A Chaos Terminator of the Black Legion, equipped with an archaic Combi-Melta/twin-linked Bolter and a Power Fist.
The Aphotic Blade, known as the "Bringers of Despair" among their enemies, are the Chaos Terminators of the Black Legion who serve as the elite honour guard of Abaddon the Despoiler, the Warmaster of Chaos and ruling Chaos Lord of their Traitor Legion.
Selected from the strongest and most vicious of his Chaos Terminators, these fearsome warriors would become a terrifying sight, their arrival announcing the presence of the Despoiler himself upon the battlefield.
They are led by Falkus Kibre, a veteran of the Long War who is one of Abaddon's most trusted confidants and able commanders.
History[]
After he assumed full control over the Traitor Legion that had once been the Sons of Horus in the wake of the Horus Heresy, Ezekyle Abaddon formed from the newborn Black Legion's ranks a personal honour guard, known as the Aphotic Blade and the Bringers of Despair, among other dark titles.
See Also[]
Sources[]
- Black Legion: A Codex: Chaos Space Marines Supplement (6th Edition) (Digital Edition), pg. 20
- Black Legion (Novel) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Ch. 12
- The Aphotic Blade - Explanation of Aaron Dembski-Bowden
- Codex: Chaos Space Marines (10th Edition), pg. 29