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Vect then captured the [[Salamanders]] [[Space Marine]] [[Strike Cruiser]] ''Forgehammer'', which provoked an Imperial invasion of Commorragh itself. In the [[Commorragh Raid|ensuing battle]], the Lords of Commorragh were killed by the vengeful Space Marine forces and Vect emerged as the undisputed ruler of the Dark City.{{Fn|2b}}
In [[M41]], Vect faced a major threat to his power when [[El'Uriaq]], the tyrant of [[Shaa-Dom]], was resurrected by rival [[Kabal]]s, led by [[Xelian]], [[Kraillach]], and [[Yllithian]].{{Fn|4}} Later during the closing years of the Millennium, Vect was forced to retreat to the outskirts of Commorragh after the birth of [[Yvraine]] caused a massive [[Dysjunction]] that threatens to destroy the Dark City. Vect maintains an uneasy alliance with his remaining Kabals, desperately seeking Yvraine for his own ends.{{Fn|5}}
Following the birth of the prophet of [[Ynnead]], [[Yvraine]], around the time of the [[Thirteenth Black Crusade]], Commorragh was devastated and [[Battle of Khaine's Gate|flooded by Daemons]]. Vect's aeon-old power base collapsed in the frenzy and he fled the dark city, his Kabal taking refuge within the ruins of ancient port cities where they offered refuge shelter (at a price, of course) and prepared a counter-attack, as he decided his next action, Vect spared no expense to locate [[Yvraine]]. {{Fn|5}}{{Fn|6}} Vect reappeared in the later stages of the battle after all seemed lost, calling in old debts and rallying the [[Incubi]] sect to launch a massive counterattack that saved the heart of Commorragh. However, shortly after, Vect was cut down by [[Mandrake]]s serving an unknown master.{{Fn|6}}
Following the death of Vect, a funeral by the [[Harlequin]]s of the [[Masque of the Veiled Path]] was organized and attended by many [[Archon]] friends and foes of Vect. However, at the crescendo of the service, the Archons were massacred by the Harlequins in a bloody spectacle. Their blood was used to resurrect Vect, who became reborn with a perfect body imbued with a new "dark power". After the massacre the [[Prophets of Flesh]] resurrected many of the dead; however, although all who remained faithful to Vect were resurrected to full health, some of his enemies were reborn as mere slaves to Vect's will - becoming grotesque abominations and twisted monstrosities for Vect's amusement and to make an eternal mockery of them. Vect declared himself a living [[Dark Muse]], his position now unassailable. His only remaining threat was from Yvraine herself, and Vect began to make plans to end the Reborn prophet.{{Fn|6}} He has instigated the [[Dark Eldar Civil War]] as a means to quash [[Ynnari]] influence within Commorragh.{{Fn|7}}
=== Wargear ===
When Vect deigns to enter battle personally, he usually does so upon his [[Dais of Destruction]], a modified [[Ravager]] equipped with a unique force field that protects its riders from harm. When on foot, Vect fights protected by a [[Shadowfield]], slaying his enemies with extremely advanced soul-tech orbs known as [[Obsidian Orbs]]. These spheres are able to heal Vect from the terror of others.{{Fn|2a}}
One of his ways of ensuring his security is the [[Geldling]], a mysterious doppelgänger which he uses from time to time as his substitute.{{Fn|3}}
=== Video Game Appearance===
In the video game [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm]], Asdrubael Vect leads the Kabal of the Black Heart in the [[Kaurava]] Campaign. His underling, [[Archon]] [[Tahril]], is the playable commander for the Dark Eldar campaign, but Vect and his Dais of Destruction are enemy characters if any other faction assaults the Dark Eldar fortress.{{Fn|1}}
Vect and Slave The Complete Games Workshop Catalog & Hobby Reference 2005-2006 US pg76 Source.jpg|Asdrubael Vect and one of his [[Slavery#Slavery_and_the_Dark_Eldar|Slaves]]
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=== Sources ===
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm]]
*2: [[Codex: Dark Eldar (5th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 55
**{{Endn|2b}}: pgs. 13-15
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Gathering Storm: Fracture of Biel-Tan]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Drukhari (8th Edition)]], pgs. 46-47
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Psychic Awakening: Phoenix Rising]], pgpgs.16-17*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Dark Eldar (3rd Edition)]], pg.31
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Harlequins (7th Edition)]] (Digital) - ''"Millenia of Mystery"''
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Gathering Storm: Fracture of Biel-Tan]], Ch. 3 – ''The Last Hope of the Eldar''
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