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[[ImageFile:FerrusGorgon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Ferrus Manus]]'''Ferrus Manus''', (literally "Hand of Iron") '''the Gorgon'''{{Fn|3}}, was one of the twenty [[Primarch]]s created by the [[Emperor]] before the [[Great Crusade]]. He led the [[Iron Hands]] [[Space Marine Legion]]. During his time on the world of [[Medusa]] , Manus's hands became encased in a hard metallic substance, and he became known for his iron resolve and disdain for weakness.
==History==
===Arrival on Medusa===
[[ImageFile:YoungFerrus.jpg|thumb|right|180px|A younger Ferrus Manus{{Fn|20}}]]
Ferrus was stolen away by the forces of [[Chaos]], just as his brothers were, and spent his first years on the planet [[Medusa]]. As a youth, he discovered an "X" mark on the pod that first brought him to this world and that the chamber was too precise to be a natural formation. Exploring further, he discovered runes and electro-conductive stalagmites all around the chamber. His inspections awakened an imprisoned colossal bio-mechanical worm-like creature, which attacked him and escaped, ignoring his attacks. He followed its path of destruction and swore he would destroy the beast he had unwittingly released. When he reached the surface, he saw other men in the distance but wouldn't reveal himself to them, instead keeping his recent oath in mind.{{Fn|4}} Over time, Ferrus had gained a significant legend to the Clans of Medusa. The storm giants of the Karaashi Pinacle called him ''The Cataclysm''. Due to his unleashing of the wyrm, he was also known as the ''Hunter''. The phantasmagoria dubbed him ''The Finality''. The mecharachnis and phasewraiths that sought him out had seemed to classify him as the ''Rehew Netjer'' or ''Son of Man''. Meanwhile, the Subliminat had called him ''Flesh''.{{Fn|15}}
