Andrej Valatok
Andrej Valatok[2b] was a Storm Trooper of the 703rd Steel Legion Storm trooper Division[1d], who served under Captain Insa Rashevska in the Third War for Armageddon.[1a]
Initially, his unit was tasked with guarding outpost D-16 West in the wastelands of Armageddon Secundus.[1a] After Reclusiarch Grimaldus uncovered the existence of the Ordinatus Armageddon beneath the outpost, however, the Storm Troopers were redeployed to Hive Helsreach to assist in the defence of the city against an invading ork horde.[1b]
When Helsreach faced a secondary invasion from the Tempest Ocean, Andrej was amongst the Storm Troopers assigned to oversee emergency militia units in the Helsreach docks.[1c] After being separated from the bulk of the Imperial defenders, Andrej and his militia unit made their way to the Temple of the Emperor Ascendant, one of the last Imperial fallback points in the city and linked up with Reclusiarch Grimaldus and his remaining Black Templars.[1e][1f]
The Temple was attacked by the orks and collapsed during the last battle.[1f] Despite being buried in the rubble, Andrej was amongst the few survivors and suffered only minor injuries.[1g]
In the aftermath of the siege of Helsreach, Andrej was promoted to the rank of Captain in the Armageddon Steel Legion.[2a] He later took part in the second siege of Mannheim Gap and survived. However, he was recorded in the rolls of the dead, leaving him unable to collect his pay. Cyneric brought him up to the Eternal Crusader to complain to Grimaldus, who was not receptive to his complaints, and the Eternal Crusader started moving out of orbit while he was on it. It is not clear if he was able to reach a shuttle bay in time to depart the Eternal Crusader before it departed orbit.[2b]
