Name: Sanguinius, The Angel, The Great Angel, The Lord of Angels, The Pure One, The All-Beloved, The Brightest One, Archangel of BaalĬlassification: Primarch of the Blood Angels Space Marines, Emperor of the Imperium Secundus Though Horus slew Sanguinius, who had once been one of his closest friends amongst the Primarchs, legend holds that it was the chink in Horus' armor created by the Angel that allowed the Emperor to slay the Arch-Heretic and thus prevent Mankind from falling to the corruption of the Ruinous Powers of Chaos. He was killed during the climax of the Horus Heresy during the Battle of Terra defending the Emperor of Mankind from the Warmaster Horus aboard his flagship, the Battle Barge Vengeful Spirit. Sanguinius, also sometimes referred to as the Angel during his lifetime, was the Primarch of the Blood Angels Legion of Space Marines.

It should have been his.' - Horus Lupercal on who should have become Warmaster. 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. For all his aloof coolness, he alone has the Emperor's soul in his blood. He has the vision and strength to carry us to victory, and the wisdom to rule once that victory is won.

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