RISE OF THE STAR CHILD! THE TRUTH REVEALED

Hey everyone Rho here! Today we're discussing the origins of the Star Child. The rumoured rebirth of the Emperor of Mankind...

General Spoiler Warning to begin as today we will be referencing events from across the Warhammer 40,000 Universe. In particular the Horus Heresy Siege of Terra novel "the End and the Death" volume 2. As always I really recommend you read the stories for yourself first without spoilers! As that's the best way to enjoy the lore for yourself!

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[Nekomancer]

I like to think that is why the Imperium is so dystopian, the Emperor cast off his humanity and that is why the current Imperium is so bad, he does not care. I wonder how he will feel about his empire once he gets his humanity back.

[dalaminaubis]

One of the things I loved when getting into 40k was just how much lore there was to dig throug. As soon as I thought I had a decent understanding, I'd learn something new and have to rework it all out in my head. 19 years later and there is still so much, and more to be had every year.

[Mortarion-xtwp]

I like to imagine that the two parts won't actually merge again.
Having the gentle and wise part of the big E becoming the new emperor and guiding humanity, while a powerful and warlike god emperor protects mankind from the warp.

[chrisfrombeyond]

I think all of your suppositions are spot on. Another idea:
If the "Star Child" shard was the Emperors humanity....then what aspect of the Emperor did the Lion meet in the ethereal forest?
Could it perhaps be the same psychic aspect of the Emperor that Horus would converse with during the Siege? A wounded and frail old man.

[huwtindall]

Glad you got to this bit Rho. For me this moment in The End and the Death was the single most important passage in the whole HH and Siege of Terra series. It answers so many questions (did he love the Primarchs - yes); why his soul is seemingly now fragmented (it literally is); and opens up the 40K lore for Big E being more active (parts of his soul have been nurtured into new beings). Love it.

[charleswacker]

So potentially, the seed of immortality that Russ set out to find is the Star Child.

Am I alone in wanting to see an older, wisened Russ that’s had to go “Lone Wolf and Cub”?

[Cleav]

Red herring. At the start of Lion, Son of the Forrest, Lionel Johnson comes across and old withered king in a boat fishing. I’m wondering if that was or, was a fragment of the emperor

[temporarymfz]

I am so glad there bringing back the Star Child lore. Hiping that they will eventually take this lore in the right direction

[krisrobinson]

The Star Child pushing against the God Emperor for rulership over the empire would be interesting. Of course in the end after nearly dooming humanity they should join forces and kick off a huge crusade to beat back the enemies of mankind together. It would be interesting to see how all the primarchs react.

[Marcher]

Considering the way time works in the warp, the shard of the Emperor in the warp could have been acting retroactively the whole time. We have no idea of the kind of influence it has been exerting on the events we are familiar with.

[PapaPyth]

I was shocked that Thorn Of Light was basically all about the Star Child. Dawn Of Fire novels have been a blast!

[Chryeven]

My theory is that the Starchild is a merge of the kindness of the Emperor and Horus reborn.
His last words to Horus were, “I wait for you and I forgive you.”
I also think Valdor has a role in it, like, give his spear to the child so he'd stab the corpse of the Emperor to gain all of his knowledge

[DavidD]

For the God Emperor! For the Algorithm!

[kartoffelsalat]

I just hope Trazyn has his master ball ready.

[GaryPipe-gouh]

If they wanted to make it really grimdark they should have that fragment return to The Emperor but in that moment the agony and pain of 10k years of the golden throne is truly felt sending a massive powersurge of pure despair flooding the empyrean creating his greatest nightmare. The Dark King

[gavincross]

You know... I like the videos Rho but I really love the fact that you reference books I do not have in my collection so I can add to it. Thank you.

[stefanhenning]

I just got back into Warhammer, and had to go back to one of my favorite channels.

[Fissiccisst]

I absolutely love the idea that the Emperors Humanity is actually whats started taking action. It sounds like the Emperor deliberately made a Chaos God, an actual benevolent one, who's been absorbing the positive emotions of the Warp.

This would also explain Guilliman's concerning conversation with the Emperor, where the Emperor regarded him as a mere tool. That all that remains on the throne is a husk, In fact, what if Emps split off more than we think. That emps threw everything off he didn't need to fight, and stay focused on the task at hand, the jettisoned everything else off like an escape pod. Cause he saw the mortal wound to his corporeal form coming. Leaving only enough power and mental thought process left to defeat Horus and power the throne. In terms of adjectives, he kept Power and Duty of his soul in his body. The power to kill, and use the astronomicon, and the duty to continue to do so effectively in perpetuity.

Meanwhile, the star child, over the 10k years has been gaining form and accumulating the power lost, the power left behind in his old body to fight Horus.. And the guilliman fight, if it was the star child, shows not only the compassion to save and heal his Son, but also the capacity for harm, for vengeance. The instance of the guy(forgot his name) that sacrifices himself and a figure of the emperor manifests and smites the chaos army. If memeory serves it felt like he was described as almost sorrowful, like he didn't want it to be this way, that people had to die to summon him to aid them. And the burning of the garden feels like a slap back at nurgle for causing issues. You screw with me, its gonna cost you kind of move.

If all this is true. I don't think the Star Child is going to be all good vibes. Not that it'll be evil, but I don't think Emps split off just his good parts, I think he split off everything he would need for round two.
Silly Headcanon I just came up with: Each Primarch Returning is also an activation of an aspect of the Star Child.
Guilliman is the activation of Duty and Hope. The fire(literally for nurgle) to start this war to possibly end chaos.
The Lion is the activation of Determination, and Ruthlessness. The will to kill, and do it without mercy

[devilsbaneUT]

I missed this channel alpha legion is still te most interesting to me but this is just gold

[Notrog]

Well that would make sense as to why crazy uncle Valdor is hanging out in the warp pocket. If he had a piece of the emperor that needed watching that could explain a lot of what he could be doing as the yellow king.