Talon of Horus
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This article is about the Weapon; for the novel by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, see The Talon of Horus (Novel). |
The Talon of Horus (originally known as The Warmaster's Talon[3]) is a large Lightning Claw fitted with an early custom-built Combi-Bolter that is wielded by Abaddon the Despoiler.
History
The Talon of Horus is believed to have been originally built by the Dark Mechanicum for Warmaster Horus shortly before the start of the Horus Heresy[1][2], although according to others, the Talon was a relic of the Dark Age of Technology that was discovered on the planet Clthon.[3]
The Talon was taken up by Abaddon after his master's death and the reclamation of Horus' body from the hands of the Emperor's Children following the Battle of Harmony.[1][2]
Appearance
The weapon takes the form of a large silver lightning claw with thumb blade and integral storm bolter that runs from the wrist to knuckles of the gauntlet. The ancient combi-bolter fires to the same effect as a modern storm bolter. Two belts of ammunition are fed into the weapon from the right side and howling faces of daemons cover the casing ejectors.
Images
Horus armed with the Talon.
Abaddon armed with the Talon.
Abaddon armed with the Talon (8th Edition)
See also
Sources
- 1: Warlords of the Dark Millennium: Abaddon the Despoiler (Background Book), [Needs Citation]
- 2: Talon of Horus (Novel), [Needs Citation]
- 3: The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal, pg. 249
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