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{{Character
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|Name ={{PAGENAME}}
|Image =ErasmusTycho.jpg
|Caption =Erasmus Tycho of the Blood Angels
|Title =
|Homeworld =[[Baal]]{{Fn|6b}}
|Birth =c. [[M41]]{{Fn|6b}}
|Active Period =[[M41]] - 998.[[M41]]
|Death =[[Third War for Armageddon]], 998.[[M41]]{{Fn|2}}
|Cause of Death =Killed by [[Ork]]s{{Fn|2}}
|Species =[[Human]] [[Astartes]]
|Gender =Male
|Relatives =[[Sanguinius]]<br><small>("Father" via [[Gene-Seed]])</small>
|Occupation =[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[Blood Angels]] [[3rd Company (Blood Angels)|3rd Company]]<br><small>(formerly)</small>
|Preceded by =
|Succeeded by =[[Galan Machiavi]]<br><small>(as 3rd Company Captain)</small>
|Faction ='' ''
*[[Imperium of Man]]
**[[Blood Angels]]
|Notes =
}}
'''Erasmus Tycho''' was the [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[Blood Angels]] [[3rd Company (Blood Angels)|3rd Company]].{{Fn|5}}{{Fn|6b}}
===Biography==[[Image:ErasmusTycho.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Erasmus Tycho of the Blood Angels{{Fn|2}}]]=
Tycho took charge of the 3rd Company when his predecessor was slain during the [[Second War for Armageddon]]. He nearly suffered the same fate himself during a clash between his troops and a small [[Ork]] warband in the jungles that separated [[Armageddon Prime]] and [[Armageddon Secundus]]. Early in the combat, which the Blood Angels eventually won, Tycho was the victim of a deadly psychic attack by an Ork [[Weirdboy]] and was left for dead.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|6b}}
The wounds took their toll upon Tycho but his spirit remained strong and loyal unto his death. In his final moment Tycho was heard across battlefield shouting "For the Deus Sanguinius!".{{Fn|2}} Tycho fell in battle with the Orc Warlord when he ripped his throat out with [[Dead Man's Hand|his gauntlet]].{{Fn|8}} Tycho's sacrifice enabled the Blood Angels to take the position the Orks had defended so fiercely.{{Fn|2}}
====Legacy====
[[Image:TychoMemorial.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The memorial for Captain Tycho{{Fn|9}}]]
Tycho was succeeded as Captain of the 3rd Company by [[Galan Machiavi]].{{Fn|6a}}
The Blood Angels warship ''[[Tycho (Ship)|Tycho]]'' was named after Captain Tycho. A portrait of the deceased hero lies over the entrance of the ship's chapel.{{Fn|4}} His story serves as a grim reminder to the whole [[chapter]] that even the best and brightest of them are not immune from the [[Black Rage]].{{Fn|6b}}
===Wargear===
Tycho wore [[Artificer armor]] incorporating an [[Iron Halo]] and carried [[Blood Song]] (a special [[Combi-meltagun]]), along with [[Frag Grenades|Frag]] and [[Krak Grenades]]. He was also equipped with [[digital weapon]]s which made his close combat attacks especially devastating.{{Fn|6b}}
The gauntlet he once wore is now a Blood Angels relic known as the [[Dead Man's Hand]].{{Fn|8}}
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===Trivia===
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*Tycho appeared in the first battle report for the [[Second Edition]] of Warhammer 40,000 in which the Blood Angels player named his general "Tycho". Tycho was armed with his now characteristic weapons of a [[Combi-weapon|Bolter-Meltagun]] and the [[digital weapon|digi-lasers]] in the gauntlet on his left hand. During the course of the battle Tycho succumbed to a psychic blast from an Ork Weirdboy, and in game terms "killed". This was later incorporated into the character's background, having him surviving the attack, but grievously wounded.{{Cite This}}
*Though his character history listed him as deceased, Tycho was still a playable character as of the [[5th Edition]], which featured two character profiles for him, one for before his induction into the [[Death Company]], and one for after.{{Fn|6b}}
===Sources===
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Angels of Death (2nd Edition)]], {{Cite This}}
