The Emperor of Mankind

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==Summary==
:"If a man gathers ten thousand suns in his hands... If a man seeds a hundred thousand worlds with his sons and daughters, granting them custody of the galaxy itself... If a man guides a million vessels between the infinite stars with a mere thought... Then I pray you tell me, if you are able, how such a man is anything less than a god?"
:— Lorgar Aurelian, Primarch of the Word Bearers
:"The Emperor loves no one man. He cannot afford affection - that is the honest practical for the impossible task that faces the Master of Mankind. He did not love His sons, He does not love men, but He does love mankind."
:— Roboute Guilliman, Primarch of the Ultramarines
The Emperor of Mankind is the immortal ruling monarch of the Imperium of Man, and is described by the Imperial Ecclesiarchy and the Imperial Cult as the Father, Guardian and God of humanity. The Chaos Gods and the daemons of the Warp refer to him as "the Anathema", for he is the greatest embodiment of universal order in the galaxy today. For ten millennia, he has sat immobile within the Golden Throne of Terra, once a living man, yet now incapable of supporting life with his shattered, decaying body, a result of his self-sacrifice for the good of all mankind at the end of the now mythical Horus Heresy. Now, the Emperor remains at the edge of life and death only through a combination of the ancient technology of the Golden Throne and the sheer force of his will, itself sustained by the soul-sacrifice of 1000 psykers every day.
To humanity's countless trillions across the galaxy, he is nothing less than God, his will omnipotent, extending across the million worlds that comprise his galaxy-spanning Imperium. Through the Emperor, humanity stands united as one of the most powerful races in the Milky Way, and as a singular force, is capable of surviving against a myriad of threats from the forces of Chaos, rebels, and numerous xenos species. However, the Imperium of Man is but a twisted parody of the Emperor's dreams of a secular, enlightened and peaceful society. In His name, the corrupt High Lords of Terra carry out an oppressive, decadent rule. In His name, the Inquisition continues their brutal crusade against all enemies of men, holding absolute power and authority in their bloodthirsty hunt. In His name, the Ecclesiarchy enforces complete, blind devotion to the Emperor as the one true God, sentencing all heretics along the way. In the Emperor's absence, men have fallen into technological and cultural stagnation, and a regression into tyranny, superstition and religious obfuscation and intolerance, in which untold trillions live in constant suffering and misery, being nothing but minuscule cogs in a gigantic machine. And held to His Golden Throne, He can do nothing but shed tears for all humanity.
Still, as the Imperial Creed has taught for over ten thousand years, the Emperor has protected and fought for humanity ever since. Since His "ascension" to the Golden Throne, the Emperor's consciousness has remained within the Warp, and has been in a state of constant battle against the Chaos Gods, continuously holding back their form and influence from fully piercing into the material universe. Without his sacrifice, not just humanity, but the whole galaxy and beyond would have been long gone. Though he has failed in his vision for mankind, the Emperor still fights for men, even in their fall.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least physically, from to , likely far higher with psychic abilities | , possibly | physically, from to , likely far higher with psychic abilities | 
Key: Heresy Era | Operation Anabasis | On the Golden Throne | In the Warp
Name: True name unknown, said to have a false god's name, know as the Emperor of Mankind, the Master of Mankind, the Immortal God-Emperor of Mankind (after his "ascension"), Neoth (the name he had given himself as ruler of the first city), Revelation (the name he has chosen to use in certain occasions), the Master of the Lines (during the Unification Wars), the Omnissiah (by the Cult Mechanicus), the Anathema (by Chaos), the Allfather (by the Space Wolves), Him On Earth (by the Imperial Fists), historically Alexander III (The Great) of Macedon, St. George of Lydda, likely one of the Twelve Apostles, and countless others
Origin: Warhammer 40,000
Gender: Male
Age: Approximately 48,000 years old
Classification: Post-human, "God", Alpha Plus level psyker, gestalt psychic reincarnation
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Operation Anabasis=All previous abilities to a far greater extent plus Empowerment (Grows stronger by drawing in the raw energies of the WarpThe End And The Death, Volume I; 3:xxxii), Absorption and Attack Reflection (Upon the Vengeful Spirit, the Emperor was absorbing every attack thrown at him by Chaos and redirecting it back at them.The End and the Death: Volume II; 5:ix Absorbed some of Horus' own power and sent it back at himThe End and The Death: Volume III; 10:iv), Enhanced Soul Manipulation (Tore Horus' soul in two), Dimensional Manipulation (Sent Horus flying through the infinite dimensional angles of the galaxy. Dueled Horus across the numberless dimensions of the immateriumThe End and The Death: Volume III; 9:xxi), Enhanced Light Manipulation and Temperature Manipulation (The Emperor reached a point at which he became a constant blinding light which removed all shadows, burned away daemons, and broiled his own Custodians in their own armorThe End and the Death: Volume II; 5:xxxviii), Enhanced Illusion Creation (Disguised himself as Loken to trick Horus into lowering his guardThe End and The Death: Volume III; 10:xvi), Multilocation (Type 2; Horus and the Emperor were fighting in several different places and times simultaneously. The visible battle between the Emperor and Horus is but one variation of an infinite number, with both battling each other in every possible way simultaneouslyThe End and The Death: Volume III; 9:xx)
|-|In the Warp=All previous abilities to an unfathomably greater extent minus Immortality (Type 9), plus Acausality (Type 4, possibly 5; Within the Warp, cause need not follow effect.Demons of Chaos Armybook: 8th Edition The Warp is entirely unbound from the laws of space and time.Codex: Chaos Daemons (8th Edition); pg 6 It's completely unrestricted by typical causalityCodex: Chaos Daemons (8th Edition); pg 6 and the very concept of time is meaningless to the denizens of the Warp.Codex: Chaos Daemons (8th Edition); pg 7 For one to effect the Warp, it must be dealt with in terms of absolute actionsPath of the Renegade; Chapter Ten), Enhanced Dimensional Manipulation (Superior to Magnus who could manipulate the dimensions of the Warp with but a thoughtA Thousand Sons; Chapter Ten; pg 85), Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 2; The Warp has no true Geography and is fundamentally structurelessForges of Mars Omnibus), Nonexistent Physiology (Type 2 Nature, All Aspects; Warp Entities are 'Aethyric entities', the Aethyr at its coreRealm of Sorcery, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition has no definite existing physical reality of its own. Aethyr is the substance of the Void which transcends existence 'The Is' and non existence 'The Un'), Law Manipulation (Should be superior to Daemon Princes in the Eye of Terror who can warp the laws of their planets to their likingWhite Dwarf 144), Enhanced Empowerment (Every Warp entity is immensely empowered by the beliefs of mortals,Dark Imperium: Godblight; Chapter Five and the Emperor has countless billions upon billions of humans devoted to him), Large Size (Type 11), Omnipresence, Self-Sustenance (Type 1, 2, and 3; Denizens of the Warp lack the need for any physical requirements), Aethyr Manipulation and Regeneration Negation (Likely High-Godly; Burned Nurgle to the point where the wounds would never heal.Dark Imperium: Godblight; Chapter Forty Two The Gods of Chaos are 'Aethyric entities', the Aethyr at its core)
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Attack Potency: At least City Block level+ physically (Far superior to his Primarchs such as Sanguinius. Should be far superior to even Daemon Primarch Angron. Stated that each of his strikes were the equivalent to an artillery strikeThe Wolf of Ash and Fire), Varies from City Block level (Superior to Malcador who greatly harmed Horus with telekinesis. His brothers fully believed that Malcador would've killed him if they hadn't stopped himThe Last Council) to Large Star level, likely far higher with psychic abilities (Unfathomably superior to the setting's other most powerful psykers, which would make him superior to Magnus the Red and Malcador the Sigillite. Crushed and compressed a star with his might.Mephiston: Blood of Sanguinius; Chapter Six Imprisoned a large shard of the Void Dragon, arguably the most powerful among the four C'tan in the Milky Way Galaxy, under Mars after beating it in a fightMechanicum) | Solar System level (Could consistently fight with Horus, though was weaker than himThe End and The Death: Volume III; 10:xi and eventually lost the battle. During this time, the Emperor was actively absorbing the attacks thrown at him by Chaos and sending them back, meeting their excess with his own excess), possibly High Universe level (The clash between Horus and the Emperor potentially shattered the infinite realm of the Lupercal Court) | Unknown physically, Varies from City Block level to Large Star level, likely far higher with psychic powers (Stated to be vastly stronger than before thanks to worship as well as the opening of the Great RiftDark Imperium: Godblight; Chapter Forty) | Outerverse level (Able to hold off the four Chaos Gods from breaking into Realspace and consuming the galaxy. Damaged Nurgle and his Garden while channeling his power through Roboute GuillimanDark Imperium: Godblight; Chapter Thirty Eight)
Speed: At least Transonic movement speed (Superior to his sons, including Fulgrim who can move faster than sound can reach himFulgrim: The Palatine Phoenix; Chapter Four), with at least Hypersonic, likely far higher combat and reaction speed (Far faster than his Primarchs. Horus, one of his strongest sons, could barely follow his father's movement with his eyesThe Wolf of Ash and Fire) | Immeasurable (Throughout their fight, Horus and the Emperor moved across time and space, travelling to different worlds at different points in history) | Immobile (Interred and immobile upon the Golden ThroneWarhammer 40,000: Rulebook (8th Edition); pg 3) | Likely Omnipresent (Gods within the Warp are directly connected to their realmsCodex: Chaos Daemons (8th Edition); pg 7)
Lifting Strength: At least Class K, likely far higher physically (Should be far superior to his son Angron, who could hold up a Warhound Titan's foot,Betrayer; Chapter Five which weighs 410 tonnes, as well as Vulkan, who hauled a StormswordVulkan Lives; Chapter Ten which weighs 302 tonnes), Stellar with telekinesis (Crushed and compressed a star with his might. Should be far superior to Iskandar Khayon who pulled an 8 megatonne ship through the Eye of TerrorThe Talon of Horus; Chapter Eighteen and Magnus who lifted a Capitol Imperialis, which weighs 67 thousand tonnesFury of Magnus; Chapter Five) | At least Class K, likely far higher physically, Stellar with telekinesis (Should be comparable to before) | Unknown physically, At least Stellar with telekinesis (Should be stronger than he was before being interred on the Golden Throne) | Immeasurable
Striking Strength: At least City Block level+ (Traded blows with several Primarchs, Drach'nyen, and the Void Dragon's Shard) | Solar System level, possibly High Universe level | Unknown | Outerverse level
Durability: At least City Block level+ physically (Fought and defeated a large shard of the Void Dragon, arguably the most powerful among the 4 C'tan has appeared in the Milky Way galaxy so far. Endured attacks from Horus although his son was being empowered by all four Chaos GodsWhite Dwarf 131; pg 11). Multi-City Block level+, possibly Large Town level with psychic barriers (Far superior to Magnus who could block fire from Aeldari Titans with his barriers.A Thousand Sons; Chapter Eight; pg 67 Those Aeldari Titans can do battle with and are roughly comparable to Imperial Titans. Volcano Cannons utilized by Imperial Titans, have a yield of four terawatts of energy.Baneblade; Chapter Twenty Six Stronger Volcano Cannons can have a yield of up to five hundred terawattsTitandeath; Chapter Seven) | Solar System level, possibly High Universe level (Endured attacks stronger than every Warp event in human history which would include events such as the Ruinstorm which contained a space fortress spanning several billion miles,Ruinstorm; Chapter Eight and the Necrosphere, a dome of bones millions of miles thick enclosing an entire system.Ruinstorm; Chapter Twelve Blocked a swing from Horus' maul which created a supernova) | Unknown physically. Multi-City Block level+, possibly Large Town level with psychic barriers (Should be superior to his barriers before being interred on the Golden Throne) | Outerverse level
Stamina: Superhuman (Should be far, far superior to his Space Marine "grandchildren", who can continue fighting for weeks on end without stop, as well as his Primarchs and Custodes, who can keep fighting with fractured skulls, broken ribs, punctured lungs,Betrayer; Chapter Twenty One and essentially any injury that doesn't outright kill them) | Superhuman (Comparable to before) | Superhuman (Has been enduring the strain of sitting on top of the Golden Throne, the greatest psychic pain engine in the galaxy, for over 10,000 years) | Limitless (Does not require rest or anything of the sort)
Range: Several meters melee range, at least kilometers with ranged attacks, up to Outerversal with psychic powers (His psychic might is said to envelop the entire galaxy.Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook; pg 101 Capable of casting objects into the WarpThe Wolf of Ash and Fire) | Several meters melee range, at least kilometers with ranged attacks, up to Outerversal with psychic powers | Up to Outerversal with psychic powers | Outerversal
Standard Equipment: One True Armor (highly customized master-crafted Terminator armor), customized personal Bolter, customized Power Claw, flaming sword | None notable
Intelligence: Supergenius (A brilliant scientist unmatched in the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering and more, having created numerous technologies which to this day, millennia later are still staples of the Imperial war machine, such as the Bolter.The Master of Mankind; Chapter Six Created and refined the process of producing Thunder Warriors and Custodes, the later of which are posthuman demigods uniquely perfect in form and function. Later served as project leader on the creation of the Primarchs,The Horus Heresy Book I: Betrayal; pg 18 and subsequently their mass produced Legions. Personally commanded a massive military campaign stretching across the entire galaxy for nearly two centuries, conquering over a million worlds into his empire. Designed and advised the construction of the Astronomican, a device that would allow the Emperor to focus his fathomless psychic energy through the Warp as a signal for Navigators.The Horus Heresy Book I: Betrayal; pg 21 States he either improved upon designs for the Webway Project or simply designed it all himself, though he doesn't give a definitive answer,The Master of Mankind; Epilogue the Webway Project being a portion of the Aeldari Webway, cut off from the rest of it, a realm connected to both the Materium and Immaterium created by the Old OnesCodex: Eldar (6th Edition); pg 12 which isn't even fully understood by the Eldar.Codex: Eldar (6th Edition); pg 12 An extremely capable and supremely charismatic diplomat who could bring entire worlds to surrender without a single shot being fired. Far more intelligent than the Custodes, each of which are geniuses in their own right.Codex: Adeptus Custodes (9th Edition); pg 8 Overall, likely the smartest single being the human race had ever produced, with his genius only being replicated in parts by the most intelligent of the Imperium. The intelligence, personalities and specialties of all his Primarchs are likely just his own psyche divided)
Weaknesses: The Emperor will not use his full power outright when forced to face his close friends or "sons" unless absolutely necessary (although given the retcons to this made by the Horus Heresy series, this weakness is dubious at best). The Golden Throne has begun to fail and it will be a matter of time before the Emperor's mortal coil properly ceases to be if there is no solution. If that happens, the results are completely unknown | The number of believers may affect his power.
Note: Operation Anabasis occurred during the climax of the Siege of Terra during which time was so warped and altered that it was essentially pointless to rely upon it and Terra and the surrounding space was practically within the Immaterium.The End And The Death, Volume I; 2:xii As a result, scaling the Emperor's power both prior and following his internment into the Golden Throne to feats that occurred within the The End and The Death trilogy cannot occur.
==Gallery==
EmperorCrusade.jpg|The Emperor at the start of the Great Crusade
EmperorHorusUllanor.jpg|The Emperor of Mankind and Horus Lupercal, fighting hordes of Orks on Ullanor
EmperorWebway.jpg|The Emperor leading the Legio Custodes and the Sisters of Silence during the Webway War
EmperorVengefulSpirit.jpg|The Emperor of Mankind battling Horus Lupercal aboard the Vengeful Spirit
EmperorHorus.jpg|An Imperial painting depicting the Emperor's final battle against his son
EmperorDragon.jpg|A fresco depicting the Emperor's victory over the Dragon of Mars
ImperialPalace.png|The Imperial Palace of Terra
29.jpg|The Eternity Gate, entryway to the Palace's Inner Sanctum Imperialis
37.jpg|The Emperor's Golden Throne
EndDeath1.png|The Emperor upon the Golden Throne during the last day of the Siege of Terra
EndDeath3.png|The Emperor battling an ascendant Horus Lupercal during the penultimate moments of the Heresy
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