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|quote = '''''"If fighting is all there is, if we may never pause to reflect on what such devotion to strength is doing to us, then our compulsion will only grow. Already I see the madness that path leads to, and so I shall excise the silver from my hands. In doing so I shall weaken myself and my sons, but nonetheless it must be done. The hands are strong, and have created great things, but they are not mine."'''''{{Fn|17}}
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{{IronHandsPortal}}Character|Name =Ferrus Manus|Image =FerrusManusArtHH.jpg|Caption =Portrait of Ferrus Manus during the Great Crusade|Title =The Gorgon<br>The Cataclysm<br>The Hunter<br>The Finality<br>Rehew Netjer<br>Son of Man<br>Flesh|Homeworld =[[File:FerrusGorgonMedusa]]|Birth =c.jpgLate M30,[[Terra]], [[Sol System]]|Active Period =M30 — M31|Death =006.M31[[Istvaan V]], [[Isstvan system]]|Cause of Death =Decapitated by [[Fulgrim]]|Species =[[Human]] [[Primarch]]|Gender =Male|Relatives ='' ''*[[Emperor of Mankind]]<br><small>(Genetic Father)</small>*The [[Primarch]]s<br><small>(Genetic Siblings)</small>*[[Iron Hands]] & Successors<br><small>(“Sons” via Gene-seed)</small>|thumbOccupation =''*Primarch of the X Legion<br>*Member of "[[The Dauntless Few]]"<br>|rightPreceded by =|300pxSucceeded by =|Ferrus ManusFaction ='' ''*[[Imperium of Man]]*[[Iron Hands]]<br><small>(X Legion)</small>|Notes =}}
'''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]], Ferrus Manus possessed hands encased in necrodermis, granting him the ability to manipulate molten metal with exceptional strength and artistry, eschewing the need for traditional tools like hammers and flames.
The Emperor eventually came to Medusa to reunite with his lost son. Ferrus Manus tested himself on him in a cataclysmic battle that is said to have lain waste to entire mountains. Finally having found someone equal, Ferrus accepted the Emperor as his master and took command of a legion of [[Space Marines]], created with use of Primarch's gene-seed .{{Fn|12}} Ferrus met his brother [[Fulgrim]] early on and initially was disdainful of the Phonecian's appreciation for art and culture, seeing it as a waste of time when a [[Galaxy]] needed to be conquered. Fulgrim jokingly referred to Ferrus as '''The Gorgon''', a reference to the mythical Terran creature whose ugliness turned men to stone. The title ultimately stuck.{{Fn|2b}}
[[ImageFile:FerrusManusArtHHFerrusGorgon.jpg|thumb|right|220px300px|Ferrus Manus]]
===Great Crusade===
