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[[File:Warhammer World Ferro-Giant Alphus diorama rig.jpg|thumb|The Ferro-Giant Alphus promethium rig.{{Fn|4}}]]
'''Ferro-Giant Alphus''' is a [[Promethium Rig|promethium rig]] located in the seas of an isolated Imperial planet.{{fn|Conflicting Sources}}{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}}{{fn|3}}
==BackgroundThe Escape from Ferro-Giant Alphus=={{Battle|Name =The Escape from Ferro-Giant AlphusFollowing reports of |Image =|Image caption=|Conflict =[[Genestealer CultThird War for Armageddon]] activity in the area, {{Fn|3}}|Date =At least [[GreyfaxM41]]{{fn|3}}|Inquisitor GreyfaxLocation =[[Armageddon]] arrived on Ferro-Giant Alphus{{fn|3}}|Outcome ='''Imperial Victory'''{{fn|3}}|Combatant1 =[[File:Aquila1transparent. Her arrival was greeted nervously, but the overseer assured Greyfax that she was welcome to search the facility, and should find no signs of suspicious activitypng|30px]] [[Armageddon Imperial Forces|Imperium]]{{Fn|3}}|Combatant2 =[[File:Orks.png|30px]] [[Armageddon Ork Forces|Orks]]{{Fn|1a3}}|Commanders1 =[[File:Astra Militarum Symbol.png|20px]] [[Hardened Veterans|Veteran]] [[Sergeant (Imperial Guard)|Sergeant]] [[Jardell]]<br>[[File:Bloodangelsymbol.png|20px]] [[Space_Marine_Sergeant#Scout_Sergeants|Scout Sergeant]] [[Malik Venitor]]|Commanders2 =[[File:Orks.png|20px]] [[Nob]] [[Hakka Buzzkill]]<br>[[File:Orks.png|20px]] [[Nob]] [[Krunk Da Klaw]]|Strength1 =[[File:Astra Militarum Symbol.png|20px]] [[Cadian]] [[Veteran Guardsman Kill Team]] [[The Hive Dogs]] (8 [[Guardsmen]])<br>[[File:Bloodangelsymbol.png|20px]] [[Space_Marine_Scout#Scout_Variations|Scout Squad Kill Team]] [[Squad Venitor]] (5 [[Space Marine Scout]]s)|Strength2 =[[File:Orks.png|20px]] [[Orks]] [[Kill Team Unit|Kill Team]] [[Da Butcha Boyz]] (8 Orks)<br>[[File:Orks.png|20px]] [[Orks]] [[Kill Team Unit|Kill Team]] [[Da Dakkaladz]] (10 Orks)|Casualties1 =|Casualties2 =}}{{WIP}}
==DioramaInquisitor Greyfax==There is also a Following reports of [[dioramaGenestealer Cult]] of activity in the same name exhibited at area, [[Warhammer WorldGreyfax|Inquisitor Greyfax]]arrived on Ferro-Giant Alphus. Her arrival was greeted nervously, but the overseer assured Greyfax that she was welcome to search the facility, and should find no signs of suspicious activity.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}} It was, at the time, the tallest battlefield ''[[White Dwarf]]'' players ever fought over yet.{{Fnfn|3Conflicting Sources}}
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File:Warhammer World Ferro-Giant Alphus diorama lore.jpg|The description poster of the diorama.
File:Warhammer World Ferro-Giant Alphus diorama nukage.jpg|Toxic spill.{{Fn|4}}
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==Diorama==
'''Ferro-Giant Alphus''' is also a [[diorama]] of the same name exhibited at [[Warhammer World]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}} It was used in 2017 for a game of [[Shadow War: Armageddon]] and was, at the time, the tallest battlefield ''[[White Dwarf]]'' players ever fought over yet being 4'10" tall and, when placed upon a table, 8' tall.{{Fn|3}} Since then it has been updated as a diorama to show involvement of Inquisitor Greyfax against a Genestealer Cult infection. The hidden Genestealer Cult infection was made obvious by every human rig worker using a Genestealer Cultist miniature.{{Fn|1b}}
=={{Endn|Conflicting Sources}}==
{{Trivia}}
When initially created, the Ferro-Giant Alphus terrain diorama was made as a battlefield "representing the one of the rigs found all across Armageddon". When displayed as a diorama at Warhammer World and the involvement of Inquisitor Greyfax, it was described as being on the seas of a "distant, isolated Imperial planet". It is not explicitly clear whether they represent the same planets, or indeed the same hive rigs, or that there are not two hive rigs both named '''Ferro-Giant Alphus''' on different worlds.
==Sources==
**{{Endn|1b}}: Mutated worker.
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer World Dioramas - Fourth Edition]], pg. 42
*{{Endn|3}}: [[White Dwarf March 2017]]pg.76-87 '''The Escape from Ferro-Giant Alphus'''
*{{Endn|4}}: [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4707293382623438&set=pcb.4707293542623422 Games Workshop: Warhammer World Facebook account (posted 16/08/2021)] (last accessed 23/03/2026)
