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|Name =Legio Gryphonicus
|Symbol =Legio-Gryphonicus-Symbol.jpg
|Alt Name =War Griffons{{Fn|9a}}|Affiliation=[[Imperium]]{{Fn|9a}}|Founded ='''Pre-[[Great Crusade]]'''{{Fn|9a}}
|Forge World=[[Gryphonne IV]]{{Fn|4a}}
|Colours =Grey and gold{{Fn|9b}}{{Fn|9c}}|Strength =176 (start of [[Horus Heresy]]){{Fn|99a}}
|Battle Cry =
|Enemies =
==History==
The Legion was founded sometime during the [[Age of Strife]] and at the time was the primary tool of power of the pocket empire of [[Gryphonne IV]]. The planet itself had been colonized by [[Tech-priest]]s from [[Mars]]. The legion became one of the largest and most well-equipped of the [[Great Crusade]] alongside the [[Legio Mortis]], [[Legio Destructor]], [[Legio Crucius]] and [[Legio Magna]]. It gained many battle-honours, most notably in the [[Rangdan Genocide]] and [[Ullanor Crusade]].{{Fn|7a}} By the end of the Crusade, the Legio numbered some 176 Titans of various classes, with roughly half of these being [[Reaver Titan|Reavers]]. They also possessed an unusual number of [[Titan-Barque]]s and transports operating under its own fealty and allegiance, which allowed it to operate largely independently when the need arose. This would serve them well in the coming Heresy.{{Fn|99a}}
When the [[Horus Heresy]] broke out, the Legion remained true to the [[Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]]. However, before the rebellion [[Horus]] had foreseen this decision and scattered the Legion across the [[galaxy]] under the pretense of their presence being necessary for many smaller campaigns.{{Fn|3b}} Warzones included the [[Ruin of Maerdan]], [[Battle of Molech]], the [[First Battle of Paramar]], and the [[Battle of Beta-Garmon]]. The Legion took grievous damage during the Beta-Garmon campaign, and could only provide scant forces to the [[Siege of Terra]].{{Fn|10}} Throughout the war, the Legio Gryphonicus built a fierce hatred against the Legio Mortis.{{Fn|7a}}
==Heraldry==
[[Image:GryphWarmaster.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Legio Gryphonicus [[Warmaster Titan]] ''Aurem Castigator''{{Fn|99c}}]]
The Titans of the Legio Gryphonicus are primarily grey with yellow faceplates and gold decoration.{{Fn|7c}}
====[[Warmaster Class]]====
*''[[Aureum Castigator]]'' — [[Warmaster Titan]], one of the roughly three in service with the legion at the start of the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|99c}}.
====[[Warlord Class]]====
*''[[Argent Monarch]]''{{Fn|7c}}{{Fn|9b}}
*''[[Argent Polemistes]]'' — Fought in the [[Siege of Terra]] against the forces of [[Legio Magna]].{{Fn|11}}
*''[[Bellus Shockatrice]]'' — Fought in the [[Siege of Terra]] against the forces of [[Legio Magna]].{{Fn|11}}
**{{Endn|7d}}: pgs. 93–97
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Titandeath (Novel)]], Chapter 23
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Adeptus Titanicus: Loyalist Legios]], :**{{Endn|9a}}: pgs. 28-31**{{Endn|9b}}: pg. 32**{{Endn|9c}}: pg. 33
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Mortis (Novel)]], Chapter 17
*{{Endn|11}}: [[The End and the Death (Novel)]], 3:iv
