Supplementary Information: Vito and the Empire's State Religion, Historical Relationship

This article is to add some important setting content in addition to the story. This article explains the relationship between the protagonist, the empire’s historical records, and the state religion.

As you can see, Vito is the founding father of the Empire. He helped the Emperor unify Terra, conduct the Great Crusade, etc. His psychic abilities are also very strong, almost second only to the Emperor. The two have a very good relationship, so Vito also figures prominently in the recorded official records.

In the official historical records of the Empire, Vito Constantine is clearly written as the great founder of the Empire, the founder of the Astra Militarum, the Imperial Navy and all armed forces of the Empire, including the Space Marines.

In the early days before the unification of Terra and the return of the Primarch, Vitor himself was the Thunder Warrior and the Commander-in-Chief of the early Legions Astartes. His official title was "High Marshal of the Empire", which was actually the Warmaster, but later the Warmaster's name was The official title was awarded to Horus. After Horus became the Warmaster, Vito was equal to Horus, and the two worked together as the right and left hands to command.

Closer to home, Vito is called the founder of the Empire's power because the protagonist personally formulated and created all the military doctrines, strategies, tactics, etc. of the Empire. His status is approximately equal to the "Codemos Astartes" later written by Guilliman.

During his tenure as High Marshal, Vitor led twenty legions across half the galaxy, conquering an area of ​​world that rivaled that of any of the best of the Primarchs.

Therefore, in the official history of the Empire, Vito has a very high historical and political status. Even after the Great Crusade Primarchs returned one by one and reorganized their respective legions in their own style, Vito formulated the squad tactics, weapons The usage specifications and command structure are still in use. The mortal legions of each legion and the navy also completely follow the imperial military doctrine written by Vito. Therefore, in the records of later generations, Vito was adopted by the Astra Militarum, the Navy and the Ministry of Military Affairs. Considered the founder, founder and great pioneer.

Vito was not deleted, forgotten or ignored by the official empire. On the contrary, his status has always been very high, but after all, he was a "legendary figure" ten thousand years ago. As the years passed, he changed from history to legend, and from legend to legend. It has become a myth and has been regarded as a mythical figure in the empire. It is one of the "gods" of the empire along with the emperor.

Therefore, in the teachings of the state religion, Vito's status is also a god, and he is worshiped and enshrined like the emperor. However, his religious status is more similar to the apostles in Christianity. He will be praised by people, but he is still a belief attached to the emperor. part.

Therefore, people will worship the emperor and praise the "God of War" Vito, but most people still remember the emperor. After all, with the current education level of the empire, it is difficult for ignorant people to remember the extremely complex dogma of the state religion. content.

After tens of thousands of years of religious craze, faith and baptism of time, his image is the same as that of the emperor. Even Vito himself cannot recognize him. The Vito Constantine in the state religion today is a perfect and holy person. , a flawless god and saint, very different from the real Vito.

This is also the image of each Primarch in the Empire's religion today. People continue to pile all hope, worship and awe on it, causing its image to have completely changed. It's really hard to pull the Primarchs out to see the Empire's national religion. They themselves would be astonished by their descriptions.

Vitor will also exist in the Church of the Ecclesiarchy. In the Ecclesiastical Headquarters on Terra, all the statues of the Loyal Primarchs are enshrined in the shrines under the icon of the Emperor. One of the shrines is Vito's.

It is precisely because he has not been forgotten in the empire, but also has a very high status. In later empires, there are many people with the same name "Vito Constantine", especially among the nobles, those from military families who have this name. Especially many.

Military aristocrats regard this name as a holy name. Giving this name to their children means holiness and greatness. They pray to the "God of War Vito" to bless him and he will do great things in the future. It is also a kind of talisman.

So Vito did not change his name, but no one in the empire today can recognize him. This is the reason. His name and image have long become part of the empire today, so much so that they no longer belong to him.

Because of this, no one knows him, and no one has ever realized that he, a myth in religion, has actually been among the people of the empire for ten thousand years, and has been forgotten in a strange way.