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Contents 1 The General Structure 2 Contents 2.1 Army List 2.2 Background 3 THE BLOOD ANGELS 4 THE BLACK RAGE 5 The Death Company 5.1 Special character models 5.2 Hobby Section 6 Authors, Artists and Coworkers 7 Additional information 7.1 Other Publications 7.2 Other

The General Structure

Codex: Blood Angels is an expansion book for the Games Workshop Table Top game Warhammer 40,000. This edition of the book was published for the first time in 1998. It is for the 3rd edition of Warhammer 40,000 and expands on Codex: Space Marines. It was Reprinted in 2001, containing corrections of the various mistakes that had appeared in the original printing.

The book has 24 pages and the cover is printed in color while the majority of the book remains in black and white, although there are several pages of colour images of miniatures.

Contents

Army List

This book contains a complete army list for using a Space Marine army of the Blood Angels Chapter or one of their successor chapters. Further special rules and equipment are included.

Background

THE BLOOD ANGELS

All Space Marines are held in awe and dread by the citizens of the Imperium. To most they are aloof: distant avenging angels who bring ruination and destruction upon the heads of the Emperor's enemies. Yet even amongst the battle-eager Space Marines of the Adeptus Astartes, the Blood Angels have a fearsome reputation.

One of the celebrated First Founding Chapters, the Blood Angels have fought the enemies of mankind for ten long millenia. Their Primarch, the noble Sanguinius, is revered across the Imperium as a mighty hero and legends of the Chapter's deeds have reached every corner of the galaxy.

However, tales abound of their bloodthirsty exploits and stories of the dark flaw which mars them. Few know the whole truth or realise the inner pain and anguish that drives the Blood Angels into battle with a righteous fury that few others can match.

                                   --Codex:Blood Angels pg. 2 3rd Ed

THE BLACK RAGE

Blood angels are gripped by the spirit of Sanguinius and are prone to entering a berserk frenzy of bloodletting in battle. This is terrifying to behold as they unleash their righteous fury, butchering any enemy that lie in their path.

The Death Company

On the eve of battle, the Blood Angels kneel in prayer and their thoughts turn to their Primarch. Some are overcome by the gene-memory of their Primarch's violent death and succumb to the Black Rage.

Special character models

Codex: Blood Angels contains special rules for The Blood Angels Special Characters:

• Commander Dante - Chapter Master of the Blood Angels
• Corbulo, Bearer of the Red Grail - Sanguinary High Priest
• Lemartes, Guardian of The Lost - Chaplain
• Mephiston, Lord of Death - Chief Librarian of the Blood Angels
• Brother Captain Tycho - Captain of the Blood Angels Third Company
• Moriar the Chosen - Blood Angels Death Company Dreadnought

Hobby Section

Authors, Artists and Coworkers

During the production of this book, the following persons were involved considerably.

• Authors
  

Gavin Thorpe

• Artists
  

Dave Gallagher(Cover Artist), Alexander Boyd, Wayne Engalnd, Des Hanley. Neil Hodgson, Nuala Kennedy, Paul Smith, John Wigley

Additional information

Other Publications

• Codex, an general overview of all Codex publications.
• Codex: Blood Angels lists codexes for other editions of Warhammer 40,000

Other

• ISBN: 1 869893 45 X