Poll: Would you join the Space Marines?

[MartianWarMachine]

No thanks. I would rather join the Adeptus Mechanicus.

I mean, I get to go to Mars, and replace all this useless flesh with machinery! What could be better?

 

[SckizoBoy]

Honestly, I'd much rather keep my genitals than join the Astartes, thanks.

Fairly sure you get to keep your genitals... though that raises the question of, since you become a 3m tall muscle-bound fucker, does your dick get an upgrade? Either way, I don't think associated activities are going to be... well, you get the idea.

Going to go with no. Adepta Sororitas, on the other hand, sure. I'm at least properly 'equipped' for that one.

That and the fact that their induction process isn't so experimentally genocidal...

OT: Based on the above... no, clearly.

Anyway, no love for Eldar? Tall, lithe, hard hitting, flexible, nimble, I'll be a Troupe Master, thank you, and the company's not bad (wouldn't mind being a Death Jester, either, I've got the sense of humour for it).

 

[Slim-Shot]

Oh God Emperor YES! I would bring the righteous fury of the Emperor unto all who would oppose me! Death to the Heretic! Show the Xenos no mercy! Destroy the traitor!

 

[Sethzard]

I would probably make a good librarian, but I would also probably defect to Tzeentch.

 

[somonels]

Could I be an Astartes? [HEADING=1]NO![/HEADING]
Would I let the Adeptus Mechanicus reform my body into a superhuman form able to stand toe-to-toe with one for a short amount of time?
[HEADING=1]Hells yes![/HEADING]
This is based on the book Prospero Burns.

 

[Art Axiv]

I love how everyone who replies, types out more or less little essays containing the lore! Awesome community is awesome!

OT: By the time I will grow up to know what I'm doing I'd be a) dead or b) already a Space Marine, so I guess democracy wasn't the strong point of Imperium of Man.

 

[Zipa]

Pretty sure space marines don't lose their dicks, its the mental indoctrination that takes away their sex drive completely, the attack on terra by Horus mentions that those marines who had turned to slaanesh did try to force themselves on the women of earth but they just couldn't.

That said no I wouldn't I am likely not going to match the criteria for recruitment plus you basically become a brain washed killing machine doomed to a fight until you are dead. Even getting crippled is not a way out for sure as you could end up as a dreadnaught.

 

[Corax_1990]

Id prefer to join the Tau, Socialism for All!

 

[Knusper]

Well being equipped with massive guns and armour would be pretty cool, but being brainwashed and doped up on steroids and forced to serve the Emperor for the rest of your days (and possibly beyond, if you're a dreadnought), would kind of suck. I guess being in the Inquisition would be OK, because at least then you get free will, but on the other hand everyone in the Imperium would hate you.

Now becoming a Grey Knight Paladin, I would do that no matter the conditions.

 

[marscentral]

Everyone should join a fanatical army of xenophobic religious zealots at least once in their life.

I'd prefer the Space Wolves, they have all the booze.

 

[Magicmad5511]

No I wouldn't. All the horrible procedures and brain washing aside, I am a coward and would run way from a tough looking thug, let alone millions upon millions of Orks, Chaos and other Xenos.

 

[ShadowsofHope]

I'll stick with being a normal space marine, like a marine in Mass Effect or Halo. A Spartan, maybe. Though high enough in rank I avert the entire "red shirt" syndrome, of course.

..But fuck, I just read the requirements and the process for becoming a Space Marine, and.. I'd rather get obliterated by a nuke point blank range, thank you.

 

[rayen020]

would i trade the life i have now for that of a space marine? fuck no. If i lived in the 41st millieum and was offered the chance to become a space marine would i take it? fuck yes.

 

[not_the_dm]

No, bit too... invasive for my taste. I'd take a leaf out of Commisar Cain's book. Join a Guard artillery regiment.

Spoiler: Infantry win firefights. Tanks win battles. Artillery win wars.

 

[BlueMage]

For all the cries of "NO! You get brainwashed and indoctrinated!" ... welcome to any learning institute anywhere.

If you've actually read the fluff/played the games you'd realise that individual marines have very different (and at times conflicting) personalities.

 

[ChaoticKraus]

Well, if i had a choice (which i wouldn't have) i would say no living in the current universe. Life here is pretty okay.

However if i lived in the 40k universe and wouldn't be lucky enough to be born in a good position, hell yes. Being a semi-psycho war machine beats being a mindless factory drone/farmer, an underhive outcast or a guard recruit.

 

[k3v1n]

fuck no, I'd join the Tau and become a Gue'vesa.

 

[Sovvolf]

I wonder how many who voted yet actually know a thing about Warhammer or Space Marines.

To put it bluntly.. NO!! FUCK NO!!!. Is there anything I can cover which hasn't already been covered here. Life as a space marine is not fun.. at all.

 

[Sprinal]

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?

No because as I am past puberty it is impossible for them to recruit me.

I am more likely to be selected by the Tau Empire to be an Etherial (and as a human that is not likely).

The lore surrounding the Space marines is more complex than it is for say the storm troopers of starwars. So it may take a LOOONG time to read through all the details so the quick run down:

1. space marines are selected from humanity to be her champions and to fight with some of the best equipment around.
2. Space marines are selected for early adolesence or tween years for training
3. young space marines are scouts and are still entirely human
4. once promoted to the rank of SPACE MARINE they are given the "gene seed"
5. Then they fight as they do in the game space marine (although in the game you are a Captain)
6. there is also chaos who are often humans/space marines that have decided that daemons are better for their interests than the emperor of mankind is.
7. Space marines hate these guys (as it is essentially like Christian vs Witches in the middle ages)


also it may be worthwhile to note that the Space Marines are not given any luxuries like the ones we have IRL

 

[DRTJR]

I'd be an ork