The Sandman Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I simply cannot be the only one thinking this but why aren't grey knights grey? It's not as if the black legion are White So if anyone has some theories or some amusing comments to make be my guest Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molloch Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Way back when, they had grey armour. Now its gunmetal. which is basically grey... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2866002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liba terminatus Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 It's also because they leave it unpainted to show their purity I'm also pretty sure they used to have black armour... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2866021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boreas Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Mine are :) http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-f1uGCq5gM3E/Ti7RzSeUynI/AAAAAAAABzs/9W76MiIhcpQ/s800/IMGP0401.JPG Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2866077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffersonian000 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 The "Grey" in Grey Knights has nothing really to do with the color of their armor, and has more to do with the "Grey" area and methods they opporate in. They are willing to walk the line between Order and Chaos with a foot firmly planted in both, as detailed in their pre-Ward fluff, and ironically enough, overstated in the current Ward fluff. They are the hi-tech Knights of the Realm with the Blood of their God running through their veins, yet they use Sorcery and Rituals to combat and defeat the Powers of Chaos. "Grey" is a metaphor for the Purest of the Pure wielding the powers of Darkness to make war on the Darkest of foes. "Grey" is their place in the setting, as they are Marines but not Marines, they are the Inquisition but not the Inquisition, they will to kill a million to save a billion, and they work from the Shadows to be a Scourge on both the fellow Humanity and the Abominations of the Warp. That is what the "Grey" in Grey Knights stands for! Oh, and they use to be painted gray in RT days, silver was their newer 3rd ed color scheme. There's artwork from White Dwarf showing them in a black paint scheme at some point in their history, but that was more of a retcon than actual historic fluff. SJ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2866102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaplain belisarius Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 wow! those grey grey knights look fantastic! :o Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2866184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodunius Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Oh, and they use to be painted gray in RT days, silver was their newer 3rd ed color scheme. There's artwork from White Dwarf showing them in a black paint scheme at some point in their history, but that was more of a retcon than actual historic fluff. They were grey in the original GK Terminator article for RT, but they were said to wear baroque gold armour in the Genestealer expansion for Space Hulk (1990) and silver & brass in the Armies of the Imperium for EPIC (1991) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2866212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I provide a history lesson on Grey Knights colors down toward the bottom of this thread. Valerian Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2866235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thade Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Way I see it, Grey Knights are unpainted armor...which are supposed to be fancy shiny to befit their "Knight"-like appearance. Pre-Heresy Word Bearers were grey. :P Not sure the Emperor's finest would color themselves after the first heretics. <3 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2866666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearden441 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 so are mine!! http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iU3rxwMzIcw/TmORcezeF5I/AAAAAAAAADM/cVQ4EwngrWg/s1600/photo%20%282%29.JPG Boreas - Also love the dark arts mini's lava bases... I will be using the same thing. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2867073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffersonian000 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I'm pretty sure all 20 Legions were gray in color at the beginning, and only began adding unit coloring to their armor during the end of the Unification war and during the Crusade. Many of the flash-backs in the HH novels detailing pre-Crusade Marine foundation and unit actions point to a uniform gray color scheme. Space Wolves have never changed their armor color since founding, Lunar Wolves wore all gray even after Horus was found and only took on a different color scheme when their name changed to Sons of Horus, the Word Bearers wore gray all the way through to the end of the Crusades with only their 1st chapter gaining the honor of wearing all red, the Deathguard wore gray during the Unification and were the first legion to game the honor of coloring their armor (one red arm), the Ultramarines changed the armor color to blue in honor of their Primarchs homeworld, etc. Only the Dark Angels were noted as being all black before being united with their Primarch, and the all black color scheme may have been awarded to them during the Unification for some unmentioned act of note they were honored for. As such, the Grey Knights just might have retained the original Legion color scheme, as they were both the last Legion as well as the first Chapter formed. All the bling came with time and ritual (as well as background story fluff). SJ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2867097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
old git Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Red Scorpions aren't red either... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2867396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeaponAdept Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Red Scorpions aren't red either... Good point... Don't the GK have different houses (like companies) who's apearance varies? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2867426 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffersonian000 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Not really. Just the Purifiers are shown as different, but nothing in fluff indicates any differences beyond personal heraldry. SJ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2868131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearden441 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Way I see it, Grey Knights are unpainted armor...which are supposed to be fancy shiny to befit their "Knight"-like appearance. Pre-Heresy Word Bearers were grey. ^_^ Not sure the Emperor's finest would color themselves after the first heretics. <3 Actually, since power armor is made of ceramic plates, they would be quite dull/matte in appearance, such as Boron Carbide Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2868154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oiad Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Indeed. Their colour is meant to be a dulled silver/grey rather than the metallic hue that's often touted. IIRC, Garro describes unpainted power armour as a 'storm grey', in Oath of Moment. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2868314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolbywhite28 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I simply cannot be the only one thinking this but why aren't grey knights grey?It's not as if the black legion are White So if anyone has some theories or some amusing comments to make be my guest I think it is because these grey knights have to follow the color of their own leader. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2868318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
number6 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Since when is bare metallic not considered a "gray" or "grayish" color? :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2868499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thade Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Since when is bare metallic not considered a "gray" or "grayish" color? :huh: ^This. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2868531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlemanloser Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Not really. Just the Purifiers are shown as different, but nothing in fluff indicates any differences beyond personal heraldry. Isn't there fluff that references Purifiers as having 'alabaster' armour? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2868545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswanick Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I simply cannot be the only one thinking this but why aren't grey knights grey? Because they don't stand between the shadow and the light? (+1 internetz to all who get the reference). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2868735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boreas Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 They should actually be Duct Tape Grey, because Duct Tape is the strongest thing known to man :lol: Phil Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2868764 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlemanloser Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Because they don't stand between the shadow and the light? (+1 internetz to all who get the reference). Babylon 5! :) Was awesome! Rising stars was just as good! :mellow: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2868827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearden441 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 They should actually be Duct Tape Grey, because Duct Tape is the strongest thing known to man <_< Phil please someone make true scale power armor out of duct tape, that would be a sight to see Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2868852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr von Hohenheim Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Isn't there fluff that references Purifiers as having 'alabaster' armour? I think that's the only reference to their armor color in fact. So really they should be painted entirely in white, not with just white helmets as the photographs show. Odd. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/237645-why-arent-the-grey-knights-grey/#findComment-2869471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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