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| − | The '''Pyroclasts''' were specialty infantry within the [[Salamanders]] [[Space Marine Legion]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]]. Shunning conventional [[Space Marine Destroyer|Destroyer]] units within his legion (save a small force for [[Xenos]] extermination operations) due to the unclean and tainted nature of the weapons they wield, [[Vulkan]] instead created the Pyroclasts and gave them powerful thermal-incendiary weapons of his own creation, the [[Pyroclast Flame Projector]]. To the Salamanders fire itself has almost a mystical function and truth, embodying purity, rebirth, and redemption. But for the renewal to occur, what has gone before must be purged by fire. The Pyroclasts embody the last concept faithfully.{{Fn|1}} | + | {{otheruses|USE=specialised units of [[Salamanders]]|OTHERUSE=[[Space Marine Company|Company]]|OTHERPAGE=3rd Company (Salamanders)}} |
| + | [[Image:PyroclastArt.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Salamanders Pyroclast{{Fn|2}}]] | ||
| + | The '''Pyroclasts''' were specialty infantry within the [[Salamanders]] [[Space Marine Legion]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|1}} | ||
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| + | ==Overview== | ||
| + | Shunning conventional [[Space Marine Destroyer|Destroyer]] units within his legion (save a small force for [[Xenos]] extermination operations) due to the unclean and tainted nature of the weapons they wield, [[Vulkan]] instead created the Pyroclasts and gave them powerful thermal-incendiary weapons of his own creation, the [[Pyroclast Flame Projector]]. To the Salamanders fire itself has almost a mystical function and truth, embodying purity, rebirth, and redemption. But for the renewal to occur, what has gone before must be purged by fire. The Pyroclasts embody the last concept faithfully.{{Fn|1}} | ||
Pyroclasts wore '''Mantles of Ash''', finely wrought artificer plates fashioned with flecks of obsidiax crystal from the volcanoes of [[Nocturne]] and draped with the hides of the Damen-Salamanders who dwelt within their fiery depths. This gave them added protection against flame weapons.{{Fn|1}} | Pyroclasts wore '''Mantles of Ash''', finely wrought artificer plates fashioned with flecks of obsidiax crystal from the volcanoes of [[Nocturne]] and draped with the hides of the Damen-Salamanders who dwelt within their fiery depths. This gave them added protection against flame weapons.{{Fn|1}} | ||
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| + | ==Notable Pyroclasts== | ||
| + | *[[K'gosi]] | ||
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| + | ==Images== | ||
| + | [[Image:Pyroclasts.jpg|thumb|center|220px|Pyroclast squad{{Fn|3}}]] | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
| − | *{{Endn|1}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre]] pg.248 | + | *{{Endn|1}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre]], pg. 248 |
| + | *{{Endn|2}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Four]], pg. 162 | ||
| + | *{{Endn|3}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231130235229/https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/Salamanders-Legion-Pyroclasts Warhammer Webstore : Salamanders Legion Pyroclasts] (saved archive, last accessed 01/12/23) | ||
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[[Category:Salamanders]] | [[Category:Salamanders]] | ||
[[Category:Troops (Space Marines)]] | [[Category:Troops (Space Marines)]] | ||
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This article is about the specialised units of Salamanders; for the Ordo Xenos specialists, see Inquisitorial Pyroclast. |
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Salamanders Pyroclast[2]
The Pyroclasts were specialty infantry within the Salamanders Space Marine Legion during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.[1]
Contents
Overview
Shunning conventional Destroyer units within his legion (save a small force for Xenos extermination operations) due to the unclean and tainted nature of the weapons they wield, Vulkan instead created the Pyroclasts and gave them powerful thermal-incendiary weapons of his own creation, the Pyroclast Flame Projector. To the Salamanders fire itself has almost a mystical function and truth, embodying purity, rebirth, and redemption. But for the renewal to occur, what has gone before must be purged by fire. The Pyroclasts embody the last concept faithfully.[1]
Pyroclasts wore Mantles of Ash, finely wrought artificer plates fashioned with flecks of obsidiax crystal from the volcanoes of Nocturne and draped with the hides of the Damen-Salamanders who dwelt within their fiery depths. This gave them added protection against flame weapons.[1]
Notable Pyroclasts
Images
Pyroclast squad[3]
Sources
- 1: The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre, pg. 248
- 2: The Horus Heresy Book Four, pg. 162
- 3: Warhammer Webstore : Salamanders Legion Pyroclasts (saved archive, last accessed 01/12/23)
