Lukas Alexander
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General Lukas Alexander was initially sent to Kronus by Segmentum Command to track down and capture Farseer Taldeer after her actions on Lorn V (as shown in Winter Assault). His forces landed in the abandoned city of Ironworks Bay, and found traces of ancient relics scattered across the planet, including the Hellstorm Cannon, a weapon from a Horus Heresy-era Imperator Titan, Aquila Ignis.
The city was renamed Victory Bay, and techpriests began excavating the massive Titan cannon. The Imperium then gave Lukas Alexander the title of "Governor-Militant" of Kronus, and tasked him with reconquering the planet for the Imperium from the Tau.
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Background
Alexander formed the 1st Kronus Regiment, naming them "The Liberators", since his soldiers were fighting to free the humans who were living under the rule of the Tau. Unfortunately, his goals soon put him at direct odds with a Blood Ravens task force that arrived on Kronus soon after "The Liberators", trying to uncover mysteries about the chapter's past. The Blood Ravens were then ordered to purge the planet in order to ensure their findings remain secret. They warned Alexander to leave, but he was determined to follow through with his orders and push the other factions off Kronus.
Death
During the Blood Ravens Space Marines' assault on Victory Bay 2, Lukas Alexander was killed and his palace was leveled. The 5th Company deserted after the death of Commissar Gebbet, and fought for the Space Marines. During the last stage of the fighting, when all was deemed lost, Captain Vash ordered a Techpriest to overload the core of the Hellstorm Cannon while the Guardsmen made their last stand. The Cannon exploded, killing everyone around it.
After the fighting was over, Brother-Captain Davian Thule and Chaplain Mikelus went on to praise Alexander for having followed his orders to the end. They then arranged for the transport of the surviving Guardsmen off-world and back to Segmentum Command with testimonials that they had done their regiment proud. However, they executed the 5th Company for having turned against the Regiment.1
Equipment
Alexander is initially equipped with power claws and a wrist-mounted bolter. As his campaign progresses, he eventually obtains a wrist-mounted Plasma pistol and Power Fists, as well as a full suit of Carapace Armour along with his Symbols of Office and optical implants.
Sources
- "Index Astartes - Blood Ravens". White Dwarf: UK Edition (305). ISSN 0265-8712.
- Goto, Cassern (2004). Dawn of War. Nottingham: Black Library. ISBN 1-84416-152-8.
- Goto, Cassern (2005). Dawn of War: Ascension. Nottingham: Black Library. ISBN 1-84416-285-0.
- 1 Dawn of War: Dark Crusade - Real time strategy game by Relic Entertainment.
- 2 Dawn of War 2
