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{{Spoiler|source=Space Marine (Novel)cite}} '''Lexandro D'Arquebus''' was a [[Space Marine Captain|Captain ]] in the [[Imperial Fists]] [[Space Marine]] [[chapter ]] who later came to serve alongside agents of the [[Ordo Malleus]]. His current whereabouts are unknown.

D'Arquebus was born on the [[Hive World]] of [[Necromunda]] in the '''Trazior Hive''' (AKA '''a.k.a. "The Three Sisters'''"). D'Arquebus came from a comparatively wealthy family, : his father served as ''Calculator Maximus'' to Lord Spinoza - a clan leader whose family owned many factories in the lower habs. Lexandro was a member of the brat-gang the ''Lordly Phantasms'', a group of upper-hab youths who delighted in using their exotic weapons and equippment to terrorise lower-hab gangs.

At the age of fourteen, after his father's "fiancial financial irregularities" had toppled his family from their favoured position, D'Arquebus applied to join the [[PDF]] with the further hope of possibly being transfered transferred to the [[Imperial Guard]]. It was during this recruitment process that D'Arquebus came to the attention of the '''Imperial Fists''' chapter.^1p2-13{{Fn|1a}}

===Recruitment to Imperial Fists===Unknown to D'Arquebus, these interviews were being observed by [[Space Marine Sergeant|Sergeant]] '''[[Huzzi Rork''' ]] - a recruiter for the Imperial Fists. Rork took an interest in D'Arquebus and ordered further test to measure Lexando's his physical, mental and psychic capabilities. Following this, Rork offered D'Arquebus the opportunity to attempt join the Imperial Fists. D'Arquebus, along with fellow Traizor-hivers '''[[Biff Tundrish''' ]] and '''[[Yeremi Valence''']], was then transported from his homeworld to the Imperial Fists' mobile [[Fortress Monastery - ]], the ''[[Phalanx]]''.^1p13-16{{Fn|1b}}

Once aboard the ''Phalanx'', the recruits were inducted into the 10th Company and began their regime of training, [[Creation of a Space Marine|surgery]] and initiation into the Chapter. During this process D'Arquebus, Tundrish, Valence and fellow initiate [[Omar Akbar ]] were formed together as a [[Scout Squad]] under the command of Sergeant '''[[Zed Juron''']]. The scouts fought in several campaigns including a notable engagement on the world of '''[[Karkason''' ]] where the lone scout squad commandeered a rebel [[Titan]] by eating the brains of the Titan's crew and absorbing their skills through their [[Omophagea]] organs. The squad utilised the captured Titan to maul the rebel forces, ejecting before the Titan's destruction - although with the loss of Cadet Akbar.^1p128 {{Fn|1c}} After the campaign on Karkason, the surviving scouts were Implanted with the [[Black Carapace]] and were inducted as full '''Battle Brothers''' of the Imperial Fists.^1p146{{Fn|1d}}

As a full battle-brother, D'Arquebus served in a squad under Sgt Huron alongside Valence and Tundrish. After at least a decade's active service , the squad were was involved in an assault on a [[Tyranid]] vessel of [[Hive Fleet Kraken]]. D'Arquebus survived this engagement but his "brothers" Tundrish and Valence were killed during the assault.^1p202 {{Fn|1e}} In order to overcome the grief of their death, he removed the flesh from his hand and [[Imperial_Fists#Scrimshaw|scrimshawed]] the names [["Biff Tundrish]] " and [["Yeremi Valence]] " on his bare bones along with the words "Necromunda" and "Trazior Hive." The flesh on the hand was later replaced.^1chXX{{Fn|1f}}

===Involvement in the "Inquisition Wars" events===D'Arquebus eventually rose to the position of [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]. It was during his tenure as Captain that he met [[Inquisitor]] '''[[Jaq Draco''']]. Captain D'Arquebus the then joined the Inquisitors Inquisitor's group in their attempt to infiltrate the [[Eldar]] [[Black Library of Chaos]] and steal the fabled "[[Book of Rhana Dandra]]".^{{Fn|2}}

==CanonicityCanon Conflicts==

His first appearance was appearances were in [[Ian Watson]]'s novels [[Space Marine (Novel)|Space Marine]] and [[Inquisition War Trilogy Harlequin (Novel Series)|Harlequin]] (, both published in the early 1990's). While certain elements of these novels are no longer considered to be part of the current 40k cannon Warhammer 40,000 canon (such as [[Zoats]] and [[Squats]])^{{Fn|4}}, other elements (such as the Imperial Fists' tradition traditions 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.^{{Fn|5}} 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 (for instance, the character of [[Grim]] is changed from a [[Squat]] into a [[human]] [[Tech Priest]]).

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 example). Confusingly however, when the '''Space Marine''' novel was republished , 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."'' ^{{Fn|4}}

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.^{{Fn|6}}

*^{{Endn|1}}: [[Space Marine (Novel)]]by [[Ian Watson]]:**{{Endn|1a}}: {{Cite This}}, pp. 2-13**{{Endn|1b}}: {{Cite This}}, pp. 13-16**{{Endn|1c}}: {{Cite This}}, p. 128**{{Endn|1d}}: {{Cite This}}, p. 146**{{Endn|1e}}: {{Cite This}}, p. 202**{{Endn|1f}}: Chapter Twenty*^{{Endn|2}}: [[Inquisition War Trilogy (Novel Series)|Harlequin (Novel)]]by '''Ian Watson''':*^{{Endn|3}}: [[Inquisition War Trilogy (Novel Series)|Chaos Child (Novel)]]by '''Ian Watson'''*^{{Endn|4}}: http://www.blacklibrary.com/Exclusive-Products/Print-on-Demand/Space-Marine.html*^{{Endn|5}}: [[Index Astartes II]]*^{{Endn|6}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Space_Marines/Space_Marine-Infantry-Accessories/ETCHED-BRASS-IMPERIAL-FISTS-CRIMSON-FISTS.html| Forge World's Imperial Fists Brass Etch]