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7/18/2025, 2:08:16 AM
>The third edition rulebook for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy no longer specifies the gender of Space Marine recruits, opening space for fanon.
>A very small piece of lore has been omitted from the third edition Warhammer: the Horus Heresy rulebook. In the 'Process of Initiation' sidebar which describes how Space Marines are created, no reference is made to the gender of Space Marine initiates, removing the second edition's explicit statement that the process relies on the "hormonal and biological make-up of the human male".
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The topic of female Space Marines in Warhammer 40k fandom and lore is a fraught one, one front in the online culture war. The wording of the 'Process of Initiation' in the second edition Horus Heresy rulebook came under criticism from progressive commentators for two main reasons: it emboldened harassers who were targeting fans making miniatures, fanart, or fanfiction about their own custom female Space Marine Chapters; and it embodied simplistic concepts of biology also found in harmful transphobic and misogynist rhetoric.
>The revised wording has already attracted concern from conservative fans. One post in the Warhammer 40k Heresyposting facebook group speculates; "I WONDER WHY GW[?] FEMALE CUSTODES WASN'T ENOUGH WAS IT?" No part of the Horus Heresy rulebook mentions female Space Marines.
>I think conservatives should be careful what they wish for. The Heresy 2.0 description invoked scientific language, but Space Marines don't stand up to scientific scrutiny. Our guide to the Space Marine organs was compiled by a medical doctor in consultation with other medical specialists from several fields, who determined that the majority of the organs could not possibly work as described - their functions were self-contradicting.
Yep, the first step has been made.
How are you gatekeeping your hobby from sóyboys and Jews, anon?
>A very small piece of lore has been omitted from the third edition Warhammer: the Horus Heresy rulebook. In the 'Process of Initiation' sidebar which describes how Space Marines are created, no reference is made to the gender of Space Marine initiates, removing the second edition's explicit statement that the process relies on the "hormonal and biological make-up of the human male".
>Steampunk CRPG New Arc Line adds dwarves in big update
The topic of female Space Marines in Warhammer 40k fandom and lore is a fraught one, one front in the online culture war. The wording of the 'Process of Initiation' in the second edition Horus Heresy rulebook came under criticism from progressive commentators for two main reasons: it emboldened harassers who were targeting fans making miniatures, fanart, or fanfiction about their own custom female Space Marine Chapters; and it embodied simplistic concepts of biology also found in harmful transphobic and misogynist rhetoric.
>The revised wording has already attracted concern from conservative fans. One post in the Warhammer 40k Heresyposting facebook group speculates; "I WONDER WHY GW[?] FEMALE CUSTODES WASN'T ENOUGH WAS IT?" No part of the Horus Heresy rulebook mentions female Space Marines.
>I think conservatives should be careful what they wish for. The Heresy 2.0 description invoked scientific language, but Space Marines don't stand up to scientific scrutiny. Our guide to the Space Marine organs was compiled by a medical doctor in consultation with other medical specialists from several fields, who determined that the majority of the organs could not possibly work as described - their functions were self-contradicting.
Yep, the first step has been made.
How are you gatekeeping your hobby from sóyboys and Jews, anon?
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