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{{cite}}'''Erasmus Tycho''' was the [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[Blood Angels]] 3rd Company.^{{Fn|5 }}{{Fn|6}}

Tycho, took charge when his predecessor was slain during the [[Second War for Armageddon]]. He nearly suffered the same fate himself during a clash between his troops and a small [[Ork]] warband in the jungles that separated [[Armageddon Prime]] and [[Armageddon Secundus]]. Early in the combat, which the Blood Angels eventually won, Tycho was the victim of a deadly psychic attack by an Ork [[Weirdboy]] and was left for dead.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|6}}

Somehow, Tycho managed to survive, although the after-effects of the terrible mental assault resulted in half of his face being paralyzed into a horrible rictus grin. The Blood Angels' fine aesthetic taste and appreciation of artistic and beautiful things is well known, so for them injuries of this type are almost worse than death. Tycho had a special mask made by the Blood Angels' most revered artificer in order to hide the disfigurement of his features, but maintains a maintained an almost obsessive hatred for the Ork race^.{{Fn|1.}}{{Fn|6}}

[[Image:sm-ba-tycho.gif|left|thumb|Erasmus Despite his disfigurement, Tychoconducted several brilliant campaigns as leader of the 3rd Company, Death Company]]During the and many regarded him as [[Third War for ArmageddonDante]], Chaplains noticed a familiar gleam in Tycho's eye. They knew when they spoke to him he was seeing visions of the final battles of likely successor as [[SanguiniusChapter Master]] and was hard pressed . Yet he continued to tell them apart from reality. [[Chaplain]] [[Vermento]]'s report was "Since brood on his grievous wounding at the battle for Armageddoninjury, Tycho has become increasingly violent of temperament and attitude. It is my strongest recommendation could not bear to assign Brother-Captain Tycho to active battle duty permanently."³ Tycho was inducted into stay at the [[Death Companyfortress-monastery]] and he asked to lead the assault on the Ork held defences of [[Hive TempestoraBaal]]. Records show how he fought , with the fury its majestic architecture and skill beautiful artworks, for any length of the Blood Angels [[Primarch]] Sanguiniustime, unstoppable amidst the sea of Orksand Dante reluctantly assigned him to increasingly dangerous battle-missions, enduring wounds that would kill a normal man outrightwith increasing frequency.{{Fn|6}}

During the [[Third War for Armageddon]], the [[Chaplain]]s noticed a familiar gleam in Tycho's eye. They knew when they spoke to him that he was seeing visions of the final battles of [[Sanguinius]] and was hard-pressed to tell them apart from reality. [[Chaplain]] [[Vermento]]'s report was "Since his grievous wounding at the battle for Armageddon, Tycho has become increasingly violent of temperament and attitude. It is my strongest recommendation to assign Brother-Captain Tycho to active battle duty permanently."''{{Fn|3}} Tycho was inducted into the [[Death Company]] and he asked to lead the assault on the Ork-held defences of [[Hive Tempestora]]. Records show how he fought with the fury and skill of Sanguinius himself, unstoppable amidst the sea of Orks, enduring wounds that would kill a normal man outright.{{Fn|6}} The wounds took their toll upon Tycho but his spirit remained strong and loyal unto his death. In his final moment Tycho was heard across battlefield shouting "For the Deus Sanguinius!". His sacrifice enabled the Blood Angels to take the position the Orks had defended so fiercely^.{{Fn|2}} ===Legacy===The Blood Angel's warship, the ''[[Tycho (Ship)|Tycho]]'' was named after Captain Tycho. A portrait of the deceased hero lies over the entrance of the ship's chapel.{{Fn|4}}

[[Image:Tycho.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Erasmus Tycho, pre-Black Rage]]Tycho wears wore [[Artificer armor]] incorporating an [[Iron Halo]] and carries carried [[Blood Song]] (a special [[Combi-meltagun]] ), along with [[Frag Grenades|Frag]] and [[Krak Grenades]].{{Fn|6}} He was also equipped with [[digital weapon]]s which made his close combat attacks especially devastating.{{Fn|6}} == Background Information ==Tycho appeared in the first battle report for the [[Second Edition]] of Warhammer 40,000 in which the Blood Angels player named his general "Tycho". Tycho was armed with his now characteristic weapons of a [[Combi-weapon|Bolter-Meltagun]] and the [[digital weapon|digi-lasers]] in the gauntlet on his left hand. During the course of the battle Tycho succumbed to a psychic blast from an Ork Weirdboy, and in game terms "killed". This was later incorporated into the character's background, having him surviving the attack, but grievously wounded.{{Cite This}}

==Character Origin==Tycho appeared in the first battle report for the second edition of Warhammer 40Though his character history listed him as deceased,000 in which the Blood Angels player named his general "Tycho". Tycho was armed with his now characteristic weapons still a playable character as of a the [[Combi-weapon|Bolter-Meltagun5th Edition]] and , which featured two character profiles for him, one for before his induction into the [[digital weapon|digi-lasersDeath Company]] in the gauntlet on his left hand. During the course of the battle Tycho succumbed to a psychic blast from an Ork Weirdboy, and in game terms "killed". This was later incorporated into the character's background, as him having survived the attack grievously wounded. Tycho's special rules concerning his hate one for Orks make him a good HQ choice for Blood Angels players when fighting Orksafter.{{Fn|6}}

==LegacyGallery ==The Blood Angel's warship, the ''<gallery><center>Tycho'' is named after .jpg|Erasmus Tycho, pre-Black Ragesm-ba-tycho. A portrait of the deceased hero lies over the entrance of the ship's chapelgif|Erasmus Tycho, Death Company<sup/center>4</supgallery>.

*^{{Endn|1 }}: [[Codex: Angels of Death (2nd Edition)]], {{Cite this}}*^{{Endn|2 }}: [[Chapter Approved 2001]], {{Cite this}}*^{{Endn|3 }}: [[Codex: Blood Angels (4th Edition)]] (, pg . 6)*^{{Endn|4 }}: [[Black Tide (Novel)|Black Tide]] by [[James Swallow]], {{Cite this}}*^{{Endn|5 }}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=cat440165a&section=&pIndex=3&aId=8000041a&start=4&multiPageMode=true Blood Angels: Character Focus at games-workshop.com]*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Blood Angels (5th Edition)]], pg. 41