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The Legio has a history going back at least 8,000 years and some of its [[Imperial Titans|Titans]], like the [[Reaver Titan]] [[Telum Purgatio]], took part in the [[Great Crusade]]. By [[M42]] Legio Hephaesto numbered at 4 Titans, which were led by the 80 centuries year old [[Warlord Titan]] [[Lux Annihilatus]], which had a storied history. Among its many accomplishments were spearheading the liberation of the [[Tyrem Stars]] from the forces of [[Chaos]], where it destroyed the enemy Warlord [[Burning Hammer]]. It also fought the [[Eldar]] on [[Gavaro Secundus]] and aided in defeating the [[Tau]] on [[Jurillo]]. It was there, however, that the Lux Annihilatus was ambushed, by three [[Railgun]] equipped Tau [[Battlesuits]] as the Warlord and its Princep, [[Arlost Vass]], eagerly chased after the fleeing [[Xenos]]. Though Legio was able to destroy the Battlesuits, the Lux Annihilatus was heavily damaged and this signaled the end of the Legio's part in the battle. This was because, through some quirk of their [[Machine Spirit]]s, the Titans of Legio Hephaesto would only go to battle if they were led by the Lux Annihilatus. With the damaged Warlord being unable to, the entire Legio had to be sent back to their [[Forge World]] to undergo repairs. They were then stationed within [[Hephaesto]]'s Primary Forge, '''Node Primus''', as the Lun Annihilatus was being worked upon, and were there when their Forge World was invaded by Orks. By then the Warlord had been repaired and the entire Legio was eager to go to battle against the Orks{{Fn|1a}} of the [[Tekwaaagh!]] and the [[Freebooter]] [[Badrukk]].{{Fn|1b}}
[[Hephaesto]]'s commanding [[Tech-Priest Dominus]], [[Ronrul Illutar]], had at first refused to deploy the Legio, though, as he had wanted to know the [[Orks]]' total capabilities beforehand{{Fn|1b}}. However when the Dominus' ineptness led to '''Node Primus'''' outer walls being breached by the [[Xenos]], he immediately deployed the Titans{{Fn|1c}}. Once unleashed, the Legio eagerly began easily killing the invading Ork hordes. Their appearance, though, led{{Fn|1a}} the [[Tekwaaagh!]]'s [[Mek-Boss]], [[Da Meklord]], to teleport his [[Mega Gargant]] right in front of the Legio. The massive machine was similar in size to the [[Imperator Titan]] [[Casus Belli]] and even towered above the [[Lux Annihilatus]]. The Mega Gargant's first attacks easily destroyed the [[Warhound]] [[Castus]] and forced the surviving Legio to evade its fire. Due to the Mega Gargant's size, the Titans were able to dance around its weapon fire, while whittling down the Ork machine's powerful shields. It was the commanding [[Princep]], [[Arlost Vass]]', hope that if the Legio could wear down the Mega Gargant's shields, then the Titans had a chance to tear the Ork machine apart piece by piece{{Fn|1a}}. This strategy worked for awhile, until the [[Nob]] [[Ufthak Blackhawk]] sought to aid Da Meklord by attacking the Titans. Using a [[Shokkjump Dragsta]]'s [[Shokk Attack Gun|Shokk technology]], Blackhawk and a small number of his followers were able to [[Warp]] onto one of the Lux Annihilatus' shoulders. From there, Blackhawk led an attack into the Warlord's head and the Orks slaughtered Princep Vass and his crew. With the Princep dead, the Lux Annihilatus stopped moving and this allowed the Mega Gargant to destroy the [[Reaver Titan|Reaver]] [[Telum Purgatio]]. The Ork machine then used its [[Lifta-Droppa]] to pick up the [[Warhound]] [[Pollaxus]] and throw it at the un-moving Lux Annihilatus. The impact destroyed the Pollaxus and caused the Warlord to topple to the ground{{Fn|1e1d}}, where it later exploded. With the Lux Annihilatus' death{{Fn|1e}}, Legio Hephaesto's millennia of service to the [[Imperium]] came to an end.{{Fn|1f}}
==Known Titans==
