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All the Blood Angels' [[Successor Chapter]]s maintain Sanguinary Guards, following the same colour scheme as that used by the Blood Angels, with the exception of the [[Angels Encarmine]], whose Sanguinary Guard instead wear alabaster white armour.{{Fn|1b}} | All the Blood Angels' [[Successor Chapter]]s maintain Sanguinary Guards, following the same colour scheme as that used by the Blood Angels, with the exception of the [[Angels Encarmine]], whose Sanguinary Guard instead wear alabaster white armour.{{Fn|1b}} | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Deathshroud]] | ||
| + | *[[Devourers]] | ||
| + | *[[Morlocks]] | ||
| + | *[[Justaerin]] | ||
| + | *[[Phoenix Guard]] | ||
| + | *[[Pyre Guard]] | ||
| + | *[[Scarab Occult]] | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 23:01, 12 February 2014
The Sanguinary Guard are the uttermost elite of the Veterans of the Blood Angels, proven in mind, body, and spirit, and exemplifying the values of their Primarch Sanguinius to an extent no other Space Marine can.
History
This hallowed Order of warriors traces its lineage back to the personal bodyguard of their Primarch, fighting by his side in the most terrible battles imaginable, before being nearly wiped out during the assault on Horus's battle barge.
Only a single survivor remained of that august force: Azkaellon, Herald of the Primarch, and only because Sanguinius insisted that he remain on Terra. It was on his shoulders that the heavy burden befell of the reconstitution of the Order, to serve as a beacon of hope for the dark days that lay ahead. It is largely through his efforts that the legacy of the Sanguinary Guard survived in the Blood Angels, and spread to all its Successors.[1a]
Wargear
Unlike other Veterans, the Sanguinary Guard do not select wargear according to their expertise, but instead use weapons and armor traditional to their Order: the wrist-mounted Angelus Boltgun and the Glaives Encarmine, two-handed Power Weapons. Golden Artificer Armour girds their bodies, and baleful Death Masks cover their faces, while they leap into battle courtesy of winged Jump Packs. Depending on the situation, they may carry the Chapter Banner to war.[1c]
Successor Variants
All the Blood Angels' Successor Chapters maintain Sanguinary Guards, following the same colour scheme as that used by the Blood Angels, with the exception of the Angels Encarmine, whose Sanguinary Guard instead wear alabaster white armour.[1b]
