Noctus Cornix Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Ok so this is just a very silly simple rant but I just wanted to see what everyone else thought. I know its nitpicking and desperately childish but I have to be honest that it really grinds my gears when I see artwork of pre heresy Horus with white Terminator armour with his mace. I mean its on the Primarch cover for Throne's sake... In Horus Rising and False Gods, we see Horus is supposedly with more or less form fitting Golden armour (much like most of his brothers) and carries a burning sword much like the Emperor's (the name of it eludes me). None of his iconic gear is obtained until after his awakening on Davin, particularly his new terminator armour and Talon which was a gift from the hereteks on Mars as a sign of their loyalty. Just wanted to know what you guys thought and see if anyone else felt a little peevish about it. Fluff Nazi out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285683-horus-armour/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 In False Gods Horus was described as wearing sea-green armor when he went to Davin IIRC. I'll look i up to be sure. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285683-horus-armour/#findComment-3570511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctus Cornix Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 In False Gods Horus was described as wearing sea-green armor when he went to Davin IIRC. I'll look i up to be sure. Could be right. I also recall his armour being described as simply golden in his first appearance of Horus Rising. My assumption was that it was something of a mix between Angron's and Fulgrims by measure of color, lots of gold but atleast some surface showing the Legion colors. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285683-horus-armour/#findComment-3570514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Yeah, IIRC, even when he gets his black armor, it still has gold imbellishments. If IRC. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285683-horus-armour/#findComment-3570517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 False Gods, Page 30 Behind them came a living god, his armour gleaming gold and ocean green, with a cloak of regal purple framing him perfectly.So he did have some gold, but some ocean green as well. In Horus Rising, Page 43 The god was a true giant, as large again to any Astartes warrior as an Astartes was to a normal man. His armour was white gold, like the sunlight at dawn, the work of master artificers.So it is gold again, but it is white gold. A picture for color reference since the description can be misleading: http://www.krikawa.com/pages/images/metal/white-gold-plating.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285683-horus-armour/#findComment-3570523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 He's not just a Primarch, he's the Warmaster. The man probably has an Armoury that rivals a AdMech Forge World, with a few dozen suits for whatever occasion. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285683-horus-armour/#findComment-3570524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosco Toppings Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 In the early days though he preferred his leopard skin armour which he wore with his big floppy hat and his cane. He always had his mournival with him - they were the ones with the bright red lipstick and high heels. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285683-horus-armour/#findComment-3570553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortysl Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 It could be suggested that the transition from Horus' pre-Heresy armour to his post-Heresy Terminator armour is symbolic of his personal transition from personification of the Emperor's will pre-Heresy to brutal warlord post-Heresy. The aesthetic preferences of the armour change as the personality and motivations of the warrior wearing it changes. It reflects Horus' internal changes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285683-horus-armour/#findComment-3570554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I think Noctus is hitting on the "Horus is described as wearing one type of armor but is shown wearing a type of armor he didn't even have until later on" bit. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285683-horus-armour/#findComment-3570569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMalone Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Yep I wasn't a fan of the depiction on the primarchs cover Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285683-horus-armour/#findComment-3570572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortysl Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Kol_Saresk: I've literally just re-read the initial post and realised he mentioned pre-Heresy Horus in Terminator armour, not post-Heresy My mistake folks, sorry. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285683-horus-armour/#findComment-3570590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBA Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 In the early days though he preferred his leopard skin armour which he wore with his big floppy hat and his cane. He always had his mournival with him - they were the ones with the bright red lipstick and high heels. This is why we need Great Crusade books, Black Library. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285683-horus-armour/#findComment-3571061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Conquerin' aint easy. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/285683-horus-armour/#findComment-3571085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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