Lothar Redfang
Lothar Redfang is a Deathwatch Watch Captain from the Space Wolves Chapter and is the size of a Primaris Space Marine, despite having not undergone the Rubicon Primaris.[1a]
History
In M42, he led his forces to aid the important Mining World Ghyre, when the Genestealer Cult of the Wrything Wyrm began an uprising there. When they arrived, the Imperial Fists' Fifth Company under Epistolary Aster Lydorran was already in battle with the Cult and the two would join forces to save Ghyre.[1a]
Lydorran agreed with Redfang that the best approach was to launch a massive attack on Klaratos to draw out the Patriarch. The attack would leave their current base Hive Angelicus, resulting in both agreeing for the need for speed in the coming operation. However as the attack is being launched, Genestealer forces under the Magus Jai attempted to detonate a biological weapon in Angelicus port to draw away Space Marines. Thanks to the sacrifice of Chaplain Storn and a group of Arbites, the plot was foiled.[1b]
Lydorran and Redfang then launch attacks on Klaratos as a recovering Hastur holds off Genestealer attacks on Port Angelicus. Upon hearing of the attack, Lydorran blames Redfang for the disaster and the two came to blows. Ultimately, thanks to Redfang allowing him to be beaten without resistance, Lydorran was able to regain his composure. The two then learned that the Patriarch was likely instead under Hive Mastracha due to the origin of the biological bomb the Cultists attempt to detonate. Using orbital warships to deliver Lance strikes, Hive Mastracha's power generators overload and created a massive explosion. Lydorran and Redfang then descended into the breach deep into the nest of the Genestealer Cult.[1c]
In the final battle deep within the broodnest, Lydorran and the Deathwatch fight through fierce cultist resistance. Lydorran and Redfang then dueled the Patriarch together, killing it and causing the Broodmind of the cult to collapse.[1d] While the war on Ghyre ended in Imperial victory as a result, the cost was high.[1e]
