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In the fictional universe of, the Space Marines are warrior-monks who have modified genomes that make them stronger and tougher than normal humans, and who wear mechanized suits of armor. Some Space Marines are loyal to the Emperor of Mankind, while others fight for the evil Chaos Gods.Warhammer 40,000 is a, and Space Marines are one of the available factions available to the player. They are the most well-known and popular army, always featuring in the artwork and starter set of each edition of Warhammer 40,000 and other spin-off games such as and (excluding the 2nd edition Titan Legions). Space Marines also feature heavily in other media, such as books, films, and video games like. Contents.Publication history Space Marines were first introduced in (1987) by, which was the first edition of the tabletop game.The book Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned (Rick Priestly and Bryan Ansell, 1990) was the first book from Games Workshop to give a backstory for the Space Marines. It introduced the original 20 Space Marine Legions as well as their 'Primarchs'.
It also first described the Horus Heresy, the civil war of the 30th millennium in which nine of the Legions converted to the worship of the four main Chaos Gods.Two of the original 20 Legions and their respective Primarchs are not named and are described as 'redacted' from the records of the Imperium. Rick Priestley explained that this was to illustrate the Imperium's practice of erasing embarrassing or incriminating events and figures from Imperial records ( ).To me the background to 40K was always intended to be ironic. The fact that the Space Marines were lauded as heroes within Games Workshop always amused me, because they’re brutal, but they’re also completely self-deceiving. The whole idea of the Emperor is that you don’t know whether he’s alive or dead. The whole Imperium might be running on superstition.
There’s no guarantee that the Emperor is anything other than a corpse with a residual mental ability to direct spacecraft. It’s got some parallels with religious beliefs and principles, and I think a lot of that got missed and overwritten. — Rick Priestley in an interview with Unplugged Games, December 2015 Miniatures The signature Space Marine is a Tactical Marine encased in Power Armour and armed with a Boltgun or 'Bolter', being the most numerous rank-and-file infantry of Space Marine Chapters in-universe, which is reflected in starter sets and artwork. The original Space Marine models in Power Armour were designed by Bob Naismith.
The original Space Marine Power Armour configuration had a pointed, 'beaky' helmet that was based on a type of single-filter gas mask design used by the Germans in World War 2; and not medieval helmets. In game lore this has retroactively been known as 'Mark VI Corvus Power Armour'. The beaky helmet is still found on a handful of Power Armour Space Marine miniatures in subsequent editions. From the second edition (1993) to the seventh edition (2014), Space Marines in Power Armour wore what is known in-universe as 'Mark VII Aquila Power Armour'.
With the eighth edition (2017), a new look of the Space Marine models in Power Armour was unveiled; these are known as Primaris Space Marines in 'Mark X Power Armour'; the new Primaris Marines have enhanced capabilities and are meant to as reinforcements to complement existing Marines in older types of Power Armour. A fully-painted miniature of a Space Marine in Power Armour and equipped with a Boltgun for the tabletop game, released for the third edition through to the seventh edition.Space Marine Terminator miniatures were first released in the Warhammer 40,000 spin-off game of (1989). Terminators are described in game lore as first company veterans in each Space Marine Chapter, having earned the right to don the sacred Tactical Dreadnought Armor or Terminator Armor.
Space Marine Terminators were originally only used in Space Hulk-type scenarios and not the open battlefield, but rules were added in White Dwarf magazine and subsequent releases of Warhammer 40,000 and Epic for their deployment in conventional battles. As part of gameplay changes, the plastic Terminators which were originally only available in Space Hulk game sets were made available in a separate box set since 1997 alongside metal Terminators; and subsequent Terminator models have been all-plastic in order to make them more affordable/customizable. Most Warhammer 40,000 army list game rules restrict the deployment of Terminators to a small part (1-2 squads of 5 men each) of a player's Space Marine army since they are considered elite troops. The Dark Angels' Deathwing Company is unique among Marine first companies in being composed of only Terminators.
The Dark Angels can field a Deathwing army which features an all-Terminator force, along with including Land Raider tanks as transports and Dreadnought walkers for support. Tabletop game mechanics Warhammer 40,000 Space Marines are a playable army in the miniature wargame Warhammer 40,000. Because each individual Space Marine is so powerful, their armies tend to be small, and thus a player can assemble a functional army for relatively little money and effort. In terms of playing style, they are a versatile army that neither excels nor fails at any particular tactic, though certain Chapters do have variant rules. Individual units are typically not strongly specialised and can roughly substitute in other roles, meaning most mistakes and setbacks are easy to compensate for.
Their tough armour and generally unspecialised weaponry means that they do not have to be maneuvered as carefully as units of other armies (such as the powerful but frail ). These qualities make them ideal for beginners, and may help them succeed more often in their early gameplay stages.
Fictional characteristics Space Marine Chapters lead a lifestyle comparable to monastic warrior orders or martial elites from various periods of human history, dividing their time between combat training, ritual contemplation, and waging war. From the time of their initiation to their deaths in battle, they spend their entire multi-century lives fighting for their religion centring around the deified, extremely powerful Emperor of Mankind, and fight also for the survival of Mankind.Each Marine has been genetically and physically enhanced with organ implants and other non-mechanical augmentations, collectively referred to as 'gene-seed' that ultimately derive from the Emperor's own flesh. This is so he can physically don a, a fully powered and ceramite-crafted shell known commonly as Power Armor, which in turn would give the Marine protection and capabilities far beyond that of a normal man. The common Space Marine equipped with Power Armor stands 8 feet (2.4 m) and wields the finest small-arms weaponry available to the Imperium.A Marine recruit must past their Chapter's rigorous tests and have centuries of battle experience in order to earn the right to wear the different armor suits in their Chapter's inventory. These include non-powered Scout Armor (for new recruits to prove themselves), Power Armor (the most common type among rank-and-file, standard for Tactical, Devastator, and Assault Marines), Centurions (an exosuit that fits on existing Power Armor, enhancing assault or devastator capabilities), Tactical Dreadnought Armor or Terminator Armor (extremely rare and usually only for the First Company veterans), and Dreadnought (a mortally-wounded Marine entombed inside a powerful battle walker).
Recently introduced are the Primaris Space Marines, with their new Mk X armour being a more potent variant of the common Power Armor suits used by most Space Marines. They were created by the Mechanicus Archmagos Belisarius Cawl, and are largely seen in action with new chapters of Primaris Space Marines constantly being created and existing chapters welcoming Primaris reinforcements.In-universe origins and history Roughly 28,000 years in the future, the Emperor of Mankind creates twenty genetically-engineered superhumans called '. Their genomes were based on the Emperor's own genome, making them in a way his sons. The Emperor then creates the Space Marines. Just as the Primarchs are the genetic sons of the Emperor, the Space Marines are the genetic sons of their Primarch. There were twenty Space Marine Legions, one for each Primarch, and each Primarch became the commander of his respective Legion.The Emperor uses the Space Marine Legions to conquer the scattered human worlds of the galaxy, uniting them under the Imperium of Man. As the campaign drew to a close, nine Primarchs and their Legions convert to the worship of the evil, rebelling against the Emperor and sparking a galaxy-wide civil war.
During the final hours of the war, Horus and the Emperor fight each other in a duel. Horus is killed, but the Emperor himself is so badly injured, he is placed on permanent life support.As the Imperium is rebuilt, the Space Marine Legions are split up into Chapters so as to make another mass rebellion less likely.
The remaining loyalist Primarchs either die or disappear over the next few centuries.Creation of a Space Marine Recruits are chosen from the best and most loyal among humanity. However, they must be adolescent males as deviating age or sex will result in guaranteed death if the subject in question has physical or mental augmentation attempted. Popular recruits for a Space Marine Chapter may include anything from tribal humans on a feral world, to underhive gangers, to normal hive city denizens, but have to be purely human and fanatically loyal to their race.The potential recruit is first subjected to testing, including tissue compatibility tests and psychological screening. Relatively few get past this initial selection process. Those that do pass are termed Neophytes, and the process continues with the surgery, indoctrination, conditioning, and training that will make them Space Marines. Those that survive but fail surgery or screening are either retained as Chapter Serfs or mechanically augmented and turned into semi-sentient Servitors to serve the Chapter, mainly under the command of Adeptus Mechanicus aligned Tech Marines of the Chapter who perform most tasks involving creation or maintenance of technology.The surgical process takes a great deal of time and pain, sometimes even being lethal. The different stages of implantation must occur in a precise order at different times of development, lengthening the process to a significant degree.
First, the recruit receives gene-seed implants, along with chemotherapy, hypnotherapy, and training necessary for allowing the functioning and development of the implanted organs. The implants transform their bodies and minds to give them near-superhuman abilities, with 19 special organs found in Space Marines and an extra 3 in their Primaris brothers. See also:Space Marines are featured in numerous fantasy novels, predominantly published by, a division of Games Workshop.Trademark controversy In December 2012, claimed that any use of the phrase 'Space Marine' on content other than their own infringed on their of the term and requested that online retailer remove the Spots the Space Marine. The row received a lot of publicity during February 2013, with authors such as, and supporting Hogarth. Amazon restored the e-book for sale.
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