Kakophoni
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This article is about the the sonic weapon. For other uses of Kakophoni, see Kakophoni (disambiguation). |
Kakophonies, also known as Cacophonies, were both specialized troops utilized by the Emperor's Children Space Marine Legion early in the Horus Heresy[1] and the name of the weapon they wielded.
First developed upon the corruption of the Legion as well as their Primarch Fulgrim in the aftermath of the Battle of Isstvan III, practices and experiments that had once been long secret were unleashed and fused with malign Warp forces. The results were savagely powerful weapons produced from a fusion of Imperial and Xenos technology. They were able to unleash blasts of screaming discordant energy that could rupture flesh and incinerate metal, but their most terrifying ability was to open up the minds of those they touched to the horrors of the Warp. However, these weapons were also dangerously unpredictable in their early versions.[1][2]
These warriors were unleashed for the first time in the Drop Site Massacre by Emperor's Children who had already begun to degenerate, self-mutilate, and mutate under Chaos influence.[2]
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Trivia
"Kακοφωνία (Cacophonia) is Ancient Greek. The literal translation is "bad sound" or "bad voice".
Sources
- 1: Forge World (last accessed 10 March 2015)
- 2: The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre, pg. 222
