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So after recently rediscovering this feat, I thought it might be worth mentioning. In the novel Deus Encarmine, a member of the Blood Angels picks up the Spear of Telesto, which suddenly imbues the marine with some of Sanguinus' power. This is what it does to him.
"Arkio could see the passage of bolts and laser blasts as if they were suspended in the air. He was invincible. By the lords, he was godlike! Arkio counted the Word Bearers in an eye-blink."
It's important to note that those lasers he views as frozen (along with everything else) are indeed real light, as they would be produced by some of 40k's "las weaponry".
"Laser Weapons, or Las Weapons as they are known in the Imperium of Man, are a family of directed energy weapons that produce beams of high-intensity amplified light to produce heat damage on a target. Laser Weapons are relatively easy to produce and maintain. No solid ammunition is ever used -- only power cells which can be recharged and quickly swapped with a fully-charged power cell."
This is not the only mention of the Primarch's being absurdly fast compared to everything else around them. For an example, while not quite as impressive, Magnus' psychic powers could allow him to move so fast, that he perceives lightning as frozen.
"Magnus set foot on the causeway, and the normal tempo of time's passage slowed, each raindrop falling as though in slow motion, the zigzagging traceries of lightning moving with infinite slowness."
Now I don't know exactly what speed these would qualify as, but I know The Shrike received a MFTL+ rating for something similar, if that is indeed accurate. If this the case, it would upgrade the reaction speeds of the Primarchs and everyone who scales to them to MFTL+.
"Arkio could see the passage of bolts and laser blasts as if they were suspended in the air. He was invincible. By the lords, he was godlike! Arkio counted the Word Bearers in an eye-blink."
It's important to note that those lasers he views as frozen (along with everything else) are indeed real light, as they would be produced by some of 40k's "las weaponry".
"Laser Weapons, or Las Weapons as they are known in the Imperium of Man, are a family of directed energy weapons that produce beams of high-intensity amplified light to produce heat damage on a target. Laser Weapons are relatively easy to produce and maintain. No solid ammunition is ever used -- only power cells which can be recharged and quickly swapped with a fully-charged power cell."
This is not the only mention of the Primarch's being absurdly fast compared to everything else around them. For an example, while not quite as impressive, Magnus' psychic powers could allow him to move so fast, that he perceives lightning as frozen.
"Magnus set foot on the causeway, and the normal tempo of time's passage slowed, each raindrop falling as though in slow motion, the zigzagging traceries of lightning moving with infinite slowness."
Now I don't know exactly what speed these would qualify as, but I know The Shrike received a MFTL+ rating for something similar, if that is indeed accurate. If this the case, it would upgrade the reaction speeds of the Primarchs and everyone who scales to them to MFTL+.
