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Most infamously, Angron ordered that the World Eaters conquer their targeted worlds within 31 hours - a single Nucerian day and the time he had scored his greatest victory upon the planet. The World Eaters consistently failed to capture worlds within this time limit, and each time Angron ordered decimation as punishment, forcing 1 of every 10 World Eaters to be killed by his other 9 brothers. After several of these episodes, [[Centurion (Rank)|Centurion]] [[Mago]] finally refused to again enact decimation after the [[Ghenna Massacre|Ghenna Campaign]]. This caused Angron to be thrown into a raged frenzy, during which he murdered several nearby World Eaters until being subdued by his [[Librarian]]s.{{Fn|25b}} While Angron lay comatose and had his memories of Nuceria absorbed by the young [[Lexicanium]] [[Tethys (Librarian)|Tethys]], a crisis erupted across the Legion as Mago attempted to stop [[Gahlan Surlak]] from installing the perfected Butcher's Nails in all of the World Eaters. Mago's revolt came to its climax on [[Ghenna]], where Khârn slew the rebel Centurion while Angron slew Tethys.{{Fn|25h}} Now at the head of a Legion wielding the Nails, Angron reaped many victories during the [[Great Crusade]], although some criticized the extreme and bloodthirsty tactics he used to ensure the destruction of his opponents.{{Fn|1a}}
[[Image:Tales_of_heresy_cleanTales of heresy clean.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Red Angel and his Legion.{{Fn|29}}]]
At some point following the rediscovery of Angron, [[Arkhan Land]] was brought to a secret laboratory hidden in a dormant volcano in tundra location on Terra to aid in the Emperor's investigation of Angron's crude augmetics as the primarch lay unconscious. Land had previous experience with the device taking over Angron's body, having see it when investigating the Hexarchion Vaults before he ordered them sealed do to the threat the items within presented to the Machine Cult. He told the Emperor that it was called a ''cruciamen'', but the versions he saw were more crude. The Emperor explained that the implants were not his doing and that he believed they led to the Angron's instability. He also explained that they were recreated to remove the ability to enjoy anything but anger. When asked if the Emperor could remove it, he admitted he could, but the tendrils were deep in Angron's head and spine and he was missing his limbic lobe and insular cortex. The Butcher's Nails therefore replaced part of Angron's brain, allowing him to live.{{fn|19}}
===Horus Heresy===
[[Image:Angron_Primarch_World_EatersAngron Primarch World Eaters.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Primarch Angron{{Fn|8a}}]]
After this debacle, the Emperor dispatched [[Horus]] to bring Angron back in line - a fatal error, as Horus was already corrupted by the forces of Chaos. A master psychologist, he told Angron exactly what he wanted to hear: that the Emperor was a weakling, devoid of honour, and that there was a place for him in a new order, along with revenge against their brother Primarchs that had criticized his legion. Angron needed no further convincing, throwing his legion on Horus's side when the [[Horus Heresy]] broke out.{{Fn|1a}} During the [[Battle of Isstvan III]] Angron spoiled Horus' plan by charging headlong into the loyalist forces once the [[Virus Bomb]]ing had failed to eliminate them.{{Fn|16c}} Shortly afterwards, before the [[Drop Site Massacre]], Angron nearly attempted to reveal the entire deception after condemning the ploy as cowardly and lacking in honour. However he was convinced to back down by Horus.{{Fn|45}}
====Return====
After the formation of the [[Great Rift]], the [[Salamanders]] prevented an attempt to summon [[Angron]] upon [[Armageddon]].{{Fn|20}} With the arrival of the Warp calamity and with the First War of Armageddon now over 600 years in the past, the Grey Knights began to worry that the Red Angel's return was imminent.{{Fn|35a}}
Angron finally reemerged into the Materium on the bridge of his old flagship, the ''[[Conqueror (Ship)|Conqueror]]'', as it was leading a World Eaters fleet under [[Kossolax the Foresworn]] to assault the world of [[Kalkin's Tribune]]. Angron's first act was to massacre Kossolax's four chief lieutenants, though the [[Chaos Lord]] himself managed to flee and avoid his Primarch's fury. The massive Daemon Prince then led an army of World Eaters and Khornate Daemons to the surface of Kalkin's Tribune, annihilating the billions-strong garrison and accompanying fleet of over two thousand warships in a matter of weeks. With seemingly none of his former self left, Angron simply was a beast that lived within the bowels of the ''Conqueror'' until Kossolax moved it to a new world for him to murder. The Foresworn planned to use the Primarch to rally the whole of the World Eaters to his command.{{Fn|35b}} However, Angron often proved too difficult to control, and was able to communicate with the possessed [[Machine Spirit]] of the ''Conqueror'' that had once been [[Lotara Sarrin]] to move the ship towards an apparently obscure world in [[Imperium Nihilus]], [[Malakbael]]. The Red Angel was being pulled towards the world by a [[Choral Engine|psychic beacon]] not dissimilar to the [[Astronomican]].{{Fn|35b}}
==Wargear==
During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy, Angron wielded the twin [[Chain Axe]]s ''[[Gorechild]]'' and ''[[Gorefather]]''. Before these twin weapons, he wielded the primitive Chainaxe ''[[Widowmaker (Chain Axe)|Widowmaker]]'', which was broken in battle against [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]] during the [[Night of the Wolf]]. To replace it, Angron took up the massive axe ''[[Brazentooth]]'', which was eventually given to the [[Word Bearers]] as a sign of their alliance.{{Fn|17}} For protection, Angron wore a massive suit of [[Power Armour]] designed from his [[Nuceria]]n gladiatorial armor armour known as the ''[[Armour of Mars]]''. Angron also wielded the [[Plasma Pistol]] ''[[Spite Furnace]]''.{{Fn|16b}} Upon becoming a Daemon Prince, Angron abandoned most of his mortal weaponry, taking up the [[Daemon Weapon]] known as the [[Black Blade]].{{Fn|11}}
Since his recent return to the [[Materium]], Angron has taken up the [[Daemon Weapon]] [[Samni'arius]] and [[Chain Axe]] [[Spinegrinder]].{{Fn|30}}
