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'''— Classified transmission to Segmentum High Command.'''{{Fn|5}}
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[[File:IG5EMarbo.jpg|200px|right|thumb|'''Marbo''' springing a trap on a [[Tau]] convoy.{{Fn|1}}]]
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|quote='''''"My lords, this man is a menace. He disregards Munitorum regulations, he {REDACTED} seemingly at will, and he only answers to {REDACTED} Were it not for the gruesome death toll he exacts upon the Emperor's foes, I would recommend {REDACTED} Yet he is a deadly living weapon. He has wrought butchery on xenos and heritics alike from {REDACTED} to {REDACTED} he was directly responsible for the {REDACTED} Incident, and on Tarloth he killed a little over three hundred enemy combatants using nothing but a {REDACTED}. Unconventional? Yes. Heretical? Verging upon it. Yet through his actions Guardsman Marbo rescued not only the Governor's household, but also, in retrospect, the entire war effort. My lords, after long consideration, I can only recommend that you approve the deployment of Guardsman Marbo to {REDACTED} and thank the Emperor that he is on our side..."'''''
|source='''— Classified transmission to Segmentum High Command.'''{{Fn|5}}
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'''Sly Marbo''', the ''''One Man Army'''', is a [[Catachan Jungle Fighters|Catachan]] guardsman. Feared by the enemies of the Imperium for sniping skills that would rival a [[Vindicare Assassin]] and survival skills greater than most [[Space Marines]]. He has been known to take on entire enemy forces, striking fear into any who threaten Catachan and the [[Imperium]], this has made his reputation legendary and it's said there's little Sly Marbo hasn't killed.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|6}}{{Fn|7}}
Marbo's fellow Jungle Fighters are well aware of his deadly skills at stealth and ambush, knowing that if Sly Marbo does not want to be seen or heard, he isn't - sometimes not even by those of who know he’s around. Many of his allies compare Marbo to that of a small [[Ork]] in size, his sheer bulk almost inhuman, his dead eyes being both cold and distant, unfocused and lethal, between missions the only emotion he shows is a mix of sadness and brooding, appearing like a hulking machine running on low power, saving his energy for the fight to come. The Catachan Jungle Fighters hold Sly Marbo in very high regard. At times, Marbo will track a group of Jungle Fighters and help them out at critical junctures. Having the legendary Sly Marbo watching their backs is considered an honour by those he chooses to follow.{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|3b}}{{Fn|4}}
When the forces of the [[Ork Warboss]] [[Killzkar]] invaded and conquered the mining planet of [[Dulma'lin]], Marbo and the rest of the Catachan II were tasked with sabotaging the Ork war effort. After the main army comprised of [[Selvian Dragoons]] were slaughtered en route to the planetary capital, the Catachan's leader, '''Colonel "Iron Hand"''' [[Straken]], began a solar months-long war of sabotage and guerrilla warfare. Marbo himself was hand-picked by the Colonel to infiltrate a group of deranged cultists, survivors of the Ork assault who had begun to worship them as gods. Marbo slaughtered any in his path, learned the enemies plans and opened the way for a Catachan assault. In battle against the Orks, Marbo would often appear out of nowhere, slaying xenos at the most critical of moments. Gun emplacements, [[Ork Nobz]], all would be attacked and slain before they could even fully react. When Killzkar was finally defeated by Straken, it was Marbo who carried the Colonel's broken body from the field of battle, even as the city around them was destroyed.{{Fn|4}}
During the [[Third War for Armageddon]], Sly Marbo once more waged a one-man war against the Orks. Usually, groups of a dozen or so elite [[Assassins]] were required to venture into [[Armageddon]]’s industrial wastelands - enough warriors to complete whatever mission command had for them, but sometimes, a lone warrior would be dispatched - one with enough skill and experience to triumph in battle against entire enemy kill teams.
As a man who always works alone, Sly Marbo only uses what he can carry with him - which, being a Catachan Jungle Fighter, is a lot. Yet Sly travels relatively light - he's incredibly adept at using the entire battlefield as a lethal weapon. Marbo doesn't rely on the relics and gadgets of the [[Dark Age of Technology]] to get the job done - he's eliminated targets without number with just his Ripper Pistol, Envenomed Blade and his bare hands, and, on a few rare occasions, the target's bare hands.{{Fn|7}}
* '''Ripper Pistol''' - — This modified [[Autopistol]] fires specially designed armour-piercing metal shards containing a vicious cocktail of venomous chemicals with deadly accuracy. The initial wounds caused by the shards allow the venom to enter the victim's bloodstream and cause death, and thus the weapon can bring down the largest opponents in a single shot. It is designed so that if the vicious impact of the bullet does not kill the target, the poisons flooding into its bloodstream will. Often, a Ripper Pistol can prove to be the final word in terminal close encounters. A Ripper Pistol is favoured by those who venture onto hostile Jungle Worlds and Death Worlds like Catachan where the massive and universally hostile flora and fauna present constant dangers.{{Fn|1}}
* '''Envenomed Blade''' - — The Envenomed Blade is a unique [[Catachan Knife]] carried by Sly Marbo that is coated with toxins so deadly, that they can make even the smallest flesh wound fatal. Marbo wields this blade with horrifying skill, butchering his enemies with mechanical efficiency.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|8}}
Marbo has also been known to utilise a variety of deadly explosives, including [[Frag Grenades]], [[Krak Grenades]], [[Melta Bombs]] and [[Demolition Charges]].
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==Origins==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)]], pg. 61
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Catachans (3rd Edition)]], pg. 22
*3: [[Death World (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|3a}}: Chapter 4
**{{Endn|3b}}: Chapter 7
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