Editing Pauldrons (section)

== The Truth ==

The real, secret reason that Imperial society features such massive pauldrons is so that Games Workshop can claim that their armour is distinctive enough to justify suing the pants off any rivals/imitators/well-meaning fans who produce anything that could be used with their products. Seriously, check [https://web.archive.org/web/20170603052244/http://archive.courthousenews.com:80/cnsnews/Story/Index/52810 this shit out].

also: they help hide cracks and joints between the arm and the body thus allowing you to [[THIN YOUR PAINTS|cover up modelling mistakes]], or allow for a bit more flexibility in posing. In the case of Space Marines they're also vaguely evocative of a [https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/Xp_fCSoCMeanrQnvV02S.w--/aD04Mjk7dz0xMjYyO3NtPTE7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d4a7470450b43726800f6a7067008a47.jpg Papal mantle], assisting their Catholic space-monk imagery, although whether this is intentional or just a happy accident is up for debate. And, also, bigger pauldrons do make it easier to freehand sigils for custom chapters and junk.

'''In reality''' the use of over-sized pauldrons was a real thing in some medieval militaries but most famously with the [[Samurai]] of Japan. The reason for this was so the pauldrons could protect its user to some degree like shields, leaving the hands free to fight with. In their case, a bow requiring two hands (when samurai pauldrons were at its biggest), or a polearm, or a two-handed sword. In 40K, bolter, bolter and chainsword, heavy weapons, extra shield, and anything else. Plus, their ammo is stored under the pauldrons to prevent it from, y'know, ''blowing up''.

[[File:Pauldronius.png|400px|center|thumb|'''EXTERMINATUS-PROOF''']] 

https://www.belloflostsouls.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/blogger-image-1090197420.jpg
Apparently this is early MK1 Termie plate/Oldass GW designs.

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