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Terminators are [[Space Marine]] veterans who have managed to earn the right to wear Terminator armor by earning Terminator honors through exemplary service in their career. Terminator armor or "Tactical Dreadnought Armor" is a holy relic of the
chapter
, dating back to the years of the Horus Heresy and so they are revered as holy relics and a physical manifest of the chapter's undying fighting spirit.
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Terminators are [[Space Marine]] veterans who have managed to earn the right to wear Terminator armor by earning Terminator honors through exemplary service in their career.
Terminator armor or "Tactical Dreadnought Armor" is a holy relic of the
Chapter
,
often
dating back to the years of the
[[
Horus Heresy
]]
and so they are revered as holy relics and a physical manifest of the chapter's undying fighting spirit.
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As the Imperium is the Imperium,
a
new
suit
of
Termi
armor
is
produced very slowly these days by Forge
Worlds
due to their high cost and the fact that the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] continues to go on
it's
Alzheimer's streak by constantly forgetting how to make anything good besides Titans. Instead, all Terminator armor is made from existing
terminator
suits, refurbished for battle.
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As the
[[
Imperium
]]
is the Imperium, new
suits
of
Terminator
armor
are
produced very slowly these days by
[[
Forge
World]]s
due to their high cost and the fact that the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] continues to go on
its
Alzheimer's streak by constantly forgetting how to make anything good besides
[[
Titans
(Warhammer 40,000)|Titans]]
. Instead, all Terminator armor is made from existing
Terminator
suits, refurbished for battle.
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Because of the Terminator armor's sheer weight and bulk, they're slow-moving and will likely be gunned down if foot-slogged across the field, which isn't really a problem until someone whips out the [[Lascannon]], Plasma Cannon, Krak missiles, and all other forms of dedicated anti-armor weapons. So termies get around by deep striking with Teleporters or riding [[Land Raider]]s, which are the only transports capable of supporting Terminators (
Aside from
[[Thunderhawk]]s and [[
FAIL|
Stormraven]]s)
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Because of the Terminator armor's sheer weight and bulk, they're slow-moving and will likely be gunned down if foot-slogged across the field, which isn't really a problem until someone whips out the [[Lascannon]], Plasma Cannon, Krak missiles, and all other forms of dedicated anti-armor weapons. So termies get around by deep striking with Teleporters or riding [[Land Raider]]s, which are the only transports capable of supporting Terminators (
besides the fliers --
[[Thunderhawk]]s
, [[Storm Eagle]]s,
and [[Stormraven]]s)
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== Patterns ==
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The original pattern, developed during the [[Great Crusade]] based on fusion-reactor maintenance suits, is the Cataphractii pattern. It had bizarre, slab-like [[pauldrons]] (which apparently held shield generators, at the cost of preventing the wearer from moving with any sort of speed).
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A later development, sacrificing a little protection for increased mobility, was the Indomitus pattern. This is the most commonly produced (read: [[Games Workshop]]-produced) pattern, with the familiar hunchbacked-bulldog appearance.
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The most advanced pattern, using systems developed for the Mark IV "Maximus"-pattern [[powered armor]], is the Tartaros pattern. It is much more mobile, with sensibly-sized [[pauldrons]] and an upright stance.
== Weaponry ==
== Weaponry ==
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Terminators are usually equipped with a
storm bolter
in one hand for ranged combat, and a power fist, chain fist, or power weapon in the other for close combat. The Storm Bolter can be switched for a Heavy Flamer or an Assault Cannon. For extra zip, a shoulder mounted Cyclone Missile Launcher (basically a portable manticore) can be purchased and equipped. Assault Terminators are tooled to close combat with all manner of deadly shit such as Lightning Claws or a Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield.
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Terminators are usually equipped with a
[[Storm Bolter]]
in one hand for ranged combat, and a power fist, chain fist, or power weapon in the other for close combat. The Storm Bolter can be switched for a Heavy Flamer or an Assault Cannon. For extra zip, a shoulder mounted Cyclone Missile Launcher (basically a portable manticore) can be purchased and equipped. Assault Terminators are tooled to close combat with all manner of deadly shit such as Lightning Claws or a Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield.
Either way, a shooty or choppy termi won't disappoint if used properly.
Either way, a shooty or choppy termi won't disappoint if used properly.
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Traitor
Space Marines
has
a different setup for weaponry. Chaos
terminators
do not have distinction between long and close range combat and equip both types of weapons, though in place the assault cannon they use the
reaper autocannon
. Lacking loyalist exclusive weapons, they rely on
marks
of
chaos
for added power.
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[[Chaos
Space Marines
]] have
a different setup for weaponry.
Chaos
Terminators
do not have distinction between long and close range combat and equip both types of weapons, though in place the assault cannon they use the
Reaper [[Autocannon]]
. Lacking loyalist exclusive weapons, they rely on
Marks
of
Chaos
for added power.
== Moar Mechanicus Fail ==
== Moar Mechanicus Fail ==
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[[File:UthizzarandCult.jpg|400px|thumb|What one would call "The Good Shit"]]
[[File:UthizzarandCult.jpg|400px|thumb|What one would call "The Good Shit"]]
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Originally, as in Great Crusade originally, the Mechanicus could actually make Terminator armor. It was called Cataphractii-pattern armor and it was MADE of WIN. It had the freakiest pauldrons evar, but was pretty much unbreakable. Wait, you thought that Terminator armor got its 5+ invulnerable save from it being STRONG? Of course not, it's from the Marine itself!, the only protection the armor provides is the +2 armor save. The Mechanicus forgot how to make the good armor, so they decided to test whether or not the Emperor's armor would blend. It did, so they took all of the tiny fragments, and stuck one piece in the shoulder of each new suit of Terminator armor, underneath the fancy Terminator Crux. Never mind how this still works for all those Chaos Terminators, but we suspect that it's just to troll the loyalist terminators.
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So all of the new, fancy-looking armor you see today it actually crappier than the goofy old armor. That's mostly how stuff works in 40K, technology actually gets worse as time moves on so we won't be surprised if by 51st millennium, everything reverts back/progresses to Warhammer Fantasy Battle.
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Originally, as in [[Great Crusade]] originally, the Mechanicus could actually make Terminator armor. It was called Cataphractii-pattern armor and it was MADE of WIN. It had the freakiest [[pauldrons]] ever, but was pretty much unbreakable. Wait, you thought that Terminator armor got its 5+ invulnerable save from it being STRONG? Of course not, it's from the Marine itself!, the only protection the armor provides is the +2 armor save. The Mechanicus forgot how to make the good armor, so they decided to test whether or not the Emperor's armor would blend. It did, so they took all of the tiny fragments, and stuck one piece in the shoulder of each new suit of Terminator armor, underneath the fancy Terminator Crux. Never mind how this still works for all those Chaos Terminators, but we suspect that it's just to troll the loyalist terminators.
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So all of the new, fancy-looking armor you see today it actually crappier than the goofy old armor. That's mostly how stuff works in 40K, technology actually gets worse as time moves on so we won't be surprised if by 51st millennium, everything reverts back/progresses to
[[
Warhammer Fantasy Battle
]]
.
== In video games ==
== In video games ==
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Likely due to the fact that Relic couldn't figure out how to balance Chaos Terminators, the Dawn of War video games only see loyalists use them, in which they serve as very powerful late game infantry, though they lose in combat against Meganobz, Pariahs, and the Seer Council. Assault terminators in Dawn of War II, are, especially lightening claws, virtually unstoppable in melee (except in team games where they can get swamped through sheer numbers, but can still take a hell of beating), except against walkers and super units.
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Likely due to the fact that Relic couldn't figure out how to balance Chaos Terminators, the
[[
Dawn of War
]]
video games only see loyalists use them, in which they serve as very powerful late game infantry, though they lose in combat against Meganobz, Pariahs, and the Seer Council. Assault terminators in Dawn of War II, are, especially lightening claws, virtually unstoppable in melee (except in team games where they can get swamped through sheer numbers, but can still take a hell of beating), except against walkers and super units.
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[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]]
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