So I really don't know anything about Warhammer 40K although it seems hella bad ass but with all the trailers for the game I was wondering if Space Marines were real would you join?
Poll: Would you join the Space Marines?
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You do not "join" the Space Marines. You are recruited out of populations of several trillions if you happen to possess the right characteristics, namely a near omnicidal lust for combat and the rough shape of a rather muscular flatbed truck. You also have to possess these characteristics as a child, becase adults tend to go completely insane from the transformation as opposed to only mostly insane. After being "recruited", you're put through several years of training in which you will, more often than not, die. If you don't, you're outfitted with several superfluous organs, genetically modified to make you an even more absurd specimen of manliness, and brainwashed into fanatically supporting the empire and its various conflicting ideologies. If you somehow manage to survive that, congratulations, you're a scout.
Going to go with no. Adepta Sororitas, on the other hand, sure. I'm at least properly 'equipped' for that one.
Join an army of fanatic warmongering mutant religious extremists... no, but they are fun to play.
I'm 99.999% sure that not a single person reading this would be eligable to join the Space Marines. They pick people who are one in a million, people who are already huge hulking slabs of muscle and also smart, clever, resourceful, etc. Those one-in-a-million kind of guys. And even if you were up to snuff, it's not your call. They either pick you, in which case you aren't asked if you want to go, or they don't, in which case you get no say.
And even if you were fit for it and could fill out an application form, I'd still not join them. Not only is the survival rate of their training/modification shamefully low, if you make it through the life ahead of you isn't something to look forward to. It sucks being a Space Marine.
Now, the Inquisition, there's an organization I could get behind! Tons of power, operating freedom, insight into how the galaxy really works. I'd sign up with Ordo Xenos in a heartbeat!
And even if you were fit for it and could fill out an application form, I'd still not join them. Not only is the survival rate of their training/modification shamefully low, if you make it through the life ahead of you isn't something to look forward to. It sucks being a Space Marine.
Now, the Inquisition, there's an organization I could get behind! Tons of power, operating freedom, insight into how the galaxy really works. I'd sign up with Ordo Xenos in a heartbeat!
If the opportunity came along, sure. In terms of the massive scope of the Imperium of Man, the Space Marines are one of the less extreme factions, generally their position on the Emperor as a God is moderate at best, they are all extremely clever and powerful individuals and adventure and glory among the stars sounds like something I could dig.
That said, it is highly unlikely that I would make it through ten minutes of Astartes training, let alone the twenty-odd years that is usually required.
Also, a century+ on a ship crewed and inhabited exclusively by other Space marines might turn into something of a sausage-fest, but it's cool, I could probably handle the bromance.
That said, it is highly unlikely that I would make it through ten minutes of Astartes training, let alone the twenty-odd years that is usually required.
Also, a century+ on a ship crewed and inhabited exclusively by other Space marines might turn into something of a sausage-fest, but it's cool, I could probably handle the bromance.
No, I'm going to go be reconfigured into a Necron, really. Mine is the joy of spreading a wave of terror and destruction without end.
No, simply because of how brutal the selection and training/augmentation processes are.
You can't just put in an application and hope for the best. Many citizens of the Imperium don't know that Space Marines even exist, while many more believe them to be mythical figures. Only the Space Marines themselves get to decide who is worthy of joining their ranks.
Space Marine chapters are extremely selective with who they recruit. Typically only the most physically capable male adolescents are selected from particularly unforgiving places, such as psychotic undercity gang members on hive worlds or hardened warrior tribes on feral/death worlds. Recruits are typically between the ages of 12 and 16, as their bodies have a better chance of accepting the myriad implants that will be surgically inserted into them later.
The training regimen candidates are put through is extremely unforgiving and deadly. The vast majority of trainees die before they even begin the aforementioned augmentation process. Augmentation itself is extremely hazardous. The process is extremely painful and every new implant carries with it the danger of being rejected by the body, often with fatal results. Finally there's the indoctrination process, where trainees are brainwashed into total subservience to the Imperium and unwavering belief in the Imperial Cult and the supposed divinity of the Emperor.
You can't just put in an application and hope for the best. Many citizens of the Imperium don't know that Space Marines even exist, while many more believe them to be mythical figures. Only the Space Marines themselves get to decide who is worthy of joining their ranks.
Space Marine chapters are extremely selective with who they recruit. Typically only the most physically capable male adolescents are selected from particularly unforgiving places, such as psychotic undercity gang members on hive worlds or hardened warrior tribes on feral/death worlds. Recruits are typically between the ages of 12 and 16, as their bodies have a better chance of accepting the myriad implants that will be surgically inserted into them later.
The training regimen candidates are put through is extremely unforgiving and deadly. The vast majority of trainees die before they even begin the aforementioned augmentation process. Augmentation itself is extremely hazardous. The process is extremely painful and every new implant carries with it the danger of being rejected by the body, often with fatal results. Finally there's the indoctrination process, where trainees are brainwashed into total subservience to the Imperium and unwavering belief in the Imperial Cult and the supposed divinity of the Emperor.
No, mostly cuase I dont fit the criteria and its a bit late for me at this age.
PlusI never agreeed with their practices.
PlusI never agreeed with their practices.
uhm no i wouldn't want to join even if i was eligable, being a marine totally sucks ass, you have no freedom, your whole life revolves around combat and preparing for it, the training is brutal to say the least, the "entry exam" is even more brutal because even if you are eligable they cut that number down even further by having deathmatches to leave only the most skilled and psychotic.
so yeah being a marine is no fun, that said nothing in the imperium is fun, and as somebody else already mentioned joining the inquisition is where it's at, then atleast you enjoy a modicum of freedom, i'd rather get with the Ordo Hereticus though i have a feeling that's the "safest" of the Ordos considering all you have to deal with are other humans also you get to hobknob with the Adepta Sororitas more commonly known as the sisters of battle hot chicks in power armour (they'd ofcourse completely murder me if i tried anything)
so yeah being a marine is no fun, that said nothing in the imperium is fun, and as somebody else already mentioned joining the inquisition is where it's at, then atleast you enjoy a modicum of freedom, i'd rather get with the Ordo Hereticus though i have a feeling that's the "safest" of the Ordos considering all you have to deal with are other humans also you get to hobknob with the Adepta Sororitas more commonly known as the sisters of battle hot chicks in power armour (they'd ofcourse completely murder me if i tried anything)
Honestly, I'd much rather keep my genitals than join the Astartes, thanks.
I'd say, who would want to join the Guard, but that's a pretty shitty proposition on it's own, unless you're talking someone who is off the front lines. There's always who would want to joint the inquisition, though I'm pretty sure the only reason that sounds even remotely appealing is because I don't actually know that much about them.
I'd say, who would want to join the Guard, but that's a pretty shitty proposition on it's own, unless you're talking someone who is off the front lines. There's always who would want to joint the inquisition, though I'm pretty sure the only reason that sounds even remotely appealing is because I don't actually know that much about them.
well the Imperium IS going down the drain, with more and more rampant psychers, and the Golden Throne not being what it once was, IMO the end will be a galaxy in which only the necrons and the tyranids continue to battle.
So I guess I would join (become?) the Orkz, they have the most fun even when losing battles.
So I guess I would join (become?) the Orkz, they have the most fun even when losing battles.
