Introduction: The Purity of Imperial Semantics
In the grim darkness of the far future, where there is only war, even the English language must be purged of heretical inaccuracies! This meme captures that precise Warhammer 40K energy, featuring a smug and self-satisfied Space Marine correcting someone in the most indignant way possible. The caption reads, “Actually, it’s ‘xenocide.’ ‘Genocide’ would imply they are people.” Because, of course, in the eyes of the Imperium, xenos aren’t just enemies—they’re abominations that don’t even deserve the courtesy of proper war crimes. The Marine’s expression is that of a man who thinks he has just delivered the ultimate mic drop, standing firm in his unshakable, brainwashed righteousness.
The Logic of the Adeptus Pedanticus
This is exactly the kind of logic that only a heavily armored, genetically enhanced, and fanatically zealous killing machine could come up with. To the Space Marines, it’s not enough to just purge the alien menace—they have to make sure everyone is using the correct terminology while doing it! Some poor Guardsman probably asked, “Hey sarge, is this genocide?” only to be met with a condescending shake of the head and a 30-minute lecture on the Litany of Proper War Classification. It’s the kind of correction that would make an English teacher proud if it weren’t coming from a seven-foot-tall death machine whose only hobbies are war, prayer, and more war.
The Smug Face of Imperial Righteousness
And let’s talk about that face—oh, that smug, self-satisfied face! It’s the look of someone who thinks they just won an internet debate, except instead of arguing about movies or video games, they’re justifying the total extermination of entire alien species. It’s the same energy as a tech bro explaining cryptocurrency, but instead of saying “You just don’t get blockchain,” it’s “You just don’t get righteous extermination in the name of the Emperor.” You can practically hear the Ave Imperator playing in the background as this Marine continues explaining why xenocide is totally fine because, well, they’re just xenos, bro. Absolute peak Warhammer.
