Forgefiend
The Forgefiend is a type of Daemon Engine used by the forces of Chaos.
This disturbing fusion of Daemon-beast and heavily armoured machine is designed to attack enemy forces from afar with overwhelming firepower as opposed to its cousin, the Maulerfiend, which is designed for close combat. Upon the Forgefiend's back is a assembly of soul-furnaces which contain the tortured screams and faces of its victims.[1][2]
Forgefiends are created by either a Warpsmith or Sorcerer, who coaxes the spirit of a Daemon from the Warp to possess the body of a machine, powering it with its fury.[3]
The Forgefiend is typically armed with either up to three Ectoplasma Cannons[3] (these are called Cerberites by Imperium scholars)[5a] or two Hades Autocannons.[2] Forgefiends do not fire normal ammunition, for even their bullets are tainted with daemonic essence. Moreover, they can reload and create new ammunition internally by feasting upon nearby metal.[3]
Known Named Forgefiends
- Crucius Magna — fought in the Brotherhood of Dust against the Grey Knights and Eldar.[6]
- Firemaw — fought as a part of the Crimson Slaughter army on the planet Amethal in the Diamor Campaign (999.M41).[4]
- Mutarax — Sons of Carnage.[5b]
Images
Forgefiend with three Ectoplasma Cannons[1]
Forgefiend with two Hades Autocannons[1]
Sources
- 1: Games Workshop
- 2: White Dwarf 394 (UK), pgs. 6–7
- 3: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (6th Edition), pg. 51
- 4: Black Crusade: Traitor's Hate, pg. 24
- 5: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (8th Edition)
- 6: Warhammer: Visions 1, pgs. 146-151
Daemon Engines | |
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Chaos Undivided/Unaligned | |
Khorne | Blood Reaper • Blood Slaughterer • Blood Throne • Brass Scorpion • Cauldron of Blood • Death Dealer • Doom Blaster • Kytan • Lord of Battles • Lord of Skulls • Tower of Skulls • Skull Cannon |
Nurgle | Blight Drone • Contagion • Foetid Bloat-Drone • Plagueburst Crawler • Myphitic Blight-Hauler • Plague Centurion • Plague Hulk • Plague Tower |
Tzeentch | Doom Wing • Fire Lord • Silver Tower |
Slaanesh | Subjugator |