>>96463397
>That's one off lines in a codex to hype a unit or whatever.
No its literally the cover and core gameplay loop of the game in question. Like, basically the first 40k game even
>In narrative stories in codexes
In narrative stories within marine codices *
>or campaign books
I implore you to give an actual campaign book like Anphelion Project a try
Marines aren't demigods anon, just highly advanced soldiers needed to meet measure of other factions which have their own marine-equivalents. That's the sole reason why MEQ is even a term