Sisters Repentia are among the most tragic and fearsome warriors of the Adepta Sororitas in Warhammer 40,000. These are Battle Sisters who have committed some form of sin or failure in their sacred duties and, as a result, seek redemption through death in battle. Stripped of their power armor, they wear nothing but tattered robes and chains of penance as they charge headlong into combat, driven by the hope of absolution. Armed with massive eviscerators—two-handed chainswords—they rely not on defense or strategy, but on the purity of their faith and the intensity of their self-punishment. Their every battle is an act of atonement, a desperate bid to die in service to the Emperor and wipe away the stain of their failures.
Despite their apparent vulnerability, Sisters Repentia are terrifyingly effective in battle. Fueled by a fanatical zeal, they fight with reckless abandon, heedless of their own safety. Their eviscerators can carve through power armor, xenos beasts, and even the most monstrous foes. The sight of these warriors charging toward the enemy with no regard for their own lives can be both awe-inspiring and deeply unsettling to those who fight alongside them. They are often accompanied by a Repentia Superior, a stern and uncompromising figure who drives them forward with her punishments, ensuring that they do not falter in their suicidal mission. Sisters Repentia embody the grim reality of the Adepta Sororitas, where faith is both a weapon and a path to redemption, and where failure can only be redeemed through the ultimate sacrifice.