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As a Dreadnought, in M32 Bjorn was said to inhabit one of the most technologically advanced sarcophagi in existence, possessed of abilities considered rare even during the Horus Heresy. Noted for its ornamentation - which Bjorn despised - the Dreadnought chassis was capable of giving Bjorn much faster movement, reaction times, and sensory input than one would expect from such a brutal-looking construction. This allowed Bjorn to fight much as he always did when in the thick of combat; upon instinct. Armed with a [[Plasma Cannon]] during this time, Bjorn was reckoned to have a personal kill-count higher than that of some entire Chapters. His sullen nature only exacerbated by Dreadnought interment, Bjorn was possessed of a powerful, bitter, anger at not only his Dreadnought status, but that he did not know why Leman Russ, whom he loved above all others and more than all others, had left without explanation, apparently without thinking of those left behind. Bjorn believed that the Russ had left him behind with the foreknowledge that Bjorn would survive as a Dreadnought and that his incomparably cold anger would keep him not only alive in battle, but sane of mind and therefore able to guard over the Space Wolves throughout the generations.{{Fn|4e}}
Bjorn is thought to have gained the moniker "Fell Handed" partly because he used a [[Lightning Claw|lightning claw]], but mostly because of what happened during the [[Battle of Prospero|scouring of Prospero]], which occurred during the beginning of the Horus Heresy. It was there he lost his arm due to the machinations of Chaos.{{Fn|3e}} Bjorn was initially deeply bitter about his missing arm and resented the title, insisting on calling himself Bjorn the One-Handed.{{Fn|13}} Today, Bjorn continues to wield a massive Lightning Claw on his Dreadnought suit dubbed ''[[Trueclaw]]''.{{Fn|16}}
==Images==
*{{Endn|14}}: [https://www.joytoy.com/products/space-wolves-bjorn-the-fell-handed Joytoy Bjorn] (last accessed 21/7/2024)
*{{Endn|15}}: [[White Dwarf 246 (UK)]], pg. 89
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Codex Supplement: Space Wolves (10th Edition)]], pg. 41
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