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The Immaterium Within: Daemons and the Warp as Psycho-Cosmological Topography in Warhammer 40,000

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The Immaterium or Warp in Warhammer 40,000 functions as a chaotic, psychic realm that embodies both cosmic threat and metaphysical possibility. By looking at various external philosophical and religious sources, this paper seeks to approach 40k’s Immaterium as a liminal metaphysical space – and its internal lore applications of a collective unconscious realm shaped by …

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Messengers of Chaos: Variances in representations of chaos demons in Warhammer 40,000

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Viewers usually expect long-lasting transmedia worlds and crossovers between various media to be internally harmonious. In contrast, Warhammer 40,000 provides prospective viewers, players and readers with a universe far less concerned with clarity and consistency. To the audiences of Warhammer 40,000, significant variance in the depictions of characters, places and factions depending on the medium, …