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[[Image:HorusVOH.jpg|thumb|right|Horus during his rebellion against the [[Emperor]] ]]
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'''Horus Lupercal'''{{Fn|1}} was one of the 21 [[Primarch]]s created by the [[Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]] in the earliest days of the [[Imperium]], just after the end of the [[Age of Strife]]. Like the other Primarchs, Horus was scattered from [[Terra]] by the Gods of [[Chaos]] and was placed on a far-away world in an attempt to prevent the coming of the [[Age of the Imperium]]. Traditional accounts state that Horus was the first Primarch to be rediscovered, fighting alongside his father in the [[Great Crusade]] as Lord of the [[Luna Wolves]]. Becoming the favored son of the Emperor and beloved by most of his brother Primarchs, Horus eventually rose to become [[Warmaster]] of the Great Crusade and was seen as second only to the Emperor himself in power and prestige.{{Fn|1}} But in spite of all of this, he was eventually corrupted by the powers of Chaos and initiated the [[Horus Heresy]] against the very Imperium he helped create.
===Post-Mortem===
*{{Main|Battle of Harmony}}
After the battle, the warship was won back by the forces of Chaos led by [[Ezekyle Abaddon]], Captain of the 1st Company. Abaddon found Horus's body and ordered the retreat into the [[Eye of Terror]]. The body of Horus is said to have been put on display in a temple, the Sons of Horus revering the Warmaster even in death. At the end of a series of The [[Legion WarsDaemon|inter-traitor warsNeverborn]], on the fortress of the Sons on [[Maleum]] was destroyedother hand, and the body of remembered Horus stolen by the [[Emperor's Children]]. To the disgust of the Sonsnot for his victories but his failures, referring to him as the body was used by [[Fabius Bile]] to create at least one clone of HorusSacrificed King.{{Fn|715a}}
At the end of a series of [[Legion Wars|inter-traitor wars]], the fortress of the Sons on [[Maeleum]] was destroyed, and the body of Horus stolen by the [[Emperor's Children]]. To the disgust of the Sons, the body was used by [[Fabius Bile]] to create at least one clone of Horus.{{Fn|7}} Ultimately, [[Abaddon]] returned to lead forces to [[Battle of Harmony|destroy]] the Emperor Children's fortress and the clone of Horus with it. At the climax of the battle, Abaddon, wielding the [[Talon of Horus]], confronted the clone of Horus who was armed with [[Worldbreaker]]. After killing scores of Abaddon's allies, the clone of Horus caught sight of the Talon of Horus being worn by another. Horus' clone lashed out at Abaddon with Worldbreaker, but the First Captain caught it with the Talon. Worldbreaker was crushed and Horus' clone impaled by Abaddon. In its dying moments, the clone of Horus remembered who Abaddon was and acknowledged him as his son.{{Fn|1515b}}
==Wargear==
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Warmaster (Audio Book)]]
*{{Endn|14}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]] pg. 67
*{{Endn|15}}: [[The Talon of Horus (Novel)]],**{{Cite thisEndn|15a}}pg. 293**{{Endn|15b}} pg. 402
*{{Endn|16}}: [[The Wolf of Ash and Fire (Short Story)]]
*17: [[Wolfsbane (Novel)]]
