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===Early History===
[[Image:PedroKantorBattlingOrks.png|thumb|250px|right|Pedro Kantor battling [[Ork]]s with his Battle-Brothers{{Fn|10b}}]]
Pedro Kantor is a stoic and solemn leader whose decisions are guided by tactical analysis rather than pride or favouritism. He has been compared to [[Alexis Polux]], the first [[Chapter Master]] of the [[Crimson Fists]], with his battle-brothers referring to him as "Polux reborn"{{Fn|6e}}. When faced with the near-destruction of his [[Chapter]], Kantor chose pragmatic rebuilding over a vainglorious last [[Crusade]], embracing the lessons of Polux and moulding the Crimson Fists into a guerrilla force without ready comparison{{Fn|10b}}. This willingness to adapt, acknowledging that the [[Codex Astartes]] was written for full-strength Chapters operating under ideal conditions{{Fn|2a2b}}, sets him apart from the rigid stubbornness often associated with the sons of [[Rogal Dorn]].
The earliest record of Kantor was during the [[Battle of Melchitt Sound]], when he was a [[Space Marine Sergeant|Sergeant]], leading a boarding party where he disabled ''Da Growla'', an [[Ork]] [[Kill Kroozer]]. With the vessel disabled, the Crimson Fists [[Strike Cruiser]], ''The Crusader'', was able to scatter the fleet{{Fn|4b}}. He would continue to rise in rank over the next 200 years, often side by side with the legendary [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Alessio Cortez]]. They both participated in campaigns such as [[Steel Cross]], the defence of [[Fortress Maladon]] and the [[Kardian Campaign]]{{Fn|9}}. He was promoted to the Chapter's 29th{{Fn|6b}} Chapter Master in 900.M41{{Fn|4b}}
He was one of the few surviving Crimson Fists when the [[Arx Tyrannus]] was destroyed during the Ork [[Invasion of Rynn's World]] in 989.M41. Kantor was on the outskirts of the monastery doing routine inspection, and he quickly gathered up the survivors and marched to [[New Rynn City]], a trek that took ten days. Here they linked up with the other Crimson Fists survivors and the [[Planetary Defence Forces|Rynn's Guard]]{{Fn|4b}}, managing to stave off the invasion after a furious, 18-month siege behind the city's walls. The siege was broken by a relief force of two thousand warships, plus elements of four [[Titan Legions]] and six Space Marine Chapters, backed by hundreds of thousands of [[Astra Militarum]] troops{{Fn|6d}}.
Sometime after the arrival of the relief force, Kantor sent [[Alessio Cortez]] and [[Delevan Deguerro]], now the chapter's [[Chief Librarian]], to [[Terra]] to convince the [[High Lords of Terra|High Lords]] that the Crimson Fists were still a viable chapter.{{Fn|2a}} The decision to conserve one's forces rather than strike at an opponent with all the might one can muster is a difficult one for a proud Space Marine. A bold military operation would probably have destroyed any hopes of rebuilding the Chapter, so Kantor had to use his forces in smaller operations where the elite Space Marines could inflict maximum damage for a minimal loss of manpower. Even after winning the war, Kantor had to do his utmost to keep the [[High Lords of Terra]] from disbanding the Chapter due to the extensive losses{{Fn|4c}}. A mere decade after [[Waaagh!]] [[Snagrod]]’s defeat, however, he had managed to rebuild his Chapter to nearly five full companies{{Fn|10a}}.
===Rhaxor's Invasion===
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 102
*2: [[Traitor's Gorge (Novella)]]
**{{Endn|2a}}: Ch. Chapter 2**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter 14
*3: [[Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Defiant]]:
**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 84-85
