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His first appearance was in [[Ian Watson]]'s [[Space Marine (Novel)|Space Marine]] and [[Inquisition War Trilogy (Novel Series)|Harlequin]] (published in the early 1990's). While certain elements of these novels are no longer considered to be part of the current 40k cannon (such as [[Zoats]] and [[Squats]])<sup>4</sup>, other elements (Imperial Fists' tradition of [[Imperial_Fists#Honour_Duels|Honour Duels]], [[Imperial_Fists#Pain_and_Punishment|self punishment]], the [[Phalanx]] and characters such as [[Vladimir Pugh]]) were first established here and continue as part of the "current" 40K universe.<sup>5</sup>
To complicate matters further, '''Harlequin''' was later republished as part of the [[Inquisition War Trilogy (Novel Series)|Inquisition War Trilogy]] which was rewritten to expunge non-canon material (Grim the Squat engineer becomes Grill the [[Tech Priest]], for examble). Confusingly however, when the '''Space Marine''' novel was republished the but the decision was made not to "ret-con" the material. On this issue, the the publisher stated:''"Although the temptation was great to rewrite significant portions of this book to make it conform to current background, as a curiosity piece, an historical snapshot of the Warhammer 40,000 universe circa the early 1990s, this book is invaluable."'' <sup>4</sup>
However, Forge World has included an emblem with the name "Lexandro" as part of its Imperial Fists brass etch, a nod towards including the character in contemporary canon.<sup>6</sup>
