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Biology
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]] armoured 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 currently active known non-[[Dreadnought]] Space Marines, is over 1,100 years old.{{Fn|54}}A former [[High Marshal]] of [[Black Templars]], [[Ludoldus]], appears to have lived even longer while he was still alive, having served for over 2000 years.{{fn|16b}}{{fn|16c}} 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}}{{Fn|71}} 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}} 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}}{{Fn|71}}
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}}