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'''Angron''' (also known as '''the Red Angel'''{{Fn|5}} and originally as '''Angronius of Nuceria, Lord of the Red Sand'''{{Fn|19}}) is the [[Primarch]] of the [[World Eaters]]. He was raised on the brutal world of [[Nuceria]], fighting as a gladiator [[slave]] and having his aggression enhanced by surgical implants known as the [[Butcher's Nails]]. The only Primarch taken into service of the [[Emperor]] against his will, he fell to [[Chaos]] during the [[Horus Heresy]], afterwards becoming a [[Daemon Prince]] of [[Khorne]]. Savage and in a state of constant rage, he was nonetheless renowned for his battle-prowess and alongside [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]] and [[Vulkan]] was considered one of the most physically powerful Primarchs. The Chaos emissary to Lorgar called him the ''Fighter''.{{Fn|18}}

Reluctantly, the Emperor returned to his flagship above. Yet just as the battle was about to begin, the Emperor teleported Angron against his will back up to the fleet. He could only watch in anguish as those he regarded as his brothers and comrades were quickly annihilated. In a rage, Angron killed one of the Custodes which surrounded him, but was forced into a state of submission by the Emperor's psychic might. Angron angrily asked why the Emperor did not intervene to save his comrades upon Nuceria's surface, but the Emperor dismissed the question as lacking vision. He was the Emperor and had his eyes set upon the galaxy, not a single tyrant battling a slave revolt. The Emperor expressed hope that Angron, in time, would learn to understand what he had done. Angron stated to the Emperor that he was meant to die upon Nuceria, and now but a ghost remained. The Emperor replied that a ghost would suffice for what he had planned for him.{{Fn|23}}

[[File:Angron Pre-Heresy.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Angron{{Fn|15}}]]

===Great Crusade===

Before Angron could reply he was teleported to a nearby vessel of the XII Legion, the War Hounds.{{Fn|23}} Angron initially refused to have anything to do with his Legion, and when several [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]s tried to talk to him, he brutally killed them, as they had been ordered by the Emperor to not raise a hand against Angron. The dead included the acting [[Legion Master|Legion commander]], [[Gheer]]. Eventually, Captain [[Khârn]] of the [[8th Company (World Eaters)|8th Assault Company]] managed to form a rapport with Angron, talking about the rituals of Angron's gladiators and the traditions of the War Hounds. Now convinced of their worthiness, Angron took full control over his legion, which he renamed the World Eaters, saying they would form new traditions together.{{Fn|2}} However, in the early days of Angron's leadership, he still refused to acknowledge most of his sons, who could not survive the implantation of the Butcher's Nails. At one point Angron simply abandoned his Legion, hijacking a [[Frigate]] and disappearing. After two years of searching Kharn was able to track him down to a [[Feral World]], where Angron lived like a savage and revealed that he was simply seeking a foe that could put him out of his misery. Kharn eventually convinced Angron to rejoin the Legion by reminding him that his Nucerian comrades would hate to see him in this state, and with the promise that he would try to lead the World Eaters to shed their weakness.{{Fn|25g}}