In Dawn of War 4, fans of the Space Marines will not only be able to play the well-known chapter of the Blood Ravens. This is shown in a new story trailer, which incidentally also features the strongest Primarch from Warhammer 40,000. You will even get to play him yourself.
What kind of game is this? Dawn of War 4 is the sequel to the strategy games by Relic Entertainment. However, the new game is no longer being developed by Relic, but by KING Art – a German development studio.
A new story trailer for Dawn of War 4 shows that fans can expect another chapter of the Space Marines. Alongside the Blood Angels, whom players have known since the first installment, the Dark Angels are also entering the fray this time. And alongside their Primarch.
You can see the trailer here:
Dawn of War 4 brings the strongest Primarch into the game
Who is this Primarch? He is Lion El’Johnson – one of the first Space Marines ever and Primarch of the Dark Angels. The super-soldiers of this chapter were created directly from his “gene-seed” – the Dark Angels are thus somewhat like Lion El’Johnson’s “sons”.
The Primarch of the Dark Angels is by no means a stranger. Not only does he lead the strongest chapter of the Space Marines – he himself is also the strongest living Primarch.
The Lion, as he is also called in reference to his name, can be easily recognized by his shield. This shield once belonged to the Emperor himself.
In a blog article on warhammer-community.com (in English), there is more information. It states that, as part of the campaign, you will get to play both the Blood Ravens and the Dark Angels themselves. The latter are led by Company Master Astoran and Chaplain Ezrael.
Can we play the Primarch ourselves? According to an interview conducted with Game Director Jan Theysen by IGN, you will actually get to play the mighty Primarch yourself towards the end of the campaign. This would be the first time that there is a playable Primarch in a Warhammer 40,000 game.
Since the Primarchs themselves are very powerful compared to the superhumanly strong Space Marines, depicting one of them properly will be quite a challenge. The developers solved this problem simply by not “caring about balance”.
This disregard for balancing likely also means that the Primarch will only be playable in the campaign. He would be far too powerful for skirmish battles.
Although the last new game in the “Dawn of War” series was released in 2017 and the release of Dawn of War 4 is still pending, the RTS made a comeback in 2025. This was due to a remaster of the first part. MeinMMO author Ody played it: The remaster of Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War took me back to my childhood after 21 years, even though I had never played it
