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[[Image:AbaddonArtVigilusAlone.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Abaddon, Warmaster of Chaos{{Fn|6}}]]
'''Ezekyle Abaddon''', more commonly known as '''Abaddon the Despoiler''', is the [[Warmaster]] of [[Chaos]], the former [[First Captain]] of the [[Sons of Horus]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]] and now absolute [[Legion Master|Master]] of the [[Black Legion]], and rumoured to be the clone-progeny of Warmaster [[Horus]],.{{Fn|23a}} the greatest traitor in Imperial history, and at one time his most favoured son as the Praetor Space Marine first captain of the Sons of Horus Legion.
He is the most powerful Warmaster of all, successor to his Primarch, and blessed by all four of the [[Gods of Chaos]]. Despite being the Warmaster of Chaos, Abaddon has refused giving himself fully over to the Ruinous Powers as the [[Daemon Primarch]]s have, as this would limit his existence beyond the [[Eye of Terror]] and push his ultimate vengeance against the [[Imperium]] beyond his grasp.{{Fn|8a}}
Now the unquestioned leader of the Sons of Horus, Abaddon eventually renamed them the [[Black Legion]] to expunge the name of his fallen father, who failed in his attempt to take over the Imperium. Studying what his predecessor had done, Abaddon realized that while he needed to court the [[Ruinous Powers]] as allies, he became determined to never become a thrall to their will as had been the case with Horus in the end.{{Fn|8c}} Abaddon slowly forged the Black Legion into a formidable fighting force with the help of his [[Ezekarion]] and fought against his primary rival, [[Death Guard]] Lord [[Thagus Daravek]].{{Fn|12}} While simultaneously dealing with Daravek with the help of [[Iskandar Khayon]], Abaddon eventually returned at the head of a diabolic horde which ravaged entire systems around the Eye of Terror before the Imperium could muster the strength to halt it. During this first [[Black Crusade]], Abaddon managed to slay his longtime enemy [[Sigismund]] in a duel after failing to sway him to his cause.{{Fn|12}} Though badly wounded in the fight with Sigismund, Abaddon survived and made many bloody pacts with the [[Gods of Chaos|infernal powers]]. At the end of the Crusade in the crypts below the Tower of Silence on Uralan, Abaddon recovered the [[Daemon Weapon|Daemon Sword]] ''[[Drach'nyen]]''.{{Fn|2}} With the howling daemon blade in his fist Abaddon became nigh unstoppable. Whole cities were burned in sacrifice to the ever-hungry daemons of Chaos, and entire armies were torn apart by gibbering [[Warp]] entities. Abaddon's power swelled to inhuman proportions as the gods of Chaos rewarded him lavishly and he undertook acts of fiendish bravery which horrified those who stood against him. Abaddon continued to forcibly absorb old warbands of the Sons of Horus into his forces, most notably the [[Sons of the Eye]]. Many other exiled and damned members of the nine Traitor Legions were also allowed to join his ranks.{{Fn|8a}}
During the [[12th Black Crusade]] ( or "Gothic War]] "), Abaddon almost brought an entire [[sector]] to its knees. His fleets were augmented with a newly constructed flagship, known for good reason as the [[Planet Killer]]. Alongside this he created a genetically modified psyker woman called Dravura Morkath to activate and gain control of the [[Blackstone Fortresses]], mysterious constructions allegedly рre-dating the Imperium itself that combined to generate prodigious destructive firepower. Abaddon attacked the Gothic Sector while the sector was cut off from reinforcements by Warp storms and caused huge damage to the Imperial battlefleet, destroyed a number of planets and devastated many more. Only the intervention of the [[Eldar]] enabled Imperial forces to stop the Chaos fleet. Though his aims were not fully achieved, Abaddon still captured two and destroyed four of the Imperial [[Blackstone Fortresses]], mysterious constructions allegedly рre-dating the Imperium itself that could generate prodigious destructive firepower.{{Fn|33}} After the 12th Black Crusade, Abaddon attempted to control the two captured Blackstone Fortresses, but the constructs resisted him. An attempt to seize control through Daemons failed, resulting in one Blackstone Fortress becoming uncontrollable. However, Abaddon succeeded with the second fortress -the ''Will of Eternity''- by creating enetically modified psyker woman called [[Dravura Morkath]] who was able to pilot the ancient weapon. The Warmaster controlled Morkath by implanting false memories in her, suggesting to her that she was a spawn of the ''Will of Eternity'' who had been found and adopted by him.{{Cite ThisFn|32c}}
[[File:Abaddon6.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Abaddon the Despoiler]]
In 999.M41, Abaddon unvleashed the the [[13th Black Crusade]]. He managed to gain a foothold in the [[Cadian Gate]], planning to extend the [[Eye of Terror]] to encompass even [[Terra]] in a plan known as '''The Crimson Path'''.{{Fn|6}} By launching diversionary operations as well as an early invasion of Cadia using a massive force of largely second-rate troops and ships, the Warmaster skillfully manipulated the Imperials. After the defenders of Cadia had repelled the first wave, they dispersed parts of their forces -especially their large fleets- due to believing to have defeated the 13th Black Crusade. Instead, Abaddon surprised them with a second invasion using his best and most powerful assets.{{Fn|32a}} However, the Imperials still managed to frustrate some his his plans, while his subordinates fought among each other and were distracted by the powers of the Warp.{{Fn|32b}} As a result, the Imperials were able to temporarily cripple the Blackstone Fortress ''Will of Eternity'', thereby preventing the Warmaster from destroying Cadia from orbit.{{Fn|11a}} Despite the setbacks, Abaddon's forces were able to gain a foothold on Cadia to the point where one bastion, Kasr Kraf, became the main focus of the defense. After the vicious Battle of the Elysion Fields, Kasr Kraf fell and Abaddon moved onto the last stage of his plan: destroying the [[Cadian Pylon]]s. In the final battle beneath Cadia's surface Abaddon personally clashed with a variety of foes including [[Saint Celestine]], the [[Geminae Superia]], [[Inquisitor]] [[Greyfax]], [[Orven Highfell]], and [[Ursarkar E. Creed]] for control of the Pylons. Abaddon bested them all and managed to defeat Celestine who had become depowered by the activation of Cadia's pylons. However despite the loss of an arm, Creed distracted Abaddon long enough for Celestine to impale him from behind with her sword. Horribly wounded, Abaddon was forced to teleport back to the ''Vengeful Spirit''.{{Fn|11b}} But despite his wounds Abaddon was able to finish off Cadia by redirecting the debris of the [[Blackstone Fortress]] ''Will of Eternity'' into its surface, {{Fn|11b}} sacrificing Dravura Morkath in process. Morkath pleaded with Abaddon that this move was unnecessary, as she was about to restore the power of the Blackstone Fortress. Yet the Warmaster admitted that he had grown too fond of her and revealed too much of himself to her, meaning that she had become a liability to his plans. Desperate, Morkath asked that Abaddon at least acknowledge her as his daughter before her demise; emotionally somewhat shaken by this demand, he responded by telling her "I am sorry, Morkath. I have disappointed you. But in my experience, that's what fathers do." The Warmaster then cut communications with the ''Will of Eternity'' and watched the Blackstone Fortress crash into the planet.{{Fn|32c}} The impact destabilized the Pylons, and Cadia was sucked into the Warp. Despite the final destruction of Cadia, Abaddon became enraged when he learned from [[Zaraphiston]] that the [[Magos]] [[Belisarius Cawl]] had escaped with a relic of profound importance to [[Kalisus]]. Abaddon pursued Cawl and the remaining Imperial survivors to the world, but his prize was denied to him by the [[Eldar]], who aided the Imperials and forced him to withdraw.{{Fn|1111b}}
====Vigilus====
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Warlords of the Dark Millennium: Abaddon the Despoiler (Background Book)]]{{cite this}}
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Vengeful Spirit (Novel)]]:{{cite this}}
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Gathering Storm: Fall of Cadia]], **{{Endn|11a}}: Chapter 1**{{Endn|11b}}: Chapter 3
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Black Legion (Novel)]]:{{cite this}}
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Wolfsbane (Novel)]]:{{citethis}}
*{{Endn|30}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/03/18/join-warmaster-horus-and-ezekyle-abaddon-for-a-jolly-joytoy-galaxy-burning/ Join Warmaster Horus and Ezekyle Abaddon for a Jolly JOYTOY Galaxy-burning (posted 18/3/2024)] (last accessed 21/7/2024)
*{{Endn|31}}:
[[Magic: The Gathering's Universes Beyond Warhammer 40,000]]
- ''Abaddon the Despoiler'' - for details see [[Ezekyle Abaddon/Sources]]
*32: [[The Fall of Cadia (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|32a}}: Part 1, Chapter 1
**{{Endn|32b}}: Part 5, Chapter 2
**{{Endn|32c}}: Part 6, Chapters 2-4
*{{Endn|33}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (Video Game)]]
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