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The '''Rubicon Primaris''' is a name given for an extensive operation, that allows [[Space Marines]] to be reborn as [[Primaris Space Marines]].{{Fn|1}}  
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The '''Rubicon Primaris''' is a name given for an extensive operation that allows [[Firstborn]] [[Space Marines]] to be reborn as [[Primaris Space Marines]].{{Fn|1}} The procedure is also called the Calgarisian Rites or the Calgar Procedure in honour of Marneus Calgar.{{Fn|27}}{{Fn|18c}}
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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When the Primaris were revealed and introduced into the Adeptus Astartes [[Chapters]], a debate began as to whether it was possible for a Space Marine to become one. And if so, was it morally right to so and would the transformed Space Marine still retain his personality and experience? While the creator of the Primaris, [[Magos|Archmagos]] [[Cawl]], confirmed the operation could be done, the data he had amassed suggested there would be a 61.6% failure rate until the process could be perfected. The lords of the [[Ultramarines]] [[Chapter]] decided, that to ease the transition from centuries of Imperial tradition to a new order brought about by the Primaris, the theoreticals of the debate would have to be put into practice. [[Chapter Master]] [[Marneus Calgar]] then volunteered to be the first test subject of the Rubicon Primaris operation, which proved to be a success. This put an end to many debates about the procedure, as Calgar was still the warrior he always was, but now had the new strength and abilities of a Primaris.{{Fn|1}}
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When the [[Primaris Space Marines|Primaris]] were revealed and introduced into the [[Adeptus Astartes]] [[Chapters]], a debate began as to whether it was possible for a Space Marine to become one. And if so, was it morally right to do so and would the transformed Space Marine still retain his personality and experience? While the creator of the Primaris, [[Magos|Archmagos]] [[Cawl]], confirmed the operation could be done, the data he had amassed suggested there would be a 61.6% failure rate until the process could be perfected. The lords of the [[Ultramarines]] [[Chapter]] decided that to ease the transition from centuries of Imperial tradition to a new order brought about by the Primaris the hypotheticals of the debate would have to be put into practice. [[Chapter Master]] [[Marneus Calgar]] then volunteered to be the first test subject of the Rubicon Primaris operation, which proved to be a success. This put an end to many debates about the procedure, as Calgar was still the warrior he always was, but now had the new strength and abilities of a Primaris.{{Fn|1}}
  
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Any Space Marine who undergoes the the Rubicon Primaris though, must prepare themselves for an extensive and agonizing operation. It is conducted by many surgeons and medical [[Servitor]]s, who will cut open the Space Marine from his crown to his heels. His ribcage will then cracked apart and – at the climax of the operation – the Space Marine's healing physiology suppressed to the point that his life will slip away. All this, so that the three extra organs a Primaris contains can be safely implanted within the Space Marine's body. This includes the [[Magnificat]], which is buried deep within the brain to stimulate growth and to intensify other organ functions; the [[Belisarian Furnace]], which releases a burst of hypersteroids and corticostimulants when a mortal blow is dealt, so the Primaris may fight on; and the [[Sinew Coil]]s, cable-like lengths of durasteel that encase every tendon and sinew in a metallic sheath that gives tremendous resilience and strength. When the organs are successfully implanted, the now deceased Space Marine's body, is left rent and open to the air as his wounds are stitched closed. When the surgeons are done, they then electrify the Space Marine's heart, in order to cause it to beat once more. If the Space Marine is then able to claw his way back from death, his Belisarian Furnace will activate and awaken him, as a newly created Primaris Marine.{{Fn|1}}
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Any Space Marine who undergoes the the Rubicon Primaris must prepare for an extensive and agonizing operation. It is conducted by many surgeons and medical [[Servitor]]s who will cut open the Space Marine from his crown to his heels. His ribcage will then cracked apart and – at the climax of the operation – the Space Marine's healing physiology suppressed to the point that his life will slip away. All this is done so that the three extra organs a Primaris contains can be safely implanted within the Space Marine's body. This includes the [[Magnificat]], which is buried deep within the brain to stimulate growth and to intensify other organ functions, the [[Belisarian Furnace]], which releases a burst of hypersteroids and corticostimulants when a mortal blow is dealt, so the Primaris may fight on, and the [[Sinew Coil]]s, cable-like lengths of durasteel that encase every tendon and sinew in a metallic sheath that gives tremendous resilience and strength. When the organs are successfully implanted, the now deceased Space Marine's body is left rent and open to the air as his wounds are stitched closed. When the surgeons are done they electrify the Space Marine's heart in order to cause it to beat once more. If the Space Marine is then able to claw his way back from death his Belisarian Furnace will activate and awaken him as a newly created Primaris Marine.{{Fn|1}}  Sinew Coils can simply be manufactured, as they are durasteel cybernetic implants, but the Magnificat and Belisarian Furnace are genuinely geneseed organs in their own right; it has never been clarified where the surgeons acquire compatible organs to implant in the patient.
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By the last years of the [[Plague Wars]], the procedure had become much safer and it was considered unusual if high-ranking [[Firstborn]] chose not to undergo the Rubicon Primaris.{{Fn|18a}}{{Fn|18b}}
  
 
==Space Marines known to have undergone the Rubicon Primaris==
 
==Space Marines known to have undergone the Rubicon Primaris==
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===[[Aurora Chapter]]===
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*[[Marneus Calgar]] - [[Ultramarines]] [[Chapter Master]].{{Fn|2}}
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*[[Donas Maxim]] - [[Codicier]]{{Fn|18b}}
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*[[Varro Tigurius]] - Ultramarines [[Chief Librarian]].{{Fn|2}}
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===[[Black Templars]]===
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*[[Uriel Ventris]] - Ultramarines [[4th Company (Ultramarines)|4th Company]] [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]].{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Helbrecht]] - [[High Marshal]]{{Fn|19}}
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*[[Maximus Epathus]] - Ultramarines [[6th Company (Ultramarines)|6th Company]] Captain.{{Fn|5}}
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*[[Grimaldus]] - [[Reclusiarch]]{{Fn|19}}
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*[[Kayvaan Shrike]] - [[Raven Guard]] [[Chapter Master]].{{Fn|6}}
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*[[Galan Mauger]] - [[Marshal (Black Templars)|Marshal]]{{Fn|20}}
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*[[Kor'sarro Khan]] - [[White Scars]] [[Master of the Hunt]].{{Fn|2}}
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*At least one [[Emperor's Champion]]{{Fn|19}}
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*[[Malkaan Feirros]] - [[Iron Hands]] [[Master of the Forge]].{{Fn|7}}
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===[[Blood Angels]]===
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*[[Tor Garadon]] - [[Imperial Fists]] [[3rd Company (Imperial Fists)|3rd Company]] Captain.{{Fn|8}}
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*[[Dante]] - [[Chapter Master]]{{Fn|26}}
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*[[Adrax Agatone]] - [[Salamanders]] [[3rd Company (Salamanders)|3rd Company]] Captain.{{Fn|8}}
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*[[Mephiston]] - [[Chief Librarian]]{{Fn|10}}
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*[[Lazarus (Dark Angels)|Lazarus]] - [[Dark Angels]] [[5th Company (Dark Angels)|5th Company]] [[Space Marine Captain|Master]].{{Fn|9}}
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===[[Dark Angels]]===
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*[[Xerophus]] - Dark Angels [[9th Company (Dark Angels)|9th Company]] Master.{{Fn|11}}
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*[[Azrael]] - [[Dark Angels Grand Master|Supreme Grand Master]]{{Fn|23}}
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*[[Mephiston]] - [[Blood Angels]] [[Chief Librarian]].{{Fn|10}}
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*[[Lazarus (Dark Angels)|Lazarus]] - [[5th Company (Dark Angels)|5th Company]] [[Space Marine Captain|Master]]{{Fn|9}}
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*[[Amadeus Kaias Incarius]] - [[Mentors]] [[Lieutenant (Space Marine)|Lieutenant Commander]].{{Fn|4}}  
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*[[Xerophus]] - [[9th Company (Dark Angels)|9th Company]] [[Space Marine Captain|Master]]{{Fn|11}}
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===[[Imperial Fists]]===
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*[[Tor Garadon]] - [[3rd Company (Imperial Fists)|3rd Company]] [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]{{Fn|8}}
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*[[Xicarius (Primaris Lieutenant)|Xicarius]] - [[10th Company (Imperial Fists)|10th Company]] [[Vanguard Space Marine|Vanguard]] [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenant]]{{Fn|25}}
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===[[Iron Hands]]===
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*[[Malkaan Feirros]] - [[Master of the Forge]]{{Fn|7}}
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===[[Mentors]]===
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*[[Amadeus Kaias Incarius]] - [[Lieutenant (Space Marine)|Lieutenant Commander]]{{Fn|4}}
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===[[Raven Guard]]===
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*[[Kayvaan Shrike]] - [[Chapter Master]]{{Fn|6}}
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===[[Salamanders]]===
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*[[Adrax Agatone]] - [[3rd Company (Salamanders)|3rd Company]] [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]{{Fn|8}}
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===[[Sons of Medusa]]===
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*[[Morn Graevarr]] - [[Atropos War Clan]] [[Iron Thane]]{{Fn|17}}
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*[[Vaylund Cal]] - Atropos War Clan Iron Thane{{Fn|21}}
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===[[Space Wolves]]===
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*[[Ragnar Blackmane]] - [[Wolf Lord]]{{Fn|12}}
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*[[Brega Ironfist]] - [[Battle Brother]]{{Fn|15}}
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*[[Sigvald Deathgranter]] - [[Wolf Lord]]{{Fn|28}}
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===[[Tome Keepers]]===
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*[[Nasiem bal Tergu]] - 3rd Company [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]{{Fn|13}}
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*[[Abhis bal Narath]] - 5th Company Captain{{Fn|24}}
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*[[Kae bal Zhune]] - 3rd Company [[Company Ancient|Ancient]]{{Fn|16}}
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===[[Ultramarines]]===
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*[[Marneus Calgar]] - [[Chapter Master]]{{Fn|2}}
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*[[Varro Tigurius]] - [[Chief Librarian]]{{Fn|2}}
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*[[Uriel Ventris]] - [[4th Company (Ultramarines)|4th Company]] [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Maximus Epathus]] - [[6th Company (Ultramarines)|6th Company]] [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]{{Fn|5}}
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*[[Julianus Theldor]] - [[1st Company (Ultramarines)|1st Company]] [[Battle Brother]]{{Fn|14}}
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*[[Titus (Captain)|Titus]] - [[Primaris Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] - former [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]{{Fn|22}}
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===[[White Scars]]===
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*[[Kor'sarro Khan]] - [[Master of the Hunt]] and [[3rd Company (White Scars)|3rd Company]] [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]{{Fn|2}}
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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*{{Endn|10}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/11/20/mephiston-rereborn/ Warhammer Community: Mephiston (Re)Reborn! (posted November 20 2019)] (last accessed 11/20/2019)
 
*{{Endn|10}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/11/20/mephiston-rereborn/ Warhammer Community: Mephiston (Re)Reborn! (posted November 20 2019)] (last accessed 11/20/2019)
 
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Psychic Awakening: Ritual of the Damned]], pg. 42 - Dark Angels: Datasheets
 
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Psychic Awakening: Ritual of the Damned]], pg. 42 - Dark Angels: Datasheets
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*{{Endn|12}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/03/09/the-fight-of-the-millenniumgw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community: The Fight of the Millennium (Posted on 03/03/2020)] (Last accessed on 9 March 2020)
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*{{Endn|13}}: [[White Dwarf 455]], pgs. 84-85 - ''Organisation of a Chapter''
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*{{Endn|14}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (9th Edition)]], pg. 59 - War Zone: Damnos
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*{{Endn|15}}: [[Codex: Space Wolves (9th Edition)]], pg. 23 - The Blackmanes
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*{{Endn|16}}: [[White Dwarf 458]], pg. 54 - Index Astartes: Tome Keepers
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*{{Endn|17}}: [[White Dwarf 460]], pgs. 58-59 - ''A Tale of Four Warlords''
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*18: [[Dark Imperium: Godblight (Novel)]]
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**{{Endn|18a}}: Chapter 1
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**{{Endn|18b}}: Chapter 5
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**{{Endn|18c}}: Chapter 23
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*{{Endn|19}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/09/27/grimaldus-the-relic-saving-and-ork-smashing-high-chaplain-of-the-black-templars-is-back/ Warhammer Community: Grimaldus, the Relic-Saving and Ork-Smashing High Chaplain of the Black Templars, Is Back (Posted on 27/09/2021)] (Last accessed on 27 September 2021)
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*{{Endn|20}}: [[Codex: Black Templars (9th Edition)]], pg. 66 - ''Crusade Army''
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*{{Endn|21}}: [[White Dwarf 470]], pg. 48 - ''A Tale of Four Warlords: The Sons of Medusa''
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*{{Endn|22}}: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgxVQRTXtz0 Focus Entertainment Youtube page: Warhammer 40,000: SPACE MARINE 2 – World Premiere Reveal | The Game Awards 2021 (Posted on 09/12/2021)] (Last accessed on 9 December 2021)
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*{{Endn|23}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/12/25/azrael-revealed-unwrapping-a-chapter-master-cloaked-in-secrets/ Warhammer Community: Azrael Revealed – Unwrapping A Chapter Master Cloaked in Secrets (Posted on 25/12/2022)] (Last accessed on 25/12/2022)
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*{{Endn|24}}: [[White Dwarf 483]], pg. 53 - ''Heroes and Villains''
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*{{Endn|25}}: [[First Founding (Background Book)]], pg. 145 - ''Imperial Fists: Heroes of the Chapter''
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*{{Endn|26}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/03/16/the-legendary-commander-dante-crosses-the-rubicon-primaris/ Warhammer Community: The Legendary Commander Dante Crosses the Rubicon Primaris (Posted on 16/03/2023)] (Last accessed on 16/03/2023)
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*{{Endn|27}}: [[Spear of the Emperor (Novel)]] Chapter 19
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*{{Endn|28}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/08/09/enter-the-lair-of-the-fellwyrm-with-a-custom-scenario-on-warhammer/ Enter the Lair of the Fellwyrm With a Custom Scenario on Warhammer+]
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[[Category:Primaris Space Marines]]
 
[[Category:Primaris Space Marines]]

Latest revision as of 09:33, 10 August 2023

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The Rubicon Primaris is a name given for an extensive operation that allows Firstborn Space Marines to be reborn as Primaris Space Marines.[1] The procedure is also called the Calgarisian Rites or the Calgar Procedure in honour of Marneus Calgar.[27][18c]

Overview

When the Primaris were revealed and introduced into the Adeptus Astartes Chapters, a debate began as to whether it was possible for a Space Marine to become one. And if so, was it morally right to do so and would the transformed Space Marine still retain his personality and experience? While the creator of the Primaris, Archmagos Cawl, confirmed the operation could be done, the data he had amassed suggested there would be a 61.6% failure rate until the process could be perfected. The lords of the Ultramarines Chapter decided that to ease the transition from centuries of Imperial tradition to a new order brought about by the Primaris the hypotheticals of the debate would have to be put into practice. Chapter Master Marneus Calgar then volunteered to be the first test subject of the Rubicon Primaris operation, which proved to be a success. This put an end to many debates about the procedure, as Calgar was still the warrior he always was, but now had the new strength and abilities of a Primaris.[1]

Any Space Marine who undergoes the the Rubicon Primaris must prepare for an extensive and agonizing operation. It is conducted by many surgeons and medical Servitors who will cut open the Space Marine from his crown to his heels. His ribcage will then cracked apart and – at the climax of the operation – the Space Marine's healing physiology suppressed to the point that his life will slip away. All this is done so that the three extra organs a Primaris contains can be safely implanted within the Space Marine's body. This includes the Magnificat, which is buried deep within the brain to stimulate growth and to intensify other organ functions, the Belisarian Furnace, which releases a burst of hypersteroids and corticostimulants when a mortal blow is dealt, so the Primaris may fight on, and the Sinew Coils, cable-like lengths of durasteel that encase every tendon and sinew in a metallic sheath that gives tremendous resilience and strength. When the organs are successfully implanted, the now deceased Space Marine's body is left rent and open to the air as his wounds are stitched closed. When the surgeons are done they electrify the Space Marine's heart in order to cause it to beat once more. If the Space Marine is then able to claw his way back from death his Belisarian Furnace will activate and awaken him as a newly created Primaris Marine.[1] Sinew Coils can simply be manufactured, as they are durasteel cybernetic implants, but the Magnificat and Belisarian Furnace are genuinely geneseed organs in their own right; it has never been clarified where the surgeons acquire compatible organs to implant in the patient.

By the last years of the Plague Wars, the procedure had become much safer and it was considered unusual if high-ranking Firstborn chose not to undergo the Rubicon Primaris.[18a][18b]

Space Marines known to have undergone the Rubicon Primaris

Aurora Chapter

Black Templars

Blood Angels

Dark Angels

Imperial Fists

Iron Hands

Mentors

Raven Guard

Salamanders

Sons of Medusa

Space Wolves

Tome Keepers

Ultramarines

White Scars

Sources

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