Fulgrim
Fulgrim is a male character who features in Warhammer 40,000.
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Biography
Fulgrim was one of the genetically engineered Primarchs created by the Emperor of Mankind. He along with his brothers were bred to serve as generals for the upcoming Great Crusade that was to unite all the colonies of humanity under the Imperium of Man. However, the Chaos Gods sought to prevent the coming Age of the Imperium and caused a Warp rift that scattered the infant Primarchs across the galaxy. Fulgrim's gestation capsule came to crash onto he resource poor mining world of Chemos.
Under Fulgrim's leadership, teams of engineers traveled far from their factory-fortress, reclaiming and repairing many of the far-flung mining outposts. As minerals poured back into Callax, Fulgrim supervised the construction of more sophisticated and energy efficient machinery. As recycling efficiency grew to the point where Chemos was producing a surplus for the first time in years, Fulgrim began to foster a re-emergence of art and culture, aspects of humanity sacrificed in the struggle for survival. The other settlements allied themselves with Callax and, fifty years after arriving on Chemos, Fulgrim was its sole leader.
Traveling to Terra to meet his new Legion, Fulgrim learned that an accident had destroyed the majority of the gene-seed designated for his legion, and without their Primarch, replacing it was a slow and laborious process. Fulgrim came to address the two hundred Space Marines of his legion, and the words he spoke were said to inspire the Emperor so much that he named the legion the Emperor's Children, and allowed them to bear the sign of the Aquila, the double-headed eagle that was the Emperor's personal symbol, on their Power Armour.
Fulgrim was anxious to make his contribution to the Great Crusade, but the comparatively small size of his Legion meant that the Emperor's Children were placed under the command of Horus and his Luna Wolves. Horus and Fulgrim grew close to one another while pacifying the Eastern Fringe. Eventually, swelled by recruits from both Chemos and Terra, Fulgrim was soon able to lead a crusade of his own, bringing countless worlds into the light of the Imperium.
Under Fulgrim, billions of defenceless civilians were used as experimental subjects in the effort to create ever-more powerful stimulants and pleasure-inducing chemicals, used to suffer daemons, or were simply killed to sate the bloodlust of the Legion.
When Horus was defeated by the Emperor, the Emperor's Children left a trail of depopulated worlds in their wake as they fled towards the Eye of Terror. As their supply of slaves was exhausted, they resorted to raiding the other Traitor Legions for fresh meat, leading to a series of conflicts known as the Legion War.
Overview
Personality and attributes
He was known by a number of names including the Phoenician, Palatine Phoenix, the Illuminator, and as the Prefector of Chemos.
He was noted to had strived to be a paragon of all things.
In battle, his arrogance and condescension had given way to fratricidal anger and battle-born wrath.
Among his brother Primarchs, he shared deep bonds with both Horus Lupercal and with Ferrus Manus. However, it was known that his greatest friendship lay with the latter.
Powers and abilities
In terms of weapons, he was originally used a power sword named Fireblade that had been built for him by Ferrus Manus. The masterfully-crafted golden sword perpetually emitted the same potent flame created from it. Later on, he came to acquire Silver Blade of Laer that was a daemonic weapon which was responsible for corrupting him. In addition, he was armed with a Volkite Charger that was known as Firebrand.
For protection, he wore the Gilded Panoply that was a suit of his own master-crafted armour.
He would later ascend into a Daemon Prince where his body was transformed into a giant four-armed, serpentine form.
It was noted that he had passed on his values to his Legion for whom they became a remorseless dedication to perfection in warfare.
Notes
- Fulgrim was created by Games Workshop and featured in the setting of Warhammer 40,000.
Appearances
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