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[[Image:Dontoriel.jpg|thumb|right|230px|A Sanguinary Guard]]
The '''Sanguinary Guard''' are the uttermost elite of the [[Veteran Squad|Veterans]] of the [[Blood Angels]], proven in mind, body, and spirit, and exemplifying the values of their [[Primarch]] [[Sanguinius]] to an extent no other Space Marine can. {{cite this}}
== History ==
This hallowed Order of warriors traces its lineage back to the [[Space Marine Honour Guard Squad|personal bodyguard]] of their Primarch, fighting by his side in the most terrible battles imaginable, before being nearly wiped out during the assault on [[Horus]]'s [[Vengeful Spirit|battle barge]].{{cite this}}
Only a single survivor remained of that august force: [[Azkaellon]], Herald of the Primarch, and only because Sanguinius insisted that he remain on [[Terra]]. It was on his shoulders that the heavy burden befell of the reconstitution of the Order, to serve as a beacon of hope for the dark days that lay ahead. It is largely through his efforts that the legacy of the Sanguinary Guard survived in the Blood Angels, and spread to all its Successors.{{Fn|1a}}
