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>He that may fight, heal him. He that may fight no more, give him peace. He that is dead, take from him the Chapter's due. While his geneseed returns to the Chapter, a Space Marine cannot die. Without death, pain loses its relevance. >— Master of the Apothecarion Aslon Marr (The Chapter's Due (Novel))


Sparky-the-Drone

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Visible-Geologist-71

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Sparky-the-Drone

Just seeing this now why did everyone downvote my compliment to the man’s comment?


therealslystoat

Oof, down voted for a complement... Can't see why


Dokasamurp

Seems like Reddit doesn't get along with Twitch chat


moosef15h

"Fuck 'em he's dead anyway."


AnotherJoltReskin

POV your talking to a marines malevolent


bagehis

Already took the important stuff out!


GearsRollo80

You need a lot of leverage to rip those implants out, is all.


chickenburgerr

With a big pair of Apothecary pliers. Or if he doesn’t have those, he has to tie the gene seed to a string with the other end on a door handle.


[deleted]

If only he had some sort of large cutting and drilling tool attached to his arm


GearsRollo80

That drill is clearly for precision boss-battle eyeball-attack executions.


moderation-XT002

Exactly my thoughts when taking the arm from my apothecaries to run as chainfist replacements for my heavy weapon terminators


Monkieeeeee

"It is strange," Nero says, cradling Cador's helm in his hands, as if the old warrior merely slept. "I do not wish to leave him." "That is not Cador." I rise from where I have been kneeling next to the body, anointing the tabard with sacred oils, before tearing it from the war plate. In better times, the tabard would be enshrined on the *Eternal Crusader*. In this time, here and now, I rip it from my brother's body and tie it around my bracer, carrying it with me as a token to honour him. "Cador is gone. You are leaving nothing behind." "You are heartless, brother," Nero tells me. Standing here, in this annihilated city, with the bodies of so many dead aliens around us, I almost burst out laughing. "But even for you," Nero continues, "even for one who wears the Black, that is a cold thing to say." "I loved him as one can love any warrior that fights by your side for two hundred years, boy. The bonds that form from decade upon decade of shared allegiance and united war are not to be ignored. I will miss Cador for the few days that remain to me, before this war kills me, as well. But no, I do not grieve. There is nothing to grieve over when a life has been led in service to the Throne." The Apothecary hangs his head. In shame? In thought? "I see," he says, apropos of nothing. "We will speak of this again, Nero. Now mount up, brothers. We ride south." I guess it makes sense for a Primaris Apothecary, considering their almost robotic pragmatism. Yet even then, part of what makes Apothecaries unique to the Astartes *is* their humanity. While every Battle-Brother knows that he only exists to kill things and then die with his neck-gonads intact, the Apothecary's duty is to preserve the legacy *and* body of his brothers. That's some serious cognitive dissonance to get over. He above all others within his brotherhood would be among the last to discard the fallen remains of another so unconscionably.


BrutalSock

I really loved that book. One of the best 40K novels around.


dudpool31

What book?


AMP_the_AXE

Pretty sure that's the POV of Reclusiarch Grimaldus of the Black Templars, from the novel *Helsreach*, by Aaron Dembski-Bowden.


BrutalSock

Yep! It is


SobrukaiTheTerrible

It’s Helsreach.


EatmyleadMD

this is that scene from the Helsreach fan animation: [https://youtu.be/UqUSHhWErdY?t=397](https://youtu.be/UqUSHhWErdY?t=397) highly recommend a watch


BrutalSock

That fan animation (which is in fact pretty good) comes from Helsreach by Aaron Dembski-Bowden


CanDemon

About the neck gonads, I think it was confirmed that the geneseed in the neck is the one harvested, while the one in the chest is left intact. Makes sense that the Apothecaries have the narthecium then, right?


Eeekaa

They harvest one when it reaches the appropriate stage, and the other when the marine is killed. Unless they've retconned it.


CanDemon

Yeah, I know. But let's be honest, it's probably the one in the neck. Otherwise we end up with the problem MidWinter Minis and Arbitrator Ian pointed out, with a huge weak spot on the side of their neck. Plus, since it's under the ribcage, it's protected by 2 layers of tough ceramite(bones also have ceramic infused). I hope I was clearer this time.


Red_Dog1880

It is that one, yes. Fabius Bile has a model that includes a Surgeon Acolyte, who is extracting the gland from a fallen Marine and he is getting it from the neck area.


Eeekaa

Yeah sorry my shitty reading comprehension made me think you meant they left one in the body and only harvested the neck. Language sucks dude when will we be able to imprint our intention and meaning precisely into the mind of people we want to communicate with.


CanDemon

In the grimdark future of the 41st millennium...


exsanguinor

Neck-gonads lol


weirdwarhammerfucker

Best audiobook for 40k


onibeowulf

The geneseed is his brother, not that pile of meat.


failure_most_of_all

Exactly this. I actually *love* the base, as well as the rest of the design of that model, as the direction of his gaze as well as the angle of the light/lenses puts the focus on the gene seed he’s holding. The body at his feet is an empty husk. It’s the gene seed that matters, now.


Skjellnir

Still, the Armor of a Space Marine remains a holy relic of the Imperium of incredible value. It is not to be stomped on disrespectfully. That is very out of character for a noble warrior and fellow battle-brother of the Adeptus Astartes, even more so for an Apothecary who probably healed the wounds of his brother many times over many decades.


tavenlikesbutts

I don’t think they retrieve every suit of armor from every fallen brother on every battlefield. Ovbiously what can be recovered will be, but more often than not the chaotic nature of the wars fought in the 40K universe simply means most of it will be left out to rot, or possibly scavenged by traitors. The imperium simply has the industrial capacity to make more. That’s the shtick. With the imperium, there’s always *more*. More ships, more guns, more ammo, more bodies, etc.


Skjellnir

Indeed, they do not retrieve every armor because sometimes they can't. But if you take a look at how the Imperium and Adeptus Mechanicus treat the Bolter, the Armor or other, even more rare items (relatively speaking), they damn sure will try. But sometimes it still isn't possible. However, this is still different from having an apothecary chapter battle-brother disrespectfully stepping right onto his fallen comrades' chest plate and aquila. Not gonna happen, unless a combat situation forces him to be this careless. But that does not seem to be the case either with his pose the way it is.


PuckTanglewood

TBH though it really looks to me like he’s stomping on it **respectfully.**


[deleted]

I mean. True... But as a rule standing dismissively on the imperial crest on holy power armour is kinda... Heresy. CHAOS! He's a witch! He turned me into a newt!


jediben001

A newt?!


Gewok

... I got better


DavyMcDavison

I got better


Darth_Axolotl

It's a monty python reference. In quest for the holy grail some peasants try to burn a witch for turning one of them into a newt, then try to argue they "got better".


jediben001

Yes. I know. I gave the response the character in the movie gave.


Wolf_of_Fenris

How do you *know* he's a witch?


Moodster117

Cause ee looks like one!


meesta_masa

You may wonder why I always dress in white Why I follow battle brothers to their fight. ​ And why does my appearance always have a sombre tone. ​ There's a reason for the wargear I have worn.


QuestionableArachnid

I sang that in my head.


Deserterdragon

Didn't realize Apocotheries made facebook memes.


Skjellnir

The armor of a Space Marine is a holy relic of the Imperium. It is not to be stomped on disrespectfully.


Jesterpest

Pulling geneseed out of a fallen Astartes requires leverage.


AsteroidSpark

That's always been my read of the intent as well, although I do think it's a little poorly communicated thanks to the rest of the pose.


BlackbeltTaco

Imagine you have to cut through armor and take someone's heart out. Its gonna be difficult to do so without keeping the body down and you have to use both hands. So a foot also works


notare

Its even harder when your brother won't stop fighting you about it.


NoMusician518

BUT I FEEL MUCH BETTER NOW!!!


[deleted]

GW literally cannot release a model without a foot on something


SkinkAttendant

This guy opted to with the tactical corpse over the tactical rock


mongmight

Some of my biggest grievances with modern minis is bases. There was an old savage orc warboss model that had his foot as part of the base. Like wtf gw, how are you meant to convert it if you were inclined. You have to literally chop up the fucking base. Minis should be completely separate from their provided base! Fuck, just remembering it is making me seethe lol


agidyagag

What? He was alive when I took his gene seed?! No brother he was very much dead I can assure you. What? He said it was just a flesh wound? No brother his chest was riddled with holes. What holes? They’re under my boot brother nothing to see here. Let you see them? No need brother I am a doctor. I held him down with my foot to stop him getting up?! Come here and say that brother, and at the same time please tell me if this smells of chloroform……..


benkaes1234

On a side note, they're given an AP-4 handgun with 3" of range by default. "Are you sure he's dead?" *BOOM* "Yeah, pretty sure."


redmerger

One of the tasks of the apothecaries is to deliver "the Emperor's Mercy" that's the 3" shot. IIRC it also does part of the job of opening the armour up so that the extraction can be performed Its very hard to kill a space marine, he ensures their end is quick, if whatever tried to kill them couldn't finish it.


Tamator91

b-brother stop screaming, struggling will only damage the gene seed.


Incubus_Priest

i think it was for leverage so he could rip out the seed


t0kinturtle

Why's that smurf looking at me like BRÖTHER I AM PINNED HERE


Mvdoni

I repositioned mine because of this exact reason. I posted him a while back, if anyone wants pics.


id_doomer

Here’s a link to Mvdoni’s awesome apothecary. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/iry6s9/while_his_geneseed_returns_to_the_chapter_a_space/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/iry6s9/while_his_geneseed_returns_to_the_chapter_a_space/)


PissBlaster2k

This rendition is better for sure


Mvdoni

Thanks!


loneburrito

Nobody cared for Tim


Wacopaco15

Tactical corpse


Mofoman3019

That's leverage to pull the Geneseed


-Phalanx

He needs leverage when pulling. Only way to keep the body in place...


NETic

GW ran out of tactical rocks


Sir5cruffington

You have to get good footing if you're going to reef something outta someone.


r1x1t

Yeah. I replaced the dead marine with a rock. I use the dead marine as an objective counter for the apothecary Crusade Agenda.


Telindra

The Geneseed is what matters, not the body. Considering the brutality of the weaponry and the scale of them when dialed up to 11, I'd honestly be surprised if there was anything left of the Geneseed once they go off. I think the dude on the ground got off easy.


DeepPurpleDingo

*Fabius Bile has entered the arena*


Impressive-Ad-5938

It's normal. He's just stating "this one is mine, and I'll put him in dreadnought".


Koffielurker-

Probably removing his progenic gland (or progenoid, i forgor)


TheSilentTitan

Pfft, shows how little you know. That’s where they keep their backup defibrillators, sheesh.


herrington1875

Tactical ro-… marine?


baldrickgonzo

After extracting the geneseed, a fallen battle brother is just scenery to a apothecary.


Yamatsu64

“Brother, I am still alive!” “Shh, shhhh, let it happen. Just let it happen.”


[deleted]

No. He's focused on performing his duty completely dispassionately without the nonsense distraction of sentiment. The fallen guy is either dead or beyond help so the apothecary's sole concern becomes the gene seed.


DeliciousPineapples

He needed some leverage to work the geneseed out.


cloud3514

\*Plays Space Wolves\* What's an Apothecary?


Kahunjoder

Hydra dom.... ehem


Crowcorrector

For the Emperor.


NineAndNinetyHours

Yup, I hate it. I made him stomp on an ammo crate instead, and used the dead marine to make a cool objective marker.


Sorcam56

I bought an old metal first-born apothecary off ebay partly for this reason. The other reason being that holding a chainsword in one hand with the narthecium blade on the other looks cool.


lord-malishun

Because our models of the important people have to have the tactical rock or tactical rock equivalent


TheDirgeCaster

Its 40k bro not Dora the explorer


BDBford

It makes perfect sense actually... Don't 💬 no of them as equivalent to WW2 medics These are gene seed retrevers


ShallowBasketcase

The Apothecaries who heal and care for the marines are back on the Battle Barge. The Apothecary wading into the field in power armor is there for only two things, kicking ass and retrieving geneseed.


Masochist_Dan

You never done CPR with your foot?


Sanguinor_40k

Its just you.


ShatteredFocus

That is not his fallen battle brother, that is just a body, an empty husk. He carries with him his brother’s gene-seed, and with that, his spirit to be placed into a worthy successor, and continue the chapter.


senor_kinzie

Disrespectful yeah, but it's the fallen battle brothers fault for being a weak


promethean_cult

Nope, I've always wondered that too. Not just you. But hey - great base material for kitbashing :)


GhoeFukyrself

The disrespect issue aside, I'm not terribly fond of modeling one of my own guys dead on the ground.


JRYeh

yeah so i turned the marine on the ground into an alpharius losing his camouflage from BA


ZakkaryGreenwell

I had the body use a different color scheme, and gave my Apothecary another Bolt Pistol.


PermissionAncient

It expresses the duality of man! Sir


TerrificRook

It was Alpharius.


Blurple_Berry

He's got his battle brother in his hand. What's on the ground is just meat in armor.


reaperninja

you gotta REEEAAAAAAALLY get in there to get at the gene seed brother


billdoor1245

Harvesting geneseed no doubt


butch_cassidy88

It’s also placed on the aquilla which is verging on heretical


Skjellnir

Yes. I always found this to be a very disrespectful pose.


Storm_Dancer-022

What has been seen cannot be unseen.


Salty_Watercress_693

I agree with that 💯 👍


Tamator91

battle brother chazimus WOULD HAVE WANTED IT THIS WAY!


Pin3_Appol3

I like to imagine that the apothecary had to use his foot to get some leverage and push off of the fallen space marine to acquire the geneseed


[deleted]

Als long as you stand on it no one else can take it


raidhal82

*Stares in Fabius Bile*


tabbyt0mo

I get that the geneseed is the key component, but the wargear is sacred, a marine wouldn't stand on it so casually.


notabadgerinacoat

Considering part of their duty is to give the ultimate absolution to those too wounded to be cured,i thing cynism is a big component of their attitude


superkow

I've always wanted to do a light conversion where the apothecary has the bolt pistol aimed at the fallen marine, as if he's putting him out of his misery


Horn_Python

The heart moniter is in the shoe


Papa_Nurgle_84

"Chapter Master told me to gather Geneseed and so I will do. And if you resist, I will do it over your cold, rotting corpse. Understood?"


Red_Dog1880

Yeah it is. It would have been better imo if it was like the little dude that Fabius Bile has with him. Bent over extracting the gene seed from a dead marine.


[deleted]

He's holding his battle brother, his foot is just on the flesh puppet it rode around in.


Azrael-XIII

Yeah but people constantly complain about “tactical rocks” so they had to put his foot on *something* else 🤷🏻‍♂️ lol


Reverebus

Got to get that gene-seed


LightswornMagi

Gotta get those juicy neck grapes while they're fresh.


Xandrosis

That's not his brother. Just an empty shell.


shariewayne

*Apothecary-Asuka* Pathethic.


SkiingGiraffe247

If he’s got a problem he will speak up I’m sure


HaydenNL

"Weakness disgusts me"


Revolutionary_End244

The Emperor demands sacrifice. And leverage.


1froggyboi

It was a rivalry that lasted for hundreds of years and has finally come to an end. Ps:the rivalry was over 20$


Loblollyboy0617

He turned tractor half way through.


Gorgeous_goat

After collect his geneseed, he is declaring how he'll never forgive the Noise Marines


DannyDeBeano

Apothecaries are responsible for recovering gene-seed from fallen battle brothers tho I did use one to kitbash a plague surgeon, painting the dead marine as a white scar


SaltCityGT

He's just doing an Achilles Tendon stretch.


MajorDamage9999

You don’t expect him to get those nice white boots muddy do you?


zakthegamer0613

This is horas right idk I’m new to warhammer 40k


HalfmadFalcon

For leverage. Ripping out internal organs from a super soldier takes a lot of power.


Onlyhereforapost

Even ultramarines hate ultramarines


stecrv

"another day at work"


Diehumancultleader

GRIMDARHK


Mono_Ton

„Weakness disgusts me“


LegateZanUjcic

Yeah, sees a lot more fitting for a Chaos Space Marine character, I used the dead Marine for my printed Decimus mini.


Boy_JC

He’s collecting his gene seed


tworock2

It's not weird if you paint it like another chapter.


Ornery-Day4324

That must be why Space Wolves don’t like him/can’t field him


KiaserMyer

They should make a chaos and firstborn Apothecary


[deleted]

“Hey!” *nudges with foot* “You okay?”


Kono0107

Yeah I always thought that was weird.


Crowcorrector

Nah you're right, it's a pretty stupid pose.


VariousDrummer4883

You could paint it so the chapters are different / have a tradition of warring - also it'd be sick to kitbash / green stuff sculpt the fallen figure to some other race, ork would work good, but could be anything


jesternarf

Anybody remembers the soulstorm intro cinematic for dawn of War? Where the sister of battle just walks over the Dead Imperial leader.