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Whether Moderati Aruken or Princeps Turnet were still in control of the Titan at the time of its destruction is unknown, but it is highly possible that they had been twisted by the same powers that warped their once-noble Titan.{{Cite this}}
 
Whether Moderati Aruken or Princeps Turnet were still in control of the Titan at the time of its destruction is unknown, but it is highly possible that they had been twisted by the same powers that warped their once-noble Titan.{{Cite this}}
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The ''Dies Irae'' may be named for the latin hymn ''[[Wikipedia:Dies irae|Dies Irae]]''. Best known for its use in the Catholic Funeral Mass or Requiem, the melody has been adapted into various pieces of music (for an example, see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlr90NLDp-0 this version], a Greygorian chant).
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Latest revision as of 16:43, 2 May 2021

The Dies Irae during the Siege of Terra[3c]

The Dies Irae[2] was a mighty Imperator Titan[1a] of the Death's Head legion (Legio Mortis).[2]

History

The Great Crusade

Commanded during the last stages of the Great Crusade by Princeps Esau Turnet,[2] it had already gained a fearsome reputation among the warriors of the 63rd Expeditionary Fleet, fighting Megarachnids during the War on Murder and was an awe-inspiring sight to behold as it strode over the battlefield. Its name means "Day of Wrath".[2]

Other notable crew members during this time were Titus Cassar and Jonah Aruken.[2]

The Horus Heresy

When the Warmaster Horus betrayed his loyalist forces at Isstvan III, the Dies Irae was caught in the virus bombardment but Princeps Turnet had the gigantic machine sealed against the deadly vapours and his crew watched on in horror as the world died around them, including many of the Death Guard Astartes they had been supporting only moments before. As the secondary firestorm erupted, without the benefit of cooling systems and ventilation the crew were very nearly overcome by the intense heat, but when the flames died and the extent of the Warmaster's plan became apparent, Turnet ordered his crew to attack the remaining Death Guard that had hidden in sealed bunkers below the enemy front lines.[Needs Citation]

Initially, Titus Cassar refused to carry out the orders and attacked Turnet with his sidearm autopistol, but he was killed by his former friend and ally Aruken, who made his own ambitions quite plain. The Dies Irae went on to attack the remaining loyalist forces in the capital city.[Needs Citation]

The Dies Irae took part in the Siege of Terra, first being spotted leading a massive Legio Mortis assault on the Mercury-Exultant zone of the Imperial Palace.[3a] By this point, the Imperator Titan had become badly mutated by the powers of Chaos and displayed supernatural endurance and regenerative capabilities. In a massive battle that saw it destroy the Legio Ignatum Warmonger Titan Imperious Prima along with many other Loyalist engines, the Dies Irae was the first traitor Titan to reach the Palace walls.[3b] This action earned it immortal infamy within the Adeptus Titanicus and its destruction was considered to be worth the cost of an entire Titan battlegroup.[Needs Citation]

M41

Dies Irae was last seen serving as part of the Iron Warriors force that attacked the fortress of Tor Christo, during the Siege of Hydra Cordatus.[1a]. Unlike the titan that had breached the walls of the Imperial palace so many millennia ago, the Dies Irae had been twisted and mutated drastically by the warp, increasing its already formidable strength with the dark power of Chaos, notably adding a tail with a large spiked wrecking ball.[1a]

At the head of its own traitor Titan group, the Legio Mortis, it led the assault on the fortress and immediately drew the attention of the defending Legio Ignatum led by Princeps Fierach of the Warlord Battle Titan Imperator Bellum.[1b] Fierach abandoned the post he was defending and led two more Reaver Battle Titans to go head to head with the Dies Irae but the loyalist titan group were decimated by the return fire which destroyed both Reaver Titans and left the Imperator Bellum severely damaged with a failing reactor. Fierach moved his Warlord into close combat with the Dies Irae and attempted to inflict enough damage to the body section of the Imperator to leave it open for a killing blow when his Titan's plasma reactor finally failed and overloaded.[1c]

Although the large explosion from the Warlord's reactor was not enough to destroy the Dies Irae, it did seriously damage the lower section of the traitor Titan, leaving it immobilised and seemingly unable to take further part in the battle aside from firing ranging shots at the fortress wall.[1d][1e] Scaffolding was erected around the Dies Irae in an attempt to repair the damaged Titan to allow it to return to the battle and eventually, to the surprise of the defenders, the Dies Irae was able to move again.[1f]

Princeps Daekien, in charge of the remaining Titans and in control of the Warlord Titan Honoris Causa led the Reaver class Titans Armis Juvat and Pax Imperator against the Dies Irae. Again the Dies Area retaliated with heavy firepower, destroying both Reaver Titans, but this time Daekien was able to punch through the Dies Irae's crudely-repaired armour covering the wound Princeps Fierach had opened with his Titan's battle claw and breach the Imperator's reactor. Both titans grappled with each other, fell to the ground and were both destroyed as the molten fluid from the breached reactors consumed their remains.[1g]

Whether Moderati Aruken or Princeps Turnet were still in control of the Titan at the time of its destruction is unknown, but it is highly possible that they had been twisted by the same powers that warped their once-noble Titan.[Needs Citation]

Trivia

The Dies Irae may be named for the latin hymn Dies Irae. Best known for its use in the Catholic Funeral Mass or Requiem, the melody has been adapted into various pieces of music (for an example, see this version, a Greygorian chant).

See also

Sources

  • 1: Storm of Iron (Novel)
    • 1a: The First Parallel, Part Three, pg. 88
    • 1b: Tor Christo, Part One, pg. 139
    • 1c: Tor Christo, Part Three, pg. 164
    • 1d: Tor Christo, Part Four, pg. 179
    • 1e: The Third Parallel, Part Two, pg. 296
    • 1f: Storm of Iron, Part Four, pg. 363
    • 1g: Storm of Iron, Part Four, pg. 371
  • 2: Horus Rising (Novel), Part Two, Chapter Seven
  • 3: Mortis (Novel)
    • 3a: Chapter 17
    • 3b: Chapters 21-22
    • 3c: Cover

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