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The Rangda were first encountered by the 105th Pioneer Company of the [[V Legion|Vth Legion]] in the northern rim of the [[Galaxy]] and were recognized as a grave threat and engaged by the [[First Legion]] of [[Astartes]].{{Fn|4}} During the [[Rangdan Xenocides]], the Rangdan invaded from the [[galaxy|galactic]] north and east. In the bloodiest war for the [[Imperium]] until the [[Horus Heresy]] the Rangdan were halted, at great cost to the Imperium and the [[Dark Angels]] especially.{{Fn|1}}
The Rangdan were described as possessing "[[Slaugth]] murder-minds", suggesting they may have been a slave species to the Slaugth species.{{Fn|2}} The Rangdan were feared for their mimicry abilities, and their ships had a brutal appearance of spines and flails which dragged behind the vessels like metallic tentacles, giving them the appearance of jellyfish.{{Fn|3}} They were capable of creating vast artificial war-moons manned by millions of slaveswho were controlled via neural collars.{{Fn|4}}
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