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[[Image:SangGuardSymbol.jpg|thumb|right|Symbol of the Sanguinary Guard]]

The '''Sanguinary Guard''', also known as the '''Ikisat''', '''Seraphs'''{{Fn|3a}}, or the '''Burning Ones'''{{Fn|3b}}, are the utmost elite of the [[Veteran Squad|Veterans]] of the [[Blood Angels]], proven in mind, body, and spirit, and exemplifying the values of their [[Primarch]] [[Sanguinius]] to an extent no other Space Marine can.{{Fn|1a}}

==History==

The Sanguinary Guard has its origins during the [[Great Crusade]] when [[Sanguinius]] himself led the Blood Angels as a [[Legion]]. These warriors were the most renowned of the Orders of the First Sphere, which then also included the [[Crimson Paladin]]s, [[Burning Eyes]], and [[Angel's Tears]]. Members of the Sanguinary Guard were chosen for their unwavering devotion to their [[Primarch]] and were tasked to act as the [[Space Marine Honour Guard|personal bodyguard]] of Sanguinius. On some occasions, they were also used to protect other high-ranking members of the Blood Angels.{{Fn|3b}}

The Sanguinary Guard fought alongside Sanguinius as he took part in the boarding operation of the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]'' during the climax of the [[Siege of Terra]]. After this battle only a single survivor remained of that august force: [[Azkaellon]], Herald of the Primarch, and only because Sanguinius insisted that he remain on [[Terra]]. It was on his shoulders that the heavy burden befell of the reconstitution of the Order, to serve as a beacon of hope for the dark days that lay ahead. It is largely through his efforts that the legacy of the Sanguinary Guard survived in the Blood Angels, and spread to all its Successors.{{Fn|1a}}

Ten thousand years later, after the formation of the [[Great Rift]], the Sanguinary Guard again faced destruction against [[Hive Fleet Leviathan]]. In the ensuing [[Devastation of Baal]], only a single member of the Sanguinary Guard, [[Caraeus]], survived.{{Fn|2}}

==Wargear==

Unlike other Veterans, the Sanguinary Guard do not select wargear according to their expertise, but instead use weapons and armour traditional to their Order: the wrist-mounted [[Angelus Boltgun]], [[Plasma Pistol]], or [[Inferno Pistol]]{{Fn|11}} and the [[Glaives Encarmine]], [[Encarmine Spear]], [[Encarmine Sword]], [[Encarmine Axe]], [[Sanguinary Banner]], or [[Power Fist]].{{Fn|11}} Golden [[Artificer Armour]] girds their bodies, and baleful [[Death Mask]]s cover their faces, while they leap into battle courtesy of [[Winged Jump Pack]]s. Depending on the situation, they may carry the [[Chapter Banner]] to war.{{Fn|1c}}

[[Image:AESang.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Sanguinary Guard of the [[Angels Encarmine]]{{Fn|1b}}]]

While it has been stated that all of the Blood Angels' [[Successor Chapter]]s maintain a Sanguinary Guard, following the same colour scheme as that used by the Blood Angels - with the exception of the [[Angels Encarmine]], whose Sanguinary Guard instead wear alabaster white armour -{{Fn|1b}} never have the [[Flesh Tearers]]' Sanguinary Guard been shown in the same colours as the rest of the chapter.{{Fn|7}}

==Images==

Sanguinary Guard squad attached to the Blood Angels 8th Company under Lieutenant Carleon..JPG| '''Sanguinary Guard''' attached to the [[Blood Angels]] [[8th Company, Blood Angels Chapter|8th Company]] under [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Carleon]]'s command during the '''Reclamation of''' [[Baal Secundus]] '''Campaign'''.{{Fn|12a}}{{Fn|12b}}

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SG10th.jpg|Sanguinary Guard (10th Edition){{Fn|9}}

Sanguinary Guard.jpg|Sanguinary Guard Squad (5th Edition)

SGHeresyMinis.jpg|Heresy-era Sanguinary Guard{{Fn|11}}

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==See also==

*{{Endn|7}}: [[Crusade of Fire (Campaign Book)]], pg. 31

*{{Endn|8}}: [[The End and the Death: Volume III (Novel)]] - Fragments (Agonal) - iii

*{{Endn|10}}: [[Deathwatch: First Founding]], pg. 104

**{{Endn|12a}}: Age of the Crimson Dawn Campaign

**{{Endn|12b}}: Blood Angels Elite DLC

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