[TheEmperorsJanitor]

I checked the older threads and i'm absolutely sure that no one has brought this up before( consider this an apology for staring another Why do people hate smurfs thread in general 4ok )

I heard it mentioned somewhere in connection with the old ones(another area of fluff that i'm sketchy on) and the ad mech as well as the necrons. aside from this, I have no idea how it fits in with the rest of 40k.

[Gada Mazaha]

Well, from what I've read, Void Dragon is residing on Mars, and may very well be the Machine God of the Adeptus Mechanicus. He slumbers, hasn't been awaken yet. He is the most powerful C'Tan left. That's about all I know.

[the_vilest_worm]

The void dragon is the most powerful being in the universe, even stronger then the "super ultra most powerful being" or the "mega super dooper X power max factor most powerful being". He could kick the p**s out of the "double secret special edition most powerful being" and the "ultra-rare shiny card edition model MAX most powerful being" at the same time.

Don't you just LOVE games workshop's fluff writers? My favourite part about them is the necks..... SO squishy! ;D

[freezing]

Originally Posted by The vilest worm

The void dragon is the most powerful being in the universe

I would have stop there, the rest is just spam. Mmmm spam. I am interested on this topic too. Ask maybe Mal or Wargamer they seem to know a lot.

[the_vilest_worm]

Originally Posted by Frozen Phoenix(freezing)

I would have stop there, the rest is just spam.

Hey, I'm just quoting GW's salespeople. ;D

[Impulse]

all wargamer would say is "I don't believe the Necron fluff. Period. There is no viod dargon on Mars. (and my favoirte part) the Viod Dragon is so dilutional that he thinks he's a grot leading a rebellion!" Or something like that.

[legio mortis]

I highly doubt the Void Dragon is the Machine God. I'll let the Liber Mechanicus (part IX) sum it up.

According to the Adeptus Mechanicus, knowledge is the supreme manifestation of divinity, and all creatures and artifacts that embody knowledge are holy because of it. The Emperor is the supreme object of worship because he comprehends so much. Machines which preserve knowledge from ancient times are also holy, and machine intelligences, shunned by most of the rest of humanity, are no less divine than those of flesh and blood. A man’s worth is only the sum of his knowledge - his body is simply an organic machine capable of preserving intellect. Thus their veneration is based on knowledge, intellect and reason.

The Machine God is actually supposed to be a giant computer database created in the Age of Strife. It helps to know the AdMech fluff. More Liber quotes.

The planet Mars has been changed enormously since man first set foot upon it two hundred centuries ago. Using a technology long lost, Mars was converted from a red desert into a fertile pale image of Earth using arcane terraforming procedures. Vast amounts of water and air were brought from who-knows-where to accomplish this transformation and the network of graviton satellites with their associated force shields were set up to protect the planet from solar radiation.

Once terraformed, Mars was settled by industrial cartels and their work forces, and soon this activity grew into the first human hive world. Unlike Earth, the planetary core of Mars has long since cooled and congealed so that its abundant riches can be mined directly, so the true wealth of Mars has always been its abundant gems, minerals, ores, and native metals. Mars thus became the center for industrial production and research, and its very name became synonymous with technical expertise and scientific advancement.

With the coming of the Age of Strife to Mars the process of disintegration began as it did on Earth, but because of the unique conditions on Mars events were to develop entirely differently. Because of lack of maintenance the planet’s atmospheric radiation shields soon broke down. Solar radiation poured onto the surface, destroying the fragile ecosystem and wiping out sparse vegetation which had taken millennia to cultivate. Plagues caused by high radiation levels slew most of the population. Of those that survived most became deranged by sickness, many turned into mutant zombies or gibbering cannibals. The destruction of the entire planet seemed likely, however this was not to be, for a new idea began to spread among the survivors, a religion of survival - the Cult Mechanicus dedicated to the Machine God.

The devotees of the Machine God saw technology as their path to salvation. They sought out the now scattered technology needed to build temporary radiation shelters. The cult demanded absolute devotion from its followers, for only by selfless dedication and often personal sacrifice could machines be recovered or the planet be saved. Under the direction of their Tech-Priest leaders, the cultists set about restoring order to the world. They built shelters to protect themselves from the radiation storms, and oxygen generators and food processing machines to enable them to live behind the enclosed shielding.

There were few shelters for even the Tech-Priests and none at all for unbelievers. Marauders and mutant raiders tried to force their way inside the hurriedly constructed buildings. Many of the cultists died defending their shelters and some early shelters were destroyed, but the survivors emerged all the stronger and more determined. At some sites, the Tech-Priests used the equipment at their command to build terrible and efficient weapons of war and cultists were formed into units of Cult Warriors to use these weapons. This development represented the birth of the College Cults which have lasted to this day.

The people of Mars interpreted their survival in the face of tremendous odds as vindication of the Cult Mechanicus. Their resolve and devotion to the cult became unshakable. Whilst rival warlords battled over the remains of Earth, the Tech-Priests rebuilt Mars in the image of their inhuman god. On red sands there rose the first temples of the Machine God and the people came to worship at the High Altar of Technology. It is believed by the Adepts of the Machine Cult that the first words of the Prayer of Preparation

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date from this time.

The Tech-Priests scoured the ruins of Mars for surviving machinery which they enshrined within the Temple of All Knowledge. Within the temple’s plasteel shell shining pistons held the vaulted roof almost a mile above. The shafts of each piston were so constructed that they moved to raise and lower the roof, altering its acoustic properties to accentuate the hymns of praise sung to the Machine God.

The High Altar within took the form of a vast database containing the whole knowledge of the Tech-Priests. Even today every new discovery is dedicated to this altar. Every temple on Mars and throughout the Knight and Forge Worlds is connected to the High Altar by means of a living Transmat link, a psychic Servitor whose mind co-joins all altars of the Cult Mechanicus into one holy machine entity. At this time too arose the belief that when the High Altar was complete and contained all the knowledge of the ancients which had been lost, mankind would transcend its mundane existence and achieve a state of eternal paradise and omniscience. The leader of this transformation would be the Omnissiah, an all-knowing, all-conquering Lord from off the planet.

So, in conclusion, the Omnissiah (as we all know) is the Empereor and the Machine God is not the Void Dragon. However, the Void Dragon could be masquerading as the Machine God.

[Shovah]

En Taro Adun!

Originally Posted by wikipedia

The most powerful C'tan, the Void Dragon, is believed to be residing in stasis on Mars and being venerated by a hidden faction within the Adeptus Mechanicus (known as the Cult of the Dragon), who believe it to be their Machine God.

Best Regards,

Shovah

[Praying Mantidae]

What is the Void Dragon? Noob Incarnate. Well, at least we can rest happy that he's not a playable character.... yet.

[Impulse]

Well, in 10th edition, we would finally see the new Necron codex, however, probably the Necrons would have killed everyone (in fluff) and rule the galazy again (in fluff). Plus the Nightbringer owuld be straight 10s and the Dragon would be straight 11s. :

Defient Noob-incarate.