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Sanguinius was beloved figure who was revered by all of the [[Imperium]]. The noble angel was highly respected by all the legions, and by all his brother Primarchs. Even Horus highly valued his brother's advice. It was Sanguinius who convinced Horus to follow the Emperor's suggestion and rename his legion. As Horus lay dying above the planet [[Davin]], he revealed that he believed Sanguinius should have been proclaimed Warmaster in his stead. | Sanguinius was beloved figure who was revered by all of the [[Imperium]]. The noble angel was highly respected by all the legions, and by all his brother Primarchs. Even Horus highly valued his brother's advice. It was Sanguinius who convinced Horus to follow the Emperor's suggestion and rename his legion. As Horus lay dying above the planet [[Davin]], he revealed that he believed Sanguinius should have been proclaimed Warmaster in his stead. | ||
| − | + | “''Sanguinius. It should have been him. He has the vision and strength to carry us to victory, and the wisdom to rule once victory is won. For all his aloof coolness, he alone has the Emperor's soul in his blood. Each of us carries part of our father within us, whether it is his hunger for battle, his psychic talent or his determination to succeed. Sanguinius holds it all. It should have been his...''” -- The Warmaster Horus | |
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Sanguinius was the Primarch of the Blood Angels Space Marine Chapter.
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Early Life
When the Emperor began his Great Crusade to reunite the galaxy he created the Primarchs, superhuman warriors to lead his Space Marines across the galaxy. The powers of Chaos stole the Primarchs, but unable to destroy them, set them astray in the warp.
The infant Sanguinius came to rest upon the planet of Baal Secundus, and, warped by the powers of Chaos, he now sported angel-like wings from his back. Adopted by a tribe of humans known as the 'People of the Pure Blood' or simply 'The Blood', Sanguinius, like all Primarchs, grew quickly and soon excelled all his teachers and was capable of mighty feats of strength and endurance. He was also said to have psychic powers, especially the ability to divine the future.
Sanguinius was able to foresee the Emperor's arrival on Baal and the two met upon the surface. Sanguinius bowed his knee before the Emperor and pledged his service to the Imperium. The Emperor had already created a Legion of ten thousand Space Marines using Sanguinius's gene-seed and thus Blood Angels were finally united with their Primarch.
The Great Crusade
During the Emperor's Great Crusade, Sanguinius and Horus became close brothers and it was said that they were closer than any of the other Primarchs. Supposedly Horus pointed to Sanguinius to be the new Warmaster when he thought he was dying on Davin. He provided counsel that Horus listened to during the incident with the Interex, shortly after Horus became Warmaster and was generally the one with the most sway on Horus, after the Emperor.
Sanguinius was beloved figure who was revered by all of the Imperium. The noble angel was highly respected by all the legions, and by all his brother Primarchs. Even Horus highly valued his brother's advice. It was Sanguinius who convinced Horus to follow the Emperor's suggestion and rename his legion. As Horus lay dying above the planet Davin, he revealed that he believed Sanguinius should have been proclaimed Warmaster in his stead.
“Sanguinius. It should have been him. He has the vision and strength to carry us to victory, and the wisdom to rule once victory is won. For all his aloof coolness, he alone has the Emperor's soul in his blood. Each of us carries part of our father within us, whether it is his hunger for battle, his psychic talent or his determination to succeed. Sanguinius holds it all. It should have been his...” -- The Warmaster Horus
Horus Heresy
Before Horus' treachery was revealed, he sent Sanguinius to a world named Signus Prime. There he was ambushed by hordes of daemons, badly damaging his Legion, with a Greater Daemon of Khorne named Ka'Bandha even managing to wound the Primarch himself by breaking his legs. Eventually they succeeded in beating the daemons back and withdrew to Terra.
In the Battle of Terra, Sanguinius fought valiantly, organizing the final defense of the Imperial Palace and holding the Ultimate Gate alone when no others would withstand the horror of the assault, even breaking the back of the same Greater Daemon Ka'Bandha who wounded him on Signum over his knee. When the Emperor teleported aboard Horus's Battle Barge, the Vengeful Spirit, Sanguinius was with him but they became separated and the Primarch was forced to face Horus first. Even in the pit of Horus's tainted and mutated Chaos fueled Battle Barge did Sanguinius try to revert his brother to the side of the Emperor, using their old friendship as a lever. Horus would not listen to or agree with any of Sanguinius' words and the two argued and tried to sway the other to the side of the heresy they stood upon. Sanguinius was eventually struck down by Horus, the only damage Sanguinius doing was creating a small dent in Horus' armour. Some say, however, that it was through this chink in Horus's armour that the Emperor was able to deliver the fatal blow. Thus the belief is that Sanguinius did not die in vain, but dying, allowed Horus to be slain and the Heresy destroyed.
Sanguinius's body was taken by the Imperial forces as they retreated from the buckling Chaos Barge and his body was borne away to his home planet Baal, where he was buried deep within a vast tomb whose doors were topped with massive Angel effigies in honour of the fallen Primarch.
Of all the Primarchs, Sanguinius is commonly held in the highest honour. Because he is generally believed to have sacrificed himself to allow Horus, the "Great Betrayer", to be defeated, the Primarch's name is cherished by the common citizens of the Imperium. Temples devoted to Sanguinius rise aside those of the Emperor. Sanguinius is commemorated on a sacred day of celebration called the Sanguinala, when adepts across the galaxy wear on their breast the red badge of Sanguinius.
“Three Legions of Marines stand to defend you, sire. All of us will unflinchingly place ourselves between you and the war’s desolation. We are the greatest humans ever born – we are the flame of Humanity where the rest of the galaxy is just the spark. In centuries of warfare, against the vileness of the alien, the lies of the heretic, the foulness of the mutant, I have never known fear – but your silence terrifies me.” -- Primarch Sanguinius during the Battle for Terra.
