Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000)

The Imperial Guard is an organization that features in Warhammer 40,000.

History

The Astra Militarum was the military of the Imperium of Man that was established by mankind.

Overview

Specialisations within the Guard included:

• Imperial Guard Infantry :
• Imperial Guard Sniper :
• Ogryn :
• Rough Rider :
• Tempestus Scions :
• Enginseer :
• Primaris Psyker :

Ranks within the Astra Militarum included:

• Lord General :

The Guard had a number of famous specialised military units that included:

• Armageddon Steel Legion :
• Cadian Shock Troopers :
• Catachan Jungle Fighters :
• Death Korps of Krieg :
• Elysian Drop Troopers :
• Mordian Iron Guard :
• Tallarn Desert Raiders :
• Valhallan Ice Warriors :
• Vostroyan Firstborn :

Within the Administratum, there existed an elite sub-faction that was the Ordo Tempestus that were granted far greater autonomy compared to the rest of the Imperial Guard.

Technology

Equipment of the Imperial Guard included:

• Hot-Shot Lasgun :
• Hotshot Volley Gun :

Vehicles used by the Guard:

• Sentinel :
• Chimera :
• Hellhound :
• Basilisk :
• Leman Russ :
• Baneblade :
• Valkyrie :
• Vulture :

Members

• Sebastian Yarrick :

Notes

• The Imperial Guard was created by Games Workshop where she featured in the setting of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
• During the 8th Edition, the faction was re-named as the Astra Militarum.

In other media

Video games

• In Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior, the Imperial Guard appeared as antagonists in the video game.
• In Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, the Imperial Guard appeared as a non-playable faction in the setting of the strategy video game. Colonel Carus Brom headed the Imperial Guard regiment on the planet Tartarus where they assisted the Blood Angels in maintaining Imperial rule on the planet.
• In Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Winter Assault, the Imperial Guard were introduced as a faction in the strategy video game expansion.
• In Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, the Imperial Guard appeared as a non-playable faction in the setting of the strategy video game.
• In Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution, the Imperial Guard appeared as a playable faction in the setting in the strategy video game expansion.
• In Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, the Imperial Guard appeared in the setting of the video game. They appeared as the Cadian 203rd regiment that was trying to survive on the Forgeworld of Graia as the Ultramarines squad drops in. Guardsmen serve as NPCs throughout the game, and both the Guard and the player provide mutual support in terms of combat, navigation and air transport.

Appearances

• Warhammer 40,000:

External Links

• Lexicanum Wiki Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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