| Acharnement | 14 Jun 2014 5:54 a.m. PST |
In all 40K, he is referred to as The Emperor but that was probably not his birth name. Probably. (Though with 40K fluff, anything is possible.)
I am partial to Jim or Pyotr for some reason. Any guesses? |
 John the OFM  | 14 Jun 2014 6:08 a.m. PST |
"Ah, yes, Mrs Perdicaris. My Christian name." |
| Winston Smith | 14 Jun 2014 6:09 a.m. PST |
His fraternity brothers called him "Sluggo". |
OldGrenadier  | 14 Jun 2014 6:48 a.m. PST |
Bob. In all seriousness, I don't think they actually ever gave him a name. I've seen a fan fiction where his name was 'Jack Harkness'. |
| Roderick Robertson | 14 Jun 2014 7:09 a.m. PST |
Palpatine. This is what comes of giving Gunguns the vote. |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 14 Jun 2014 7:21 a.m. PST |
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| Ivan DBA | 14 Jun 2014 7:23 a.m. PST |
I've never seen it. Remember that the Emperor is immortal. I think there is some allusion to him being from Anatolia, and perhaps being an officer in the Byzantine army, so he might have a Greek name. But he could well be far older even than that. Probably Malcador was the only one who knew. |
| KTravlos | 14 Jun 2014 7:24 a.m. PST |
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| cloudcaptain | 14 Jun 2014 7:32 a.m. PST |
I heard a convincing argument once that he is the avatar of the Chaos God Malal (Malice) from the older editions of Warhammer. Malal's Chaos aspects range into opposition to Chaos itself…which I guess would be plausible. He vanishes from Warhammer mythology at one point. Perhaps he becomes the Emporer of Man? |
| Sundance | 14 Jun 2014 9:23 a.m. PST |
Bonaparte, wasn't it? Oh, not that emperor… |
| Winston Smith | 14 Jun 2014 9:26 a.m. PST |
"There are those who say you never loved the Emperor." |
| Jakar Nilson | 14 Jun 2014 9:55 a.m. PST |
I remember that there was a different warlord mentioned during the Age of Strife, and he actually had this badass name. I just can't remember it. |
| Stealth1000 | 14 Jun 2014 10:44 a.m. PST |
I KNOW AS I ASKED Mr Rick Priestley many years ago when I talked to him. He revealed his identity (over 23 years ago). ………. He said "The Emperor is ………… Cliff Richard. And that is no word of a lie.
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| Zephyr1 | 14 Jun 2014 1:39 p.m. PST |
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| kidbananas | 14 Jun 2014 1:55 p.m. PST |
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| John the OFM | 14 Jun 2014 4:02 p.m. PST |
Since the Emperor is locked in an Iron Lung and he looks like a wax dummy, what difference does it make? In all seriousness… That cracked me up. |
| Mooseworks8 | 14 Jun 2014 6:53 p.m. PST |
I always liked to think he was Sigmar once ascended. |
| Pedrobear | 14 Jun 2014 7:04 p.m. PST |
Newman. His name was Newman.
At least according to the 40K wiki. link |
| Weasel | 14 Jun 2014 8:18 p.m. PST |
It's Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden. In more seriousness, it's never been printed and likely never will. Assigning a name would humanize the character. |
| Acharnement | 15 Jun 2014 5:32 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the answers, folks. I will bow to the omniscient wisdom of Rick Priestly and go with Cliff Richard. Seems legit. |
| peterx | 15 Jun 2014 7:16 a.m. PST |
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| CBPIII | 15 Jun 2014 8:59 a.m. PST |
Jakar, are you thinking of the excellently named "Nathan Dume?" He was the Pan-Pacific Tyrant or something. |
| Dave Jackson | 15 Jun 2014 6:17 p.m. PST |
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| Old Slow Trot | 16 Jun 2014 5:59 a.m. PST |
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| By John 54 | 10 Oct 2015 12:11 p.m. PST |
Apologies for resurrecting this old thread, but, did Forgeworld, or GW pure, ever release a model of the Emperor? would seem a good idea for the Horus Heresy range, but I cant find one. John |
| Russ Lockwood | 10 Oct 2015 1:11 p.m. PST |
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| furgie | 11 Oct 2015 11:24 a.m. PST |
Unfortunately I no longer have a copy, but from what I remember his story (and possibly his name) was told fully in the original 40k rule book Rogue Trader. Furgie |
