The barrier to entry is already pretty difficult for new fans of “Warhammer 40K." You need to learn the complicated rules, read up on the expansive lore, buy and hand-paint your own figures, and find some other people to play against before you can even call yourself a "Warhammer" player.

But it's even tougher for female fans; not only is the fanbase of “Warhammer 40K” very male-dominated, but the world the game takes place in is as well. Sure, there are some female figures and armies available to play with, as well as some awesome custom kits and figures you can find — but you have to know where and how to seek them out on your own, and often they end up being pretty expensive compared to the basic all-male armies.

Meanwhile, the Space Marines, which are the most common, most versatile protagonists across the entire franchise, are canonically all-male. There has never been a single female Space Marine in the world "Warhammer 40k,” because according to the lore, the process of transforming regular humans into Space Marines only works on male bodies.