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'''The Beast''' was one of the most powerful [[Ork]] [[Warbosses]] to have ever lived. In 544.[[M32]] he united much of the Ork race and nearly succeeded in conquering the [[Galaxy]].{{Fn|1b}} His [[Waaagh!]] was the largest the Galaxy has ever seen and rampaged across the [[Imperium]], eclipsing even the one [[Horus]] defeated during the [[Ullanor Crusade]] which earned him the title of [[Warmaster]]. The Beast was a highly intelligent Ork, capable of speaking flawless [[Gothic]]. Embittered by the humiliation of the Ork race during the Ullanor Crusade, he intended to cripple humanity and rule the galaxy.{{Fn|6}} The Imperium only halted his advance at great cost and desperate measure, devastating the [[Adeptus Astartes]].{{Fn|1a}}
It was eventually concluded that there was not a single Warboss known as The Beast. Rather, they were a collection of six "[[Prime-OrksOrk]]s", monstrously powerful and intelligent Warbosses who each commanded a "Legion" (possibly [[Ork Clan|Clan]]) of Greenskins.{{Fn|8}} However, the Prime-Ork the Imperium encountered most was larger than the others, nicknamed the "Beast of Beasts".{{Fn|9}}
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