Overseer Consul

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Imperial Fists Loyalist Overseer with the icon of the Sanghuata[4]

Overseer Consuls or Field-Police[3] were a type of Space Marine Consul during the Horus Heresy.[1]

Overview

These officers, originally simply called Field-Police[3], were charged with ensuring the common troopers of the Imperial Army functioned acceptably alongside the Space Marine Legions, during battles. At these times, the Overseers were able to take three of an Imperial Army's Solar Auxilia Lasrifle Sections or Imperialis Militia Infantry Squads as part of their personal retinue. Though it was far from the most far glorious assignment, the Overseers' work was appreciated by depleted Legion forces who had to rely on the Imperial Army to bolster their shattered battle lines.[1]

As the Horus Heresy ground on, most Field-Police transitioned to the new title of Overseer due to the need for them to control the influx of new conscripts and maintain vigilance for any signs of treachery in their ranks.[3] the Loyalist and Traitor Legions used Overseers, during the Horus Heresy but they went about commanding their Imperial Army troopers differently. Loyalist Overseers usually sought to command their troopers through respect and led from the front with ornate power mauls. They also relied on using stirring rhetoric and wearing highly decorated power armour to inspire their charges.[1] Traitor Overseers, though, commanded their troopers by using fear instead.[2]

Known Overseers

Images

Traitor Sons of Horus Overseer Consul[13]

Trivia

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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.

Overseers have their origins in the Space Marine "Field Police" in the 1st Edition.[5]

Space Marine "Field Police" from the 1st Edition Rulebook.[5]


See also

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Legiones Astartes Forces of the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy
Command Primarch • Lord Commander • Praetor • Centurion • Optae • Command Squad
Specialists Consul (Herald • Siege Breaker • Overseer) • Champion • Vigilator • Chaplain • Librarian (Esoterist) • Techmarine (Praevian) • Apothecary (Primus Medicae) • Decurion • Master of Signals • Master of Descent • Augur Squad • Moritat
Elite Troops Veteran Squad (Veteran Assault Squad) • Terminator Squad (Cataphractii • Tartaros • Saturnine • Nullificator) • Destroyer Squad (Assault • Mortalis) • Honour Guard
Troops Tactical Squad • Assault Squad • Heavy Support Squad • Breacher Squad • Tactical Support Squad • Reconnaissance Squad • Despoiler Squad • Scout Squad • Inductii
Fast Attack Seeker Squad • Outrider Squad • Sky Seeker Squad • Sky-Hunter Squadrons • Hussar Squad • Javelin Attack Speeder • Proteus Land Speeder
Dreadnoughts Contemptor • Castaferrum • Deredeo • Leviathan • Lucifer • Saturnine
Armored Vehicles Rhino (Advancer) • Predator (Executioner • Infernus) • Mauler Tank • Sabre • Land Raider (Phobos • Proteus • Achilles • Explorator) • Termite • Plutona
Heavy Vehicles Kratos • Sicaran • Malcador • Spartan (Prometheus • Hermetika) • Behemoth • Cerberus • Typhon • Hercules
Super-Heavy Vehicles Fellblade (Glaive) • Falchion (Ascalon) • Stormblade • Shadowsword • Mastodon • Mantolith • Leviathan • Capitol Imperialis
Artillery Basilisk • Medusa • Whirlwind (Hyperios • Scorpius) • Vindicator (Laser Destroyer) • Arquitor (Morbus • Spicula • Graviton) • Rapier • Heavy Quad Launcher • Tarantula • Araknae • Daedalus Stormcannon • Skyspear
Aircraft Drop Pod (Deathstorm) • Dreadclaw • Kharybdis Assault Claw • Stormbird • Thunderhawk • Storm Eagle • Fire Raptor • Stormstrike • Xiphon • Primaris Lightning Strike Fighter • Caestus Assault Ram • Orgus Flyer • Apis • Lotus • Wrath • Lightning Crow • Stormhawk • Stormcrow • Corsair • Deathbird • Swordstrike • Castellan • Pythos • Harbinger • Hawkwing
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