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==Description==
Unique to the World Eaters, Jakhals are ferocious fighters utterly devoted to their lords. They are fanatical fighters, resembling a pack of wild dogs and are strong in their devotion to [[Khorne]]. Jakhals most commonly reside on World Eaters warships, where they subsist on the remains of butchered slaves or rivals and engage in cannibalism to survive.{{Fn|44a}}
Quick to fight each other, they nonetheless work together to bring down larger prey once unleashed. Each Jakhal wears a tank designed by [[Butcher-Surgeon]]s upon their back. These vessels contain a variety of combat [[Stimm]]s that drive the warriors into a slathering frenzy, enabling them to fight on through terrible wounds. The final ingredient pumped into them in this way is eight drops of a World Eaters blood. This potent warp-infected substance allows the Jakhals' fury to rise to apoplectic levels.{{Fn|3}} In battle, Jakhals go into battle with a variety of weapons. These include ranged [[Autopistol]]s and [[Blood Harpoon]]s as well as a large amount of close combat weaponry such as [[Chainsword]]s, [[Chainaxe]]s, [[Great Chainaxe]]s, [[Chainglaive]]s, [[Mauler Chainblade]]s, [[Mangler]]s, [[Skullsmasher]]s, [[Pickripper]]s.{{Fn|4b}}
To join a Jakhal pack, a cultist must demonstrate their loyalty, bloodlust, and sheer fighting ability in a series of brutal initiation rites designed to weed out all but the strongest. Thus Jakhals are placed close to the top on the pecking order of the World Eaters mortal followers, but despite this status they are still ultimately viewed as expendable. Most World Eaters warbands use Jakhals to one extent or another, but some such as [[The Tide]], [[Horkrax's Elect]], and the [[Murder Bringers]] are noted to use them sometimes by the millions.{{Fn|3}}
Massive Jakhals that tower over their brethren are known as '''Dishonoured''' and they serve as the Cultists' Champions. In battle, Jakhal hordes charge into the fray with [[Chainsword|Chainblades]] , [[Mangler]]s, and spiked [[skullsmasher ]] maces.{{Fn|2}} There are also the less common [[Goremongers (Chaos Cult)|Goremongers]], which are an offshoot of the Jakhals.{{Fn|44a}}
==Images==
*{{Endn|2}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/11/19/warhammer-preview-online-take-skulls-and-spill-blood-with-hordes-of-new-world-eaters-units/ Warhammer Community: Warhammer Preview Online – Take Skulls and Spill Blood with Hordes of New World Eaters Units (Posted on 18/11/2022)] (Last accessed on 19/11/2022)
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: World Eaters (9th Edition)]], pg. 21
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: World Eaters (10th Edition)]], **{{Endn|4a}}: pg. 30**{{Endn|4b}: pg. 84
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