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The Emperor himself criticized Angron for the changes he made to his recruits. Like all other gladiators on his homeworld, Angron had received special nerve-implants known as the [[Butcher's Nails]] which tremendously heightened his aggression but also had the side effect of uncontrollable rages outside of battle. Angron ordered his [[Techmarine]]s and [[Apothecaries]] to duplicate the technology and that all recruits undergo the process that would turn them into aggressive and fearless warriors. Despite the obvious advantages, the [[Emperor]] was displeased, and ordered him to stop. Angron paid him no heed and continued the unsavory practice secretly{{Cite This}}.
This led to the World Eaters being criticized for their general bloodlust and barbarity by their fellow Legionnaires. They were known for blood rituals when not in combat, and competed with each other for the number of enemy heads they could take in battle. Eventually the Emperor dispatched the [[Space Wolves]] and [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]] to [[Malkoya]] to deal with Angron and demand an end to both the Butcher's Nail surgeries and massacres carried out by the World Eaters. A tense standoff between the Wolves and World Eaters resulted with all-out warfare, eventually breaking out in a brief but [[Night of the Wolf|bloody battle]]. Angron engaged Russ in single combat, defeating Russ but allowing himself to become encircled by Russ's bodyguards in the process. Angron failed to understand that his bloodlust and disregard for both his life and his legionnaires had allowed him to become encircled. Disappointed that his brother had not learned this lesson, Russ ordered a retreat. Angron saw this as a victory, for while he would have fallen had Russ gave the order to open fire, he had bested the Wolf and the World Eaters suffered fewer casualties than their enemies.{{Fn|1111a}}
===Horus Heresy===
|quote = '''''"What would you know of struggle, Perfect Son? When have you fought against the mutilation of your mind? When have you had to do anything more than tally compliances and polish your armour?" [...] "The people of your world named you Great One. The people of mine called me Slave. Which one of us landed on a paradise of civilization to be raised by a foster father, Roboute? Which one of us was given armies to lead after training in the halls of the Macraggian high-riders? Which one of us inherited a strong, cultured kingdom? And which one of us had to rise up against a kingdom with nothing but a horde of starving slaves? Which one of us was a child enslaved on a world of monsters, with his brain cut up by carving knives? Listen to your blue-clad wretches yelling of courage and honour, courage and honour, courage and honour. Do you even know the meaning of those words? Courage is fighting the kingdom which enslaves you, no matter that their armies outnumber yours by ten-thousand to one. You know nothing of courage. Honour is resisting a tyrant when all others suckle and grow fat on the hypocrisy he feeds them. You know nothing of honour."'''''
Angron addressing [[Roboute Guilliman]] during the [[Shadow Crusade]].{{Fn|11a11b}}
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*{{Endn|9}}: [[The Emperor's Gift (Novel)]], Chapters 16–17
*{{Endn|10}}: [http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Events/Angron-wep.html Angron the Red Angel at Forge World] ''(last accessed 17 March 2015)''
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Betrayer (Novel)]]:**{{Endn|11a}}: ch. 17, pgs. 240–242, {{Cite This}}**{{Endn|11a11b}}: Chapter ch. 21
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Collected Visions]], pg. 269
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Index Astartes IV]] — ''Siege of the Emperor's Palace''
