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The '''Warmaster Heavy Battle Titan''' is among the largest classes of Imperial Battle [[Titan]]s.{{Fn|1}} The '''Warmaster Iconoclast Heavy Battle Titan''' is its melee-focused variant.{{Fn|6}}
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The '''Warmaster Heavy Battle Titan''' is among the largest classes of Imperial Battle [[Titan]]s.{{Fn|1}}
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==History==
 
==History==
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Secret records attest to the Warmaster Titan being in use millennia before the advent of the [[Imperium of Man]], for instance in the wars against the [[Cy-Carnivora]].{{fn|5d}} Its existence was a closely guarded secret by the [[Mechanicum]] until the late [[Horus Heresy]]{{fn|2a}}, with even the highest echelons of the [[Cult Mechanicus]] not openly speaking of it.{{fn|2b}} They were covertly seeded on certain [[Forge World]]s, kept slumbering and shrouded until a day its home planets very existence was at stake. On that day the Warmaster would stride out, annihilating all in its wake.{{Fn|5a}}
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Secret records attest to the Warmaster Titan being in use millennia before the advent of the [[Imperium of Man]], for instance in the wars against the [[Cy-Carnivora]].{{Fn|5d}} Its existence was a closely guarded secret by the [[Mechanicum]] until the late [[Horus Heresy]]{{Fn|2a}}, with even the highest echelons of the [[Cult Mechanicus]] not openly speaking of it.{{Fn|2b}} They were covertly seeded on certain [[Forge World]]s, kept slumbering and shrouded until a day its home planets very existence was at stake. On that day the Warmaster would stride out, annihilating all in its wake.{{Fn|5a}}
  
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The first open use of Warmaster Titans came during the Heresy in the [[Schism of Mars]]{{fn|2c}}, when word spread of the forge-fanes of Phoenicis falling in a day to a wrathful god-engine, or of entire maniples destroyed by a single, towering giant of battle.{{fn|5a}} In the opening phases of the battle the traitorous [[Legio Mortis]] revealed its hidden stock of Warmaster Titans, causing devastation to loyalist forces. The Legio Mortis had acquired a number of Warmasters due to its alliance with [[Kelbor-Hal]], the treacherous [[Fabricator-General]] of [[Mars]]. However the Legio Mortis victory was so complete that word of the new Titan would not reach loyalist forces until the [[Siege of Terra]].{{Fn|2c}}
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The first open use of Warmaster Titans came during the Heresy in the [[Schism of Mars]]{{Fn|2c}}, when word spread of the forge-fanes of Phoenicis falling in a day to a wrathful god-engine, or of entire maniples destroyed by a single, towering giant of battle.{{Fn|5a}} In the opening phases of the battle the traitorous [[Legio Mortis]] revealed its hidden stock of Warmaster Titans, causing devastation to loyalist forces. The Legio Mortis had acquired a number of Warmasters due to its alliance with [[Kelbor-Hal]], the treacherous [[Fabricator-General]] of [[Mars]]. However the Legio Mortis victory was so complete that word of the new Titan would not reach loyalist forces until the [[Siege of Terra]].{{Fn|2c}}
  
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The exact number of Warmaster Titans that existed prior to the Horus Heresy is unknown, but even the most prominent legions were only able to field less than a half-dozen, with only three confirmed to belong to the [[Legio Gryphonicus]]{{Fn|5e}}, and two to the [[Legio Crucius]]{{Fn|5g}}. On [[Travo’anor]], it took the combined assets of four different Legios to field a handful of the war-engines against the [[Siege of Travo'anor|Traitor besiegers of Novavistra]].{{fn|2d}} Likewise, the Iconoclast was a rare sight, the [[Legio Krytos]] counting three (including one permanently stationed on [[Krytos]]).{{fn|8d}}
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The exact number of Warmaster Titans that existed prior to the Horus Heresy is unknown, but even the most prominent legions were only able to field less than a half-dozen, with only three confirmed to belong to the [[Legio Gryphonicus]]{{Fn|5e}}, and two to the [[Legio Crucius]].{{Fn|5g}} On [[Travo’anor]], it took the combined assets of four different Legios to field a handful of the war-engines against the [[Siege of Travo'anor|Traitor besiegers of Novavistra]].{{Fn|2d}} Likewise, the Iconoclast (a melee-focussed variant of the Warmaster) was a rare sight, the [[Legio Krytos]] counting three (including one permanently stationed on [[Krytos]]).{{Fn|8d}}
  
 
==Armament==
 
==Armament==
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The Warmaster Titan bristles with heavy armament, requiring a secondary reactor to power its many weapons systems.{{Fn|1}} The ancillary reactor can accommodate different systems, such as '''Plasmatic Locomotors''' to increase its moving speed or '''Infusive Supercoolant''' to facilitate reactor venting.{{Fn|3}} For protection, the God-Engine is equipped with seven [[Void Shield]] generators. Six [[servitor]] clades also mean that repairing damage is easier for the Warmaster’s princeps.{{Fn|3}}
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The Warmaster Titan bristles with heavy armament, requiring a secondary reactor to power its many weapons systems.{{Fn|1}} The ancillary reactor can accommodate different systems, such as '''Plasmatic Locomotors''' to increase its moving speed or '''Infusive Supercoolant''' to facilitate reactor venting.{{Fn|3}} For protection, the God-Engine is equipped with seven [[Void Shield]] generators. Six [[servitor]] clades also mean that repairing damage is easier for the Warmaster’s [[princeps]].{{Fn|3}}
  
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Its weapons systems include two Suzerain-Class [[Plasma Destructor]]s and [[Revelator Missile Battery]] for primary weapons{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3}}, as well as four twin-linked Ardex-Defensor [[Autocannon]]s, [[Missile Launcher]]s, and twin-linked [[Lascannon]] mounts for lighter foes and aircraft. Its shoulders can also sport two support weapons including [[Melta Cannon (Titan)|Melta Cannon]]s, [[Plasma Blastgun]]s, [[Inferno Gun]], [[Vulcan Mega-Bolter]]s, [[Apocalypse Missile Launcher]]s, or [[Turbo-Laser Destructor]]s.{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|5i}}
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Its weapons systems include two Suzerain-Class [[Plasma Destructor]]s and [[Revelator Missile Battery]] for primary weapons{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3}}, as well as four twin-linked Ardex-Defensor [[Autocannon]]s, [[Missile Launcher]]s, and twin-linked [[Lascannon]] mounts for lighter foes and aircraft. Its shoulders can also sport two support weapons including [[Melta Cannon (Titan)|Melta Cannon]]s, [[Plasma Blastgun]]s, [[Inferno Gun]]s, [[Vulcan Mega-Bolter]]s, [[Apocalypse Missile Launcher]]s, or [[Turbo-Laser Destructor]]s.{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|5i}}
  
 
===Warmaster Iconoclast Titan===
 
===Warmaster Iconoclast Titan===
 
[[Image:IconoclastTitan.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Warmaster Iconoclast Titan{{Fn|6}}]]
 
[[Image:IconoclastTitan.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Warmaster Iconoclast Titan{{Fn|6}}]]
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Despite being first mistaken as a retrofit of the Warmaster, the Iconoclast differed in the nature of its machine-spirit, whose blood lust and savagery required the strongest of princeps to keep in check. Designed as a counter-measure to conventional siege fortifications, it would stride through void shields and unleash its fury in apocalyptic close-quarter combat.{{fn|8a}}
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The '''Warmaster Iconoclast Heavy Battle Titan''' is a melee-focused variant of the Warmaster.{{Fn|6}} Despite being first mistaken as a retrofit of the Warmaster, the Iconoclast differed in the nature of its [[machine-spirit]], whose bloodlust and savagery required the strongest of princeps to keep in check. Designed as a counter-measure to conventional siege fortifications, it would stride through [[void shield]]s and unleash its fury in apocalyptic close-quarter combat.{{Fn|8a}}
  
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The Warmaster Iconoclast Titans is armed with [[Desolator Chainsword]]s and either [[Krius Siege Drill]]s or [[Krius Grav Imploder]]s. Its secondary weapons include [[Cruciator Gatling Array]]s, shoulder-mounted [[Apocalypse Missile Launcher]]s, [[Plasma blastgun]]s, or [[Melta Cannon]]s.{{Fn|6}} Its ancillary reactor is modified to accommodate '''Void Shunts''' that increase its resistance to enemy firepower, or [[Kinetic Transducer]]s that use the Titan’s very motions to power its armament.{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|8b}}{{Fn|8f}}
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The Warmaster Iconoclast Titan is armed with a [[Desolator Chainsword]] and either a set of [[Krius Siege Drill]]s or [[Krius Grav Imploder]]s. Its secondary weapons include [[Cruciator Gatling Array]]s, shoulder-mounted [[Apocalypse Missile Launcher]]s, [[Plasma Blastgun]]s, or [[Melta Cannon]]s.{{Fn|6}} Its ancillary reactor is modified to accommodate '''Void Shunts''' that increase its resistance to enemy firepower, or [[Kinetic Transducer]]s that use the Titan’s very motions to power its armament.{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|8b}}{{Fn|8f}}
  
 
==Technical Information==
 
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==Trivia==
 
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The Warmaster Titan was based upon an old concept sketch by [[Jes Goodwin]] for [[Adeptus Titanicus (game)|Adeptus Titanicus]].{{fn|9}}
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*The Warmaster Titan was based upon an old concept sketch by [[Jes Goodwin]] for [[Adeptus Titanicus (game)|Adeptus Titanicus]].{{Fn|9}}
  
 
==See also==
 
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Revision as of 15:24, 26 August 2024

Warmaster Titan[5h]

The Warmaster Heavy Battle Titan is among the largest classes of Imperial Battle Titans.[1]


History

Secret records attest to the Warmaster Titan being in use millennia before the advent of the Imperium of Man, for instance in the wars against the Cy-Carnivora.[5d] Its existence was a closely guarded secret by the Mechanicum until the late Horus Heresy[2a], with even the highest echelons of the Cult Mechanicus not openly speaking of it.[2b] They were covertly seeded on certain Forge Worlds, kept slumbering and shrouded until a day its home planets very existence was at stake. On that day the Warmaster would stride out, annihilating all in its wake.[5a]

The first open use of Warmaster Titans came during the Heresy in the Schism of Mars[2c], when word spread of the forge-fanes of Phoenicis falling in a day to a wrathful god-engine, or of entire maniples destroyed by a single, towering giant of battle.[5a] In the opening phases of the battle the traitorous Legio Mortis revealed its hidden stock of Warmaster Titans, causing devastation to loyalist forces. The Legio Mortis had acquired a number of Warmasters due to its alliance with Kelbor-Hal, the treacherous Fabricator-General of Mars. However the Legio Mortis victory was so complete that word of the new Titan would not reach loyalist forces until the Siege of Terra.[2c]

The exact number of Warmaster Titans that existed prior to the Horus Heresy is unknown, but even the most prominent legions were only able to field less than a half-dozen, with only three confirmed to belong to the Legio Gryphonicus[5e], and two to the Legio Crucius.[5g] On Travo’anor, it took the combined assets of four different Legios to field a handful of the war-engines against the Traitor besiegers of Novavistra.[2d] Likewise, the Iconoclast (a melee-focussed variant of the Warmaster) was a rare sight, the Legio Krytos counting three (including one permanently stationed on Krytos).[8d]

Armament

The Warmaster Titan bristles with heavy armament, requiring a secondary reactor to power its many weapons systems.[1] The ancillary reactor can accommodate different systems, such as Plasmatic Locomotors to increase its moving speed or Infusive Supercoolant to facilitate reactor venting.[3] For protection, the God-Engine is equipped with seven Void Shield generators. Six servitor clades also mean that repairing damage is easier for the Warmaster’s princeps.[3]

Its weapons systems include two Suzerain-Class Plasma Destructors and Revelator Missile Battery for primary weapons[1][3], as well as four twin-linked Ardex-Defensor Autocannons, Missile Launchers, and twin-linked Lascannon mounts for lighter foes and aircraft. Its shoulders can also sport two support weapons including Melta Cannons, Plasma Blastguns, Inferno Guns, Vulcan Mega-Bolters, Apocalypse Missile Launchers, or Turbo-Laser Destructors.[3][5i]

Warmaster Iconoclast Titan

Warmaster Iconoclast Titan[6]

The Warmaster Iconoclast Heavy Battle Titan is a melee-focused variant of the Warmaster.[6] Despite being first mistaken as a retrofit of the Warmaster, the Iconoclast differed in the nature of its machine-spirit, whose bloodlust and savagery required the strongest of princeps to keep in check. Designed as a counter-measure to conventional siege fortifications, it would stride through void shields and unleash its fury in apocalyptic close-quarter combat.[8a]

The Warmaster Iconoclast Titan is armed with a Desolator Chainsword and either a set of Krius Siege Drills or Krius Grav Imploders. Its secondary weapons include Cruciator Gatling Arrays, shoulder-mounted Apocalypse Missile Launchers, Plasma Blastguns, or Melta Cannons.[6] Its ancillary reactor is modified to accommodate Void Shunts that increase its resistance to enemy firepower, or Kinetic Transducers that use the Titan’s very motions to power its armament.[7][8b][8f]

Technical Information

Vehicle Name: Warmaster Titan[4][5b] Main Armament: x2 Suzerain-Pattern Plasma Destructors, x1 Revelator Missile Launcher, x2 double-barreled Turbo-laser Destructors, Inferno Guns, Melta Cannons, Vulcan Mega-Bolters, Plasma Blastguns, or Apocalypse Missile Launchers[4][5b]
Forge World of Origin: Mars[4][5b] Secondary Armament: x4 twin-linked Ardex-Defensor Autocannons, x2 light shoulder cannons, x1 twin-linked Lascannon, x1 Missile Launcher pod[4][5b]
Known Patterns: Mars[4][5b] Traverse: N/A
Crew: 9-15 including 1 Princeps and 3-6 Moderati[4][5b] Elevation: N/A
Powerplant: Omega-Primus Plasma Reactor + secondary weapons reactor[4][5b] Main Ammunition: N/A
Weight: 21/174TF[4][5b] Secondary Ammunition: N/A
Length: N/A
Width: N/A Armour
Height: 40.91 meters[4][5b]
Ground Clearance: N/A Superstructure: 16-30" thickness Ceramite/Plasteel[4][5b]
Fording Depth: N/A Hull: N/A
Max Speed - on road N/A Gun Mantlet N/A
Max Speed - off road: N/A Vehicle Designation: N/A
Transport Capacity: None Firing Ports: N/A
Access Points: N/A Turret: N/A


Notable Warmaster Titans

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Trivia

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The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

See also

Sources

Imperial Titans
Scout Types Rapier • Warhound (Wolf • Jackal • Mastiff • Dire Wolf)
Battle Types Reaver (Vandal • Goth • Hun) • Carnivore • Mirage • Komodo • Executor Titan • Warbringer Nemesis • Punisher • Warlord (Nightgaunt • Nemesis • Custodian • Warlord-Sinister) • Psi-Titan • Siege Titan • Apocalypse • Warmaster (Iconoclast) • Emperor (Imperator • Warmonger) • Warrior Titan
Close Combat Weapons Titan Chainfist • Titan Chainsword • Titan Power Claw • Titan Power Fist • Titan Power Lance • Titan Power Ram • Titan Power Saw • Titan Wrecker • Desolator Chainsword • Krius Siege Drill
Projectile & Energy Weapons Apocalypse Missile Launcher • Ardex Defensor Mega-Bolter • Cruciator Gatling Array • Conversion Beam Dissolutor • Conversion Beam Dissipator • Extirpator Cannon • Deathstrike Cannon • Doomstrike Missile • Gatling Blaster • Harpoon Missile • Hellstorm Cannon • Icarus Autocannon • Inferno gun • Grav Imploder • Graviton Destructor • Graviton Ruinator • Macro Gatling Blaster • Melta Cannon • Melta Lance • Neutron Laser • Plasma annihilator • Plasma blastgun • Plasma Destructor • Plasma Obliterator • Psi-Cannon • Quake Cannon • Revelator Missile Launcher • Saturnyne Lascutter • Trident • Turbo-laser Destructor • Vengeance Cannon • Volcano cannon • Volkite Destructor • Volkite Eradicator • Vulcan Mega-bolter • Vortex Missile • Warp Missile
Support Systems Void Shields • Throne Mechanicum • Machine Spirit • Plasma Reactor • Ciricrux Anima
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