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Characters
October 16, 2026 at 06:41 PM
Updated the Jonah Orion and Ezrael role descriptions from the Space Marines deep dive and added the three new Space Marine Commander pages
The campaign of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV is carried by a cast of named characters drawn from across its Factions. The Space Marines field heroes from two Chapters, the Blood Ravens and the Dark Angels; the Orks are led by their own warlords; and the Adeptus Mechanicus make their series debut with their own named figures. Many of these characters serve as battlefield leaders, so see Commanders for how playable leaders work in combat. The Necrons have now revealed a named figure of their own as well.
The most notable figure is Lion El'Jonson, the Dark Angels Primarch, who becomes playable at the climax of the Space Marines campaign. He is billed as the very first playable Warhammer 40,000 Primarch to appear in any video game, making his inclusion a headline moment for the campaign.
The following named characters have been confirmed for the game. They span the Blood Ravens and Dark Angels Chapters of the Space Marines, the Orks, and the Adeptus Mechanicus.
Character | Faction | Role |
|---|---|---|
Captain Cyrus | Space Marines (Blood Ravens) | Blood Ravens Captain |
Space Marines (Blood Ravens) | Blood Ravens Chief Librarian and psychic Commander | |
Space Marines (Dark Angels) | Dark Angels Company Master in sacred Terminator Armour | |
Space Marines (Dark Angels) | Dark Angels Chaplain who leads the Ravenwing from a Raider-pattern bike | |
Lion El'Jonson | Space Marines (Dark Angels) | Dark Angels Primarch, playable at the campaign's climax |
Warboss Gorgutz | Ork Warboss | |
Beastboss Guzcutta | Ork Beastboss | |
Potentia Delta-9 | Technoarcheologist | |
Skitarii Marshal Sek-Ix-23 | Skitarii Marshal | |
Thothmek the Chronomancer | Necron Chronomancer; time-bending leader of the Necron host | |
Ahmnok | Necrons | Second playable Necron Commander; once the ruler of Kronus, now driven to annihilate all life |
Magos Dominus Nulpherus-1 | Adeptus Mechanicus | Magos Dominus |
Engram | Not yet stated | Named in the official cast announcement; role not yet described |
Buzzsnap | Not yet stated | Named in the official cast announcement; role not yet described |
Governor Augusta Vorn | Not yet stated | Named in the official cast announcement; carries the title of Governor, affiliation not yet described |
Two Chapters of the Space Marines feature prominently. The Blood Ravens are led in the campaign by Captain Cyrus and Chief Librarian Jonah Orion. The Dark Angels are represented by Company Master Astoran, who wears sacred Terminator Armour, and Chaplain Ezrael, who fights alongside the Ravenwing, with the Primarch Lion El'Jonson appearing at the story's climax.
The campaign story is written by John French, an author for Games Workshop's in-house fiction imprint. KING Art confirmed his involvement when the cast was announced, alongside the reminder that the 70 or more Campaign missions can be played solo or with a friend.
The studio published its cast list ahead of release. Several of the performers are returning to roles or to the wider setting rather than arriving fresh, and one is reprising a part he originated in the series. A fuller breakdown lives on the Voice Cast page.
Role | Performer |
|---|---|
Warboss Gorgutz | Brian Drummond |
Captain Cyrus | Steve Blum |
Aaron Neil | |
Ashley Zhangazha | |
Alex Jordan | |
The Lion | Alistair Petrie |
Thothmek | James Alexander |
Skitarii Marshal Sek-Ix-23 | Richard Reed |
Potentia Delta-9 | Jess Nesling |
Beastboss Guzcutta | Joshua Manning |
Magos Dominus Nulpherus-1 | Ben Whitehead |
Governor Augusta Vorn | Bethan Dixon Bate |
Engram | Trev Fleming |
Buzzsnap | Joseph Capp |
Various Space Marines, including the Redemptor Dreadnought | Toby Longworth |
Orks | Chris Tester |
Several of the named cast now have dedicated pages with the full published detail on each of them.
Character | Faction | Page Covers |
|---|---|---|
Necrons | His chronomantic powers, his fleet, and his role in waking the tombs | |
Necrons | The close-quarters Necron Commander and his post-launch mode additions | |
Space Marines | The first playable Warhammer 40,000 Primarch in any video game | |
Space Marines | His published Commander profile and the Blood Ravens arc | |
Orks | Mega Armour, the I’m Out of Here ability, and his return to the series | |
Orks | The two-form Beast Snagga Commander and his Squigosaur | |
Space Marines | The Blood Ravens' psychic Commander and his part in the Kronus arc | |
Space Marines | The Dark Angels Commander on his Raider-pattern bike and the Ravenwing | |
Space Marines | The Terminator-armoured Dark Angels Commander and the Deathwing |
A note on one spelling. The official cast announcement prints the surname of the performer credited as Governor Augusta Vorn differently from how the performer spells it herself. This wiki uses the performer’s own spelling on both this page and Voice Cast.