Chaos Space Marines
Chaos Space Marines are Chaos-corrupted space marines, either from the nine legions which sided with Horus during the Horus Heresy or from a few chaos-corrupted chapters of former Loyalist Space marines. To the Imperium of Man and the Imperial Space Marines in particular, Chaos Space Marines are the ultimate traitors and the most reviled of enemies. Although all of the chaos legions are enemies with the Imperium, they are by no means allies with eachother, and in fact the existence of the Imperium as a mutual enemy is the only thing that keeps them from destroying themselves.
The corruption of the Chaos energies makes the Chaos Space Marines ageless, as a result they generally benefit thousands of years of experience in battle.
Chaos-specific Space Marine Categories
While in many respects Chaos Space Marines make use of the same weapons and methods as Loyalist Space Marines, lacking a few improvements in equipment developed by the Imperium in the ten thousand years since the Horus Heresy, there are a few distinctive types of warrior amongst the ranks of Chaos Space Marines. They are close quarters warriors, being barely able to fire point blank at their foes.
- Khorne Berzerkers-Khorne Berzerkers are Space Marines from the World Eaters Legion. Khorne Berzerkers are frenzied warriors armed with bolt pistols and chain axes who live to slaughter foes upon the battlefield in the name of Khorne.
- Obliterators-Specific to the Iron Warriors Legion of Space Marines, Obliterators have been fused into their armor and have incorporated weapons into their bodies. They possess both long-range firepower and advanced close-combat weapons.
- Plague Marines-Specific to the Death Guard Legion of Space Marines, Plague Marines have been consumed by the diseases of Nurgle and are armed with weapons which spread these plagues in battle, making even the slightest cut from their weapons a deadly risk.
- Possessed Space Marines-Possessed Space Marines are Chaos Space Marines who have been possessed by various daemons, giving them even greater strength and resilience.
- Sorcerer-Sorcerers are the Chaos Space Marine equivalent of Librarians, using their psychic abilities to channel energy from the Warp for a variety of supernatural effects.
Chaos Space Marine-specific Vehicles
- Defilers-Defilers are Daemonically possessed war machines