[[{{Character|Portal ={{EmperorsChildrenPortal}}|Name ={{PAGENAME}}|Image:Saul Tarvitz =SaulTarvitzArt.jpg|Caption ={{PAGENAME}}{{Fn|3}}|Title =|Homeworld =|thumbBirth =c. [[M30]]|rightActive Period =[[M30]] - 005.[[M31]]|Saul Tarvitz of the Emperor's Children at Death =005.[[M31]],<br>[[Isstvan III.]]A line officer |Cause of Death =Killed by Traitor bombardment during the [[Battle of Istvaan III]]|Species =[[Human]]|Type =[[Astartes]]|Gender =Male|Relatives =''*[[Fulgrim]]<br><small>("Father" via [[Gene-seed]])</small><br>*[[Emperor's Children]] legion of the & Successor warbands<br><small>(“Brothers” via [[Adeptus AstartesGene-seed]], )</small>|Occupation =[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[Emperor's Children]] 10th Company{{Fn|7}}|Preceded by =|Succeeded by =|Faction =''Saul Tarvitz''' personified all that was good and noble about his Legion. He had the respect *[[Imperium of the troops under his command, and was happy with his position within the Legion, requiring only the opportunity to bring honour to his primarch Man]]**[[FulgrimEmperor's Children]] and the <br><small>(Loyalists)</small>***[[10th Company (Emperor of Mankind's Children)|10th Company]]. He |Notes =}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was not well loved by some a member of the more traditional members of the Legion's command staff, such as Lord Commander [[Eidolon (Emperor's Children)|Eidolon]] during the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|2b}}

In A line officer of the 203rd year [[Emperor's Children]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]] of the [[Great CrusadeSpace Marines|Adeptus Astartes]], 10th Company [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] Saul Tarvitz personified all that was part good and noble about his Legion. He had the respect of the force that landed on troops under his command, and was happy with his position within the world of One Forty TwentyLegion, which would become known as requiring only the opportunity to bring honour to his [[MurderPrimarch]]. The Emperor's Children had responded to a distress call sent by the [[Blood AngelsFulgrim]], who had landed on the planet and been decimated by the [[MegarachnidsEmperor of Mankind]] who lived there. Tarvitz {{Fn|2a}} He was part not well loved by some of Eidolonthe more traditional members of the Legion's force that landed on the planet and was nearly wiped out command staff, such as well. Tarvitz managed to hold back the Megarachnids and destroy some of their structures, keeping them at bay until further reinforcements from the Lord Commander [[Luna WolvesEidolon (Emperor's Children)|Eidolon]] could arrive.{{Fn|2b}}

The leader ===History===In the 203rd year of the Luna Wolves spearhead was Captain [[Tarik TorgaddonGreat Crusade]] , Tarvitz was part of the 2nd Companyforce that landed on the world of [[One Forty Twenty]], which would become known as [[Murder]]. He The Emperor's Children had responded to a distress call sent by the [[Blood Angels]], who had landed on the planet and been decimated by the [[Megarachnids]] who lived there. Tarvitz immediately bonded, was part of Eidolon's force that landed on the planet and the two remained close friendswas nearly wiped out as well. {{Fn|2a}} Tarvitz also became close with others managed to hold back the Megarachnids and destroy some of their structures, keeping them at bay until further reinforcements from the [[Luna Wolves, finding them more like himself than most of his Battle-brothers in his own Legion]] could arrive.{{Fn|2b}}

== The Horus Heresy ==leader of the Luna Wolves spearhead was Captain [[Tarik Torgaddon]] of the [[2nd Company (Luna Wolves)|2nd Company]]. He and Tarvitz immediately bonded, and the two remained close friends. Tarvitz also became close with others of the Luna Wolves, finding them more like himself than most of his Battle-brothers in his own Legion.{{Fn|2c}}

====The Horus Heresy====As the level of treachery within [[Horus]] and Fulgrim became apparent Tarvitz placed himself in the line of fire by willingly going to [[Isstvan III]]. There he and all suspected loyalist members would be betrayed by Horus. Horus ordered the bombardment of the planet, but Tarvitz, along with [[Garviel Loken]] and [[Tarik Torgaddon]] of the Luna Wolves, managed to turn the loyalist survivors into a cohesive fighting force. This "line officer" turned a planned slaughter into a full-scale battle, confounding the great [[Primarch]]s themselves. This true child At the climax of the battle, Tarvitz fought [[Lucius (Emperor seems 's Children)|Lucius]] in single combat after the swordsman had betrayed his own comrades. Tarvitz emerged as the victor in the duel, but Lucius managed to escape. When the traitors made their last assault upon the few remaining loyalists, Tarvitz fought to the last, but eventually fell in the bombardment of the planet, loyal to have met his fate on Isstvan IIIthe very end.{{Fn|4}}

===Images===<gallery mode="packed" heights=250>Saul Tarvitz (David Gallagher).jpg|Saul Tarvitz{{Fn|8}}TarvitzMini.jpg|Saul Tarvitz Miniature{{Fn|1}}SaulTarvitzConversion.png|Saul Tarvitz conversion by [[Andy Hoare]]{{Fn|9}}</gallery> ===Trivia==={{Trivia}}====Conflicting sources====*Tarvitz's rank as a captain of the Emperor's Children has been consistent throughout the series. However, depending on the book, the company which he is attached to differs. In ''Horus Rising'', Tarvitz is only described as a captain{{Fn|2d}}, with no company assigned. In ''Galaxy In Flames'' and ''Flight of the Eisenstein'' he is mentioned consistently as the First Captain of the Emperor's Children.{{Fn|5}}{{Fn|6}} However, in ''Fulgrim'' that honour is assigned to [[Julius Kaesoron]], with Tarvitz assigned to the 10th Company.{{Fn|7}} ===Sources===* {{Endn|1}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/04/18/warhammer-preview-3-revenge-of-the-previewgw-homepage-post-1fw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community: Warhammer Preview 3: Revenge of the Preview (posted 18/04/2020)] ''(last accessed 18 April 2020)''*2: [[Horus Rising (Novel)|Horus Rising]] by :**{{Endn|2a}}: Part Two, Chapter Two**{{Endn|2b}}: Part Two, Chapter Four**{{Endn|2c}}: Part Two, Chapter Six**{{Endn|2d}}: ''Dramatis Personae''*{{Endn|3}}: [[Dan AbnettThe Horus Heresy: Legions]]- Saul Tarvitz Card*{{Endn|4}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/12/22/saul-tarvitz-the-first-loyalistgw-homepage-post-2fw-homepage-post-2/ Warhammer Community: Saul Tarvitz: The First Loyalist (posted 20/12/2022)]* {{Endn|5}}: [[False Gods Galaxy In Flames (Novel)|False Gods]] by , ''Dramatis Personae''*{{Endn|6}}: [[Graham McNeillThe Flight of the Eisenstein (Novel)]], ''Dramatis Personae'', Part One, Ch.Five* {{Endn|7}}: [[Galaxy In Flames Fulgrim (Novel)]], ''Dramatis Personae''*{{Endn|Galaxy In Flames8}}: [[Horus Heresy: Collected Visions]] by , pg. 75*{{Endn|9}}: [[Ben CounterWhite Dwarf November 2019]], pg.134

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