Your Favorite Primarch stories?

[ThePov]

So, I just finished Horus Rising, and I decided to do a little research on the Primarchs on Lexicanum. As I was reading all the articles, I found myself really enjoying the origin stories for each of them, before they were found by the Emperor. Each one was cooler than the last, so I decided to rate them.

And here's what I decided, in order, were the top 5 cool Primarch stories. Obviously, this is just my opinion.

5)Moratarion - This guy has what is most likely the darkest origin story. Dropped on a poisioned world ruled by tyranical, socerous warlords, who subjugate the normal humans, he is originally the tool of the warlords, then turns on them and leads the humans in a revolt. Unfortunately, he can't kill the last warlord alone, so the big E shows up and does it for him, denying him his final revenge. Smacks of an evil future, this story does.

4)Leman Russ - Russ is just totaly BA. He's literally raised by wolves, then the humans find him, and he becomes their undisputed king. When the Emperor shows up, Leman challenges him to an eating and drinking contest! Not terribly original, but he's just so utterly badass yet comical about it, he needs a spot.

3)Angron - The Emperor really screwed this guy. raised as a gladiator-slave in the pit-fighting arenas of an unknown world, he leads several unsuccesful slave revolts. Finally, he tries one last time, and is cornered by the armies of his opressors, facing certain death. In comes the Emperor, offering to save him and give him a shot at glory, if he leaves his men to die. Angron refuses, and decides to stay and die with his men. The Emperor takes him anyway, and his men are slaughtered. Gee, thanks, Dad!

2)Corax - This guy appeals to the guerilla warrior in me. Raised on a forge-world powered by slave labor, he slowly begins to formet a rebellion, and by the time Daddy shows up, he's overthrown the tech-tyrants and the workers have started what is basically a socialist collective. Not bad, not bad at all!

1) NIGHT HAUNTER!

Okay, this takes some explaining. Well, look at what the other Primarchs were before they were found: The vast majority were warrior-kings. Vulkan was a blacksmith, Lorgar was a prophet, Magnus the Red was a wizard. What was Night Haunter?

BATMAN.

I say again, Night Haunter is freakin' BATMAN. Well, actually, he's kind of a mix of Batman and the Punisher, but still! He grows up alone on the mean streets of a hive city, eating feral animals to survive, and of his own will, he starts cleaning up crime in his city, his way. He kills every criminal he can find, from corrupt beauracrats to petty pick-pockets, stringing their bodies from the towers and filleting them like fish. Eventually, the crime rate literally drops to zero and he steps out of the shadows, taking control of the city through sheer intimidation.

Tell me you wouldn't love to follow Primarch Batman!


So, what are your favorite Primarch origin stories, or even just stories about the primarchs in general?

[entendre_entendre]

holy crap! i just read the lexicanum article... the Night Haunter's insane! He reminds me more of Rorschach though...

[Aenir]

I like Lion'el

gets sent to a deathworld, and as a primarch infant, kicks the *** of the best the deathworld sends to him!

[Liquidice]

Night haunter can't beat a man that grew his own wings...Sanguinius!!!!

[Prometheus]

Its hard to choose a favorite, but here are my top 3...(basically in order)

3) Mortarion - Best backstory "fluff" wise. Full of tradegy and drama that really builds a strong character. Defenitly the best overall backstory, it really makes you understand Moprtarion unlike a lot of the other Primarchs.

2) Rogal Dorn - He was not found by the Emperor, unlike all of his brothers. He built a gigantic spaceship (the size of small planets) and used it to go find the Emperor.

1) Ferrus Manus - The man hunts down a living metal dragon and drowns it in molten lava with his bare hands. I could go on and talk about how he was said to be able to cut mountains down with his hands and how after killing the dragon his arms/hands where covered with the same living metal as the dragon was, but theres no need... the man drowned a living metal dragon in molten lava with his bare hands!

* Honorable Mentions - Fulgrim, Angron (who the Emperor really screwed over) & Alpharius/Omegan (who the Emperor never even met)

[Andrew283]

Vulkan He'stan

[Maria]

Night haunter can't beat a man that grew his own wings...Sanguinius!!!!

Agreed, he rocked!

[GreyHunter]

Sanguinius as he is in my mind one of the only primarchs with a truely pure up bringing. He fought mutents to unite the human tribes making him humble and just. Wereas most (not all) of the other primarchs squabbled and fought with thier fellow men. He also pledged his loyalty to the emperor straight away so no grudges against him. Plus his story of defending the imperial gate against the hordes of chaos single handed rocks.

[Agramar]

horus!!!!

[Sitnam]

1. Alpharius/Omegon- I didnt think much of them until reading Legion. Quite impressive gameplanners.

2. Sanquinus- Broke a Bloodthirsters back across his knee. Enough said.

3. Mortarion- A unrelenting, unstoppable force. Believe in pure strength of will, and his home planet is quite interesting.