Helios

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Map	Basic Data		Planetary Image
	Name:	Helios[1]
	Segmentum:
	Sector:	Unknown
	System:	Unknown
	Population:	Unknown
	Affiliation:	Imperium[1]
	Class:	Forge World[1]

Helios is an Imperial Forge World, known for being the original birthplace of the Land Raider Helios.^[1]

During the infamous Siege of Helios in 857.M38, the Red Scorpions Chapter helped the planet to repel the Orks invasion. In gratitude they were granted with the secret of the Helios pattern missile launcher. Henceforth the Red Scorpions armed their Land Raiders with this launcher and always came to help the citizens of Helios against the ongoing ork attacks.^[2]

It is known that the Blood Angels' 2nd Company fought for gas refineries on this planet against some unknown enemy.^[3]

Trivia

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

Helios is the god and personification of the Sun in ancient Greek religion and myth.

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Sources

• 1: Imperial Armour Volume Two, pg. 106
• 2: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition, pg. 18
• 3: Black Crusade: Angel's Blade, pg. 82