TheIron Handsare aLoyalistSpace MarineChapterand one of the originalFirst FoundingSpace Marine Legionscreated from thegene-seedof their martyredprimarch,Ferrus Manus.

Although unwavering in their faith in theEmperor of Mankindand His dream ofHumanunity as embodied in theImperium of Man, the Iron Hands also believe that Human flesh is weak and easily corruptible and strive to replace their organic bodies with more “pure”bionicsubstitutes, thus closely emulating the faith of theAdeptus Mechanicus’Cult of the Machine.