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2024Friday 27th SeptemberOnlinePanel 5Warhammer 40k

Excommunicate Traitoris – On Defining Canon, Communities, and the Building of Narrative Worlds

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Abstract “Everything is Canon” or so goes the meme which exploded through the Warhammer 40,000 online community in mid April 2024. In reaction to the ostensibly new revelation of female Custodes in the 10th Edition a proportion of 40K fans declared this news as “heretical” and a betrayal of the fandom. In response Games Workshop …

2024Friday 27th SeptemberOnlinePanel 5Warhammer 40k

Respect the Canon: 40K and Evangelical Fundamentalism’s Loyalty to Fluff and Tradition

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Abstract Within Warhammer 40,000 (40K), the Emperor of Man sought unity, a single truth, and eradication of alternative beliefs . After his entombment, the Imperial Cult proclaimed him God-Emperor and became increasingly rigid and stagnant over time. Diversity and understanding eroded under a single edict maintained under eternal warfare. Despite the diverse influences evident in …