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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a member of the [[Emperor's Children]] during the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|2b}}
A line officer of the [[Emperor's Children]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]] of the [[Space Marines|Adeptus Astartes]], 10th Company [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] '''Saul Tarvitz''' personified all that was good and noble about his Legion. He had the respect of the troops under his command, and was happy with his position within the Legion, requiring only the opportunity to bring honour to his [[Primarch]] [[Fulgrim]] and the [[Emperor of Mankind]].{{Fn|2a}} He was not well loved by some of the more traditional members of the Legion's command staff, such as Lord Commander [[Eidolon (Emperor's Children)|Eidolon]].{{Fn|2b}}
===History===
As the level of treachery within [[Horus]] and Fulgrim became apparent Tarvitz placed himself in the line of fire by willingly going to [[Isstvan III]]. There he and all suspected loyalist members would be betrayed by Horus. Horus ordered the bombardment of the planet, but Tarvitz, along with [[Garviel Loken]] and Tarik Torgaddon of the Luna Wolves, managed to turn the loyalist survivors into a cohesive fighting force. This "line officer" turned a planned slaughter into a full-scale battle, confounding the great [[Primarch]]s themselves. At the climax of the battle, Tarvitz fought [[Lucius (Emperor's Children)|Lucius]] in single combat after the swordsman had betrayed his own comrades. Tarvitz emerged as the victor in the duel, but Lucius managed to escape. When the traitors made their last assault upon the few remaining loyalists, Tarvitz fought to the last, but eventually fell in the bombardment of the planet, loyal to the very end.{{Fn|4}}
===Trivia==={{Trivia}}====Conflicting sources====*Tarvitz's rank as a captain of the Emperor's Children has been constant consistent throughout the series. However, depending on the book, the company which he is attached to differs. In ''Horus Rising'', Tarvitz is only described as a captain{{Fn|2d}}, with no company assigned. In ''Galaxy In Flames'' and ''Flight of the Eisenstein'' he is mentioned consistently as the First Captain of the Emperor's Children.{{Fn|5}}{{Fn|6}} However, in ''Fulgrim'' that honour is assigned to [[Julius Kaesoron]], with Tarvitz assigned to the 10th Company.{{Fn|7}}
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===Sources===
*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/04/18/warhammer-preview-3-revenge-of-the-previewgw-homepage-post-1fw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community: Warhammer Preview 3: Revenge of the Preview (posted 418/1804/2020)] ''(last accessed 4/18/April 2020)''
*2: [[Horus Rising (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|2a}}: Part Two, Chapter Two
**{{Endn|2d}}: ''Dramatis Personae''
*{{Endn|3}}: [[The Horus Heresy: Legions]] - Saul Tarvitz Card
*{{Endn|4}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/12/22/saul-tarvitz-the-first-loyalistgw-homepage-post-2fw-homepage-post-2/ Warhammer Community: Saul Tarvitz: The First Loyalist (posted 20/12/20/2022)]
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Galaxy In Flames (Novel)]], ''Dramatis Personae''
*{{Endn|6}}: [[The Flight of the Eisenstein (Novel)]], ''Dramatis Personae'', Part One, Ch. Five
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Fulgrim (Novel)]], ''Dramatis Personae''
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