History Characters / Warhammer40000ChaosMarines

* DidntThinkThisThrough: The powers of Chaos manipulated them into commiting genocide on two planets and left them half-crazed, so they decided to seek an honorable end by dying in battle against the enemies of the Imperium. By going through the [[NegativeSpaceWedgie Eye of Terror]] to do it, directly into the realm of Chaos. Unsurprisingly it wasn't long before its influence changed their objective from "fighting Chaos" to "fighting ''for'' Chaos".

* TheSadist: Inflicting maximum physical and psychological suffering on their victims is their core motivation.

* Super Scream:

** Most recently, to keep Chaos from overrunning real space, some Eldar desperately tried to awaken Ynnead, which sort of worked. They then and used the resulting entity's power, along with teaming up with the Adeptus Mechanicus, to resurrect Roboute Guilliman, which worked to great effect.

** Most recently, to keep Chaos from from overrunning real space, some Eldar desperately tried to awaken Ynnead, which sort of worked. They then and used the resulting entity's power, along with teaming up with the Adeptus Mechanicus, to resurrect Roboute Guilliman, which worked to great effect.

The Fifteenth Astartes Legion, the instability of the Thousand Sons' gene-seed meant that they were always small in number but were possessed of incredible psychic power, with their [[SorcerousOverlord Primarch Magnus the Red]] being the most psychically gifted of his brothers. Unfortunately, Magnus' desire for knowledge resulted in him defying the Emperor's edict banning the study of sorcery, and a disastrous attempt to warn his father of Horus' treachery resulted in Magnus and his Legions being forced to turn to Chaos for salvation.\\

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%%!!Erebus

%%If the Heresy could be blamed on one man, it's this man. High Chaplain of the Word Bearers during the Crusade, Erebus was among the first Astartes to fall to the allure of the Chaos Gods. His corrupting influence would turn his own Primarch to Chaos, and eventually Horus himself. Kicking off the Horus Heresy.
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%%* TheCorrupter: One of the most infamous in all of 40K.
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* {{Plaguemaster}}: Even more so than normal Death Guard, for his body [[PestController is a host for the Destroyer Hive]], wasp-like daemons which are vectors for the Destroyer Plague.

* MakeMeWannaShout:
** Night Lords can emit deafening shrieks to disorient their foes and make them easy prey.
** Several sources have mentions of Night Lords managing to ''kill'' people by screaming. This is through cranking their helm's Vox-units up a notch, inhaling and filling their three lungs and letting loose. Though, this has had the unfortunate side-effect of sometimes temporarily deafening the Night Lord in question.

* TortureTechnician: The entire Legion specializes in tormenting their victims physicall and psychologically.

* TechnicallyLivingZombie: Plague Marines are so mutated, riddled with disease, and rotted that many can't be considered alive in a biological sense anymore. If ever cut off from the power of Nurgle, many Plague Marines would [[DeathByDepower drop dead in seconds]].