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In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, the Blood Angels are one of the twenty First Founding Legions of the Space Marines. They are well known for their bloodthirsty nature in battle, and feared for the curse they carry. They are among the longest lived of the Space Marine chapters with some serving the emperor for over a thousand years.

History

Sanguinius

When the twenty genetically engineered superhumans known as the Primarchs were scattered across the galaxy, some were afflicted by forms of mutation. Most affected was the infant that fell to the second moon of the world of Baal, the child-Primarch bearing vestigial wings from the time he was found by Baalite tribe known as The Blood. Although they initially wanted to kill him because of his mutation, the tribe quickly recognised him as an angelic being in both body and soul, and named him Sanguinius, Angel of The Blood.

The tribes of Baal were miserable groups of individuals, trying to eke out an existence from the irradiated deserts of Baal Secondus. The levels of radiation experienced on the moon were capable of killing an unprotected man in seconds. The Baalite tribes were forced to continually wear heavy, cumbersome radiation suits in their nomadic travels, and forced to continually defend themselves from cannibal-mutants.

Sanguinius, like all the Primarchs, grew at an impressive rate. After three weeks, he was strong enough to defeat a Fire Scorpion with his bare hands, a creature that stood twice the height of a grown man, and whose stinger carried a poison virulent enough to burn a man from within. A year after his landing on Baal Secondus, Sanguinius stood taller than any man on the moon. His form was perfect, despite the massive amounts of radiation he was exposed to. His wings had grown strong, made up of pure-white pinions that could carry him into the sky.

Under his guidance and protection, The Blood prospered and grew. They were protected from the mutants that plagued the world of Baal Secondus by Sanguinius, the Primarch capable of defeating hundreds of mutants single handedly. The other pure-blood tribes soon united under Sanguinius' guidance, and a successful war of annihilation was waged against the mutants.

The Coming of the Emperor

When the Emperor found Baal in his search for the twenty Primarchs, he went to the surface to ascertain if the psychic signature he sensed was that of one of his sons. The Emperor entered the natural amphitheatre being used for the event known as the Conclave of Blood, and stood amongst the soldiers of The Blood, listening with humility to the speech of Sanguinius. The speech was said to lift the souls of Sanguinius' people, and at its conclusion, he soared into the air with a cry that every man present echoed.

It was also recorded that Sanguinius immediately recognized the Emperor for who he was, and bent down on his knee, pledging his service. In this, Sanguinius was one of the few Primarchs who did not challenge the Emperor upon their reunion. The Emperor then took Sanguinius and a number of his best warriors and placed him in the command of the Blood Angels Space Marine Legion.

The Crusade and the Heresy

The Blood Angels threw themselves into the Great Crusade, quickly finding a role as specialised assault troops, forming a rivalry with the similarly assault-oriented World Eaters Legion.

The Blood Angels took part in some of the most notable actions of the Horus Heresy, defending numerous worlds against Warmaster Horus and the Traitor Legions. They were present for the final battle, the Siege of the Emperor's Palace. The Blood Angels defended the Imperial Palace with religious fervour; Sanguinius himself is said to have defeated at least one Bloodthirster of Khorne, along with numerous other daemons.

When Horus inexplicably lowered the shields protecting his battle barge (possibly to draw the emperor to him due to the impending approach of the Dark Angel and Space Wolves Legions), Sanguinius, Rogal Dorn of the Imperial Fists, and the Emperor himself led an assault on the ship, teleporting aboard. The Chaos magics protecting the ship scattered the Emperor's force throughout the ship. Of the three leaders, Sanguinius was the first to make it onto the bridge of the battle barge, confronting the corrupted Warmaster. It is said Sanguinius had the ability of foresight, and as Horus had offered him a way out by joining him it makes his refusal and loyaty to the emperor all the greater.

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Games - Blood Angels

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Sanguinius

The Coming of the Emperor

The Crusade and the Heresy

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