75 Warhammer Quotes That All Fantasy Gamers Will Love

Georgia Stone
Dec 12, 2023 By Georgia Stone
Originally Published on Feb 13, 2021
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Warhammer 40k is the most popular miniature game in the world even though it started as a joke.

Warhammer 40k became so popular because it was different and we'll see some of the awesome quotes from the game here. Warhammer 4ok will entrap anybody who reads anything about it and drowns anybody who even touches the history surrounding it.

Warhammer is a tabletop game played with miniature figurines and boards, along with the incredible story. So here are our Warhammer 40k quotes, they will make you feel the essence of the game just by reading them. The game was nothing but a gift for the sci-fi fans out there and has stood as the best in the field. You will see how Rogue Trader became more than a little supplement to bring light to the world of elves and men. Let us start!

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Warhammer Battle Quotes

Unlike other miniature war games Warhammer 40k is set in the distant future, where human civilization is besieged by supernatural creatures and hostile aliens. The models in the game are a mixture of aliens, humans, and supernatural monsters, wielding magical powers and futuristic weaponry. Feel the excitement in the battles of this good game with our Warhammer 40k ork quotes. Let us start!

The battles in Warhammer 40k are breathtaking!

1. "Do not fail your Brothers. Though their bodies die, their spirit must return to the Chapter. That is your charge."

- Warhammer 40k Compendium, p. 25

2. "The Space Wolves revere the Emperor as the greatest warrior of all time, the only being to have ever bested Leman Russ in hand-to-hand combat. When Space Wolves call upon Russ or the Emperor in battle, it is to witness the deeds of men and to judge the fallen."

- Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition) p. 27

3. "While the enemies of the Emperor still draw breath, there can be no peace."

- Captain Gabriel Angelos, Warhammer 40k, Dawn of War

4. "God-Emperor? Calling him a god was how all this mess started."

- Bjorn the Fell-Handed, Space Wolves

5. "Show me a fortress and I'll show you a ruin."  

- Captain Edain Bourne, Warhammer 40k Seige, p. 105

6. “We do not know what our chances of survival are, so we fight as if they were zero. We do not know what we are facing, so we fight as if it was the dark gods themselves."

- Ben Counter

7. “There is no time to plan, there is no space to think. No respite. No forgiveness. There is only war.”

- Warhammer 40k Source Book

8. “We know no fear. It was cut from our souls at birth. We can feel it only as an absence, as an empty shadow cast by the light of annihilation."

- John French

9. "Death to the foul warriors of Chaos!"

- Warhammer 40k book

10. "Do you hear the voices, too?"

- Chaos Space Marines

11. "A wise man learns from the death of others"

- Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition, pg. 116

12. "All Daemons are Falsehood. They are lies given the shape of creatures by the fell power of Chaos."

- Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 1st Codex), page 39

13. "As the mind to the body so the soul to the spirit, as death to the mortal man so failure to the immortal, such as the price of all ambition."

- Warhammer 40k 4th Edition Rulebook, page 226

14. "There is only the Emperor, and he is our shield and protector."

- Warhammer 40k, Imperium

15. "Be vigilant and strong. The Emperor knows what evil lurks in the vacillation of a weak fool."

- Warhammer 40k 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 49

16. "By the manner of their death, we shall know them."

- Warhammer 40k 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 85

17. "To admit defeat is to blaspheme against the Emperor."

- Warhammer 40k, Imperium

18. "Serve the Emperor today, tomorrow you may be dead."

- Warhammer 40k, Imperium

19. "Horus was weak. Horus was a fool. He had the whole galaxy within his grasp and he let it slip away."

- Codex: Chaos

20. "It is better to die for the Emperor than to live for yourself."

- Warhammer 40k, Imperium

21. "The difference between gods and daemons depends largely upon where one stands at the time."

- The First Heretic

22. "The Dark Gods and their slaves have nothing to offer me now, but I have far more to offer them."

- Codex: Chaos

23. "The Imperium is a weak old man, ready and waiting to be broken apart by his vengeful sons."

- Codex: Chaos

24. "Camouflage is the color of fear... I have no need to hide from my foes... I have no fear of death. My colors I wear openly, proclaim louder than any words, I am proud to live - I am proud to die".

- 'Warhammer' 40k Compendium

25. "Death will find you soon enough. War is not about glory. War is about victory!"

- Apothecary Pythol, Ultramarines 2nd Company

Quotes About Warhammer 40k

Such an extraordinary game requires an equivalent description demonstrating the beauty of the game. Our Warhammer 40k emperor quotes will let you embrace the nature and specialty of the game once again. Come, let us go through some famous quotes in this section and see which stands as the battle quote of the day.

26. "Rage without focus is no weapon at all. Take this lesson back to the Blood God."

- Lorgar, Primarch

27. "All power demands sacrifice... and pain. The universe rewards those willing to spill their life's blood for the promise of power."

- Sindri Myr

28. "We're so loud you wanna die

Go forth and amplify

Here come the Noise Marines"

- Noise Marines

29. "Foolish are those who fear nothing, yet claim to know everything."

- Warhammer 40k, Imperium  

30. "Fear the shadows; despise the night. There are horrors that no man can face and survive."

- Codex: Dark Eldar

31. "For the foes of Mankind, the only mercy is a swift death."

- Imperial Armour Volume Two  

32. "A suspicious mind is a healthy mind."

- Warhammer 4ok, Imperium

33. "An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded."

- Warhammer 40k, Imperium

34. "I'll not be known as a Son of Horus again, mark that well, lad."

- Captain Iacton Qruze of the Luna Wolves

35. "It is the duty of the Initiate to pass on what he has learned of the craft of death and thus paves the way for the heroes of the future."

- Initiate Rammius

36. "Even a man who has nothing can still offer his life."

- Warhammer 40k, Imperium

37. "A fortress is built with blood and toil. Only by blood and toil may it be taken."

- Primarch Leman Russ of the Space Wolves

38. "Into the fires of battle! Unto the anvil of war!"

- Codex: Space Marines

39. "It cries out for blood. And there is never enough."

- Fear to Tread, James Swallow

40. "Success is measured in blood; yours or your enemy's."

- Warhammer 40k, Imperium

41. "The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Imperium."

- Warhammer 40k, Imperium

42. "We ride upon the wings of the storm. What hope of escape can our foes have?"

- Spiccare, Sergeant

43. "Life is the Emperor´s currency, spend it well."

- Warhammer 40k, Imperium

44. "Nothing worthwhile is done without challenge, best to overcome it before plans are enacted."

- Throneworld

45. "Brave are they who know everything yet fear nothing."

- Warhammer 40k, Imperium

46. "Cleanse yourself in the blood of our enemies."

- Imperial Armour Volume Two

47. "We march for Macragge! And we shall know no fear!"

- Ultramarines

48. "My sword is at the Emperor's command. I answer to no other man, living or dead."  

- Ultramarines

49. "If you can see us, we are dangerous indeed. But that is nothing to the peril you face if you cannot see us, and all you can hear is our laughter."

- White Scars

50. "The minds of gods are not for mortals to know or to judge. Accept that Tzeentch has a place for all of us in his grand scheme, and be happy in the part you have to play."

- Codex, Chaos

Fantasy Quotes

Warhammer 40k fantasy is a traditional fantasy world created when Dungeons and Dragons was still a new stage concept and metal hair was all the rage. Let us explore the fantasy world of the Warhammer 40k game with our Warhammer 40k space marine quotes.

They created an amazing fantasy world that attracts everyone

51. “After a dozen deaths, you learn not to care. After a hundred, you can’t even if you wanted to.”

- C.L. Werner, Dead Winter

52. “I'm not going to fight them, you fool. I'm going to kill them."

- Malus Darkblade

53. “Why is it, I wonder, that Sigmar felt compelled to burden you with such poor imaginations? Very well. Judicate me, if you can.”

- David Guymer, The Beasts of Cartha

54. “Because it is on the anvil of pain that the gods forge heroes.”

-  C.L. Werner, Blighted Empire

55. “You let the city burn so that you would have light to load your guns by.”

-  Joshua Reynolds, Fulgrim

56. “All who ever lived. All who ever died.”

- David Guymer

57. “Sentinels died and wards fade, but I am everliving.”

- David Guymer

58. "If the battlements are carried, throw all your strength there. Such an advantage is always dearly won."

- Albrecht of Tisenbreck

59. "It's my divine right to rule and to do as I please."

- Anon

60. "A good pair of scales, and a strong set of teeth. That's all you need to spot a light coin."

- Warhammer

61. "He'd have to be one hell of a shot to get me from ."

- Reinhand

62. "The softest part of a castle is the belly of the man inside."

- Warhammer

63. "No Rest until the Blood of Greenskins flows like Dark Ale upon the Earth!"

- Josef Bugman

64. "There is nothing as sure in the world as the glitter of gold and the treachery of Elves."

-  Old Dwarf saying

65. "One way or another child, Chaos will open your eyes. This I promise you."

-  Chaos Knight

66. "Burn! Burn with the fires of Change! Scream your hymns to Tzeentch!"

- Tal'gatha

67. "This hammer has broken Daemons on my anvil. Your skull will shatter, Elf."

- Sorcerer-Prophet

68. "We do not seek your confession, only your torment."

- Acolyte Kragorth the Torturer

69. "Our own flesh was forged in the fires of Hashut. We are the hardest!"

- Last warcry of Sorcerer, Prophet Abrizhoatt

70. "The most favored praise is the one made with tears and blood."

- Daemonsmith Gharbhak Burnttongue

71. "The Old World is naught but a heifer to be mounted by the Great Bull God."

-Zaki Elkidrengul

72. "No rat shall survive… burn them all to honor Hashut!"

- Kharlund the Immortal

73. "By the fires of Hashut, let them burn in the flames of eternal torment!"

- Warhammer

74. "It matters not that you failed to burn the world. What matters is that you lit a fire."

- Neherazsh the Flaming Bull

75. "Run 'em down an' keep yer dirty knives off my back!"

- Weezgor Khan

Here at Kidadl, we have carefully created lots of interesting family-friendly quotes for everyone to enjoy!  If you liked our suggestions for Warhammer quotes then why not take a look at Tolkien quotes, or [Dragon Ball quotes].  

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Written by Georgia Stone

Bachelor of Arts specializing in French with Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Year Abroad) specializing in Literature, History, Language, Media, and Art

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Georgia StoneBachelor of Arts specializing in French with Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts (Year Abroad) specializing in Literature, History, Language, Media, and Art

Georgia is an experienced Content Manager with a degree in French and Film Studies from King's College London and Bachelors degree from Université Paris-Sorbonne. Her passion for exploring the world and experiencing different cultures was sparked during her childhood in Switzerland and her year abroad in Paris. In her spare time, Georgia enjoys using London's excellent travel connections to explore further afield.

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