The Only One They Fear Is Him (Legendary Figures WIP)
Added 2021-06-06 22:29:10 +0000 UTCHello!
And so we've come to the Big E Himself! Without hyperbole, the Emperor is the most important character in 40K. Every war the Imperium has ever waged has been in His name. And every book starts with a blurb describing how a thousand souls are sacrificed to the Emperor daily so He may never truly die. His battle against thirsting gods is the focal point that defines the setting and the main reason why it works so well.
The Emperor's backstory has always been vague and reinterpreted between editions/writers so I'll try to stick with what's been consistent. He was apparently born in Central Anatolia (modern day Turkey) in 8000 B.C. and is one of the first humans to reach the next major evolutionary milestone. Seemingly immortal, the Emperor has made it His goal to elevate the rest of humanity alongside Him. To that end, the Emperor took on different personas throughout the millenia, from spiritual leaders to charimatic personas which influenced the course of human history. It would take forever to list all things the Emperor had a hand in, but I will say He has been playing a very long galactic chess game. Between the Mechanicus, Custodes, Thunder Warriors, Primarchs, Space Marines and Webway Project the Emperor's ultimate plan was to unite every human in the galaxy under His aegis. By doing this, the Emperor would have defeated the forces of Chaos, who He recognized as the greatest danger to life in the galaxy.
In turn, the Ruinous Powers consider the Emperor as the ultimate threat to their existence. Even the primarchs are merely pawns in their Great Game, but the big four fear Him like no other. While Chaos corrupts pretty much everything, with the Emperor it's actually the other way around. Lesser Daemons who stand in His presence are burned out of existence and even Greater Daemons cannot survive His aura. The Ruinous Powers have labelled the Emperor as the Anathema, the direct opposition of Chaos which is a level of respect they give no other opponent. And the fact that it take four cosmic entities pooling their resources to fight the Emperor on equal footing should give you a sense of how powerful He is.
Anyways, the Horus Heresy and the timeline after that is pretty well documented so I won't go too deeply into it. But I will say that the whole 'The Emperor Protects' mantra in the 40K setting isn't just empty rhetoric. After Cadia fell and the Eye of Terror spilled into the galaxy, the Astronomican briefly went offline. The moment this happened, Terra was immediately besieged by a daemonic incursion while the rest of the galaxy went more tits up. The point I'm trying to make is while the Emperor sits on the Golden Throne, He is definitely active in the warp and has been keeping the galaxy from nose diving off a proverbial cliff. If He wasn't fighting the Ruinous Powers throughout the millennia, the galaxy would have been much much worse (somehow).
Recently, legendary Black Library author Dan Abnett gave an interview about the Emperor and Chaos in general. If anyone's interested in these subjects, you can see the interview here.
So I'd like to reiterate that the Emperor's current design isn't final. I've tried to swap out some elements but if I get the impression there will be a lot of pushback from GW, I'll have to modify it further. Still working on the Keeper of Secrets but it's coming along and honestly, I'm kind of freaking myself out while designing it. Will show the WIP when it's more defined. Stay tuned!
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Hi, I am interested to know as well. Thanks
Grey Paladin
2021-11-16 16:48:13 +0000 UTCHi, I PM'd you about this.
3DArtGuy
2021-11-15 15:29:23 +0000 UTCWhere can I find this?
2021-11-15 09:14:38 +0000 UTCI believe both the Emperor and Custodes have similar motif covering their armour. They are covered in zodiac, astrological and metaphorical imagery to represent historical significance and perhaps their place in it. A lot of the Emperor's creations including his sons are steeped in historical allegory so it's fitting that His armour should be as well. In Horus Rising, there's even a section where Horus describes the relevance of astrology to how the Emperor created His sons.
3DArtGuy
2021-06-15 23:27:40 +0000 UTCWhat head?
Daniel Henry
2021-06-15 23:19:35 +0000 UTCWas it E or the custodes armor described as being covered in alchemical imagery and zodiac animals? Looks like you already have something similar in mind
2021-06-15 16:26:32 +0000 UTCπ
3DArtGuy
2021-06-12 23:12:33 +0000 UTCI need this now, I have the perfect head
Raul Izquierdo Rodriguez
2021-06-12 20:49:17 +0000 UTCFor the Emperor! π
3DArtGuy
2021-06-10 14:22:50 +0000 UTCI like the clay color of your renderings, it links to "traditionnal" handsculpting. But Big Daddy clad in gold is the way !
FrenchHobbyist
2021-06-10 13:06:04 +0000 UTCVery cool that u even take it into consideration when it wasn't planned at all. Thank you :D
Detonox
2021-06-09 03:36:48 +0000 UTCHaha, honestly, I wasn't planning it. π I guess I'll see if there's time after I finish the things I planned out for this project.
3DArtGuy
2021-06-08 23:24:04 +0000 UTC^ this
Simone Spinozzi
2021-06-08 22:56:28 +0000 UTCIs there a chance we get a version with helmet? :D
Detonox
2021-06-08 19:48:46 +0000 UTCThanks! π
3DArtGuy
2021-06-08 14:27:23 +0000 UTCThanks! Yeah with GW, you can never be too careful. ππ
3DArtGuy
2021-06-08 14:27:10 +0000 UTCNice Alpharius! I mean "Emperor" (amazing job once again my dude!)
2021-06-08 11:16:48 +0000 UTCΰΌΌ γ€ βuβ ΰΌ½γ€π *offers wishes of good luck* To be frank the emperor has been redesigned so many times... it is somewhat pointless to try and make it accurate in any case. A baroque armor with a flaming sword and a claw is basically the only thing that has been consistent in all the drawings. Even when the singular elements and decors have been described in detail... they were promptly ignored by the next artist that worked on him. Sometimes he has an iron halo sometimes he has laurel, sometimes the iron halo is horizontal like a crown of spikes, sometimes the iron halo is not a iron halo but a psichic hood in disguise (not that either would make any sense on the emperor), sometimes he is jesus-like sometimes he's... yeah... ...sooo... uuuuuh... i suggest you just have fun and good luck. π
Simone Spinozzi
2021-06-08 09:37:39 +0000 UTCThanks! π
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 23:15:20 +0000 UTCYep, that's the plan! π
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 23:15:04 +0000 UTCOMG ! A Beautiful Sculpt !
Sven Langbein
2021-06-07 20:31:58 +0000 UTCThanks! π
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 14:42:21 +0000 UTCThanks! π
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 14:42:03 +0000 UTCThanks, glad you like it! π
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 14:41:49 +0000 UTCThanks! π
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 14:41:13 +0000 UTCHe looks amazing!
Valtier Lausberg
2021-06-07 11:04:31 +0000 UTCI have no word, It's incredible!!
2021-06-07 09:48:12 +0000 UTCI am baffled by the level of artistic skill and essence you put into this model. It is on a supra level of awesomeness and a fan's dream come true. I got this feeling when seeing your rendering of the Horus/Sanguinius confrontation, and then it is even better !
FrenchHobbyist
2021-06-07 07:39:49 +0000 UTCCongratulatioms!!! It is Great!!!!!
Albert Boada Casternado
2021-06-07 06:07:08 +0000 UTCAbsolutely perfect my guy. My only hope is that you release one version in parts so I can print it large scale.
HΓ₯kon Cuyan Steen Leithe
2021-06-07 04:35:47 +0000 UTCThanks! π
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 02:59:39 +0000 UTCπ
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 02:59:17 +0000 UTCYep! π
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 02:59:10 +0000 UTCI think I know the image you're talking about. But no, officially I don't think the Emperor ever used one. I mean, He can just burn everything to ashes. π
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 02:58:38 +0000 UTCThanks! π
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 02:57:54 +0000 UTCThanks, glad you like it! π
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 02:57:44 +0000 UTCπ
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 02:57:20 +0000 UTCThanks! π
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 02:56:29 +0000 UTCππ
3DArtGuy
2021-06-07 02:56:22 +0000 UTCdid you mean to arouse me. Becuse that is extremely arousing. Looks like the best emp i have EVER seen already. Cheers :)
Krell's Kreations
2021-06-07 01:20:52 +0000 UTCThe Emperor Protects
2021-06-07 00:26:11 +0000 UTCIt's like Primarche level extra + a side of extra. Love it. When you split it, it would be awesome if there were an "open hand" claw version...for....reasons :)
Robert Smith
2021-06-07 00:14:55 +0000 UTCWhat about his pistol? He did have one right?
Ramiro Carrasco Jr.
2021-06-07 00:03:12 +0000 UTCI was hoping for this to happen. You are the first guy who has a good model for the Big E. Congratulations.
Adilos CantΓΌrk
2021-06-06 23:02:54 +0000 UTCholy moly.. this is better than everything i hoped it would be!
Hendrik
2021-06-06 22:47:22 +0000 UTCTellement classe, j en ferai une statue pour mon dΓ©cor
Benoit Griette
2021-06-06 22:40:53 +0000 UTCIβm absolutely SPEECHLESS! π₯°π€π
Sons Of Isstvan
2021-06-06 22:34:26 +0000 UTCOh hell......better make sure my printer is open when this is released....
Thai
2021-06-06 22:31:32 +0000 UTC
