Episode 340: Faction Focus - Space Marines

It's time to kick off our Faction Focus series with a look at the most iconic force in Warhammer 40,000 - the Space Marines. If you've seen anything about Warhammer, you're probably familiar with Space Marines, but what exactly are they? Where do they come from, lore-wise? Why are they the most well-rounded force in the game? And how many different armies are built off of the framework of one codex? In this episode, we take a look at the history, the gameplay styles, and the various variants of the Adeptus Astartes. Also, a brief discussion of the World Championships Warhammer preview, and the different experiences those of us at home had compared to those of us at the event in person. Links: Arbitor Ian on YouTube: Support Preferred Enemies on Patreon: Buy Preferred Enemies merch: Preferred Enemies on BlueSky: Music: "The Whip" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Episode 340: Faction Focus - Space Marines is an episode from Preferred Enemies by Pickaxe.

This episode is 128:02 long.

This episode was published on Dec 9, 2025.

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