Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000) 228187 225958626 2008-07-16T05:26:37Z 70.19.155.161 /* Gameplay */ {{WH-transwiki-from|History of the Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000)}} {{fancruft|date=July 2008}} [[Image:Codex Imperial Guard 3EV2.jpg|thumb|right|The current Imperial Guard sourcebook.]] The '''Imperial Guard''' are a specific army or faction in the ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' and [[Epic (game)|Epic]] tabletop games and universe. The army itself is characterised by being capable of fielding a multitude of lightly-armoured, average infantry in combination with some of the toughest and most powerful tanks in the game.<ref name="CodexIG3rd2"/> In the game universe, the Imperial Guard is a colossal military organisation consisting of many billions of men and women from millions of different worlds and systems within the [[Imperium (Warhammer 40,000)|Imperium of Man]]<ref name="Warhammer40k3rd">{{cite book|title=Warhammer 40,000|first=Rick|last=Priestley|edition=3rd Edition|year=1998|publisher=Games Workshop|location=Nottingham|id=ISBN 1-84154-000-5}}</ref>. ==Overview== The Imperial Guard (previously the Imperial Army) is a colossal military organisation, consisting of many individual armies throughout the Imperium, and forming the vast bulk of the Imperium's military machine. The Guard collectively numbers billions of men and women from millions of different Imperial worlds. Each Imperial Guard regiment is raised from a single world and numbers between five hundred and ten thousand fighting soldiers, supported by a huge array of light and heavy [[armoured fighting vehicle|armoured vehicles]]. Each regiment also has its own entourage, consisting of support staff, camp followers, suppliers, [[Adeptus Mechanicus#Tech-priests|tech-priests]], doctors, religious leaders and the like. Regiments are drawn from all types of planets of the Imperium from [[Holy Terra]] to Feral and Medieval worlds, and the contributions of some planets over the ten thousand years of the Imperium runs into the billions, if not more. The Imperial Guard are constantly at war, freeing worlds from [[Chaos (Warhammer)|Chaotic]] or alien influence, or defending them from the same. The Imperial Guard rely upon the [[Imperial Navy (Warhammer 40,000)|Imperial Navy]] for transport to and from warzones. ==Gameplay== [[Image:Codex Imperial Guard 2E.jpg|thumb|right|The codex for the game's 2nd edition.|130px]] [[Image:Codex Imperial Guard 3E.jpg|thumb|right|The first Imperial Guard codex for Warhammer 40,000 3rd edition.|130px]] ===History of the Imperial Guard as an Army=== The [[Rogue Trader (Warhammer 40,000)|first edition]] of Warhammer 40,000 included rules for a force known as the "Army". Later their name was changed to "Imperial Guard." The Imperial Guard, first introduced in [[White Dwarf (magazine)|''White Dwarf'']] 109, was bound by a series of rules relating to its command structure. Squads of units formed [[platoon]]s under a command squad. Units that were separated from the command squad were more limited in action. The initial Imperial Army could include, besides the basic squads, Rough Riders (a form of mounted trooper), penal troops, human bombs and Abhumans (see below). Vehicles were limited to Rhinos, and Land Speeders. The first incarnation of the Imperial Guard as a fully-supported army was in 1995, with the release of the ''Codex: Imperial Guard'' sourcebook for the second edition of Warhammer 40,000. This was the first time that the army itself had specific army rules collected in their own sourcebook.<ref name="CodexIG2nd">{{cite book|title=Codex: Imperial Guard|first=Rick|last=Priestley|authorlink=Rick Priestley|year=1995|edition=2nd Edition|publisher=Games Workshop|location=Nottingham|id=ISBN 1-872372-92-9}}</ref> With the release of the third edition of the game, almost all the Warhammer 40,000 armies eventually had new codices compatible with the new edition. In line with this, ''Codex: Imperial Guard'' was released in 1999,<ref name="CodexIG3rd">{{cite book|title=Codex: Imperial Guard|first=Jervis|last=Johnson|authorlink=Jervis Johnson|coauthors=Gavin Thorpe|year=1999|edition=3rd Edition|publisher=Games Workshop|location=Nottingham|id=ISBN 1-869893-52-2}}</ref> followed by ''Codex: Catachans'' in 2001. This was a smaller sourcebook (or ''mini-dex/mini-codex'') that was meant to be used in conjunction with the "parent" ''Codex: Imperial Guard''. The mini-dex itself provided even more specific rules for fielding one of the more popular Imperial Guard sub-armies, the [[Catachan Jungle Fighters]], for which plastic models were available.<ref name="CodexCat">{{cite book|title=Codex: Catachans|first=Jervis|last=Johnson|authorlink=Jervis Johnson|year=2001|edition=3rd Edition|publisher=Games Workshop|location=Nottingham|id=ISBN 1-84154-016-1}}</ref> In 2003, [[Games Workshop]] conducted the [[Eye of Terror]] worldwide campaign and released a corresponding sourcebook, ''Codex: Eye of Terror''. This campaign sourcebook contained various rules, including a specific army list for another one of the Imperial Guard's notable sub-armies, the [[Cadian Shock Troops]].<ref name="CodexEoT">{{cite book|title=Codex: Eye of Terror|first=Andy|last=Chambers|authorlink=Andy Chambers|coauthors=Hoare, Andy, and Kelly, Phil|year=2003|edition=3rd Edition|publisher=Games Workshop|location=Nottingham|id=ISBN 1-84154-398-5}}</ref> Soon after the campaign ended, the changes in the Cadian Shock Troops army list were integrated into the Imperial Guard rules, and Games Workshop released a second, revamped version of ''Codex: Imperial Guard''.<ref name="CodexIG3rd2">{{cite book|title=Codex: Imperial Guard (2nd release)|first=Andy|last=Chambers|authorlink=Andy Chambers|coauthors=Haines, Pete, and Hoare, Andy|year=2003|edition=3rd Edition|publisher=Games Workshop|location=Nottingham|id=ISBN 1-84154-410-8}}</ref> To date, there has not been an official fourth edition ruleset version of ''Codex: Imperial Guard'', although Games Workshop has stated that the latest codex is completely compatible with the newest version of the Warhammer 40,000 rules. It was mentioned in White Dwarf issue 342 that a new Imperial Guard codex is in development and will feature "more tanks. A lot more tanks." ===Army Overview=== [[Image:ImperialGuardCadians.gif|thumb|left|Cadian Shock Troopers|300px]] Because of the low in-game points cost of each individual Imperial Guardsman, Imperial Guard armies are capable of fielding a much larger number of troops than most other armies. In addition, they have access to various vehicles, such as the [[Vehicles of the Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000)#Leman Russ|Leman Russ main battle tank]], [[Vehicles of the Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000)#Basilisk|Basilisk mobile artillery]], [[Vehicles of the Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000)#Chimera|Chimera armoured troop transport]] and the Sentinel scout walker. In the latest Codex, many "doctrines" allow Imperial Guard regiments to become much more varied, allowing players to, for example, make their troops more effective in close-quarters combat, upgrade their armour, or utilise special troop types. In addition to humans, the Imperial Guard also contains several types of '''abhumans''' - species evolved from humans that differ markedly from the norm. The two species most commonly found are the [[Ogryn]]s (the counterpart of the [[Warhammer Fantasy (setting)|Warhammer Fantasy]] setting [[ogre]]s) and the [[Abhuman#Ratlings|Ratlings]] (the equivalent of the [[halfling]]/[[hobbit]]). ====[[Commissar (Warhammer 40,000)|Commissars]]==== One of the more distinctive aspects of the Imperial Guard army is its '''Commissars'''. They are represented as akin to stereotypical Soviet [[political commissar]]s or officers of the [[Schutzstaffel|SS]], simultaneously exhorting the troops to greater efforts and summarily executing anyone showing signs of cowardice. The '''Imperial Commissar,''' as described by many [[Warhammer]] novelists, is given complete jurisdiction to judge the actions of any trooper or officer and to act accordingly. An Imperial Commissar's word is immutable law and his visage is one of grim authority that is to be respected and rightly feared, reporting to The ''Commisiarat'' personally. ====Imperial Guardsmen==== '''Infantry Guardsmen''' are the backbone of the Imperial Guard. They make up the bulk of the Imperium's armed forces and can be counted in the hundreds of billions. Imperial Guard regiments can number anywhere between tens of thousands of infantry up to almost half a million, with attached artillery and mechanized formations swelling this figure even further.They are typically armed with lasguns or a laspistol and close combat weapon... and although they tend to out-number the enemy, the Imperial Guardsmen also tend to fall quickly, due to their weaker armor. The Imperial Guard also make up their weakness through the vehicles and variety of weapons they can field. ====Rough Riders==== Many cultures in the Imperium retain the use of cavalry, whether they be normal horses, cybernetically altered steeds, motorbikes or alien creatures. They are typically armed with a [[Weapons of the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000)#laspistol|laspistol]] and close combat weapon, but can also carry shotguns or lasguns. The signature weapon of Rough Rider units is the ''[[Weapons of the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000)#Hunting Lance|hunting lance]]'', a lance-like weapon fitted with a shaped charge in addition to or in place of the usual spearhead. Rough riders are used to harass the enemy's flanks or to act as a light reconnaissance unit. There are different types of rough riders depending on which regiments you chose. ====Stormtroopers ==== <!-- Includes grenadiers--> '''Stormtroopers ''' are a cadre of elite troops available to most Imperial Guard armies. They are equipped with better armour and equipment than ordinary Imperial Guardsmen. They wear [[carapace armour]] for protection and are armed with matt black [[hellgun]]s instead of the cheaper and less-powerful [[Weapons of the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000)#lasgun|lasgun]]s. Stormtroopers are often carried into battle in ''Chimera'' APCs or [[Vehicles of the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000)#Valkyrie|''Valkyrie'' airborne assault carriers]]. Using the above-mentioned doctrine rules, some regiments field '''Grenadiers''' which are specialized members of the same Imperial Guard regiment that have received specialist training and equipment. In-game, Grenadiers are represented by the same unit profile as Stormtroopers and perform a similar function, although they are completely different in background terms. In the background literature, Stormtroopers do not belong to the Imperial Guard regiments that they are fielded with. Instead, they are trained and fielded by the Schola Progrema of the Imperium, prestigious academies which provide advanced training to many Imperial [[special forces]].<ref name="CodexIG3rd2"/> Outside of the tabletop games, Stormtroopers make an appearance as third-tier troops for the Imperial Guard faction in the video game ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Winter Assault]]''. Since the game's Imperial Guard faction is based on the [[Cadian Shock Troops|Cadian regiment]], the Stormtroopers are also referred to as [[Kasrkin]].<ref name="DoWWA">{{cite video game| title = Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Winter Assault| developer = [[Relic Entertainment]]| publisher = [[THQ]]| date = 2005-09-21| platform = Windows| version = 1.40| language = english}}</ref> ====Other Imperial Guard Units==== =====Abhumans===== Early editions of Warhammer 40,000 included the option to field '''Imperial Beastmen'''. These were half human and half animal, the parallel to the [[Chaos Beastmen]] of the Warhammer Fantasy world. Their motivation, as subhumans, being the chance to "redeem" themselves for their obvious physical corruption. In later editions they were removed from the Imperial Guard to appear in a more logical place alongside the ranks of Chaos. In ''White Dwarf'' US issue #302/UK issue #303, an official article was published featuring Doctrines to allow Imperial Guard armies to take units of other types of Abhumans. The article featured Beastmen (''Homo Sapiens Variatus'', not quite as extreme as the original beastmen), Mutant Slave Levies (ordinary mutant slaves assumedly rounded up for cannon fodder), Feral Ogryns (more fearsome and more primitive than regular Ogryns), Nightsiders (originating from worlds of perpetual or near-perpetual darkness, little to no ability to see but perfect warriors for Night Fighting missions), Afriel Strain Soldiers (genetically engineered from [[deoxyribonucleic acid|DNA]] taken from great heroes of the Imperium, who were better soldiers but were very unlucky and unpopular), Subs (relatively genetically stable but still hideously deformed mutant sub-breeds) and Gland Warriors (Imperial Guardsmen implanted with special organs and glands that secrete combat-useful chemicals, such as stimulants and pain-killers). =====Ogryns===== {{main|Ogryn}} Large, powerful abhumans valued for their strength, limitless enthusiasm and almost childlike devotion to the [[Emperor of Mankind (Warhammer 40,000)|Emperor]]. They are typically armed with [[Weapons of the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000)#Ripper gun|Ripper guns]], simple and brutal weapons much like the Ogryns themselves. The ripper gun has a strong shot, but little accuracy. The bayonet of a ripper gun is big and dangerous. But if any Ogryn shows even the faintest bit of intelligence they may be eligible to have an operation to become an Ogryn sergeant or bone'ead. Ogryn intelligence is very low but their strength makes up for it. =====Ratlings===== {{main|Ratling}} A '''Ratling''' is everything the Ogryn is not: small, weak, but very intelligent. They are possessed of keen eyesight, and their small size makes it easier for them to hide. They're typically relegated to non-combat support duties, but often serve as [[marksmen]] on the field. Though it is said that they're excellent [[cook]]s, they are also known for their sticky fingers, which makes them unpopular with many Guardsman. =====Sanctioned Psykers===== {{main|Psykers#Imperial_Guard}} Sanctioned Psykers can predict near events and can be found in some Imperial Guard Command Squads. They supplement the army with psychic powers. =====Techpriests===== {{main|Techpriests}} Known as '''[[Adeptus Mechanicus#Enginseers|Enginseers]]''', these representatives of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] repair and maintain the vehicles of the Imperial Guard. Often accompanied by [[Adeptus Mechanicus#Servitors|Servitors]], Enginseers may rush to repair vehicles while under heavy fire. ====Vehicles==== {{main|Vehicles of the Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000)}} Some of the major strengths of the Imperial Guard army are their vehicles. From the fragile [[Sentinel (Warhammer 40,000)|Sentinel]] to the devastatingly destructive [[Leman Russ#Demolisher|Leman Russ Demolisher]], the vehicles of the Imperial Guard can significantly add to their effectiveness as an army. ==Appeal to players== The primary appeal to Imperial Guard players of the Warhammer 40,000 game is that the Guard are "human". In a game filled with [[Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000)|genetically modified super-soldiers]], [[Eldar (Warhammer 40,000)|cunning alien mystics]] and [[Tyranids|all-consuming hive-minds]], the Imperial Guard are simple, unaugmented humans. Carrying a lasgun and wearing [[Equipment of the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000)#flak armour|flak armour]], the Imperial Guard are forced to rely on sheer numbers, massed-fire tactics and courage to win their battles. Secondly, the Imperial Guard have a large range of tanks and armoured vehicles compared to many other armies, and have been heavily supplemented by the [[Forge World]] Imperial Armour series of books and resin kits. This appeals to the "treadheads" (or "tank-lovers") among the player community, and was catered to in the third and fourth editions of the game by the release of rules for an Armoured Company composed entirely of tanks. This army list can also be used to field Siege Regiments comprising of forward Artillery vehicles. It was Chapter Approved for the 2006 Tournament circuit.<ref>[http://us.games-workshop.com/games/40k/imperialguard/gaming/ac_rules/default.htm Warhammer 40,000 - Imperial Guard<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This was further developed upon in the Apocalypse Supplement with the Emperor's Fist Tank Company. Another draw for players is the variety of model styles for the miniatures. The various Imperial Guard regiments produced or described by Games Workshop draw on a variety of historical and fictional inspirations. In the earliest editions, the Imperial Guard were very homogeneous in appearance and there was no visual distinction between regiments other than colour and decoration of their uniforms. As of the 4th Edition, however, there are several different stylings of infantry soldiers, in plastic, metal, or resin, available from Games Workshop or Forge World. ==Notable regiments== {{main|History of the Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000)}} There are around a million worlds contributing Imperial Guard regiments to the Imperium's defence, each world having its own methods of training, its own unique equipment, and its own specialisations. Even so, the regiments of certain worlds stand out, and are renowned throughout the Imperium for their deeds, strengths and methods of combat. Some examples of exceptional regiments are the Cadian Shock-Troops, the Tanith First-And-Only, the Mordian Iron Guard, the Valhallan Ice Warriors, the Tallarn Desert Raiders, the Death Korps of Krieg, the 13th Penal Legion, the Catachan Jungle Fighters, the Vostroyan Firstborns and the Harakoni Warhawks. ==Imperial Guard Organization== Imperial Guard forces are organized under several levels, the most common being the regiment. A regiment consists of between ten and twenty companies which can contain around two hundred to four hundred soldiers. When a regiment becomes too small to become combat effective it is merged with other units into combined regiments. A "normal" company consists of a command platoon which contains the support units of a company as well as the commanding officer. The rest of the company consists of up to six platoons which are made up of a five man command section and two to six ten man squads. A tank regiment consists of between three and ten companies. A company consists of an HQ tank or squadron and between three to five squadrons of three vehicles. The diversity of Imperial Guard regiments mean that there are literally thousands of variations on officers' ranks throughout the Imperium. However, local variations are generally tied to a basic standard list of officer ranks, for determining comparative seniority between regiments, a tentative hierarchy of which might be as follows: *Lord Commander Militant of the Imperial Guard (commands the entire Imperial Guard) *Lord Commander Militant (High Commander Militant) (commands hundreds of millions) *Lord General Militant (commands tens of millions) *Lord Marshal (commands millions) *Lord General (commands hundreds of thousands) *General (commands tens of thousands) *Lieutenant General *Major General *Brigadier (Brigadiers function as senior colonels in the Imperial Guard rather than as part of the General Staff) *Colonel-Commissar (Rare rank, only documented once) *Colonel *Lieutenant Colonel *Major *Captain *Lieutenant Two other notable officer ranks exist amongst the Imperial Guard. Commissars (modeled on the [[Soviet]] [[commissar|political officers]] of the same name) are individuals attached to Imperial Guard regiments for the purposes of maintaining rigid Imperial discipline throughout the Guard. For command and control purposes, Commissars are not part of the regular command structure, and are usually subservient to the tactical decisions of line officers, though they possess wide powers to commandeer or assume command of other Imperial forces should the need arise. Exceptionally experienced commissars may be given field commands, such as Viktor Hark and Ibram Gaunt in [[Dan Abnett]]'s novel ''First and Only''. The fact that any commissar can detain or execute any standard rank up to Lord General Militant (although summary executions are rare for ranks higher than Colonel) makes this distinction somewhat academic, as any commissar could remove an officer from command and assume control of the officer's unit. The rank of Warmaster is a title issued by the High Lords of Terra to a military commander (usually a previous holder of the Lord General or Lord Marshal rank, or else an Admiral of the Imperial Navy) when one overarching leader is deemed necessary to command a crusade of historic magnitude (examples include the Warmasters Horus, Slaydo, Macaroth, Solon and [[Lord Commander Solar Macharius]]). A Warmaster’s military authority is absolute within his assigned area of operations, and it is for this reason that a Guard officer desiring this rank must be seconded by two Admirals of the [[Imperial Navy (Warhammer 40,000)|Imperial Navy]] (similarly, a Naval officer holding the rank must be seconded by two Generals, or other senior staff officers, of the Imperial Guard). There is seldom more than one of these individuals in the entire Imperium at any one time. While it is said that a commander with the rank Lord Solar is higher than a Warmaster they are actually the same rank. On occasion the rank Warmaster, due to its association with Horus, simply falls out of favour and is replaced with Lord Solar. Other ranks of import to the Imperial Guard are the Imperial Commanders, who have authority over the standing forces on an Imperial world (generally held by the Planetary Governor of the world in question) and the Lord Commanders of the Segmentae Majoris, a primarily administrative rank whose incumbents are responsible for overseeing and directing the Imperial military within one of the five Segmentae of the galaxy. All remaining troopers are enlisted soldiers. Like the commissioned ranks, the enlisted rank structure can vary wildly from regiment to regiment. However, the Imperial Guard enlisted rank structure roughly equates as; *Warrant Officer *Colour Sergeant *Sergeant *Corporal/Bombardier *Lance Corporal/Bombardier *Trooper/Private Others mentioned include Master Sniper (usually a Sergeant however due to his speciality, does not wear any insignia), Sergeant Major (confusingly, this is not an actual rank and instead is the name given to Warrant Officers) and Command Sergeant. Again, other variations exist based on planet of origin, Crusade or Army group etc. Some Sergeants in the Imperial Guard are known as 'Veteran Sergeants' but this is not generally an actual rank - Veteran Sergeants are either very experienced holders of the Sergeant rank or senior NCOs. The evolved [[Ogryns]] and [[Ratlings]] seem either to follow no ranking system at all or some internal ranking system, although they are obliged to obey Imperial Guard officers. Some Ogryns are given surgery to augment their intelligence, a process known as "Biochemical Ogryn Neural Enhancement" (BONE). Ogryns that receive these modifications are able to act as middlemen between humans and other Ogryns, and are often known as "Bone 'eads". ==Notable characters== *[[Lord Commander Solar Macharius]] *[[Commissar Yarrick]] *[[Nork Deddog]] *Colonel-Commissar [[Ibram Gaunt]] *[[History of the Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000)#The 13th Penal Legion (Colonel Schaeffer's Last Chancers)|Colonel Schaeffer]] (and his Last Chancers) *Lord Castellan [[Ursarkar E. Creed]] and his colour sergeant Jarran Kell *Commissar [[Ciaphas Cain]] From the PC game, ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War]]'' *[[List of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War characters#Colonel Brom|Colonel Carus Brom]] From the PC game, ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Winter Assault]] Expansion Pack. *[[List of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War characters#General Sturnn|General Sturnn]] From the PC game, ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade]] Expansion Pack. *[[List of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War characters#Governor-Militant Lukas Alexander|Governor-Militant Lukas Alexander]] From the PC game, ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm]] Expansion Pack. *[[List of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War characters#General Vance Stubbs|General Vance Stubbs]] ==Portrayal== The portrayal of the Imperial Guard in novels has often been contradictory and varied. Some works portray them as competent modern soldiers capable of following [[Combined Arms|combined arms]] tactics, while others show them as barely trained conscripts using ancient [[World War I]]-era tactics. This can be explained as a being the result of the incredible variety of the worlds which Guardsmen come from. ==Novels== There are several novels featuring the Imperial Guard, published by the [[Black Library]] *The ''[[Gaunt's Ghosts]]'' series, by [[Dan Abnett]]. *The Last Chancers Trilogy, by Gav Thorpe: **''13th Legion'' **''Kill Team'' **''Annihilation Squad'' *The Ciaphas Cain series, by Sandy Mitchell: **''For the Emperor'' **''Caves of Ice'' **''The Traitor's Hand'' **''Death or Glory'' **''Duty Calls'' *''Double Eagle'', by Dan Abnett. *''Fifteen Hours'', by Mitchell Scanlon. *''Death World'', by Steve Lyons *''Rebel Winter'', by Steve Parker *''Storm of Iron'', ''Dead Sky -Black Sun'', and ''The Killing Ground'' by Graham McNeill ==Video games== [[Image:WH40k DoW IG Lasguns.jpg|thumb|right|Squad of Imperial Guardsmen lead by a Commissar in the game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War|350px]] The Imperial Guard make several appearances in many of the video games that occur in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. * The Imperial Guard make a guest appearance in the single player campaign of ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War]]'' led by [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War#Colonel Brom|Colonel Carus Brom]] as [[Non-player character|NPCs]] and playable units in some missions . They have since been expanded into a playable faction in the [[expansion pack]] ''Winter Assault'', with the [[History of the Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000)#Cadian Shock Troopers|Cadian 412th Regiment]] under the command of General Sturnn in the Order Campaign.<ref name="DoWWA"/> Additionally, in Dark Crusade, the second expansion pack, the Imperial Guard makes an appearance as the 1st Kronus regiment, "The Liberators", led by Governor-Militant Lukas Alexander with their home territory based out of "Victory Bay."<ref name="DoWDC">{{cite video game| title = Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade| developer = [[Relic Entertainment]]| publisher = [[THQ]]| date = 2006-10-09| platform = Windows| version = 1.0| language = english}}</ref> * The Imperial Guard were part of the Imperium's force in ''[[Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000]]'', the other two parts consisting of the [[Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000)|Space Marines]] and the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] [[Titan (Warhammer 40,000)|Titan]] legions.<ref name="FinalLiberation>{{cite video game| title = Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000| developer = [[Holistic Design, Inc.]]| publisher = [[Strategic Simulations, Inc.]]| date = 1997-11-30| platform = Windows/DOS| version = 1.0| language = english}}</ref> * The Imperial Guard also make appearances as opposition in the ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior]]'' first-person shooter. Among the possible opponents, there are lasgun and autogun-wielding guardsmen, officers with chainswords and a [[Vehicles of the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000)#Vulture|Vulture Gunship]] as a boss.<ref name="FireWarrior">{{cite video game| title = Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior| developer = [[THQ]]| publisher = [[KUJI]]| date = September 2003| platform = [[Microsoft Windows]]/[[Playstation 2]]| language = english}}</ref> * The Imperial Guard has made appearance also in the computer game ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War]]''. Usually used alongside Space Marine forces (much like in the Final Liberation.) ==See also== *[[History of the Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000)|History of the Imperial Guard]] *[[Equipment of the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000)]] *[[Weapons of the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000)]] *[[Vehicles of the Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000)]] *[[Vehicles of the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000)]] ==Bibliography== <div class="references-small"> * {{cite book|title=Warhammer 40,000 Codex: Imperial Guard|first=Andy|last=Chambers|coauthors=Haines, Pete, and Hoare, Andy|year=2003|edition=3rd Edition|publisher=Games Workshop|location=Nottingham|id=ISBN 1-84154-410-8}} * {{cite book|title=Warhammer 40,000 Codex: Catachans|first=Jervis|last=Johnson|year=2001|publisher=Games Workshop|location=Nottingham|id=ISBN 1-84154-016-1}} *[http://uk.games-workshop.com/imperialguard/ Imperial Guard Homepage] from the UK Games Workshop website. 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