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cleaning up the mess left for me
During the beginning of the [[Horus Heresy]], Cypher would assist in a prison-break and extraction of [[Garviel Loken]], a member of the [[Knights-Errant]] who was sent to [[Caliban]] by [[Malcador the Sigilite]] to determine the allegiance of [[Luther]]. Working with [[Iacton Qruze]], a old friend from the time of the [[Great Crusade]], Cypher managed to exfiltrate both from the dungeon, but ultimately refused their offer to join them as one of Malcador's agents. Instead he would serve in the shadows, loyal but unremembered.{{Fn|15}}
===Post-Heresy===
The Lord Cypher, or perhaps someone impersonating him, was one of these Fallen Angels, but no one actually knows his true name. Two members of [[The Order]], [[Sar Daviel]] and Master [[Remial]], claimed that he was a survivor of the Knights of Lupus and joined [[The Order]] under a false name after [[Lion El'Jonson]] destroyed them{{Fn|1}}.
[[Image:CypherFight.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cypher battles Dark Angels{{Fn|5}}]]
Cypher is believed to have first been identified acting an enemy of the Dark Angels during the [[Forgotten Wars]].{{Fn|5}} Since then, he appears randomly throughout the galaxy, but is rumoured to be slowly moving towards [[Terra]]. He is famous for his pistol abilities, being able to fire precisely with every shot, even when using two weapons, no matter the chaos of the battle around him. His characteristic combination of [[Bolt Pistol]] and [[Plasma Pistol]] are known throughout the [[galaxy]] as rumours fill every [[Segmentum]] of the presence of a white-robed man in power armour.{{Cite Marker EndFn|5}}
Cypher may be attempting to rewrite the history of the Dark Angels and Fallen. In [[M41]] he turned himself in to the [[Inner Circle]] and with the help of the [[Watchers in the Dark]] managed to convince them to use [[Tuchulcha]] and its brother engines to open up a time rift over the ruins of Caliban ostensibly to prevent [[Astelan]] and [[Typhus]] from doing the same. The rift was [[Battle of the Caliban System|ultimately destroyed]] by [[Azrael]], creating the same warp storm that originally scattered the Fallen. After the battle, Cypher vanishes.{{Fn|6}}
*Saving [[Cadian]] soldiers on [[Monarch Prime]] and leading them against [[Cultist]]s.{{Fn|5}}
*Becoming leader of the [[Zargosoan Smuggler Fleet]] and attacking the [[Black Gulf Mines]], which it turns out may have been one of [[The Fallen]].{{Fn|5}}
*Replacing [[Inquisitor]] [[Arnuldus]] to instigate the collapse of the [[Hive World]] of [[Septius VII]]{{Cite Marker EndFn|5}}*Involvement in the [[Hundred Planet Rebellion]]{{Cite Marker EndFn|17}}
*Cypher was present at the final battle of the liberation of Amadis, rallying the overwhelmed defenders in the face of Chaos cultist artillery and human wave assaults. Regan Antigone, the only trooper of the Procell 1st Irregulars who survived, swore an oath to Cypher not to reveal his presence, taking the credit for Cypher's actions. Decades later, 6th Company Master Tigrane learned the truth from now-Colonel Antigone at a social function. Master Tigrane declared Colonel Antigone a traitor for associating with Cypher and summarily executed him{{Fn|4}}.
*During several bloody battles during the [[Escovan Campaign]] of 989.[[M41]], the [[Red Corsairs]] vow to slay Cypher.{{Fn|5}}
==Equipment==
He wears robes over his [[Power Armour]] in an attempt to hide himself, but this look has made him obvious. Perhaps this was the point, but he does seem to attract other members of the Fallen Angels to his side. It is unknown how they communicate and why they are drawn to him.{{Cite Marker EndFn|5}}
The final distinguishing feature of Cypher is his sword. It is a mysterious weapon that he has never been seen to draw on the battlefield, though rumours surround it: it is an artifacts of the Dark Angels; it is the [[Lion Sword]]; it is broken; Cypher seeks to reforge it and present it to the [[Emperor of Mankind]], obtaining absolution and forgiveness. Cypher is notable for wielding twin pistols, a [[Plasma Pistol]] and [[Bolt Pistol]].{{Fn|10}}
**{{Endn|14e}}: Chapter 17
*{{Endn|15}} [[Grey Angel (Audio Book)]], Time 00:10 - 35:24
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Index Astartes]] - ''The Unforgiven: The Dark Angels Space Marine Chapter''
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Codex: Dark Angels (7th Edition)]], pgs. 36-38
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