Black Carapace

The Black Carapace is last and one of the most important of all the nineteen implants a Space Marine inductee will receive. This neuroreactive material is implanted directly under the skin. After a few hours, the material hardens and invasive fiber bundles grow inward and interlink with the Marine's own nervous system. Points are then cut into the Carapace which allows a Marine to directly interface with his power armor.

Note that a Marine needs this for his power armor, but the armor itself does not need this implant in order to function. The Sisters of Battle, for example, as well as some Inquisitors, also wear power armor. However, since they are not linked directly to their armor as a Marine would be, their power armor is markedly less efficient than that of a Space Marine.

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