Hi there!
SO i've been working a lot on my War Hounds and it may be driving me loopy, but I have this theory that sees the War Hounds playing a part in the current era of the WH40k universe.
I wrote a much lengthier explanation [URL="http://www.ozdestro.com/3/post/2014/01/are-the-mysteriouscarcharodons-actually-war-hounds.html"]here[/URL], but I'd like to get your feedback.
- So the XIIth Legion, the War Hounds, were a legion split - 8,000 of them became the Bloody 13th and the rest were sent into space as (effectively) shock troops.
- When they were reunited with their Primarch the War Hounds became the World Eaters and went a bit rogue!
- The Horus Heresy happened (small thing - may have heard of it)
- Then, thousands of years later from deepest space comes the Carcharodons dressed in old armour types and Crusade-era ships.
- Their roots are mysterious and go back almost to the dawn of the Imperium.
- They do however have an affinity for the chainaxe/ chainsword and close combat to the point of relishing in the brutality - exactly what the War Hounds were sent away for!
So my theory is that these Chapters are one and the same.
Ladies and gentlemen - thanks for your time - would love your feedback on this idea...!
(BTW, Carcharodons is by far the most annoying Marine Chapter to write!)