Just curious... has any 40k lore delved into info on the emperor's past life... even mention his real name?

Cheddah said:

Some info about his early life is known, as much as anything can be truly known regarding the 40k Universe, or even the hundreds of centuries of human history that predated the Imperium. The Emperor's name, however, remains unknown. The Emperor is reputed to have been born at some point in the 8th Millennium BC, in central Anatolia, a region that now falls within the borders of modern-day Turkey (and contains many examples of early human civilisation from the 7th and 8th millennia BC). Over the millennia that followed his birth, he lived many lives, hiding amongst mankind and guiding them where necessary (it's been suggested that he created the original Navigators, after Warp travel was invented, though this is mainly speculation), until he eventually chose to reveal himself to lead humanity at the end of the Age of Strife (some point in the early 30th millennium), conquering the warring nations of Terra with his legions of genetically-enhanced warriors (the precursors to the Primarchs and Astartes he would later create), and then forging an alliance between Terra and Mars before setting forth on his Great Crusade to unite all mankind under his rule...

up until he became the Emperor, or at least at some point, he was known as "The New Man" as far as I understand it, but I have no idea who called him that.

His name is Bob, apparently...

someone mentioned that emperor had a name in laserburn, a game that is seen as somewhat of precursor to 40k universe. anyone knows what his name was?

I think it was an African sounding name, something like Johnathan Mgutu. I imagine he's been known by many many names over the years.

I also think that it was something like that but I would LOVE to know for sure...

Darth Smeg said:

That's just silly and inane! Everyone with any REAL knowledge of the fluff knows that his real name is Chuck!

Draggah said:

Norris...

The Emperor can roundhouse-kick a Lunar class vessel clean out of orbit, obviously.

Also, http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Emperor_of_Mankind

;¬)

Darth Smeg said:

I was just thinking that.......

A long time ago, I could swear I saw it given as Julius but the current body of fluff seems to suggest that he's had many different names, so maybe that actually was one? In any case, we just call him "The big I".

Draggah said:

Chuck protects.

Gaidheal said:

That is certainly how he signs his name

[As per the novel "Legacy"]

DW

And way before that, actually but aye, we know. :¬) It's for Imperator , by the way not sure if that's in the novel and I cannot remember where it's spelt out but that's Latin (*ahem* High Gothic , I mean) for 'emperor', so...