White Panthers
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The White Panthers are a Space Marine Chapter.[3] They follow the strictures of the Codex Astartes closely.[6]
History
In the year 332.M39 the White Panthers responded to a transmission made by an Inquisitor Bastalek Grim, who had uncovered plans of the government of Kethra to secede from the Imperium. A White Panthers strike force proceeded to completely destroy Kethra's military capabilities, including wiping out its Planetary Defence Forces, stormed the Governor's palace, and executed the traitorous leaders. Inquisitor Grim saw this as needlessly rendering an essentially Imperial world defenseless.[4]
When the planet Thagra IV was invaded by the Alpha Legion, the White Panthers were sent to liberate the planet. The planet had a heavy mutant population as the slave workforce within the planet's manufactoria. During the rebellion many of the mutants joined the Alpha Legion's attacks, while some remained loyal and resisted the invasion through guerrilla warfare. The White Panthers eventually drove the Alpha Legionnaires off, afterwards rounding up most of the mutants, including those who had fought against the invading Alpha Legion, considering them all to be traitors. Ready to execute the entirety, the intervention of Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn forced the Panthers to spare the loyalist mutants.[Needs Citation]
In the year 998.M41, the White Panthers' Chapter Master Jorus Shadowmaw was killed in action whilst putting down a rebellion in the Dynathi cluster.[1]
In M42, they took part in the Octarius War[5].
Organization
The White Panthers are organized according to the Codex Astartes.[2] Their symbol is a white panther's head over black.[3]
Related Articles
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- 1: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pgs. 30–31
- 2: Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition), pg. 45
- 3: How to Paint Space Marines, pg. 88
- 4: Codex: Space Marines (3rd Edition), pg. 3
- 5: War Zone Octarius - Book 1: Rising Tide, pgs. 30-31
- 6: White Dwarf 197 (UK), pg. 23 - For they shall know no fear
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