Warhammer 40k - The Defenders of the Imperium

In the unique and thoughprovoking world of the Warhammer 40k tabletop game, the Imperium of Man, the most human empire ever built is in constant battle with alien races that would stop at nothing to destroy all things that gets in their way. Agreeing to the back-story of the 40k tabletop game, the human race has survived the Dark Age of Technology straight through the efforts of the Emperor, who created the Imperium. Today, the Emperor even with his shattered human body, which is a follow of the Horus Heresy, still provides great power to guide the navigators as they trip straight through the galaxy.

On the front line of the Imperium's defense against its enemies are the Space Marines. These superhuman soldiers created straight through genetic therapy, surgical modifications, and hypnotic indoctrination are the most elite defenders of the human race. Although some of these soldiers have fallen into the hands of Chaos and turned their backs on the Imperium, the space marines have still proven their loyalty to the Emperor and to the Imperium time and time again. The space marines, though only few in number, are the most great and most feared army of the human race because of their versatility and great shooting. That is also the suspect why the space marines are determined one of the strongest armies in the Warhammer 40k tabletop game.

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Fighting alongside the Space Marines are the brave soldiers of the Imperial Guards. Unlike the space marines, the imperial guards draw drive in their number. They are the largest human army in the 40k tabletop game and they look like the futuristic version of the modern-day army. The Imperial Guards are composed of billions of brave human soldiers fighting with artillery, tanks, and other merchandised warfare and are often described to be the sledgehammer of the Imperium's defense because of their drive that could pound the enemies that stand in their way.

The Holy Order of the Emperor's Inquisition, or ordinarily known as the Inquisition, is an club of the Imperium that acts as the secret police that hunts down the Imperium's enemies. The Inquisition is composed of several highly-skilled individuals with specialized abilities, the Inquisitors, and their respective henchmen, who act as protectors of the Inquisitors and as soldiers who destroy enemies as well. Among the Orders comprising the Inquisition, the most notable are the Ordo Malleus, the Daemon hunters, and the Ordo Hereticus, the witch hunters. The Ordo Malleus includes the Grey Knights, space marines whose bodies have been strengthened especially for the purpose of fighting the Daemons of Chaos that reside in the warp zones. The Ordo Hereticus, on the other hand, contain the Sisters of Battle, who destroy the enemies of the Imperium using fire and sword. The Ordo Hereticus are in charge of preserving the Imperial faith and maintaining the loyalty of its followers.

These are the armies that defend the human race in the Warhammer 40k tabletop game. However, these are not the only armies that play a role in humanity's war against evil. There are other factions of the Imperium army that are not playable in their own rights and yet still prove to be vital in the Warhammer 40k universe as told straight through the bits of historical facts found in the 40k rule books, codexes, Games Workshop magazines, and Black Library novels.

Warhammer 40k - The Defenders of the Imperium