Sometimes there is knowledge that allows one to sleep more peacefully. The MeinMMO editorial team has taken the official test to find out which Legion of the Space Marines from Warhammer 40,000 the editors belong to. Warhammer expert Benedict Grothaus expected some results, but there are a few concerns with the boss. Although he himself shouldn’t be too loud…
The idea was actually quite simple: I accidentally discovered that Games Workshop offers a test on its official website to find out which Legion you belong to. With several questions, you are assigned to a Legion at the end.
I submitted the test to the editorial team, just to see what would happen. I expected entertaining answers and a bit of banter with which I could impress my colleagues.
Here you can find the official Legion test from Warhammer
Of course, it’s all about promoting the current “Horus Heresy” set, which recently introduced Space Marines in even bulkier armor. The test is short and entertaining, but the results are surprisingly accurate.
But now I’m not so sure what lies dormant in the authors and editors of the site.
MeinMMO consists of heretics and traitors
According to the official test, over half of the editorial team belongs to the traitors. To explain: At the beginning of the 31st millennium, Horus Lupercal, one of the sons of the Emperor, orchestrated a massive betrayal.
Starting with a virus bomb that wiped out thousands of loyal Space Marines, he weakened the Imperium and then struck. The goal was to overthrow the Emperor because, according to Horus’ vision, humanity and the universe were slowly perishing.
Many Primarchs joined Chaos and betrayed the Imperium to follow Horus. The Great Brother War nearly destroyed the Imperium. And almost all of us here at MeinMMO belong to one of the traitor Legions, with the most represented being:
- the Sons of Horus
- the Emperor’s Children
- and even some Death Guards
- surprisingly, we have no Word Bearers at all
At least a handful of people from the editorial team have proven loyal to the Emperor:
- Dariusz, our shooter editor, appropriately belongs to the Imperial Fists
- Tech-Benedikt, MMORPG expert Karsten, and our all-rounder Ody belong to the Dark Angels
- Jasmin, who has a big heart for anime, is an Ultramarine
- Christoph is apparently our lone Space Wolf
- our video producer Anna belongs to the Iron Hands
- and Alex, who supplies you with cool D&D stories, likes to ride with the White Scars
However, we also have three people in the editorial team who belong to a Legion that makes me very skeptical, and two of them are in key positions…
Don’t trust the editor-in-chief!
MeinMMO’s editor-in-chief Leya apparently belongs to the Alpha Legion – the Space Marines about whom no one really knows if they are loyal or heretical. This is actually good, because she is not necessarily a Chaos supporter.
But with the Alpha Legion, it’s the case that deception and secrecy are their great weapons, and they rarely tell the truth. They mislead you, and sometimes you don’t even notice it.
Since I learned this about Leya, I’m no longer so sure if her assignments to me are really just assignments, or if there’s more to it…
The second member of the Alpha Legion is our managing editor Sophia Weiß, who can troublingly identify with the Legion, as she says. Unfortunately, this dual leadership structure aligns quite well with Alpharius and Omegon as the Primarchs of the Alpha Legion.
Our brothers and sisters from GameStar are much tamer
As a comparison, I sent the same test to our colleagues at GameStar and waited for the results. Little surprising for me but surely interesting for you: Almost all editors at GameStar are loyalists of the Imperium.
Almost all of them came out as Legions like the Dark Angels or Ultramarines. There are also two Imperial Fists, one of whom is Dimitry Halley, the editorial manager. Even one Salamander and one Raven Guard can be found, and Ann-Kathrin Kuhls, the team leader for GameStar on YouTube, is particularly proud to say she is a White Scar.
However, the stain of Chaos also sits with GameStar: they have one Thousand Son and two members of the Alpha Legion. But I won’t reveal who that is.
As much as I wonder about some results: I shouldn’t shout too loudly. According to the test, I am the only one in both teams belonging to the Night Lords. That’s fitting, but probably not the best sign for my colleagues.
For everyone who doesn’t know the name: the Night Lords are essentially the space super-vampires. The specialty of the Legion is psychological warfare and terror. These are the guys whose armor is stuck with the flayed skin and torn flesh of their enemies while they attack. And yes, I actually like the Night Lords…
The official personality test only includes the Legions of the Space Marines during the Horus Heresy, which means no successor Chapters or splinter groups. However, back then as now, the Chapters consist entirely of men: What happens when a woman wants to become a Space Marine in Warhammer 40,000?
