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'''Sly Marbo''', the ''''One Man Army'''', is a [[Catachan Jungle Fighters|Catachan]] guardsman. Feared by the enemies of the Imperium for sniping skills that would rival a [[Vindicare Assassin]] and survival skills greater than most [[Space Marines]]. He has been known to take on entire enemy forces, striking fear into any who threaten Catachan and the [[Imperium]], this has made his reputation legendary and it's said there's little Sly Marbo hasn't killed.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|6}}{{Fn|7}}

Guardsman Marbo is one of the fearsome [[Tempestus Scions#Catachan Devil Squads|"Catachan Devils"]], the closest thing the Jungle Fighters have to the elite [[Storm Troopers]] who aid other regiments. A natural born survivor and a veritable one-man army, he's the ultimate soldier and possesses skills that surpass any of the Imperium's highly-trained operatives. As a [[Catachan]] native, the jungle is his element, and he is capable of taking on entire enemy forces through his innate skill at jungle and guerrilla warfare. He strikes from seemingly nowhere and disappears back into the dense jungle. Marbo is famous for his excellent sniping skills and is considered to be one of the deadliest Humans in existence. It is not known whether or not the "Sly" part of his name is an earned name as per Catachan tradition, or a given one.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|10}}

Marbo gained further renown as one of the few survivors who fought against the [[Dark Eldar]] incursion of [[Galabad]]. The small garrison of Jungle Fighters stationed on the planet were too few in number compared to the xenos hordes, eventually being overrun. Many historians recount the horrific details of long, dark nights of torture, in which the Catachan prisoners were dismembered whilst [[Wyches]] and the [[Mandrakes]] bathed in the blood of their victims. It was Colonel Traupman who led the relief force that eventually found Sly Marbo, standing alone and armed only with a knife, covered from head to toe in alien blood. Marbo was surrounded by destroyed vehicles, piles of alien bodies and the head of the Dark Eldar [[Archon|leader]] impaled on a spike beside him.{{Fn|9}}

The myth of Private Marbo has since become legendary, he has fought his way from one end of the galaxy to the other attached to various Catachan regiments, most notably the famed [[Catachan II]]. Within this regiment, Sly works alone - commanders need only give him the order and he will hunt down and kill enemy leaders, break the back of enemy advances and sabotage the mightiest of war machines. On [[Pardus]], it is said that he destroyed a [[Tau]] armored convoy by booby-trapping an entire ravine, while on [[Sask's World]] he captured a command post single-handed, slaying the alien leader and all of its tentacled bodyguards with just his bare hands and a ration tin. It is said that during the [[Octavius War]] Marbo was deployed to blunt the efforts of [[Hive Fleet Leviathan]], and hunted the chameleonic [[Lictor]]s for sport. Marbo has a collection of medals that would rival an Imperial [[Warmaster]], having been awarded the [[Star of Terra]] multiple times for his legendary exploits.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|4}}{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|8}}

At the start of the [[13th Black Crusade]], Marbo began his own shadow war against the enemies of the Imperium. The Jungle Fighter wrought so much havoc using well placed headshots and improvised explosives, that entire enemy encampments were found abandoned with the occupants either slain or having fled. The discovery of dead [[Chaos Space Marines|Traitor Astartes]] added to the mystery, and soon fearful guardsmen began to flood the [[Astra Militarum]]'s service newspaper, ''[[The Regimental Standard]]'', with reports of strange events and sightings. Initial investigation led the Standard to believe it could only be the work of loyalist Astartes operating within the area, who had simply deemed it unimportant to inform the guard of their presence. Upon later, now classified investigation, they realised it was the handiwork none other than Sly Marbo, with any record of his involvement being sealed by Catachan High Command.{{Fn|6}}

As a man who always works alone, Sly Marbo only uses what he can carry with him - which, being a Catachan Jungle Fighter, is a lot. Yet Sly travels relatively light - he's incredibly adept at using the entire battlefield as a lethal weapon. Marbo doesn't rely on the relics and gadgets of the [[Dark Age of Technology]] to get the job done - he's eliminated targets without number with just his Ripper Pistol, Envenomed Blade and his bare hands, and, on a few rare occasions, the target's bare hands.{{Fn|7}}

Marbo has also been known to utilise a variety of deadly explosives, including [[Frag Grenades]], [[Krak Grenades]], [[Melta Bombs]] and [[Demolition Charges]].

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|align="center"|'''''"The Colonel stepped up to Trooper Marbo. Marbo's eyes were empty again, like they always were when he wasn't stalking through the jungle or carving his name in some enemy's internal organs. Inwardly the Colonel sighed - there was something wrong with this boy; blood and death had warped him to the point where he could only be normal with a blade in his hand. Once again the Colonel pronounced the well rehearsed words. "For valour in battle and service to the Emperor of unbounded courage, you are hereby awarded the Star of Terra, bear it with pride that you may inspire others to worthy endeavor in the service of Man". The Colonel completed the dedication in a single breath before pinning the ribbon onto Marbo's chest. This one was for wiping out a whole squad of aliens, killing their commander and capturing their command post single-handed. He leaned closer to Marbo and asked, "You want me to look after it for you son? Like the rest?", Marbo nodded solemnly. "Alright son, you can go". The words had barely left the Colonel's lips before Sly Marbo had plunged back into the jungle as smoothly as a fish slipping into a stream."'''''

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{{Trivia}}

*Sly Marbo is originally based on the protagonist of the movie First Blood, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rambo John Rambo], Marbo is in fact the anagram of Rambo and Sly is the nickname of [[wikipedia:Sylvester Stallone|Sylvester Stallone]], the actor who plays Rambo. Colonel Traupman is also a parody of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Trautman Colonel Sam Trautman], Rambo's mentor within the film series.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|9}}

*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)]], pg. 61

*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Catachans (3rd Edition)]], pg. 22