[[file:ScarabOccultArt8th.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Post-Heresy Scarab Occult Terminators]]The '''Scarab Occult''' is , also known as the name of one of '''Sekhmet''' or '''Magnus's Veterans'''{{Fn|1a}}, are the main fighting structures [[Tactical Dreadnought Armour]]-equipped [[Terminator]] elite of the [[Thousand Sons]] . They were active for much of the [[Chaos Space MarinesGreat Crusade]]{{Fn|1a}} and the [[Horus Heresy]]. It Today the Scarab Occult includes [[Scarab Occult SorcererSorcerers]]s who direct the ranks of [[Rubric Marine|automatons]] automata of [[Scarab Occult Terminator]]sTerminators.{{Fn|13a}}

==HistoryOverview==During Belonging to the [[1st Fellowship]] of the legion, they were under the command of 1st Fellowship [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Ahzek Ahriman]]. Proud and devoted warriors, they were veterans of both battle and the Thousand Sons' psychic discipline system, with no member being of lower [[Cults of the Thousand Sons|cult]] grade than [[Philosophus]]. This meant that each warrior was able to mentally transcend their personal tastes, likes, and dislikes to achieve a form of emotional purity that resulted in warriors both extremely loyal and calm, perfectly willing to obey every order given to them. This practice was commented on by some of the [[primarch]]s who witnessed them fight during the Great Crusade; [[Jaghatai Khan]] called them "automatons," [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]] decried their fighting spirit, while [[Ferrus Manus]] called them "robots" - though in a complimentary way.{{Fn|1a}} The total number of the Sekhmet is unknown, but the force present with Ahriman on [[Aghoru]] numbered eighty-one.{{Fn|1c}} Aghoru was one of the first times that they deployed their newly issued [[Assault cannon|rotary cannons]], although they deliberately chose to continue to refer to the weapon by the name of the previous Terminator-issue support cannon, the [[Reaper Autocannon|Reaper]]. This was due to the numerological significance of the word ''reaper'', which fitted perfectly with the philosophy of the Thousand Sons.{{Fn|1b}} Following the [[Council of Nikaea]], the Scarab Occult Terminators took to cutting a vertical scar through the right lenses of their helmets in their primarch's image.{{Fn|1d}} After the Heresy and the [[Rubric of Ahriman]], the Scarab Occult Terminators were reduced to mere [[Rubicae]] along with most of the Legion.{{Fn|2}} However, unlike ordinary Rubricae, their armour was engraved with arcane formulae and potent spells, so when the Rubric struck them, the energies of these cursed inscriptions blended with remnants of the Terminators' souls, wreathing Scarab Occult Terminators forever in shimmering shields of sorcerous energy, making them resistant to perils of empyric transfer, and therefore ideally suited to teleportation assault.{{Fn|5}} In the 41st millennium, they wage war at the side of Thousand Sons [[Horus HeresySorcerer]] s, though they still keep the old name - '''Scarab OccultTerminators''' was the elite .{{Fn|2}} ==Weapons==Scarab Occults Terminators usually equipped with [[Inferno Combi-Bolter]]s and [[1st Company|1st FellowshipPower Sword]] s (made in a special ''Khopesh'' style). Also except the above mentioned rotary cannon, one of the unit's Scarab Terminators can have a [[Thousand SonsHellfyre Missile Rack]] or [[Space Marine LegionHeavy Warpflamer]].{{Fn|Legion3b}} ==Known Formations==*'''Sekhmet Conclave''' - consists of a [[sorcerer]] or a [[Daemon Prince]] and a detachment of [[Scarab Occult Terminator]] s these Conclaves are a magical force like no other. The collective power of sigil-wards of the Scarab Occult magnify their protective power to great heights and proudly fought for the Legion arcane spells of their commander-lords protect them even more from enemy shells and attacks.{{Fn|6}} ==Known Units==*[[The Fractal Blades]]{{Fn|4}} ==Images==<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">Magnus and Scarab Occult.jpg|Pre-Heresy members of the [[Scarab Occult Terminator]]s with [[Magnusthe Red]]Sekhmet.jpg|Heresy-era Scarab Occult Terminators ScarabOccultMinis.jpg|[[M41]] himselfScarab Occult Terminators SquadJoytoyScarabOccult.jpg|Joytoy Scarab Occult figures{{Fn|27}}</gallery> ==Related Articles==*[[Scarab Occult Sorcerer]]*[[Space Marine Honour Guard#Pre-Heresy|Pre-Heresy Space Marine Honour Guards]]

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