WHAT IF?

[Bloodwraith]

So fan fiction idea here:

Name: The Red Hand of The Emperor

What if the assassinorum had its own secret detachment of Space Marines. (Not a full chapter more a company or demi-company size).

Purpose: to be a rarely used safety net/assassins to operate against Alpha level threats that would be beyon standard temple assassins. Also used as a safeguard against factions like the Minotaurs, or even Custodes.

Geneseed used: Either Night Lords or Alpha Legion

Training and indoctrination, the same as the varied assassin Temple techniques. Explosive device located in thier brain and chest cavity, placed during their creation. Psycho endoctrination done on scale beyond that done by any other imperial faction.

Deployed in groups of 3-5 with a handler from the assassinorum. Secret existence kept the last 10,000 years from all of the factions and highlords. 

Edited 10 hours ago by Bloodwraith

[Griefbringer]

(This thread could do with a more descriptive title; you can change it by editing the original post.)

 

I think the first question here is: what do you mean with Space Marines in this context? Have they been trained like Space Marines? Are they equipped like Space Marines (in ultra-black power armour)? Do they fight like Space Marines?

 

Or are you just essentially thinking of persons who would essentially be assassins (recruited, trained and fighting like assassins), but who in their youth have got the additional bio-engineering works (geneseed and implants - maybe not carapace) that are normally reserved for the Astartes? This would make them bioengineered assassins, not Space Marines. Very big assassins, mind you, which does not help with stealthiness - or in keeping their existence secret from other organisations. And stealthiness is a big part of why assassins are sent into missions (Eversor excepted).

 

Mary Sue warning: I am afraid you are in the process of trying to create characters that are like assassins, but even better! And assassins are really good at what they do already. And as far as literature goes, unbeatable supermen do not make for particularly interesting characters. Rather, what makes for interesting drama may be characters with flaws and limitations, facing tough challenges and having to try to cope with them with the limited resources they have.

 

As regards assassins, they do not need to be able to deal with every threat imaginable - and actually, they should not be able to. Imperium is based on checks and balances between the individual organisations, in an attempt to prevent any single entity to become too strong so. Sometimes the Imperial authorities consider sending in an assassin as the appropriate choice - but at other times they could prefer sending in a company of marines, navy cruiser, a regiment of guardsmen, titan legion etc.