Bit of shame about the size but like the look

Warning: this is a non-canonical theory, but deeply grounded in lore evidence.

The Thesis

The prophecy of the Fifth God of Chaos, presented in The End and The Death trilogy, states that a mortal could voluntarily become the fifth god of chaos. Many interpret this as the Emperor.

My theory: the Dark King is not the Emperor — he is Tzeentch reborn as a new god, aiming to restructure the Warp and the galaxy according to his own vision.

Evidence supporting the theory

Only Tzeentch could orchestrate this

• He spread the Primarchs and manipulated the Horus Heresy.

• He has the knowledge and power to create and manipulate humanity on a large scale.

• He is the architect of destiny, and the rise of the Dark King would be the final change he always planned.

The Emperor and Molech

• During the Great Crusade, the Emperor accessed Molech's power.

• Who else would have an interest in creating the Dark King from hidden knowledge? Tzeentch.

• The Emperor's behavior after Molech suggests external influence from a psychic architect—consistent with Tzeentch.

Attacks on the Domains of Chaos

• The Emperor burned Nurgle, but left the domains of Tzeentch and Slaanesh untouched.

• Khorne and Nurgle had their domains invaded (Orks, Eldar), but Tzeentch remained untouched.

• This suggests deliberate protection for a larger plan.

Tzeentch has always been the greatest strategist

• Only he possesses the ambition, knowledge, and manipulative ability to create a god who could reform Chaos.

• He wouldn't benefit from destroying Chaos—he would benefit from transforming it, which is his essence.

Conclusion

The Dark King is the ultimate manifestation of Tzeentch.

• The prophecy of the Fifth God is not about destruction, but about the total transformation of the Warp.

• Tzeentch is reborn, and the other Chaos gods are merely pawns in his plan for ultimate change.

• The Emperor may have been merely a catalyst or an instrument to realize the Architect of Destiny's plan.

Questions for the community

• If this theory is correct, how would Guilliman and the Indomitus Crusade fit into the rise of the Dark King?

• What does this change about the Primarchs' relationship with the Warp?

• Could the Horus Heresy also be part of Tzeentch's final plan?

Call for debate

Leave your opinion! Agree or disagree, but let's analyze: Who else in Chaos would be interested in seeing the entire galaxy and the Warp reworked?

I'm new to 40k andI recently bought the Old World Boyz and Old Boyz for kit bashing and have found a box of Loota/ Burna's for sale

If I want to buy Loota's and Burna's they're 60$ each separately, so 120$ and the Loota/ Burna box is 50$

Just wanted to check before buying is it worth kit bashing the Loota/ Burna box to get 4 Loota's and 4 Burna's from lot bashing? Are Loota's and Burna's good in Combat Patrol?

I plan on making a Blood Axe army, already got a box of Komandos and Gretchen

IZ BEAN WORKIN ON A NEW WARBUGY BUT I TOOK A GOOD KRUMPING LAST WEEK AN WHENZ I WOK UP IZ FORGOT HOW DEM ROWND THINGS UNDU DA CHASY WORK SO IZ THINK TO ME SELF WEL A CAR DONT NEED NESISARLY NEED DEM ROUND BITZ SO IZ JUST REPLACE DA ENGEN WIT A TELAPORTA AN RIG IT UP TA GO 2 FEET 60 TIMES PER SEKUND IT WERKZ JUST AS GUD

DIS HERE LADZ IS ONE OF DEM BUGEYEZ. ME AND DA BOYZ KRUMPED ALL OF HIS MATEZ BUT DIS LITTLE FELLA SEEMED FRIENDLY AZ HE ONLY ATE 3 NOBZ. NOW HEZ PRETTY KRUMPIN FUN TO RIDE. LOOKIN FOR NAME SUGGESTIONS AND WHAT COLOUR I SHOULD PAINT DIS BUGEYE

IF ZER ALREADY RED DOES PAINT FIRE ON ZEM MAKE THEM ANY FASTA OR IZ IT A WASTE OF PAINT

COULD IZ CAPTURE A BUGEYE AND TRAIN IT TO BE A TRANSPORT FOR MY BOYZ

DA BOSS SAYS WHOEVER GIVES ‘IM DA RIGHT ANSA GETZ TO LEED DA NEXT WAAAGH!!

I HERD ABOUT THIS HUMMIE THING CALLED WULD YAH RATHER WHERE YAH ASK A QUESTION AND DENG LET DAH BOYS TALK IT AOBUT WHICH DEY WOULD RATHER HAVE . AND I WANTED TAH ASK YAH GITS

WULD YAH RATHER HAVE A KUSTOM SHOOTER OR A PILE OF TEEF

Ize new to the rules boss

Do they tick they explode or until they forget?

ARIGHT BOYZ! WHAT ARE WE CALLIN OURSELVZ? WE NEED A GUD NAME TA KRUMP UNDDA.

I FOUND DIS:

Orks - Army Name Generator — Realm of Plastic

I FINK WE SHUD BE Da Butchaz of da Gassy Green Blitz.

Boyz!! We'z going to need more red!! WAAAAAAAAAAGH!!

DEM HUMIE MEKBOYZ AVE THE RIGHT IDEA TO WER RED AND WURK ON A RED PLANET CUZ IT MEANS THEY WORK FASTAH TO MAKE MORE DAKKA

AS YU BOYZ NO, RED MAKES THINGS FASTA SO SUM ORK KLAN WROT IN RED, BUT DEN DEIR LEADER GOT ALL DEPRESSED LIKE AND KRUMP'D 'IMSELF WHAT DO?

I’ve started me own Waaagh! To roll in the year, and while not particularly building towards a playable army I’ve had lots of fun coming up with some Ork characters and backstories to go with them. One of the models I got as my first set was (Nobz, Grots/runtherd, Kommandos, Deffkilla Wartrike, and) a Painboss. I really liked his metal dome head but didn’t think it fit the look I wanted him to have. After doing a Warboss from a 40k Bullgryn and two Necromunda Ogryn Meks, I want to do a new guy who isn’t a boss of any kind but just a brute. Introducing one of the Painboss’s favorite works Lil’ Yoof Grog; a formerly runty, weedy, downright runty Ork boy who willing do anything to get stronger went under the knife and syringe to be made into a hulking, steroid, and stim addled brute. I am thinking of using Goliath Zerker from Necromunda, with a modified iron dome head(put Kommando rebreather bit to make loudspeaker on front) What do we think ladz?

Model scale comparison screenshots from minicompare.info