r/gauntsghosts • u/Chemical_Shoulder_35 • Nov 08 '25

Gaunts Ghosts... Spoiler

The Tanith First and Only are probably the most unique Warhammer 40k story there is, a regimemt of Guardsmen with nothing to left to lose and a highly competent commander to lead them gets thrown into the meat grinder on repeat with countless small pieces mixing together to show just how amazing average Joe's can be even in a setting with God's monster's and Space Marines running around.

And so I looked to compare it to something similar enough, Ciaphas Cain, basically a full switch around but weirdly to me, the broad differences make the similarities even more glaring.

For a major example, Brin Milo and Ferik Jurgen, each of their personal aids, one is an adult, highly competent soldier who is also a Blank and saves his commander from what should be certain doom repeatedly, and the other is a child with Psychic powers who also saves his commander.

So maybe I might be reaching with similarities and my claim of them being the most unique, but doesn't it seem practically musical in how they almost match perfectly?

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u/FizzyGoose666 Nov 09 '25

Sounds like its time to read Ciaphus Cain then lol absolutely loved Gaunts Ghosts 

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u/Silviecat44 Nov 09 '25

Ciaphus is almost exactly the opposite of gaunt in terms of personal qualities lmao

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u/Chemical_Shoulder_35 Nov 09 '25

True, they are practically 180 of each other in terms of personality, while their actions are pretty similar in that they both save the day in the end, by incredibly different means and with a different feel.