Bling of War: Their armour is so over-decorated and well kept that other Legions tend to snark at it.Whereas they used to be the legion with the strictest hierarchy and absolute maniacs of discipline, they became deranged, erratic, drug-addled lunatics. Became Their Own Antithesis: Whereas other traitor legions simply became worse versions of themselves, the Emperor's Children became their opposites.Battlecry: "Children of the Emperor! Death to His foes!".Moreover, prior to the Heresy they are stated to have been one of the most accomplished and well regarded legions, excelling in whatever they did and even being praised by the likes of Rogal Dorn. Badass Army: A given, considering they are an Adeptus Astartes legion.Agent Peacock: Before the Heresy, it's said that the prettiest Space Marines are either the Children or the Blood Angels.
The Emperor's Children typically wear purple armour with gold trim. Their battle discipline collapsed, but they added to their arsenal the Kakophoni, a special group of Astartes whose surgeries allow them to use their vocal cords as sonic weapons that are lethal even for other Space Marines. After falling to Slaanesh, the Legion became a mob of sense freaks seeking more depraved acts to commit, such as heavy self-mutilation, while its Apothecarion deteriorated into a group of mad scientists wishing to improve the Emperor's work through horrible surgeries. In battle, the Emperor's Children were a polyvalent army able to conduct any kind of military operation at an excellent level, although with an affinity for quick and decisive assaults. This made them celebrated for their most glorious victories, but also mocked as vainglorious peacocks by other Legions. They respected a strict hierarchy and strove to become perfect in all things, especially in the art of war. However, Fulgrim was subsequently forced to gather his Legion and participate in the Siege of Terra.īefore their corruption, the Emperor's Children were among the most honored and respected of the Space Marine Legions: born from noble houses and particularly close to the Emperor, the Emperor's Children were perfectionists. The Legion scattered into smaller armies each completing their own goals during the Horus Heresy, while Fulgrim idled in Slaanesh's palace. Then, the Emperor's Children and Iron Warriors travelled to the crone world of Iydris where Fulgrim turned into a Daemon Primarch. The Emperor's Children participated in the battles of Isstvan III and V, during which Fulgrim became possessed although he was freed some time after. When Horus turned traitor, the Emperor's Children were ready to follow him. The legion of perfectionists turned to a legion of hedonists, driven mad by the search for more sensations and more depraved actions. Unfortunately, Fulgrim and his Emperor's Children were exposed to Slaanesh's corruption after a campaign on the world of Laer. Fulgrim met his Legion, officially named them as the "Emperor's Children", and managed to lead his small Legion to a yet unreached level of glory, serving alongside Horus's Luna Wolves. Eventually reduced to only a few hundred Astartes, the 3rd found its new home on Chemos, world of their gene-sire Fulgrim. Tragedy as the Legion found itself poisoned by the Blight, an affliction in their gene-seed causing organ failures, cancer and death. Honor since, after one cohort was annihilated while defending a wounded Emperor, they earned the right to bear the Emperor's aquila on their armour.
The 3rd Legion's early history was marked by both honor and tragedy. Originally created from stock of Europa's youth given to the Emperor as a tribute from conquered lands, the "Children" of the Emperor were driven to excellence by their noble background.
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