![]() ![]() To illustrate just how cool Sigismund was, these were his last words: You will die as your weakling father died. ![]() He fought a lot of dudes, hung out with the World Eaters a lot, stole their tradition of chaining their weapons to their arms, and was generally a consummate fighter. Sigismund was a total badass and said to be the greatest duelists among the Space Marines. The Black Templars are led by a High Marshall (AKA chapter master) and the first of these was Captain Sigismund of the Imperial Fists. And frankly, it’s pretty cool and lends itself to heroic charges, chivalric nonsense and a fun mix of medieval imagery and sci-fi trappings. Basically, their whole schtick is being Knights Templar (or Hospitaller) but in SPACE. They completely ignore the Codex Astartes and rather than 10 100-man companies, the Black Templars are a massive (up to 6000 marines?) chapter composed of roving Crusades that travel the stars shining the Emperor’s Light on filthy xenos and heretics. While all Space Marines are the military enforcers of a massive fascist empire, Black Templars are this while also being massive religious zealots! Unlike most other Space Marines, Black Templars actually believe the Emperor to be a god and venerate him much like the Imperial Cult does (good job Lorgar!), which I suppose makes them more knightly. ![]() When Guilliman decreed that the legions would be split into smaller chapters, Dorn nearly rebelled but eventually consented and so the First Company, already known as the Templar Brethren, became the Black Templars. The Black Templars are a successor chapter of the Imperial Fists. Part 2 – The Black Templars Who Are The Black Templars? ![]()
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