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{{DarkAngelsPortal}}The '''Ikaros Contingency''' was a secret agreement between the [[Emperorof Mankind]] and the [[First Legion|First Astartes Legion]] during the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|1}}

Devised by the Emperor to counter a potential uprising by the [[Mechanicum]], the Contingency had two clauses. The first was a warrant empowering the Dark Angels to keep in their possession a number of forbidden and sinister relics from the [[Dark Age of Technology]] , such as the [[Excindio]]. The second clause gave the Dark Angels and his its warriors permission to conduct a preemptive strike against Mechanicum elements that have been deemed "contrary to the needs of the Imperium". This second clause is known to have been enacted eight times in history, though the details of of them are not known. However one instance of the contingency being enacted was against the corrupted [[Automata]] employed by the [[Dark Mechanicum|Traitor Mechanicum]] corrupted [[Automata]] of [[Galatia]] during the [[Thramas Crusade]].{{Fn|1}}

*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Nine- Crusade]] , pg.37