{{ImperiumPortal}}The '''[[Primarch]] Project''' was part of the [[Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]]'s plan to create the stable super-human warriors, an army of 20 [[Space MarinesMarine Legion|Legions]]. It was begun in M29 with the aim to create 20 cloned 'children' of the Emperor, but with improved strength, agility and intelligencesuper-human warriors, ideal for leading the legions of the each led by a genetic sire known as a [[ImperiumPrimarch]]. The facility from which the primarchs came is located deep within [[Terra]]

*[[Lion El'Jonson]]==Overview==*The Emperor had already been fighting on [[FulgrimTerra]]*with [[PerturaboThunder Warriors|genetically modified warriors]]*, but in the end they proved hyper-violent and short-lived. This project would be his greatest attempt to create generals to lead these warriors, second only to himself in skill, ability, and sheer power. It was begun in [[Jaghatai KhanM29]]*with the aim to create 20 cloned 'children' of the Emperor. The facility to create these [[Leman Russ (primarch)Primarch]]*s was constructed on [[Rogal DornTerra]]*and the Emperor alongside the [[Konrad CurzePerpetual]]*[[SanguiniusErda]]*{{Fn|7}} and [[Ferrus ManusBiotechnical Division]]*Director [[AngronAmar Astarte]]*[[Roboute Guilliman]]*[[Mortarion]]*[[Magnus {{Fn|6}} oversaw the project, having them grown in accelerated gene culturing chambers. His scientists watched over the Red]]*[[Horus]]*[[Lorgar]]*[[Vulkan]]*[[Corax]]*[[Alpharius]]growing fetuses in their chambers, afraid of what would happen if anything went wrong.{{Fn|6}}

The It is said that the Emperor oversaw the project on Terra and had created the primarchs grown in accellerated gene culturing chambersPrimarchs to replace humanity. His scientists watched over the growing men in their chambers, afraid Fearing that all of what humanity would happen if anything went wrong. Unfortunatly, all the planning and effort that went into creating the primarchs was almost wasted when they were sucked away eventually be corrupted by a [[Chaos]] portal created directly above , he hoped to create super-humans in his labs. They were given god-like powers and bred for strength and loyalty. The Emperor had hoped to create a genetically-engineered, pure race completely immune to Chaos. Despite this, followers of the facility. This means Emperor claim that the great powers Primarchs were not truly created to replace humanity. Instead, they were created as shining exemplars of Chaos must have known about these mighty warriors, and been afraidhumanity free from corruption.{{Fn|8}}

According to [[CategoryIngethel|Ingethel the Ascended]], the Primarchs were created by the Emperor with the aid of forbidden sciences and arcane lore derived from the [[Warp]].{{Fn|1}} [[Eldrad Ulthran]] also states that the Emperor utilized dark powers to construct the Primarchs.{{Fn|2}} It is speculated the Primarchs were imbued with energies and knowledge that the Emperor gained in a Warp Portal on [[Molech]].{{Fn|3}} The [[Perpetual]] [[Erda]] was used as the "mother" of the Primarchs, combining her genetic material with that of the Emperor's.{{Fn|7}} However, the [[Gods of Chaos]] somehow managed to spirit them away just prior to their maturation with a great [[Warp]] vortex{{Fn|4}}, and it is speculated that they also managed to tamper with the infant Primarchs. The scattering of the Primarchs may have been the result of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causal_loop Causal Loop] created when [[Argel Tal]] and his men were sent back in time inside the [[Eye of Terror]] to the Emperor's laboratory, as they were convinced by [[Ingethel the Ascended]] to destroy the [[Gellar Field]]s protecting the infants from the touch of the Chaos Gods. Almost immediately after the Gellar Field generators were disabled, the Primarchs were sucked into a Warp vortex.{{Fn|1}} According to Erda, she was responsible for opening the vortex that scattered the Primarchs in order to save her children from the fate the Emperor intended.{{Fn|7}} Several Primarchs, including [[Konrad Curze]], [[Roboute Guilliman]], and even [[Sanguinius]], came to believe that the scattering of the Primarchs and their upbringing on distant worlds had been engineered by the Emperor.{{Fn|5}} Scattered across the galaxy, beyond the Emperor's reach, they all landed on different worlds vastly separated from their Father. The Emperor could sense that the infant Primarchs were alive, but was unable to reach them. Therefore, he used their previously collected DNA samples to create the [[Space Marine]]s. The genetic material of each one of the Primarchs was used to found a single [[Space Marine Legion]], twenty in total. The new homeworlds of the infant Primarchs and subsequent experiences on those worlds would influence and mold them to a large extent. There they quickly grew to adulthood and often rose to power, ruling, leading, and helping the inhabitants. As the Emperor found them, he gave them leadership of their respective legions.{{Fn|9}} Amar Astarte came to believe that the Primarch Project and indeed the whole of the Legiones Astartes was doomed. The Primarchs were the key anchor to maintaining the genetic stability of the Space Marines, and upon their scattering she saw the entire enterprise as a failure. This eventually led her to try to destroy the genetic knowledge behind their creation in the [[Palace Coup]].{{Fn|6}} ==See also==*[[Prototype Legionary]]*[[Thunder Warriors]] ==Sources==*{{Endn|1}}:[[The FirstHeretic (Novel)]], Chapter 17, pgs. 300–301*{{Endn|2}}: [[Fulgrim (Novel)]] Chapter 14*{{Endn|3}}: [[Vengeful Spirit (Novel)]],{{Cite Marker End}}*{{Endn|4}}: [[False Gods (Novel)]], Chapters 15–16*{{Endn|5}}: [[Pharos (Novel)]] Chapter 24*{{Endn|6}}: [[Valdor: Birth of the Imperium (Novel)]] Chapter 10 & 14*{{Endn|7}}: [[Saturnine (Novel)]] Part 2 Chapter 3*{{Endn|8}}: [[Black Crusade Core Rulebook]], pg. 24*{{Endn|9}}: [[ Index Astartes I]] -founding ''Children of the Emperor: The Emperor's Children Space Marine Legion'' ===Uncited==={{Uncited}}*[[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)]]{{Cite Marker End}} [[Category:Space Marine Legions]]