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In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, the Blood Angels are one of the twenty First Founding Legions of the Space Marines. They are well known for their bloodthirsty nature in battle, and feared for the curse they carry. Example of Warhammer 40,000 miniatures Warhammer 40,000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K or just 40K) is a science fiction tabletop miniature wargame, produced by the British gaming company Games Workshop. ...
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History
Sanguinius When the twenty genetically engineered superhumans known as the Primarchs were scattered across the galaxy, some were afflicted by forms of mutation. None was moreso affected than the infant that fell to the second moon of the world of Baal, the child-Primarch bearing vestigial wings from the time he was found by Baalite tribe known as The Blood. Although they initially wanted to kill him because of his mutation, the tribe quickly recognised him as an angelic being in both body and soul, and named him Sanguinius, Angel of The Blood. An iconic image of genetic engineering; this 1986 autoluminograph of a glowing transgenic tobacco plant bearing the luciferase gene of the firefly strikingly demonstrates the power and potential of genetic manipulation. ...
In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, the Primarchs were the twenty cloned sons of the Emperor, born leaders of his Space Marine legions. ...
The tribes of Baal were miserable groups of individuals, trying to eke out an existence from the irradiated deserts of Baal Secondus. The levels of radiation experienced on the moon were capable of killing an unprotected man in seconds. The Baalite tribes were forced to continually wear heavy, cumbersome radiation suits in their nomadic travels, and forced to continually defend themselves from cannibal-mutants. Cannibalism is the act or practice of eating members of the same species, e. ...
Sanguinius, like all the Primarchs, grew at an impressive rate. After three weeks, he was strong enough to defeat a Fire Scorpion with his bare hands, a creature that stood twice the height of a grown man, and whose stinger carried a poison virulent enough to burn a man from within. A year after his landing on Baal Secondus, Sanguinius stood taller than any man on the moon. His form was perfect, despite the massive amounts of radiation he was exposed to. His wings had grown strong, made up of pure-white pinions that could carry him into the sky.
Under his guidance and protection, The Blood prospered and grew. They were protected from the mutants that plagued the world of Baal Secondus by Sanguinius, the Primarch capable of defeating hundreds of mutants single handedly. The other pure-blood tribes soon united under Sanguinius' guidance, and a successful war of annihilation was waged against the mutants.
The Coming of the Emperor When the Emperor found Baal in his search for the twenty Primarchs, he went to the surface to ascertain if the psychic signature he sensed was that of one of his sons. The Emperor entered the natural amphitheatre being used for the event known as the Conclave of Blood, and stood amongst the soldiers of The Blood, listening with humility to the speech of Sanguinius. The speech was said to lift the souls of Sanguinius' people, and at its conclusion, he soared into the air with a cry that every man present echoed. The Imperium of Man is a fictional galactic empire that contains the majority of humanity, set in the Warhammer 40K universe created by Games Workshop. ...
It was also recorded that Sanguinius immediately recognized the Emperor for who he was, and bent down on his knee, pledging his service. In this, Sanguinius was one of the few Primarchs who did not challenge the Emperor upon their reunion. The Emperor then took Sanguinius and a number of his best warriors and placed him in the command of the Blood Angels Space Marine Legion.
The Crusade and the Heresy The Blood Angels threw themselves into the Great Crusade, quickly finding a role as specialised assault troops, forming a rivalry with the similarly assault-oriented World Eaters Legion. The World Eaters are a legion of the Chaos Space Marines in the tabletop wargame Warhammer 40K. They are worshippers of the god Khorne, and live for nothing more than to spill blood in his name. ...
The Blood Angels took part in some of the most notable actions of the Horus Heresy, defending numerous worlds against Warmaster Horus and the Traitor Legions. They were present for the final battle, the Siege of the Emperor's Palace. The Blood Angels defended the Imperial Palace with religious fervour; Sanguinius himself is said to have defeated at least one Bloodthirster of Khorne, along with numerous other daemons. In the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe the Horus Heresy was a galaxy-spanning civil war that marked the end of the Great Crusade. // The Corruption of the Legions During the Great Crusade, the forces of Chaos began to use the weaknesses, desires and grudges inherent in several of the...
Horus was one of the twenty Primarchs of the Imperium of Man in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. ...
In the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe the Horus Heresy was a galaxy-spanning civil war that marked the end of the Great Crusade. // The Corruption of the Legions During the Great Crusade, the forces of Chaos began to use the weaknesses, desires and grudges inherent in several of the...
In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy, Khorne is the Chaos god of hate, bloodshed and war. ...
In the Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 fictional universes, the Daemons are malevolent spirits born out of the destructive power called Chaos. ...
When Horus inexplicably lowered the shields protecting his battle barge, Sanguinius, Rogal Dorn of the Imperial Fists, and the Emperor himself led an assault on the ship, teleporting aboard. The Chaos magics protecting the ship scattered the Emperor's force throughout the ship. Of the three leaders, Sanguinius was the first to make it onto the bridge of the battle barge, confronting the corrupted Warmaster. In Warhammer 40,000, the Imperial Fists are one of the first founding chapters of Space Marines. ...
In Warhammer 40,000, the Imperial Fists are one of the first founding chapters of Space Marines. ...
In Games Workshops Warhammer 40000 and Warhammer Fantasy fictional universes, Chaos refers to the often malevolent entities which live in The Warp, composed mostly of Daemons, but also includes those mortals who have thrown in their lot with the daemons, ranging from simple peasants and/or laborers, to wizards...
Horus attacked Sanguinius, not with martial talent, but with the power of the psyker. The Warmaster ensured that Sanguinius' death was the most painful and foul experience possible. The Warmaster's attack was so powerful that Sanguinius' final moments were imprinted on the gene-seed of the Blood Angels. It is thought that Sanguinius was able to muster enough of a counter-attack to weaken the Warmaster, assisting in his eventual defeat by the Emperor. The murder of Sanguinius has resulted in the curse that has afflicted the Blood Angels for ten thousand years. Psykers are individuals with psychic abilities in the Warhammer 40,000 fictional universe. ...
The Curse The Curse of the Blood Angels has been attributed to a combination of the defects in the Legion's Omophagea gene-seed implant, and the psychic disturbance created during the final seconds of Primarch Sanguinius. Every Space Marine created from the gene-seed of Sanguinius was doomed to fall to the Curse, and in the ten-thousand year history of the Legion (and after the Second Founding, Chapters), only one Space Marine has managed to defeat the Curse. In the Warhammer 40,000 universe, Gene-seed is the material that allows for the creation of the superhuman Space Marines. ...
In the Warhammer 40,000 universe, Gene-seed is the material that allows for the creation of the superhuman Space Marines. ...
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The Black Rage The Blood Angels and their Successor Chapters still suffer from the psychic imprint left by Sanguinius's death. This can cause them to go insane prior to or during a battle, and they believe that they are Sanguinius himself during the Battle of Terra. The condition is irrecoverable (except for one case where Brother Calistarius is largely able to control it, due to having visions of Sanguinius speaking to him, and he later becomes Mephiston, Lord of Death, and Chief Librarian of the chapter), and victims are locked away in the "Tower of the Lost" on the Blood Angels homeworld until they finally die. This insanity is known as the Black Rage. Mephiston was origionally known as Brother Calistarius. ...
Rather than face a slow, insane death, Blood Angels will form those who have newly succumbed to the Black Rage into a special unit known as the Death Company. They wear specially painted black armour, and are often led by the few Chapter officers, notably Chaplains, who are able to communicate orders to the insane troops. They are then sent out to perform the most dangerous assaults, hoping for a quick and honourable death in combat.
The Red Thirst A side effect of the Black Rage is the Blood Angels' vampire-like tendencies. They generally have pale skin, and a strong urge to drink the blood of their enemies. This flaw is known as the Red Thirst. These traits have also been passed on to their successor chapters, such as the Flesh Tearers, Blood Drinkers, and Angels Sanguine. This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...
One Successor Chapter, the Lamenters, managed by unknown means to eliminate the flaws from Sanguinius' gene-seed, but has been stricken by extraordinary bad luck in battle and as such has been nearly annihilated. This is a list of Space Marine Chapters from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. ...
Organisation The Blood Angels and their successors adhere to the Codex Astartes in general, but deviate in several regards. The most obvious of these is the preponderance of close-combat troops. The role of Assault Marine is heavily sought, and the entire First Company fights as assault troops when not deployed as Terminators. The entire Eighth Company is tooled towards assault combat; the Marines that do not gain access to Jump Packs before a battle often deploy in support of their rapid moving brethren, through the use of Land Speeders and attack bikes. The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ...
The remaining Companies deploy as per the Codex Astartes, but often modify the engines of the Rhino APCs assigned to them in order to increase their speed. These modifications have a negative effect on the vehicle as a whole, and Blood Angels Rhinos are prone to breakdowns.
Other vehicles have been modified by the Blood Angels. The Baal Predator mounts a twin-linked assault cannon, and is modified to lay down a torrent of fire as the Blood Angels advance, devastating infantry and light vehicles. The Furioso Dreadnought neglects the heavy weaponry normally carried by Space Marine Dreadnoughts, replacing it with a second close combat weapon. The Imperium is a vast, galaxy-spanning empire in the Warhammer 40,000 fictional universe. ...
The Imperium is a vast, galaxy-spanning empire in the Warhammer 40,000 fictional universe. ...
The Blood Angels headquarters division contains several ranks not present in other Space Marine Chapters. The Sanguinary Priests are the custodians of the blood of Sanguinius himself. They serve as Apocetharies, as well as partially fulfilling the role of spiritual leaders within the Chapter.
Most notable of the deviances from the Codex Astartes is the Death Company. Not an actual part of the Blood Angels' standard organisation, the Death Company is made up of those unfortunates who completely succumb to the Black Rage just before a battle. These fanatical troops are led into battle by a Sanguiniary Priest or Chaplain. The Death Company are unstoppable, fighting on with wounds that would stop even a Space Marine.
Headquarters The Fortress-Monastery of the Blood Angels is located on the world of Baal, and recruits are taken from the moon of Baal Secondus. The world and its moons were once Earth-like in their climate, but have since become wastelands. Evidence points to a nuclear war at some point prior to the Age of Strife, destroying the sophisticated human culture that inhabited the world and its moons. In the Warhammer 40,000 universe. ...
The few survivors became scavengers, relying on cumbersome rad-suits to protect them from the fatal levels of radiation, and picking from the scraps of their once-great society to survive. Some of the survivors resorted to cannibalism to survive, and others became horribly mutated as an effect of the radiation. Cannibalism in Brazil in 1557 as described by Hans Staden. ...
Recruitment To ascertain who is worthy to join the ranks of the Blood Angels, the adolescents of the tribes of Baal Secondus take part in violent games and tournaments, battling against the harsh landscape and their peers. The contests are held at 'Angel's Fall', the location of Sanguinius' landing, and are heralded by the arrival of Thunderhawk Gunships from the Chapter.
The first challenge is to reach the 'Place of Challenge' by any means necessary. The aspirants must make their way across the hostile desert, leaping from high cliffs with only a crude hang-glider to cross the gap with. They must avoid Fire Scorpions and other predator species that inhabit the canyons, then climb the mountain to the Place of Challenge.
Upon arrival, gladiatorial contests are held, of which only a handful of the original aspirants will survive. From this group, roughly fifty will be taken by the Blood Angels, while the remainder are tasked to protect the Place of Challenge until the next generation's aspirants begin their competition for acceptance.
The successful aspirants are taken to the Blood Angels' fortress-monastery on Baal itself, and are paraded before members of the Chapter, before being escorted into the Great Chapel. Here, the aspirants must observe a three-day vigil without sustenance or rest; those who fall asleep are taken away and never seen again. At the conclusion of the three days, a group of Sanguiniary Priests will enter and offer each aspirant a sip from a chalice believed to contain some of Sanguinius' blood. Upon drinking this, the aspirants fall into a deep sleep, during which the gene-seed implants of the Chapter are inserted into the body of each aspirant. In the Warhammer 40,000 universe, Gene-seed is the material that allows for the creation of the superhuman Space Marines. ...
Still asleep, the aspirants are then carried to the Hall of Sarcophagi, and interred in great golden sarcophagi, each twice the size of a grown man. The aspirants are attached to an array of life support equipment, before being sealed in for a year. They are fed intravenously, the combination of nutrients and the Blood of Sanguinius instigating the changes in the aspirants body necessary to make him a Space Marine. Many aspirants fail at this point, their bodies unable to cope with the massive changes wrought by the gene-seed. Those that survive grow strong and pure, granted visions and dreams that depict the memory of Sanguinius. On rare occasion, an aspirant will awaken well before the year is up, and will be forced to live in a claustrophobic, blood-sodden darkness. These unfortunates emerge from the sarcophagi catatonic, insane, or worse.
After the year has passed, the aspirants are awoken and retrieved from their imprisonment. They bear little physical resemblance to the frail, radiation-warped adolescents that entered a year before. Their restructured bodies take on a form reminiscent of their Primarch, keener and stronger than any mortal man. Even so, they have only completed the first stage of becoming a Space Marine.
Combat Doctrine The Companies of the Blood Angels generally fight in the same fashion as other Space Marine forces. However, they cannot be counted upon to hold a position in the same disciplined way as the Ultramarines or Dark Angels, as the Black Rage can afflict any Marine in the midst of battle, inciting them to charge forward in an attempt to tear the enemy limb from limb. This often has the benefit of creating victories in the unlikeliest situations, although most Imperial Commanders will refrain from asking for the assistance of the Blood Angels unless absolutely necessary. In the Warhammer 40,000 game, the Ultramarines are considered to be one of the greatest of all the Space Marine Chapters in the Imperium of Man. ...
The Dark Angels were the first of the original twenty First Founding Legions of the Space Marines serving the Imperium of Man in the fictional future of the tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000. ...
Battlecry "By the Blood of Sanguinius!"
Appearance The Blood Angels paint their armour blood red, with a black Chapter symbol, and tactical markings in the colouration of the Marine's Company. Helmets are coloured depending on the Marine's assigned role; red for Tactical, blue for Devastator, and yellow for Assault. Members of the First Company will often have gold helmets
The Death Company vary significantly from their brethren; their armour is repainted black, with red crosses, symbolising the sacrifice of Sanguinius.
The Chapter's symbol is of a blood drop flanked by white wings. When portrayed on armour, this design is stylised and painted black or yellow.
Notable Members Commande Dante fighting for the Blood Angels Commander Dante is the Chapter Master and leader of the Blood Angels chapter of the Space Marines in the tabletop game Warhammer 40000. ...
Mephiston was origionally known as Brother Calistarius. ...
References - White Dwarf Magazine (Australian Edition). ISSN 0265-8712
- Index Astartes – Blood Angels. Issue 262. Published by Games Workshop in October 2001.
- Codex: Blood Angels. Published by Games Workshop
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