Morlocks

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The Morlocks are the Veteran elite of the Iron Hands.^[2]

Overview

Symbol of the Clan Avernii

Drawn from the Avernii Clan^[2] the Morlocks were named after predators from their homeworld of Medusa and were the toughest warriors within the Legion. As such, they often stood guard at the Anvilarium on the Fist of Iron where Ferrus Manus resided. Elite squad of Morlock Terminators that watched over their Primarch were killed when Fulgrim's Phoenix Guard turned traitor and slaughtered them during the early stages of the Horus Heresy.^[1a] Other Morlocks (ten companies) were transferred onto the Ferrum for deployment with the Loyalist Legions against the traitor forces at Istvaan V.^[1b]

Notable Morlocks

• Gabriel Santar, Captain of the Morlocks, First Captain of the Iron Hands^[2]
• Vaakal Desaan, Captain of the Ninth Company^[2]
• Vermanus Cybus^[3]
• Ignatius Numen
• Erasmus Ruuman

Images

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Trivia

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

• The Morlocks are likely named after the Morlocks, which are a fictional species created by H. G. Wells for his 1895 novel The Time Machine.

See also

• Space Marine Honour Guard

Sources

• 1: Fulgrim (Novel):
  • 1a: Chapter XIX
  • 1b: Chapter XXIII
• 2: Feat of Iron (Novella) — The Primarchs (Anthology), Part 1: Wrought of Iron, pgs. 116–121
• 3: Angel Exterminatus (Novel), Dramatis Persona
• 4: Codex: Space Marines (6th Edition) (E-book) — Iron Hands
• 5: Clan Raukaan - A Codex: Space Marines Supplement — The Clan Companies
• 6: Warhammer Community: Unstoppable Iron Hands Meet Immovable Blood Angels in the Final Exemplary Battles Download for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy (Posted on 17/01/2023) - The Death of Canopus PDF, pg. 11 (last accessed 17 January 2023)
• 7: The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre, pg. 77