Editing Terminator (section)

==In video games==
Likely due to the fact that Relic couldn't figure out how to balance Chaos Terminators, the [[Dawn of War]] video games only see loyalists use them (outside of the Chaos Lord in DoW II), in which they serve as very powerful late game infantry, though they lose in combat against Meganobz, Pariahs, and the Seer Council. They also get minced by Banshees, who not only out-DPS them when fully upgraded but can also break their morale in seconds....

Regular Terminators in DoW II are armed with storm bolters and one of them can take a Heavy Flamer, Assault Cannon, or Cyclone Missile Launcher. They're invaluable for supporting your troops of any kind with their variety of weapons and can hold their own in an assault that doesn't involve dedicated heavy melee units thanks to their power fists and toughness. They aren't built like normal units and are instead called down by a global ability, but only a Force Commander has access to the Assault Terminators.

Assault Terminators in Dawn of War II are virtually unstoppable in melee and can only be beaten by sheer numbers. Their starting Storm Shields and Thunder Hammers give them more health than normal terminators, but it's best to trade that off for Lightning Claws (introduced in the Chaos Rising expansion). At the cost of bringing them down to normal terminator health, reducing their effectiveness against vehicles, and removing their ability to stun vehicles, they get added melee damage against infantry and area of effect attack, so anything that gets into melee with them that isn't a vehicle is going to die. Being just as tough as normal terminators still makes them a nightmare to kill. Trying to bring down LC Assault Terminators without using heavies like [[Predator Tank|predator tanks]] and [[Carnifex|Carnifexi]] is a hell of a challenge.

They were so strong that later patches took away their ability to level up as they killed units, because at level one they were already packing killing power comparable to a maxed level [[Nob]] squad. This is on top of being teleported rather than built at a base and having the ability to teleport to retreat or get in close to melee (normal terminators can do that but it's more dangerous coming from a melee squad). Three space marine players dropping three assault terminator squads in someone's face is widely considered to be a form of griefing.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sux-9e190pw And now in DoW III we got backflipping terminators]! [[C.S. Goto|Because anything an eldar harlequin can do old Gabe can do it better!]]

Fortunately [[Focus Home Interactive]] decided to take their time to invest in a game with an actually [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERJhTprNpw canonical portrayal of Terminators.] (Shame the game was released unfinished, just like nearly every big-budget, AAA title nowadays. UPDATE: fortunately the game has been patched and new features added.)