Is the Emperor of Mankind a perpetual?

Both Black Library via the Horus Heresy series and GW directly have admitted the Emperor of Mankind is a Perpetual. We have many examples of them from Ollanius Persson, to Vulkan, the Primarch of the Salamanders Legion, and now the the Emperor.

Why is Vulcan a perpetual?

Vulkan had been revealed to be a “Perpetual”, a being who was capable of continuous cellular regeneration and therefore was effectively immortal, much like their father, the Emperor of Mankind.

Is Vulcan still alive?

Vulkan Lives Over a series of days Vulkan’s body began to regenerate, eventually returning to life and shocking the Ultramarines Apothecaries he had been entrusted to.

Is Vulkan an Ork?

During the War of the Beast two millenia later, Vulkan was the last primarch known to still be operating in the Imperium, having personally dueled one of the massive Ork Warbosses known collectively as The Beast.

What do we know about the life of the Emperor?

Little is known about the majority of the Emperor’s life; of who he was and what he did before he emerged as the great Emperor of Mankind, only the Emperor himself remembers. [2]

What happened to the old man on the golden throne?

He has sat immobile within the Golden Throne of Terra for ten thousand years. Although once a living man, His shattered body can no longer support life, and remains intact only by a combination of ancient technology and the sheer force of His will, itself sustained by the soul-sacrifice of countless millions of psykers.

Why is the Emperor The Guardian of mankind?

His immense psychic powers constantly keep the Chaos Gods in the Warp at bay, preventing their intrusion into the material universe and protecting his people throughout the galaxy. [1] The Emperor’s role as guardian of mankind seems to have been predestined for Him.

What would happen to the imperium without the Emperor?

Without the Emperor there would be no Imperium, little space travel, and no protection from the multitude of threats facing mankind. The Emperor knows that to protect his race he must survive as long as necessary for the emerging race of psychic humans to evolve sufficiently.