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Mysterious and aloof, little is known about Marbo's origins and most of what is said remains speculation. Only '''Colonel Traupman''', Marbo's original commanding officer, knows the truth of his past. It is said that Marbo was one of ten brothers inducted into the Catchan XII Regiment during fighting against [[Waaagh!]] [[Urgok]] on [[Ryza]], where they were all killed. However, tales of a lone Guardsman returning two weeks later with the head of the [[Ork]] [[Warboss]] began to surface.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|9}}
Marbo gained further renown as one of the few survivors who fought against the [[Dark Eldar]] incursion of [[Galabad]]. The small garrison of Jungle Fighters stationed on the planet, among them Guardsman Marbo, were too few in number compared to the xenos hordes, eventually being overrun. Many historians recount the horrific details of long, dark nights of torture, in which the Catachan prisoners were dismembered whilst [[Wyches|Witches]] and the [[Mandrakes]] bathed in the blood of their victims. It was Colonel Traupman who led the rescue force that eventually found Sly Marbo, standing alone and armed only with a knife, covered from head to toe in alien blood. Marbo was surrounded by destroyed vehicles, piles of alien bodies and the head of the Dark Eldar [[Archon|leader]] impaled on a spike behind him.{{Fn|9}}
The myth of Private Marbo has since become legendary, he has fought his way from one end of the galaxy to the other attached to various Catachan regiments, most notably the famed Catachan II. Within this regiment, Sly works alone - commanders need only give him the order and he will hunt down and kill enemy leaders, break the back of enemy advances and sabotage the mightiest of war machines. On [[Pardus]], it is said that he destroyed a [[Tau]] armored convoy by booby-trapping an entire ravine, while on [[Sask's World]] he captured a command post single-handed, slaying the alien leader and all of its tentacled bodyguards, with his bare hands and a ration tin. It is said that during the [[Octavius War]] Marbo hunted [[Lictor]]s for sport. Marbo has a collection of medals that would rival a [[Warmaster]], having been awarded the [[Star of Terra]] multiple times for his legendary exploits.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|4}}{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|8}}
