Editing Horus Heresy

[[File:zbrothers.jpg|200px|thumb|right|It was pretty much ''this''.]]

One of the single biggest events in [[Warhammer 40,000]] fluff, second only to the giant orgy of the [[Eldar]] that created a [[Slaanesh|Chaos God of pleasure and decadence]]. This is when nine [[Space Marine]] primarchs rebelled against the [[Emprah]], along with numerous Imperial Army forces, under the banner of [[Horus]] who was worshiping [[Chaos]]. The battle eventually waged onto Holy Terra in a great siege of Grimdark proportions where it was virtually impossible for both parties to win this way and so was settled when Horus and the Emprah had a duel to the death. 

The Emperor won against Horus but was fucked up to the point where he had to be permanently attached to a life-support machine known as the "Golden Throne" just to survive. In his absence, logic within the Imperium gradually decreased and thus, eventually turned into the [[Grimdark]] empire it is today.

== [[Warhammer 40,000]] Fluff ==

<strike>The Horus Heresy is the most unfortunate event in the lore of Warhammer 40k, because it is really what makes the year 40,000 and the ten-thousand years before it so damn bleak and depressing. Prior to the Heresy (read: year 29,000), everything was bright and shiny and more or less happy... compared to the current game year. But this is not blasphemy or madness, THIS IS [[GRIMDARK]]!</strike> Ha ha! Disregard that, canon says things were still Grimdark, what with planets and systems being scoured, partial lobotomy to make people killing machines, Chaos Gods, etc, etc.

== The Board Game ==

First published in 1993 by [[Game Designer's Workshop]], it was the Emprah versus his [[Horus|evil bastard of a son]] in the scorched earth of Terra.  Units include [[Titan#Warhammer_40k|titans]] and [[Chaos spawn]]. '''*GLARBLBLBLBLBLBL*'''


The more recent edition (2010) is published by [[Fantasy Flight Games]].  Also a two-player [[wargame|war]] [[board game|game]], it includes over 100 sculpted minifigs, sculpted buildings,  and even Horus and the Emprah themselves are units on the board.  It also adds more territory, as the fight can be pushed back onto the [[heresy|traitor's]] flagship ''Vengeful Spirit''.  Combat is less [[dice|dice-y]] and more card-y.
(Not to be confused with the lame Horus Heresy card game)

== The Book Series ==

For the last few years, [[Black Library]] has been publishing novels that explore the events of the Horus Heresy, looking at the rivalries among the [[Primarchs]] and exploring just why everything went down the tubes.

== Links ==
* [http://geekdo.com/boardgame/3170/horus-heresy Horus Heresy (1993)] at BoardGameGeek
* [http://geekdo.com/boardgame/63543/horus-heresy Horus Heresy (2010)] at BoardGameGeek

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