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'''Prototype Legionaries''' were functional prototypes of [[Space Marine]] [[Legionary|Legionaries]] who were created before the process was perfected by the [[Imperium]].{{Fn|1}}
Known as the '''Primordial Strain''', almost none of these initial prototypes are known to have survived the process of becoming Space Marines, but they nonetheless formed the basis of the initial culture of the [[First Legion]].{{Fn|1}} The process first began around 550.[[M30]].{{Fn|3}}
They were unrefined and ill-favored when compared to [[Legionary|Legionaries]], but were still potent and served as the bridge between the unique power of the [[Primarch]]s and their sons. The vast majority of the prototypes were born of the [[Primarch]] [[Lion El'Jonson]]'s [[Gene-seed]], as it was noted for its stability{{Fn|1}}. At least [[Leetu|one]], however, was created from the genetic material of the [[Emperor]] and the [[Perpetual]] [[Erda]].{{Fn|2}}
The [[Adeptus Custodes]] [[Diocletian Coros]], also considered the [[Thunder Warriors]] to be Prototype as well.{{Fn|4}}
==Known Prototypes==
*[[Leetu]] - Created from the genetic material of the [[Emperor]] and the [[Perpetual]] [[Erda]].{{Fn|2}}
==SourceSources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Nine - Crusade]], pg. 83
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Saturnine (Novel)]], Part 2 - Chapter 3
*{{Endn|3}}: [https://thehorusheresy.com/explore-the-galaxy Horusheresy.com Galaxy Timeline] (last accessed 2/6/2022)
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Era of Ruin (Anthology)]] - [[The Carrion Lord of the Imperium (Short Story)]], ''II''
[[Category:Troops (Space Marines)]]
