Warhammer 40K: Who Should Be The Daemon Primarch of Chaos Undivided?
When it all shakes out there’s really only 2 viable options. The question is which one should be the next Daemon Primarch of Chaos Undivided?
We’ve got a ways to go before we see a Daemon Primarch of Chaos Undivided but so far, we’re basically got the 4 Chaos gods covered. Angron’s arrival is imminent and he’s joining Mortarion and Magnus. After that I’m fully expecting a Fulgrim to show up…eventually. But then down the we’ve got one more spot for a possible Daemon Primarch left — but we’ve got two candidates.
Perturabo – Daemon Prince of Chaos Undivided
Elevated to the status of a Daemon Prince of Chaos Undivided after the events of the Iron Cage, Perturabo is still around. He’s been somewhat quite as the last big event he took place in was off-screen – it was a battle between his forces and Mortarion in the War of Rust and Ruin.
The fact of the matter is that Perturabo is already a Daemon Prince Primarch of Chaos Undivided. The Iron Warriors used to be one of the more popular Chaos Armies around the Warhammer 40k 3.5 era. It would be cool to see him come back to lead his Legion once more.
Lorgar – Daemon Prince (of Chaos Undivided?)
The Word Bearer’s Primarch was eventually lifted to the status of Daemonhood. It’s fitting considering his Legion is pretty much directly responsible for the Horus Heresy. Their fanatical beliefs led to reprimand by the Emperor and the Chaos Gods answering their call for something to worship. It’s unclear if he pledged his loyalty to any one particular Chaos God, but based on Lorgar and Word Bearer’s history, it’s probably a safe bet that he’s Undivided.
That said, he’s been active in the background in the current storyline – but he’s been pretty low-key.
“After ten thousand years of seclusion into the Warp, Lorgar is finally rumored to have returned at the close of the 41st Millennium and formation of the Great Rift. It is said that he has been seen walking mortal realms in terrible splendor, preaching the word of Chaos at the head of a massive Word Bearers force.”
If the Word Bearers ever do get a new army and codex I would fully expect to see A Lorgar at the forefront leading them with all his “terrible splendor” preaching the praise of chaos.
Either of these two Chaos Primarchs would be perfect for a Chaos Undivided Daemon Primarch. I suppose the question really is which one would be the best fit. They both have their pros and cons but I think that when the dust settles Logar is the better fit. Why? Well, as cool as a Daemon Prince Perturabo would be (and that model could be absolutely bonkers) he’s a bit too similar to Vashtorr the Arkifane.
Think about it. Both are kind of into that whole “Daemon Engine” thing and are really into weapons and machines. They are both into the bonding of chaos and the machine so there’s a bit of overlap. On the other hand, Lorgar is all Chaos in its purest form. He wants to spread the Word of Chaos and has been successful at doing it. Plus, we’ve got art of him as a Daemon Prince already:
Honestly, what I’d like to see is both of these as Daemon Primarch models one day. Who knows, maybe Purturabo could be the Daemon Primarch of Vashtorr and Lorgar could be the Daemon Primarch of Chaos Undivided. We’ve still got a long ways to go before that happens. Plus I can’t wait to see how GW re-works the Emperor’s Children and Fulgrim…eventually.
If you had to pick on of these candidates, which would you go with and why?
