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In pursuance of his extreme creed of purity that goes with his [[Monodominant]] philosophy, Darkhammer has enacted [[Exterminatus]] on over thirty worlds. Sometimes this has been to end wars, corruption, or plague, but also sometimes to destroy a mere handful of insurgents or aliens or obliterate a single [[Warp]]-tainted artifact sought after by his Radical colleague, Valeria. His actions have polarized the Inquisition, with some viewing him as a beacon of righteousness while others see him as only slightly less destructive than the [[Daemon]]s of the Warp. Only on a few occasions has Darkhammer stayed his hand, most notably after the [[First War of Armageddon]]. There, he commuted an Exterminatus order to a program of mass-execution and mind-wipe, largely because he feared retaliation from the nearby [[Space Wolves]].{{Fn|2}}
More recently, Darkhammer has become determined to stop his nemesis Helynna Valeria from uncovering the [[Xenos]] artifact known as the [[Dimensional Forge]], a device capable of creating a [[null zone]] light years in diameter that [[Daemons]] could not penetrate. Darkhammer would issue an [[Exterminatus]] order to the [[Hive World]] of [[Cavlock]] after he discovered Valeria suspected the Dimensional Forge was hidden there. Using the pretext of preventing a Daemonic incursion from spreading, Darkhammer condemned billions to death in order to foil Valeria. Valeria has since declared Darkhammer ''[[Excommunicate Traitoris]]'' and has hunted him across [[Segmentum Obscurus]] to seek revenge for the destruction of the Dimensional Forge.{{Fn|1a}}
Later, on [[Mindo Station]], the [[Acolyte]] warbands of Valeria and Darkhammer came to battle. The fight lasted a day and a half until Darkhammer and his forces escaped aboard a starliner.{{Fn|1b}}
== Related Articles ==
*[[List of Inquisitors]]
*[[Months of Shame]]
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