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'''The Flawless Host''' are a [[Chaos Space Marine]] warband. Autopsies made on the corpses of slain warriors have confirmed that the Flawless Host uses an extreme amount of [[combat drugs|combat stimulants]] in battle.{{Fn|1}} The warband tends to not just raid but conquer planets, where they proceed to enforce their twisted view of beauty.{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|12}}{{Fn|13}}
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{{Chaos Space Marine Warbands
|Name=The Flawless Host
|Colours=Pale Flesh and Purple
|Specialty=Heavy use of [[Combat Drugs]]
|Strength=Unknown
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'''The Flawless Host''' are a [[Chaos Space Marine]] warband. Autopsies made on the corpses of slain warriors have confirmed that the Flawless Host uses an extreme amount of [[combat drugs|combat stimulants]] in battle.{{Fn|1}} The warband tends to not just raid but conquer planets, where they proceed to enforce their twisted view of beauty.{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|12}}{{Fn|13}}
==History==
*'''???.[[M42]]''' - Allying with [[Fabius Bile]] during the [[Pariah Crusade]]{{Fn|15}}
==Known membersWarband Elements==*The [[Visionary]] — [[Chaos Lord]]{{Fn|7}}*[[Eleaxus the Flawless]], Champion of Slaanesh{{Fn|2}}*[[Jhasius the Dark]], [[Chaos Dreadnought]]{{Fn|2}}*[[Favian|Favian the Golden]]{{Fn|6}}*[[Mindarus]]{{Fn|5}}*[[Salakis Garaxus]], Master of All Conflicts and Bringer of Red Truths{{Fn|8a}}*[[Lyrius Soulslaver]], Warlord. Slain by [[Silver Templars]] Captain [[Ducas]].{{Fn|12}}
===Factions & Warbands===
*[[Lashdrum Monarchs]]
*[[Flawless Cloak]]
== Previous editions =Known members===After their introduction in *The [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition)Visionary]], the Flawless Host were stated to possess the characteristic gene-seed markers of the — [[Emperor's ChildrenChaos Lord]] .{{Fn|7}}*[[Traitor LegionEleaxus the Flawless]], making them a likely subfaction or offshoot of that Legion; further connections with the Emperor's Children included the resemblance of their armour and their shared devotion to — [[Champion of Slaanesh]].{{Fn|12}} However, the *[[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (6th Edition)Jhasius|6th Edition CodexJhasius the Dark]] retcons and fills in their prior history, and confirms that they are a — [[Renegade ChapterChaos Dreadnought]], formerly known as the Shining Blades{{Fn|32}}. A warband of *[[Emperor's ChildrenFavian|Favian the Golden]] calling itself the "Flawless Host" assaulted a unnamed {{Fn|6}}*[[Imperium|ImperialMindarus]] world as part of a larger army, The {{Fn|5}}*[[Incarnadine HostSalakis Garaxus]]. However, millennia Master of raiding, defeat, bitterness All Conflicts and bloodshed had reduced them to only five [[Chaos Space Marine|Marines]]. Before the last Imperial bastion was destroyed, in-fighting saw all but one Bringer of the Flawless Host killedRed Truths. The survivor, a disfigured [[Apothecary]] named [{{Fn|8a}}*[Le'Furion]] took the bodies of his fallen brothers and planned on using [[Dark EldarLyrius Soulslaver]] technology to create a new body for himself out of the corpses— Warlord. The Imperial bastion fell soon after to the Slain by [[World EatersSilver Templars]] warband, the Captain [[Blood HoundsDucas]].{{Fn|412}}
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==Related ArticlesTrivia=={{Trivia}}===Previous editions===*After their introduction in [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition)]], the Flawless Host were stated to possess the characteristic gene-seed markers of the [[Emperor's Children]] [[Traitor Legion]], making them a likely subfaction or offshoot of that Legion; further connections with the Emperor's Children included the resemblance of their armour and their shared devotion to [[Slaanesh]].{{Fn|1}} However, the [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (6th Edition)|6th Edition Codex]] retcons and fills in their prior history, and confirms that they are a [[Renegade Chapter]], formerly known as the Shining Blades.{{Fn|3}}*A warband of [[Emperor's Children]] calling itself the "Flawless Host" assaulted a unnamed [[Imperial]] world as part of a larger army, The [[Incarnadine Host]]. However, millennia of raiding, defeat, bitterness and bloodshed had reduced them to only five [[Chaos Space Marine|Marines]]. Before the last Imperial bastion was destroyed, in-fighting saw all but one of the Flawless Host killed. The survivor, a disfigured [[Apothecary]] named [[Le'Furion]] took the bodies of his fallen brothers and planned on using [[Dark Eldar]] technology to create a new body for himself out of the corpses. The Imperial bastion fell soon after to the [[World Eaters]] warband, the [[Blood Hounds]].{{Fn|4}} Whether this is the same warband is unknown. ==See also==
*[[Chaos Space Marine Legions and Warbands (List)]]
*[[Space Marine Forces (List)]]
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Apocalypse]], pg. 171
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (6th Edition)]] pg. 15
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Perfection (Audio Book)]] by [[Nick Kyme]]*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Judges, In Their Hunger (Short Story)]] by [[David Annandale]]
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Dataslate: Cypher - Lord of the Fallen]], pg. 17
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Codex: Legion of the Damned]] (E-Book) — ''A Legion Lost''
*8: [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (8th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|8a}}: pg. 50
**{{Endn|8b}}: pg. 110
*{{Endn|10}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080411105420/http://us.games-workshop.com:80/games/40k/chaosspacemarines/collecting/renegade_create/1.htm Games Workshop: Renegade Chaos Space Marines - Tips for creating your own Renegade Chapters] ''(saved archive page, dated 11 April 2008, last accessed 30 May 2020; Note: archived page did not save the images)''
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Warhammer 40000 Painting Guide Slaanesh]], e-book, 2015, ''Patinting The Flawless Host''
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Silver Templars (Sourcebook)]] pg, pgs.19-25
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Honour and Wrath (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|14}}: [[Index Chaotica]] — Possessed
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