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*[[Tullea]] & [[Corrin]]<br><small>(Adoptive Caretakers)</small>
*The [[Primarch]]s<br><small>(Genetic Brothers)</small>
*[[Grey Knights]]<br><small>("Half-brothersBrothers" via [[Gene-seed]])</small>
*Clone{{Fn|15e}}
*Many unnamed wives
|Occupation =''
|Faction =''
*[[Imperium of Man]] <small>(Formerly)</small>
**[[Emperor's Children]]{{Fn|2b}}<br><small>(III Legion) (Traitors)</small>**[[28th Expedition Fleet]]<br><small>(Formerly)</small>
*[[Chaos]]
**[[Slaanesh]]{{Fn|4d}}
[[Tullea]], [[Corrin]], and Sullax were labourers of the resource-poor world of [[Chemos]] sent to investigate a meteorite impact. Sent without transport, the three had to take shelter from a wire-storm in an abandoned factory. When they reached the impact site, they didn't find a fallen satellite or spacecraft, they found an ever-shifting mass of light. Sullax was wary, but Corrin felt that it was harmless. Corrin watched the light take shape and it touched his mind, learning everything he knew, before it took the shape of a perfectly-formed baby boy. Sullax wanted to kill the child, seeing it as a burden on their resources, but the child had entranced Corrin and he refused. Tullea shot Sullax and neither of them felt any guilt over killing him to save the perfect baby. Noticing that a stream of pure water had formed where the baby had landed, Corrin decided to name the child after the water-bringer of Chemos's creation myth, Fulgrim.{{Fn|5a}}
Fulgrim spent his early years as a humble factory worker, but soon became a legend in his own right. At half the age of his fellow workers, he was able to fulfil his obligations to the continual running of the fortress-factory of Callax with ease. He quickly grew to understand the technology he had to work with and began to modify it, increasing efficiency dramatically. By the time he was fifteen years of age, Fulgrim had risen from the rank of worker to become one of the executives ruling the settlement. Learning of the gradual deterioration of both Callax and all the other settlements of Chemos, Fulgrim decided that he would save his world.{{Cite Marker EndFn|1}}
Under Fulgrim's leadership, teams of engineers traveled far from their factory-fortress, reclaiming and repairing many of the far-flung mining outposts. As minerals poured back into Callax, Fulgrim supervised the construction of more sophisticated and energy efficient machinery. As recycling efficiency grew to the point where Chemos was producing a surplus for the first time in years, Fulgrim began to foster a re-emergence of art and culture, aspects of humanity sacrificed in the struggle for survival. The other settlements allied themselves with Callax and, fifty years after arriving on Chemos, Fulgrim was its sole leader.{{Fn|1}} Fulgrim battled many foes during this time, most notably the sword-dancers of Sulpha.{{Fn|12a}} He also engaged in many political marriages to secure the loyalty of other factory-cities, marrying several times but quickly outliving his spouses. According to Fulgrim, he loved some of these spouses at first but after a while stopped caring.{{Fn|12b}}
===The [[Great Crusade]]===
[[file:FulgrimArtNew.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Fulgrim during the [[Great Crusade]] ]]
It was not long after this that the planet's isolation came to an end. From the grey sky came a flight of dropships, armoured and battle-scarred, each bearing the same symbol, a two-headed eagle. On hearing of this, some fragment of memory stirred in Fulgrim. Chemos had no formal army, but the dropships' landing zone had been surrounded by the Caretakers, the police-soldiers responsible for maintaining order in the factory-fortresses. Fulgrim sent word to the Caretakers to stand down and allow the visitors from above into Callax.{{Cite Marker EndFn|1}}
In his spartan quarters, Fulgrim was faced by armoured warriors from the stars. Their faces bore the scars of many battles, and from their shoulders hung scrolls listing their achievements. Their armour and weapons were finely-worked, and their banners and pennants were works of art. Fulgrim recognised that these men were not merely advanced, but civilised — his lost brothers from the stars had preserved the arts he had longed to return to Chemos. From the midst of these warriors stepped their leader, the Emperor of Humanity. Fulgrim surveyed him and, without a word, knelt and offered his sword. On that day Fulgrim swore to serve the Imperium with all his heart. From the Emperor, Fulgrim learned of the distant world of [[Terra]], of the [[Great Crusade]] to reclaim the sundered galaxy, and of his own origins. It is unknown when exactly this event occurred; however, it is recorded that the construction of a starship for the Primarch of the III Legion was completed around 160 years before the beginning of the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|2b}}
Fulgrim became driven by the notion that his genetic sons should strive to live up to this honour and the perfection of the Emperor and his vision of Imperial culture. This drive to achieve perfection soon applied to all things the Primarch and his sons became concerned with, from military tactics to the embrace of artistic culture that didn't exist on Chemos to their very appearances. Fulgrim was a particularly imposing sight, with shimmering white shoulder-length hair, large, friendly-seeming eyes and a mouth that was never far from a smile. His armour was of the finest quality, and intricately decorated. Over it he often wore one of a variety of high-collared cloaks.{{Fn|2a}}
Fulgrim was anxious to make his contribution to the Great Crusade, but the comparatively small size of his Legion meant that the Emperor's Children were placed under the command of [[Horus]] and his [[Luna Wolves]]. Horus and Fulgrim grew close to one another while pacifying the [[Eastern Fringe]]. Eventually, swelled by recruits from both Chemos and Terra, Fulgrim was soon able to lead a crusade of his own, bringing countless worlds into the light of the Imperium.{{Fn|1}} Fulgrim sought perfection and spectacle in these campaigns, as demonstrated when he took the world of [[Byzas]] with only seven men, despite nearly dying in the process.{{Fn|12}} Fulgrim also established a close friendship with his brother [[Ferrus Manus]], who also attempted to purge imperfection from himself. Ferrus and Fulgrim eventually came to each try to build the perfect weapon, resulting in Fulgrim crafting [[Forgebreaker]] and Ferrus [[Fireblade (Weapon)|Fireblade]]. The two exchanged weapons and they became synonymous with their respective Primarchs thereafter.{{Fn|2D}} In the later stages of the Crusade the Emperor's Children soon made a name for themselves during the Crusade, battling fearsome enemies such as the [[Megarachnids]]{{Cite Marker EndFn|35}} and [[Diasporex]]{{fn|2e}}.
During this time, the Emperor's Children initiated the [[Cleansing of Laeran]], a campaign that required great effort, dedication, and sacrifice from the Imperial forces. At the conclusion of this campaign, Fulgrim acquired a trophy from the field of battle, a xenos-manufactured sword recovered from a [[Laeran]] temple known as the [[Silver Blade of Laer]].{{Fn|2c}} He would begin to wield this sword more often than ''Fireblade'', his customary personal weapon. With the benefit of hindsight, it can be recognised that the Laeran sword was a [[daemon weapon]].{{Fn|2l}}
====Daemonhood====
Fulgrim soon joined forces with [[Perturabo]], Primarch of the [[Iron Warriors]], on the world of [[Hydra Cordatus]]. Promising the Lord of Iron perfection, the two embarked on a quest to tip the balance of the rebellion in Horus's favor favour by journeying into the [[Eye of Terror]] and retrieving a weapon known as the '''Angel Exterminatus'''.{{Fn|5b}} Shortly before they were to leave, Fulgrim was hit by a direct headshot from the vengeful ''[[Sisypheum]]'' crew member [[Nykona Sharrowkyn]] of the [[Raven Guard]].{{Fn|5c}} Fulgrim survived the wound, however, thanks to the efforts of [[Fabius Bile]].{{Fn|5d}} After a brief boarding battle with the ''Sisypheum'' that saw the ship escape yet again{{Fn|5e}}, the two primarchs arrived in the Eye and quickly landed on the [[crone world]] of [[Iydris]].{{Fn|5f}} Entering an ancient [[Eldar]] citadel known as the ''Amon ny'shak Kaelis'', the Emperor's Children and Iron Warriors [[Battle of Iydris|had to contend]] with an army of [[Wraithguard]] and [[Wraithlord]]s that had awoken from their slumber.{{Fn|5g}} At the height of the vicious battle, Fulgrim attempted to betray his brother and slip away, but was pursued by Perturabo.{{Fn|5h}} Both soon arrived in a massive spherical chamber, and Fulgrim revealed to his brother that there was no Angel Exterminatus, but rather he was destined to become such a weapon on this world. Furious, Perturabo attempted to attack Fulgrim, but was drained of his power when Fulgrim activated the ''Maugetar'' stone that Perturabo had previously received under the guise of a gift.{{Fn|5i}} Now with the Iron Warriors Primarch's power in hand, Fulgrim revealed the purpose of his plan: to achieve ''Apotheosis'', better known as [[Daemon Prince|daemonhood]].{{Fn|5j}}
However, just as Fulgrim was about to complete his ritual and achieve daemonhood, Perturabo gathered enough strength to charge at his brother; they were interrupted by an ambush of [[Salamanders]], [[Iron Hands]], and [[Raven Guard]] who had been stalking the traitor fleet in search of vengeance since the [[Drop Site Massacre]]. One of the loyalist Astartes during the battle shattered the ''Maugetar stone'', freeing some of Perturabo's energy and giving him the ability to strike down Fulgrim with his [[thunder hammer]].{{Fn|5k}} However, Perturabo only managed to destroy the primarch's mortal body, as Fulgrim was reborn as a daemon prince of [[Slaanesh]]. Now a massive but elegant serpentine creature, Fulgrim told his brother that they would meet again, then vanished in a burst of [[Warp]] energy along with his Emperor's Children.{{Fn|5l}} Fulgrim next appeared answering [[Horus]]'s summons in the [[Battle of Dwell]], where he was tasked with leading the Emperor's Children to the [[Halikarnaxes Stars]]. Before he could depart, Fulgrim survived another Iron Hands assassination attempt, this time by [[Shadrak Meduson]] and a trio of [[Fire Raptor]]s. Fulgrim displayed his potent new abilities in the fight, destroying one of the loyalist aircraft with his psychic powers. Afterwards Fulgrim was tasked by Horus to secretly corrupt the [[Knight House]] of [[House Devine|Devine]] in preparations for the [[Battle of Molech]].{{Fn|9}} Following these tasks, Fulgrim largely vanished as he became more concerned with the matters of the [[Warp]] and his Legion disintegrated into various warbands. However, Horus and [[Eidolon]] were both confident that he would ultimately return when they reached [[Terra]].{{Fn|10}} In 012.M31, his followers summoned Fulgrim during the [[Pale Stars campaign (Horus Heresy)|Pale Stars campaign]] so that he could amuse himself in witnessing horribly mutated [[Inductii]] battle [[Salamanders]]. After taking some enjoyment in personally killing the local Salamanders commander, [[Brant Hesioth]], Fulgrim vanished in a supernova-like explosion.{{Fn|28a}}
When Horus was defeated by the Emperor, the Emperor's Children left a trail of depopulated worlds in their wake as they fled towards the [[Eye of Terror]]. As their supply of slaves was exhausted, they resorted to raiding the other Traitor Legions for fresh meat, leading to a series of conflicts known as the [[Legion War]].{{Fn|1}} Fulgrim was seen in combat a century after the Heresy at the [[Battle of Thessala]] with [[Roboute Guilliman]], the Primarch of the [[Ultramarines]], where he slashed his brother's throat and laid him low with a fatal poison, before disappearing from records for many centuries.
The Emperor's Children claimed that Fulgrim was gifted by Slaanesh with [[Callax|a hidden world of unlimited pleasure for him to rule]].{{Fn|1}} Several centuries after the Heresy, he was said to be asleep on this world and not active in guiding the Emperor's Children.{{Fn|15f}} Warbands of Emperor's Children, other Slaanesh-worshiping Chaos Space Marines and [[Cultists]], and the Imperial [[Inquisition]] have sought out this world, but none have returned.{{Fn|1}} [[Abaddon the Despoiler]] was also able to somehow find Fulgrim and was able to gain the favor favour of Slaanesh by trading an unblemished [[Pythos]]ian [[Psyker]] with the Primarch.{{Fn|7}}
Hundreds of years after the [[Battle of Isstvan III]], Fulgrim was lured back to [[Isstvan III]] by a sonic beacon. There he was confronted by the sole surviving loyalist Emperor's Children, the [[Dreadnought]] [[Rylanor]]. As Fulgrim tore the Dreadnought apart, an unexploded [[Virus Bomb]] was detonated and engulfed the planet. Though Fulgrim's form survived, his pride was wounded.{{Fn|17}}
==Personality==
Before the Heresy, Fulgrim was a warrior that enjoyed the finer arts of civilisation and culture of his people such as art, music and celebration. He believed that there was little point in conquering the galaxy if they did not indulge in these civilised traits. Fulgrim himself also engaged in the arts and created marble statues of his two three first captains though he felt that his work was not perfect.{{Cite Marker EndFn|2d}}
One of Fulgrim's noted character traits which was adopted by his Legion was the quest for perfection. He believed that Mankind was the perfect creation and that they must strive to emulate his father, the Emperor. As such, he was greatly angered whenever this goal was challenged. He demonstrated this in his hostility to adopting the Laer as a protectorate and believed that only Humanity had the right to rule. There was, however, a flaw here as he secretly believed that there was something wrong with him and his Legion due to the near disaster that claimed half their number before the start of the Great Crusade. This allowed others to exploit him and was the reason why he accepted [[Fabius Bile]]'s genetic treatments of the Legion.{{Cite Marker EndFn|2h}}
Among his fellow Primarchs, Fulgrim's friendships were deepest with Ferrus Manus and Horus though the former was a stronger bond.{{Fn|2i}}
*{{Endn|33}}: [[Codex: Emperor's Children (10th Edition)]], pg. 18
*{{Endn|34}}: [[Fulgrim: The Perfect Son (Novel)]], Chapter 25
*{{Endn|35}}: [[Horus Rising (Novel)]] - Part 2 Chapter 1
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