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'''The Beast''' was one of the most powerful [[Ork]] [[Warbosses]] to have ever lived. In 544.[[M32]] he united much of the Ork race and nearly succeeded in conquering the [[Galaxy]].{{Fn|1b}} His [[Waaagh!]] was the largest the Galaxy has ever seen and rampaged across the [[Imperium]], eclipsing even the one [[Horus]] defeated during the [[Ullanor Crusade]] which earned him the title of [[Warmaster]]. The Imperium only halted his advance at great cost and desperate measure, devastating the [[Adeptus Astartes]].{{Fn|1a}}
==Name and Appearance==The Beast was perhaps the largest Ork [[Warboss]] ever encountered, which in Ork society denoted his power, prestige, and lethality. Said to be the size of a hab-block, The Beast made even [[Nob]]s appear as mere children in his presence and his mouth was filled with tusks the size of tree trunks.{{Fn|22a}} In transmissions intercepted by the Imperial military, the warboss referred to himself in [[Orkish]] terms that defied exact translation into [[High Gothic]], but roughly equivalent to ''"beast"'', ''"I am slaughter"'', or ''"lord who will bring great slaughter."''{{Fn|2b}}
==History==
The Beast first appeared at the head of an unprecedentedly massive [[Waaagh! The Beast|Waaagh!]] in [[Segmentum Solar]]. After destroying the world of [[Ardamantua]] and nearly the entire [[Imperial Fists]] [[Chapter]] with his [[Attack Moon]].{{Fn|2a2b}} After the destruction of Ardamantua, the Beast initiated his great push across Segmentum Solar, killing billions of [[Imperial]]s and overrunning entire [[Sector]]s. The Beasts Waaagh! field was so powerful that it influenced the Orks under his control to grow far larger and become even more aggressive than usual.{{Fn|3}}
Despite losing an Attack Moon during the Battle for [[Port Sanctus]], the Beast was able to successfully position another directly over [[Terra]].{{Fn|4}} As the galaxy burned, Imperial forces sought out the Beasts Beast's homeworld, which was believed to be [[Ullanor]].{{Fn|5}}
==Related articles==
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 169
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 201
*{{Endn|2}}: [[I Am Slaughter (Novel)]] Chapter 31**{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter 31**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter 34
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Predator, Prey (Novel)]] - Chapter 1
*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Emperor Expects (Novel)]] - Chapter 20
