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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
→Horus Heresy
By the [[Siege of Terra]], Angron was a blood-crazed slave to Khorne. He demanded that [[Horus]] allow him to directly attack the [[Imperial Palace]], regardless of the fact that the Emperor's psychic barrier around the world would see him likely die in the process until such a time where the traitors could weaken it. After hearing that [[Mortarion]]'s [[Death Guard]] would instead be the first to assault Terra, Angron fell into a rage and massacred all he came across within the bowels of the ''[[The Conqueror]]''. [[Lotara Sarrin]] feared that he would murder the [[Tech-Priest]]'s attending to the vessels reactor, risking a catastrophic meltdown. This forced Kharn to confront Angron within the ship, where the Primarch revealed he knew of the 8th Captain's ultimate destiny and wished to supplant him as the Chosen of Khorne. The two battled, with Kharn being little match for his gene-father. However, before Angron could finish him, Kharn placed a teleport homer on the Primarch which transported him to the shifting maze within the nearby [[Night Lords]] flagship ''[[Nightfall]]'' within, Angron became trapped and spent his time battling the many traps within the maze.{{Fn|26a}} Later when traitor rituals weakened the Emperor's psychic barrier on Terra, Angron was shot out of the ''Nightfall'' and into space, where he made his way to the surface. Angron appeared in front of Terra as a flaming meteor, landing and slaying friend and foe alike. He fought his way to the walls of the Palace, where he saw [[Sanguinius]] and roared a challenge. Sanguinius refused, saluting his brother and stating that while they would battle one day this was not that day. Angron raged, but due to the lingering effects of the Emperor's barrier could not pursue him into the Palace.{{Fn|26b}} During the battle for the [[Lion's Gate Spaceport]] Angron destroyed a [[Capitol Imperialis]] and then a [[Leviathan (Transport)|Leviathan]], but was again unable to advance past the Palace walls.{{Fn|27a}} When the Lion's Gate Spaceport fell to a massive traitor assault and the Emperor's shield shrunk to only encompass the [[Sanctum Imperialis]], Angron led a horde of World Eaters on to the Eternity Wall.{{Fn|27b}} Angron and Kharn led an assault on the Eternity Wall Spaceport, and in a moment of clarity the Primarch regained some of his old noble visage. He gave an opportunity for the defenders of the Spaceport to surrender, though they responded by blasting him to pieces with their gun batteries. Angron quickly regenerated, and along with his World Eaters massacred the defenders of the Eternity Wall Spaceport.{{Fn|28a}} He later struck down the lone [[Imperial Army]] trooper [[Ollanius Piers]] as the mortal stood before him.{{Fn|28b}}
In the prelude to the siege of the [[Eternity Gate]], the barely-sentient Angron was psychically guided by Horus to find and kill Sanguinius. At the feet of the Eternity Gate itself, Angron finally met Sanguinius in battle. Though weakened from his earlier fight with [[Ka'Bandha]], Sanguinius nonetheless next faced his Daemonic brother. After a climactic airborne battle, Angron impaled Sanguinius upon his [[Black Blade]]. However, Sanguinius used the opportunity to rip out Angron's Butchers Nails, causing the Daemon Primarch's head to explode as Angron pleadedshouted for him to stop. With Angron banished into the Warp, the World Eaters lost whatever sanity they had and began to cut down their own allies. This broke the traitor advance just short of the Eternity Gate.{{Fn|31}}
Eventually, Horus was slain by the Emperor and the traitors were forced to flee Terra in defeat. Already savage and brutal, the World Eaters quickly found a new master in the form of the Blood God [[Khorne]], eternally demanding sacrifice and skulls. Angron led his legion into their worship and oversaw his Legion's retreat into the [[Eye of Terror]].{{Fn|1}}
