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'''Argos''' is one of the current{{Fn|5a}} [[Master of the Forge|Masters of the Forge]] that serve the [[Salamanders]] [[Chapter]].{{Fn|5b}}
==HistoryBiography==As a [[Space Marine Scout|scout]], Brother Argos fought alongside Brother [[Elysius]], (Later later to become a [[Chaplain]], and bearer of Vulkan's Sigil) in an action on Ullsinar{{Fn|4}} to purge a [[Genestealer]] brood. During the initial hunting, in which the scouts were to tag a Genestealer with a signal emitting bolt round, the squad was ambushed by their prey. Slaying one scout, and knocking Elysius to the floor, the Genestealer prepared to spray acid at Elysius. However, Brother Argos, seeing the peril Elysius was in, rushed into the line of fire and subsequently had a portion of his face destroyed by acid. After Elysius killed the Genestealer, compromising the mission, the pair opted to continue, despite Argos' injuries, to eradicate the brood nest themselves.
In later years, as a recently inducted full [[Techmarine]], Argos again suffered grievous facial wounds at the hands of Genestealers whilst serving alongside the [[2nd Company (Salamanders)|2nd Company]] in the Purging of [[Ymgarl]]. As a result of this second burning, Argos requiring the [[bionic]] rebuilding of half of his face. After serving in the 2nd Company of the Salamanders for some time, Argos eventually ascended to his current position as the [[Salamanders]]' primary [[Master of the Forge]].{{Fn|1a}}
Argos was assigned to the [[3rd Company (Salamanders)|3rd Company]] for their mission to [[Scoria]], in pursuit of information or evidence pertaining to their missing [[Vulkan|Primarch]]. When their vessel, ''[[Vulkan's Wrath (Strike Cruiser)|Vulkan's Wrath]]'', crash-landed, Argos was kept busy with repairs, as well as storing the relics recovered from the world and using the downed spaceship's weaponry in combating an [[Ork]] menace.{{Fn|1b}}
==Appearance==
Visibly augmented, Argos also wears a distinctive suit of [[artificer armour]] that includes a [[servo-harness]] and various tools and devices useful in his role as a dedicated [[Astartes]] disciple of the [[Machine God]]. Argos's [[bionic]] eye is engraved with the image of a snarling [[Firedrake]].{{Fn|1a}}
==Trivia==
{{Trivia}}
Argos is named after Brother Argos, the owner of [http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?act=idx The Bolter & Chainsword](an internet forum focusing primarily on Space Marines and closely related factions). In addition to running the one of the most prominent Warhammer 40,000 forums on the internet, Brother Argos is also a noted Salamanders aficionado. Author Nick Kyme named the characters of Argos and [[Pyriel]] after the Bolter & Chainsword users Brother Argos and Pyriel(a prominent member of the Bolter & Chainsword forum, and another noted Salamander aficionado), in recognition of the guidance and support they gave him during the planning and writing of [[Salamander (Novel)]].{{Fn|2}}
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Nocturne (Novel)]], Chapter One
*5: [[Codex Supplement: Salamanders (8th Edition)]]
**{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 11 - — ''Chapter Organisation''**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 19 - — ''Armoury''
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