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'''Gharkul Blackfang''' was a powerful [[Ork]] Warlord during the time of the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|1}}
== History ==
Gharkul was a massive black-skinned Ork possessed of a great cunning. His stronghold was the planet of [[Gyros-Thravian]]; which would become the site of one of the [[Imperium]]'s greatest victories of the Great Crusade.{{Fn|1}}
The [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]]s of [[Horus]], [[Rogal Dorn]] and [[Mortarion]] participated in the [[Battle of Gyros-Thravian]]. During the battle the vast horde of Gharkul came close to defeating all three of these legions, and they would have succeeded were it not for the intervention of the [[Emperor]] himself. From his golden battle barge, the ''[[Bucephelus]]'', the [[Emperor]] led one thousand [[Custodian]]s directly into the heart of the Ork horde.{{Fn|1}}
At the height of the moment these [[Custodian]]s would pass into legend. It is said over a hundred thousand of Gharkul's best warriors were slain in moments, and Gharkul himself was decapitated by the Emperor atop a ruined [[Gargant]], ending the battle. Only three Custodians fell during the battle, and their names were later engraved onto the Emperor's armour.{{Fn|1}}
== See also Related Articles==
*[[List of Ork Warbosses]]
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[[Category:Characters (Orks)]]
[[Category:The Characters (Great Crusade)]]
