>>5166984I think Perturabo is a bit like that too, thanks to his paranoia, hence his robot bodyguards (which we will likely want to add to our retinue too). Tal0S is very much aware of the weakness of flesh, even the flesh of a demigod as himself. That is what could drive him to things like figuring up a way to keep his intelligence/mind going on even after the death of his body, in a non-heretical way. Or using his superior Genetor skills to try and see what makes Vulkan and the help of Malcador/Emperor to make himself one. TalOS may also be one of the only primarch to openly dismiss the duel if a more convenient option to kill the opponent exists.
"Why don't you just shoot them dead?"