Horus Heresy

Space Marines are not fragile soldiers waiting to be tempted. They are genetically enhanced, psycho-indoctrinated, brutally trained, and conditioned to endure fear, pain, and horror beyond ordinary human limits. That is exactly why their fall to Chaos is so frightening....

The Emperor of Mankind was not safe from Chaos simply because he was powerful. In Warhammer 40,000, power often makes a soul more interesting to the Warp, not less. What makes the Emperor unusual is the combination of immense psychic...

The Emperor is entombed in the Golden Throne because of the injuries he sustained during his final battle with Horus at the end of the Horus Heresy. During the Siege of Terra, when Horus and his traitor forces assaulted the...

The Emperor’s inability to foresee Horus’s corruption by the Chaos Gods is one of the central tragedies of the Horus Heresy and has several complex explanations. Despite his immense psychic power and connection to the Warp, there were unique circumstances...

The loss of ancient technical knowledge among the Space Marines and the wider Imperium is primarily due to a combination of catastrophic historical events, a highly restrictive technological culture, and the specific doctrines of the Adeptus Mechanicus, who control and...

Before the Horus Heresy, the Chaos Gods were definitely a threat, but they weren’t as direct or visible to the Imperium. The Chaos Gods have always existed in the Warp, feeding off the emotions and psychic energy of living beings,...

The Chaos Space Marines splintered away from the loyalist Space Marines during a major event called the Horus Heresy, which was a massive civil war within the Imperium of Man. This conflict occurred after Horus, the Emperor's most trusted and...