Helius
Helius was a Wing Captain of the Imperial Navy, serving with the 5082nd Naval Wing.[1a]
He was third-in-command of the 5082nd at the onset of the Helsreach Crusade. By the 40th day of the Crusade he had assumed command of the Wing, following the deaths of Commanders Barasath and Jenzen.[1a] Towards the end of the siege, Helius's Lightning was shot down while the Wing was trying to bring down the Ork Gargant Blood Defyla. Helius survived the crash landing, but the orks on the ground tore him apart as he attempted to escape the wreckage.[1b]
In an account of the Crusade contained in the memoirs of Commissar Falkov, Helius's death was portrayed slightly differently so that it could be used as Imperial propaganda - rather than merely being shot down, Helius was stated to have intentionally rammed his Lightning into the Blood Defyla.[1b]
