"No weapon in the arsenal of the Imperium or the Traitor equals the Titan on the battlefield, and a Legion of such vast war machines can bring any world to its knees. In truth, a Titan has only three enemies: folly, hubris, and another of its own kind."
-Grand Master Volkus
Background
The Titan Legion
Legio Ipnos or "The Torchbearers" were formed in the early days of the Great Crusade and were stationed on Forge World Lothar. Although known for their ferocity in persecuting the heretics that followed the traitor Horus into rebellion, their headstrong and aggressive tactics have worn down the strength of the Legio over the long millennia to where committing the entire Legio to battle across the galaxy is a rarity.
Currently led by the aging and frail Grand Master Martius who has long since been confined to a fluid tank, the rising power is with his daughter and heir to the Legion dynasty, Princep Majoris Artoria.
Righteousness Unending, the great Imperiator class titan of the Legio, has been stationed on
Forge World Lothar for the past 3 centuries while the other Titans have been deployed to the various warzones of the sub-sector after the opening of the great rift. Pilgrims following the journey of Saint Lothar stop and pray to the massive god engine as they pass by the fortress.
Titans
Warhound
Warhound-class Titans are the scouts or flanking elements of a Titan Legion and are the most common form of what are called Scout Titans by the
Collegia Titanica.
Appearance-wise, the Warhound differs structurally the most from other Imperial Titans; it possesses an anthropomorphized, canine-like shape, reverse-jointed legs and shoulder weapon mounts.
Warhounds are lightly-armed and armoured compared to other Titans, although still fearsome when facing the standard armoured combat vehicles deployed by the other intelligent races of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Available in several different patterns produced by the various Forge Worlds with different weapon loadouts, Warhound Scout Titans stand 10.5 meters (just over 34 feet) tall. On the battlefield, the Warhound has been proven to be very effective, as its double-barrelled Turbo Laser can destroy super-heavy enemies with ease.
Reaver
The Reaver-class Titan is a medium-sized Titan and the smallest of the classes of Battle Titans. They are considerably more durable than Warhounds,
and are able to take roughly twice as much damage before succumbing.
This extra durability is probably a result of the unusual placement of the Titan's plasma generator on the back of the main carapace, whereas in most Titans the generator is located at the core, hence the term "power core."
This placement ensures that the Reaver Titan can take more frontal damage than other Titans of the same approximate class, but is at a severe disadvantage when in cluttered environments (cities or canyons).
They stand just under twice the height of a Warhound -- approximately 15.3 metres (just over 50 feet). The Reaver is described as an older design of Titan than the Warlord.
Warlord
Warlord-class Titans are a larger and more powerful type of Battle Titan than its counterpart, the smaller Reaver-class.
They appear to be the most common class of Battle Titan in use by the Titan Legions, and many Forge Worlds field their own patterns. The Warlord is much larger than the aging Reaver-class Titan, putting its height at 32.76 metres (approximately 108 feet).
The Warlord Titan is also able to withstand a great deal more damage than the Reaver. However, there is considerable conflict in the Imperial records concerning this matter.
The colossal Mars-Alpha Pattern Warlord Titan is among the most ancient and feared of the Imperium's war machines. Forged on the Red Planet itself, it is worshipped and venerated as the Omnissiah's will incarnate, and each god-engine is encased in layered armour and powerful void shielding, and armed with weapons that are capable of reducing armies to ash.
Emperor Titans
The Superheavy Battle Titans called Emperor Titans are subdivided into two known classes, the
Imperator-class Titan and
Warmonger-class Titan.
Of these, the Imperator-class Emperor Titan is a general-purpose assault platform, whereas the Warmonger-class Emperor Titan is a dedicated, long-range fire-support unit with advanced fire control and targeting systems.
Both are extremely powerful weapon systems and are often unmatched by an enemy force on any battlefield where they are deployed. They are loaded to the brim with pre-installed weapons, and their mounts can handle Titan weapons too big for even other Battle Titans (they do not carry any of the close-combat weapons, as their sole focus is on extreme firepower).
Emperor Titans are very rare, and can crush many weaker war engines. This type of Titan has legs so large they can house a full company of
Adeptus Mechanicus or
Astra Militarum troops for defence and assault assistance. These Titans can stand up to 150 metres (approximately 492 feet) tall.
More than a war machine, these tremendous Titans are also icons of worship to the Imperial Cult Mechanicus, as they are seen as an avatar of the Omnissiah; the most noteworthy feature of an Emperor Titan is the fortified castle structure that occupies its entire upper half. These cathedrals possess ornate features like spired towers and stained glass windows.
List of Battle Titans
- Imperator Class Titan - Righteousness Unending
- Warlord Class Titan - Herald of Retribution
- Warlord Class Titan - Aquila Vertex
- Warlord Class Titan - Iron Incarnate
- Reaver Class Titan - Blade of Thought
- Reaver Class Titan - Casus Venator
- Reaver Class Titan - Secessionist's End
- Reaver Class Titan - Rogue's Punishment
- Warhound Class Titan - Invictus
- Warhound Class Titan - Betrayer's Carnage
- Warhound Class Titan - Fury Unending
- Warhound Class Titan - Aethos
- Warhound Class Titan - Piercing Light
- Warhound Class Titan - Emperor's Spear
- Warhound Class Titan - Canis Bellum
- Warhound Class Titan - Deus Mori
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