38 thoughts on “Why They Really Took The Butchers Nails”
I think Argal might've reconsidered the Heresy if he met the Lion, considering his aura was so strong he made Astartes of different Legions bend the knee.
I haven't reach that book but don't care about spoilers, wish they could just reach out to others primarchs for help to heal angron but they choose to get the nail implants instead
Cause the Butchers Nails, while the reason for Angron's descent into madness and eventual Daemonhood, they are not the reason for his character (personality). That comes from the Emperor ripping him from his chosen family and leaving them to die. A Space Marine honestly cannot feel that due to their indoctrination, to them dying to protect a VIP is just one of their many duties, a honour.
What's sad is during the istvan atrocities (dont remember which one) he was proud of his sons wjo stood and fought against them, he respected them and for a moment loved his sons who fought to kill him.
The tragedy of Angron is he fought so hard to be a good man despite the nail, but the moment the Big E denied him his death, his moment of peace, it broke him.
Remember both Angron and his boys were supposed to be a sort of super soldier combat medics, it makes sense. Sacrificing themselves to rescue and ease the suffering of the hurting, they would want to gain sympathy and understanding to a clearly broken and wounded man. An mad way to do it but as said, it was desperation
Your also have to mention that no dreadnought or librarian took the nails and they simply had to watch as their brother fell to insanity
They could have stopped doing it at any time once they realized it would not appease him or bring him closer and thereby allowing the new aspirants to slowly retake the legion back to what it was before Angron
People that read a lot about the Primarchs origins would know that Angrons Original Special Power was Empathy. He was supposed to be the Loving, kind and empathetic primarch like Vulkan is.
Able to take pain away from others so that they can Heal from it, knowing he could handle it instead. But the Butchers nails stripped that away from him.
I think Argal might've reconsidered the Heresy if he met the Lion, considering his aura was so strong he made Astartes of different Legions bend the knee.
I haven't reach that book but don't care about spoilers, wish they could just reach out to others primarchs for help to heal angron but they choose to get the nail implants instead
The War Hounds deserved better.
I wonder if a Primarchs can solo a legion Pre-Horus Heresy.
That last part was kinda funny
“It didn’t.”
Is equal parts sad as it is funny
Bro why did half those primarch images look pron adjacent what dis they do to my chicken boy
More proof that the emperor shouldve took one look at Angron and put him out of his misery.
More proof that the emperor never gave a damn about his kids, as long as they followed orders…
Unfortunately the World Eaters had the empathy that was stripped from Angron.
…says first Chaos corrupted, demon possessed space marine Argel Tal, without a whiff of irony.
God imagine if Angron never got the Butchers Nails.
Goddamn it.
They are pathetic legion
Cause the Butchers Nails, while the reason for Angron's descent into madness and eventual Daemonhood, they are not the reason for his character (personality). That comes from the Emperor ripping him from his chosen family and leaving them to die. A Space Marine honestly cannot feel that due to their indoctrination, to them dying to protect a VIP is just one of their many duties, a honour.
The Iron Warriors and World eaters really just needed to bitchslap their own fathers into being better people.
Angron would have respected and grown to love his sons after that because it wouldn't be 'blind loyalty' it would be EARNED from him, not expected.
And Perty really just needed ego checked every step of the way.
It's even worse when they had a chance to remove the nails from angron but that chance was ruined by angron him self.
Oof
i feel so bad for world eaters during the heresy man
What's sad is during the istvan atrocities (dont remember which one) he was proud of his sons wjo stood and fought against them, he respected them and for a moment loved his sons who fought to kill him.
The tragedy of Angron is he fought so hard to be a good man despite the nail, but the moment the Big E denied him his death, his moment of peace, it broke him.
Remember both Angron and his boys were supposed to be a sort of super soldier combat medics, it makes sense. Sacrificing themselves to rescue and ease the suffering of the hurting, they would want to gain sympathy and understanding to a clearly broken and wounded man. An mad way to do it but as said, it was desperation
Warrior Tier did Angron's full story which contains this bit.
0.19 i think this is the first time I've ever seen a heptagram!
Angron’s Primarch book made me hate him even more.
He didn’t just abuse them into wanting the nails.
He murdered the marines who said they didn’t want them.
well yeah, death was what Angron wanted. maybe they would have succeeded had they all tried at once.
He HATED them more.
You know Argel Tal and Kharn are best bros when Argel can shit talk Angron in front of Kharn no less. Anyone else would have been killed on the spot
Sad…😞
Kharn: We took the nails so we would stop thinking our father is an asshole.
Argal Tal: Did it work?
Kharn: No he's still an asshole and now our heads hurt.
Your also have to mention that no dreadnought or librarian took the nails and they simply had to watch as their brother fell to insanity
They could have stopped doing it at any time once they realized it would not appease him or bring him closer and thereby allowing the new aspirants to slowly retake the legion back to what it was before Angron
The Emperor should have tried to take the nail out of Angron skull even if it would have killed him
It’s like the Jimenez bit from key and peele.
World Eaters: “I don’t know if I can make this work-“
Angron: “The Nucerian Gladiators would have made it work, you baby dick having’ ass!”
Why is he Sylvester Stallone?
Incredible book, I read this right after Mark of Calth 🥲
People that read a lot about the Primarchs origins would know that Angrons Original Special Power was Empathy.
He was supposed to be the Loving, kind and empathetic primarch like Vulkan is.
Able to take pain away from others so that they can Heal from it, knowing he could handle it instead.
But the Butchers nails stripped that away from him.
The Things we do for Love
Iron Looser’s- “First time”
Ok, why was Magnus they only one shirtless?
Ey man that pic of magnus was🙏🏾🤌🏾