#Cadian Shock Troopers

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Text Posts - Imperial Guard Edition - Part 4

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Stained Glass

by Peter Johnston

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"Unlike the good governor, I don't intend to blink."

Colonel U. Ovina.

Commission art

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

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"They keep telling us that Cadia stands. It doesn't, and it took the best of us with it. So now you're left with me, a pissed-off cockroach bastard with nothing left to lose. And there's millions of us."

— Sgt. Rayn Eris, Cadian 212th Inquisitorial Auxilia

(art by Kristina Amuan / @iraganaart.bsky.social / @K_Iragana_A)

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"Your" faith? Trooper Audra, we are soldiers of the Imperium and servants of the God-Emperor of Mankind. It is our faith which you are so flippantly denigrating, and if your commissar were around he'd have you flogged for it.

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I started playing Warhammer 40k: Space Marine today and found one of my new favourite guard characters (and possible new fiction crush). For those who know about 2nd Lieutenant Mira, you’ll know where this is going. For those who don’t, I’d like to introduce you to one of the best guard characters.

This is 2nd Lieutenant Mira of the 203rd Cadian Shock Troops Regiment.

She’s not overly attractive by conventional standards, I would say mostly average, but by the Emperor is she a great leader. During an Ork invasion, she was able to essentially single handedly establish defenses. Yes, she wasn’t the original leader, but after all her superiors died, she was able to hold the defenses for way longer than anyone thought.

Not only is she skilled in combat, but she also cares about her men and those she is protecting. She is smart enough to know when a battle isn’t worth fighting because it is a waste of men, but also can encourage her troops to fight when she knows they can win.

And last but not least… she is able to work with space marines and treats them as just other soldiers. Space Marines have a tendency to be high pompous assholes, which is encouraged by how people talk to them. They are genetically modified 7ft tall super soldiers who are considered essentially demigods by most people. Mira though? She treats them with respect, but above that, there’s none of the groveling, none of the “we are blessed by the presence of you, the Emperor is watching over us” bs. She treats them more as colleagues or just superior officers.

In conclusion, 2nd Lieutenant Mira is an overall badass and a great leader. Fucking love this character.

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Quiet time before the battle Art by Gray-Skull --- My DeviantArt My Boosty

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Cadia broke before the guard! Tutorial on my channel as always. Absolutely loved painting these dudes but man I’m so glad to be done with them at the same time

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The Guardsman's Inspirational Songbook is up on AO3!

The link is right here, and below is a sample from "The Battle of Armageddon":

Now, when Great ol' Gazzy was feelin' awful petty, He came back around to mighty Armaggeddy; He took a little bacon and he took a little beans, And started up another war 'tween our Yellows and his greens!

We fired our guns and the Orks kept a-comin'; There's just as many as there was a while ago. We fired once more and they kept a-runnin'; Where they all were comin' from? Emprah only knows!

We looked over a parapet and we see'd the bastards come, And there must have been a million of 'em breakin' to a run! They screamed so high and they made their rustbuckets ring; We stood behind our Baneblades and didn't say a thing.

We fired our guns and the Orks kept a-comin'; There's just as many as there was a while ago. We fired once more and they kept a-runnin'; Where they all were comin' from? Emprah only knows!

Old Yarrick said, "It would be mighty fine If they never get close enough to look us in the eye." We marked the whole map, covered each and every cell, And when we opened up the big guns, we really gave 'em-

Well, we...

Fired our guns and the Orks kept a-comin'; There's just as many as there was a while ago. We fired once more and they kept a-runnin'; Where they all were comin' from? Emprah only knows...!

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(Art by beauviolette, not mine nor commissioned, all credit to them)

[Pictured above: Ranger Cpl. Isenryna, Specialist Markswomen of the 717th Cadian-Ulthwe Combined Infantry Division]

Cadian-Ulthwe Regiments

Over the many thousands of years, the Alliance has stood, the Imperium and the Eldar have fought together across countless worlds. While an Imperial Guard regiment can typically rely on integrated Aspect Warriors, Guardian support, or other xenos allies, few are as interconnected as the Cadian-Ulthwe regiments.

Cadians are said to be able to field strip a lasgun by age 5, learn basic Eldar at age 8, perform artillery drills by age 12, and swear in Eldar at age 15. They have fought alongside Ulthwe for generations, Kasrkin training alongside Aspect Warriors and experienced Guardians giving lessons to new White Shields. Whenever the forces of Chaos seep from the Eye of Terror, it is Ulthwe and Cadia who are the first line of defense. The Craftworld itself houses the second largest force of stationed Imperial defenders on a Craftworld, behind only the highly militarized and extremely aggressive Biel-Tan.

The Eldar of Ulthwe are known to favor the use of Imperial patterns of equipment with many wearing adapted flak armor or using lasguns. Those who do prefer the harsh utilitarianism of Imperial wargear, whose destruction is calculated in its production value, as opposed to the graceful technology of the Eldar. It is easier to replace a laspistol than a shuriken catapult after all.

Ulthwe farseers are sometimes attached as liaisons and advisors for field commanders, allowing some level of prediction to aid the army's advance. In rare cases, they may even take up the mantle of command in a more direct route, such as in the case of Colonel-Farseer Taldeer of the Cadian 412th, her service record often compared to that of Colonel-Commissar Ibrahim Gaunt.

It is perhaps because of this close working relationship that actual relationships between Cadians and Ulthwe are common. The long lives of Eldar mean that many Cadians families are familiar with an Eldar " great uncle/aunt" who personally knew their great grandparents. Likewise, some Eldar have become adopted "god-guardians" of Cadian families or are named as such upon the birth of a child. It is said that the legendary Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed was first found by a passing Ulthwe Farseer who took notice of his sharp mind, even as a starving orphan. He then tutored him personally in his adult years for command, honing Creed's tactical brilliance into something truly incredible.

Cadia and Ulthwe also see the largest number of Human-Eldar relationships and marriages anywhere in the Imperium. While no children have been born of such a union, it is certainly not due to a lack of trying.

"Ulthwe may have never escaped the grasp of Hell, but Cadia makes sure it never gets pulled in. Cadia may have to face the Great Enemy first, but Ulthwe makes sure we never have to face them alone." ~ Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed

[madmeks]

I don't really ship Titus and Mira, but I'm firmly of the opinion that *MIRA* ships Titus and Mira

Never give up on your dreams, girl.

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Titans

by KoBOng

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Warhammer 40,000: The Tithes

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Finally finished my first squad of Guardsmen! The camouflage pattern wasn’t as difficult to paint as I thought it would be. Magnetized both the special weapons guys, but painted them up with flamers because I’m planning on running them as Catachan jungle fighters.