Felicior Augusto, Melior Traiano (40K Warlord WIP) (Patreon)

Hello!

Okay, here we go - the first WIP for Roboute Guilliman.  Anyone with the slightest interest in 40K will have heard of him as he and the Ultramarines are the most promoted Chapter among the Space Marines.  

He is probably most (in)famous for writing the Codex Astartes, the tome of organization and tactics that most Space Marine Chapters follow to varying degrees.  His depiction has also varied wildly over the years as different writers seem to have conflicting opinions on his character.  

If I had to describe Guilliman, I'd say he's what you'd get if Trajan, Hadrian or Marcus Aurelius was a Primarch.  All of the Emperor's sons are superior to baseline humanity, made as intelligent and mighty as physics and biology will allow.  But due to the demands of the Great Crusade, their talents were mostly focused on warfare by necessity.

As one of the very few Primarchs with a privileged upbringing, Guilliman managed to branch out and apply his intellect to administration and governance.  He is described as a logistical genius, which on paper sounds like the most boring superpower ever.  However this trait greatly benefits the Ultramarines as the systems they conquer quickly integrate into the Imperium and prosper, thereby expanding their resources and recruitment pool.  Their organization is so efficient that the Ultramarines became the largest legion before the Horus Heresy.  And while the Imperium slowly became a dumpster fire over the millenia, Guilliman's realm of Ultramar managed to holds things together due to his policies and the lessons he imparted to his sons.  

Recently, 40K's timeline has advanced and Guilliman's back in the limelight.  He is now ruling over one half of the Imperium while his BFF Dante gets the worse half (I guess that makes him Diocletian in space).   He also gets to wield the Emperor's own sword now - a weapon so potent it can perma kill Daemons (that's usually impossible).

Next step is to give Guilliman some cool poses and there are more assets are down the pipeline.  I also have some ideas for a cool diorama.  Will post those once they are more refined.  Stay tuned!