trump 2024

there is tons of female representation in warhammer youd know this if your a real "fan" there legit a whole army of female only battle nuns who ware scaled down power armour and weld bolters adding female space marines would make sisters of battle pointless

No.

Originally posted by Soundwave:

there is tons of female representation in warhammer youd know this if your a real "fan" there legit a whole army of female only battle nuns who ware scaled down power armour and weld bolters adding female space marines would make sisters of battle pointless

yeah but none of them are astartes, literally the main characters of the game. It's 2024, you cant NOT be including females in the main cast

Because heretics are purged from the galaxy - It is better to die for the Emperor than to live for yourself.

Slaanesh has good ♥♥♥♥, trans, and other LGBT representation. You can customize your chaos marine as apart of the Emperor's Children! :D

Originally posted by Fire:

trump 2024

you're weird

Originally posted by ThatGuyCleb:

Slaanesh has good ♥♥♥♥, trans, and other LGBT representation. You can customize your chaos marine as apart of the Emperor's Children! :D

I'm not talking about the antagonist

I find it interesting that there's so much focus on including things like sexuality or gender representation in a game that's heavily based around combat and survival, where these aspects aren't really central to the narrative. Space Marines, as we know them in the lore, are biologically modified warriors with a singular purpose: to defend humanity against its enemies. They don't seem to have any room or time for relationships, sexual orientation, or even emotional development, given the harshness of their existence.

Does it really matter if a Space Marine is gay or straight if that isn't even explored in the context of the story? The focus has always been on their role as warriors, not on their personal identities or lives outside of that.

That said, I get that people want to see inclusivity and feel represented in the media they consume. I just think that maybe this particular setting, which is so centered on violence and survival, isn't where those elements are typically explored.

"Extensive years in this hobby"
"2 years"

Very funny for trying to glue those two together. And no, we already have plenty of females doing their part in this lore universe.

no, but battle sister need more spotlight

No.

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GW has always been pretty slow when it comes to making changes to the lore. And, you can tell how controversial female space marines would be by looking at this forum.

That's not to say it'll never happen. We never thought we would see Primaris Marines, squats, loyalist Primarchs return or female custodians. . . really GW will do whatever they think will sell the most miniatures.

In the meantime it would be nice to see Sister of Battle classes get added to this game.

Originally posted by Brenno:

I find it interesting that there's so much focus on including things like sexuality or gender representation in a game that's heavily based around combat and survival, where these aspects aren't really central to the narrative. Space Marines, as we know them in the lore, are biologically modified warriors with a singular purpose: to defend humanity against its enemies. They don't seem to have any room or time for relationships, sexual orientation, or even emotional development, given the harshness of their existence.

And what, they dont have room for gender either? They're literally all hulking dudes with guns, not one of them are female. Why is it implicit that only straight men are allowed to defend humanity against its enemies?