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[[Image:Lernaean.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Lernaean Terminator Squad]]
'''{{PAGENAME}}s''' were elite [[Terminator]] infantry of the [[Alpha Legion]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|1}}
==Overview==
Unknown by the greater [[Imperium]], Lernaean Terminators rarely left behind any evidence or witnesses of their deeds and few know knew of their existence. In battle, they advanced relentlessly upon the foe, descending with controlled fury and slaying any enemy they encountered. Having secured their objective, they stubbornly held against any counterattacks. The Lernaeans were known as the jaws of the Hydra, the bestial symbol of the Alpha Legion itself.{{Fn|1}} Each squad was led by a [[Terminator Sergeant|Harrower]]. Clad in [[Cataphractii Pattern]] [[Terminator Armour]], they were armed with [[Volkite Charger]]s and [[power axe]]s which made them fierce opponents in close combat. The leader of A squad was usually deployed via a squad is called the "[[HarrowerLand Raider]]" and the squad usually deploys via (either a [[Land Raider Proteus|Proteus-]] or [[Land Raider Phobos|Phobos-pattern]] ) but can could also be deployed via in a [[Dreadclaw]] [[Drop PodSpartan Assault Tank]] or via a [[Spartan Assault TankDreadclaw]].{{Fn|1}} In battle, they advanced relentlessly upon the foe, descending with controlled fury and slaying any enemy they encountered. Having secured their objective, they stubbornly held against any counterattacks. The Lernaeans were known as the jaws of the Hydra, the bestial symbol of the Alpha Legion itself.{{Fn|1}}
During the [[Battle of the Alaxxes Nebula]], Alpharius disguised himself as one of his own Lernaean bodyguards to confound the [[Space Wolves]].{{Fn|3}}
==Trivia==
{{Trivia}}
*The term ''Lernaean '' derives from the mythical Greek [[Wikipedia: Lernaean Hydra|Lernaean Hydra]]
==Sources==