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'''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 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 [[Guilliman Inferior]], an imperfect clone of [[Roboute Guilliman]] used by [[Belisarius Cawl]].{{Fn|4a}}
*[[Fabius Bile]] has cloned all of the [[Primarch]]s multiple times,{{Fn|4b}} with notable examples being [[Ferrus Manus]]{{Fn|5}}, [[Horus]]{{Fn|6}}, and [[Fulgrim]].{{Fn|7}} While his first clones were mewling idiots, Bile continued until he created perfect copies of the Primarchs. However because of this, these 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 clone. 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 the Primarchs and he instead now seeks to create his own by using the [[Sangprimus Portum]].{{Fn|4b}} However he has since stolen the [[Gene-seed]] of the first [[Primaris]], [[Alpha Primus (Space Marine)|Alpha Primus]], which contains the same genetic material as the Portum.{{Fn|4c}}
*The [[Leagues of Votann]] utilize cloning heavily to reproduce, most notably using [[cloneskeins]] technology.{{Fn|8}}
==Related articlesSee also==
*[[Enhanced Warriors]]
*[[Daemonculaba]]
==Sources==
{{Cite}}
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Red Fury (Novel)]] by [[James Swallow]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Index Astartes IV]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Deliverance Lost (Novel)]] by [[Gav Thorpe]], {{Cite This}}*4: [[Genefather (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|4a}}: Chapters 3-5
**{{Endn|4b}}: Chapter 19
[[Category:Artificial Beings]]
[[Category:Leagues of Votann]]
[[Category:Space Marines]]
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