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Below their Tech-Priest masters, Dark Mechanicus infantry consists of both hordes of expendable drug-fueled [[Mutant]] slaves and [[Servitor]]s{{Fn|9b}} alongside crack infantry dubbed ''Dark [[Skitarii]]''. These dark mirrors of the Skitarii are heavily mutated and corrupted, often wearing black robes and donning horned helms.{{Fn|6a}} [[Daemon]]s and [[Possessed]] are also common infantry in Dark Mechanicum armies.{{Fn|9c}} The War [[Robot]]s of the Dark Mechanicum are steeped in [[Chaos]] energy and wield ancient energy weapons.{{Fn|9d}} Some Chaos Space Marines have also joined the ranks of the Dark Mechanicum.{{Fn|18a}}{{Fn|18b}}
Dark Mechanicum armor consist of a wide variety of vehicles. These include [[Grav vehicle|anti-grav]] vehicles and light walkers{{Fn|9b}}, [[Eviscerator Engine]]s, and artillery carriages{{Fn|6a}}. They wield a large amount of [[Daemon Engine]]s, including [[Defiler]]s{{Fn|16}} and [[Brass Scorpion]]s{{Fn|15a}} and siege walkers such as the [[Serperos]].{{Fn|15a25}} Commonly used aircraft include [[Hell Blade]]s and [[Hell Talon]]s.{{Fn|15b}}
The Dark Mechanicum still maintains strong ties with the [[Traitor Titan Legion]]s and [[Chaos Knight]]s. Dark Tech-Priests maintain ancient Chaos-corrupted [[Titan]] and [[Knight]] engines in exchange for their services in war.{{Fn|6b}}{{Fn|15b}}
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Vorax (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|24}}: [[White Dwarf 486]], pg. 21 - ''Arks of Omen: Herald of Misery - The Invasion of Lume IV''
*{{Endn|25}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20241006193335/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/pg4mfy13/warhammer-day-preview-more-machines-roll-out-from-the-martian-forges/ Warhammer Community:
Warhammer Day Preview – More machines roll out from the Martian forges (posted 5/10/2024)] saved page, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/pg4mfy13/warhammer-day-preview-more-machines-roll-out-from-the-martian-forges/ (last accessed 6/10/2024)
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