The Orks aren't homogenous in racial structure either, an Ork army consists of certain subspecies such as Squigs, Snotlings and Gretchins. Orks follow no particular banner, instead coming together as the need arises to defend themselves and their territory or to mass-migrate to a new location, which they call a "Waaagh!!!" Due to their lack of formal organization and their desire to have the biggest, the shootiest, or the choppiest weapons, an Ork army lends itself to a very ragtag and random appearance. The Orks reproduce through releasing spores, which means they are very difficult to eliminate once they have settled on a planet. The Orks were created as a last ditch attempt to keep the Necrons from taking over the Galaxy by the "Old Ones," or "Brain Boyz" in Ork lore. The Orks are a green-skinned race with near-limitless numbers. The Chaos Space Marines are more focused on the strength of the Chaos Marine squads throughout a game, while bringing in their more bloodthirsty and demonic units as the match progresses. The Chaos Marines remain locked in combat against their former brothers-in-arms, attempting to spread the word of their Gods, Chaos and destruction. Many followers of Chaos may choose to follow a specific God, granting them certain abilities in combat, while others stand under the banner of Chaos Undivided, who received different benefits from not choosing a specific God. The four Gods of Chaos are Khorne, the Blood God Tzeentch, the God of Lies and Manipulation Nurgle, the God of Disease and Decay and Slaanesh, the God of Self-Indulgence and Decadence. They pledged loyalty to the evil Chaos Gods and began worshipping them, in order to gain corrupt powers to use to further the goals of their Gods. During the Horus Heresy, nine Primarchs turned against the Emperor, taking their Space Marines legions with them. The Chaos Space Marines are legions of Space Marines that succumbed to the call of Chaos. The Space Marines have the ability to "Deep Strike" their forces into combat if they have a visual on the location, allowing players to flank and launch suprise attacks on their foes. In Dawn of War, the Space Marines are all about making use of their strong infantry backed with vehicle support. They also act as a defence force, engaging foes that would otherwise crush the forces of the Imperium. Now, in the 41st Millenium, the Space Marines continue the vision of the Emperor, crusading to cleanse worlds and unify humanity. The Space Marine legions that did not succumb to Chaos were broken into smaller chapters, with no singular leader ever controlling so much power ever again. The Emperor, slain by his own son, was interred upon the Golden Throne, left in a state between life and death. The forces of Chaos controlling him, he fought the God-Emperor to the death, and although the Emperor was victorious, it was a Pyhrric victory. In a time known as the Horus Heresy, one Primarch, Horus, marched on Holy Terra and engaged the God-Emperor in combat. For many years, the Primarchs and the Emperor fought in a Great Crusade to unify the galaxy, but slowly the forces of Chaos began to taint several of the Primarchs and before too long, the Space Marines began to turn against each other. 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.