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==Overview==
===Heresy-era===
This elite group of warriors was decimated during the [[Unification Wars]] but their skill made them famous, to the extent that its men were drafted to serve as elite bodyguards for higher ranking members of the [[Imperial Army]].{{Fn|1}}
*[[Lord Commander]] [[Teng Namatjira]] had a companion retinue of Lucifer Blacks serving him during the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|1}}
*[[Lord]] [[Pherom Sichar]], Lord of [[Hy Brasil]], [[Unity]] government of [[Terra]], and his family members had a Lucifer Black assigned as bodyguard.{{Fn|2}} ===Post-Heresy===The Lucifer Blacks became Regiments of the newly formed [[Imperial Guard]] after the Heresy. Acting as an elite praetorian guard on [[Terra]], the Lucifer Blacks were frequently employed as bodyguards for the Terran nobility and [[High Lords]]. By mid-[[M32]] during the [[War of the Beast]], the Lucifer Black's overseer [[Segmentum Solar|Solar]]-[[General]] [[Sayitora]] had become a crony of [[Lord High Admiral]] [[Lansung]], which turned the Regiment's into the ambitious Admiral's personal fighting force. They were treated like mercenaries, being distributed to Lansung's followers as a reward for favors.{{Fn|3}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Legion (Novel)]] by [[Dan Abnett]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|2}}: ''[[Blood Games (Short Story)]]'' by '''Dan Abnett'''
*{{Endn|3}}: [[The Emperor Expects (Novel)]] Chapter 2
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