Marines Malevolent

Marines Malevolent armorial with Legion iconography.

Marines Malevolent Tactical Legionary.

The **Marines Malevolent** are the cold sons of Melancholius. They are the XIX Legion of the Legiones Astartes.

## Legion Organisation

### Gangs

Gangs are the highest rank beneath the Legion, roughly equivalent to "Chapter" in others, and represent roughly 10,000 men in paper strength. However, due to high casualties, infighting, and high recruitment rates, they can range from 12,000 to 2,000 space marines. A gang is lead by a kingpin, who is typically either appointed by the Primarch or, much more commonly, self-declared and able to hold the title through fear.

### Cells

Cells are units ranging from 10-250 men. They are usually ad-hoc formations based around personal support for a cell lord based on percieved strength. Any legionnaire who feels stronger than their current cell lord can challenge that lord to a duel over leadership, or take loyal followers away to form their own cell after informing the kingpin, who is in charge of logistics.

## Legion Beliefs

Based around Melancholius's understanding of social relations from his time on the prison-world Mendozon, the Marines Malevolent promote physical strength, rule by fear, and general misanthropy. Personal connections not based on fear are frowned upon, leading to serious psychological issues, especially with the higher ranking members of the legion. Ranged weaponry, the standard method of waging war since the early Age of Terra, is also frowned upon, as it shows a lack of physical strength and thus any real competency.

Competition is encouraged, and which makes commanders highly aggressive on the battlefield, but also means that they have difficulty performing large scale maneuvers. Perhaps most importantly though it makes it extremely difficult for the legion to cooperate with the rest of the Imperium, including the Adeptus Mechanicus. This means that they are constantly running an equipment deficit, and further reinforces the push towards melee weapons, which don't need a steady supply of ammunition.

## Legion Gene-Seed

### Primarch's Curse:

The Primarch's Curse refers to the severely reduced healing capabilities caused by the fauly gene seed. This is one of the most severe gene seed mutations of any legion. This, combined with the legions self imposed difficulties obtaining supplies leads to most Cells having no apothecaries, as even if they had medical supplies to spare they wouldn't do much good on any serious wound. It has also meant that installing most cybernetic modifications, even the black carapace, result in minor or serious complications. This, when combined with their lack of supplies and disdain for the weak, means that dreadnaughts are nonexistent in the Marines Malevolent.

## Legion Appearance

### Legion Colours

The Marines Malevolent official coloring scheme is yellow with black accents, and red accents for higher officers.

### Legion Badge

The legion badge is a black lightning bolt which morphs into a wing, based around the gang signs of Melancholius's old crew on Mendozon.

## Notable Quotes

### By the Marines Malevolent

"*Should I even call you humans? You who willingly sold your brothers into slavery because you were too weak, too full of cowardice to fight? You who serve a xenos master so that you would not have to take up arms against them? Who fill the Rangdan treasury, and fuel their economy? You are a weak people, who seek comfort over strength, peace over war, and degenerate love over righteous hate! That is not the mankind I know, it is the xenos I hate!*"
— Valens, Kingpin of the 17th "Carolean Mob" Gang after conquering the Human world Shpritaan