Raptor (Raven Guard)

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Space Marines Portal Raven Guard

Raptors, were proto-astartes of the Raven Guard legion during the Horus Heresy.

History

The raptors were a meld of regular Astartes and Primarch DNA found by Corax on Luna. The Raptors were stronger, faster, and tougher than regular Marines, even Veterans.^[1a]

Cruciax

The Raptors' first offical engagement was on the moon called Cruciax which was a Word Bearer monitoring station.^[1b] The Raven Guard discovered and fought the mutated Word Bearers and destroyed the outpost with Melta Bombs.

Sources

• 1: Deliverance Lost (Novel) by Gav Thorpe
  • 1a: Chapter 12, pg. 336
  • 1b: Chapter 13, pg. 351