Editing Cultist (section)

==In Dawn of War==
[[File:The_Cultist_vs_The_Cooler_Cultist.jpg|320px|thumb|center|One of the biggest glow ups in 40k gaming history right here]]

===Dawn of War 1===
{{topquote|1=We will serve you... [inhale] and in return, heheeh... grant us the power of the dark gods!|2=Cultists being a little too optimistic on their chances}}


In ''[[Dawn of War]]'', Cultists are the basic scout unit/cannon fodder of the CSM (that's short for [[Chaos Space Marines|Chaos Space Marine]]) faction, able to go invisible and detect cloaked units, but are also [[Squishy]] as hell (pun not intended). While they are pitifully weak, once they get upgrades with a Chaos Space Marine leader and grenade heavy weapons, you can kiss your ass goodbye (that is until an assault unit gets close and they're murdered in seconds as despite being a choppy scout unit; they fold like wet paper against everything else.). They appear to use a heretical variation of the standard Imperial [[Laspistol]], but it's so fucking weak that they're better off just screaming [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JrtFazaS7g&t=120s Chaaaaaaaaarge!] <s>(Skip to 2:00)</s> into their enemies' faces. They're also the cheapest and most numerous (spammy) unit you can field in any CSM army, so much like in tabletop, you can also use them as a squealing [[Tarpit|meatshield]] for your [[Khorne Berzerkers|heavy hitters]].

They are infamous for their high-squeak voices sounding more in line with a constipated [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse Mickey Mouse]. Their hilarious voice acting and general weak sauce makes them prime fuel for meme-baits and also birthed [[Cultist-chan|this]] adorable monstrosity.

''"Aaaaugh, My Spleen!"''

===Dawn of War 2===

{{topquote|1=I BURN WITH DARK FAITH!|2=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJa7JV_QCzI DoW II Cultist being cooler than their DoW I counterparts.]}}

Dawn of War 2 took out the iconic "FOR KHAOSSS!!!!" voice with a much more grittier and manlier voice. Ironically the voice acting made the Cultists more manly than the Imperial Guard. Their weaponry matches their voice acting, as they come with close combat weapons and SUICIDE BOMBS by default and can be upgraded with grenade launchers and autoguns for maximum [[Lulz]]. They also became more useful with the ability to build a ritual shrine for each of the chaos gods that suppresses enemies, shoots magic missiles, or spawns short lived bloodletter fodder respectively.

''"No! My fingers! My fingers are gone!"''