Dreadnoughts
August 2025·pp. 10–13
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This background feature explains how mortally wounded Space Marines are interred in Dreadnought sarcophagi, turning surviving minds and nervous systems into the pilots of heavily armed walkers. It explores their long periods of dormancy, their value as living repositories of Chapter wisdom and the contrasting attitudes Chapters hold toward this final form of service.
A survey of patterns moves from ancient Contemptors and Leviathans to Castraferrum and Redemptor variants. The article broadens the comparison to Custodian Dreadnoughts, the agonising captivity of Chaos Helbrutes and the very different motives that put Orks inside Deff Dreads.
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Find this article in White Dwarf 515, pp. 10–13.
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