Chaos Space Marines
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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.
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.
- 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.
- Plauge Marines-Specific to the Death Guard Legion of Space Marines, Plauge Marines have been consumed by the diseases of Nurgle and are armed with weapons which spread these plauges 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