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Some days I fondly recall Warhammer 40k's first Inquisitor was called 'Obiwan Sherlock Clousseau' and he's still too powerful to be retconned

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III
Genres · strategy
Release · Apr 27, 2017
Developer · Relic Entertainment
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