What Happened To Rogal Dorn? - 40K Theories 

For those wondering, this is an updated and remastered version with additional information (such as those from the Curze books) that has gone into more depth and just all around better pacing. Enjoy!

Simple: He was being dead.... in pretend.

He became a centurion and stayed with the Emperor after he lost his hand.

All I will say is this: If they never produce a body, he’s still alive. When the Black Legion killed Sigismund of the Black Templars, they let the whole Imperium know by chaining his mutilated body to a captured Black Templars cruiser, and setting it on a one way trip to Terra. When Ferrus Manus was slain at the Drop Site Massacre, his body was torn to pieces as traitors tried to get a piece of the primarch for themselves as a grisly trophy. If Dorn had died, the same would have been for him, and yet we see no totems carried by any chaos lord of the seventh primarch. Additionally we have no Black Legionaires who claim to have been there when Dorn died, or to have wet their blade in his blood. Can you imagine any other boost for a chaos lord to their ego or status within the Black Legion (bar killing the Emperor himself)? My judgement stands. Dorn is alive somewhere, and he will reveal himself when the time is right. Once he has finished fortifying his position :)

I am fortifying this comment section.

He is Schrodinger's Primarch.

At this point I can't imagine anything but the TTS voices as the "true" voices of the characters.

Safe to assume he attached a chainsword to his lost hand, got an Astartes Pattern Assault Shotgun, travelled back in time, changed his name to Ash and is currently killing zombies.

I was not expecting Vulkans voice, my god that was glorious.

He's in a better place now... Ah, who am I kidding. This is 40k, he's probably a gladiator in some Khornate arena and has a chainsaw hand now.

He is fighting against the tyranny of Taco Friday

THE BEST OFFENSE IS A GOOD DEFENSE.

He is in retiremet with his kitten, large flightless bird and several greasy , immigrant servants.

*TTS joke* Ok now that that's done. I hope Dorn makes a comeback in the current 40k

"Yey! Mundane exposition"

I will just assume that the comment section will be 99% TTS jokes and the 1% will be related to the video real content. But for real, he was dead ...... in pretend

He is probably playing hide and seek with the rest of the missing loyalist Primarchs somewhere deep in the Webway.

I personally do think that he is currently residing with the Emperor. It sounds like him. The quiet yet honest and dutiful son keeping company for an ailing father on the brink of death.

He's actually hiding in the Imperial Palace disguised as a Centurion

Dorn also had a bitching handlebar mustache, any arguments to the contrary are heresy.

Must not mention... TTS... He's....in.....a....Centurion suit! Damn it...

I think you mean lord adorable

But what about the more important question: What happened to Dorn's mustache, and can he get it back?

Father.. I will never leave your side again. Emperor: *:GROANS INTERNALLY:*

Roboute: Father, I have come to speak with- Rogal: Hello, brother Roboute:... Dorn, is that you!? Rogal: yes, I have been here taking care of our father, disguised as a Tech-priest Roboute:... you look like a swole tech priest Rogal: No one has noticed me so far

TTS aside, I do genuinely like the idea of Dorn, disguised as a custodian, has spent this entire time watching over his father. Dorn is absolutely the sort of person who would see his own brother, back from the dead after millennia, and not say anything whatsoever purely because no one asked him his thoughts on the matter

Came here for the tts memes. And I am not dissapoint.

When Gulliman thought he was conversing with the Emprah it was Dorn all along making weird noises behind the throne

There’s only the one canon in 40k and that’s TTS.

You know my personal theory is that Dorn discovered lego and it's just kept him utterly pre-occupied for the last ten millennia.

I'm not convinced about Dorn being killed, since nobody boasted this action. That is strange, considering how important Dorn was (taking into account what Abbadon did to Sigismund after slaying him). With this said it is hard to say if Dorn is alive or dead and where he (or is body) is located. One thing is certain: it is unlikely he is with Big E, otherwise Papa Smurf would have at least recognised him

"For the past ten millenia... I was me" - Rogal Dorn, propably

Is Valrak here yet? Everytime Dorn gets mentioned as dead he comes and corrects those mistakes lol.

He is currently in centurion armor and raising a box hailer known as “Boy” on Terra under the wall names Adorable and Dadorable.

He's in Limbo. Until GW figures out how to make money out of his model.

He's being Adorable

On hearing Dorn I thought: "Where did you hear that voice before?" And then I remembered... and had to laugh hard.

If rubric marines can be turned from animated dust into living marines, then why not the skeletal fist of Rogal Dorn into a living primarch? Seems like a possible means of return...

Finally my Primarch gets decent treatment. Love him in ITEHTTS by Bruva

My favorite primarch!!! I hope his is alive!! He is just so adornable!!! I love my centurybear!!!

Just say build and he will be summoned

There is no doubt that just like his brothers Rogal Dorn is trying to find a way to restore his father to his former glory. I believe that he couldn’t have fallen in battle, at least not without the aid of one of the traitors Primarchs. Rogal Dorn Death would have been announced by Chaos Warband for the Slaying of the Praetorian of Terra. The evidence that Rogal Dorn created several plans that allowed for the Imperial Fists to reformed as a Legion, and the creation of several weapons after the Siege of Terra. This shows that perhaps the Primarch was creating a stage for which he will return, because the Imperium was at the time ruled all in but name Roboute. Both the Praetorian of Terra and the Lord of Ultramar did butt heads in how to both govern and how to spit the Legions, and considering that Rogal was grieving for both the loss of his brother and father.

the Dornian Paradox.

"My wall name is Adorable, we shall enjoy the taco on Tuesday's and punch members of the Marines Malevolent on the side." - Lord Adorable

You must ask the magic pain glove

I like how you managed to get the voice actors for the "what if the emperor had a text to speech device" to do their primarch sections :)

He is in Medrengard, slowly digging tunnels under perty's buildings, so he may eventually set fire to the supports and bring everything down in a single go.

I would like to note about Konrad Curze’s future sight. While it shows their worst fate it doesn’t tell him WHEN it will happen. For all we know Dorn could live until the 51st millennium. Also Lord Inquisitor I’m glad you used the TTS Jamaican voice for Vulkan (btw VULKAN LIVES!!)

Has Valrak see this yet? I have only been tell him for years his dad is dead lol.

"If Rogal Dorn was on Terra" .. leading the praetorians in combat in the webway gate. Roboute wouldn't be able to see him inside it.

I 100% believe he is not only alive, but that TTS got it right. It just makes sense after a random Centurion intervened and personally escorted the head of the Sisters of Battle to the Emperors throne room to convene with the Emperor during Van Dier's little meltdown. I can't wait to see what happens with this lore.

Rogal Dorn is currently "reinstalling The Palace"; he is digging down into the Hell of his own Mind (the Palace/Temple) so he can Confront his inner Shadow, and the "spyware" the Dark Eldar have installed within him.

He was dead! In pretend! :v

I like to imagine that Dorn is somewhere, deep within the bowels of the Imperial palace, silently waiting on his ivory throne for someone to remember to unlock the bathroom they accidentally locked him into centuries ago. Someday, a lucky scribe will find the records for the locking and unlocking of the restrooms, and realize it was never unlocked. Hopefully he acts upon this information, instead of destroying it. The beauracratic bloat of the Empire of Man be praised.

I know it's likely quite unintentional, but I love the roasting of Rites of Battle by pointing out its numerous inconsistencies.

Love the continuity of having the same primarch voices as on Bruna Alphabusa. Love the work you guys produce.

That voice... VULCAN LIVES *stomp stomp*

Guilliman: builds statues of his brothers Corvus, Lion and Jaghatai: are we a joke to you???

I'm friends with Dorn's VA and it's always a weird experience hearing his voice randomly in videos like this, hahaha.

those who recognize the voices of Vulcan and Dorn, I salute you!

A very extremely awesome video as always 40k Theories.

What if Rogal Dorn is alive, but is currently working with the Mechaicus to repair or fortify the Emperor's destroyed webway gate? If he succeeds then it would lessen the burden of his father and allow him perhaps regenerate a portion of either his body or his psyche. Also I love Super Anchors as Rogal Dorn. He was made to portray the stubborn badass primarch.

I think you are one of the best content creators for 40K! When I heard the same person speaking Rogal Dorn as in the videos from "if the emperor had a text to speach device" I had to laugh a lot. ^_________^

I’d love to see you do a detailed look at Commisar Caiphas Cain 😊

nice touch using the TTS voice actors 😁

"I will tell him so" - as a perpetual, Vulkan would occasionally visit his brother Dorn in the afterlife.

He is searching for Infinity Gauntlet from Marvel Universe to use it instead of his missing hand XD

Since my 30k and 40k collection has been stolen your channel has helped fill the hole in my heart. Thank you.

Been waiting on this one for awhile. :o

[ Insert Random TTS Quote Here ]

So this is what happened. No joke. So Dorm was being all "Honor, and Legos!" Does his smashy, smash, but slips into a warp puddle. Hear me out. So he is throw into a quasi cartoon world where things don't make sense and it's always over the top. With me? Good. An anvil hit him on the head and he gets amnesia. Like total blank. He's probably a fisherman and sells frozen fish sticks. None the wiser.

Super Anchors is a Emperor-Send to the 40k fandom✊

He's consulting with the Magic Pain Glove within the confines of the Imperial Palace. Which part, you may ask? I dunno, just find the most recently fortified spot.

I love that the tts voice actors voice their corresponding primarchs

Props to you sir for getting the only rogal dorn voice that counts

Valrak is screaming "DORN!!!" somewhere

He's alive. ..In the hearts of his sons.

Hes a centerian cuddling with emps rn

I have been thinking recently, maybe the Emperor is the one telling the Primarchs to stay in hiding? He could have sent Russ a message, telling him to leave the wolves and return "at the wolf time", for example, to try and keep a number of the Primarchs out of reach, so they could return at a time the Emperor has predicted he will need them most. Maybe Dorn is in the throne room, and Guilliman was told not to speak of it?

Great job

What we know of Corvus so far always has me thinking about what the other Primarchs could become if they took the same path? Dorn would probably be an adamantium giant, maybe having an armament on par with an Imperial Knight at a minimum.

Dead, alive and missing all at the same time. Sounds like a classic case of Schrodinger's Dorn to me.

As we've learned, unless explicitly stated otherwise, even a dead man can still live in the 40kverse

It is good to hear Lord Adorable s' voice once more. May he forever fortify all his days (except on holy Taco Tuesday).

Perhaps a portion of Guillimans time conversing with his Father in the Throne room, was also spent with Dorn. catching him up to speed, or talking strategy, or even trying to convince Dorn or Dorn convincing him of the pros and cons of Dorn remaining hidden...

If Rogal Dorn does come back I hope he brings some massive defensive orbital mega structure with him, or else the knowledge of such a thing's creation, and begins a crusade to try and take back the ideal places to position them. Maybe something like a blackstone ringworld? Maybe working on that sort of thing is where Vulcan and Dorn have been all this time.

Gotta love that they used Dorn’s TTS voice actor.

Literally anyone: *states an opinion or idea* Dorn: nnooo..

He finally got his bike and is just doing laps around Terra.

A featuring with Adorable... cool!

There was one idea posted that Dorn became the head of the Custodes and remained within the Imperial palace. As Guilleman returned, Dorn maybhave hidden out of fear that Girlyman would blame him just as he blames himself. Personally, I'd be disappointed if Games Workshop has killed him off.

Find an Imperial Fists Centurion in the Imperial Palace, you'll have found Dorn. Just don't ask what he finds to be funny.

I would like to point out the amber Dorn scene was written by The Illustrious Scribe Ian Watson...

Whose your top 10 characters of the HH series... And u your top 5 books of the HH :) And can you do a video on gaubta ghosts :p (love, a huge fan)

The lore seems to suggest that he's "believed" to be dead, but it's left ambiguous enough to go either direction. Perhaps Perturabo captured him and has spent the last several millennia torturing him in an attempt to break his brother (parading every victory over the Imperial Fists over him, and likely flaunting their destruction during the War of the Beast as Dorn losing their little spat).

The fact that the Vulkan quote had nothing about friendship mentioned in it makes me think it’s non-canon

We all know he's hiding under centurion armor preparing for the end time.

Love the Bruva Alfabusa Voice actor for Vulkan

hes reinstalling the palace and awaiting Corvuses arrival as he needs his infiltration expertise.

Weird, It felt like i watched this video years ago, deja vu.