Jehnnus Ardias
 Captain Ardias as seen in Fire Warrior | |
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| Title(s) | Regent of Ultramar[2] |
| Cause of Death | T'au during Joran Retribution |
| Species | Human |
| Type | Astartes |
| Gender | Male |
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| Preceded by | Unknown, likely Saul Invictus |
| Succeeded by | Mikael Fabian |
Jehnnus Ardias was Captain of the Ultramarines Third Company, and led the Third Company in numerous campaigns including the First Tyrannic War and against the Daemon Tarkh'ax.
Heraldry
Captain Ardias's personal heraldry depicts a sword overlaid with the Ultima, within a golden wreath on a background of red. The shoulder pad which Ardias's heraldry is painted on has the trim and background colours inverted; the trim is blue and the interior red.[7]
Ardias often wears his heraldry on his left shoulder pad rather than his right.[7]
Wargear
Ardias wielded a Combi-Weapon and Power Fist.[7]
Biography
Ardias led the 3rd Company against the Tau who had come to rescue a captured Ethereal on Dolumar IV, but later negotiated a ceasefire with them when it was revealed that Governor Severus had aligned himself with Tarkh'ax and the Word Bearers.[1a]
Ardias forced an override in the communications of a Tau Fire Warrior named La'Kais and guided him against the Word Bearers and subsequently helped Kais by holding off Tarkh'ax until Kais destroyed the daemon.[1b]
To honour a battle honour won by his company in the First Tyrannic War, fighting Hive Fleet Behemoth, Captain Ardias worked his company colours into his personal heraldry, setting a tradition for future Captains such as Mikael Fabian.[2][6]
He also commanded Strike Force Ardias as part of the Joran VI Retaliation Force during the Joran Retribution[3][6] in 745.M41,[5] where Ultramarines fought against the T'au Empire[5] and traitor infantry[4a] to save nearly a hundred loyal Astra Militarum Regiments.[6] Ardias’ 3rd Company was deployed from the Strike Cruiser Fist of Ultramar.[4] Despite rescuing millions of soldiers, the 3rd Company suffered massive casualties, and Ardias was killed in the final extraction.[5][6]
Ardias’ successor was Captain Mikael Fabian, who fought alongside Ardias during the Joran Retribution and was recommended to Marneus Calgar for the role by Saul Invictus.[6]
Gallery
Miniatures
Captain Ardias wielding a Combi-Weapon and Power Fist[7]
See Also
Sources
- 1: Fire Warrior (Novel)
- 2: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 23
- 3: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes, pg. 85
- 4: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition
- 5: White Dwarf 255 (UK), pg. 15
- 6: Ultramarines Painting Guide - Sons of Ultramar, pg. 10
- 7: How to Paint Space Marines, pg. 44
