Characters / Warhammer 40,000

The following pages list the tropes for the many characters, factions, organisations and races present in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Tropes for characters solely, or originating from, novel series, Gaiden Games, computer games, etc. with their own pages, and without much of a presence in the Tabletop Game background material, should be placed on those pages rather than here.

Forces of the Imperium

• The Imperium of Man: The feudal, fascist theocratic galactic empire that spans a million human-held worlds.
  • Founders: The Emperor, his right-hand man Malcador, and the Thunder Warriors, the Emperor's original army which he used to conquer Terra.
  • The Primarchs: The Emperor's clone-sons, whose genetic material was used to create the indomitable Space Marine Legions.
  • Adeptus Astartes: The Space Marines - biologically and cybernetically enhanced super soldiers who serve as the Imperium's foremost defenders and most powerful warriors.
    • First Founding Chapters: The nine loyalist Space Marine Legions from which all modern Chapters descend, as well as the current Chapters that bear their ancestor Legions' names.
    • Other Chapters: Prominent successor chapters of the First Founding chapters, and other noteworthy chapters.
    • Adeptus Astartes Heroes: The named characters for each of the aforementioned chapters.
    • Primaris Marines: A new breed of enhanced Space Marines deployed to bolster the older Astartes in a time of extreme crisis.
  • Astra Militarum: The Imperium's standing army, also known as the Imperial Guard, comprised of trillions of simple human soldiers that fight in most of the Imperium's wars.
  • Adepta Sororitas: An army of female nun-warriors serving as the chamber militant of the Ecclesiarchy.
  • The Inquisition: The shadowy secret police organization that polices the Imperium for signs of corruption beyond the frontlines of battle.
  • Adeptus Mechanicus: A cult of cyborg technicians who maintain the Imperium's technology, and worship machinery and equipment as religious icons.
  • Other Imperial Factions: Various organizations and armies serving the Imperium beyond the aforementioned.

Forces of Chaos

• The Forces of Chaos: The corruptive force of terror and death that has permanently tainted the Warp.
  • Chaos Gods and Daemons: The major evil deities that have sprung from the Chaos energy in the Warp and the hellish entities that spring from them.
  • Chaos Primarchs: The leaders of the Space Marine Legions that sided with Horus during his rebellion.
  • Chaos Marines: Members of the nine traitor Space Marine Legions that have cast aside their loyalty to the Imperium and pledged themselves to the service of Chaos.

Xenos Races

• Xeno Races: The aliens that exist in the galaxy and are seen as a threat by the Imperium.
  • Aeldari: Elf-like aliens with great psychic power and technology but are remnants of a fallen empire; also known as Eldar.
    • Asuryani: Aeldari living in immense worldships called Craftworlds, respecting a disciplinarian lifestyle.
    • Drukhari: Pain-addicted Aeldari raiders who delight in tormenting the lesser species of the galaxy.
  • Leagues of Votann: Short-statured but incredibly hardy abhumans who are almost completely independent of the Imperium of Man, and relentlessly pursue resources in the name of survival.
  • Necrons: An ancient race whose every soul was transferred into living metal automatons, awakening now to reconquer their lost domains.
  • Orks: Green-skinned barbarian xenos genetically programmed to make war, who can be found everywhere and fight anyone for sport, including themselves.
    • Orks Characters: Particularly notable warmongers and marauders in the Orkish hordes.
  • T'au: An upstart and ambitious race of blue-skinned xenos whose ambition is to unite all in the galaxy for "the Greater Good".
  • Tyranids: Monstrous extra-galactic invaders, united by a Hive Mind driving them to eat all organic matter in their path.
    • Genestealer Cults: The vanguard organisms of the Hive Fleets and the cults they create to subvert planetary defenders.

Spinoffs

Literature

• Blood Angels
• Ciaphas Cain
• Dark Angels
• Eisenhorn
  • Ravenor
  • Bequin
• Forges of Mars
• Gaunt's Ghosts
• Horus Heresy
• Iron Warriors
• Night Lords
• Salamanders
• Soul Drinkers
• Space Wolf
• Ultramarines
• Word Bearers

Tabletop Games

• Necromunda
• Only War

Video Games

• Battlefleet Gothic: Armada
• Dawn of War
• Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
• Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade
• Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor — Martyr
• Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

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