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The '''Rubicon Primaris''' is a name given for an extensive operation, that allows [[Firstborn]] [[Space Marines]] to be reborn as [[Primaris Space Marines]].{{Fn|1}}
==Overview==
Any Space Marine who undergoes the the Rubicon Primaris though, must prepare themselves for an extensive and agonizing operation. It is conducted by many surgeons and medical [[Servitor]]s, who will cut open the Space Marine from his crown to his heels. His ribcage will then cracked apart and – at the climax of the operation – the Space Marine's healing physiology suppressed to the point that his life will slip away. All this, so that the three extra organs a Primaris contains can be safely implanted within the Space Marine's body. This includes the [[Magnificat]], which is buried deep within the brain to stimulate growth and to intensify other organ functions; the [[Belisarian Furnace]], which releases a burst of hypersteroids and corticostimulants when a mortal blow is dealt, so the Primaris may fight on; and the [[Sinew Coil]]s, cable-like lengths of durasteel that encase every tendon and sinew in a metallic sheath that gives tremendous resilience and strength. When the organs are successfully implanted, the now deceased Space Marine's body, is left rent and open to the air as his wounds are stitched closed. When the surgeons are done, they then electrify the Space Marine's heart, in order to cause it to beat once more. If the Space Marine is then able to claw his way back from death, his Belisarian Furnace will activate and awaken him, as a newly created Primaris Marine.{{Fn|1}}
By the last years of the [[Plague Wars]], it was considered unusual if high ranking [[Firstborn]] chose not to undergo the Rubicon Primaris.{{Fn|18}}
==Space Marines known to have undergone the Rubicon Primaris==
*[[Nasiem bal Tergu]] - [[Tome Keepers]] 3rd Company Captain{{Fn|13}}
*[[Kae bal Zhune]] - Tome Keepers 3rd [[Company Ancient]]{{Fn|16}}
*[[Morn Graevarr]] - [[Sons of Medusa]] [[Atropos War Clan]] [[Iron Thane]]{{Fn|17}}
*[[Amadeus Kaias Incarius]] - [[Mentors]] [[Lieutenant (Space Marine)|Lieutenant Commander]]{{Fn|4}}
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Codex: Space Wolves (9th Edition)]], pg. 23 - The Blackmanes
*{{Endn|16}}: [[White Dwarf 458]], pg. 54 - Index Astartes: Tome Keepers
*{{Endn|17}}: [[White Dwarf 460]], pgs. 58-59 - ''A Tale of Four Warlords''
*{{Endn|18}}: [[Dark Imperium: Godblight (Novel)]], Chapter 1
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