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|Name=Black Dragons
|Founding Chapter=[[Salamanders]]Unknown{{Fn|1519}}|Founding=[[21st Founding]]([[M36]]){{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3b}}
|Chapter Master=
|Homeworld=[[Fleet-based]]{{Fn|3c}}
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The '''Black Dragons''' were long rumored to be a [[Salamanders]] [[Successor Chapter]],{{Fn|5a15}} which has only recently been confirmed to be true.{{Fn|155}} It . The chapter was founded in the cursed [[Twenty First Founding|21st Founding]], just prior to the [[Age of Apostasy]].{{Fn|1}}
==History==
[[File:Black-dragon-large.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A Dragon Claw.{{Fn|4}}]]
The '''Black Dragons''' are chiefly known for their status as a Cursed Founding chapter, and for their uniquely peculiar [[gene-seed]] mutation; their [[Ossmodula]] [[zygote]] has mutated, producing bony crests on their heads and blades from the forearm and elbow. Similar to the [[Death Company]] of the [[Blood Angels]], those with these abnormalities join a separate unit, known as the '''Dragon Claws'''. In this unit, they sharpen their protrusions to a killing edge and coat them with [[adamantium]] to turn them into horrifying [[Close Combat Weapon]]s.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|5}} These forearm blades can be retracted into the Claw's arm and then extended at will. The most extreme mutations also cause rampant growth in the rest of the Marine's skeleton; some Dragon Claws stand more than three metres tall and must wear custom [[power armour]] to fit their gargantuan frames.{{Fn|3b}}
There are many in the Inquisition who doubt their loyalty and several other chapters refuse to fight alongside them, including the [[Dark Angels]] and [[Marines Malevolent]].
===Notable battles and campaigns===
*'''232.[[232.M40]]:''' The '''Bone Cruse''' — The [[Haemonculi]] of [[The Hex]] learn of the Black Dragons mutations and with the help of [[Duke Sliscus]], attack the Chapter in the [[Donorian System]]. After a vicious battle, several of the most mutated Black Dragons are captured and brought back to [[Commorragh]]. After multiple experimentation's, an osseovirus is developed that can birth bone 'dragons' from its hosts flesh.{{Fn|9}}
*Combating the [[Plague Zombie|Plague of Undeath]] on [[Antagonis]]{{Fn|3a}}
*'''998.[[998.M41]]:''' The [[Third War for Armageddon]] — The Black Dragons committed 9 out of their 10 companies.{{Fn|2}} Notably, they broke assaulting [[ork]] forces on [[Phoenix Island]].{{Fn|13}}
*'''[[M42]]:''' The [[Indomitus Crusade]] — The 4th Company under [[Jorn Tanna]] takes part in [[Battlegroup Hephaestus]].{{Fn|11}}
*'''[[M42]]:''' Battle of [[Rendolia]] — The 5th Company under Chaplain [[Darrigg]] fights alongside the [[Cadian 124th]] regiment and elements of the 3rd, 600th and 89th regiments against the forces of the [[World Eaters]].{{Fn|16}}
*Kor'be - Astartes, (M41) - Deceased, killed by Dark Eldar in the Volgorrah Reef.{{Fn|6c}}
*[[Volos]] - Captain of the Second Company (M41){{Fn|17}}
*[[Vritras]] - Captain of the Second Company{{Fn|18}}
*[[Jorn Tanna]] - Captain of the Fourth Company{{Fn|11}}
*[[Toharan]] - Former Sergeant turned Renegade, Second Company (M41), (Deceased){{Fn|3c}}
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Armageddon (3rd Edition)]], pg. 32
*3: [[The Death of Antagonis (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|3a}}: Chapter One1**{{Endn|3b}}: Chapter Two2
**{{Endn|3c}}: {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|4}}: [http://www.blacklibrary.com/Blog/enter-the-dragon.html Black Library's September 18, 2012 Blog Entry] (last accessed September 18, 2012)
*{{Endn|14}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20020615025757/http://www.armageddon3.com/english/campaign/Anthrand/anthrand.html Third War For Armageddon - Imperial Forces: Black Dragons] ''(archived page, last accessed via Wayback Machine 24th December 2020)''
*{{Endn|15}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/11/24/when-is-a-dragon-not-a-dragon-more-often-than-youd-think/ Warhammer Community: When is a Dragon Not a Dragon? More Often Than You’d Think… (Posted on 24/11/2021)] (Last accessed on 24 November 2021)
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Bless the Curse (Short Story)]] — [[The Successors (Anthology)]]
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Sarcophagus (Short Story)]] — [[Yarrick: The Omnibus]]
*{{Endn|18}}: [[The Vorago Fastness (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|19}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (10th Edition)]], pg. 64
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[[Category:Indomitus Crusade]]
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