How do you take out a Rubric Marine?

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**Henners91**

I mean, if their bodies are dust... surely the only way is to annihilate their armour whereas with a normal marine you'd only need to penetrate it...

That's a hard task.

**hcordes**

first you ask permission from their commanding officer, then you want to take them someplace nice, bringing them flowers is always a nice touch.

**Beer_&_Bolters**

I'd suggest a large can-opener, preferably a cuisanart.
Failing that, the largest churchkey you can find.

**Grey Templar**

a little device called the Dustbucket remover.

its really just a Shopvac with a plasma cutter on the end.

1) cut a hole in the armor

2) insert Shopvac and suck the dust

3) you now have your very own Rubric posessed Shopvac

Warning: Bolt of Change can still be used by the marine inside

**Anshal**

Baneblade or failing that multilazors to the head. Will work 9 out of 10 times. Faillng that, a certain tactical genius will also work

**The Hammer**

Melta, plasma, heavy bolters, missiles...so i guess alot of things? and they are slow...so its easier to hit them...

**Rashim**

Anshal wrote:Faillng that, a certain tactical genius will also work

CCCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!

**Grey Templar**

*facepalm*

Creed jokes don't make sense in this context

In all seriousness the best way to kill a rubric marines would be to collect his dust and put it in a container that he couldn't take control of.

**Frazzled**

Grey Templar wrote:*facepalm*

Creed jokes don't make sense in this context

In all seriousness the best way to kill a rubric marines would be to collect his dust and put it in a container that he couldn't take control of.

Or alternatively, put the dust in something exceeding humorous, like a Tonka Toy.

**Grey Templar**

Like i suggested with the shopvac?

or maybe a talking barbie doll(now that would be scary

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**The Fallen Raven**

You dont kill them

**Black Corsair**

Grey Templar wrote:*facepalm*

Creed jokes don't make sense in this context

In all seriousness the best way to kill a rubric marines would be to collect his dust and put it in a container that he couldn't take control of.

maybe, but surely they will begin with their motto "all is dust", it seems some kind of cleaning products merchandise....

or better... send that box to Fireveous Carron as a gift....

TALKIN' METAL BAWKSEEEEESSS!!!!

**Lord of battles**

Poke a hole in the armor and watch the dust drop like an hourglass.

**Zed**

Take him to the beach, put a hole in the top of his head and turn him upside down. You'll never see him again.

**Halsfield**

The OP has it exactly right. The 3rd edition (version 1) codex states in the fluff section beside the thousand sons army list entry that thousand sons can only be destroyed by destroying their power armor tomb. It also states that they can only be hurt by weapons of strength 5 or greater.

I can't find the source but I also seem to remember something that said even if the spirit in the armor is released the sorcerers can reclaim it and put it into a new suit of armor. If that is the case they may be essentially immortal as long as a sorcerer is in the area.

The best option of course is to tag the sorcerer in the squad with a bolter round to the temple and that pretty much stops the rubric marines where they stand, leaving you free to melt down the armor at your leisure.

**alexwars1**

More dakka. If that doesn't work, you have yet to apply enough.

**SagesStone**

+

Frazzled wrote:Or alternatively, put the dust in something exceeding humorous, like a Tonka Toy.

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**Black Corsair**

Imagine that you pick up loooots of Thousand sons sand.... and melt it with a meltagun or a flamer..... then you will have glass, then make objects with it.... surely will be amusing as you try to see beyond the window and see the soaring souls! or make a drinkin' glass.... that one can be funny

**Commissar Agro**

nuke em!