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Eventually a unit of the [[Emperor]]'s forward scouts arrived at Caliban.{{fn|18a}} Jonson was immediately given command of the [[First Legion]] when the Emperor realized he had found a lost son. Luther and the other members of the Order who passed the [[Astartes]]' trials were formed into First Legion soldiers, either as fully fledged Astartes if they were young enough, or through genetic manipulation to increase their abilities if they were too old for the process.{{fn|18b}} The new direction of Caliban did not sit well with many older knights of The Order, and they attempted to assassinate both Jonson and the Emperor but were foiled by the psychic [[Zahariel]].{{Fn|18c}} With his powerbase secured and the new Astartes ready, Jonson publicly re-named the First Legion the [[Dark Angels]] after an old Caliban myth.{{fn|18d}} Luther, too old to be a Space Marine, was the first to be genetically modified and became Jonson's second in command, as he had been during the crusade. Jonson then left with the Emperor and the newly re-named Dark Angels.{{fn|18e}} Befitting his status as the first Primarch, Lion El'Jonson received the first [[Gloriana Class Battleship]] ''[[Invincible Reason]]''.{{Fn|22}}
The Lion found a Legion beset by strife, for it had suffered greatly in a series of reckless campaigns and was overcome by a malaise of pride and vainglory. Upon reunion with his Legion The Lion tested his sons mettle by dueling the captain of the company presented before him. Though not clad in [[Power Armour]] and facing a [[Terminator]]-clad captain, The Lion bested his foe and it is said both sides learned respect for the other. From that day forth The Lion renamed the Legion the '''Dark Angels'''. The Council of Masters however became anxious at the news, with some worried what their Primarch would think regarding the state of the Legion and and others remaining prideful. However The Lion granted new purpose and vision for the fractured Legion, his first act being to merge the many teachings of Caliban with the First Legion's [[Hexagrammaton]]. He combined both to create something new and more refined. Alongside his [[Xana]] allies the Lion then took a newly mustered host of 20,000 Legionaries - a third of the Legion - and embarked on a Crusade of his own. He sought out the scattered Companies of Dark Angels across the Great Crusade. Each Company encountered accepted their Primarch with dour allegiance and each had their Captain tested in battle by The Lion. The Lion demonstrated his worth by actions and skill rather than words and vague promises, allowing those that might doubt him to match their blades against his in honest combat. Within a few short years The Lion had gathered 100,000 Legionaires to his side and mustered them at the Legion's ancient stronghold at [[Gramarye]].{{Fn|27}}
At Gramarye another Legion Council was held and this time The Lion dueled the ceremonial Council Champion [[Pyrhus Calagat]], master of the [[Host of Fire]]. In an hour long legendary duel the Primarch won the trial and accepted the titles of Grandmaster of the First Legion and the six [[Wing]]s of the Hexagrammaton: the [[Deathwing]], [[Ravenwing]], [[Dreadwing]], [[Firewing]], [[Ironwing]], and [[Stormwing]]. Before his Legion the Lion took a final oath before his sons, and they in turn swore oaths of their own to their Primarch. His oath sworn, the Lion placed new masters over each Wing and formalized the various informal Orders in the style of Caliban's Knightly Orders. By this time the new recruits from Caliban were ready and The Lion swiftly incorporated them into The Legion. The Lion's first act was to move on [[Karkasarn]], which had since rose in rebellion against its [[Ultramarines]] garrison. The reorganized Dark Angels under The Lion fought brilliantly, sweeping aside any memories of their earlier humbling on the world and saving their Ultramarines allies from being overwhelmed.{{Fn|27}}
