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'''Lord Commander Solar Macharius''' (356-400.[[M41]]) is widely regarded as the greatest [[Imperial Guard]] commander in [[Imperial]] history. His conquests, known as the [[Macharian Crusade]], beginning in 392.M41, reached the edge of galactic space, and brought nearly a thousand worlds under Imperial control within only seven years of fighting. At the edge of the galaxy Macharius prepared to move onwards but his armies, never beaten by the enemy, wavered and crumbled at the prospect of exploring the psychic darkness at the galaxy's edge. The conquests of Macharius came to an end, and on the return trip he died of a jungle fever contracted on [[Jucha]], while others say he willingly died so he could rest with the old heroes of the Imperium who would not balk at danger, unlike his men.{{Fn|4}} No man has ever conquered more worlds nor won so many battles, not since the legendary days of the [[Great Crusade]] itself. So great were his accomplishments that the [[Ecclesiarchy]] declared Macharius a Saint and renamed his homeworld [[Macharia]] in his honor.<sup>1</sup>
[[Image:MachariusCrusade.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Macharius at the time of the [[Macharian Crusade]]<sup>3</sup>]]
==Personality==
[[Image:Macharius.jpg|left|thumb|Lord Commander Solar Macharius]]
Macharius was a ruthless leader, always pushing his men to greater feats of daring and courage. He would often bombard planets from orbit and destroy the native population, but he spared some worlds if they impressed him with their courage and resolve. He was a very spiritual man, campaigning in the name of the [[Emperor]] and not just for his own selfish gain. He had consuming desires, such that they were his guiding force throughout his conquest. He was also followed by a trail of miracles, one such being that a [[bolter]] shell embedded itself in his chest but failed to detonate.
He commanded many forces and he had an equally notable general, [[Sejanus]], who was always at his side. Sejanus was the one who told Macharius that his men would follow him no further, that [[Ultima Macharia]] was the end; they would not venture into the [[Halo Zone]], outside the reach of the [[Astronomican]]. Macharius wept, tears of rage and sorrow, as he heard of his soldiers' refusal to go on.He remained bitter to his men for refusing to go on, drinking himself into a drunken stupor and decrying that he did not have braver heroes at his command.{{Fn|5}}
==Flagships==
**<sup>b</sup>Ch. 14, p. 216 (hardcover), p. 279 (paperback)
*<sup>3</sup>: [http://www.blacklibrary.com/Images/BL/blog/2011/10/big.JPG Angel of Fire]
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (2nd Edition)]] pg.31-32
