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the tag isn't necessary, if they are looking for Lukas, they will expect to find out this info, plus added standard organization, etc
[[Image:Lukas Alexander.jpg|thumb|right|Governor-Militant Lukas Alexander]]
'''General Lukas Alexander''' was initially sent to [[Kronus]] by [[Ultima Segmentum|Segmentum Command]] to track down and capture [[Farseer]] [[Taldeer]] after her actions on [[Lorn V]] (as shown in [[Dawn of War: Winter Assault|Winter Assault]]). His forces landed in the abandoned city of ''Ironworks Bay'', and found traces of ancient relics scattered across the planet, including the Hellstorm Cannon, a weaponfrom a [[Horus Heresy]]-era [[Imperator Battle Titan|Imperator Titan]], ''Aquila Ignis''. The city was renamed ''Victory Bay'', and [[techpriests]] began excavating the massive Titan cannon. The [[Imperium]] then gave Lukas Alexander the title of "[[Planetary Governor|Governor-Militant]]" of Kronus, and tasked him with (re)conquering the planet for the Imperium from the [[Tau]].
==EquipmentBackground==Alexander is initially equipped formed the [[1st Kronus Regiment]], naming them "The Liberators", since his soldiers were fighting to free the humans who were living under the rule of the Tau. Unfortunately, his goals soon put him at direct odds with a [[Lightning Claw|power clawsBlood Ravens]] task force that arrived on Kronus soon after "The Liberators", trying to uncover mysteries about the chapter's past. The Blood Ravens are then ordered to purge the planet in order to ensure their findings remain secret. They warn Alexander to leave, but he is determined to follow through with his orders and a wristpush the other factions off Kronus. ===Victory===There are two possible results for Lucas Alexander in the Dawn of War game, and this is for winning: Should the Governor-mounted Militant be successful in his task, he will become one of the most powerful men in the [[boltersector]]with an entire planet at his command. As his campaign progressesMost of the 1st Kronus Regiment are subsequently sent off to other nearby worlds as reinforcements, he eventually obtains a wristwhile the Governor-mounted Militant himself remains on Kronus to oversee the administration of Kronus and the creation of the [[Plasma pistolPDF|Planetary Defense Force]] and . With the ancient Titan cannon safely secured, the [[Power FistAdeptus Mechanicus]]swere able to better study it, as well as a full suit eternally grateful to Alexander. With the loss of Tau control on Kronus, the human population, with little encouragement, proceeded to massacre any Tau (or Tau-aligned humans) who did not evacuate along with [[Carapace ArmourShas'O Kais]] along . Finally, with his Symbols the defeat of Office the Blood Raven taskforce, incriminating documents and optical implantsartefacts from their Castellum Incorruptus were found and handed over to the [[Inquisition]], calling into question the history and the "true nature" of the Blood Ravens. ===Defeat===
Should the city of Victory Bay be captured, after the death of Lukas Alexander, the last of the 1st Kronus Regiment make a futile last stand near the Hellstorm cannon. To prevent the fall of the Titan cannon to the attackers, the last surviving NCO orders a Techpriest to "overload it". The Titan cannon begins to overload and explode, the blasts taking out the nearby combatants. However, if [[Chaos]] were the victors, it implies that pieces of the Titan cannon still remain, as [[Eliphas]]' sorcerers released a [[daemon]] of rot and plague (which means it belongs to the Chaos god, [[Nurgle]]) from the cannon through a ritual of sacrificing the corpses from the attack. How the daemon was trapped in the cannon was not stated, but by doing so, Eliphas gained the favour of that particular god. Also, if [[Eldar]] attacked Victory Bay and won, implications of pieces remaining of the Titan cannon are evident as the narrator states that the Farseer ordered warp bombs to be placed on what was left of the Titan cannon and denonated, disallowing the Imperial Guard the chance to salvage anything of the formidable Titan cannon.
It is uncertain why the [[Imperial Guard]] would destroy the cannon in such desperation if defeated by the [[Space Marines]], although perhaps Alexander's desperate last shout to his men "(These marines) fight against the Emperor's holy will!" indicates that the Governor-Militant is taking no chances regarding the cannon possibly coming into the hands of traitors. This is most likely considering [[Davian Thule]] ordered Lukas Alexander to step down while the Space Marines purge Kronus, and Alexander bluntly refused, causing a war between the Space Marines and the Imperial Guard. In the introduction the narrator says: "Captain Thule ordered the withdrawal of the Imperial Guard forces stationed in Victory Bay, but Governor Alexander flatly refused to pull his men back. Thule judged the Governor a good man, but had little choice but to send his Space Marines to battle the Governor's troops along with all the other powers on Kronus. The Blood Ravens' willingness to fight soldiers of the Imperium did not go unnoticed."
==Equipment==
Alexander is initially equipped with [[Lightning Claw|power claws]] and a wrist-mounted [[bolter]]. As his campaign progresses, he eventually obtains a wrist-mounted [[Plasma pistol]] and [[Power Fist]]s, as well as a full suit of [[Carapace Armour]] along with his Symbols of Office and optical implants.
==Sources==
*"Index Astartes - Blood Ravens". White Dwarf: Australian Edition (298, November 2004). ISSN 0265-8712. The same information can be found in "Index Astartes - Blood Ravens". White Dwarf: UK Edition (305). ISSN 0265-8712.
*Goto, Cassern (2004). [[Dawn of War (Novel Series)|Dawn of War]]. Nottingham: Black Library. ISBN 1-84416-152-8.
*Goto, Cassern (2005). [[Dawn of War (Novel Series)|Dawn of War]]: Ascension. Nottingham: Black Library. ISBN 1-84416-285-0.
