Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-92.97.77.182-20130321145115/@comment-188.230.231.98-20140403211410

M31 Alpha Legion - loyal initially, slowly deluded versus the end of the Horus Heresy;

M41 Alpha Legion - traitor, perhaps some cells acknowledge some ancient teachings but I doubt they operate based upon that.

We speak of 10k years of constant war on the firinges of the Imperium, neither associated with the traitor legions and neither with the Imperium. This protracted state of survival, civil war, subterfuge eventually eroded the Alpha Legion and now they put their awesome skills and teachings to use for their very survival as a "rebel" force. It stands that the Alpha Legion is now mostly Chaos, due to the needs of their initial mandate 10k years ago, but eventually due to power.

Remember there is an overriding trait of the Alpha Legion, hubris. They will never admit to be weak, neither that they are fallen but above all they will still belive themselves in the right place at the right time. A lie which slowly became a truth for every living AL marine in M41.