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|Forge World=[[Gryphonne IV]]
|Colours =Dappled grey with yellow
|Strength =Unknown176 (start of [[Horus Heresy]]){{Fn|9}}
|Battle Cry =War is Just
|Enemies =[[Tyranids]]
==History==
The Legion was founded sometime during the [[Age of Strife]] and at the time was the primary tool of power of the pocket empire of [[Gryphonne IV]]. The planet itself had been colonized by [[Tech-priest]]s from [[Mars]]. The legion became one of the largest and most well-equipped of the [[Great Crusade]] alongside the [[Legio Mortis]], [[Legio Destructor]], [[Legio Crucius]] and [[Legio Magna]]. It gained many battle-honours, most notably in the [[Rangdan Genocide]] and [[Ullanor Crusade]].{{Fn|7a}} By the end of the Crusade, the Legio numbered some 176 Titans of various classes, with roughly half of these being [[Reaver Titan|Reavers]]. They also possessed an unusual number of [[Titan-Barque]]s and transports operating under its own fealty and allegiance, which allowed it to operate largely independently when the need arose. This would serve them well in the coming Heresy.{{Fn|9}}
When the [[Horus Heresy]] broke out, the Legion remained true to the [[Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]]. However, before the rebellion [[Horus]] had foreseen this decision and scattered the Legion across the [[Galaxy]] under the pretense of their presence being necessary for many smaller campaigns.{{Fn|3}} Warzones included the [[Ruin of Maedran]], [[Battle of Molech]], the [[First Battle of Paramar]], and the [[Battle of Beta-Garmon]]. Throughout the war, the Legio Gryphonicus built a fierce hatred against the Legio Mortis.{{Fn|7a}}
==Known Titans==
*''[[Warscorn]]'' — [[Imperator Titan|Imperator-class]]. Fought in the [[Battle of Beta-Garmon]] during the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|8}}
*''[[Aureum Castigator]]'' - [[Warmaster Titan]], one of the roughly three in service at the start of the [[Horus Heresy]]{{Fn|9}}.
*''[[Argent Monarch]]'' — [[Warlord Battle Titan|Warlord-class]].{{Fn|7b}}
*''[[Iron Regent]]'' — [[Warlord Battle Titan|Warlord-class]]. Highly decorated during the [[Great Crusade]] where it battled [[Xenos]] Titans. During the [[Horus Heresy]] it fought in the [[Battle of Tallarn]] where it slew three enemy [[Reaver Titan]]s and one Warlord Titan of the [[Legio Krytos]].{{Fn|7c}}
**{{Endn|7c}}: pgs. 93–97
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Titandeath (Novel)]], Chapter 23
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Adeptus Titanicus: Loyalist Legios]], pgs. 28-33
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