Doom Legion
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| Founding Chapter: | Ultramarines[4] | ||
| Homeworld: | Elusia Prime[1] | ||
| Fortress-Monastery: | Faithful's Deliverance[9] | ||
| Colours: | Gunmetal armour with black pauldrons and green aquila and pauldron trim[9] | ||
The Doom Legion is a Space Marine Chapter of Ultramarines descent. A majority of the Chapter was corrupted into the Chaos Space Marine warband known as the Vectors of Pox during the Abyssal Crusade in M37.[4]
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Overview
The Doom Legion was responsible for maintenance and garrison of the Faithful's Deliverance, the pre-Heresy star fortress that overlooks the notorious asteroid fields of the Elusian Maze. Few other Space Marine Chapters could boast space-borne firepower of this magnitude.[2a] The Chapter's homeworld is the artificial planet of Elusia Prime.[2b]
Over time, the Doom Legion was all but forgotten by the rest of the Imperium, left in that distant outpost, fighting endless wars against the denizens of the accursed sector.[4]
History
Partial corruption
The Doom Legion was one of the thirty Chapters sentenced to the Abyssal Crusade. Because of their duty of watching over the Elusian Maze, only six companies took part in the Crusade, instead of the entire Chapter. Five of these were corrupted into the Vectors of Pox warband. After the crusade, the Inquisition subjected the Doom Legion to rigorous examinations to seek for corruption, though found none.[4]
However, the Vectors of Pox actually contacted their former brethren, attempting to convince them to also reject the Imperium. Despite the corruption of the majority of their Chapter, the remainder of the Chapter remained firmly loyal; including the Chapter Master at that time, Lord Konstantos. They killed the Vectors of Pox emissary.[4]
The Doom Legion have appeared to have rebuilt their Chapter, as of 998.M41 the Doom Legion 4th Company is known to be operating in the Ultima Segmentum, quelling an uprising on Neo Khartoum.[2a]
Known actions
- 999.M41: 13th Black Crusade
- During the 13th Black Crusade Huron Blackheart led a vast Chaos warhost out of the Maelstrom against Chogoris, the Kaelas System and the Sessec System, only to find himself opposed by combined elements of the White Scars, Storm Lords and Doom Legion.[8a]
- Also during the 13th Black Crusade, the Doom Legion and Fire Lords came to the aid of the 4th Cadian army on the besieged Fortress World of Kasr Sonnen.[5]
- A company of Doom Legion participated in the Xanatros Purgation alongside 3 Mordian Iron Guard regiments and members of the Inquisition. Military actions were taken against the Genestealer Cult infesting the world of Xanatros. The Doom Legion took an unspecified number of casualties during this conflict.[7a][7b]
Heraldry
The Doom Legion wear silver armour, with black pauldrons. Their pauldron trims and chest Imperialis are green, as are those found on bolter casings.[9]
A Marine's company colour is displayed on their left kneepad. Squad designation is displayed on the right pauldron, using a white battlefield role symbol overlaid with a black Arabic numeral indicating squad number.[9]
Their Chapter Badge is a white skull, with a mandible.[9]
Chapter Elements
Armoury
Known Members
- Lord Konstantos — Chapter Master (M37)[4]
- Viktarion — Captain of the Doom Legion's First Company in the Abyssal Crusade; joined the Vectors of Pox.[4]
- Vincenzo — Chaplain (M37)[4]
- Werner — Battle Brother (M37)[4]
- Lazaric — Battle Brother (M37)[4]
- Doriant — Battle Brother, 3rd Company, 3rd Tactical Squad.[8b]
- Thanasos — Battle Brother, 3rd Company, 4th Squad.[9]
Images
Doom Legion Stormhawk Interceptor[10]
See also
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook, pg. 132
- 2: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition):
- 3: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (6th Edition), pg. 19
- 4: Judgement (Short Story)
- 5: Gathering Storm: Fall of Cadia, pg. 63
- 6: Deathwatch: Honour the Chapter, pg. 127
- 7: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - Player Dialogue:
- 8: Codex: Space Marines (7th Edition):
- 9: Codex Supplement: Ultramarines (8th Edition), pg. 25
- 10: Flyers of the Dark Millennium, pg. 14
