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According to Typhon himself, he was secretly converted to worship of the [[Gods of Chaos]] during the [[Zaramund Campaign]], receiving revelation at the touch of the hand of an old woman{{Fn|19d}}. Typhon's allegiance to Chaos predated that of his own Primarch, or of [[Horus]] himself{{Fn|2a}}. With the help of his new gods, Typhon became [[First Captain]] of the Death Guard and commander of the battleship ''[[Terminus Est]]''{{Fn|1}}. Typhon was not particularly loyal to Mortarion, and always wished to travel the Galaxy and forge his own destiny in the name of the Ruinous Powers.{{Fn|1}}
When Mortarion joined [[Horus]] in his rebellion, Typhon helped orchestrate the massacre of loyalist [[Space Marines]] on [[Isstvan III]], when Horus's fleet virus-bombed the surface and killed nearly every living thing aboveground{{Fn|2b}}. Because Battle-Captain [[Nathaniel Garro]] was unable to join his loyalist comrades on the surface, Typhon detailed him to the frigate ''[[Eisenstein]]'', along with Commander [[Ignatius Grulgor]], privately ordering Grulgor to deal with Garro and his men when necessary{{Fn|2c}}. Typhon was furious when the ''Eisenstein'' broke from orbit without joining the virus-bombing. Realizing that Grulgor had failed, he commanded the ''Terminus Est'' in pursuit of the frigate, and managed to severely damage the vessel, but was unable to stop it from escaping into the [[warp]]{{Fn|2d}}. Later during the Heresy, Typhon led half of the Death Guard in a splinter fleet while Mortarion himself took command of the other. During his campaign of misery and misdirection against the [[Dark Angels]], Typhon's fleet attempted to acquire the [[Tuchulcha]] engine in fulfillment of [[Nurgle]]'s designs but was foiled by [[Lion El'Jonson]] during the [[Battle of Perditus]].{{Fn|155}} Hounded by a Dark Angels retribution force under the command of [[Corswain]], Typhon's fleet later reappeared at the [[Zaramund System]]. There, the Death Guard forces were welcomed by [[Luther]] and his [[Fallen Angel]]s.{{Fn|16}}
After being instructed that the time was right by Erebus, Typhon and his forces rejoined Mortarion during the purging of the loyalist world of [[Ynyx]]. Disappointed that Mortarion had still not yet embraced Chaos, Typhon began a scheme to force him to accept the truth. When the Death Guard's fleet embarked for [[Terra]] Typhon framed the [[Navigator]]s of the fleet with evidence that they were agents of [[Malcador the Sigillite]], executing them with his [[Grave Warden]]s in the name of protecting the Death Guard. Typhon then assured his Primarch that he could lead the fleet to Terra without their help, using a group of Psychic Legionaries who were [[Librarian]]s in all but name only{{Fn|19a}}. Instead, he led them into a trap - becalming the Death Guard fleet in the warp, adrift, helpless and at the mercy of [[Chaos]]{{Fn|3}}. Then came the [[Destroyer Plague]] and the Death Guard were struck down as the Legion suffered agonies beyond imagination, not even being able to suffer death.{{Fn|19c}}
In M41 Typhus once again attempted to unite the [[Tuchulcha]] Engine with its brother devices, this time in cooperation with the [[Fallen Angel]] [[Astelan]]. The two planned to gather the original Fallen with Typhus' own forces to create a new legion known as the "Death Angels". However, they were [[Battle of the Caliban System|foiled]] by the [[Dark Angels]] led by [[Azrael]] and surprisingly, [[Cypher]].{{Fn|14}}
After [[Fabius Bile]] stole the Nurgle artifact [[Ark Cornucontagious]] from the [[Scourge ScarsStars]], Typhus pursued the former [[Emperor's Children]] [[Chief Apothecary]] with his [[Plague Fleet]] in a bid to reclaim it and with it the Spider's head. In the ensuing [[War of the Spider]], Typhus battled not only Bile's [[Terata]] and his [[Shriven (Warband)|Shriven]] allies but also a [[Custodes]] force under [[Shield-Captain]] [[Tyvar]]. Thanks to Bile's machinations, Typhus was unable to corner the Spider and had to withdraw in the face of the Custodes.{{Fn|2315}}
Typhus later appeared as part of [[Mortarion]]'s armada during the [[Plague Wars|Death Guard invasion of Ultramar]]. Typhus led a splinter fleet which terrorized the outer regions of Ultramar. During the invasion of Ultramar,
Typhus is a formidable [[psyker]] favored by [[Nurgle]], able to call forth both [[Nurgle's Rot]] and the [[Wind of Chaos]] psychic powers. In addition to his [[Manreaper]] Daemon weapon, his body is host to the ''[[Destroyer Hive]]''; a horrific plague that manifests as a swarm of insects that continuously pour from the cracks and vents in his [[Terminator armour]].{{Fn|1}}
== Canon Conflicts Trivia=={{Trivia}}===Conflicting sources===
In the original background, Typhon/Typhus was a [[Librarian]] of the Death Guard possessing the rank of "Captain-Epistolary". However, the [[Horus Heresy Series]] ret-cons his position to that of First Captain and, accordingly, he appears not to have any psychic abilities.{{Fn|4}} The novella ''[[The Lion (Novella)|The Lion]]'' by [[Gav Thorpe]] rectifies this, stating that Typhon/Typhus is a minor psyker and prior to Mortarion's joining with the Dusk Raiders he actively trained his powers. As Mortarion did not like or trust psykers Typhon/Typhus stopped training and using his powers and focused on his duties as First Captain. He resumed using them in secret after the Death Guard's declaration for Horus.{{Fn|5}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition)]], pg. 55
*2: [[The Flight of the Eisenstein (Novel)]] by [[James Swallow]]:
**{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter 10, pg. 237
**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter 9, pgs. 219–224
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]], pg. 53
*{{Endn|4}}: [[White Dwarf 282 (UK)]], pgs. 78–79
*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Lion (Novella)]] by [[Gav Thorpe]]{{Cite this}}
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Horus Heresy: Collected Visions]], pg. 33
*{{Endn|7}}: [[The Carrion Anthem (Short Story)]] by [[David Annandale]]
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Eye of Terror (3rd Edition)]], pgs. 9–14
*9: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (6th Edition)]]
**{{Endn|9b}}: pg. 61
*{{Endn|10}}: http://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Chaos-Space-Marines-Typhus (last accessed 17 April 2015)
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Typhus: Herald of the Plague God (Short Story)]] by [[David Annandale]]
*12: [[Warlords of the Dark Millennium: Typhus (Background Book)]]
**{{Endn|12a}}: ''A Hidden Gift''
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Daemonology (Short Story)]] by [[Chris Wraight]]
*{{Endn|14}}: [[The Unforgiven (Novel)]]{{Cite this}}
*{{Endn|15}}: [[The Lion (Novella)Psychic Awakening: War of the Spider]]{{Cite this}}, pgs. 8-18*{{Endn|16}}: [[Angels of Caliban (Novel)]] , Epilogue*{{Endn|17}}: [[Dark Imperium (Novel)]] , Chapter 10
*{{Endn|18}}: [[Lantern's Light (Short Story)]]
*19: [[The Buried Dagger (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|19c}}: Chapters 6–7
**{{Endn|19d}}: Interval VII
*{{Endn|20}}: [[The First Wall (Novel)]] , Chapter 12*{{Endn|21}}: [[Saturnine (Novel)]] , Part 1 Chapter 2*{{Endn|23}}: [[Psychic Awakening: War of the Spider]] pg.8-18
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*[http://uk.games-workshop.com/chaosspacemarines/miniature-gallery/36/ Chaos Space Marine miniatures gallery]
*[http://uk.games-workshop.com/chaosspacemarines/typhus/ GamesWorkshop - Chaos Space Marines: Typhus the Traveller]
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