Summary
- Carnifex: A monstrous tank-like brute created by the Tyranids for intense battles.
- Hellbrute: A Chaos Dreadnought with a space marine driven mad by Chaos and the Warp.
- Lictor: A Lovecraftian assassin with tentacles that can suck the brains of victims.
The grimdark universes of Warhammer and Warhammer 40k are, unsurprisingly, some of the worst places to be born in. Whether someone is born as part of what the "good guys" are supposed to be, or one of the myriad abominations plaguing the place, life is tough there. There's no love or peace here, only war against ever-more dangerous beasts and corrupted humans.
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Warhammer is filled with some of the nastiest and most brutal enemies ever put in a game, and Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 is home to most of them in their most "beautiful" versions, so let's take a look at the worst of the worst.
1 Carnifex
This Monstrosity Is Responsible For Some Of The Best Battles In Space Marine 2
- Pretty voracious
The Carnifex is a tank in biological form - in the scariest and deadliest biological form imaginable. The Carnifex is a special type of brute created by the Tyranids to face off directly against the strongest enemies of the enemy army. The Carnifex acts like a Space Marine, except for the fact that it's much larger and arguably more powerful than any Space Marine.
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It was meant to take on many enemies at once, after all. The only thing against the case of the Carnifex being one of the scariest monsters in the series is that fighting it is just too much fun, but only for those who're already experienced in the game.
2 Hellbrute
You, But Bigger And Badder
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
- Released
- September 9, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence
- Genre(s)
- Third-Person Shooter, Hack and Slash
- A tank filled with evil and torment
The Hellbrute is a Chaos Dreadnought war machine, which means it's an even worse kind of Dreadnought than the Imperial kind. Inside the husk is a space marine, one who's also driven mad from the pain of having been fused with the machine, and all the corruption caused by the influence of Chaos and the Warp.
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The scariest thing about the Hellbrute, an incredibly strong and resilient tank-like enemy, is that it's not the result of an accident, but rather something that happens by the designs of chaos. The once-space marine living inside the chassis is meant to live in eternal agony - a common theme in Warhammer 40k - but that's a small price to pay for adding such a fantastic unit to one's army.
3 Lictor
Lovecraftian Horror Is Everywhere
- Surprisingly sneaky
It's nearly impossible to look at the Lictor and not immediately see the influence H.P. Lovecraft's works had on its design. Its face is heavily inspired by the octopus-like alien deity sitting at the center of the Cthulhu mythos. The Lictor, however, is more than just a shameless ripoff.
Instead of plaguing its victims with madness from afar, the Lictor creature specializes in assassinating its targets - a pretty surprising ability for such a huge and brutal creature. They make up for their size with their camouflage-prone skin, and, if none of that's scary enough already, the Lictor uses those face tentacles to suck the brains of their victims out (but of course).
4 Neurothrope
A Flying Nightmare
- Death from all sides
A Zoanthrope is a type of psyker creature serving in the Tyranid army. They're quite nightmarish by themselves, but then there's the Neurothrope: the evolved and naturally far more dangerous version of the Zoanthrope.
On top of being able to drain the life and energy of its enemies, the Neurothrope is also capable of organizing and healing the Tyranid horde, making it a general, a healer, and a soldier all at once. It's also a pretty nasty thing to look at, even among the other monsters present in this series.
5 Hive Tyrant
He Can Either Lead The Troops Or Do The Job Himself
- A gladiator and a general
Space Marines are known for being huge human-shaped tanks who are also capable of dishing out tons of damage to any sort of enemy in the universe. The Hive Tyrant is that, but for the evil alien side. That, naturally, means they're about ten times bigger than even the space marine, and thus much more dangerous.
They also carry huge weapons capable of killing dozens of enemies in one swing, and, if that weren't enough, they're also the commanding officers of their army. The Hive Tyrant doesn't really need an army, but he does have one, just in case.
6 Imurah
The Maddest Of Messiahs
- As powerful as he is mischievous
Most of the scariest entities in Warhammer are straight-up beasts conjured by the Tyranids, but some of the top spots are reserved for something even worse - once-humans who got corrupted. Imurah is one such thing, a Space Marine sorcerer who's lost his way.
Instead of being a mindless drone or part of a hivemind, Imurah has a strong desire for revenge against the "good guys" and more than enough power to cause some serious damage. Imurah wants to acquire something he calls "divine knowledge" to exert his revenge, but is stopped shortly before attaining his goal, which prevents him from reaching a higher spot on this list.
7 Lord Of Change
Don't Let Its Noble Looks Fool You
- One Vile Grimdark Bird
The Lord of Change serves as the final boss in Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2, so it's naturally one of the strongest creatures to ever exist in this series. Interestingly, the Lord of Change looks less like a demon one would encounter in their biggest nightmares and more like a cool dragon.
Still, despite looking like a noble creature, at least for the standards of Warhammer 40k, the lord of change is exactly the opposite of that. Yes, these are straight-up greater demons from one's nightmares, beings capable of, among all the regular stuff, shattering the sanity of mere mortals who so much as gaze upon them.
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