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'''Ogryn Charonites''' were a type of heavy assault [[Ogryn]] troops used by the [[Solar Auxilia]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]]. Building on the already massive frame of an Ogryn, Charonite squads have been biochemically and cybernetically altered using ancient technologies, possibly of [[xenos]] origin, that have been deemed unholy by the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]. The result is a creature that will blindly follow orders, but which at the touch of a button will become a savage and near-unstoppable brute.{{Fn|1}}

With the Ogryns' hands and forearms replaced by a brutal collection of mechanisms known as '''Charonite claws''', which amplify their already fearsome strength, Ogryn Charonite squads can rip through armour plating with ease, devastating their foes in the brutal confines of boarding actions. It is little wonder then that as the wars of the Horus Heresy became ever more ferocious, Loyalist Solar Auxilia commanders increasingly turned to the creation of Charonites, particularly when facing [[Chaos Space Marines|Traitor Marines]] and the forces of the [[Dark Mechanicum]].{{Fn|1}}

*[[Ogryn]]

*[[Bullgryn]]

*{{Endn|1}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/SOLAR_AUXILIA_OGRYN_CHARONITE_SQUAD.html Forge World] ''(last accessed 22 March 2015)''

[[Category:Imperial Army]]

[[Category:The Great Crusade]]

[[Category:The Horus Heresy]]