Space Marine 2 Devs' April Fool's Joke Sparks Fan Excitement for Game Feature

April 1st has come and gone, marking another year of playful pranks in the video game industry. Among the memorable jests, the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 pulled off a particularly amusing one. On April Fool's Day, the game's publisher, Focus Entertainment, announced a faux DLC featuring a new Chaplain class, set to be released on April 1.

Focus Entertainment humorously stated that players could swap out the protagonist, Titus, for The Chaplain in story mode and experience the game as a true Codex-compliant Ultramarine. The supposed DLC included an 'Enhanced Dialogue System' where the Chaplain would remind his allies every five minutes of their non-compliance with the Codex Astartes and threaten to report them to the Inquisition. Additionally, the Chaplain's special ability, Discipline, would grant a 5% discipline bonus but at the cost of a 20% brotherhood penalty for minor deviations from the Codex.

The humor in this April Fool's gag resonates with fans familiar with Space Marine 2's campaign, where Chaplain Quintus vigilantly oversees Titus, suspecting heresy despite Titus's loyalty to the Imperium, the Ultramarines, and the Emperor. Throughout the game, as Titus fights against the Tyranids and the Thousand Sons, Quintus remains skeptical of Titus's unique qualities. This portrayal of the Chaplain as an overzealous enforcer has turned him into a meme within the community, which the April Fool's joke cleverly exploits.

While the Chaplain's April Fool's addition was purely for laughs, some fans expressed genuine interest in seeing him as a playable character in the game, perhaps as a warrior-priest dedicated to the Emperor's veneration. On the Space Marine subreddit, user ResidentDrama9739 commented, "This would actually go hard if this was real," reflecting the enthusiastic discussions around the Chaplain's potential inclusion.

Interestingly, Space Marine 2 is set to introduce a new class soon, though details remain undisclosed. Speculation leans towards the Apothecary, the closest thing Space Marines have to a medic, but there's also hope for the Librarian with its warp-powered abilities. The Chaplain's humorous spotlight might not preclude his future addition to the game.

Amidst the excitement, it was revealed that development on Space Marine 3 has begun, despite Space Marine 2's ongoing updates. The year one roadmap for Space Marine 2 includes Patch 7, expected in mid-April, along with the new class, additional PvE operations, and new melee weapons.