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The Emperor eventually came to Medusa and Ferrus Manus tested himself on him in a cataclysmic battle that is said to have lain waste to entire mountains. Finally having found someone equal, Ferrus accepted the Emperor as his master and took command of a legion of [[Space Marines]].{{Fn|12}} Ferrus met his brother [[Fulgrim]] early on and initially was disdainful of the Phonecian's appreciation for art and culture, seeing it as a waste of time when a [[Galaxy]] needed to be conquered. Fulgrim jokingly referred to Ferrus as '''The Gorgon''', a reference to the mythical Terran creature whose ugliness turned men to stone. The title ultimately stuck.{{Fn|2b}}

===Great Crusade===

Thousands of planets would fall to the remorseless [[Iron Hands]] under Ferrus's leadership. Each weak link in humanity was to be purged if mankind was to grow stronger. Scholars spoke of the wave of piety and faith that spread before the Iron Hands, with many planets suddenly motivated to look into themselves when they heard that the Iron Hands were approaching{{Cite This}}. During the Great Crusade the Iron Hands battled the [[Human]] [[Diasporex]] alongside the [[Emperor's Children]]. This was symbolic of the bond shared by Ferrus Manus and the Emperor's Children Primarch [[Fulgrim]], who were close friends.{{Fn|2}} However during the [[Conquest of One-Five-Four Four]] he received visions from the [[Eldar]] alluding to his eventual demise at Fulgrim's hands. Distrustful of the Xenos, Ferrus rejected the prophecy.{{Fn|11}}