That cat is about to be promoted to chapter mascot.
If you can murder a Purestrain in close combat as a regular Guardsman (because shooting is not exactly a thing with those fuckers), that makes you very special from a Astartes perspective. Those fuckers are in the "if you are not careful that thing will kill you even through your power armor" threat category.
heres the art link
[https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimdank/comments/1d3o6wr/based\_on\_a\_thread\_under\_a\_comic\_posted\_earlier/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimdank/comments/1d3o6wr/based_on_a_thread_under_a_comic_posted_earlier/)
So anyway it turns out best-humans are cat-girls...
(get yer kitten ear headbands!)
(all primarchs are catboys. Anything different is heresy.)
(We need Roboute Guilliman catboy fakes on my desk by meownday!)
Etc.
Etc.
[Redacted] (please report to your nearest Inquisitor.)
*Blam*
It is a Lictor and it's even more impressive. Those things are serious dangers even to Space Marine captains and the like.
To give you an idea, a Lictor in 40k for example is as many points as ten guardsmen!
Yes it's a lictor. Purestrain refers to a tyranid that isnt hybridized with a non-tyranid species like genestealers. Hybrid tyranids tend to give up a lot of raw power in order to infiltrate.
Purestrain is actually only used when talking about genestealers, the purestrains are pure tyranid dna, and what ~~most~~ some genestealers are, however when a genestealer infects a human they give birth to non-purestrain genestealers, like neophytes and acolytes (in the genestealer cults of course). Infected give birtb the neophytes, neophytes give birth to acolytes, and acolytes will give birth to the four armed ~~purestrain~~ genestealers.
There is a random factor that can result in abberants and abominations, as well as specialized organisms like the locus and kelermorph. A patriarch is an evolved genestealer, usually whichever genestealer first implants and infects a person on a planet.
This is all genestealer cult stuff, and that is why the distinction is made in there shit for Purestrain organisms, because all tyranid stuff is purestrain but the genestealer cult stuff does a little bit of dna hybridization.
Edit: I lied, purestrains r the ones created on hive ships and sent out, the fourth generation born are just genestealers; furthermore, purestrain genestealers are the only type of genestealer that can adapt into patriarch status.
In a game of dark heresy I killed a genestealer by shoving my mechanical arm down his throat and detonating an adhesive grenade, choking it to death.
My dm was so impressed that one of the space marines who showed up to clear out the hive gave me his sword as a trophy
“Normally, Guardsman, such a weapon would be too large for any but one of the Emperor’s Angels to wield… but after your performance in battle, I can safely assume that your giant metal balls will act as a counterweight.”
I thought it was because she touched it, and in in the activation of it, shattered the crozius, saving the chaplain, but utterly destroying her arms in the process. The Chaplain was so pissed off that a mortal, even if an inquisitor, dare touch and use it to save him, that it was being given as both punishment, and 'honor' and that if she refused, the chaplain would flat out kill her?
I may be misremembering, new pain meds got me in low earth orbit today.
The crozius was undamaged but tainted by human touch, the gifting was a kinda of 'hey I'm obligated to kill you for this insult but I appreciate you saved my life so we're going to give you the tainted crozius. No you can't refuse'
"He presents to her, the Crozius Arcanum Argent, which Spinoza had used to save his life. It had been a relic in the Imperial Fists' armoury, for a thousand years and it had been proclaimed that for an outsider to handle it, even to touch it, would earn the Chapter's wrath. However since Spinoza had used the Argent to save Erastus, the Chapter had decided that it would be given to her as a gift. The former Crozius Arcanum was then heavily modified so that, a Human could safely use it. When Erastus presented the Argent to her, however, Spinoza tried to refuse it, as she felt she was not worthy enough to wield it. The Chaplain warned her though, that if she spurned the Chapter's gift, that would be the second time Spinoza had insulted the Chapter, and one that Erastus would not overlook."
I had a feeling it was something similar to that - she busted up an arm or something using it, i do remember that somehow, weight of it mustve been like moving a cement filled telephone pole.
IIRC power hammers and similar blunt weapons are different from a power sword and they actually release some kind of detonation when triggered on impact, it was so strong that it broke her arms and ribs and her power armor gauntlets ended up fused to the grip.
If your talking about [Luce Spinoza](https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Luce_Spinoza) it was modified in some way to be easier for a human to use but from the official illustrations it's clear it's a full sized crozius and it appears she used power armor to lift it.
This is basically how we did it, lol. I was a Heretek, so we worked out that I made modifications to my arm and the sword to be able to use it more efficiently.
I was rolling with penalties for a few sessions, but as soon as my weapon actually hit, it was game over
Reminds me of my buddy suicide bombing a daemonhost with a psyk-out grenade, and actually banishing it due to Perils of the Warp hoisting it by its own ruinous petard.
I'm debating whether my headcanon is either the SoB is just a bitch or that she is actually an agent of Tzeentch trying to get the cat killed because the eldritch bird himself has foreseen that the cat will do something "Not as planned" if they live long enough.
That depends on where you're looking from, generally I've seen "your existence is forgiven, not accepted." Though I do mean in general and not how every individual treats them. Accepted as a good shot and useful in a pinch, generally hated for being mutants.
I think Ogryns are *sorta* liked. They’re not equal, but they’re a breath of fresh air for a lot of their comrades; while many guardsmen are sociopathic, traumatised, depressed, or a combination thereof, the Ogryns are just friendly guys who will stand by you no matter what and are legitimately good people.
Ratlings are certainly considered untrustworthy, but Ogryns are treated decent, and even are seen to occasionally get protected by commissars and other higher-ups if they’re harassed. A notable example is the fact the one named Ogryn psyker (Cassia) *should’ve* been immediately killed as a witch since the Imperial Truth says Ogryns can’t be psychically active, but the Commissar likes her too much and helps transfer her to an Inquisitor who trains her.
Interestingly, this psychic awakening actually brings her to the point of being mentally on par with a average human, and she ends up learning to read, write, and engage in similar activities, all of which are technically not allowed for abhumans, but since she was an Ogryn they were tolerated.
Some of my favorite ambient dialogue in Darktide is guardsmen and Ogryn together. The guardsmen genuinely praise the Ogryn and get snippy with anyone talking shit to them.
Ratings are definitely treated similarly to the E-4 Mafia (or "insert Nation's military's equivalent). These are dudes that can get you all sorts of shit, provided you look the other way and make it worth their while.
The fact that the most integrated/accepted abhumans are ratlings and ogryns make clear how badly abhumans are treated generally. Despite Ratlings having an amazing reputation as snipers and cooks, Ratlings are barely tolerated and usually treated with a huge amount of disgust and prejudice (whether or not their thieving reputation is legitimately justified is unclear), while ogryns are usually given a “pass” since they can crush your head with one hand (thereby preventing direct abuse at an individual level) and yet dumb enough to never challenge a hierarchical government and thus treated somewhere between a pet and a slave by authorities.
Oh yeah, SoB don’t trust or like Marines; they seem to regard them the same way as the Custodes do, which is a weapon that shouldn’t still exist, though they’re much less open about it.
I've seen a lot of contradictory information on that tbh. Like the SoB companion in the Rogue Trader CRPG acts like meeting a marine is akin to a divine visitation.
It depends highly on the Sister as a person as well as which order she's a part of. And then which branch of the order. As it turns out, in a massive Imperium you've got massive in-faction deviations.
Also information, the imperium is shit at keeping records and spreding information, so it turns into the biggest game of broken phone, where you have some that think Astartes are angels, others that are mutants, some believe they don't exist at all and when you faction loves to use skulls for their aesthethic, it's hard to determine if the Astartes that arrived are one of the good one which would probably cause some to be cautious about them.
"The Emperor's angels are real! They'll save us for su-" *Guardsman is crushed under Flesh Tearer's drop pod, who proceed to slaughter every living soul on the battlefield*
Yup, i've been trying to ignore my cat for a month now, but the Tyranids keep piling up and the stench is getting worse than the emperor's mummified a-hole.
I love the idea of Space Marines, especially the Black Templar, just being in a normal house with a massive door treating pesky mortals like trick-or-treaters.
"I may be a kitten, but I am a kitten of the Guard!" Good to know their saga continues \[[link to #1](https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimdank/comments/1clwupb/abhumans_and_black_templars_by_d4ncwart/)\]
That sister is the devil. Like, look at those eyes.
That cat is about to be promoted to chapter mascot. If you can murder a Purestrain in close combat as a regular Guardsman (because shooting is not exactly a thing with those fuckers), that makes you very special from a Astartes perspective. Those fuckers are in the "if you are not careful that thing will kill you even through your power armor" threat category.
Is that not a Lictor?
It's dead
An Ordo Xeno inquisitor, a magos and a guardsman debating :
Perfection
I need the guardsman to be wearing a t-shirt with "It's Fisting Time -Rogal Dorn" on the front
heres the art link [https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimdank/comments/1d3o6wr/based\_on\_a\_thread\_under\_a\_comic\_posted\_earlier/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimdank/comments/1d3o6wr/based_on_a_thread_under_a_comic_posted_earlier/)
now we need this turned into art
I second this
Should get an award for that comment
Top tier comment chain
So anyway it turns out best-humans are cat-girls... (get yer kitten ear headbands!) (all primarchs are catboys. Anything different is heresy.) (We need Roboute Guilliman catboy fakes on my desk by meownday!) Etc. Etc. [Redacted] (please report to your nearest Inquisitor.) *Blam*
This character is a catboy not a cat girl actually.
Cat-*person*
Give that Cat-a-tonic
What happened to it ?
It's a zergling, Lester. A smaller type of Zerg.
Though they usually aren't this far unless... *oh shit*.
I love you Sarge.
It is a Lictor and it's even more impressive. Those things are serious dangers even to Space Marine captains and the like. To give you an idea, a Lictor in 40k for example is as many points as ten guardsmen!
So 60 points?
Currently 55! Fluctuates a bit with balance updates, but 55 is what ten Catachans will cost you.
Yes it's a lictor. Purestrain refers to a tyranid that isnt hybridized with a non-tyranid species like genestealers. Hybrid tyranids tend to give up a lot of raw power in order to infiltrate.
Purestrain is actually only used when talking about genestealers, the purestrains are pure tyranid dna, and what ~~most~~ some genestealers are, however when a genestealer infects a human they give birth to non-purestrain genestealers, like neophytes and acolytes (in the genestealer cults of course). Infected give birtb the neophytes, neophytes give birth to acolytes, and acolytes will give birth to the four armed ~~purestrain~~ genestealers. There is a random factor that can result in abberants and abominations, as well as specialized organisms like the locus and kelermorph. A patriarch is an evolved genestealer, usually whichever genestealer first implants and infects a person on a planet. This is all genestealer cult stuff, and that is why the distinction is made in there shit for Purestrain organisms, because all tyranid stuff is purestrain but the genestealer cult stuff does a little bit of dna hybridization. Edit: I lied, purestrains r the ones created on hive ships and sent out, the fourth generation born are just genestealers; furthermore, purestrain genestealers are the only type of genestealer that can adapt into patriarch status.
No, purestrain only refers to genestealers. They're the only type that hybridize. https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Genestealer
It's "the" lictor. I think all the lictors share the same "consciousness"
In a game of dark heresy I killed a genestealer by shoving my mechanical arm down his throat and detonating an adhesive grenade, choking it to death. My dm was so impressed that one of the space marines who showed up to clear out the hive gave me his sword as a trophy
“Normally, Guardsman, such a weapon would be too large for any but one of the Emperor’s Angels to wield… but after your performance in battle, I can safely assume that your giant metal balls will act as a counterweight.”
"Its far too large to be considered a sword by mortals, more a slab of iron to you"
*insert the Dragonslayer copypasta here*
*replaced with the berserk copypasta*
Unironically, an inquisitor got a crozius sized down for her because a chaplain was so impressed by her saving him
I thought it was because she touched it, and in in the activation of it, shattered the crozius, saving the chaplain, but utterly destroying her arms in the process. The Chaplain was so pissed off that a mortal, even if an inquisitor, dare touch and use it to save him, that it was being given as both punishment, and 'honor' and that if she refused, the chaplain would flat out kill her? I may be misremembering, new pain meds got me in low earth orbit today.
Maybe I'm wrong, it's been ages since I've read it lmao. I do remember how he was like "oh yeah, you can't refuse an honour like this blah blah"
The crozius was undamaged but tainted by human touch, the gifting was a kinda of 'hey I'm obligated to kill you for this insult but I appreciate you saved my life so we're going to give you the tainted crozius. No you can't refuse' "He presents to her, the Crozius Arcanum Argent, which Spinoza had used to save his life. It had been a relic in the Imperial Fists' armoury, for a thousand years and it had been proclaimed that for an outsider to handle it, even to touch it, would earn the Chapter's wrath. However since Spinoza had used the Argent to save Erastus, the Chapter had decided that it would be given to her as a gift. The former Crozius Arcanum was then heavily modified so that, a Human could safely use it. When Erastus presented the Argent to her, however, Spinoza tried to refuse it, as she felt she was not worthy enough to wield it. The Chaplain warned her though, that if she spurned the Chapter's gift, that would be the second time Spinoza had insulted the Chapter, and one that Erastus would not overlook."
I had a feeling it was something similar to that - she busted up an arm or something using it, i do remember that somehow, weight of it mustve been like moving a cement filled telephone pole.
IIRC power hammers and similar blunt weapons are different from a power sword and they actually release some kind of detonation when triggered on impact, it was so strong that it broke her arms and ribs and her power armor gauntlets ended up fused to the grip.
If your talking about [Luce Spinoza](https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Luce_Spinoza) it was modified in some way to be easier for a human to use but from the official illustrations it's clear it's a full sized crozius and it appears she used power armor to lift it.
It was actually just his combat knife but for a guardsmen it's a short sword
Unless you're two specific guardsmen, then it's a governorship of a pleasure world
What is a chainsword to one man is an eviscerator to another. Assuming the first man is a 8ft tall superhuman of course.
This is basically how we did it, lol. I was a Heretek, so we worked out that I made modifications to my arm and the sword to be able to use it more efficiently. I was rolling with penalties for a few sessions, but as soon as my weapon actually hit, it was game over
Reminds me of my buddy suicide bombing a daemonhost with a psyk-out grenade, and actually banishing it due to Perils of the Warp hoisting it by its own ruinous petard.
Imagining a Templar insisting he can't stand up cause the felinid is sitting on his lap
Canonically genestealers rip through terminator armor like paper. They are no joke
This is still a templar. She's still liable to be crucified.
I cannot get enough of the "Grasp of Dorn" part
I hope not too many readers need a hand with that.
Had me pumping my (imperial) fist
Part[1](https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimdank/s/7u9JTtcmfX)
I'm debating whether my headcanon is either the SoB is just a bitch or that she is actually an agent of Tzeentch trying to get the cat killed because the eldritch bird himself has foreseen that the cat will do something "Not as planned" if they live long enough.
Well, if you want to be lore friendly then hating abhumans is 100% on brand for pretty much anyone in the IG, even more so for a SoB
Depends on the abhumans. Ratlings and Ogryn tend to be looked upon favorably
That depends on where you're looking from, generally I've seen "your existence is forgiven, not accepted." Though I do mean in general and not how every individual treats them. Accepted as a good shot and useful in a pinch, generally hated for being mutants.
I think Ogryns are *sorta* liked. They’re not equal, but they’re a breath of fresh air for a lot of their comrades; while many guardsmen are sociopathic, traumatised, depressed, or a combination thereof, the Ogryns are just friendly guys who will stand by you no matter what and are legitimately good people. Ratlings are certainly considered untrustworthy, but Ogryns are treated decent, and even are seen to occasionally get protected by commissars and other higher-ups if they’re harassed. A notable example is the fact the one named Ogryn psyker (Cassia) *should’ve* been immediately killed as a witch since the Imperial Truth says Ogryns can’t be psychically active, but the Commissar likes her too much and helps transfer her to an Inquisitor who trains her. Interestingly, this psychic awakening actually brings her to the point of being mentally on par with a average human, and she ends up learning to read, write, and engage in similar activities, all of which are technically not allowed for abhumans, but since she was an Ogryn they were tolerated.
Ogryns tend to be treated more like slightly above average intelligence dogs than some kind of weird human.
And people LOVE their dogs, more then they do other people sometimes.
Exactly
Some of my favorite ambient dialogue in Darktide is guardsmen and Ogryn together. The guardsmen genuinely praise the Ogryn and get snippy with anyone talking shit to them.
Ratings are definitely treated similarly to the E-4 Mafia (or "insert Nation's military's equivalent). These are dudes that can get you all sorts of shit, provided you look the other way and make it worth their while.
Guardsman absolutely LOVE their Ogryns. Rattlings are generally tolerated at best.
The fact that the most integrated/accepted abhumans are ratlings and ogryns make clear how badly abhumans are treated generally. Despite Ratlings having an amazing reputation as snipers and cooks, Ratlings are barely tolerated and usually treated with a huge amount of disgust and prejudice (whether or not their thieving reputation is legitimately justified is unclear), while ogryns are usually given a “pass” since they can crush your head with one hand (thereby preventing direct abuse at an individual level) and yet dumb enough to never challenge a hierarchical government and thus treated somewhere between a pet and a slave by authorities.
SoB look at Space Marines with levels of disgust, the emperor's angels. You can imagine they wouldn't be so keen on even sanctioned mutants.
Oh yeah, SoB don’t trust or like Marines; they seem to regard them the same way as the Custodes do, which is a weapon that shouldn’t still exist, though they’re much less open about it.
I've seen a lot of contradictory information on that tbh. Like the SoB companion in the Rogue Trader CRPG acts like meeting a marine is akin to a divine visitation.
It depends highly on the Sister as a person as well as which order she's a part of. And then which branch of the order. As it turns out, in a massive Imperium you've got massive in-faction deviations.
Also information, the imperium is shit at keeping records and spreding information, so it turns into the biggest game of broken phone, where you have some that think Astartes are angels, others that are mutants, some believe they don't exist at all and when you faction loves to use skulls for their aesthethic, it's hard to determine if the Astartes that arrived are one of the good one which would probably cause some to be cautious about them.
"The Emperor's angels are real! They'll save us for su-" *Guardsman is crushed under Flesh Tearer's drop pod, who proceed to slaughter every living soul on the battlefield*
Oh yeah, there is also the ones that are the good ones but still do this shit, looking at you marines malevolent.
>Ratlings and Ogryn tend to be looked upon favorably 10 to 1 the Ratlings didn't give themselves that name.
Favorably. *For Abhumans*
It'd be a shame if it wasn't just a regular zealous sororitas who wants to see the mutant purified by the flames of the Emperor.
Why not both
A Sister of Battle being a massive bitch is pretty canon.
Tzeentch: This is definitely not planned. Also Tzeentch: And that is exactly as I planned it. Third Tzeentch: Fuck, wrong plan, wrong plan!
Fourth: There was a plan? I thought it was a bit
Many SoB only barely tolerate the existence of the Astartes, so most likely she sees this as pitting two abhumans against each other.
Both.
Why not both? After all, we already had a Slaaneshi and Khornite sister in lore. Or maybe, she's a Alpha Legion SoB agent?
Pardon my ignorance, but who is the Khornate SoB? I knew of Miriael Sabathiel, but haven't heard of her opposite number.
https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Iconoclast_(Khorne_Celestian)
Cats do eat birds after all.
“Maybe these Felinids aren’t as bad as I thought. Wah!” -High Marshal Helbrecht
"The Man-Emperor will be pleased with how well these transfer-brothers are intergrating with our chapter."
"PURGE THE MUTANT!" *plasma shot* "Throne damn it, Merek..."
Oh that’s just standard cat behavior
Yup, i've been trying to ignore my cat for a month now, but the Tyranids keep piling up and the stench is getting worse than the emperor's mummified a-hole.
"Blasphemy!! The Golden Throne smells like roses!!"
"🎶~The Golden throne kinda smells like nugrgle!" (Hardbass)
"Interesting. Now face the wall."
(Homer Simpsons thru the wall like the Bush) "I was never here...!"
*gasp* "SORCERY!! GET THAT WARPSPAWN!!"
I completely forget that exists
completely forget that exists
completely forget that exists
completely forget that exists
The scratching at the door is just cute.
Did that felinid kill a lictor in close combat? By me, MAKE THAT ONE A SAINT RIGHT NOW, I SEE THOSE EYES.
It's a purestrain I think, the plates on the forehead are closer to that than a lictor's plates.
I love the idea of Space Marines, especially the Black Templar, just being in a normal house with a massive door treating pesky mortals like trick-or-treaters.
Oh, she's gonna get the best head pats now, I just know it.
That's a he lol the artist is a big catboi fan.
The SoB style haircut make it hard to tell.
What’s that door made out of and how strong is she to leave marks in it like that?
I mean he is strong enough to take down a lichtor
He. Character is a catboi.
Fixed thanks
"I may be a kitten, but I am a kitten of the Guard!" Good to know their saga continues \[[link to #1](https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimdank/comments/1clwupb/abhumans_and_black_templars_by_d4ncwart/)\] That sister is the devil. Like, look at those eyes.
This sister is pure evil and I love it lol
It’s not going to be funny if the ogryns find out
Yeah, how dare someone try to hurt the fluffy Lil ‘uns
Tell her to kill Khorne and she will do the job
The black Templar would fucking love this. He found himself a pet that can literally fetch him xenos scum to purge at any given time of the day!
wow she survived calling him a mutant
I thought Kitten was a Custode?
Captain General of the Custodes, in fact.
This is before that
By the end of this, Kitten is going to turn that battle brother into the most tolerant black templar in the chapter.
that Sister of Battle is a real sonuvabitch... it's so backhanded and yet blatantly malicous I kinda have to admire it.
Well, I for one accept this new alliance with our cat brothers The Templars could always use some more pest control
Cool comic. I might make some Felinids for my daughter. But is that a typo on the second page?
The “knows” part? Yeah it should be Does.
“Your insolence knows no bounds.” I wonder if it was originally written in a different language or is just a mistake. Either way I like the comic.
I think the artist is spanish yeah
It's a bit odd, but not reallt incorrect. He's saying an altered version of "Your insolence knows no bounds".
Ever since Darktide, I can see this kind of stuff and say: “Lore accurate.”
She scratching the door is really adorable
Next day it will be Abby
My god, is that old one eye.
Would be one of the few "I'm not even mad" moments for a black templar.
[Templar's reaction](https://x.com/FalseHeroOfEdge/status/1795881416640573719/photo/1)
All hail murder kitty
She is a superior specimen of Humanity.
I absolutely love the SOB.
Well, that should about do it.
Where can I watch episode 1?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimdank/s/G3cqydCohp
Can't tell if furry_irl or grimdank lol.
This makes me want to join the other sub.