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Space Marines are extremely durable, capable of eventually regenerating from wounds that would quickly kill a normal human, require little sleep, and are further enhanced with an additional [[Black Carapace]] armored skeleton as the final stage of their implantation process.{{Fn|2}} The strength and endurance of [[Primaris Space Marine]]s is even greater than those of [[Firstborn]].{{Fn|56}}
Fully armoured, a Space Marine typically stands 2.1 meters (6'8") to 3.0 meters{{Fn|50}} (9’10") tall and weighs 500-1,000 kilograms (1,100-2,200lbs). Due to the nature of the zygotes that make up Astartes [[Gene-Seed]], all Space Marines are male.{{Fn|52}} Space Marines live far longer than average humans. [[Dante]], one of if not the oldest active currently known non-[[Dreadnought]] Space Marines, is currently over 1,100 years old.{{Fn|54}} A member of the [[Salamanders]] from the days of the [[Great Crusade]], [[Gravius]], later became stranded in space and was not rediscovered for some 10,000 years. The Marine was still alive in an inactive state, though withered and frail to the point of warranting being given a merciful death upon rediscovery.{{Fn|57}} Some Space Marines may initially believe their memory to be eidetic, but even their most glorious memories as an Astartes might be forgotten over the centuries.{{Fn|69}} This all lends to the theory that Space Marines while subject to gradual aging are "functionally immortal", though since they all inevitably die in battle one day there is not enough sufficient data to come to any firm conclusions.{{Fn|58}}
Besides their base augmentations to strength, speed, endurance, etc. Space Marines also display a number of remarkable abilities due to their many implants and genetic engineering. These are outlined in detail in the [[Creation of a Space Marine]] article but most infamously include:{{Fn|2}}
==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (3rd Edition)]] , pg. 41
*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 98 (UK)]] — ''The Origins of the Legiones Astartes'' (reprinted in: [[Warhammer 40,000: Compendium]])
*3: [[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)]]:
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]], pgs. 133 & 153
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition)]]{{CME}}
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|8a}}: pgs. 84–94
**{{Endn|8b}}: pg. 23
**{{Endn|12b}}: pg. 46
*{{Endn|13}}: [[White Dwarf 98 (US)]] — ''Chapter Approved: The Origin of the Legiones Astartes''
*14: [[Codex: Space Marines (7th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|14a}}: ''Chapter Organisation''
**{{Endn|14b}}: ''The Codex Astartes''
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition)]], pg. 8
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two (First Edition)]], pg. 245
*{{Endn|18}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition)]]:
** {{Endn|18a}}: pg. 9
** {{Endn|18b}}: pg. 62
*{{Endn|39}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/11/20/new-heroes-warhammer-40000-coming-soon/ Warhammer Community: New Heroes for Warhammer 40,000 Coming Soon (posted 20/11/2017)] (last accessed 3/31/2021)
*{{Endn|40}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/10/23/forge-world-preview-the-next-hero-for-the-warhammer-40000-character-series-announced/ Warhammer Community: Forge World Preview: The next hero for the Warhammer 40,000 Character Series announced! (posted 23/10/2017)] (last accessed 3/31/2021)
*{{Endn|41}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 10th Edition Rulebook]] :
**{{Endn|41a}} pg 79
**{{Endn|41b}}: pg. 7
*{{Endn|42}}: [[ Codex: Vanguard Space Marines (8th Edition)]] , pg.7
*{{Endn|43}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (9th Edition)]], pg. 153
*{{Endn|44}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]] :
**{{Endn|44a}}: Table of Contents
**{{Endn|44b}}: pg. 133
*{{Endn|48}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20240904135705/https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/07/23/warhammer-40000-through-the-ages/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=rx0_jbPdywnh8bvhF8q6fngYGcDys56iY0HMbZdbfMU-1725458225-0.0.1.1-5098 Warhammer 40,000 Through the Ages (posted 23/7/2020)] saved page, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/07/23/warhammer-40000-through-the-ages/ (last accessed 4/9/2024)
*{{Endn|49}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20240904140048/https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/05/15/a-new-breed-of-hero-may15gw-homepage-post-1/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=1Lrx0sgSE9BX5_8ii71RGVma0ucp4TDNy3LvZvTWUDw-1725458448-0.0.1.1-5140 Warhammer Community: A New Breed of Hero (posted 15/5/2017)] saved page, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/05/15/a-new-breed-of-hero-may15gw-homepage-post-1/ (last accessed 4/9/2024)
*{{Endn|50}}: [[Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First (Novel)]] , Chapter 2 section |I*{{Endn|51}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (10th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|51a}}: Cover
**{{Endn|51b}}: pgs. 8-11
**{{Endn|52f}}: pg. 75
**{{Endn|52g}}: pg. 211
*{{Endn|53}}: [[Spear of Macragge (Novella)]] - , Chapter 2*{{Endn|54}}: [[ Dante (Novel)]] - , Chapter 1*{{Endn|55}}: [[Secret Level]] , Season 1 episode 5 - '' Warhammer 40,000: And They Shall Know No Fear''*{{Endn|56}}: [[Dark Imperium (Novel)]] - , Chapter 6*{{Endn|57}}: [[ Salamander (Novel)]] - , Chapter 12*{{Endn|58}}: [[Horus Rising (Novel)]] - , Chapter 4
*{{Endn|59}}: [https://archive.ph/oqCtm Warhammer Community: The Big Summer Preview – Champions of the First Founding] ''(Saved archive page, dated 18 July 2025, last accessed 18 July 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/meznaevz/the-big-summer-preview-champions-of-the-first-founding/)''
*{{Endn|60}}: [[ The Silent King (Novel)]], Chapter 47
*{{Endn|67}}: [[Codex: Sisters of Battle (2nd Edition)]], pg. 50
*{{Endn|68}}: [[Deathwatch: Rites of Battle]]: pg. 34-45 ''Beliefs''
*{{Endn|69}}: [[Soul Hunter (Novel)]], IX ''Four Gods''
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