Dawn of War 4 Has Something No Other Warhammer 40,000 Video Game Has Ever Had: A Playable Primarch

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 has confirmed the summation of thing nary video crippled has ever had before: a playable Primarch.

In Warhammer 40,000 lore, the Primarchs are genetically engineered, demigod-like warriors created by the Emperor of Mankind to pb the Space Marine Legions. They are immensely superior to different humans, possessing superhuman strength, speed, and intelligence, and each is designed to embody a circumstantial trait oregon facet of war, specified arsenic a maestro strategist oregon a stealth expert.

While Primarchs person appeared successful Warhammer 40,000 video games earlier (Roboute Guilliman, primarch of the Ultramarines, and Mortarion, Daemon Primarch of the Death Guard Chaos Space Marines, person popped up), nary has ever been playable successful each the years Warhammer 40,000 video games person been astir — until now.

Dawn of War 4 developer King Art Games has confirmed Dark Angels Primarch Lion El'Jonson is playable astatine 1 constituent towards the extremity of the communicative campaign, co-written by Black Library writer John French (Dropsite Massacre, Cypher: Lord of the Fallen). This besides confirms the Dark Angels arsenic a 2nd playable section of Space Marines successful the crippled alongside Dawn of War veterans the Blood Ravens.

The caller communicative trailer shows the Dark Angels crook up to assistance the Blood Ravens successful the combat against the Orks and Nercons connected the war-torn satellite of Kronus. We get a glimpse of The Lion, with his helmet on, astatine the extremity of the trailer.

Here’s the authoritative blurb:

The trailer opens with a look astatine however the Blood Ravens nether Captain Cyrus and Chief Librarian Jonah Orion person arrived successful orbit implicit Kronus astatine the commencement of the game. After an aggravated orbital combat with the Warboss Gorgutz and his Orks, some factions find themselves planetside wherever Guzcutta — the 2nd Ork Commander — is already waiting.Elsewhere connected Kronus, Technoarcheologist Potentia Delta-9 surveys the satellite for its mislaid cognition arsenic the Chronomancer Thothmek begins the Necron’s invasion, awakening Kronus’ dormant tombs successful their ain hunt for secrets.The Imperium’s forces are beset connected each sides, their past basal losing spot and the lines connected the verge of collapse… until, astatine the important moment, it becomes wide they are not alone: the Dark Angels arrive.

The Dark Angels are 1 of 2 factions of Space Marines successful Dawn of War 4 and are a afloat playable faction successful each crippled modes. Here are the cardinal points:

● During the Space Marines campaign, players volition undertake missions successful bid of some the Blood Ravens and the Dark Angels, and they tin prime which missions they privation to play.

● The Dark Angels person their own, playable Commanders for the Space Marines campaign: Company Master Astoran and Chaplain Ezrael.

● The Dark Angels person their ain unsocial individuality and history. As Space Marines, they stock halfway strategies, tactics, wargear, and weaponry, portion inactive maintaining the distinctive spirit and abilities of their Chapter.

● While the Blood Ravens are often engaged successful smaller conflicts that necessitate tactical finesse and sometimes impact stealth, the Dark Angels deploy their afloat mightiness to the biggest battlefields. Precision strikes vs. all-out war.

● As the communicative saga reaches its breaking point, Lion El’Jonson himself descends onto the battlefield, giving players, for the archetypal clip ever, the accidental to wield the legendary mightiness of a Space Marine Primarch successful a climactic, unforgettable finale.

Ahead of today’s announcement, IGN interviewed Dawn of War 4 manager Jan Theysen to find retired everything you request to cognize astir Lion El'Jonson’s arrival. Dawn of War 4 is owed retired connected PC astatine immoderate constituent successful 2026.

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