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The '''Night of the Wolf''' is the term given to a confrontation between the [[Space Wolves]] and [[World Eaters]] [[Space Marine Legion]]s during the [[Great Crusade]]. Occurring shortly after the rediscovery of [[Angron]], the Space Wolves [[Primarch]] [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]] was supposedly dispatched by the [[Emperor]] himself to confront [[Angron]] on [[Malkoya]]. There, Russ demanded that Angron cease the wholesale massacre of civilians and defeated [[human]] enemies and halt the practice of installing the mind-altering [[Butcher's Nails]] in his own warriors or face censor on [[Terra]]. Angron scoffed at the notion and expressed doubt that the Emperor had truly sent him. He then went on to openly insult the Emperor as a slave-driver and even jokingly insinuated he might take the [[Imperial]] throne for himself. Horrified by this "heresy", Russ and Angron came to blows as their respective legions battled around them. Angron shattered Russ' [[Frost Blade]] [[Krakenmaw]] and defeated the Primarch in single combat, but in the process allowed himself to be surrounded by Space Wolves forces as his berserker legion lost track of their Primarch. Though he had lost the fight, Russ could have ordered his forces to kill Angron but chose to instead withdraw. The World Eaters inflicted a greater number of casualties than they endured, and Angron himself saw it as a humiliation for the Wolves.{{Fn|1}}
In truth, many such as [[Lorgar]] see the incident as an embarrassment for the World Eaters, displaying their lack of discipline and Angron's reckless tactics. It was also speculated that Russ may have been attempting to help Angron, as he knew that the Butcher's Nails were slowly killing the Primarch.{{Fn|1}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Betrayer (Novel)]]
[[Category:Battles (Space Wolves)]]
[[Category:Battles (World Eaters)]]
[[Category:Battles (Great Crusade)]]
In truth, many such as [[Lorgar]] see the incident as an embarrassment for the World Eaters, displaying their lack of discipline and Angron's reckless tactics. It was also speculated that Russ may have been attempting to help Angron, as he knew that the Butcher's Nails were slowly killing the Primarch.{{Fn|1}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Betrayer (Novel)]]
[[Category:Battles (Space Wolves)]]
[[Category:Battles (World Eaters)]]
[[Category:Battles (Great Crusade)]]
