Does your choice of legion relate to how you see yourself?

[Lepaca]

Eh, what does the Black Legion stand for?

 

In a way multi-culturalism, overcoming differences and banding together to achieve some greater goal?

I could go with that. :devil:

[Emperor's Furor]

I'm kinda well balanced individual. I guess that fits the Ultramarines' bill. But i'd never aspire to be like a fictional organization.

 

I was more on about the traits the legions have and whether your liking of that specific legion is related to you wanting them traits yourself?

[Chaplain Haladriel]

I would have to say I belive I am very stubborn, I can have an extremely vengeful streak once slighted and am somewhat taciturn and generally distrustful with those I dont know. I keep to myself mostly (other than family of course). I prefer quiet relflection and solice more and more these days. I am quite analytical and have a refined sense tactical acumen (active service military). In my job I am aggressive by nature and I expect others in my team to show similar aggression. Not mindless aggression, careful and purposeful agression to complete our misson and I will pursue my duties to the bitter end.

 

My Legion has always been and always will be the 1st Legion, the Dark Angels. I love the stubborness, the refusal of the odds no matter how great, how they refuse to take a single step backwards in the face of those odds. I also love their quest of retribution, they relentless pursuit of those who shamed their honour. Their almost single minded zeal to expunge their dishonour and to redeem themselves in the eyes of the Emperor.

I have tried other Chapters/Legions (notably Blood Angels) but none has ever sparked my passions more than the 1st Legion. The Lion, to me is over simplified by the fluff. I see him as a Primarch that is ruthless, cunning and natural born survivor, combine this with his abilities as a general, winning as many battles as Horus almost, and generally being recognized a the best tactician in the 30K Imperium are all things that one should aspire to in my own opinion.

 

Disclaimer: I said Tactician not Strategist. LOL

[zerorunner]

I've been slowly but surely buying units to paint as World Eaters. I'm mostly attracted to the paint scheme. I've played and painted Relictors for so long, I just want to paint something that stands out a lot more.

[Daemon2027]

No...(covers hydra tattoo)

 

I must admitt I have always liked espionage, stealth and small elite style military operation style stories so maybe that's why I like the Alpha Legion and the Raven Guard. Also have always been drawn towards knowledge and trying to learne verything i can about well everything which may be why I am contemplating a small Thousand Sons army.

 

Saying that I have long had an interest in Greco-roman culture and have long studied the classical Worls through the OU, and I have a long personal interest in pre and post chrostian Germanic culture especially the Scandinavian and Saxons, but have never felt inclined to collect either Ultramarines or Space Wolves, so I guess while personal likes do help you select a Fav legion it doesn't always add up.

[Cate]

Let's see. I play Emperors children post heresy, Space wolves and am starting to collect Ultramarines. I would not qualify for any of those legions/chapters. I am not insanely searching for the next high, I am not feral plus I hate snow with a passion, and I can not follow orders without questioning them, ask any of my old bosses. I play Emperors children because people get uncomfortable around pink marines, Space wolves because I like to paint fur and hair, and Ultramarines because I like the colours of the second company. ;)

 

/C

[Azekai]

My Death Guard represent the tenacity I admire coupled with a generous heap of self-loathing. :P

[Daevyll]

My Death Guard represent the tenacity I admire coupled with a generous heap of self-loathing. :P

 

As long as it doesnt represent your personal hygiene you're fine.

 

I dont see a particular link with the 1st legion for myself, though wearing a dress AND power armour does hold a certain appeal I guess.

[Inquisitor Kravin]

I see the idea behind the original question - many people are drawn to characters with whom they identify but then some like to use the opportunity to be the opposite of everything they value in real life just for fun because their aren't real world consequences.

 

The limitation with this is that all legions are archetypes/stereotypes so any well balanced person is going to identify with multiple legions. Ever since the Alpha Legion Index Astartes article in early 3rd edition I loved the Alpha Legion's flexibility and flat hierarchy (bit of an oxymoron but you know what I mean) and I oppose hide-bound thinking. However, real world experience has taught me that not everyone can work like that, some people need structure. Hence at work I now operate a hybrid of the Guilliman/Alpharius doctrines. I've written my "Codex" for those who want to have the security of a standardised process but in order for people to advance under me they need to show initiative and yes, I have borrowed from Alpharius in that now and again I "disappear from the battlefield" in order to drag my subordinates out of their comfort zones.

 

I think that there's a bit of every legion in all of us. I can be stoic like a Fist but every now and then I lose my rag and become a bit of a Berserker and there's a certain kind of honesty in that. I'm an athiest so the religious zeal of the Word Bearers bemuses me but at the same time I empathise with Lorgar in the First Heretic more than any other Primarch because his search for his place in the universe and his vulnerability and insecurity is so human.

[Watch Commander Danek]

I'd say my first REAL love did. The Space Wolves 13th Co. Not sure about the others who have said SW but for me it's a matter of heritage (I'm second generation Norwegian American) and beliefs (practicing heathen). Beyond that, the Wolves (before Abnett mucked with them) had a trait rarely seen in most marine legions/chapters. That sense of bravery from their lives carried into their lives as marines, and in becoming the thing of legends they chose to act as legends should to inspire. All while remaining amazingly grounded. Before they were reimagined into stereotypical barbarians they were noble yet savage warriors, and that kind of positive yet still fallible image appealed to me greatly, and is how I try and see myself.

 

Beyond them, I don't see any of myself in the armies I pick. I do however like to explore themes that I can relate to or understand. With the Night Lords i found myself thinking of the men in my life during childhood. I knew no small number of Nam vets, and even two WW2 vets. Not many speak freely of what they saw or may have done there, and I had the honor (if you want to call it that) of some sharing with me stories you don't hear normally. I understand you can't condition men to take lives and to view all enemies as inferior creatures without some really nightmarish incidents taking place. Without some behavior we consider unforgivable becoming the norm. The Night Haunter and the 8th at its core represent that dark underbelly we try to pretend isn't there, and that fascinated me.

 

The Iron Warriors intrigue me because I have years of factory work under my belt. I know what an industrial hell looks and feels like. What kind of men whither or flourish there. The World Eaters, I deal with pain management daily (don't get old kids! :lol: ) and know how constant pain can effect the psyche. that undercurrent of wanting to explode sometimes.

[Adra'Melek]

After thinking about it a bit more I see all of the legions in my personality and none. I have the stubborn streak of the Imperial Fists without the obedience. I don't have faith like a Word Bearer but I do have a habit of preaching about things I'm passionate about. I have the deep anger of the World Eaters but not the abandon. I have deep desire for 'justice' of the Night Lords but I don't even believe in the death penalty. I have the drive for perfection of the Emperor's Children without the obsessive arrogance. Etc Etc.

 

I guess I must be the Emperor :P

[Russ Brother 92]

In some ways yes - I feel a certain kinship with the Space Wolves for their mixture of both ultra-loyalty (even to the extent of potential self-genocide) and the willingness to commit uncompromising violence if the right 'information' is relayed, in the same way I hope I am - that I am unquestionably loyal to my friends and family, and willing to 'do what must be done' if something was to happen to them... especially family.

 

On the other-hand, I am likely to choose either the Iron Hands (I know their pain of looking in the mirror and simply seeing things that need to change or don't look right, things that no matter what I do must be purged... admittedly not quite to such an extreme extent.) or World Eaters (Their unrelenting brutality and knowledge that what they do isn't for some madman sitting atop a throne, it's simple human instinct - the quest to be the best, in their case to be the greatest warriors - not anything new but something inately human) for my Legion - alongside the Vlka Fenryka.

[Blue Beetle]

I feel the overwhelming need to organize and prioritize everything at work, aspire to be integral part of a team and love the color blue. Hmmm....what legion, what legion...

 

I think in my case, the fluff for the Ultramarines is what drew me in. I found them easy to identify with and aspire to. I even color coordinate items at work in order of priority, white for most important, followed by yellow, red, green, black and so on as the Codex Astartes dictates company coloring. Is there therapy for that?

[Pavement Artist]

I like to consider myself a pragmatic soul and one that quite enjoys the idea of operating outside of expected perameters.

[Olis]

I like to consider myself a pragmatic soul and one that quite enjoys the idea of operating outside of expected perameters.

 

Let me guess... Alpha Legion?

[Pavement Artist]

I like to consider myself a pragmatic soul and one that quite enjoys the idea of operating outside of expected perameters.

 

Let me guess... Alpha Legion?

 

You'd be right

[Olis]

I like to consider myself a pragmatic soul and one that quite enjoys the idea of operating outside of expected perameters.

 

Let me guess... Alpha Legion?

 

You'd be right

 

Back of the net. :blink:

 

Say, how's your HH story getting along? :cry:

[Student Of Dorn]

I selected the Fists because back when i was deciding which Legion to collect i came across a quote can't remember where i found it but it said that the fist was stubborn to a fault and that they are too stubborn retreat even retreating would be the wisest course of action.

That spoke to something in me that i could relate to

[Legio Draconis]

I have been a Dark angels fan since the Deathwing expansion pack for the original space hulk. Something about the sons of the Lion that just clicked with me. Everything that has been released since from the angels of death codex to the new heresy fluff hasn't changed my mind one iota, but then, we are a stubborn bunch. :P

[Freakiq]

I don't really identify with any one legion but I tend to be inspired to paint models from a legion the reflect my current mindset.

 

Seeing as this would be incredibly expensive and a waste of models I'm trying to channel my creativity into drawings and paintings instead.

[Bigger-than-Jesus]

Well, far and away my favourite legion is the Night Lords, and I'm not a psychotic mass murderer, so no, my Legion choice doesn't relate to how I see myself. Hell, I don't think my view of myself even matches up to a legion at all

[jc1138]

The limitation with this is that all legions are archetypes/stereotypes so any well balanced person is going to identify with multiple legions.

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I think that there's a bit of every legion in all of us.

 

Seconded. There's something of ourselves we can find in most legions, with some (World Eaters, Death Guard?) perhaps being a stretch, mileage will vary.

 

When I first started playing (early 2nd) I played Ultramarines, mainly because it was the brand new SM codex. Perhaps also a part of my 14 year old self wanted to identify with the "good guy" space marines. Since then, of Space Marines I've played: Chaos SM (undefined legion, 2nd ed), DA (3rd), my own made up chapter (3rd), GK and DA (4th), and SW (4th and current). Possible reasons for taking the VI Legion:

1- I vastly prefer fantasy to sci-fi (but don't play Warhammer Fantasy...).

2- I read myths from around the world, but my favorite cycle by far is the Norse.

3- Wolves are some of my favorite animals.

[Unknown Chronicler]

I have to say that I agree with everyone else, it does reflect in a way. If you pick World Eaters, you may feel the rage of Angron himself when you get mad, and most likely gain his strength...But anyways my Legion of choice would be Dark Angels and Alpha Legion but predominantly Dark Angels. I am secretive, tactical genius and most of all deadly, I know how to manipulate or even deceive my enemy in anyway I feel. But most of all I try to make right bad descisions from the past, and try to redeem myself in some way one day at least. But most of all I trust no one, hard lesson to learn at the start of my life, so yeah I believe by most of us that the legion we choose reflects our character in some way or even fully. For I believe a primarch personifies a characteristic and that we all have them, but sometimes one more then others. Cheers mates! for reading and listening!

 

EDIT: Also having already participated in several combat missions up to date in my history, I have to say I am an expert at espionage and stealth including my unpredictable ways, it's hard to konw what my next move will be and I do enjoy bringing the chaos to the battlefield ;)

[lokkorex]

i collect iron warriors, and i'd say i share a lot of traits with them; suspicious, bitter, cold, hate-filled and really angry most of the time.

 

but if i ask the people around me they'd propably say i'm more of an imperial fist; stubborn, very aloof, fiercely protective and loyal to those i consider my friends and i hold self-sacrifice as one of the highest virtues possible.

[Lord Heremes]

I would say my choice of legion does and doesn't apply to my. If I look at my family, or at least the men in my family, I see the unrelenting stubburness and stoicism of the imperial fist. As much as I do relate to the imperial fist my legion would still.be the night lords. I have really bad anxiety problems and so the majority of the time I feel like I need overwhelming superiority to win. I also sometimes feel like out of most of the people I know, I am the one who ends up doing what has to be done even if what needs to be done is frowned on. On the other hand I'm not a murderous psychopath haha, I'm a pacifist and most of my rewinds consider me to be a hippy. So I guess that would make me of the 2ndt or 11th legion.