Dathan Tychor
Dathan Tychor was an Excoriators Space Marine Sergeant during the War of the Beast and was later chosen to represent his Chapter during the Feast of Blades held to honour the passing of the Imperial Commander Koorland. He would reach the tournament's final round, where he fought Maximus Thane, Chapter Master of the Fists Exemplar; which had won the last Feast of Blades that was held. Though it was a hard fought battle, that Tychor nearly won, he was eventually defeated by the Chapter Master, but earned himself much acclaim from those who witnessed their fight[1a]. Thane was left so impressed by the Sergeant's skills, shown during their fight[1b], that when the Successor Chapters decided to rebuild their destroyed Progenitor Chapter[1a], Tychor was chosen to become one of the new Imperial Fists. He would later take part in the Imperium's third invasion, of The Beast's Homeworld Ullanor, where Thane honoured him by making the former Sergeant, the rebuilt Imperial Fists' Standard Bearer and Chapter Champion. He was also charged with leading Thane's Honour Guard[1b] and during the Imperial Fists' battle with The Beast, Tychor fulfilled his duty by taking a fatal blow from the Warlord, that would have killed the Chapter Master.[1c]
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