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== History ==
[[Image:Sly Marbo Art.jpg|thumb|right|Sly Marbo]]
Guardsman Marbo is one of the fearsome '''"Catachan Devils"''', the closest thing the Jungle Fighters have to the elite [[Storm Troopers]] used by who aid other regiments. A natural born survivor and a veritable one-man army, he's the ultimate soldier and possesses skills that surpass any of the Imperium's highly-trained operatives. As a [[Catachan]] native, the jungle is his element, and he is capable of taking on entire enemy forces through his innate skill at jungle and guerrilla warfare. He strikes from seemingly nowhere and disappears back into the dense jungle. Marbo is famous for his excellent sniping skills and is considered to be one of the deadliest Humans in existence. It is not known whether or not the "Sly" part of his name is an earned name as per Catachan tradition, or a given one.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|10}}
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}}
