Legio Destructor
| Legion Info | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Legio Destructor |
| Alternative name: | Beasts of Steel[4] |
| Affiliation: | Imperium[4] |
| Founded: | Pre-Great Crusade |
| Forge World: | Accatran[4] |
| Colours: | Unknown |
| Strength: | Unknown |
| Battle Cry: | big death, Big Death, BIG DEATH! |
The Legio Destructor is a loyalist Titan Legion who have been active since at least the time of the Great Crusade.[1]
Overview
The Legio Destructor (known as the "Steel Beasts") is probably the largest Legion of the Collegia Titanica, comprising over a hundred Titans of all classes.[Needs Citation] This is not surprising since Accatran, the Forge World it defends, lies on the edge of the Ork Empires of Charadon[4] and the Wheel of Fire.[Needs Citation]
Led by their eccentric Grand Master Thaedius Wilson, Legio Destructor have fought off numerous Waaagh!s and eruptions of Chaos from the Eye of Terror. It is rumored among some areas of the Adeptus Mechanicus that the constant battles against Orks have made the Legio Destructor increasingly unorthodox in its outlook and behavior, particularly in its attitude to battle and combat. The Princeps and crews of the Legio Destructor hunger for battle with an unusual exuberance. So far this thirst for battle has been viewed as a useful attribute, especially against foes other than Orks who find the Legion highly unsettling opponents. The Fabricator General himself is believed to have expressed surprise on hearing that the Titans of the Legio Destructor are now fitted with sonic amplifiers so that the Legion can reply to the Orks' howls with their own battle chant: "big death, Big Death, BIG DEATH!"[Needs Citation]
History
During the opening stages of the Horus Heresy a delegate from the Legio Destructor, Princeps Graine, was present at the Council of Tharsis on Mars.[1] The Legion later took part in the war effort at the Ruin of Maerdan.[3] The Legio also took part in the Siege of Travo'anor alongside maniples of Legio Crucius and Legio Ignatum.[5]
10,000 years later, the Legio Destructor continues to fight for the Emperor and was seen in the Battle of Bastior during the Fourth Tyrannic War.[6]
Assets
Titans
- Death Monger — Took part in the Thermopylae Scouring, against the forces of Chaos.[2a]
- Deathfiend — Took part in the Thermopylae Scouring, against the forces of Chaos.[2a]
- Doomlord — Took part in the Thermopylae Scouring, against the forces of Chaos.[2a]
Personnel
- Graine — Princeps. Took part in the Great Crusade and was present at the Council of Tharsis on Mars.[1]
- Leonidas — Princeps. Led Titans in the Thermopylae Scouring, against the forces of Chaos.[2b]
See also
Sources
- 1: Mechanicum (Novel), 1.03
- 2: White Dwarf 180:
- 3: Adeptus Titanicus (2018) Rulebook, pg. 15
- 4: Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, pg. 8
- 5: White Dwarf 462, pg. 130
- 6: Leviathan (Box) Rulebook, pgs. 247-253
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