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Malcador (Character)

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Malcador the Sigillite was the First Lord of Terra during the Horus Heresy. He was a powerful psyker who could communicate over long distances.

During the final chapter of the Heresy, the Emperor tells Malcador that he must take his place on the Golden Throne - providing the psychic sheath to protect the human-built sections of the Webway. His original choice of replacement on the throne had been the Primarch Magnus but since he has sided with Horus, Malcador was now his chosen successor.

In the days before the final confrontation between the Emperor and Horus, the Emperor tells Malcador to summon "men of character, skill and determination" who will be tested and trained to become an elite group of investigators with the task of rooting out treachery and heresy. This marks the founding of the Imperial Inquisition. Among the first Malcador approached for this duty were Death Guard hero Nathaniel Garro and former Sons of Horus marine captain Iacton Qruze.

When the Emperor's battle with Horus is over, Rogal Dorn brings his severely injured leader back to the Golden Throne. There they find Malcador sitting tortured and wasted. Energy lashes across his shrivelled body. He is almost dead. Techpriests then make the exchange - disengaging Malcador from the machine. As he is removed the last flicker of life leaves him and the dust of his corpse blows across the stone floor.

At the instant of Malcador's death, the Emperor awakes from his coma - Malcador had saved a last kernel of strength and passed it on to the Emperor so he could give his servants their final orders.

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