Ingo Pech
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| Born | c. M30, Terra[4b] |
| Active Period | M30 - ??? |
| Species | Human |
| Type | Astartes |
| Gender | Male |
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Alpharius Omegon |
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Ingo Pech was First Captain of the Alpha Legion during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.[1]
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Biography
The Great Crusade
Like many within the Legion, he was cosmetically modified to resemble his Primarch Alpharius Omegon and would often play the role of Alpharius to others. According to an account given by Alpharius which is said to be a lie, Pech was one of the Alpha Legionaries who worked closest with the Primarch during the days before his formal "rediscovery". Alongside Mathias Herzog, it was Pech who recommended that Alpha Legionaries change their appearance to match that of Alpharius.[4a] During this time he was "promoted" to frequently serving as Alpharius in the Primarch's stead.[4b]
Pech, along with Alpharius, Omegon, and Thias Herzog, all played the role of Alpharius to John Grammaticus when they learned of the Cabal and their mission to influence the Horus Heresy.[1]
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The following paragraphs contain spoilers for: | Dropsite Massacre (Novel) |
During the Dropsite Massacre, Pech was a key traitor commander and oversaw the Alpha Legion's duplicitous manipulation of both sides, though openly they were pledged to Horus. After meeting the Iron Warriors Consul Grelth to "coordinate" the coming massacre, Pech activated Operatives throughout the loyalist fleet which sabotaged their ships[8a], while also indirectly causing damage to traitor ones through acts such as collisions caused by the wrecks of loyal vessels.[8c] He also ensured that some loyalists were able to escape the battle, such as Admiral Klave.[8b]
Actions during the Heresy
Over the course of the subsequent Heresy, Pech was later seen subordinated to Harrowmaster Kel Silonius, commanding forces in the Battle of Pluto.[2] At one point during the Horus Heresy, Pech aided a loyalist strike force during the Pale Stars campaign, as it was fighting Daemons and the Night Lords.[6]
The Siege of Terra
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The following paragraphs contain spoilers for: | The Siege of Terra (Novel Series) |
Eventually Pech was dispatched by an unknown party to aid the Emperor during the Siege of Terra. His hypno-trigger phrase "Xenophon" was activated, as opposed to "Sagittary" (loyalty to Horus), "Paramius" (mutual annihilation), or "Orphaeus" (ignore both sides and focus on battling Chaos). However, he soon fell under the control of the witch Actae, who used her psychic powers to activate "Orphaeus" and make him her slave. Now going by "Alpharius", Actae and Pech were able to join Ollanius Persson, John Grammaticus, and their group in infiltrating the Imperial Palace. At a hidden Alpha Legion arms cache in the depths of the Imperial Dungeon, Pech was able to activate a psi-dampening device he found to explain his plight to John Grammaticus, pleading for help.[5a] John agreed to help Pech, and the First Captain saved the Perpetual from an attack by Alpha Legion 2nd Captain Mathias Herzog, who had been sent under the trigger "Sagittary".[5b]
Later, John was able to neutralize Pech by attaching a motion-sensitive mine to him, while he dealt with Actae. However, even after he came to an agreement with Actae, John knew Pech was too dangerous to be left free after his trigger had been activated. John pledged to one day return and free Pech as he and the rest of the group left to journey to the Golden Throne. However, Pech was left standing there motionless long, long after Grammaticus departed,[5c] as the latter was forced to spent an immeasurable time on a quest involving fate and spacetime.[7] Pech’s ultimate fate was unknown, although Grammaticus was certain he would be able to escape, even suggesting Pech use micro-movements to extremely slowly disarm the motion-sensitive mine.[5c]
Sources
- 1: Legion (Novel), Chapter 6
- 2: Praetorian of Dorn (Novel), Part 3, Chapter 4
- 3: The Horus Heresy: Legions
- 4: Alpharius: Head of the Hydra (Novel)
- 5: The End and the Death: Volume I (Novel):
- 6: Horus Heresy: Legions Facebook (posted 26/04/2024) (last accessed 27 April 2024)
- 7: The End and the Death: Volume III (Novel), Fragments (Agonal) - iii
- 8: Dropsite Massacre (Novel):
