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The '''Sons of Medusa''' are a [[Successor Chapter]] of the [[Iron Hands]].{{Fn|1}}
===Notable Named Vehicles===
*''[[Eurayalis Bane]]'' — [[Land Raider Redeemer]]
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The '''Sons of Medusa''' are a [[Successor Chapter]] of the [[Iron Hands]].{{Fn|1}}
==History==
===Recent Years===
The Sons of Medusa most recently appear in Imperial records as one of the chapters who took part in the [[Badab War]] on the side of the loyalists. They entered the war after the initial period of conflict as reinforcements called in to deal with the secessionists after they had officially been deemed heretical. The chapter deployed significant forces to the war and performed admirably throughout. They spent the first few years of their involvement purging enemy outlying strongholds, during which they are only noted to have suffered one serious setback; the destruction of the [[Strike Cruiser]] ''[[Warspite]]'', lost with all hands. The ''Warspite'' was destroyed by the secessionist [[Executioners]] chapter; when the Executioners surrendered not too long after, the Sons of Medusa advocated bloody retribution. They were denied this by the actions of the [[Salamanders]] forces present in the warzone, who stepped in to prevent unnecessary deaths. This incident is noted to have seriously soured relations between the loyalist chapters.{{Fn|1}}
Command Squad of the Atropos Clan Battle Company fought in the [[Galen Subjugation]] campaign during the Badab War.{{Fn|5}}
The Sons of Medusa were in at the kill of the [[Fall of Badab]] and [[Lufgt Huron]]'s secessionist forces, being primarily responsible for the capture of one of the star fortresses which protected [[Badab Primaris]] from attack. The capture of this particular fortress was the last act needed to shatter the [[Tyrant of Badab]]'s "Ring of Steel" and open Badab Primaris to planetary assault.{{Fn|1}}
In [[M42]] they took part in the defense against the [[Invasion of the Stygius Sector]].{{Fn|8b8c}}
== Timeline ==
*[[M35]] — [[Moirae Schism]]; Moirae Iron Hands exiled and become independent.{{Fn|1}}
*'''011.[[M37]]''' — Moirae Iron Hands ratified as a Space Marine chapter; re-codifed as the Sons of Medusa. Took part in the [[Great Cull]].{{Fn|1}}
*'''453.[[M38]]''' — The Bellrath Crusade ends.{{Fn|1}}
*[[M39]] — Sons of Medusa establish permanent [[fortress-monastery]] complex in the [[Taelus System]].{{Fn|1}}
*'''322.M39''' - — Participated in the [[Angevin Crusade]].{{Fn|2}}
*'''907.[[M41]]''' — Entered the [[Badab War]].{{Fn|1}}
*'''912.M41''' - — The Badab War ends.{{Fn|1}}*[[M42]] - — Aided the [[Iron Hands]] and other Iron Hands successors in the [[Second Relief of Mordian]].{{Fn|88b}}
*[[M42]] — 5 companies are sent to [[Vigilus]] as part of the [[War of Beasts]].{{Fn|6}}
*[[M42]] — A task force of the Sons of Medusa are sent to purge a [[Hrud]] infestation on the [[Shrine World]] of [[Damhal]]. The Sons were overwhelmed and destroyed.{{Fn|9}}
==Organisation==
==Notable Elements==
===Named Vehicles===
*''[[Eurayalis Bane]]'' — [[Land Raider Redeemer]]
===Notable Members===
*[[Mazos Dhule]] — Iron Thane of Atropos War Clan. Fought in [[Galen Subjugation]].{{Fn|5}} See also ([[Quotes Space Marines|his quote]])*[[Vaylund Cal]] — Iron Thane of Atropos War Clan, High Artificer of the Sons of Medusa, Scion of the Moirae.*[[Setol Sollex]] - [[Iron Father]].{{Fn|8a}}*[[Hattorn]] - Battle-Brother of War Clan Magera.{{Fn|7}}
==Images==
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==Trivia=={{Trivia}}===Notes===
According to the Badab War Campaign run at Warhammer World{{Fn|3}}, the Sons of Medusa did have particular traits. Their bonus unit was described as a [[Desert world]] support squad, which was a [[Devastator squad]] that could take a mix of [[Heavy Bolter]]s and [[Sniper Rifle]]s.
*{{Endn|4}}: [[How to Paint Space Marines]], pg. 88
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes]], pg. 198
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Defiant]], pg. 79*{{Endn|7}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition, 2nd Codex)]] , pg.57*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex Supplement: Iron Hands (8th Edition)]] pg.32-33**{{Endn|8a}}: pg.29**{{Endn|8b}}: pgs. 32-33**{{Endn|8c}}: pg.34, "- ''The Iron Crusade"''*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Deathwatch (8th Edition)]], pg. 26 - ''The Vigil of Aeons: The Death of Time''
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