The Dark Angels are the first Space Marine chapter founded by the Emperor and have rituals and traditions that date back to the earliest days of the Imperium of Man. Led by their primarch Lion El’Johnson (a superhuman demigod-like being that serves as the genetic template for the Dark Angels), these Space Marines are known for their secrecy, which extends into the battlefield. The group is also known for its Ravenwing and Deathwing companies, which utilize assault bikes and Terminator armor to quickly dispatch enemies. However,the famed Space Marine chapter carries a terrible secret that defines their true mission.
Dark Angels' Dark Secret Revealed
Some Dark Angels Turned To Chaos And Still Roam Free
During the Horus Heresy conflict that nearly ripped the Imperium of Man in two, the Dark Angels remained loyal to the Emperor of Man. However, in the closing days of the great civil war, loyalist Dark Angels learned that some of their members had turned to chaos.The ensuing conflict not only destroyed the Dark Angels' homeworld of Calibanbut also led to the near-fatal injury of the Dark Angels' leader Lion’el Johnson. What’s more, a number of the corrupted Dark Angels were scattered across space and time byWarhammer 40,000’s Chaos Gods.
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These corrupted Dark Angels became known as the Fallen and served as a reminder of the terrible secret shame the chapter bears. Since the Horus Heresy, the Dark Angels have conducted secret operations to hunt down and capture the Fallen. Only by hunting down the Fallen will the Dark Angels consider themselves absolved of their secret guilt, and they tasked the Ravenwing company to quickly intercept any Fallen found in battle.The Dark Angels also maintain a level of separation from other Space Marine chaptersand even keep secret communication lines during large-scale battles, just in case any Fallen appear.
Why The Dark Angels Are More Important To Warhammer 40K Than Ever
Their Primarch Returned, The Dark Angels Are Set To Make Major Impact in Warhammer 40,000
Warhammer 40,000’s universe is slowly moving towards a massive conflict, portended by the return of the Primarchs loyal to the Emperor. Recently, the Dark Angels' Primarch Lion El’Johnson recovered from the wounds suffered 10,000 years ago and returned to lead the Dark Angels. Ten thousand years of stasis changed Johnson,giving him strange teleportation powers that allow him to travel between worlds instantaneously. Additionally, Johnson created a new unit within the Dark Angels called “the Risen” made up entirely of formerly Fallen Dark Angels.
Lion’el Johnson and the Dark Angels received updated miniatures for theWarhammer 40,000tabletop gamelast year, pointing to a potentially central role in the story ahead.
The group also seems set to make a major impact on theWarhammer 40,000universe as it pushes toward whatever massive conflict lies ahead. Johnson’s current aims are unknown, buthe has a distaste for the state of the current Imperium and how much it’s fallen into stagnation over the past 10,000 years. With the refocused Dark Angels behind him, Johnson could be a catalyst for change within the Imperium. It’s clear that the Dark Angels could be a major force for whatever happens next in theWarhammer 40,000universe, although the exact nature of this conflict still remains unclear.
