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The '''Sanguinary Guard''', also known as the '''Ikisat''' , '''Seraphs'''{{Fn|3a}}, or the '''Burning Ones'''{{Fn|33b}}, are the utmost elite of the [[Veteran Squad|Veterans]] of the [[Blood Angels]], proven in mind, body, and spirit, and exemplifying the values of their [[Primarch]] [[Sanguinius]] to an extent no other Space Marine can.{{Fn|1a}}

This hallowed Order of warriors traces The Sanguinary Guard has its lineage back to origins during the [[Great Crusade]] when [[Sanguinius]] himself led the Blood Angels as a [[Space Marine Honour Guard Squad|personal bodyguardLegion]] . These warriors were the most renowned of the Orders of their Primarchthe First Sphere, fighting by his side in which then also included the most terrible battles imaginable[[Crimson Paladins]], [[Burning Eyes]], before being nearly wiped out during and [[Angel's Tears]]. Members of the assault on Sanguinary Guard were chosen for their unwavering devotion to their [[HorusPrimarch]]' and were tasked to act as the [[Vengeful SpiritSpace Marine Honour Guard|battle bargepersonal bodyguard]]of Sanguinius. On some occasions, they were also used to protect other high-ranking members of the Blood Angels.{{cite thisFn|3b}}

Only The Sanguinary Guard fought alongside Sanguinius as he took part in the boarding operation of the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]'' during the climax of the [[Siege of Terra]]. After this battle only a single survivor remained of that august force: [[Azkaellon]], Herald of the Primarch, and only because Sanguinius insisted that he remain on [[Terra]]. It was on his shoulders that the heavy burden befell of the reconstitution of the Order, to serve as a beacon of hope for the dark days that lay ahead. It is largely through his efforts that the legacy of the Sanguinary Guard survived in the Blood Angels, and spread to all its Successors.{{Fn|1a}}

*{{Endn|3}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Eight - Malevolence]], **{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 50**{{Endn|3b}}: pg. 124