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The Space Marines or Adeptus Astartes are foremost amongst the defenders of humanity, the greatest of the Emperor of Mankind's warriors. They are barely human at all, but superhuman; having been made superior in all respects to a normal man by a harsh regime of genetic modification, psycho-conditioning and rigorous training.
Logo of the SSM.The Stocean Space Marines are an organization and subsidiary of the Stocean Marine Corps, which is a branch of the Stocean Armed Forces. The SSM, as it is abbreviated, specializes in militaristic endeavors within space. They are a sponsor of the.HistoryDuring the Great Space Age of the late 21st century, many countries were sending probe after probe to space as a form of research. When the SIC began to build their base on Eden, the Stocean Military realized the looming threat of an attack or invasion by Constance or Xiou. An expeditionary force of marines were sent to the base to protect it. Over time, the force grew larger as the SIC expanded, and in 2115, the SSM was officially created.
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It contains approximately 12,000 personnel.Presence in SICThe SSM is mentioned in and is mentioned in.Badge.
' The greatest resource our Holy Imperium possesses is the fathomless multitudes of humanity itself. No power is mightier and no force more dreadful when turned to a single purpose. By human hands alone we have remade stars in our image. By this token the wise know that true power lies in the mastery of blood and bone, in the very meat of mankind.' —Quastor General, Brantus Hurst, Departmento Munitorium Penitential CommandA human male of the.The Human species ( Homo sapiens), also known as Humanity, Mankind or Man, is that collection of factions comprised of Humanity, the most dominant intelligent species in the in the late 41st Millennium AD.Humans are bipedal mammals who have proven to prefer highly stratified, hierarchical societies. Humanity is an aggressively violent, territorial and expansionist species that has little tolerance for other forms of intelligent life.Humanity is divided into a multitude of factions, either working for or against the overall interests of Mankind in its attempts to retain control over the and survive unscathed in an incredibly hostile universe.However, the vast majority of humans live under the authoritarian rule of the interstellar empire known as the. Contents HistoryAccording to savants, human history has progressed through several different distinct periods, which chronicle the species' rise to ultimate dominance over the Milky Way Galaxy and the current situation in which humanity faces a number of extinction-level threats from and multiple, deadly species.
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