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The Imperial Guard is the collective military of normal humans and the military backbone of the Imperium in Warhammer 40,000. It has been said that if the Space Marines are the tip of the Imperium's spear, the Guard are the rest of the spearhead, the shaft and the man holding it. While often the designated victim in works featuring other forces, the Guard appears to have considerable success in the 41st millennium, as well as having a considerable favor with the fans.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Besides the popular Gaunt's Ghosts, Ciaphas Cainnote HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!, and The Last Chancers series, they feature in Fifteen Hours, Death World and Rebel Winter (collected in the Imperial Guard omnibus), Steven Lyon's Ice Guard, Aaron Dembski-Bowden's Cadian Blood, Steve Parker's Gunheads, Desert Raiders, and Henry Zhou's Flesh and Iron, just to name a few. They also commonly appear in other 40K works, such as Henry Zhou's The Emperor's Mercy, and Graham McNeill's Storm of Iron. The Guard also got their own game in the 40K roleplaying series, Only War.Not to be confused with Praetorian Guard,note (which is coincidentally also the name of Imperial Guard regiments from the planet Praetoria) which is the trope of imperial/elite guards as a whole. | |
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Bug War | |
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Bug War: Typically Guard vs Tyranids. "Desert Raiders" is a Bug War with a twist. | |
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In-universe, elite units like Storm Troopers or Kasrkin are often derided as "Glory Boys" and "Toy Soldiers" by the regular soldiery. The Kasrkin actually prove to be an exception, at least to the run-of-the-mill Cadian guardsmen serving with them, who recognize their superior abilities and look up to them. Not to mention that one of the reasons for Kasrkin's respect was their selection from rank and file in contrast to Stormtrooper's training. | |
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Elites Are More Glamorous: The Cadians in general and the Kasrkin, oh boy the Kasrkin. The Kasrkin had a standout moment in the second Eisenhorn book. Totally dedicated badasses. The squad escorting Eisenhorn are surprised by a daemonhost, and the ones that die don't go down like Red Shirts. In-universe, elite units like Storm Troopers or Kasrkin are often derided as "Glory Boys" and "Toy Soldiers" by the regular soldiery. The Kasrkin actually prove to be an exception, at least to the run-of-the-mill Cadian guardsmen serving with them, who recognize their superior abilities and look up to them. Not to mention that one of the reasons for Kasrkin's respect was their selection from rank and file in contrast to Stormtrooper's training.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); }) | |
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The Kasrkin had a standout moment in the second Eisenhorn book. Totally dedicated badasses. The squad escorting Eisenhorn are surprised by a daemonhost, and the ones that die don't go down like Red Shirts. | |
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The Bait: In Baneblade, the taskforce led by Mars Triumphant is this, distracting Ork forces from one side while other Imperial forces attack elsewhere. | |
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