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Is Warhammer 40K set in the same universe?

Warhammer 40,000 was initially conceived as a science fiction counterpart to Warhammer Fantasy
Warhammer Fantasy
Warhammer is a tabletop wargame where two or more players compete against each other with "armies" of 25 mm – 250 mm tall heroic miniatures. The rules of the game have been published in a series of books which describe how to move miniatures around the game surface and simulate combat in a "balanced and fair" manner.
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, and while they are not connected to each other in a shared universe, their settings share similar themes.
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Is Warhammer set in our universe?

They're basically different universes, but they are connected through the warp. WH40K at least takes place in an alternate version of our current universe, while WHFB takes place on an unnamed planet (or named Warhammer), in a diff solar system.
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Do Age of Sigmar and 40k take place in the same universe?

But officially no, the Old World that Warhammer was set in wasn't in the same universe as 40K.
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What universe is Warhammer 40k?

Games Workshop later published Warhammer 40,000 in 1987 using many of the same concepts and defining characteristics of Warhammer Fantasy, though in a far-future space fantasy universe rather than a dark medieval high fantasy setting.
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Is Total War and 40k same universe?

No, other than WH Fantasy and 40k are owned by Games Workshop. There is some overlap, e.g. both have elves and orcs, but 40k gives them guns and says they are Eldar and Orks now. They also both feature the same main evil - 4 Chaos Gods.
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Is Warhammer 40k connected to Warhammer Fantasy/Age of Sigmar?

Is the Earth in 40k?

Games. Holy Terra, the name for Earth, as the capital of the Imperium of Man, in the table top strategy and RPG game Warhammer 40,000.
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Is Doom and 40k in the same universe?

Doom, Event horizon, Hell Raiser, Chronicles of Riddick, and WarHammer 40k are all the same universe.
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Who is god in 40k?

The four main Gods of Chaos are Khorne, the blood god who delights in primal violence, Tzeentch, the lord of change who relies on sorceries and knowledge to further ambitions, Nurgle, the plague father who represents disease, death, and rebirth, and finally Slaanesh, the dark prince of pleasure.
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Are the 40k games canon?

Within the Warhammer 40,000 community, most content created or licensed by the franchise's owner, Games Workshop, Limited, is considered to be canon. However, some sources are more canon than others.
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Do the gods exist in Warhammer 40k?

Answer: No, there is not. Gods in the Warhammer settings are akin to many of the polytheistic pantheons of Europe and parts of Asia – think the Olympian Gods of Greece and Rome, or the Aesir of Germanic and Nordic mythology.
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Is Warhammer 40k set in our future?

Most Warhammer 40,000 fiction is set around the turn of the 42nd millennium (about 39,000 years in the future).
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Is Sigmar the emperor of man?

Sigmar, also called Sigmar Heldenhammer, meaning "Hammer of the Goblins" in Old Reikspiel, [6a] born as Sigmar Unberogen, and sometimes called the "God-King," is the ascended patron god of the Empire of Man, as well as that realm's founder, first emperor and patron god.
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Is 40k inspired by Dune?

Yes, absolutely there is ample evidence of a Warhammer 40k/Dune connection. Even a cursory look will reveal a number of similarities between Warhammer 40k and Dune that it's impossible to overlook them.
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Is Warhammer 40k only in the Milky Way galaxy?

The Milky Way Galaxy is the realm in which Warhammer 40,000 takes place. It is a vast spiral galaxy, ninety-thousand light years across and fifteen-thousand light years thick, containing roughly four hundred billion stars.
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Is Warhammer Marvel or DC?

Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar (2020 - 2021) | Comic Series | Marvel.
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Are there humans in Total War: Warhammer?

Total War: Warhammer featured four playable factions at launch, including the Empire (humans), the Greenskins (orcs and goblins), the Dwarfs and the Vampire Counts (undead).
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Is Warhammer 40K Religious?

The Imperial Cult, also called the Cult Imperialis in High Gothic, is the official and only state religion of the Imperium of Man. It is devoted to the worship of the Emperor of Mankind as the ascended divinity and saviour of Humanity.
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Is Warhammer 40K a dystopia?

Warhammer 40,000, a tabletop game set in a dystopian fictional universe, is not new. But a pandemic-fueled frenzy for science fiction and fantasy games like Dungeons & Dragons has introduced it to a whole new group of players.
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What movie is based on Warhammer 40K?

Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie.
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Who is the strongest in 40K?

The Orks can also be considered to be the most successful and powerful in Warhammer 40K due to their partial immunity to chaos, ability to reproduce quickly, and ever-growing strength when facing powerful threats.
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Who is the main bad guy in 40K?

Lord Nemeroth (also known simply as Nemeroth) is the main antagonist of the Warhammer 40k: Space Marine video game. He is a powerful chaos sorcerer lord and leader of the Chaos Space Marine warband the "Chosen of Nemeroth", invading the Forge World Graia through a warp gate.
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Who is the strongest human in 40K?

Warhammer 40K: The Grimdark's Most Powerful People
  • Roboute Guilliman. The only surviving loyal Primarch, and Regent of the Imperium. ...
  • Ezekyle Abaddon. ...
  • Szarekh, The Silent King. ...
  • Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka. ...
  • Asdrubael Vect.
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How many humans are in the 40K universe?

Some sources I've seen say that the Imperium of Man has a population of 4-8 Quadrillion humans. other sources say that the Imperium of Man has a population of 15 Quadrillion and some even say that the imperium of Man has a population of hundreds of quadrillion or even 1.5 quintillion.
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Who is the oldest chaos god?

The oldest and first of the chaos god is Khorne, this is said repeatedly in the Liber Chaotica which is our best in universe canon understanding of how the forces of chaos function.
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Could Master Chief survive Warhammer?

In short, yes, he can survive, so long as you don't put him around any significant conflicts or enemies like the Necrons, cause one shot from that and he's dead shields or not.
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