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{{OrksPortal}}'''Gharkul Blackfang ''' was a powerful [[Ork]] Warlord during the time of the [[Great Crusade]].<sup>1</sup> Gharkul was a massive black-skinned Ork possessed of a great cunning.<sup>1</sup> His stronghold was the planet of [[Gyros-Thravian]]; which would become the site of one of the [[Imperium]]'s greatest victories of the [[Great Crusade]].<sup>{{Fn|1</sup>}}
The Legions == History ==Gharkul was a massive black-skinned Ork possessed of [[Horus]], [[Rogal Dorn]] and [[Mortarion]] participated in a great cunning. His stronghold was the planet of [[Battle of Gyros-Thravian]]. During ; which would become the battle the vast horde site of Gharkul came close to defeating all three of these legions, and they would have succeeded were it not for the intervention one of the [[Emperor]] himself. From his golden battle barge, the [[BucephelusImperium]], the [[Emperor]] led one thousand [[Adeptus Custodes|Custodians]] directly into the heart 's greatest victories of the Ork hordeGreat Crusade.<sup>{{Fn|1</sup>}}
At the height of the moment these The [[Adeptus CustodesSpace Marine Legion|CustodiansLegion]] would pass into legend. It is said over a hundred thousand s of Gharkul's best warriors were slain in moments[[Horus]], [[Rogal Dorn]] and Gharkul himself was decapitated by [[Mortarion]] participated in the Emperor atop a ruined [[GargantBattle of Gyros-Thravian]], ending . During the battle. Only the vast horde of Gharkul came close to defeating all three Custodians fell during the battleof these legions, and their names they would have succeeded were later engraved onto it not for the intervention of the [[Emperor]] himself. From his golden battle barge, the ''[[Bucephelus]]'', the [[Emperor]] led one thousand [[Custodian]]s armourdirectly into the heart of the Ork horde.<sup>{{Fn|1</sup>}}
At the height of the moment these [[Custodian]]s would pass into legend. It is said over a hundred thousand of Gharkul's best warriors were slain in moments, and Gharkul himself was decapitated by the Emperor atop a ruined [[Gargant]], ending the battle. Only three Custodians fell during the battle, and their names were later engraved onto the Emperor's armour.{{Fn|1}}
==SourcesSource==*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}}: The Custodian Guard - [[Horus Heresy (Artbook Series)|Horus Heresy Collected Visions]] - p, "The Custodian Guard," pg.143{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackfang, Gharkul}}[[Category:Characters (Orks)|Blackfang, Gharkul]][[Category:The Great Crusade]]