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Originally Posted by Hans Rancke-Madsen
But what I was questioning was whether an Imperial marine in full battle armor carrying a lethal weapon would be as quintessential and iconic an image to all the people of the Third Imperium as a Knight in Shining Armor.
To some? Possibly. To most? That I doubt.
Hans
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Probably to a significant amount at least.
I also think it should be stated that In-Universe, the concept of a Battledress Marine goes back to the dawn of the Imperium and probably as far back to the 2nd Imperium or even the Interstellar Wars.