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'''Saur Damocles''' was [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[Ultramarines]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legion's]] [[6th Company (Ultramarines Legion)|6th Company]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1b}}
  
'''Saur Damocles''' was [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[Ultramarines]] [[Legion]]'s 6th [[Company]] during the [[Battle of Calth]].{{Fn|1a}} His company's sigil was a figure-eight serpent.{{Fn|1b}}
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==Biography==
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Damocles and his company were present on [[Calth]] when the Ultramarines and [[Word Bearers]] were ordered by [[Horus]] to muster for the [[Ghaslakh Crusade]]. When the Word Bearers revealed [[Chaos|their true allegiance]] and attacked the Ultramarines, Damocles led his company in the resulting [[Battle of Calth]].{{Fn|1b}}
  
== Notes ==
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His company's sigil was a figure-eight serpent.{{Fn|1b}} He later founded the [[Iron Snakes]], a [[Successor Chapter]] of the Ultramarines, after the Heresy.{{Fn|2}} The chapter's symbol was likewise a double-looped serpent, and one of its notable [[Tactical Squad]]s was named [[Damocles Squad|Damocles]].{{Fn|3}}
*The [[Iron Snakes]] chapter's symbol is similar to Damocles's company, and also has a notable [[Tactical Squad]] named [[Damocles Squad|Damocles]]. This suggests that the Iron Snakes are a [[Successor Chapter]] of the Ultramarines, though this has not been confirmed.
 
  
== See also ==
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==Trivia==
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*Saur Damocles is likely named for the tale of the [[Wikipedia:Damocles|Sword of Damocles]].
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==See also==
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*[[List of Founders]]
 
*[[List of Space Marine Captains]]
 
*[[List of Space Marine Captains]]
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Know No Fear (Novel)]] by [[Dan Abnett]]
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*1: [[Know No Fear (Novel)]]:
 
**{{Endn|1a}}: ''Dramatis Personae''
 
**{{Endn|1a}}: ''Dramatis Personae''
**{{Endn|1b}}: Target//Acquisition, Chapter Three, pg. 32
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**{{Endn|1b}}: ''Target//Acquisition'', Chapter Three, pg. 32
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Dark Imperium (Novel)]], Chapter 3
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Brothers of the Snake (Novel)]], Part Two, Chapter I
  
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[[fr:Saur Damocles]]

Latest revision as of 14:46, 1 February 2026

Saur Damocles was Captain of the Ultramarines Legion's 6th Company during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.[1a][1b]

Biography

Damocles and his company were present on Calth when the Ultramarines and Word Bearers were ordered by Horus to muster for the Ghaslakh Crusade. When the Word Bearers revealed their true allegiance and attacked the Ultramarines, Damocles led his company in the resulting Battle of Calth.[1b]

His company's sigil was a figure-eight serpent.[1b] He later founded the Iron Snakes, a Successor Chapter of the Ultramarines, after the Heresy.[2] The chapter's symbol was likewise a double-looped serpent, and one of its notable Tactical Squads was named Damocles.[3]

Trivia

See also

Sources