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The '''Angels of Absolution''' are a [[Second Founding]] [[Chapter]] of the [[Dark Angels]].{{Fn|5a}}
{{Loyalist Chapters
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|Name=Angels of Absolution
|Founding Chapter=[[Dark Angels]]{{Fn|5a}}|Founding=[[Second Founding]]{{Fn|5a}}
|Chapter Master=Unknown
|Homeworld=Unknown
The '''Angels of Absolution''' stand out from the other Dark Angels successors as their armour is bone white compared to the dark colours of the other chapters.{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|4}}
Their structure and belief are still very similar to those of their progenitor chapter, to the point that the two chapters have often joined forces and pooled resources in the hunt of [[The Fallen]]. The only noticeable difference in their doctrines is that the Angels of Absolution consider themselves absolved (''nomen est omen'') of their own sins during the Fall of Caliban, and place a greater amount of emphasis on their holy duty of just hunting the Fallen as such and not to redeem themselves.{{Fn|55b}}
It's probable that the Inner Circle of this chapter gained a great victory to consider themselves absolved, though whatever this victory was is known only to the chapter and they believe they have earned it. However this belief isn't shared amongst the other [[Unforgiven]] Chapters, but all strife seems to have been contained and they continue to cooperate with them.{{Fn|6}}
===Notable Battles===
*[[Forgotten Wars]]{{Fn|9b}}
*[[Solar Rebellion]]{{Fn|11}}
*[[Battle of Archangel VII]]{{Fn|99a}}
*[[Rasputin Uprising]]{{Fn|99a}}
*[[Siege of Vraks]]: The Angels of Absolution intervene in the final stages of the Siege to capture [[Alpha Legion]] Warlord [[Arkos the Faithless]] on direct orders of [[Dark Angels Grand Master|Supreme Grand Master]] [[Azrael]]. [[Master]] [[Yafrir]] leads the assault but loses his life at the hands of Arkos himself.{{Fn|7a}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Dark Angels (3rd Edition)]], p. 14
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Angels of Death (2nd Edition)]], p. 33
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition)]], **{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 72**{{Endn|5b}}: p.75
*{{Endn|6}}:[[Deathwatch: Rites of Battle]], p. 61
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Seven - The Siege of Vraks - Part Three]]
**{{Endn|7b}}: p. 82
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Deathwatch: Honour the Chapter]], p. 131
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Dark Angels (6th Edition)]] **{{Endn|9a}}: p. 27**{{Endn|9b}}: pgs. 36-37
*{{Endn|10}}: [[How to Paint Space Marines]], pg. 80
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Thirteen - War Machines of the Lost and the Damned]], pg.21
[[Category:Dark Angels]]
