Tyranthikos
The Tyranthikos, also known as the Dominators, were an elite cadre of line breakers and assault troops within the Iron Warriors Legion during the Great Crusade.[1]
Overview
Once seen as the proudest and most peerless of their brothers, every Iron Warriors Grand Battalion had its own cohort of these Terminator Armour-clad warriors but their most prestigious task was to act as the personal guards of their Primarch, Perturabo. However following their perceived failures in the aftermath of the Battle of Phall, Perturabo relieved the Dominators of their bodyguard role and replaced them with the mechanical Iron Circle. In the aftermath, the disgraced Dominators were used exclusively as frontline shock troops as the traitors drove towards Terra. With their honor besmirched, they grew increasingly resentful of their commanders and developed a fierce hatred of the Automata that had replaced them.[3]
Notable Tyranthikos
Sources
- 1: Perturabo: Hammer of Olympia (Novel)
- 2: The Horus Heresy: Legions
- 3: Exemplary Battles of the Age of Darkness: Volume One, pgs. 25-27