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Chaos Portal

A Banelord Titan^[3]

The Traitor Titan Legions are Titan Legions that have abandoned the Imperium and joined the Forces of Chaos. Nominally part of the Dark Mechanicum, they operate dreaded Titan warmachines that have been corrupted by the Gods of Chaos and the Powers of the Warp. Tracing their origins to the Horus Heresy, the Traitor Titan Legions maintain a fierce (and entirely mutual) hatred of the Adeptus Mechanicus.^[1]

History

The origin of the Traitor Titan Legions can be traced back to the Horus Heresy when the Fabricator-General of the Adeptus Mechanicus, Kelbor-Hal, sided with the traitorous Warmaster Horus and took over half of the Titan Legions of the Collegia Titanica with him in rebellion against the Emperor. After Horus' defeat most of the Traitor Titan Legions followed the example of their Chaos Space Marine brethren and fled into the Eye of Terror. Since that time, they have looked for opportunities for revenge against the Imperium and especially the loyalist Adeptus Mechanicus.^[1] Many have taken part in the Black Crusades of Abaddon the Despoiler as well as campaigns waged by other powerful Chaos Lords.^[2]

Crews

The crews and Princeps of Chaos Titans have long become physically merged with their machine, their bodies and souls sacrificed to the Gods of Chaos in battle. Many have since become possessed by Daemons, further corrupting the once proud Titan warmachines. They are driven on to ever greater depths of destruction, motivated by their hatred of the Mechanicum.^[1]

Types of Chaos Titans

• Feral Scout Titan
• Chaos Reaver Titan
• Warlord Titan
• Banelord Titan
• Emperor Titan

A Chaos Reaver Titan.

Known Traitor Titan Legions

• Adamant Fury
• Death Stalkers
• Fire Masters
• Flaming Skulls
• Legio Audax
• Legio Damnosus
• Legio Excruciatus
• Legio Interfector
• Legio Lacrymea (Harbingers of Grief)
• Legio Mortis
• Legio Vulcanum I (Dark Fire)
• Legio Vulcanum II
• Legio Vulturum
• Lords of Ruin
• Storm Lords
• Tiger Eyes

See Also

• Dark Mechanicum
• Collegia Titanica
• List of Titan Legions

Sources

• 1: Imperial Armour Volume Six - The Siege of Vraks - Part Two, pg. 182
• 2: Codex: Eye of Terror, pg. 16
• 3: White Dwarf 178, pg. 8