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==Chapter Summary==
{{Loyalist Chapters
|Marine=IronFistsIron Fists Battle-Brother.jpg
|Marine Px=200
|Name=Iron Fists
|Symbol=UnknownIron Fists Livery.jpg
|Symbol Px=
|Founding Chapter=Unknown[[Imperial Fists]](Allegedly)
|Founding=Unknown
|Chapter Master=[[Kastal Verchen]]<sup>1</sup>
|Homeworld=Unknown
|Fortress-Monastery=Unknown
==Background==
The '''Iron Fists''' are a codex -compliant [[Space Marine]] chapterChapter. There is no background on the chapter, except that their [[Storm Shield]]s (or "power shields") take the form of "shields moulded with a medieval gauntlet"<sup>3</sup>. Their power armour is painted a light blue-grey with gold arms. Their symbol is a gold fist or gauntlet upon a field of light blue-grey. ==Notable Battle== ==Lithrax VI==The '''Iron Fists''' and the [[Blood Ravens]] Chapter fought against a huge [[Eldar]] strike force assaulting the world of [[Lithrax VI]]. The two Chapters were seriously outnumbered. When all hope seemed lost, the [[Blood Ravens]] reluctantly agreed to bring nearby reinforcements. For five days the '''Iron Fists''' fought alone, holding the [[Eldar]] at bay. [[Chapter Master]] [[Kastal Verchen]] held a breach in their lines, slaying two Exarchs single-handedly. The [[Eldar]] prepared to launch their final assault on the beleaguered Space Marines when reinforcements finally arrived. The sky filled with [[Blood Raven]] Drop Pods. Soon the two Chapters fighting together altered the course of the battle and destroyed the [[Eldar]] army completely. After the fighting, the [[Blood Ravens]] praised the [[Iron Fists]]' courage and tactical prowess.
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>[http://www.specialist-games.com/battlefleetgothic/rulebook.asp To Cleanse The Stars] by [[Andy Chambers]] and [[Matt Keefe]].
*<sup>2</sup>[[How to Paint Space Marines]](2004) p.88*<sup>3</sup>[[Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness]]p.251
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