{{BloodAngelsPortal}}<br clear=all>[[ImageFile:Dante by nuala kinradeIf The Rumours Were True.JPGjpg|thumb|right300px|Commander DanteFUUUUUUCCCK YEAH!!!!]]'''Commander Dante''' is the current [[Chapter Master]] oldest living (non-Chaos, non-Primarch) space marine who is not in a dreadnought. He is the victor of the [[Blood Angels]]countless campaigns and his deeds are indistinguishable from legend.
==History==In the plot, Sanguinius made a prophecy that there will be some great battle that will kick the asses of all others and that there will be a great, golden warrior standing between the [[Emperor]] and the darkness. Dante thinks that this golden warrior is him because he has an ego so massive that if it was a physical object it would collapse under its own weight and turn into a black hole from which nothing but douchebaggery may escape. In other words, it is about 10% the size of [[Roboute Guilliman|Rowboat Girlyman's.]]
Commander '''Dante''' is one of the most experienced He also worked with a Necron army to defeat a Tyranid hive fleet and able [[Space Marine]] Commanders. In no small part, this is due to the longevity of the [[Blood Angels]], which he has ruled secretly gay for 1,100 years. Dante is the oldest living Space Marine in a Necron Lord named the [[Imperium]] Silent King (excluding [[Dreadnought]]s) and is held in awe by leaders of other [[Chapter]]s, who if you can remember him being a famous commander when they were in the scout company. His very presence inspires troops to acts of valour that are extraordinary even be gay for Space Marines. Because of this reputation, when it came to choosing a leader for the [[Armageddon]] interventiongenderless robot, the Masters of the other two Chapters taking part ([[Salamanders]] and enjoy your [[UltramarinesBlack_Library|Black Library]]) 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>Commander Dante has led the Blood Angels to some of their greatest victories, from the bloody campaigns in Ultima Macharia to the Liberation of Canau. He clove the mighty [[Bloodthirster]] [[Skarbrand]] in two at the Gates of Pandemonium and drove the [[Ork]]s from the twelve worlds of Blackfang.<sup>3</sup>Perhaps his most famous victories were in the Second War for Armageddon, where his leadership allowed the beleaguered defenders to triumph over the fury of [[Waaagh!]] [[Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka|Ghazghkull]]. There he led the valiant strike against the Orks attacking [[Hive Acheron]], where the horde was ripped asunder by cannon and bomb as Dante spearheaded the reinforcements. And it was in the closing stages of the war that Dante's tactical genius finally broke the back of the Ork army, leading a massed [[Drop Pod]] assault against the Orks assaulting Tartarus Hive, his Blood Angels slaying fully half of the Orks and driving them back to the ash wastes and jungles.<sup>3</sup>In the closing days of the 41st Millennium, heroes like Dante are points of light in the growing darkness. He stands, as he has done for a millennium or more, between the enemies of Mankind and the Imperium.<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 of Mankind|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 defence of the Emperor will rest in Dante's hands, and he aims to fulfil this final duty.<sup>4</sup>==Wargear==Dante's [[Artificer Armour]] incorporates a [[Jump Pack]] and the '''Death Mask of Sanguinius''', a golden mask said to have been 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 [[Axe Mortalis]] and the [[Perdition 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 [[Xenos|alien]] and the heresy of the mutant. I have witnessed the sin of possession. I have seen all the evil that the galaxy harbours, 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 protectors of Mankind. Aye, we are indeed the Angels of Death.''<sup>2</sup>==Images==<center><gallery>Image:Dante.jpg|Miniature</gallery></center>==Sources==*<sup>1</sup> [[Codex: Blood Angels (3rd Edition)]]*<sup>2</sup> [[Codex: Blood Angels (4th Edition)]] (pg 6)*<sup>3</sup> http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?categoryId=&pIndex=1&aId=8000041a&start=2 ''(Accessed 09.04.2010)'' ([[Blood Angels]] Character focus).*<sup>4</sup> [[Codex: Blood Angels (5th Edition)]] (pg 53)==Related articles==*[[List of Chapter Masters]] [[Category:Characters (Blood Angels)Imperial]][[Category:Characters (Space Marine)]][[de:Dante_(Person)]][[fr:Dante (Personne)Warhammer 40,000]]
