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[[Image:Myrmidons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A squad of Myrmidon Destructors]]The '''Auxilia Myrmidon''' are a militant branch within the ranks of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] of the [[Imperium]] who are better , known as to be siege engineers or and war savants.{{Fn|1}}
*Myrmidon
*Centurius
*Tribune / Magnus
*[[Magos]] Militant{{Fn|1}}
*[[Myrmidon Destructor|Destructor]]
clean up, replaced: organiz → organis
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|quote = ''"Zero, zero, zero, zero..."''
|source = '''''- A [[Myrmidon]]'s doleful chant of the single digit of death.{{Fn|4}}'''''
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[[Image:MyrmidonSymbol.jpg|thumb|right|Symbol of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
==History==
[[Image:Myrmidon Destructor Host.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Myrmidon Destructor Host{{Fn|3}}]]The origins of the organization organisation are traced to pre-Imperial times as they stood as part of the armed forces of the Mechanicum of [[Mars]]. According to legend, they were reported to have entered into the [[Calixis Sector]] during the [[Angevin Crusade]] for reasons of their own. Their duty was the protection of the [[Cult Mechanicus]] strongholds within that region of space. Their base of operations within that area is within the [[Lathes]] system, which serves as a mustering ground for the Myrmidons, who often are dispatched in small bands to reinforce the defences of the Mechanicus as well as to seek out and destroy their enemies. Whilst they are largely independent, they are linked to the [[Archmagi]] of The Lathes who serve as guarantors of their dominion.{{Fn|1}}
==Overview==
[[Image:Myrmidons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A squad of Myrmidon Destructors{{Fn|2}}]]
The Myrmidons are noted as being expert killers as well as weapon masters and destroyers. They are often sent at the behest of the Archmagi of [[Forge World]]s to accompany [[Explorator]] during their expeditions of dangerous sectors of space as well as aid in the capture of the most dangerous of [[Xenos]] specimens. Some of the members of the Auxilia Myrmidon are also sent on missions involving renegade [[Techpriest]]s who are accused of the foulest of techno-heresies and are thus targeted with extreme prejudice. To aid them in their tasks, some of these Myrmidons are known to carry ancient and powerful weapons that are relics of the distant past.{{Fn|1}}
==Ranks==
*[[Magos]] [[Myrmidax]]
*[[Myrmidon Destructor|Destructor]]
*[[Magos]] Militant{{Fn|1}}
*Tribune / Magnus
*Centurius
*[[Secutor]]
==SourceSources==*{{Endn|1}}: [[Dark Heresy: The Inquisitor's Handbook]], pgs. 6868–69*{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/The_Horus_Heresy/Mechanicum/Mechanicum_Heavy_Support/MECHANICUM_MYRMIDON_DESTRUCTORS.html Forgeworld Myrmidon Destructors] ''(last accessed 21 May 2015)''*{{Endn|3}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20251117140309/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/gyfikpf1/the-myrmidon-destructor-host-prepares-to-69deliver-a-litany-of-devastation/ The Myrmidon Destructor Host prepares to deliver a litany of devastation] ''(archived 17 November 2025, last accessed 12 January 2026)''*{{Endn|4}}: [[Wolfsbane (Novel)]], Chapter 15 {{MechanicusTroops}}
[[Category:Imperial Armed Forces]]
[[Category:Troops (Adeptus Mechanicus)]]