[ SECRET POST #4211 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4211 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

40K has its origin in a particular brand of British satire - the same sort of place Judge Dredd came from. Especially in some of the older stuff, it's clear that the Imperium are not the good guys, nor are they to be taken seriously. Nobody in the setting is, honestly - the closest thing is a colonial expansionist empire that would still be villains in almost any other science fiction property.

That's not to say there isn't a large part of the fandom that misses the satire and takes it much too seriously, but that's a problem a lot of satire-based properties have to contend with.

[(Anonymous)]

What you're saying is true, but I think it's been exacerbated in this case by the fact that the official canon has at a lot of times drifted away from the conviction that it's satirical and that the Imperium should be the bad guys. It's not just a misinterpretation by the fandom - it's one that's been aided and abetted by GW themselves at various times, whether intentionally or not. Just because it has its roots in satire doesn't mean that it has consistently held to that tone and idea.

At the very least, the Imperium are definitely the implicit protagonists of the setting, which doesn't help to start with.

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[(Anonymous)]

Judge Dredd has certainly had his share of fans who didn’t understand satire.

[(Anonymous)]

ah, the colbert effect


though i have to admit i like a lot of the serious drama in lore too. what can i say, it's a thing for grimderk angsty men...