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In the Dawn of War novel series, especially that of "Dawn of War: Ascension" and "[[Dawn of War (Novel Series)#Tempest|Dawn of War: Tempest]]," Gabriel seems to have a mysterious bond with the Eldar of Biel-Tan, particularly that of Farseer Macha. Despite the condemnation and even threats from his fellow commanders, the Inquisition, [[Sisters of Battle|Adepta Sororitas]], and even from his own friend [[Isador Akios]], Gabriel was stubborn in his attempts to assist the Eldar and Macha. The Harlequins of Arcadia refer to him as "Gabriel of the Hidden Heart," and that he is seen as a symbol of hope for the Eldar in the form of a human.
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In the Dawn of War novel series, especially that of "Dawn of War: Ascension" and "[[Dawn of War (Novel Series)#Tempest|Dawn of War: Tempest]]," Gabriel seems to have a mysterious bond with the Eldar of Biel-Tan, particularly that of Farseer Macha. Despite the condemnation and even threats from his fellow commanders, the Inquisition, [[Sisters of Battle|Adepta Sororitas]], and even from his own friend [[Isador Akios]], Gabriel was stubborn in his attempts to assist the Eldar and Macha. The Harlequins of Arcadia refer to him as "Gabriel of the Hidden Heart," and see him as a symbol of hope for the Eldar in the form of a human.
  
 
==Conflicts in Canon==
 
==Conflicts in Canon==

Revision as of 22:21, 6 November 2009

Gabriel Angelos is the present Captain of the Blood Ravens Third Company

Early Life

Like many of the Blood Ravens, Gabriel was born on the planet of Cyrene, from whence the Chapter often drew recruits. Gabriel was an accomplished leader of his peers before he even entered his teen years, and passed the Blood Trials set by the Blood Raven Chaplains.

Cyrene

Many years later, with an entire company of Blood Ravens under his command, Gabriel returned to Cyrene, to preside over the Blood Trials and recruit new members into the Chapter. But Gabriel found something very wrong during the trials, and cut them short. He quickly returned to his strike cruiser, and sent a coded signal out of the system. Within months of the signal, ships of the Inquisition and the Imperial Navy appeared over Cyrene, executing an Exterminatus bombarding it for a week straight until nothing on the planet remained alive. All records of the incident, and Gabriel's message to the Inquisition, have been sealed, but Gabriel himself carries the guilt of his actions with him to this day, particularly during the battles on the planet Tartarus.

Tartarus

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Gabriel Angelos, captain of the 3rd company of the Blood Ravens

It was on Tartarus that Gabriel was to undergo the true tests of his limits, as he had to both stall an unstoppable Ork invasion long enough to evacuate the planet, while simultaneously seeking out and eradicating the Chaos Alpha Legion forces on the planet, led by Lord Bale and Sindri Myr. The Chaos forces were searching for a ancient artifact called the Maledictum, and the sorcerer Sindri managed to corrupt the chapter Librarian Isador Akios into betraying the Blood Ravens. Gabriel, haunted by his guilty conscience, nonetheless executed Isador for heresy and went on to lead the Blood Ravens against Chaos. He slew Lord Bale in a duel and eventually helped defeat Sindri when he used the Maledictum to become a Daemon Prince. However, Gabriel destroyed the Maledictum after the battle, thinking to eradicate the Chaos threat, but instead released a great warp daemon from its prison, as foreseen by Farseer Macha who had aided in fighting the daemon. Farseer Macha had warned him not to destroy the Maledictum but he had proceeded to smash it with the God-Splitter. He escaped Tartarus before the ensuing warp storm trapped him there, and has vowed to defeat the new Chaos threat he himself unleashed.

Rahe's Paradise

Shortly after (in the events chronicled in "Dawn Of War: Ascension") he travels to the world of Rahe's Paradise, where he attempts to conduct the Blood Trials. At first all seems routine (save for Gabriel's premonitions of an Eldar invasion), but soon after the discovery of an ancient Eldar/Imperial tablet, all hell breaks loose. Eldar Rangers conduct multiple hit-and-run attacks focusing exclusively on the psykers of the chapter and the potential psykers among the Trial aspirants, and the Gabriel meets with Farseer Macha once more. She reveals that they killed the psykers to prevent the breaking of Lsantril's Shield; a device that gave the illusion of a large Eldar psychic presence on the planet. This would prevent the awakening of the Necrons hidden under the surface of the planet, as they would slumber as long as they believed that their ancient foes dominated the galaxy still. All is not lost, however, until a space battle destroys the Spirit Pool of the Dark Reaper aspect, the psychic scream of the lost souls shattering Lsantril's Shield and awakening the Necrons. Gabriel orders the destruction of the planet, and leaves for the threatened planet of Lorn V with the surviving aspirants.

Lorn V

When he arrives at Lorn V, he makes contact with the single Eldar survivor of the battle, Farseer Taldeer, who has been asking for him since teleporting to the Battle Barge Litany of Fury. Ignoring accusations of heresy levelled against him by Captain Ulantis of the Ninth Company, she convinces Angelos to allow her to take him and a small squad of Blood Ravens to a rip in the webway, made by the Librarian Rhamah during a battle described in Dawn Of War: Ascension, in an attempt to reach the world of law, Arcadia, and find the last Blade of Vaul to use against the waking Necrons. On the planet, he is given the blade by the Eldar Harlequins following a battle with the Prodigal Sons of Ahriman and Ahriman himself; Angelos gives the blade to Macha upon returning to Lorn V. With the last Blade of Vaul, Macha destroys the Necrons completely, but is not heard from or seen afterward. Gabriel then continues his command as Captain of the Watch and meets the newly transformed Quirus Ckrius, whom the Blood Ravens recruited from Tartarus.

The Eldar

In the Dawn of War novel series, especially that of "Dawn of War: Ascension" and "Dawn of War: Tempest," Gabriel seems to have a mysterious bond with the Eldar of Biel-Tan, particularly that of Farseer Macha. Despite the condemnation and even threats from his fellow commanders, the Inquisition, Adepta Sororitas, and even from his own friend Isador Akios, Gabriel was stubborn in his attempts to assist the Eldar and Macha. The Harlequins of Arcadia refer to him as "Gabriel of the Hidden Heart," and see him as a symbol of hope for the Eldar in the form of a human.

Conflicts in Canon

In the UK edition of White Dwarf (issue 305), Gabriel Angelos is referred to as being the Chapter Master of the Blood Ravens. However, the game, novels, and publications of the same article in other regions' White Dwarfs indicate that Angelos is a Captain.

In Dawn Of War 2

Gabriel plays a reduced role in Dawn Of War II (The main role is given to the Force Commander). He appears in the latter half of the campaign to advise and instruct the player when Captain Davian Thule was incapacitated and interred in a Dreadnought. He finally appears as a controllable unit in the last mission of the campaign, still carrying the Daemon Hammer he received from Tartarus.

Gabriel is further mentioned in Dawn of War II as being a hero of the Blood Ravens, heading to Aurelia after victory against the Tau in the Vorga system. There are references to Tartarus and Cyrene, particularly at one point in the game when he says to the Player 'You can tell Captain Thule that the secrets of Cyrene shall die with me'. It is also notable that Aurelia is the site of the upcoming game Chaos Rising. .1

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