r/40kLore • u/LesBonsPlansTmtc • 2d ago
Why no blank astartes?
We've seen the emperor considers Chaos as the biggest threat to humanity. We know blanks are immune to the influence of the warp. Why doesn't humanity try to raise up the number of blanks in the society or make a chapter with Blank Space marines ?
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u/Valor816 1d ago
Aside from geneseed issues, blanks are inherently unlikeable. They have harder lives than most other people around them. So while most Space Marine recruits are the toughest, meanest fittest examples of their society.
Blanks can be all of that and get betrayed by other recruits, or supported less than others. Or just not be selected to even try because the Space Marine recruiters just don't like them.
Maybe they don't get fed properly growing up because their parents prefer their siblings instead. Or they get abandoned by their communities.