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|Name =Fulgrim

|Caption =Fulgrim during the Horus Heresy{{Fn|31}}

|Title =The Phoenician{{Fn|6a}}<br>The Illuminator{{Fn|6a}}<br>Prefector of Chemos{{Fn|6a}}

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'''Fulgrim''' (also known as '''the Phoenician''', '''the Illuminator''', '''the Prefector of Chemos'''){{Fn|6a}} is the [[Primarch]] of the [[Emperor's Children]], one of the twenty Primarchs [[Primarch Project|created]] by the [[Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]] in the earliest days of the [[Imperium]], just after the end of the [[Age of Strife]]. Fulgrim, like the other Primarchs, was sucked from [[Terra]] by the [[Gods of Chaos]] and placed on a faraway world in an attempt to prevent the coming of the [[Age of the Imperium]]. Constantly seeking to emulate the Emperor by perfecting himself, Fulgrim's obsession bred a hubris that drove him to eventually become consumed by the [[Chaos God]] [[Slaanesh]].

Fulgrim himself met with the renowned [[Farseer]] [[Eldrad Ulthran]] of [[Ulthwé]] on the [[Maiden World]] Tarsus, in which the Farseer attempted to warn Fulgrim of Horus's grievous wounding at the hands of [[Eugen Temba]] and his [[Anathame]], and how he was slowly beginning to turn to Chaos as he recuperated.{{Fn|2f}} Fulgrim reacted with outrage at the Farseer's accusations due to his close friendship with Horus, second only to his bond with [[Ferrus Manus]]. This was spurred on by the influence of Fulgrim's [[Laeran]] blade, which was infused with a [[Slaanesh]]i entity. Fulgrim furiously attacked Eldrad alongside his captains and the [[Phoenix Guard]], destroying both [[Khiraen Goldhelm]], an ancient and revered [[Wraithlord]], and an [[Avatar]] of [[Kaela Mensha Khaine|Khaine]] in the process, forcing Eldrad and his beleaguered forces to withdraw. This victory led to Fulgrim's subsequent destruction of various [[Eldar]] maiden worlds using [[virus bombs]] as a means to end the supposed treachery of the Eldar.{{Fn|2g}}

Whilst the exact timing and placement of it varies between versions of the story, it is clear that Fulgrim soon met Horus in person, demanding a personal account of his actions. Instead, Horus was able to sway Fulgrim to his cause. Fulgrim's respect for Horus allowed Chaos to find its way into Fulgrim's heart, destroying Fulgrim's loyalty to Terra, and replacing it with a burning desire to destroy the man who held [[human]]ity back from the perfection Fulgrim desired.{{Fn|1}}{{fn|2i}} Fulgrim was immediately sent to meet with [[Ferrus Manus]], Primarch of the [[Iron Hands]]. Great bonds of friendship and brotherhood existed between them, and Fulgrim felt that he could convince Ferrus of the righteousness of Horus's cause. He was wrong, however, and their meeting did not go well, concluding in violence. When next the brothers met, it would be as enemies.{{Fn|2j}} Their path chosen, the chaotic rot spread quickly, from Fulgrim to his lieutenants, the Lord Commanders of the [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]], then to company and squad leaders, and finally all but a bare handful of Marines followed Slaanesh rather than the Emperor. Perfection became perfect hedonism. Their path chosen, the corrupting influence of Chaos spread rapidly through Fulgrim and his sons, until almost the entire Emperor's Children Legion had turned to Slaanesh. During the Drop Site Massacre on Isstvan V, Fulgrim and his captains betrayed the loyalist members of the Legion, slaughtering their former brothers. The pursuit of perfection gave way to indulgent cruelty as the Legion fell fully under the sway of Slaanesh.{{fn|2m}} Fulgrim's mental state quickly deteriorated, he began talking to a painting by [[Serena D'Angelus]]{{fn|2h}} and killed the sculptor [[Ostian Delafour]] after he inadvertently slighted the Primarch.{{Fn|2k}}