Necron (Warhammer 40,000)
The Necrons are a machine race that appear in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
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History
The Necrons were an ancient race that inhabited the galaxy where they first arose around sixty million years ago. During this time, an organic race emerged known as the Necrontyr who were noted for being great builders, learned artisans and powerful rulers. However, they lived on a harsh desert planet that was plagued by constant lethal radiation from a dying sun which led to their race suffering from short and painful lifespans.
Overview
One group within the Necron hierarchy were the Crypteks who were scientific geniuses that were responsible for maintaining and developing Necron technology. They served a privileged role on a tomb world and were equipped with a variety of unusual equipment that aided them in performing their duties.
In terms of vehicles, the Necrons had created a number of craft that included:
- Ghost Ark : a transport vehicle that conveyed reinforcements to vial locations or allowed the Necrons to attack from an unexpected side.
- Tesseract Vault : they were known to sometimes field the Tesseract Vault onto the battlefield where they imprisoned Transcendent C'tan were forced to unleash their great powers against their enemies thus either aging them to dust, setting fields on fire or even triggering seismic shifts on the planetary crust.
- Seraptek Heavy Construct : a multi-legged insectile construct that was armed with heavy weapons allowing them to disintegrate both organic and machine matter.
- Canoptek Tomb Sentinel :
Members
- Ahhotekh :
- Ahmontekh :
- Anrakyr the Traveller :
- Imotekh the Stormlord :
- Vargard Obyron :
- Orikan the Diviner :
- Szarekh :
- Illuminor Szeras :
- Trazyn the Infinite :
- Nemesor Zahndrekh :
Notes
- The Necrons were a playable faction in the setting of Warhammer 40,000.
- Initially, they appeared as a minor faction referred to as Necron Raiders with rules for these being first published in White Dwarf Issue 216.
- They received their first full sourcebook in Codex: Necrons in August 2002.
In other media
Video games
- In Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Winter Assault, the Necrons appeared as a non-playable faction that emerged in the final stage of the real-time strategy video game expansion.
- In Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade, the Necrons appeared as a playable faction in the setting of the real-time strategy video game expansion. Players took control of a Necron faction that had been dormant underneath the sands of Koronus.
- In Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus, the Necrons appeared as antagonists in the setting of the turn-based strategy video game. A Tomb World resided on the planet Silva Tenebris that was under the control of Overlord Szaregon. It was awakened by the time of the Great Divide by Adeptus Mechanicus Explorators causing an expedition to be dispatched to prevent the Necrons from fully activating.
Appearances
- Warhammer 40,000:
- Codex: Necrons: (2002)
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