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'''Legion Master''' was the title given to the commander of the one of the [[Space Marine Legion]]s during the [[Great Crusade]]. Originally, the post was held by a regular [[Space Marines|Astarte]], but as the [[Primarch]]s were found, they were installed as Legion Master of their respective Legion.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
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'''Legion Master'''{{Fn|4a}}, or '''Lord Commander'''{{Fn|3a}}, was the title given to the supreme commander of one of the [[Space Marine Legion]]s during the [[Great Crusade]]. As the [[Primarch]]s were found again and took command of their Legions, the title of '''Legion Master''' would be abandoned willingly{{Fn|4a}} or lost through execution by a Primarch.{{Fn|2}}
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==Known Legion Masters==
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*[[Gheer]] - Legion Master of the [[World Eaters|War Hounds]] (World Eaters){{Fn|2}}
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*[[Amadeus DuCaine]] - Lord Commander of the [[Iron Hands|Storm Walkers]] (Iron Hands){{Fn|3a}}
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*[[Cassian Vaughn]] - Lord Commander of the [[Salamanders|Dragon Warriors]] (Salamanders){{Fn|3b}}
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*[[Mathias (Imperial Fists)|Mathias]] - Legion Master of the [[Imperial Fists]]{{Fn|4a}}
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*[[Arkhas Fal]] - Shade Lord of the [[Raven Guard]]{{Fn|4b}}
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*[[Thrallas]] - Legion Master of the [[Emperor's Children]]{{Fn|5}}
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*[[Gren Vosotho]] - Lord Commander of the [[Ultramarines|War-Born]] (Ultramarines){{Fn|6}}
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*[[Enoch Rathvin]] - Legion Master of the [[Space Wolves]]{{Fn|8}}
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*[[Lhorke]] - Legion Master of the [[World Eaters|War Hounds]] (World Eaters){{Fn|9}}
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*[[Ishidur Ossuros]] - Legion Master of the [[Blood Angels]]{{Fn|10}}
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*[[Hector Thrane]] - Grandmaster of the [[Dark Angels|First Legion]] (Dark Angels){{Fn|11a}}
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*[[Urian Vendraig]] - [[Dark Angels|First Legion]] (Dark Angels){{Fn|11b}}
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*[[Maral Lupus]] - Praetor of the [[Luna Wolves]]{{Fn|12}}
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==See also==
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*[[Lord Commander (Legiones Astartes)|Lord Commander]]
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*[[Praetor (Rank)|Praetor]]
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*[[Chapter Master]]
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Flight of the Eisenstein (Novel)]] by [[James Swallow]], Chapter Six, pg. 146
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Flight of the Eisenstein (Novel)]], Chapter Six pg. 146
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*{{Endn|2}}: ''[[After Desh'ea (Short Story)]]'' by [[Matthew Farrer]]
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[After Desh'ea (Short Story)]]
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*3: [[The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre]]:
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**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 65
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**{{Endn|3b}}: pgs. 117-118
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*'''4''': [[The Horus Heresy Book Three - Extermination]]:
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**{{Endn|4a}}: pg. 60
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**{{Endn|4b}}: pg. 134
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[Chirurgeon (Short Story)]]
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*{{Endn|6}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Five - Tempest]], pgs. 73-75
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*{{Endn|8}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Seven - Inferno]], pgs. 70–80
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*{{Endn|9}}: [[Angron: Slave of Nuceria (Novel)]] {{Cite Marker End}}
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*{{Endn|10}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Eight - Malevolence]], pg. 115
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*'''11''': [[The Horus Heresy Book Nine - Crusade]]:
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**{{Endn|11a}}: pg. 84
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**{{Endn|11b}}: pg. 89
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*{{Endn|12}}: [[Campaigns of the Age of Darkness: The Siege of Cthonia]], pg. 52
  
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* [[Chapter Master]]
 
 
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[[fr:Maître de Légion]]

Latest revision as of 10:55, 26 January 2026

Legion Master[4a], or Lord Commander[3a], was the title given to the supreme commander of one of the Space Marine Legions during the Great Crusade. As the Primarchs were found again and took command of their Legions, the title of Legion Master would be abandoned willingly[4a] or lost through execution by a Primarch.[2]

Known Legion Masters

See also

Sources


Legiones Astartes Forces of the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy
Command Primarch • Lord Commander • Praetor • Centurion • Optae • Command Squad
Specialists Consul (Herald • Siege Breaker • Overseer) • Champion • Vigilator • Chaplain • Librarian (Esoterist) • Techmarine (Praevian) • Apothecary (Primus Medicae) • Decurion • Master of Signals • Master of Descent • Augur Squad • Moritat
Elite Troops Veteran Squad (Veteran Assault Squad) • Terminator Squad (Cataphractii • Tartaros • Saturnine • Nullificator) • Destroyer Squad (Assault • Mortalis) • Honour Guard
Troops Tactical Squad • Assault Squad • Heavy Support Squad • Breacher Squad • Tactical Support Squad • Reconnaissance Squad • Despoiler Squad • Scout Squad • Inductii
Fast Attack Seeker Squad • Outrider Squad • Sky Seeker Squad • Sky-Hunter Squadrons • Hussar Squad • Javelin Attack Speeder • Proteus Land Speeder
Dreadnoughts Contemptor • Castaferrum • Deredeo • Leviathan • Lucifer • Saturnine
Armored Vehicles Rhino (Advancer) • Predator (Executioner • Infernus) • Mauler Tank • Sabre • Land Raider (Phobos • Proteus • Achilles • Explorator) • Termite • Plutona
Heavy Vehicles Kratos • Sicaran • Malcador • Spartan (Prometheus • Hermetika) • Behemoth • Cerberus • Typhon • Hercules
Super-Heavy Vehicles Fellblade (Glaive) • Falchion (Ascalon) • Stormblade • Shadowsword • Mastodon • Mantolith • Leviathan • Capitol Imperialis
Artillery Basilisk • Medusa • Whirlwind (Hyperios • Scorpius) • Vindicator (Laser Destroyer) • Arquitor (Morbus • Spicula • Graviton) • Rapier • Heavy Quad Launcher • Tarantula • Araknae • Daedalus Stormcannon • Skyspear
Aircraft Drop Pod (Deathstorm) • Dreadclaw • Kharybdis Assault Claw • Stormbird • Thunderhawk • Storm Eagle • Fire Raptor • Stormstrike • Xiphon • Primaris Lightning Strike Fighter • Caestus Assault Ram • Orgus Flyer • Apis • Lotus • Wrath • Lightning Crow • Stormhawk • Stormcrow • Corsair • Deathbird • Swordstrike • Castellan • Pythos • Harbinger • Hawkwing
Legion-specific
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