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[[Image:Imperial_fists_2nd_company_image.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Then-Sergeant Tor Garadon during the [[Invasion of Taladorn]] {{Fn|1c}}]]
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[[Image:TorGaradonArt.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Tor Garadon as a [[Primaris Space Marine]]{{Fn|6}}]]
'''Tor Garadon''' is the [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[Imperial Fists]] [[3rd Company (Imperial Fists)|3rd Company]]. He is currently the longest-serving Battle Company Captain of the Chapter.{{Fn|6}}
==Biography==
===Early Career===
Recruited into the [[Chapter]] from the orbitals of [[Jupiter_#Moons|Callisto]], his wealthy family were glad to see him depart, for fate had cursed him with a stubborn and straightforward nature. During his first decade of service, Garadon earned high amounts of commendations but was not offered any promotions. Garadon earned a name for himself during the [[Nosfer Planetstrike]], when the 3rd Company became stranded behind [[Necron]] lines under [[Necron Lord|Lord]] [[Zangeneb]]. There, Garadon was forced to take command after his Captain, [[Opara]], was killed and led 6 surviving Battle Brothers in rear assaults.{{Fn|1c}}
When Captain [[Julius Vogen]] took command of the [[3rd Company (Imperial Fists)|3rd Company]], he thought there was more to Garadon than others let themselves see, and decided to personally help Garadon unlock his potential. By the time Garadon was in the [[1st Company (Imperial Fists)|1st Company]] as a [[Space Marine Veteran Sergeant|Veteran Sergeant]] he had an unbreakable friendship with [[Julius Vogen]], and returned to the [[3rd Company (Imperial Fists)|3rd Company]] without hesitation.{{Fn|1c}}
===Taladorn===[[Image:Imperial_fists_2nd_company_image.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Then-Sergeant Tor Garadon during the [[Invasion of Taladorn]] {{Fn|1c}}]]In 969.M41{{Fn|1a}} Garadon took part in the [[Invasion of Taladorn]]. During the battle Garadon served as second in command for [[Julius Vogen]]. after landing via [[drop pod]] [[3rd Company (Imperial Fists)|3rd Company]] made its way into the fortress following the trail of destruction left by [[Darnath Lysander|Lysander]]. As they wen through the fortress a running battle broke out between them and the [[Iron Warriors]], during which a [[Daemon engine]] attacked them, and killed [[Julius Vogen]], leaving Garadon in command. After killing the [[Daemon engine]] the [[Iron Warriors]] retreated and Garadon had 3rd company press on. After entering the pinnacle of the command spire he had 3rd Company head towards the fight [[3rd 5th Company (Imperial Fists)|3rd Company5th company]] head towards the fight 5th company, [[1st Company (Imperial Fists)|1st company]], and [[Darnath Lysander]] were in the middle of. After Garadon had the company form a defensive circle a [[Heldrake]] damaged an [[Imperial Fist]] [[stormraven]], causing it to crash right through [[3rd Company (Imperial Fists)|3rd Company]]'s position, after which they were decimated by nearby enemies. During the fighting Garadon's right arm was shattered by an [[autocannon ]] shell. When [[Cato Sicarius]] offered assistance for the second time in the battle, and [[Darnath Lysander|Lysander]] refused for a second timeagain, Garadon turned on his comm and formally accepted their assistance. He then ignored [[Darnath Lysander|Lysander]] screaming on the comm, turned on his teleportation [[teleport homer]], and was surrounded by 30 [[Ultramarine]] [[Terminator|terminators]]. The battle turned in their favor favour but Garaon Garadon took little part in the scouring of the world later, as the [[Apothecary|Apothecaries]] said he was unfit for battle.{{Fn|1d}}
In the aftermath of the battle , Garadon became disillusioned with [[Darnath Lysander]]'s reckless leadership which caused unnecessary casualties.{{Fn|1c}} Three Garadon tried talking to Lysander three times on the voyage home from Taladorn Garadon tried talking to [[Darnath Lysander|Lysander]] to see if he had any remorse for what happened in the battle, - each time Garadon was angrily dismissed and the last time [[Darnath Lysander|Lysander]] threatened to strip Garadon of his rank. Garadon requested a private meeting with [[Chapter Master]] [[Vladimir Pugh]] and told him exactly what happened on Taladorn, [[Vladimir Pugh|; Pugh]] commended Garadon for speaking on the matter. When a chapter council was convened to judge [[Darnath Lysander|Lysander]] , Garadon stood in the space set aside for the 3rd company captain, though he had no vote as an acting captain. He was then called as a witness and calmly explained what had happened on Taladorn. When [[Vladimir Pugh|Pugh]] assigned [[Darnath Lysander|Lysander]] as captain of the third company to rebuild it, as a punishment that would not divide the chapter captains, Garadon was disappointed that he wasn't taking permanent command of the company, and angry that the man who almost destroyed it was now in charge of it.{{Fn|1e}}
===Rebuilding===While rebuilding the company , Garadon was surprised that [[Darnath Lysander|Lysander]] consulted him on which battle brothers to promote to sergeant, though their conversations were akward awkward due to their mutual dislike. Garadon started to gain a grudging respect for [[Darnath Lysander|Lysander]] due to his professionalism in his new duties, as well as the apology he offered for threatening to demote Garadon.{{Fn|1f}}
In 994.M41 Garadon responded to a request for aid from [[Cato Sicarius]] of the [[Ultramarines]] to defend the [[shrine world]] [[Victorix]] from the remnants of [[Hive Fleet]] [[Kraken]]. Upon arrival Garadon realised that these [[Tyranid]]s were from the same strain that [[Shon'tu]] unleashed during the [[Infestation on Drashin]]. During the battle, known as the [[Triumph at Victorix]], both companies were able to defend the planet and the artefact was kept safe.{{Fn|1a}}
In 997.M41 Garadon and the Third Company were requested by Darnath Lysander for the [[Defence of Miral II]] against the [[Tyranid]]s. During the battle Garadon had [[tactical squad|tactical]] and [[devastator squad]]s shoot upon the Tyranids. A [[tacticae]] predicted that they would last 6 days, they ended up lasting 7 and killed all of the [[Tyranids]].{{Fn|1a}}
===Captain===
In 997.M41{{Fn|1a}}, after being made Captain of the [[2nd Company (Imperial Fists)|2nd Company]], Garadon cultivated alliances and ties with many famous Space Marines such as [[Cato Sicarius]] of the [[Ultramarines]], [[Colvane Brasch]] of the [[Invaders]], [[Erasmus Tycho]] of the [[Blood Angels]], and [[Draco]] of the [[Black Templars]].{{Fn|6}}
Garadon was left on the ''[[Phalanx]]'' to rebuild the company while [[Lysander]] and [[Vorn Hagan]] left with 5 Companies for a [[Crusade]], and 3 others were deployed to the [[Segmentum Obscurus]], leaving 30 members of the First Company and the brand new Third Company on the ''Phalanx''. When the [[13th Black Crusade]] started, [[Warsmith]] [[Shon'tu]] and [[Daemon Prince]] [[Be'lakor]] [[Battle of the Phalanx|assaulted]] the ''Phalanx'', entering it via a warp. Garadon took command, rallying the crew and his battle brothers. When the ship was infected with corruption he withdrew his forces from those sections and ordered the ''Phalanx's'' weapons to shoot those sections. Once the infected sections were gone and the machine virus no longer had a hold on the ship, Garadon set it on a blind heading into the [[Immaterium]]. This made the [[Daemon]]s that had invaded stronger, so Garadon gathered the remainder of his forces in the '''Chamber of Storms''' to make a stand. When Be'lakor joined the fight, the [[Legion of the Damned]] arrived to help the Imperial Fists, and Be'lakor was forced to retreat with his forces in the middle of a fight with Garadon. When the Legion didn't leave after the battle Garadon thought there was still something for the ''Phalanx'' to do before returning to Terra. As soon as they set their course for [[Terra]] the [[Librarian]]s received a distress hymnal from [[Cadia]]. Garadon overruled [[Trevaux]]'s and [[Furan]]'s objections to them responding and had the ''Phalanx'' set out for Cadia.{{Fn|2a}}
===Age of the Dark Imperium===
When the [[Age of the Dark Imperium]] began, Tor Garadon led the ''Phalanx'' to Terra, where he deployed a Company of Imperial Fists to help establish calm on the Throneworld following the [[Sack of the Lion's Gate]]. While on Terra he worked closely with [[Custodes]] under [[Valerian]] against [[Chaos Cult]]s on Terra and later helped battle the [[Minotaurs]] following their participation in the [[Hexarchy]]'s coup.{{Fn|7}}
