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Angels of Damnation - Chapter Badge: The Angels of Damnation's Chapter badge is a large white skull with wings displayed and elevated, centered upon a red starburst. This is centred on a field of black.
Angels of Defiance - Angels of Defiance: Angels of DefianceLoyalistSpace MarineChapterPrimaris Space MarinesDark AngelsUltima Founding
Angels of Defiance - Chapter History: "He who endures, conquers." So spoke the Dark Angels' Primarch Lion El'Jonson at the height of the Great Crusade.The primarch's legendary tenacity and his Legion's ability to bear great suffering to achieve victory is reborn with the new Primaris Marine Chapter called the Angels of Defiance.Founded in the darkest hour of the Imperium, they have become a beacon of hope beneath the pall of despair, earning many commendations during the Indomitus Crusade.
Angels of Defiance - Chapter Organisation: Most of the Unforgiven Chapters follow the Dark Angels' pattern of organisation, making the Angels of Defiance partially Codex Astartes-compliant.This includes having formations similar to the elite Deathwing and the highly-mobile Ravenwing companies, although they are not named as such. While having performed admirably, none have garnered the recognition of their Dark Angels' counterparts.Like the Dark Angels, the Unforgiven Successor Chapters also have a clandestine group, known as the Inner Circle, that possess knowledge of the Fallen and of the true events that occurred on Caliban at the end of the Horus Heresy.
Angels of Defiance - Chapter Colours: The Angels of Defiance wear quartered black and bone livery on their battle-plate. The Aquila or Imperialis on the chest guard is black.The bone-coloured squad tactical specialty symbol -- battleline, close support, fire support or Veteran -- is indicated on the right shoulder pauldron whilst the Chapter iconography is painted on the left shoulder guard.Squad designation is indicated by a black Low Gothic numeral stenciled on the centre of the squad specialty symbol.Company number is designated on the right knee guard, utilising the same unique heraldry as that of their parent Chapter.Veteran Angels of Defiance and members of the Inner Circle are commonly found wearing forest green hooded cloaks and tabards; this symbolises their shame over what the Fallen Angels did near the end of the Horus Heresy.
Angels of Defiance - Chapter Badge: The Angels of Defiance's Chapter badge is a stylised bone key, pointing upwards, centred upon a field of black.
Angels of Ecstasy - Angels of Ecstasy: The Angels of Ecstasy are a Chaos Space Marines warband devoted to the Chaos God Slaanesh who were once the Loyalist Space Marine Chapter called the Sons of Ulthunas. They rebelled against the Imperium of Man during the action remembered as the Ganymethian Betrayal. From there, the Angels of Ecstasy would go on and continue to serve the Lord of Pleasures, Slaanesh.
Angels of Ecstasy - Notable Campaigns: The Fire Season at Sarnax (996.M41) - The Angels of Ecstasy made planetfall on the Jungle World of Sarnax in search of an Aeldari Webway portal. While climbing the mountain Tukkua in search of the portal, the Angels were ambushed by a band of Aeldari Rangers. The Rangers held the Chaos Space Marines down long enough for Aeldari reinforcements to arrive, in the form of Howling Banshee Aspect Warriors. Sensing victory, the Aeldari Rangers darted into the melee from the surrounding trees, Sniper Rifles discarded in favour of long knives and Shuriken Pistols. A few more minutes and the aliens would have won -- the last of Ulix's minions cut down, their vox amps smashed and their cacophonous praises finally silenced. But the Banshees were too eager to cement their victory. They wanted to cleanse the vile stain that Ulix's encroachment represented. And so, when they unleashed their sonic scream, they inadvertently turned the tide in the favour of their enemies. The amplifiers built into the helmets of the Howling Banshees that channelled their shrieks and war cries would have left any other enemy disoriented and clutching bloody ears; but for the Angels of Ecstasy, it was a revelation. Inured to sonic bombardment, they found that the Banshee's unique method of attack was a sensation none of them had ever experienced before. Their reflexes doubled as they shuddered with delight, lent vigour by the passion of the new sensation. Suddenly, it was the aliens who were being pushed back, their speed no longer an adequate defence against the Noise Marines. The Aeldari were defeated and fell back. Ulix was satisfied with capturing an Aeldari Ranger and bringing him back aboard his ship, the Praise Eternal, where he would present his gift to his mistress and receive his long-lusted reward.
Angels of Ecstasy - Notable Angels of Ecstasy: Ulix the Enthralled - One-time Chapter Master of the Sons of Ulthunas, now Chaos Lord of the Angels of Ecstasy and Champion of Slaanesh.Equis the Anointed - A Possessed Chaos Space Marine of the Angels of Ecstasy.Kavixs (Deceased) - A Noise Marine of the Angels of Ecstasy. Kavixs was killed during in the confrontation with Aeldari Howling Banshees on Sarnax.Plinaeus Rawhide (Deceased) - A Noise Marine of the Angels of Ecstasy. Plinaeus was killed on Sarnax during a confrontation with Aeldari Rangers.Sarth the Smiling - A Noise Marine of the Angels of Ecstasy. Sarth lost his arm while fighting Aeldari Howling Banshees on Sarnax.Zsyth the Grandiloquent (Deceased) - A Noise Marine of the Angels of Ecstasy. Zsyth was killed on Sarnax during a confrontation with Aeldari Rangers.
Angels of Ecstasy - Warband Fleet: Praise Eternal (Unknown Class) - The Praise Eternal is a three thousand year old ship with a history of eradicating other capital ships and entire cities. Where once it was a noble instrument of the Emperor's will, now it is a beacon of damnation.
Angels of Ecstasy - Warband Colours: The Angels of Ecstasy's Power Armour is painted a pale pink. The trim and insignia are painted black.
Angels of Ecstasy - Warband Badge: The Renegade Chapter's badge is a black device that looks like a weapon or an anchor on a pink background and is a stylised version of the Mark of Slaanesh.
Angels of Fire - Angels of Fire: Angels of FireLoyalistSpace MarineChapterth
Angels of Fire - Notable Campaigns: Third War for Armageddon (998.M41) - The Angels of Fire committed seven companies of Space Marines to the Third War for Armageddon to stop the predations of the infamous Ork Warlord Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka, who led the largest Ork WAAAGH! ever seen in the Imperium's history.
Angels of Fire - Notable Angels of Fire: Captain Amaras - Amaras was the Force Commander of the Angels of Fire contingent which took part in the Third War for Armageddon. During the early stages of the campaign he found himself at odds with both Commissar Sebastian Yarrick and Chaplain Merek Grimaldus of the Black Templars about whether or not Imperial forces should defend Hive Hades.
Angels of Fire - Chapter Colours: The Angels of Fire wear red power armour, decorated with stylised orange flames. The Aquila or Imperialis on the chest is golden.The yellow squad tactical specialty symbol -- battleline, close support, fire support, Veteran or command -- is inscribed on the right knee guard. A black High Gothic numeral centred in the middle of the squad specialty symbol indicates squad number.The colour of the left shoulder guard indicates company number in accordance with the Codex Astartes -- i.e. white (1st Company), yellow (2nd Company), red (3rd Company), etc.
Angels of Fire - Chapter Badge: The Angels of Fire's Chapter badge is a black ball of flame flanked by two orange black wings. This is centred on a field of golden orange.
Angels of Fire - Sources: Codex: Armageddon (3rd Edition), pg. 32White Dwarf 250, (UK) "Index Astartes: Emperor's Shield," pg. 24Adeptus Astartes: Successor Chapters (Limited Release Booklet), pg. 7Helsreach (Novel) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, pp. 37-43
Angels of Flame - Angels of Flame: The Angels of Flame are a Renegade Chapter of Chaos Space Marines about which little is known in Imperial records.The Angels of Flame Space Marine Chapter only recently turned Renegade in 999.M41, when they were sent on an extended mission of reconquest to the rim of the galaxy near the Ghoul Stars.Even now, Planetary Governors, Imperial Inquisitors and Imperial military commanders in the region wait with trepidation for the bloodshed that will surely follow when the Angels of Flame next make an appearance as the newest servants of the Dark Gods.
Angels of Flame - Chapter Colours: The Angels of Flame's Chapter colours are not currently recorded in Imperial records.
Angels of Flame - Chapter Badge: The Angels of Flame's Chapter badge is not currently recorded in Imperial records.
Angels of Fury - Angels of Fury: The Angels of Fury is a Codex Astartes-compliant, Loyalist Space Marine Chapter that was created from Ultramarines gene-seed in an unknown Founding. They had the honour of being under the tutelage of the venerable Novamarines Chapter.The Angels of Fury's Chapter homeworld is Ingiga in the Segmentum Solar.
Angels of Fury - Notable Campaigns: Routing of the Word Bearers (998.M41) - Two companies of the Angels of Fury defeated a Word Bearers warband.
Angels of Fury - Chapter Colours: The Angels of Fury wear white power armour. The Aquila or Imperialis on the chest is red. The shoulder plates are also red with white trim.The bone-white squad tactical specialty symbol -- battleline, fire support, close support, Veteran or command -- is indicated on the right shoulder plate.A black High Gothic numeral centred in the middle of the squad specialty symbol indicates squad number.The iconography on the left knee plate indicates company number in accordance with the Codex Astartes.
Angels of Fury - Chapter Badge: The Angels of Fury's Chapter badge is the profile of a large white skull with a stylised black wing protruding out of its back, centred on a field of red.
Angels of Iron - Angels of Iron: The Angels of Iron is a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter of unknown Founding and genetic origin.
Angels of Iron - Chapter Colours: The Angels of Iron's Chapter colours are silver with blue shoulder guards marked out with gold trim. The Aquila or Imperialis on the chest is also golden.The Angels of Iron are known to display their loyalty and dedication to the Imperium of Man by decorating their power armour with numerous Purity Seals and intricate scroll-work carefully inscribed upon the ceramite surface of their blessed battle plate.The white squad tactical specialty symbol -- battleline, close support, fire support, Veteran or command -- is indicated on the right shoulder plate. The black High Gothic numeral stenciled on the centre of the squad specialty symbol indicates company number.
Angels of Iron - Chapter Badge: The Angels of Iron's Chapter badge consists of two golden keys saltire (crossed) on a field of light blue. The crossed keys of gold symbolise the keys to the Eternal Kingdom where mortals serve the Emperor beyond death, and the Emperor's authority to bind and loose souls to enter this realm.
Angels of Iron - Sources: Adeptus Astartes: Successor Chapters (Limited Release Booklet), pg. 8Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), pg. 80
Angels of Light - Angels of Light: The Angels of Light is a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter and a Successor of the Blood Angels, raised during an unknown Founding.Created as they were from the Blood Angels' gene-seed, the Angels of Light are also heirs to the genetic flaws common to all scions of the Primarch Sanguinius, including the Red Thirst and the Black Rage.
Angels of Light - Chapter History: Four standard years before the Angels of Light answered the call of the Blood Angels to come to their defence during the Devastation of Baal, the Chapter's entire 3rd Company was destroyed in battle with the Eldar.
Angels of Light - Notable Campaigns: Devastation of Baal (ca. 999.M41) - The Angels of Light answered the call of the Blood Angels to defend Sanguinius' homeworld, Baal, from the depredations of Hive Fleet Leviathan. There is no data on how large a force the Angels of Light deployed, or the outcome of that force's fate during the conflict.
Angels of Light - Notable Angels of Light: Captain Seutona - Seutona was the Captain of the Angels of Light's 5th Company. He had a great hatred against the Eldar for the losses they had inflicted upon the Angels of Light. He was among the forces the Chapter deployed to aid the Blood Angels during the Devastation of Baal. During a council among all the Blood Angels Successor Chapters to prepare the defence of Baal from Hive Fleet Leviathan, Seutona accused Scaraban, the Chief Librarian of the Flesh Eaters Chapter, of having consorted with the hated Eldar in order to further his quest for knowledge about the Tyranids. To Seutona's indignation, Scaraban readily admitted to having done so for the benefit of all. The Flesh Eater then put forth the theory that perhaps the Tyranids were a species seeking to further their own evolution and that the Hive Mind represented an intermediary stage in the Tyranids' eventual attainment of true, spiritual transcendence. It is unknown whether Seutona survived Hive Fleet Leviathan's assault on Baal.
Angels of Light - Chapter Colours: The Angels of Light's Chapter colours are not listed in current Imperial records.
Angels of Light - Chapter Badge: The Angels of Light's Chapter badge is not listed in current Imperial records.
Angels of Pain - Angels of Pain: The Angels of Pain are a Chaos Space Marine warband of unknown origin and Founding. Nothing is known about this warband except for their raid and destruction of the colony station of Trantarion in the Acteron Sector.
Angels of Pain - Notable Campaigns: The Battle of Trantarion Station (913.998.M41) - Chaos Space Marine renegades belonging to the Angels of Pain warband mounting a raid on Trantarion Station are engaged by Space Marines of the Red Scimitars 4th and 5th companies. In a running battle that lasts several days the renegades are defeated and forced to retreat. As a last act of defiance and vindictiveness, the renegades unleash a barrage of seismic missiles and virus bombs, destroying the colony and rendering the entire planet uninhabitable for centuries.
Angels of Pain - Warband Colours: The Angels of Pain warband's colours are not listed in current Imperial records.
Angels of Pain - Warband Badge: The Angels of Pain warband's badge is not listed in current Imperial records.
Angels of Penance - Angels of Penance: The Angels of Penance is a Codex Astartes-compliant, Loyalist Space Marine Chapter of unknown Founding and genetic origin.
Angels of Penance - Chapter Colours: The Angels of Penance wear primarily yellow power armour. The Aquila or Imperialis on the chest is black. The black squad tactical specialty symbol -- battleline, close support, fire support, Veteran or command -- is indicated on the right shoulder plate.A white Low Gothic numeral centred in the middle of the squad specialty symbol indicates squad number. The colour of the shoulder plate trim indicates company number in accordance with the Codex Astartes -- i.e. white (1st Company), yellow (2nd Company), red (3rd Company), etc.
Angels of Penance - Chapter Badge: The Angels of Penance's Chapter badge is an ebon sword, featuring ebon, stylised wings, centred on a field of yellow.
Angels of Purgatory - Angels of Purgatory: The Angels of Purgatory is a Codex Astartes-compliant Loyalist Space Marine Chapter of unknown Founding and origin. Almost nothing is known about this Chapter in Imperial records.
Angels of Purgatory - Chapter History: The Angels of Purgatory were created at some point after the Second Founding. In 2455.757.M40 they were one of the twenty Chapters contacted by the Adeptus Ministorum envoy Balthazar van Heppel, who wanted to write a report on the Space Marines' religious beliefs for the Ecclesiarch.
Angels of Purgatory - Chapter Colours: The Angels of Purgatory's Chapter colours are not listed in current Imperial records.
Angels of Purgatory - Chapter Badge: The Angels of Purgatory's Chapter badge is not listed in current Imperial records.
Angels of Redemption - Angels of Redemption: Angels of RedemptionLoyalistChapterSpace MarinesSecond FoundingDark AngelsLegionNothing can dissuade the Angels of Redemption from their mission to hunt down the Fallen Angels, and it has been noted that the Chapter has, on occasion, withdrawn from a campaign in order to pursue its own undisclosed ends.It was at the height of the Defence of Gaitlinghive that the Angels of Redemption redeployed at the moment of the Orks' final assault, leaving seven brigades of Gaitlinghive militia alone to face an Orkish horde three million Greenskins strong.The Angels of Redemption were never called to account for this act, as there were no survivors to press any formal inquiry. The Angels themselves embarked upon a hunt that led them to capture the Fallen Dark Angel Baalakai -- a victory, to them, worth the lives of the Gaitlinghive militia, and the population of the hive city they fought to protect.Perhaps due to this incident, and other similar events, Imperial forces have actually declined the aid of the Angels of Redemption.The consequences of their reputation have yet to emerge, but could range from Inquisitorial censure to outright excommunication, depending upon the Chapter's actions in the coming years.
Angels of Redemption - Chapter History: The Angels of Redemption is a Chapter of the Second Founding, created from the gene-seed of the Dark Angels. This Chapter is celebrated throughout the Imperium of Man, their deeds almost as famed as those of their Progenitors.They have fought in many campaigns and wars, both as a part of a greater Imperial force or as a single Chapter. Like their fellow Unforgiven Chapters, however, they are wont to stand apart from their own allies.This Dark Angels Successor Chapter displays a particular zeal in prosecuting their quest against the Fallen Angels. Nothing can dissuade them from this most sacred of quests, to right the ancient wrongs of their progenitors.Even though the Chapter has proven itself in battle, their help is sometimes refused due to their reputation for acting against orders and on occasion withdrawing from a campaign in order to pursue their own, undisclosed ends.This has often times resulted in tragic consequences for their allies. Due to a number of incidents, Imperial forces have at times actually declined the aid of the Angels of Redemption, despite the terrible insult implicit in doing so.Calls for Inquisitorial censure have been forestalled by the opening of the Great Rift following the destruction of Cadia during the 13th Black Crusade. With disrupted communications keeping reports of further misdeeds from reaching Terra, the Chapter's secret quest has been allowed to continue.
Angels of Redemption - Notable Campaigns: The Forgotten Wars (580.M31-632.M32) - During an unspoken period of their history, referred to as the Forgotten Wars, rumours lead the Dark Angels, along with three of their Successor Chapter, the Angels of Redemption, the Angels of Vengeance and the Lions Sable, to embark upon a harrowing campaign to track down multiple Fallen. The clues lead them through Segmentum Obscurus, deep into the Gothic Sector, and eventually into the Eye of Terror itself. In hindsight it is easy to see that the Ruinous Powers baited the Dark Angels. Only the Dark Angels' irrepressible resolve allowed them to escape, and they paid a high price in casualties. The Lions Sable was completely annihilated. To cover up their immediate losses after their warriors were thought lost to the Warp, the resources of the recruiting world of the Lions Sable -- the ebon orb of Nachwald -- were usurped to replenish the Angels of Vengeance and the Angels of Retribution. The Dark Angels staged a false plasma explosion aboard the Rock to explain their loss of records, for it was decided by the Inner Circle to destroy all records relating to the event. Of the Forgotten Wars, the Dark Angels do not speak, nor has it entered into the apocryphal tales told to their initiates. They have gone to great lengths to ensure all references to that campaign or to the Lions Sable have been stricken from the records available to the Adeptus Terra. Deep in the dungeons of the Rock are secreted the only remaining accounts, and only those of the Inner Circle ever learn of that heroic sacrifice that must forever go untold.The Redwings of Redemption (Unknown Date.M32) - Aided by the vast armouries of the The Rock, the Angels of Redemption restructured and re-equiped their 1st and 2nd Companies -- the Redwings -- in emulation of the Dark Angels' Deathwing and Ravenwing. The other Successor Chapters soon followed suit.Saviour of Praxus (997.M33) - The Angels of Redemption found sedition upon one of their own recruiting worlds. The notorious Fallen Cypher, under the guise of the Saviour of Praxus, had been manipulating recruiting practices, hand-selecting and training the feral warriors to increase their chances of being chosen. He escaped before he could be apprehended.Defence of Gaitlinghive (Unknown Date.M41) - The Angels of Redemption abandoned their post beside seven brigades of Gaitlinghive militia just before the final assault by a horde of three million Orks to capture a Fallen Angel. This resulted in the fall of Gaitlinghive and the massacre of all its remaining people by the triumphant Greenskins. The Chapter was never called to account for its actions, as there were no survivors to press any form of formal inquiry to the Imperium. The Angels of Redemption had forsaken their duties to begin a hunt that led them to capture a particularly notorious Fallen Angel, the former Dark Angels Legion's Captain Baalakai.Brother Against Brother (Unknown Date.M36) - Still operating largely in the Segmentum Pacificus, the Dark Angels took a lead role in the fierce fighting that characterised the era known as the Cataclysm of Souls. In addition to putting down all who rejected the High Lords of Terra and the Ecclesiarchy, they searched for signs of the Fallen. Although the Unforgiven Chapters are seen as loyal by the wider Imperium, many dark rumours tell of the Angels of Redemption abandoning their duties to pursue their own veiled missions.Achilus Crusade - Sepulchre Sigma Incident (811.M41) - A combined Angels of Redemption force consisting of elements of the Chapter's 1st and 2nd Companies deployed to the Jericho Reach in 811.M41, though not at the request of the Crusade's High Command. The force made orbit around Fortress Spite, and several of the Chapter's officer cadre including an Interrogator-Chaplain demanded entry into the dungeons of Sepulchre Sigma. Refusing entry to the Space Marines, a short, brutal firefight ensued. Thirty enlisted men and three senior officers were killed. The Space Marines finally emerged three days later, several of their number bearing a stasis-casket, and returned to their vessel. The Angels of Redemption then departed Fortress Spite, without explanation, and were last seen heading towards the Hadex Anomaly.Third War for Armageddon (998.M41) - The Angels of Redemption participated in the Third War for Armageddon. When the Ork Warboss Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka led a second unsuccessful WAAAGH! against that crucial Hive World, the Angels of Redemption committed 4 companies to the conflict. During its operations on Armageddon, the Chapter's forces were redirected to the homeworld of the Imperial Guard's Monglor Ogryn Auxilia in order to put down an insurrection by the indigenous Ogryn population.13th Black Crusade (999.M41) - The Angels of Redemption sought to help defend the Cadian Sector from the assault of Abaddon the Despoiler's 13th Black Crusade.War of Beasts (ca. 001-025.M42) - The Angels of Redemption deployed 1 company in a force comprised of other Unforgiven Chapters to aid the defence of the strategically important world of Vigilus from assault by xenos and Chaos foes.Invasion of the Stygius Sector (Unknown Date.M42) - The Angels of Redemption participated in the unsuccessful defence of the Stygius Sector from an invasion by the forces of the Blood God Khorne.
Angels of Redemption - Chapter Organisation: Most of the Unforgiven Chapters follow the Dark Angels' pattern of organisation, including having formations similar to the Deathwing and the Ravenwing, although they are not named as such.For instance, the Angels of Redemption have the Redwings, their 1st and 2nd Companies, and although they have performed admirably, they have not garnered the recognition like that of the Dark Angels' famous Deathwing and Ravenwing.Like the Dark Angels, the Unforgiven Successor Chapters also have a clandestine group who possess knowledge of the Fallen and of the true events that occurred on Caliban. This clandestine group comprised of the Chapter's elite Veteran battle-brothers is known as the "Inner Circle."
Angels of Redemption - Notable Angels of Redemption: Gualtino (KIA) - Gualtino was a Space Marine of the Deathwatch, originally drawn from the Angels of Redemption. He was attached to the watch station of Picket's Watch, where he served as a member of Kill-team Primus, piloting the Kill-team's Corvus Blackstar. Kill-team Primus was assigned by Watch Captain Nergui to anti-T'au operations in the Damocles Gulf. While travelling through the Sexton Sector, the Kill-team discovered an old T'au communications hub on a moon designated QX-937. Investigating this, the Kill-team were ambushed by a force of experimental T'au Battlesuits that were being tested on the moon. The T'au force killed all eight Astartes, including Gualtino, but their remains were uncovered by Nergui, who proceeded to command an assault on the Battlesuit's production facility, the M'Yan'Ral Base.
Angels of Redemption - Chapter Relics: The Bastion Unwavering - This mighty Storm Shield stands little over a metre-and-a-half tall, forged of triple-hardened adamantium, and reinforced with a potent force field. It was brought to Watch Fortress Erioch by Brother Asmodel of the Angels of Redemption, and when its protection at last failed him, his Chapter demanded the return of their sacred relic. The Watch Commander of the time saw this as dishonour upon Asmodel's service in the Deathwatch, and kept it within the armouries of Erioch, where it remains a point of contention between the Deathwatch and the Angels of Redemption to this day.
Angels of Redemption - Chapter Colours: The Angels of Redemption's power armour bears livery that is halved horizontally, with the dark green worn in remembrance of their parent Ist Legion's lost homeworld's forests, and bone-white on the left.A red Aquila or Imperialis is worn on the chest guard. The red squad tactical specialty symbol -- battleline, close support, fire support or Veteran -- is indicated on the right shoulder guard whilst the Chapter iconography is painted on the left.Squad designation is indicated by a white Low Gothic numeral stenciled in the centre of the squad specialty symbol.Company colours are designated on the right knee guard.Like their parent Chapter, Veteran Angels of Redemption and Inner Circle members are commonly found wearing red hooded cloaks and tabards; this symbolises their shame over what the Fallen Angels did near the end of the Great Crusade.
Angels of Redemption - Chapter Badge: The Angels of Redemption's Chapter badge is a white skull bearing black, stylised wings. This is centred on a field of bone white.
Angels of Repentance - Angels of Repentance: The Angels of Repentance is a Codex Astartes-compliant, Loyalist Space Marine Chapter of unknown Founding and origin. It is believed by some to be a successor of the Dark Angels, though there is no evidence to support such claims.
Angels of Repentance - Chapter Colours: The Angels of Repentance wear primarily dark blue power armour with black shoulder plates. The trim of the shoulder plates is also dark blue. The Aquila or Imperialis on the chest is white. The black squad specialty symbol -- battleline, close support, fire support, Veteran or command -- is indicated on the right shoulder plate.A black High Gothic numeral centred in the middle of the squad specialty symbol indicates squad number.Most unusual about this Chapter is that it uses the colour of the helmet to indicate company number in accordance with the Codex Astartes -- i.e. white (1st Company), yellow (2nd Company), red (3rd Company), green (4th Company), etc.
Angels of Repentance - Chapter Badge: The Angels of Repentance's Chapter badge is a white, robed, penitent angel of death, holding a longsword pointing downwards by the blade, on a field of black.
Angels of Retribution - Angels of Retribution: The Angels of Retribution is a now-extinct Codex Astartes-compliant, Loyalist Space Marine Chapter of unknown Founding and genetic origin.
Angels of Retribution - Chapter History: The Adeptus Astartes and the agents of the Officio Assassinorum have never seen eye to eye, despite the fact that their ultimate goal is essentially the same. Because of the longstanding warrior traditions and codes of honour by which the Space Marines operate, the vast majority of Chapters see the Assassin's trade as distasteful at best.Though the Officio's operatives have fought alongside the Space Marines on countless battlefields across the Imperium, there are several incidences in the history of the Adeptus Astartes where Assassins have been implicated as enemies rather than allies. The Officio Assassinorum is suspected in the involvement of the Angels of Retribution Chapter's demise. A strangely empty set of early-model power armour was discovered near the site of the ambush at Alantor X, where the Angels of Retribution fell to a man.
Angels of Retribution - Chapter Colours: The Angels of Retributon primarily wore grey power armour with black shoulder pauldrons. The trim of the shoulder pauldrons was also grey. The torso, groin and helm were red. The Aquila or Imperialis on the chest was black.The white squad specialty symbol -- battleline, close support, fire support, Veteran or command -- was indicated on the right shoulder plate.A black High Gothic numeral centred in the middle of the squad specialty symbol indicated company number. The iconography on the left knee plate indicated squad number in accordance with the Codex Astartes.
Angels of Retribution - Chapter Badge: The Angels of Retribution's Chapter badge was a white, winged sword, alight with the red flames of retribution on a field of black.
Angels of the Grail - Angels of the Grail: The Angels of the Grail are a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter who are successors of the Blood Angels raised during an unknown Founding. Their Chapter planet is known as Eden.
Angels of the Grail - Notable Angels of the Grail: Sergeant Alkaios - Alkaios is a sergeant of the Angels of the Grail's 10th Company.Ortan Leidis - Ortan Leidis is a former member of the Angels of the Grail Chapter who fell to Chaos and is now a Khornate Chaos Space Marine who served during the Era Indomitus in the World Eaters warband of the Chaos Lord Arkhor. Leidis was not satisfied with his lot among the servants of Khorne and aspired to fully join the World Eaters by obtaining the cybernetic cranial implants known as the Butcher's Nails and thus complete his transformation into a Khornate Berserker. To that end, Leidis and his traitorous battle-brothers journeyed to the World Eaters' infamous flagship, the Conqueror, and hoped to meet with the World Eaters' Daemon Primarch Angron, who was said to have returned to realspace. Instead, they made contact with the World Eaters Chaos Lord Kossolax and Leidis became a de facto member of his warband, the Foresworn. Leidis was amongst the few Foresworn who survived the trap laid by the Grey Knights for the warband on Hyades, but was badly wounded and lost both legs during the resulting battle. When he awoke he discovered to his joy that he had finally been implanted with the Butcher's Nails and had become a true Khornate Berserker of the World Eaters. However, like all of the devoted mortal servants of the Blood God, Leidis did not find glory and satiation for his growing bloodlust in his new status, but only a bottomless thirst for slaughter and an increasing loss of control over his own mind. In one of his first berserk rages, Leidis proceeded to slay his devoted Chapter serf who had accompanied him into damnation and then slid further into the uncontrollable blood-madness of Khorne.
Angels of the Grail - Chapter Colours: The Angels of the Grail's colour scheme is not listed in current Imperial records.
Angels of the Grail - Chapter Badge: The Angels of the Grail's Chapter badge is not listed in current Imperial records.
Angels of Vengeance - Angels of Vengeance: Angels of VengeanceChapterSpace MarinesSecond FoundingDark AngelsUnforgivenThe deeds of the Angels of Vengeance are even less well-known than those of the other Unforgiven Chapters, for they shun fame and laurels, instead concentrating on their duties to the exclusion of all else. They are a grim and dour organisation, with all of their companies wearing power armour of jet black.This is a tribute to the panoply worn by the original Dark Angels Legion, when they first set out from Terra on the Great Crusade in ca. 800.M30.The Chapter is wont to become embroiled in battles that other forces would have little hope of winning, and emerging bloodied but victorious. The Angels of Vengeance have willingly suffered horrific casualties in the name of victory -- a result of their absolute refusal to retreat in the face of any foe.The Chapter's very future has been put in jeopardy more than once, beginning with its appalling depletion during the Forgotten Wars. More recently, in the aftermath of the Siege of San Apolis, its losses were so extreme that the Chapter was forced to spend almost a century rebuilding before it could do battle once more.Even for Adeptus Astartes, they are unrelenting in their persecution of the Emperor's foes, reserving a particular loathing for those who serve the Chaos Gods.
Angels of Vengeance - Chapter History: Though this Chapter's deeds are less well known across the Imperium than those of some others, since it is single-minded in its duties to the point of excluding all else, its Astartes are no less heroic than those of their fellow Unforgiven Chapters.It is said that all of the so-called Unforgiven -- the Dark Angels and their Successor Chapters -- are secretive and obsessive to the point that many other Imperial forces shun their presence and eschew their aid.The Angels of Vengeance are known for their unrelenting hatred of any enemies of the Imperium of Man, as they constantly seek out the threats of xenos, Heretics and apostates so that they may do battle. Potential allies are often cowed by these Battle-Brothers' cold-blooded determination and icy single-mindedness.The Chapter is so utterly dedicated to its duty that its brethren think or speak of little else. This drive extends beyond a simple devotion to duty, into an all-consuming obsession.The Angels of Vengeance hold little or no regard for the strategies of other forces, relentlessly pursuing their own battle plans regardless of the schemes others might have set in motion.On numerous occasions, this behaviour has led to a battle being won at the expense of an entire campaign, the Angels of Vengeance caring only that their own immediate objectives are obtained regardless of the wider picture.The Chapter's attitude might long ago have led to it being entirely ostracised by any of the Imperium's armies beside which it might take to the field. This is not the case however, for the Chapter's total devotion has on numerous occasions led to it achieving stunning victories and achieving objectives others have written off as unobtainable.The Chapter's all-consuming dedication to its mission translates into a total rejection of the notion of failure. It is true that the Space Marines of the Adeptus Astartes "know no fear," but the Angels of Vengeance are so relentless and stubborn in their approach to battle that they refuse even to re-deploy.Even in the face of overwhelming odds, the Angels of Vengeance fight on, frequently emerging from the fires of battle having sustained enormous losses, but having earned such victories as lesser warriors could only dream of.Other Chapters might regard the Angels of Vengeance as tactically inflexible and stubborn, but none can dispute the roll of battle honours it has earned over the millennia.This Unforgiven Chapter is known to have suffered severe losses on several occasions in the past due to its absolute refusal to accept that any foe is its equal. This stubbornness has put the Chapter's survival in jeopardy on more than one occasion.
Angels of Vengeance - Notable Campaigns: The Forgotten Wars (580.M31-632.M32) - During an unspoken period of their history, referred to as the Forgotten Wars, rumours led the Dark Angels, along with three of their Successor Chapters, the Angels of Vengeance, the Angels of Redemption and the Lions Sable, to embark upon a harrowing campaign to track down multiple Fallen. The clues led them through Segmentum Obscurus, deep into the Gothic Sector, and eventually into the Eye of Terror itself. In hindsight it is easy to see that the Ruinous Powers baited the Dark Angels. Only the Dark Angels' irrepressible resolve allowed them to escape, and they paid a high price in casualties. The Lions Sable were completely annihilated. To cover up their immediate losses after their warriors were thought lost to the Warp, the resources of the recruiting world of the Lions Sable -- the ebon orb of Nachwald -- were usurped to replenish the Angels of Vengeance and the Angels of Retribution. The Dark Angels staged a false plasma explosion aboard the Rock to explain their loss of records, for it was decided by the Inner Circle to destroy all records relating to the event. Of the Forgotten Wars, the Dark Angels do not speak, nor has it entered into the apocryphal tales told to their initiates. They have gone to great lengths to ensure all references to that campaign or to the Lions Sable have been stricken from the records available to the Adeptus Terra. Deep in the dungeons of the Rock are secreted the only remaining accounts, and only those of the Inner Circle ever learn of that heroic sacrifice that must forever go untold.Siege of Dominus Prime (Unknown Date.M36) - The Dark Angels and Angels of Vengeance both deployed their entire 1st Companies to end the five-year deadlock with the rebel tyrant of Dominus Prime. Official reports detail that nigh on two hundred Terminators cracked open the "unassailable" fortress and massacred every last Traitor within. In truth, the Unforgiven's numbers were substantially higher, and several prisoners were taken back to The Rock for questioning.The Red Heresy (290-310.M36) - During the Age of Apostasy, the Red Heresy Plague erupts across the Don'lorth Sector, a foreshadowing of the later battles that would become known as The Plague of Unbelief. It is here that the Cult of the Old Gods rises. Agitators and anarchists stir up the hives into open rebellion. Workers in their untold billions are urged by red-robed priests to cast off their shackles, to reject the corpse-god Emperor. The horrific slaughter of all agents of the Adeptus Administratum and Adeptus Ministorum is enough to draw in vast fleets of Imperial armed forces. Seeking a quick way to end the rebellion, the Silver Skulls Chapter deploys en masse in a desperate attempt to kill the leaders behind the rising cult. The hunt is disastrous -- with Drop Pod assaults ambushed and multiple Thunderhawks brought down en route to their objectives. Only the arrival of Dark Angels Deathwing and Ravenwing forces, along with the 3rd Company of the Angels of Vengeance, staves off certain defeat. However, the Silver Skulls observe the Deathwing forsaking the battle in pursuit of a mysterious robed Space Marine, who turns out to be the notorious Fallen known as Cypher. Before Cypher escapes, an Angels of Vengeance Librarian detects several Fallen ensconced within the red-robed hierarchy of the Red Heresy. The Silver Skulls are left to dig themselves out of their own predicament. They do so, but openly condemn the Dark Angels; another formal protest is filed to the High Lords of Terra.Grymm's Landing (Unknown Date.M39) - The Dark Angels recruiting world of Grymm's Landing fell into civil war after the Alpha Legion and Night Lords incited rebellion there. The Angels of Vengeance responded, fighting through wave after wave of Renegades, cultists and madmen. Finally, despite massive casualties, they exterminated every living thing on the surface of Grymm's Landing.Siege of San Apolis (Unknown Date.M40) - During this campaign, the Angels of Vengeance's losses were so severe that they were forced to spend almost a Terran century replenishing their ranks and their gene-seed stocks before being able to actively serve the Emperor and do battle effectively once more.Massacre at Darkmor (Unknown Date.M42) - Elements of half a dozen Unforgiven Chapters descended upon the Shrine World of Darkmor, including multiple companies from the Angels of Vengeance, the Consecrators and the Guardians of the Covenant. All had followed their Librarians' scryings to the planet, searching for the newly materialised Fallen Cypher. It was not long before they discovered that they were not the hunters, however, but the hunted. The Warp Storms that subsided to allow their armies into Darkmor's orbit returned in force. On the planet's surface, the Unforgiven found the world's vast cathedrals in ruins and its populace slaughtered. Awaiting in ambush were armies of daemons, Chaos Space Marines and Renegades. What followed was the worst single incident of losses suffered by the Unforgiven since the Forgotten Wars. Less than a hundred Space Marines from an original contingent of a thousand managed to escape, and they did so only because they pursued Cypher, who, in his attempt to flee, led them to a secret teleportation device.
Angels of Vengeance - Chapter Organisation: Most of the Unforgiven Chapters follow the Dark Angels' pattern of organisation, and are therefore considered partially compliant with the Codex Astartes. This includes possessing elite formations similar to the Deathwing and the Ravenwing, although they are not named as such.For instance, the Angels of Vengeance use a Terminator-armoured company known as the "Dreadwing" and a mobile "Raptorwing" to carry out the hunt for the Fallen. Though they have performed admirably, they have not garnered the recognition of their Dark Angels counterparts.Like the Dark Angels, the Unforgiven Successor Chapters also have a clandestine group, known as the "Inner Circle," who possess knowledge of the Fallen and the true events that occurred on Caliban.With the influx of newly acquired Primaris Space Marines into their ranks, the Successor Chapters of the Unforgiven have taken great advantage of the innate abilities, superior skills and equipment utilised by their Primaris brethren, and have incorporated them into the ranks of their Chapter's Battle and Reserve Companies.As suits their aggressive style, the Angels of Vengeance have reported great success in fielding Inceptor Squads alongside their Assault Squads, creating a one-two punch that can quickly collapse an enemy flank.
Angels of Vengeance - Deathwatch Service: Several Battle-Brothers of the Angels of Vengeance Chapter have stood a vigil of the Long Watch with the Deathwatch in the Jericho Reach, and done so in such a manner as to earn great honour for their Chapter and all of the Unforgiven.
Angels of Vengeance - Recruiting Worlds: Although there are many Unforgiven recruiting worlds -- the full number of which is known only to the Supreme Grand Master of the Dark Angels -- the majority of them are Feudal Worlds, much like Caliban was. Over time some recruiting worlds have been lost -- either permanently, such as Grymmport, or for a short period, like the Plainsworld -- but new sites are constantly added.Upon some of these recruitment worlds, the Dark Angels have built fortress-monasteries -- large, well-defended complexes where hopeful Initiates can compete for the honour of being selected. Other planets have smaller outposts, ranging from a Fortress of Redemption to a mere statue, in front of which ceremonies might take place. The most feral of these planets have nothing but legends of visitors from the sky appearing at regular intervals.At need, some established recruiting worlds have been given over to Successor Chapters, or vice versa, and much work is done to ensure that any records held by the Adeptus Administratum are soon lost.For instance, Nachtwald was originally the main homeworld of the Lions Sable, but after their destruction it passed into the control of the Angels of Vengeance, and has since been used primarily by the Angels of Absolution.
Angels of Vengeance - Notable Angels of Vengeance: Deathwatch Watch Captain Nhemas - A Deathwatch Watch Captain by the name of Brother Nhemas has served three consecutive vigils in the Jericho Reach. Nhemas has led numerous assaults against the servants of the Ruinous Powers. On one occasion he took to the field to lead a Kill-team deep into the star systems surrounding the Hadex Anomaly, penetrating further in that region of madness and corruption than any others ever have and returned. When the small force emerged, well within the time-frame defined by its mission parameters, debriefing at Watch Fortress Erioch revealed the startling account of what had transpired during the mission. Something about the Hadex Anomaly caused such distortion in the passage of time that to the Kill-team, the mission had lasted for several Terran years. The Battle-Brothers were ragged and haggard, their armour dented and patched and they bore all manner of ad hoc weaponry. What horrors the Battle-Brothers faced deep within the Hadex Anomaly may never be fully described, but it is recorded that it was only by Nhemas' utter refusal to concede defeat that the mission was ultimately a success.
Angels of Vengeance - Chapter Relics: Anmael's Reach - During the Jericho Reach's Age of Shadow, many great heroes served the Deathwatch and performed deeds that would have been the basis of legend, had there been any to witness their vigil. One such warrior was Anmael, a Battle-Brother seconded from the Angels of Vengeance. The stubborn drive of his Chapter led him across the Reach in pursuit of countless inhuman foes. Of his last mission, only the Watch Commander and the Chamber of Vigilance know the details, but he was survived by the ornately worked Storm Bolter he bore from his Chapter's vaults. It is said that the Anmael's Reach will suffer no wielder less determined than its first, but its fierce Machine Spirit bolsters the worthy.
Angels of Vengeance - Chapter Colours: The Angels of Vengeance primarily wear black power armour which is reminiscent of the original colours worn by their progenitors, the Dark Angels Legion, during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras.The Aquila or Imperialis on the chest guard is bone.A white squad tactical specialty symbol -- battleline, close support, fire support or Veteran -- is placed on the right shoulder pauldron. The dark red Low Gothic numeral centred on the squad specialty symbol indicates squad number.Like their progenitors, the Angels of Vengeance utilise the same heraldry unique to the Chapters of the Unforgiven that indicates company designation, which is painted on the right knee guard.
Angels of Vengeance - Chapter Badge: The Angels of Vengeance's Chapter badge is a stylised white skull wearing a red hood and surrounded by a pair of stylised angelic wings, centred on a field of black.
Angels of Vengeance - Sources: Codex Adeptus Astartes - Dark Angels (8th Edition), pp. 11, 18, 21, 23, 37, 39, 45Codex: Angels of Death (2nd Edition), pg. 33Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition), pg. 74Codex: Dark Angels (7th Edition) (Digital Edition), pg. 29Dataslate: Cypher - Lord of the Fallen (6th Edition) (Digital Edition), pp. 15-17, 20-23, 28-29Deathwatch: Honour the Chapter (RPG), pp. 106, 124How to Paint Space Marines (2004)
Angels of Vigilance - Angels of Vigilance: Angels of VigilanceChapterSpace MarinesFoundingThey have stood silent vigil over the Eye of Terror as sentinels against the encroaching forces of Chaos for nearly ten standard millennia.
Angels of Vigilance - Chapter History: The origins of the Angels of Vigilance are shrouded in mystery. It is suspected that the Chapter came into existence during the Second Founding, but it is unknown from which First Founding Space Marine Legion its gene-seed originates.Given the monastic nature and unflinching devotion to duty of the Space Marines within the Chapter's ranks, it is believed that they may be one of the Dark Angels' Successor Chapters. However this is unconfirmed and certainly the Chapter is not listed in the Apocrypha of Davio as such.The fortress-monastery of the Angels of Vigilance is a gigantic orbital dock circling the world of Pervigilium. The Pervigilium System is situated just outside the Cadian Gate, the stable corridor of space in the Segmentum Obscurus that leads from the Eye of Terror to Terra.Each time the fleets of Chaos vomit forth from the Eye of Terror, the Angels of Vigilance muster to fight them. Each time the Warp is calm enough to allow passage, the Angels of Vigilance take the fight to the Forces of Chaos.However, unlike many other Chapters, the Angels of Vigilance have never once mobilised their entire Chapter to fight in warzones across the galaxy. Each Battle-Brother of the Chapter has sworn a blood oath that the Angels of Vigilance's fortress-monastery shall never be undefended and each time the Chapter has been called to war, at least one company is duty-bound to remain behind on garrison duty.Several times in the Chapter's history the Masters of the Order have had their loyalty questioned when they have ignored the High Lords of Terra's requests for the entire Chapter's aid.The source of this blood oath is unrecorded, but Imperial histories show that in the years following the Horus Heresy, the Dark Angels Legion of Space Marines disobeyed direct orders from the High Lords of Terra and launched a campaign against the ruling castes of Pervigilium, which is still told as a legend among the Dark Angels under the title "The Fall of the House of Pervigilium."The Dark Angels decreed that a detachment should remain on the world to watch over the ruling caste and make sure that they never again strayed from the Imperium. Many standard years later, following the Second Founding, the Angels of Vigilance took up station around the planet and have kept watch on it and the Eye of Terror ever since.
Angels of Vigilance - Notable Campaigns: Third War for Armageddon (998.M41) - Space Marines from the Angels of Vigilance Chapter were listed as serving on the Hive World of Armageddon during the Third War for Armageddon. They committed no less than 6 companies to the war.13th Black Crusade (999.M41) - The Angels of Vigilance committed 5 companies to combat in the 13th Black Crusade, which fought against Abaddon the Despoiler's forces on the surface of Cadia itself until its destruction. The Angels of Vigilance are only one of four known Space Marine Chapters to have fought in both the Third War for Armageddon and the 13th Black Crusade campaigns.
Angels of Vigilance - Chapter Organisation: It is unclear whether the Chapter completely follows the dictates of the Codex Astartes as it is a Successor Chapter of the Dark Angels, who are only partially Codex-compliant.The Chapter Master of the Angels of Vigilance appears to go by the title "Master of the Order."
Angels of Vigilance - Chapter Colours: The Angels of Vigilance primarily wear yellow power armour. The Aquila or Imperialis on the chest guard, as well as the vent ports of the power pack, are black.The black squad specialty symbol -- battleline, close support, fire support or Veteran -- is located on the right shoulder plate.A white Low Gothic numeral is stenciled on the centre of the squad specialty symbol, indicating squad number.The colour of a battle-brother's left knee guard indicates company number in accordance with Codex Astartes-approved heraldry -- i.e. White (1st Company), Yellow (2nd Company), Red (3rd Company), etc.A black Low Gothic numeral stenciled upon the left knee guard also indicates company number.
Angels of Vigilance - Chapter Badge: The Angels of Vigilance's Chapter badge is a black crucible with black flames erupting from it, with two black, stylised wings protruding from its sides. This is centred on a field of yellow.
Angels of Vigilance - Canon Conflict: In Chapter Approved 2001 - Second Book of the Astronomican, the Angels of Vigilance appear listed among the Chapters created in "later Foundings," and thus the Chapter was not of the Second Founding, while Index Astartes: Emperor's Shield indicates next to their colour scheme that the Chapter was created in the 40th Millennium.However, the Third War for Armageddon website remains the primary source for their background, and there they are stated to be likely descendants of the Dark Angels, created during or shortly after the Second Founding, as noted above.
Angels of Vigilance - Sources: Adeptus Astartes: Successor Chapters (Limited Release Booklet), pg. 10Chapter Approved 2001 - Second Book of the Astronomican, pg. 117Codex: Armageddon (3rd Edition), pg. 32Codex: Eye of Terror (3rd Edition), pg. 17Codex: Dark Angels (6th Edition), pg. 19Gathering Storm - Part I - Fall of Cadia (7th Edition), pg. 98Warhammer 40,000: Apocalypse (6th Edition), pg. 319Third War for Armageddon Imperial Forces Disposition: Angels of Vigilance.Index Astartes: Emperor's Shield.
Angels of Wrath - Angels of Wrath: The Angels of Wrath is a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter and genetic successor of the Dark Angels that was numbered amongst the ranks of the Unforgiven.Though its Founding is unknown, they might have been created during the 10th Founding in the mid-35th Millennium, as by the 36th Millennium, they were still considered a young Chapter.During the Age of Apostasy, the seeds of the Angels of Wrath's destruction were sown due to the machinations of the insane High Lord Goge Vandire, during the Age of Apostasy. It is unknown if this Chapter still exists in the 41st Millennium.
Angels of Wrath - Chapter History: During the Age of Apostasy, terrible conflicts grew out of a political struggle between the Administratum and the Adeptus Ministorum for dominance over the Imperium. The struggle began when control over the Imperium's government was essentially seized by a single man, the High Lord of Terra, Goge Vandire, who commanded both the Administratum and the Ecclesiarchy and ruled the Imperium according to his own wishes instead of in accordance with the Emperor's will.Following his inauguration to the Senatorum Imperialis, the Imperium was torn asunder. Vandire wanted the Ecclesiarchy to consolidate its power and this meant that Imperial institutions that were traditionally exempt from its authority were now being brought to heel. Vandire wished to replace the Angels of Wrath's Chapter Chaplains with Ecclesiarchy Missionaries, to proselytise the divinity of the God-Emperor to the Astartes of the Chapter, and to allow the Ecclesiarchy easier control over them.The "proselytiation" of this relatively young Chapter was to have been an experiment, and an example. But the Angels of Wrath wanted none of it, for their loyalty was only to their Emperor and to the memory of their Primarch Lion El'Jonson. They opted to fight and die to a man, rather than have their ranks diluted by men who were not of their gene-seed.
Angels of Wrath - Decimation: Enraged by the upstart Chapter's refusal to allow Ecclesiarchy representatives to be incorporated into their Chapter, Vandire sought to make an example out of the Angels of Wrath. Therefore, he sent a large fleet of zealous Frateris Templar forces to the Angels of Wrath's Chapter homeworld. When their fortress-monastery's long-range sensors detected a rapidly closing Imperial warfleet, every one of the one thousand warriors who comprised the Angels of Wrath Chapter had known exactly what the fleet represented -- Ecclesiastical retribution.By protesting against the Ecclesiarchy's proposal to replace the Chapter's company Chaplains with its own Imperial missionaries, the Angels of Wrath had signed their own death warrant. Soon the massive invasion fleet arrived and thousands of troop transports descended on the Chapter's fortress-monastery.The Angels of Wrath fought the zealot usurpers ferociously, but were soon overwhelmed by sheer numbers. As the walls of the fortress-monastery were breached, and the Angels of Wrath made their last stand, within a span of five solar hours since the attack commenced, ninety percent of the Chapter had fallen, including their Grand Master Tristan Dare.In the final hours of the epic battle, Captain Cornelius Makallan, commander of the Angels of Wrath's 10th Company, found himself the last commanding officer of his Chapter. Rather than face inevitable death at the hands of the zealots, Makallan ordered the remnants of the Chapter to evacuate.It was his fervent hope to bring word of Vandire's betrayal to the Dark Angels and their fellow Unforgiven Chapters, and someday return in force to seek out retribution against those who had brought them low. Making a fighting withdrawal through the waves of Frateris Templars, Makallan and the Angels of Wrath escaped to their last remaining vessel in orbit.Evading the incoming Ecclesiarchal fleet, they managed to make for the nearest Mandeville Point and make a jump into the Warp, escaping Vandire's wrath. Following their retreat and the destruction of the Angels of Wrath, Vandire enacted an Edict of Obliteration.The Angels of Wrath suffered the ignominious fate of Damnatio Memoriae or "condemnation of memory", the policy of the deliberate destruction of icons and other symbols, monuments or references pertaining to the upstart Chapter. It would be as if the Angels of Wrath never existed, and by doing so, they ensured the recalcitrant Chapter was forgotten by the wider Imperium.
Angels of Wrath - Return: During their sojourn through the Immaterium, Captain Makallan took stock of their dire situation. The majority of the survivors who managed to escape the Ecclesiarchy's wrath were mostly made up of Scout Marines of his own company.Their command structure had been decimated, and they had lost the majority of their armour, weapons and vehicles. Desperate times called for desperate measures, and therefore, Makallan began to reorganise the remnants of his Chapter around the strengths of his Scouts and formed them into squadrons that were combat-ready.After what was estimated to have been a standard-year-long sojourn through the Warp, the remaining Angels of Wrath Battle Barge exited into realspace near the sun of the Death World of Meggidio Primus. Captain Makallan soon responded to Imperial hailing frequencies and contact with the Astartes was made quickly by the world's Planetary Governor Ezbesde Konnar, from the Megiddio's lone settlement, known as Metroplex.Konnar had taken an enormous gamble, as the crew of the mysterious vessel could well have been turned to Chaos by their prolonged voyage through the Warp, but the governor's intuition had not let him down. The brave defenders of humanity who had boldly sailed through the sea of pure Chaos were unaware that what had seemed like a journey of one Terran year had in fact taken them 4,000 standard years into the future.Vandire was now long dead, and the Angels of Wrath's quest for vengeance would never be truly sated. Governor Konnar had neglected to supply them with this information. The Angels of Wrath were so consumed with a burning desire to avenge themselves on the Ecclesiarchy for what had been done to their Chapter, the Planetary Governor could do nothing but sympathise.Several solar months earlier, Konnar had not been so fortunate. His title and position were a joke. The faceless Keepers of the Faith, who rarely left the confines of the Imperial Chapel, kept the people in thrall and the Arbitrators of the Adeptus Arbites were their watchdogs.Might was right on Megiddio Primus and Konnar's Planetary Defence Force was no match for the highly trained troopers of the Adeptus Arbites. But with the fortunate encounter with the Angels of Wrath's survivors, Konnar now had an entire company of Space Marines at his beck and call, thanks to a one in a trillion chance encounter. It seemed to him that the Emperor did indeed help those who helped themselves.Playing on the Astartes' hatred of the Ecclesiarchy, Konnar requested the Space Marines' aid in removing the authority of the Ministorum who held sway over his world, which would allow him to regain full control. Unknowingly believing that Vandire and the corrupt Ecclesiarchy's tyranny still held sway over much of the Imperium, Captain Makallan readily agreed to assist the beleaguered Planetary Governor.
Angels of Wrath - Covert X: Once the surviving Angels of Wrath arrived on the planet's surface, they began a seven-month long underground guerrilla campaign to weaken the hold of the corrupt Ecclessiarchy on Megiddio Primus. Believing themselves to be striking a blow against Vandire, Makallan called his Scout force "Covert X," and had his Chapter's lone Librarian, Epistolary Julius Zenobi, begin to preach seditious propaganda against the evils of the Ministorum and the seeds of corruption they sowed, as their evil was killing the Emperor. His own Church was sucking the life from His blessed body.To speak out against the Adeptus Ministorum was to curse the Emperor Himself, the Marshal of the Arbites reminded the people of Megiddio Primus every day in a hundred different, but equally brutal ways. Despite the blasphemy being preached by the Librarian, his skilled oratory drew large crowds, spreading resentment and thoughts of rebellion, but also brought them in conflict with the Adeptus Arbites of Metroplex.Despite the Arbites' best efforts to bring down the rebellion, Covert X caused the majority of the population to rise up and riot against the Church, which had held the population under its heel for too long.When the Arbites were thoroughly distracted by the city-wide rebellion, Captain Makallan brought his forces to strike against the Cathedral, the Ecclesiarchal stronghold on Megiddio Primus. But unknown to Makallan, the Ecclesiarchy had somehow learned of his intentions, and just as he was about to give the order to attack, they were ambushed by a large force of Battle-Sisters of the Adepta Sororitas, who rushed out of the Cathedral and attacked the Scout Marines.Though they were thoroughly outnumbered and faced superior weaponry, the Space Marine commander refused to give the order to retreat. Instead, he gave the order to stand firm and attack, as he refused to retreat a second time before the forces of the Ecclesiarchy.The ultimate fate of the remaining members of the Angels of Wrath is not known in current Imperial records.
Angels of Wrath - Covert X Squads: As the majority of the Angels of Wrath's command structure was utterly annihilated during their Chapter's decimation by Vandire's forces, Captain Makallan was forced to improvise and reorganise the remnants of his Chapter into an insurgent cell. Acting as a guerrilla force, they retained the basic composition of the 10th Company, as they were mostly made up of surviving Scout Marines that escaped their Chapter's destruction.Unit Composition - 1-8 Scout Squads1 Sergeant4 Scout Marines
Angels of Wrath - Arkangel Scout Squads: Arkangels were Covert X Scouts who had already received the required training and bio-surgery, including their Black Carapace, to become fully-fledged Battle-Brothers. But due to a lack of resources, and because of Covert X' unique modus operandi, the Arkangels were still equipped and deployed as standard Scouts.Unit Composition - 2 Arkangel Scout Squads1 Sergeant4 Arkangel Scout Marines
Angels of Wrath - Notable Angels of Wrath: Grand Master Tristan Dare - The last Grand Master of the Angels of Wrath Chapter. He was killed during the decimation by the Ecclesiarchy when a massive Frateris Templar force attacked his Chapter's homeworld.Commander Cornelius Makallan - Cornelius Makallan was the former Captain of the Angels of Wrath's 10th Scout Company before his Chapter's decimation at the hands of the Ecclesiarchy. As the sole surviving senior officer, Makallan has taken on the title of Commander but refuses the laurels of Grand Master as a mark of respect to his old friend Tristan Dare, the last Grand Master of the Angels of Wrath. Makallan is an espionage and close-combat specialist par excellence and is habituated to missions that most would consider suicidal.Captain Radfael - One of the Angels of Wrath's Captains who died during the fighting within the Chapter's overrun fortress-monastery during the decimation. With his death, this left Makallan as the last commanding officer of the Chapter.Epistolary Julius Zenobi - A Librarian assigned to the Angels of Wrath 10th Company, he is one of the few survivors who managed to escape the decimation of their Chapter. Specialising in propaganda and subversion, Zenobi was pivotal in turning the population of Megiddio Primus against the Ecclesiarchy and instigating the citizens' uprising in the Metroplex.Techmarine Aurellius Fabricus, "The Fixer" - Brother Aurellius Fabricus was a Techmarine assigned to the Angels of Wrath's 10th Company. Even then he showed signs of borderline mental instability. Unfortunately the decimation occurred before this problem could be addressed. As an agent of Covert X, "The Fixer" has taken to "civilian" life with perhaps more enthusiasm than befits a Space Marine.Scout Sergeant Casus - Casus serves as a Scout Sergeant and is one of the surviving members who escaped the destruction on their Chapter homeworld.Scout Sergeant Destitutus - Destitutus serves as a Scout Sergeant and is one of the surviving members who escaped the destruction on their Chapter homeworld.Scout Sergeant Venabulum - Venabulum serves as a Scout Sergeant and is one of the surviving members who escaped the destruction on their Chapter homeworld.
Angels of Wrath - Non-Astartes Personnel: Buzbox - Buzbox is an Ogryn who was held in an experimentation camp where he underwent artificial intelligence enhancement. At the same time, his captors were investigating captured Ork technology. This is generally acknowledged as a futile exercise since Ork engineering skill is passed on genetically and is practically incomprehensible to the human mind. However, in this instance a laboratory experiment yielded unexpected results. The melding of Buzbox' cybernetically altered mind to an Ork Force Field Projekta somehow imbued the Ogryn with the ability to create an impenetrable bubble of energy. The projection unit is extremely unstable, however, and prone to potentially lethal feed-back. Fortunately Buzbox' one and only friend, the Fixer, is often at hand to sort things out before the unit becomes dangerous. Buzbox is fiercely loyal to the Fixer and considers himself to be a key figure of Covert X.Tandi Chann - Tandi is a young Callidus Assassin who has been roped into Governor Konnar's vendetta against the Ecclesiarchy. The Officio Assassinorum have not sanctioned her assignment and she does not carry all of the wargear normally issued by her temple.
Angels of Wrath - Chapter Colours: The Angels of Wrath's Chapter colours are not listed in current Imperial records.
Angels of Wrath - Chapter Badge: This Angels of Wrath's Chapter badge is not listed in current Imperial records.
Angels Penitent - Angels Penitent: The Angels Penitent is a Codex Astartes-compliant Loyalist Successor Chapter of the Blood Angels, created during the 9th Founding. Prior to the arrival of the mysterious individual known only as the "Undying Martyr," the Chapter was known as the Angels Resplendent.While other Chapters fought for glory, faith or the sheer joy of slaughter, the Angels Resplendent had made nobility its creed. Alone amongst the scions of Sanguinius, this Chapter had been entirely free of the madness that haunted the Angel's bloodline. No Space Marine in the red and gold had ever succumbed to the Black Rage.But while interrogating the mortal interloper called the Undying Martyr, the Chapter's Chaplains had listened to the stranger's new insights into the Imperial Creed and to his denunciation of the irredeemable corruption of Mankind and the Adeptus Astartes' complicity in the degeneration of the Imperium.Swayed by the mortal's passionate words, a new zeal struck the Angels Resplendent, and the Chapter began what it called the "Great Purge," the elimination of all activities and items considered blasphemy under their new and puritanical interpretation of the Imperial Creed.Fired by a burning urgency to earn redemption for Mankind's and the Astartes' collective sins in the sight of the God-Emperor, the Angels Resplendent renamed themselves the Angels Penitent. They allowed themselves to be ruled by the Crown of Thorns, a ruling conclave made up of the Chapter's Chaplains, who severely punished any brother who dared to break their edicts.Another worrying symptom of the new order was that the battle-brothers of the Chapter are now prone to falling victim to the genetic curse known as the Black Rage. It now appears that this curse flourishes freely enough to warrant the Chapter raising a Death Company of its own.The Angels Resplendent were once renowned for their skills in painting and sculpting, a trait inherited from their founding Chapter. However, after becoming the Angels Penitent, they began to punish any form of artistic expression with execution.
Angels Penitent - Chapter History: At some point in the Chapter's history, a strange individual, known only as the "Undying Martyr," came before the Angels Resplendent. The Undying Martyr was a mortal who had survived crossing the River Tristesse that served as the moat of the Angels Resplendent's fortress-monastery, Kanvolis. Few Space Marines could have mastered the crossing of the Tristesse, and so it was a mystery how a mortal had achieved the feat.Instead of ending the strange Human's life, the Undying Martyr was brought before Chaplain Malvoisin for interrogation. The Chaplain conversed with the stranger for nineteen solar days before proclaiming him a prophet of the God-Emperor who bore terrible new insights into the Imperial Creed.These truths were dark indeed, for he revealed that Mankind was corrupt beyond redemption and that its greatest guardians, the Adeptus Astartes, were the basest of all sinners, for they had faltered and fragmented in the war against the arch-betrayer Horus. There could be no hope of ascension into the Emperor's light, only penitence and pain for humanity's collective sins past and future. The war was already lost and the only course was to fight on in the knowledge of certain defeat.Thus began the Great Purge of the Chapter of all activities and items considered blasphemy, including many objects once crafted by the warrior-artisans of the Chapter themselves. The Great Purge swept Kanvolis clean of beauty, yet it had left the fortress filthy, just as the Martyr's words had befouled the Chapter itself.When traversing the corridors, one would trample through a mulch of rotting tapestries and pulverised statuary. The Undying Martyr had pronounced this effluvium of desecrated glories sacrosanct -- a mockery of treacherous pride.Things might have been different if the Angels Resplendent's Chapter Master Varzival Czervantes had been with his Chapter during this harrowing time, but the Knight Resplendent had been absent for many standard years, campaigning with the Chapter's elite 1st Company. There had been no word of them since the Great Purge and Chaplain Malvoisin had declared them lost, though many within the Chapter refused to believe it.The Knight Resplendent would return some day to reclaim and redeem his Chapter. In the absence of the Chapter Master, only Chief Librarian Athanazius and his Librarian brethren had spurned the Martyr's testament. Inevitably they were denounced as Heretics and soon those loyal battle-brothers who followed the will of the Chaplains obediently stormed the Librarium, driven by a hatred for their fellows that had been unmatched even in battle with xenos.Athanazius and his followers had awaited their brothers' assault, absent arms or armour, yet shielded by a contempt that brought the zealots' charge to a standstill. The attackers waited for the frigid electric tang that presaged a psychic assault, but Athanazius spoke only a single sentence: "We will rise on burning wings."This assault was comprised of only words, but they were the Chapter's credo, delivered with a conviction that drained the poison from many of the attacking battle-brothers. It might have been enough to stop the madness, but then Chaplain Malvoisin bellowed the new credo, the one revealed by the Undying Martyr: "The Emperor condemns!" The Angels Resplendent died that day and the Angels Penitent rose from their grave, shadow-bound and bitter.
Angels Penitent - Notable Campaigns: Devastation of Baal (ca. 999.M41) - During the Devastation of Baal, the Angels Penitent was among the Successor Chapters that answered Commander Dante's call for aid in the face of Hive Fleet Leviathan's assault on Baal.
Angels Penitent - Chapter Organisation: The Chapter is now ruled by a council of zealous Chaplains called the "Crown of Thorns." They judge those amongst their brethren who they consider to have sinned against the Emperor, which includes such minor offences as creating scrimshaws honouring the Primarch Sanguinius -- for they believe that art exalted the tyranny of the sin of vanity.Some within the Chapter still secretly harbour their distrust of the new order, clinging to the Chapter's old identity, believing they were once warrior artisans before the outsider had enslaved them. They know in their hearts that their true skills lie in arms and art in harmony, the true path of the Resplendent. But to voice such unpopular opinions are considered sins in the eyes of the Crown of Thorns.Another worrying symptom of the new order is that the battle-brothers of the Chapter are now prone to falling victim to the genetic curse known as the Black Rage. Prior to the arrival of the Undying Martyr, the Chapter had never had a single Astartes fall victim to the dreaded flaw of the sons of Sanguinius. It now appears that this curse flourishes freely enough to warrant the Chapter raising a Death Company of its own.
Angels Penitent - Chapter Beliefs: Formerly, the Angels Resplendent believed that they were a Chapter of warrior-artisans, a band of dedicated servants of the Emperor of Mankind who understood that war was an art form in itself. In the pursuit of art, the Angels Resplendent believed that they developed a discipline and an understanding of the broader needs of Mankind that reinforced their commitment to the defence of Humanity.Following the arrival of the Undying Martyr on the steps of their fortress-monastery, the Angels Resplendent have been seized by a new devotion to a puritanical variant of the Imperial Creed that holds that Mankind and the Adeptus Astartes have become so corrupt that they are no longer redeemable in the eyes of the God-Emperor. As such, the only choice for mortals and Astartes alike is to receive unending punishment for their failure in the Emperor's eyes.All sins must be severely punished, in particular the sin of vanity, of which art is but one expression. As such, since the Great Purge, the Angels Resplendent have changed their name to the Angels Penitent and no longer suffer their warrior-artisans to create the glorious works which once decorated the fortress-monastery and expressed the Chapter's inherent appreciation for aspects of Human life beyond war. They have become a bitter, humourless band of religious zealots, fired only by hatred for sin and the desire to castigate the sinner.