1,539
edits
Changes
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
Capitalization
'''Replicae''' are artificial beings created by genetic engineering, the branch of the science known to archaic humans as "cloning." The science was widespread during the [[Dark Age of Technology]], but barely understood in later eras.{{Fn|2}}
== Space Marine Replication replication ==
Replication has been tried at least twice in the [[Imperium]]'s history by a [[Space Marine]] unit seeking to quickly replace catastrophic losses. Instead of using [[human]] recruits, [[geneseed]] is used to "grow" clones of previous battle brothers, which can be amalgamations or singular individuals. Ideally, this process should produce a fully mature [[Astartes]], with all of his [[Creation of a Space Marine|implanted organs]] fully developed, and ready for combat in a matter of weeks or months, instead of the years it normally takes to mature and train a [[Neophyte]] into a full-fledged battle-brother.{{Fn|2}}
The replicae process can also magnify and accentuate already present gene-flaws. In many cases deformities present in the gene-stock can take disturbing and horrific shapes in the replicae.
==Known Attemptsattempts==
*In [[M31]], due to the heavy losses the [[Raven Guard]] [[Legion]] sustained during the [[Isstvan V]] massacre, [[Corax]] asked the Emperor for the technology to replace his numbers and return to combat readiness as quickly as possible. The first group of recruits were successfully turned into marines in a matter of hours. After the resounding success, Corax continued the program, though infiltrators from the Alpha Legion had slipped in with the survivors of the Dropsite Massacre. These Alpha Legionnaires allowed [[Alpharius Omegon|Omegon]] to infiltrate the Raven Guard to steal a copy of the genetech for his own use, as well as sabotage Corax's functional unit. The second and third groups of recruits quickly devolved into [[mutants]]. Despite the initial success and ignorant of the sabotage, Corax deemed the program to be a failure and would continue to create Astartes through the traditional means.{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}
*The [[Guilliman Inferior]], an imperfect clone of [[Roboute Guilliman]] used by [[Belisarius Cawl]].{{Fn|4}}
*[[Fabius Bile]] has Cloned cloned all of the [[Primarch]]s multiple times,{{Fn|9}}, with notable examples being [[Ferrus Manus]]{{Fn|5}}, [[Horus]]{{Fn|6}}, and [[Fulgrim]].{{Fn|7}} While his first Clones clones were mewling idiots, Bile continued until he created perfect copies of the Primarchs. However because of this, these Clones clones had the same flaws as the originals, which led some to embrace the [[Chaos Gods]] as well. Bile considered them all to be failed creations due to these flaws and he realized that he would never be able to create a completely flawless Primarch Cloneclone. He believed this was largely due to the [[Emperor]]'s creation process, which had left the Primarchs irredeemably touched by the [[warp]]. After this revelation, Bile no longer wished to Clone clone the Primarchs and he instead now seeks to create his own by using the [[Sangprimus Portum]].{{Fn|9}}
*The [[Leagues of Votann]] utilize cloning heavily to reproduce, most notably using [[Cloneskeinscloneskeins]] technology.{{Fn|8}}
==Related Articlesarticles==
*[[Enhanced Warriors]]
*[[Daemonculaba]]
