The Space Marines are descendants of the Imperium's God-Emperor of Man, who, in an attempt to unify the galaxy under humanity's control, created several superhuman 'Primarchs' that were cast across the galaxy and would later found the Space Marine legions through similar methods the Emperor employed. The Space Marines are the strong-arm of the Imperium of Man, composed of genetically and surgically modified super-soldiers. Playable Armies Space Marines Space Marines In 2008, Relic officially announced a much-anticipated sequel, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, which received its own expansion packs, Chaos Rising in 2010, and Retribution in 2011. Dawn of War brings together the Space Marines, the super-soldiers of the vast Imperium of Man the Chaos Space Marines, Marines that have succumbed to the evil call of the Chaos Gods the Orks, the fierce and numerous green-skinned fighters and the Eldar, a wise, yet merciless elf-like race.ĭawn of War was followed by three expansion packs, Winter Assault, Dark Crusade, and Soulstorm, as well as several re-releases bundled with those expansions. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is a real-time strategy game made by Relic Entertainment based on the popular table-top miniature game, Warhammer 40,000 by Games Workshop.

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