So, Daemonhosts are kind of.. Weird? (No, not complaining about them)

[Daliena]

Ever listened to their voice lines? They'll talk about seeking the Emperor's deliverance, and other such lines that really make it sound like they are not, in fact, cultists.

But why would the cult use loyalist citizens instead of their own traitor heretics for the Daemonhost? Unless.. These were made by a radical inquisitor instead, and got way out of hand?

[Morden]

Why not? Making your enemy suffer and transforming him into a living weapon against his former friends - hillarious.
Making your friend/minion/supporter suffer and transforming him into a living weapon against his enemies - not needed, he is already one. And is better controlled than daemonhost.

[♂TheBlasterMaster™✞]

Same as witch in L4D2.

[Daliena]

Originally posted by Morden:

Why not? Making your enemy suffer and transforming him into a living weapon against his former friends - hillarious.
Making your friend/minion/supporter suffer and transforming him into a living weapon against his enemies - not needed, he is already one. And is better controlled than daemonhost.

On the flipside, we've seen that some Daemonhosts absolutely relish the very thought of getting to massacre their foes in the lore. These ones? These ones just sit down and weep over their fate unless you provoke them. Hardly the most effective possible weapon.

[Murwing]

Originally posted by ♂ TheBlasterMaster™🗽:

Same as witch in L4D2.

Pretty much

[Big Sneeze]

Fun fact, the Inquisition invented Daemonhosts. It's a pretty skubby and stupid part of the lore, I'm not sure why so many people wanted it in Darktide.

[Narky]

They didn't invent it per say, the Ordo Malleus of the Inquisition simply utilizes them—and it is dubiously frowned upon by the majority because it goes against the Puritan path of faith, Radical Inquisitors are often mistrusted because they border the line close to Heresy (or rather Chaos Damnation). The Practice was discovered long, long before the Inquisition was founded in 40k.

[Garatgh Deloi]

Originally posted by Daliena:

Ever listened to their voice lines? They'll talk about seeking the Emperor's deliverance, and other such lines that really make it sound like they are not, in fact, cultists.

But why would the cult use loyalist citizens instead of their own traitor heretics for the Daemonhost? Unless.. These were made by a radical inquisitor instead, and got way out of hand?

Deamons lives of and consume emotions to grow stronger. Assuming the deamons had a free pick, who do you think would make a better host keeping that in mind (someone willingly turned deamonhost, or someone unwillingly that now sees his/her very existence as something deeply wrong)?

[Daliena]

Originally posted by Garatgh Deloi:

Originally posted by Daliena:

Ever listened to their voice lines? They'll talk about seeking the Emperor's deliverance, and other such lines that really make it sound like they are not, in fact, cultists.

But why would the cult use loyalist citizens instead of their own traitor heretics for the Daemonhost? Unless.. These were made by a radical inquisitor instead, and got way out of hand?

Deamons lives of and consume emotions to grow stronger. Assuming the deamons had a free pick, who do you think would make a better host keeping that in mind?

A Daemon(host) doesn't have free pick, though. Daemonhosts are created through (more-or-less) careful, and most importantly, -intentional- rituals carried out by mortals to prepare a vessel and bind a daemon to it. Frankly, daemons don't exactly dig the process of being shackled to a mortal body one bit.

[Don Montega]

Originally posted by Daliena:

Originally posted by Morden:

Why not? Making your enemy suffer and transforming him into a living weapon against his former friends - hillarious.
Making your friend/minion/supporter suffer and transforming him into a living weapon against his enemies - not needed, he is already one. And is better controlled than daemonhost.

On the flipside, we've seen that some Daemonhosts absolutely relish the very thought of getting to massacre their foes in the lore. These ones? These ones just sit down and weep over their fate unless you provoke them. Hardly the most effective possible weapon.

Of course the Daemonhorst doth just sit idly and weep.
Idleness begets heresy and the heretic weeps to be purged.
Come now, heretic, come and be purged!
*revvs up eviscerator*

[Garatgh Deloi]

Originally posted by Daliena:

A Daemon(host) doesn't have free pick, though. Daemonhosts are created through (more-or-less) careful, and most importantly, -intentional- rituals carried out by mortals to prepare a vessel and bind a daemon to it. Frankly, daemons don't exactly dig the process of being shackled to a mortal body one bit.

Depends, deamons seem to love possessing psykers or people with hidden psykick potential, most of the time you don't even need rituals, just a ♥♥♥♥♥ in their mental armor and the warp being close to the surface (or however you choose to phrase it).

P.S Really? That is a censored word? Oh well.

[Maniac86]

Keep in mind just about everyone and everything you fight i this game was a loyal imperial citizen until corrupted by Nurgle and the taint of chaos.
Unsanctioned (or unidentified) psykers are especially vulnerable to daemonic influence (aside from warp rituals); which is likely what the daemon host is.

[Drogash]

Originally posted by Murwing:

Originally posted by ♂ TheBlasterMaster™🗽:

Same as witch in L4D2.

Pretty much

LOL you guys have not played Left 4 Dead then,

The Witch in Left 4 Dead is Easy mode,

1 Shotgun too the head, will KIll any Witch

Good Luck with the Demon, that thing will ♥♥♥♥ you up

[Dio]

It may seem wrong at first glance, but consider the fact that they want a host that can suppress the Daemon. Whoever created the daemonhost most likely wants to control it, and someone that is not strong of will and does not fight back will succumb to the daemon very soon, which will make it completely uncontrollable and volatile. It makes sense to "implant" the daemon in someone with the faith and will to fight back against it, since even if you are a cultist you dont want a daemon to run rampant.

Thats not to say that all daemonhosts are like that, just that the ones we meet ingame are this way. Both types exist (willing and unwilling hosts), but the willing hosts are more dangerous since an unbound daemon would just go rampage killing whoever comes in their way. Would be cool to have a willing host as a boss at some point.

[Catteus Of Mars]

Clearly they did not have faith to emprah or they wouldnt be demon hosts now.