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==Backround==
The Dark Hunters were founded in the dark days of the [[Occlusiad]].{{Fn|3c}} Their first [[Chapter Master]] was [[Angnar]], the former [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[White Scars]].{{Fn|7}} That the first campaign of Dark Hunters saw fighting against the [[Daemon Engine]]s and corrupted [[Warlord Titan]] ''Repellus Maximal'' of [[Warpsmith]] [[Hilghar]] during the [[Battle of Bloodsteel]] has left a deep rooted mistrust against machines within their psyche. Even today, they have strained relations with the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]].{{Fn|3a}} Later in the [[Dellrond Campaign]] - where a single company of Dark Hunters held the entrance of the Cathedral of the [[Emperor]] Ossified for five years against [[Waaagh! Nagrut]] - they earned a resolute and stubborn reputation.{{Fn|3b}} In the [[Lonal Ambush]], they were used as [[Tyranid]] bait by the [[Raven Guard]].{{Fn|3c}}
The first campaign of the Dark Hunters have a reputation for being particularly grim saw them fighting against the [[Daemon Engine]]s and resolute warriors. They are one of the seven chapters charged with elimination corrupted [[Warlord Titan]] ''[[Repellus Maximal]]'' of the [[PunishersWarpsmith]], a faction of [[Chaos RenegadesHilghar]].{{Fn|1}} They succeeded in eliminating half the Punishers at during the [[Battle of the Black StarBloodsteel]] in 939. This has left a deep rooted mistrust against machines within their psyche. Even today, they have strained relations with the [[M41Adeptus Mechanicus]].{{Fn|3d3a}}
Later in the [[Dellrond Campaign]] - where a single company of Dark Hunters held the entrance of the [[Cathedral of the Emperor Ossified]] for five years against [[Waaagh! Nagrut]] - they earned a resolute and stubborn reputation.{{Fn|3b}} In 999.[[M41]] Imperial fleets on the edge of the [[Draven Sector]] become lost in the [[Warp ]], after an unusual phenomenon causes caused their [[Navigator]]s to lose sight of the [[Astronomican]]. Investigations uncover uncovered the source of the interference upon on the [[tomb world]] of [[Petk]]. Dark Hunters Space Marines launch launched an assault on the planet, but only minutes after landing all contact with themis was lost.{{Fn|5}} ==Notable Battles==*'''089.[[M38]]:''' [[Zarona Intervention]]*'''939.[[M41]]:''' The [[Battle of the Black Star]] - The Dark Hunters were one of the seven chapters charged with elimination of the [[Punishers]], a faction of [[Chaos Renegades]].{{Fn|1}} They succeeded in eliminating half the Punishers.{{Fn|3d}}*'''996.[[M41]]:''' [[Lonal Ambush]] - The Dark Hunters were used as [[Tyranid]] bait by the [[Raven Guard]].{{Fn|3c}}*'''???.M41:''' [[The Rusthunt]] - defeating [[Orks]] of [[Warboss|Tank Boss]] [[Badfragg]]
==Notable Elements==
===Notable Battles===
*'''089.[[M38]]''' - [[Zarona Intervention]]
*'''939.[[M41]]''' - The [[Battle of the Black Star]]
*'''996.[[M41]]''' - [[Lonal Ambush]]
*'''???.M41''' - [[The Rusthunt]] - defeating [[Orks]] of [[Warboss|Tank Boss]] [[Badfragg]]
 
===Notable Dark Hunters===
*[[Jullunai Khan]] - [[Chapter Master]] in the mid [[M37]]{{Fn|7}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]], pgs. 26 and 30
*{{Endn|2}}: ''[[The Last Detail (Short Story)]]'' by [[Paul Kearney]] - [[Legends of the Space Marines (Anthology)]]
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 200
*3: [[Codex: Space Marines (6th Edition)]] (E-Book Edition)
**{{Endn|3a}}: pg.132**{{Endn|3b}}: pg.136**{{Endn|3c}}: pg.213**{{Endn|3d}}: pg.68
**{{Endn|3e}}: pg. 39 (of hardback edition)
*{{Endn|4}}: [[How to Paint Space Marines]] , pg. 88 *{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Necrons (7th Edition)]] - ''A New Epoch Begins''
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Dataslate: Reclusiam Command Squad (Background Book)]] - ''Notable Reclusiam Command Squad''
*{{Endn|7}}: [[The Blind King (Short Story)]] by [[Paul Kearney]]
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