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The Legio Victorum's origins are in the [[Age of Strife]] where the first Legion built [[Galatia]] a petty empire, battling both [[Human]]s and [[Xenos]] and earning the name ''Foe Slayers'' for the dead in their wake. As it conquered nearby [[Triplex Phall|Phall]] and [[Thule]], the Legion grew in size and power. The '''Legio Victorum II''' was created from veterans around the [[Apocalypse Titan]] ''Apex Maxis'' at [[Triplex Phall|Phall]] while the '''Legio Victorum III''' was created on [[Thule]] from the most orthodox and militant [[Tech-Priest]]s of the Triplex. Eventually, the Legio grew into the greatest force in the [[Eastern Fringe]]. This dominance lasted until the coming of the [[Great Crusade]] and the for the first time the Legio was humbled.{{Fn|7b7c}}

The Legio Victorum II would bind its fate to that of [[Warmaster]] [[Horus]] and became composed almost wholly of [[Battle Titan]]s, in particular the [[Warbringer-Nemesis]] class. It was used by Horus for the utter destruction of the foe and had a rivalry of sorts with the [[Legio Mortis]]. Horus used the Legio Victorum II's former servitude to the Legio Victorum I as a way to bind them to his cause and over time it became the most powerful element within the Legion fielding over 100 Titans. By contrast the Legio Victorum I remained on the Eastern Fringe and maintained its position on Galatia fighting as a defensive force. They became experts of fighting in urban environments without causing massive collateral damage and became known as stalwart defenders of the Imperium that was nonetheless beset by internal intrigue and plots by its [[Princeps]] and Tech-Adepts. Lastly, the Legio Victorum III was nearly forgotten and languished in obscurity upon tiny Thule. They typically saw action as dedicated raiders and reconnaissance-in-force often without any support. They only could field a few [[Reaver Titan|Reavers]] and [[Warlord Titan|Warlords]] and consisted largely of [[Warhound Titan|Warhounds]].{{Fn|7b7c}}

At the outbreak of the [[Horus Heresy]] the Legio Victorum II sided with the traitors while the Legio Victorum I & III remained loyal. The Legio Victorum II attacked its allies on [[Thule]] during the [[Thramas Crusade]].{{Fn|77a}} Elements of the Legio Victorum II also fought against loyalists in the [[Battle of Tralsak]]{{Fn|4}}. The Legio Victorum II and III were both largely destroyed in the Heresy but some elements from both did survive the conflict. The Legio Victorum I was split between loyalist and traitor allegiances and entirely destroyed. After the war the surviving loyal engines from I and III were merged into simply ''Legio Victorum''.{{Fn|7b7c}}

*''Apex Maxis'' - [[Apocalypse Titan]], Legio Victorum II. Later captured in the [[Thramas Crusade]] and given over to the Legio Victorum III where it was renamed ''Somnus Perpetua''.{{Fn|7b7c}}*''Somnus Eterna'' - [[Reaver Titan]], Legio Victorum III.{{Fn|7b7c}}*''Glory of Phall'' - [[Warlord Titan]], Legio Victorum II.{{Fn|7b7c}}*''Sagax Lanio'' - [[Warbringer Nemesis Titan]], Legio Victorum I, served with the [[Night Lords]] in the [[Thramas Crusade]]. Later part with the traitors at the [[Siege of Terra]].{{Fn|7b7c}}

==Related articlesSee also==

*{{Endn|7}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Nine- Crusade]] **{{Endn|7a}}: pg.24**{{Endn|7a7b}}: pg.76**{{Endn|7b7c}}: pgpgs.136-139

[[Category:The Horus Heresy]][[Category:Traitor Titan Legions|Victorum]]