What the fuck is this part of Space marine helmets? Looks like

It's an air blower that removes guts, gore and xeno shit from your eyes.

>>47249046
It's where a crest would be put if the helmet had one.

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>>47249046
It's not an intake, it's a vent. Air blows out of it, not in, to equalize pressure and regulate temperature inside the helmet. It's a real thing that exists.

>>47249119

Those would just be tiny compressed air nozzles very close to the eye lenses.

>>47249046
>Tactical quiff.

>>47249046
it's a mohawk for being badass

>>47249159
I was just going to say it's rule of cool but yeah that works also.

>>47249046
The original marine model had a targeter mounted there, but I don't think it has any real purpose nowadays.

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>>47249046
It's for attaching helmet decoration for high-ranked marines. It's present on every helmet (at least for given armor pattern) to signify any marine has the potential to rise to such glory.

>>47249280
>rule of cool
>what 40k fans say instead of just admitting that the designers are morons

>>47249159
>>47249046
One of the most important things your learn in Art when drawing anything technological is two things
1: To make sure you're your object does not look bland. Too many smooth surfaces often just looks flat and boring (there are exceptions to this, but lets not go into that). Do this but adding random "bits" to your object.
2: Make sure your "bits" are both vague yet suggestive enough to make sure any one that look at it projects what they believable are functioning part.

>>47249408
Then why is there a hole on the front? That you can pimp it seems like a secondary use.

>>47249465
Literally asked and answered already, faggot. Read your fucking thread.

>>47249046
The part that protects the mohawk.

>>47249488
I find it funny that you think I didn't.

actually is the vox antenna of the helmet.

>>47249046
Look it helps to make him look fucking cool. Don't question and start buying.

>>47249046
Farkin ideots in this thread.

Its for added protection from crushing forces on the top of the head. It also looks partially like a Roman plume. If you havent figured it out yet; marines are basically Romans in space. Especially the ultramarines.

>>47249422
okay, but in this case it applies.

>>47249046
It's the Julius-pattern Mk V Roman Imitation Ridge (Helmet), and is absolutely essential to squad level evocation of vaguely classical aesthetics.