnor Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Think we've covered that already. :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2706490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogi Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Yeah people said they favorite, but Im nothing like any of them at all. So eleven. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2706569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trel Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Considering that each primarch is intended to be the embodiment of a particular human trait (or traits), anyone can easily identify with any primarch. The Lion - Longing for Privacy, Thinking without Feeling The Khan - Openness Russ - Joy Dorn - Humility, Service Sanguinius - Optimism Ferrus Manus - Strength through Suffering Guilliman - Love of Order, Closed-mindedness Vulkan - Community Spirit Corax - Righteous Anger Fulgrim - Potential Perturabo - Bitterness Night Haunter - Pessimism Angron - Wrathfulness Mortarion - Meeting Challenges Head-on, Longing for Home Magnus - Curiosity Horus - Ambition Lorgar - Faith, Seeking Validation Apharius & Omegon - Questioning Authority, Non-linear Thinking At any given time of day, I could be any of these. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2706625 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razhbad Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I wish i could say i was Alpharius, but i am more inclined to believe that i am a lot more like Perterabo. I have a slight temper and would probably end up wiping out my home world if it rebelled against me. I like technology and when i play the total war games i enjoy the seiges most of all. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2706632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogi Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Trel I amend your list. Gotta love the dig at Rowboat, but meh. Using ADBs what a chapter is template a primarch is a super human warrior + .. The Lion - Cold The Khan - Openness (have no idea) Russ - Recklessness Dorn - Duty Sanguinius - Noble Ferrus Manus - Strength through Suffering Guilliman - Efficient Vulkan - Community Spirit Corax - Righteous Anger (have no idea) Fulgrim - Perfectionist Perturabo - Bitterness Night Haunter - Pessimism Angron - Wrathfulness Mortarion - Endurance Magnus - Curiosity Horus - Ambition Lorgar - Faith, Seeking Validation Apharius & Omegon - Questioning Authority, Non-linear Thinking Theres no mellow one.. Theres no shriker, None of them tell the emperor he's a psycho who can get stuffed. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2706816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trel Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I don't think there needs to be a mellow one. haha. That would make for a pretty complacent Legion. :lol: Per your changes, you're more or less spot-on. A lot of the qualities are very broad and have a lot of synonyms. However, I don't think Russ was ever reckless. He may have appeared that way, but that was calculated on his part. He always had his act together when things counted. I think perhaps 'closed-minded' for Guilliman carries too much of a negative connotation. Do you think 'certainty' would be more appropriate? The fact that he could write an entire manual for how to be a Space Marine is highly suggestive of the notion that he was entirely certain he had all the bases covered when it came to Astartes life. I don't think the other Primarchs would written such a thing. They might have pointed out that it's a big galaxy and there are a lot of things yet to be discovered. With regards to Sanguinius, I specifically said 'Optimism' instead of 'nobility' because nobility is shared quite a bit between many of the primarchs. Sanguinius, however, and the Blood Angels are very representative of an optimistic view of humanity. Sanguinius was an angel, a very positive symbol that suggests that things are going to be OK. (Even if you're a loyal Imperial citizen, if the Iron Hands show up, things are probably not going to be OK.) But, again, the Primarchs are generally very complex characters. You could probably re-write this list a dozen different ways and always be right. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2706934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewlay Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 IMO I see Corax as Freedom, then Righteous Anger. As he only used Righteous Anger to free himself and the people around him Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2707013 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Although my favorite is Alpharius / Omegron, I am personally a terrible liar, lol. I'd have to say Perturabo fits me best, during his loyal years, at least. I'm a touch paranoid, I love siege/trench works and huge cannons (I study WWI history almost religiously), I brood when I'm ticked off, and I'm willing to sacrifice for my goals. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2707081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyescrossed Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 This doesn't really have anything to do with the thread, but I just finished A Thousand Sons. Wow. I truly feel sorry for the Thousand Sons now. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2707217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBright Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Out of all the primarchs as i know them i have to say I am most like Logar. - I am not the most tactifu or warrior like of people but know what things need to be done - I can easily sway people to my point of view with my words alone - I feel very deeply in my faith - and i know whats best for people :D This is why my chaos army revolves around that of the word bearers Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2707264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Emperor's Champion Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Amendment 2: The Lion - Coldness, Inimicality, Pessimism The Khan - Ferocity, Stateliness Russ - Boldness, Boisterousness Dorn - Duty, Earnestness, Stubborness, Guilt-ridden Sanguinius - Altruism, Optimism, Prodigy Ferrus Manus - Suspicion, Dourness Guilliman - Efficiency, Order, Honor, Prudence, Selflessness Vulkan - Unyieldingness, Humanitarianism/Philanthropy, Protector Corax - Penitence, Remorse, Adroitness, Guile Fulgrim - Perfectionism, Precisionism, Aestheticism, Decadence Perturabo - Bitterness, Agitation, Grudging Night Haunter - Fatalism, Mercilessness, Tormented, Brutality, Justice Angron - Rage, Destructiveness, Bellicoseness Mortarion - Enduring, Relentlessness, Vengefulness Magnus - Thirst For Knowledge, Martyr Horus - Ambitiousness, Charisma, Megalomania Lorgar - Faith, Approval Seeking, Piety, Demagoguery Alpharius & Omegon - Misdirection, Independence, Redundancy, Subversion Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2707451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogi Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 TEC thats an awesome list. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2707634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulse Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I agree TEC has got it. <_< Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2707688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegnor Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Couple of suggested amendments re what aspects of the Emperor they reflect: Ferrus Manus: mechanical aptitude/inventiveness Russ: unflinching Alpharius: pragmatism Corax: desire to redeem people's dignity Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2707712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Emperor's Champion Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Couple of suggested amendments re what aspects of the Emperor they reflect:Ferrus Manus: mechanical aptitude/inventiveness Russ: unflinching Alpharius: pragmatism Corax: desire to redeem people's dignity I don't know that Ferrus is more "inventive" than other Primarchs. They just have different applications for it. I also don't think Ferrus himself had more mechanical aptitude than other Primarchs. He was certainly up there, but so were Fulgrim, Vulkan, Perturabo, and Dorn. Certainly the Iron Hands have more mechanical aptitude than average, but that seems to be in an effort to pay homage to/emulate Ferrus Manus (though I'm not sure it's in a way Ferrus would've approved of*). Unflinching describes all the Primarchs.... I considered pragmatism, but I decided it could apply to Guilliman, Alpharius/Omegon, Corax, or Magnus. "Corax: desire to redeem people's dignity" - Eh? *I think Ferrus Manus was very much about forging himself into something harder/better/faster/stronger, and to earn his way to being free of his physical weaknesses. The Iron Hands misinterpret this idea of "the flesh is weak" to mean they should literally seek to be free of flesh and become bionic (probably because they saw Ferrus' awesome hands). To Ferrus it would probably seem like a shortcut and missing the point. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2707971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaplain belisarius Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 im wondering if there are any good quizzes you can do that tell you which primarch you are? (would be interesting to see) :D @TEC-those definitions of the primarchs are perfect! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2707989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Idaho Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I think perhaps 'closed-minded' for Guilliman carries too much of a negative connotation. Do you think 'certainty' would be more appropriate? The fact that he could write an entire manual for how to be a Space Marine is highly suggestive of the notion that he was entirely certain he had all the bases covered when it came to Astartes life. I don't think the other Primarchs would written such a thing. They might have pointed out that it's a big galaxy and there are a lot of things yet to be discovered. Certainity is definitely more appropriate. It's more dangerous. A closeminded person can be ignored as a fool where as a person whose every act and belief is done in absolute certainity is a different proposition. His actions are that of conviction, people follow naturally and there is always the danger of hubris and a mistake might go un-noticed (or accepted?) until it is too late... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2708107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_son_of_Dorn Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 i am Khârn! simply because I love to ride bikes :P but seriously I base myself on myself, Roboute and Dorn kinda fit in with what values I hold. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2708135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 All the paranoid ones with none of their redeeming features. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2708304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgard Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I think my personality is probably closest to Mortarion, with a bit of Perturabo and Dorn thrown in. I am introverted, somewhat secretive, and always taking on a lot of responsibilities, enduring through them all through perseverance or sheer stubbornness. My loyalty is not given easily but once given is almost absolute - unless those it is given to somehow betray my principles. I hold grudges (especially against those I consider to have betrayed me and/or the principles I hold dear) and tend to do things as a matter of principle even when it is not most expedient. I tend to be distrustful and cynical of people, and prefer to do things on my own because often I feel that I cannot trust the others to do things right. I really hate being rushed and like to do things at my own pace, slow and steady. I am creative in my own manner, but not necessarily extremely unconventional, and am very low maintenance compared to most people, with rather low material needs. Oh, and I would consider myself to be a bit more bitter than average due to having to fight harder for what I have, against the disadvantages brought forth by hostile circumstances and people. So, yeah... I think that is closest to Mortarion of them all. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/225768-which-primarch-are-you/page/3/#findComment-2708339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.