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** The Imperium is one massive Church Militant-- the government wear habits (and brandish laser-pistols), while the police force is more concerned with heresy than crime. Ordinary Imperial planets hold colossal celebrations of the Emperor on innumerable Saints days (while brandishing yet more laser pistols). They also have a permanent Inquisition which acts as [[State Sec]], armies of power-armored, gun- and ''flamethrower''-wielding [[Amazon Brigade|nuns]], and a tremendous amounts of religious iconography and fanaticism that characterize the "normal" soldiers. This is probably a good thing, given that if you believe in false gods, the false gods can not only manifest in reality, but tear you a new bunghole in the process.

** Sisters of Battle fit this trope moreso than any other Imperial faction, as their faith manifests as an in-game mechanic, as well as fighting with a ''Living Saint'', the corpse of a martyr apparently ressurected through sheer force of will (or faith).

*** Which led to [[Fan Nickname]] "Holy Trinity" for bolter, melta and flamer as their main weapons. As you can see on [//www.deviantart.com/kumanagai/art/Adepta-Sororitas-Trinity-Gun-216778771 this most holy image]. Which is an [[Ascended Meme]], since there's a stratagem with this name and requirement to have all 3 weapon types in the unit.

** The Frateris Militia deserve a mention—badly equipped zealots raised at short notice by the Ecclesiarchy (Imperial Church, actually not much different from the Medieval Catholic Church 'IN SPACE!')

** The Frateris Militia deserve a mention—badly equipped zealots raised at short notice by the Ecclesiarchy (Imperial Church, actually not much different from the Medieval Catholic Church 'IN SPACE!'). The Ecclesiarchy is prohibited from keeping men under arms outright (leaving the niche for the Sisters of Battle), but they still can gather volunteers ''in extremis'' or send an unit of them to fight under another organisation's command.

** The ([[Black and Grey Morality|even more]]) evil version is the Word Bearers, a Chaos Space Marine chapter who are fanatical worshipers of the [[Religion of Evil|Chaos Gods]]. They actually made a [[Face Heel Turn]] because [[The Emperor]] [[Stop Worshipping Me!|didn't want to be worshiped]].

** On the subject of Chaos, there are Khornates, with distinct preference for chain axes and battle cry "Blood For The Blood God! Skulls For The Skull Throne!"

** On the subject of Chaos,

* [[Chess]]—at least the standard version—gives us the Bishop. The French, however, call this piece the [[The Jester|Fool]] instead, while the Russians call it the elephant, and the Germans call it the runner.

* The cleric class in virtually all incarnations and permutations of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', of course. It seems that no matter what deity you serve, basic training in this class inevitably also covers melee combat with such weapons as your faith permits while wearing heavy armor. (Reinforced in the third and fourth editions of the game with additional combat powers, including ones specifically boosting the cleric's own butt-kicking prowess.)