Henry Cavill seems not to have ceased in his reinvented love for the Warhammer 40,000 universe. This time, his new enthusiasm for the newly released video game “Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2” has drawn attention to himself from both gamers and fans of Warhammer.
But Cavill is excited about Space Marine 2, having spoken about its visceral combat, rich storytelling, and playing as a superhuman Space Marine. In fact, he has shared how he hasn’t been able to beat the hardest mode but has instead taken to accepting the harder modes as all part of the fun.
And humorously, Cavill also showed that he is careful with keeping his gamer identity cloaked. He covered up his in-game username with the word “nope”, just for the purpose of excluding it from being seen by fans while playing; adding a bit of comic flair to his released-expedition gaming.
The deep love Cavill has for the Warhammer 40K universe is not some passing phase; over the years, it has deeply engrained itself into his personality. He isn’t a casual fan; he knows much about the lore of Warhammer. Cavill often talks about insights he feels he has regarding the Warhammer universe, from factions to the deep history entailed in the description of the storylines of the game. His devotion has thus earned him respect among both Warhammer and gaming fans alike.
In Space Marine 2, Cavill has gone all guns blazing into truly being an Ultramarine Tactical class character. He even acknowledges the larger Warhammer universe by having a copy of The Horus Heresy Book Two-one of the most popular pieces of Warhammer literature on his gaming setup. It is so obvious that Cavill is not just playing the game but lives and breathes Warhammer.
Cavill’s involvement with Space Marine 2 sends ripples in large waves across the gaming world. His playing and promoting the game have actively drawn in a new wave of players checking it out. A little more than a week after the game launched, Space Marine 2 reached 225,000 concurrent players-a feat to which one could say Cavill’s star power was no small contributor. That passion has turned into hype-not just among hardcore Warhammer fans, but even among newbies who are jumping into the world of Warhammer for the first time.
Space Marine 2 is not losing any steam, if public interest is anything to go by, and Cavill’s excitement is, no doubt, part of the factor contributing to the growing hype of this game.
But it’s not just gaming that keeps Cavill busy. But his involvement in all things Warhammer 40,000 is going to get much bigger. Cavill is currently at work on a live-action Warhammer 40K project with Amazon Studios, in which he will star and executive produce.
