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[[Image:Marius.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{PAGENAME}} Marius Vairosean becomes the first [[Noise Marine]] ]]
[[Image:MariusHHLegions.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Marius Vairosean as a Noise Marine{{Fn|3}}]]
'''{{PAGENAME}}Marius Vairosean''' was the [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the 3rd Company of the [[Emperor's Children]] [[Space Marine Legion]].{{fn|4a}} Particularly straight-laced and unemotional, Marius's quest for perfection would lead him down a notable path of corruption, the [[Slaanesh|Slaaneshi]] influence on his Legion and the abominable medical experimentation practiced by [[Fabius Bile]] resulting in his becoming the first [[Noise Marine]].{{fn|4h}}
==Biography==
Vairosean's 3rd Company often supported [[Solomon Demeter|Solomon Demeter's]] 2nd Company in the line of battle, with both commanders sharing a friendship as a result. It was an unbalanced relationship however, with Marius finding many of Demeter's actions irritating or unbecoming of an officer of the Legion.{{fn|4b}}
During the [[Cleansing of Laeran]], Vairosean and Demeter commanded the initial strikes,{{fn|4a}}, with Vairosean later taking principal responsibility for destroying the [[Laer]] orbital forces.{{fn|4c}} He was present during the momentous final battle of the campaign, but never made it to the central meeting point laid out in the battle-plan, his Company encountering the fiercest resistance of all engaged units. This perceived failure - — despite the success of the overall battle - — sent Marius into a self-loathing depression.{{fn|4d}} As a result, he took every opportunity to improve his and his company's abilities, unquestioningly approving the use of the new experimental chemicals issued by [[Apothecary]] [[Fabius Bile|Fabius]].{{fn|4e}}
====Noise Marine====
Marius's descent into the embrace of Slaanesh effectively came at the behest of his superiors, his unwavering compliance to the orders of his [[Primarch]] and his own need to be better, to be ''more'', eventually leading to him undergoing experimental surgery at the hands of Fabius.{{fn|4f}} Fabius chose to rewire the pleasure centres of Marius' brain, resulting in the previously grim warrior feeling constantly at the edge of experiencing great sensations, every emotion and action - — including pain received - — stimulating him. Initially Marius found the most joy in expressing anger, but was forced to keep his rage in check, in concordance with the philosophy of the Emperor's Children.{{fn|4g}}
He finally found a suitable way of experiencing the sensations he desired after the performance of the ''Maraviglia'', an orchestral work created by the [[remembrancer]] [[Bequa Kynska]]. Thoroughly corrupted by the powers of Slaanesh, the remembrancer conjured not only [[daemon|daemonic presences]] upon the stage, she also infused the instruments of the orchestra with the power to produce effects disorientating, stimulating and thoroughly lethal. With the deaths of the majority of the orchestra themselves in the resultant orgy of deviancy, Marius was the first [[Space Marine]] to move forwards to lift an instrument and play it, discovering its unusual effects could be directed, and the sensations wielding its power produced. As such, Marius Vairosean became the first Noise Marine.{{fn|4h}}
{{Spoiler|source=The Reflection Crack'd (Novella)}}
Marius would later become the leader of the Legion's Noise Marines, his units being dubbed '''The the [[Kakophoni]]'''. He also became deaf as a result of using his weapons and developed the habit of shouting whenever he spoke, as he could not hear how loud he had become. He participated in the attempt to exorcise the Daemon from Fulgrim, and expressed the willingness to kill Fulgrim rather than let a Daemon have his body.{{Fn|1}}
{{Spoiler|source=Angel Exterminatus (Novel)}}
