Summary
The grimdark universes ofWarhammerandWarhammer 40kare, unsurprisingly, some ofthe worst places to be born in. Whether someone is born as part of what the “good guys” are supposed to be, or one of the myriad abominations plaguing the place, life is tough there. There’s no love or peace here, only war against ever-more dangerous beasts and corrupted humans.
Warhammeris filled with some of the nastiest and most brutal enemies ever put in a game, andWarhammer 40k: Space Marine 2is home to most of them in their most “beautiful” versions, so let’s take a look at the worst of the worst.
1Carnifex
This Monstrosity Is Responsible For Some Of The Best Battles In Space Marine 2
The Carnifex is a tank in biological form - in the scariest and deadliest biological form imaginable. The Carnifex is a special type of brute created by the Tyranids to face off directly against the strongest enemies of the enemy army. The Carnifex acts like a Space Marine, except for the fact that it’s much larger and arguably more powerful than any Space Marine.
It was meant to take on many enemies at once, after all. The only thing against the case of the Carnifex being one of the scariest monsters in the series is that fighting it is just too much fun, but only for those who’re already experienced in the game.
The Hellbrute is a Chaos Dreadnought war machine, which means it’s an even worse kind of Dreadnought than the Imperial kind. Inside the husk is a space marine, one who’s also driven mad from the pain of having been fused with the machine, and all the corruption caused by the influence of Chaos and the Warp.
Thescariest thingabout the Hellbrute, an incredibly strong and resilient tank-like enemy, is that it’s not the result of an accident, but rather something that happens by the designs of chaos. The once-space marine living inside the chassis is meant to live in eternal agony - a common theme inWarhammer 40k -but that’s a small price to pay for adding such a fantastic unit to one’s army.
3Lictor
Lovecraftian Horror Is Everywhere
It’s nearly impossible to look at the Lictor and not immediately see theinfluence H.P. Lovecraft’s workshad on its design. Its face is heavily inspired by the octopus-like alien deity sitting at the center of the Cthulhu mythos. The Lictor, however, is more than just a shameless ripoff.
Instead of plaguing its victims with madness from afar, the Lictor creature specializes in assassinating its targets - a pretty surprising ability for such a huge and brutal creature. They make up for their size with their camouflage-prone skin, and, if none of that’s scary enough already, the Lictor uses those face tentacles to suck the brains of their victims out (but of course).
4Neurothrope
A Flying Nightmare
A Zoanthrope is a type of psyker creature serving in the Tyranid army. They’re quite nightmarish by themselves, but then there’s the Neurothrope: the evolved and naturally far more dangerous version of the Zoanthrope.
On top of being able to drain the life and energy of its enemies, the Neurothrope is also capable of organizing and healing the Tyranid horde, making it a general, a healer, and a soldier all at once. It’s also a pretty nasty thing to look at, even among the other monsters present in this series.
5Hive Tyrant
Space Marines are known for being huge human-shaped tanks who are also capable of dishing out tons of damage to any sort of enemy in the universe. The Hive Tyrant is that, but for the evil alien side. That, naturally, means they’re about ten times bigger than even the space marine, and thus much more dangerous.
They also carry huge weapons capable of killing dozens of enemies in one swing, and, if that weren’t enough, they’re also the commanding officers of their army. The Hive Tyrant doesn’t really need an army, but he does have one, just in case.
6Imurah
The Maddest Of Messiahs
Most of the scariest entities inWarhammerare straight-upbeasts conjured by the Tyranids, but some of the top spots are reserved for something even worse - once-humans who got corrupted. Imurah is one such thing, a Space Marine sorcerer who’s lost his way.
Instead of being a mindless drone or part of a hivemind, Imurah has a strong desire for revenge against the “good guys” and more than enough power to cause some serious damage. Imurah wants to acquire something he calls “divine knowledge” to exert his revenge, but is stopped shortly before attaining his goal, which prevents him from reaching a higher spot on this list.
7Lord Of Change
Don’t Let Its Noble Looks Fool You
The Lord of Change serves as the final boss inWarhammer 40k: Space Marine 2, so it’s naturally one of the strongest creatures to ever exist in this series. Interestingly, the Lord of Change looks less like a demon one would encounter in their biggest nightmares and more like a cool dragon.
Still, despite looking like a noble creature, at least for the standards ofWarhammer 40k,the lord of change is exactly the opposite of that. Yes, these are straight-up greater demons from one’s nightmares, beings capable of, among all the regular stuff, shattering the sanity of mere mortals who so much as gaze upon them.
