HIGHLIGHTS
- Rubicon Surgery, also termed as crossing the Rubicon and Rubicon Primaris, is genetics altering surgery procedure for Space Marines; converting them into Primaris.
- In Space Marine 2, the player character , Titus undergoes brutal Rubicon Surgery, altering physical and mental prowess.
- Darkness in Blood covers in details about the Rubicon Surgery procedure.
Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 is a newly launched third-person shooter video game.
A sequel to Space Marine (2011), Space Marine 2 is set in the 41st millennium and takes players to brutal space combat.
The storyline and production of Space Marine 2 have taken gamers by surprise, including the ‘Rubicon Primaris’ one, referred to to as a Surgery.
What Is Rubicon Surgery In Warhammer 40k
Rubicon Primaris is a term denoting the extensive operation procedure that allows the ‘firstborn Space Marines’ to be reborn as ‘Primaris Space Marines.’
The Space Marines must be mentally and physically prepared for the agonizing Rubicon surgery procedure.
As per the Warhammer 40k lore, expert surgeons, Servitors, perform the operation. The procedure involves opening up the body of Marines from crown to heel.
Moreover, the surgery leaves visible scars on the Space Marines who go through the Rubicon Primaris.
During the Rubicon surgery, surgeons insert three additional organs into the bodies of Space Marines, providing them with increased growth, adrenaline, and improved general stability.
Similarly, the Rubicon surgery transforms the Space Marines into a completely different unit, both emotionally and physically.
The upsides to Rubicon surgery are well-documented, but the surgery has a high failure rate. Surgeons consider Mephiston the first to undergo the Rubicon surgery.
Space Marines To Have Undergone Rubicon Surgery
The list of Space Marines to have undergone the Rubicon Surgery process;
| Chapter | Name | Rank/Title |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora Chapter | Donas Maxim | Codicier |
| Black Templars | Helbrecht | High Marshal |
| Grimaldus | Reclusiarch | |
| Galan Mauger | Marshal | |
| Emperor’s Champion | Unknown | |
| Blood Angels | Dante | Chapter Master |
| Mephiston | Chief Librarian | |
| Dark Angels | Azrael | Supreme Grand Master |
| Lazarus | 5th Company Master | |
| Xerophus | 9th Company Master | |
| Imperial Fists | Tor Garadon | 3rd Company Captain |
| Xicarius | 10th Company Vanguard Lieutenant | |
| Iron Hands | Malkaan Feirros | Master of the Forge |
| Mentors | Amadeus Kaias Incarius | Lieutenant Commander |
| Raven Guard | Kayvaan Shrike | Chapter Master |
| Salamanders | Adrax Agatone | 3rd Company Captain |
| Sons of Medusa | Morn Graevarr | Atropos War Clan Iron Thane |
| Vaylund Cal | Atropos War Clan Iron Thane | |
| Space Wolves | Ragnar Blackmane | Wolf Lord |
| Brega Ironfist | Battle Brother | |
| Sigvald Deathgranter | Wolf Lord | |
| Tome Keepers | Nasiem bal Tergu | 3rd Company Captain |
| Abhis bal Narath | 5th Company Captain | |
| Kae bal Zhune | 3rd Company Ancient | |
| Ultramarines | Marneus Calgar | Chapter Master |
| Varro Tigurius | Chief Librarian | |
| Uriel Ventris | 4th Company Captain | |
| Maximus Epathus | 6th Company Captain | |
| Julianus Theldor | 1st Company Battle Brother | |
| Titus | Lieutenant – former Captain | |
| White Scars | Kor’sarro Khan | Master of the Hunt and 3rd Company Captain |
Rubicon Surgery In Warhammer 40k : Space Marine 2
In the opening cut-scene of Space Marine 2, Demetrian Titus, a Space Marine, undergoes the Rubicon Surgery procedure.
In the intro scene, Titus valiantly fights the battle. However, he is badly injured during the battle, but thankfully, the ultramarines rescue the war-torn Titus.
When the character wakes up again, he finds himself in Kadaku’s Orbit. The Ultramarines inform him that although the wound was fatal, Titus survived only through the Rubicon Surgery.
Ultramarines informed him that the Rubicon surgery made him stronger, faster, and more resilient.
Further, Titus initiates the brutal space combat journey with his brothers Chairon and Gadriel.
The effects of Rubicon surgery are seen throughout. Two days later, Titus informs the brothers about his Rubicon Surgery after a sudden pain across his shoulder.
