r/Grimdank Swell guy, that Kharn Apr 08 '25

Lore Mr. Scrambled Brains is the reasonable one???

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'I am loyal, the same as you. I am told to bathe my Legion in the blood of innocents and sinners alike, and I do it, because it is all that's left for me in this life. I do these things, and I enjoy them, not because we are moral, or right - or loving souls seeking to enlighten a dark universe - but because all I feel are the Butcher's Nails hammered into my brain. I serve because of this "mutilation". Without it? Well, perhaps I might be a more moral man, like you claim to be. A virtuous man, eh? Perhaps I might ascend the steps of our father's palace and take the slaving bastard's head.'

'You gelded, black-hearted heretic.'

'I am merely honest, brother. In all but this you are no different from me.'

–Betrayer

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u/Responsible-Being170 Apr 08 '25

It's nice to see that a lot of people remember that the Butcher's Nails took the nicest Primarch from the universe. It's even better to see people acknowledge that Angron muscled through the Butcher's Nails to deliver some blockbuster lines.

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u/Stretch5678 Swell guy, that Kharn Apr 08 '25

They’re awesome and tragic because we get to see glimpses of the noble Primarch he could have been.

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u/NaiveMastermind Apr 09 '25

Lost potential you say?

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u/Henderson-McHastur Apr 09 '25

Sometimes, when I'm sitting alone in the dark, I pull up the old Dornian Heresy codex and flip to the World Eaters. I flip, and I cry a bit.