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[[Image:Dante by nuala kinrade.JPG|thumb|right|Commander Dante]]
Commander '''Dante''' is one of the most experienced and able [[Space Marine]] Commanders. In no small part, this is due to the longevity of the [[Blood Angels]], which he has ruled for 1,100 years. Dante is the oldest living Space Marine in the [[Imperium]] (excluding [[Dreadnoughts]]) and is held in awe by leaders of other [[Chapter]]s, who can remember him being a famous commander when they were in the scout company. His very presence inspires troops to acts of valor that are extraordinary even for Space Marines, because . Because of this reputation, when it came to choosing a leader for the [[Armageddon]] intervention, the Masters of the other two Chapters taking part ([[Salamanders]] and [[Ultramarines]]) unanimously asked for him to be placed in charge.*<sup>1</sup>
Dante is held to be the oldest living Space Marine, discounting those few who are entombed within the Dreadnoughts. Dante is a legend not just amongst the Blood Angels but also amongst the common citizenry of the Imperium, to whom he is a saviour, a golden-armoured hero who descends to save them in their darkest hour.<sup>3</sup>
As a leader, Dante is utterly fearless, and full of drive and initiative. If his opponents ever make a mistake, Dante is on it in a flash, and he always exploits their error to the fullest. He has a reputation for leading from the front and can usually be found where the battle is fiercest. Plummeting from the skies at the head of his personal bodyguard, a halo of power playing around his head.<sup>1</sup>
Yet for all of his success, or perhaps because of it, Dante has grown weary of his burdens. He has lived far longer than he should, and the burden of centuries grows even weightier. Only one thing prevents Dante succumbing to ennui. Recorded in the Scrolls of Sanguinius are the Primarch's visions of a great battle to overshadow all others, where one golden warrior will stand between his Emperor and the darkness. For many generations of the Blood Angels, these prophecies have been read as Sanguinius' foreknowledge of his own fate, yet through some instinct, perhaps a lingering trace of his Primarch's fabled far-seeing eye, Dante believes otherwise. One day, perhaps one day soon, the defense of the Emperor will rest in Dante's hands, and he aims to fulfill fulfil this final duty.<sup>4</sup>
==Wargear==
Dante's Artificer Armor incorporates a [[Jump Pack]] and the '''Death Mask Of Sanguinius''', a golden mask said to have been modeled modelled on the features of Sanguinius. A halo of golden energy plays about Dante's head striking terror into the hearts of his enemies.
Dante is also armed with the [[master crafted]] [[Axe Mortalis]] and the [[Perdition Pistol]] a version of an infernus pistol
==Quotes==
* ''"For eleven hundred years, I have fought and I have seen the darkness in our galaxy. I have seen the vileness of the alien and the heresy of the mutant. I have witnessed the sin of possession. I have seen all the evil that the galaxy harborsharbours, and I have slain all whose presence defiles the Emperor. I have seen what you will see. I have fought what you must fight, and I have slain what you must slay...so fear not and be proud, for we are the sons of Sanguinius , the protecters protectors of Mankind. Aye, we are indeed the Angels of Death."'' <sup>2</sup>
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