They shall be my finest warriors,
these men who give of themselves to me.
Like clay I shall mold them,
and in the furnance of war forge them.
They will be of iron will and steely muscle.
In great armor shall I clad them
and with the mightiest guns will they be armed.
They will be untouched by plague or diease,
no sickness will blight them.
They will have tactics,
strategies and machines
so that no foe can beat them in battle.
They are my bulward against the Terror.
They are the defenders of Humanity.
They are my Space Marines...
...and they shall know no fear."

--The God-Emperor when creating the Space Marines