SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, PLS BE PATIENT, COMEING SOON
"While vile mutants still draw breath, there can be no peace. While obscene heretics' hearts still beat, there can be no respite. While faithless traitors still live, there can be no forgiveness." - Legiones Astartes Silver Skulls' Catechism of Hate, Verse 1 of XXV Created by the Emperor and forged in the fiery furnace of war, the SPACE MARINES are warrior monks devoted to serving their creator and honor-bound to their sacred duty. Though relatively few in number, the Space Marines fight with fury at the front lines of Humanity's bloody struggle for survival against the vicious, never-ending onslaught of attacks from Mankind's enemies.
The superiority of the superhuman Space Marines is the result of numerous genetic modifications, psycho-conditioning, rigorous physical training and unquestioning faith. A single Space Marine is a formidable fighter, but when he fights with a thousand of his brethren (in organizations commonly referred to as CHAPTERS) they form a steely weapon of righteousness -- the Emperor's living, breathing swords of destruction, serving His will and protecting His people throughout the Imperium.
It could be said that a Space Marine will serve until his dying breath, but that underestimates their devotion, for some continue to serve even beyond life - they are the deadly DREADNOUGHTS. A Dreadnought is a sentient, fighting, walking vehicle that excels in destroying hard targets such as vehicles and buildings. Every Dreadnought is piloted by a Space Marine, grievously wounded in battle, and now saved from certain death by permanent entombment within an armored sarcophagus.
The Dreadnoughts are just one of the many units that comprise a Space Marines Chapter.
Each Chapter is led by a FORCE COMMANDER whose extraordinary skill and heroism are remarkable even by the already exceptional standards of his fellow Space Marines. A stalwart veteran of thousands of battles, the Force Commander is always found in the forefront of the battlefield, leading each charge and commanding his troops with absolute authority.
The keeper of the Chapter's ancient knowledge is the LIBRARIAN whose powerful psychic talents can be used to cast a wide range of spells -- banishing demons, striking down enemies, protecting his troops from psychic attacks or augmenting his own physical prowess in the heat of battle.
Guiding his war-brothers in prayer and in battle is the seasoned CHAPLAIN. The Chaplain leads by example, fighting in the thick of each skirmish while extolling the virtues of the Emperor. To him falls the ability to interrogate the enemy and uncover their battlefield structures. (This unit is exclusive to Dawn of War: Winter Assault.)
A key specialist within each Space Marines Chapter is the APOTHECARY. Although he wields a chainsword with skill and precision, the Apothecary is primarily a healer who repairs the wounds that his Battle-Brethren incur in the heat of battle. And, when a brother falls in battle, it is the Apothecary's sacred duty to retrieve his fallen comrade's gene-seed (the genetic material that is unique to his Chapter and shared by each of his brethren) to ensure that this inextricable genetic link can be used again in order to create new Space Marines and continue the Chapter's history.
The flesh and bones of the Space Marines are the INFANTRY SQUADS, from the SCOUT MARINES with their speed and stealth, to the highly experienced and heavily armed TERMINATORS who can be teleported directly into combat; each squad performs a vital function within the Chapter.
Whether Scholar, Healer or Infantry, each and every Marine under the leadership of the Force Commander knows his purpose and serves with single-minded focus and devotion to the heroism of his Chapter and the glory of his Emperor.
They are the Space Marines…
...and they shall know no fear!