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The Fate of the Wolf Brothers


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I was looking through the Apocalypse book today and noticed something very interesting. In the Force of Chaos section, there is an order of battle listed for the Scourging of Makenna VII. One of the warlords present is Onerus Prayd, a former Red Scorpion, now a Red Corsair. His warband includes some Red Corsairs, but also other renegade squads and some daemons. Among them, a Wolf Brothers squad is listed. As Onerus Prayd is mentioned as serving the dark gods, this suggests strongly that the Wolf Brothers fell to Chaos and are now renegades. I know that this has always been considered a possibility, but this is the first time I've seen an official source suggest one possible outcome over another regarding this matter.

 

If this is so, would it make the Wolf Brothers the only Second Founding chapter to have fallen to Chaos?

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I'm pretty sure the "Disbanded due to genetic instability" line still covers what happened to our second founding. I don't see the Inquisition being very sneaky about declaring a marine force renegade due to how much firepower they will need to clear them off.
I'm pretty sure the "Disbanded due to genetic instability" line still covers what happened to our second founding.

 

None of the Space Wolves codices has ever stated that they were disbanded (only the 13th Company Index Astartes article from White Dwarf 283 mentions this possibility). I think I'll stick with the only direct answer that GW has provided on the matter:

 

The Wolf Brothers

(excerpted from the calleria M37)

 

 

 

...And ranging 'cross Yahals plain

The Eldar turned at bay.

They stood and fought, shed blood

And burned

A thousand men that day.

 

Then Wolf Brothers came

To slay them all,

Bloody swords raised, howling,

fangs gleaming

Answering the warriors' call.

 

No alien could stand against

So fierce a foe,

No trick would turn them aside.

On they came, unstoppable

To strike a deadly blow.

 

Turning, fleeing the Eldar ran

Through their portal

Beyond the reach of man.

Undaunted Wolf Brothers

Pursued them unto realms immortal

 

Though aliens were defeated,

Their fury tamed,

The ill-fated Wolf Brothers

Were lost, mourned

Never seen again...

 

Valerian

I remember back in the 2nd edition codex, there were Space Wolf Red Corsairs fighting regular Space Wolves. The Red Corsairs Wolves had a red X painted on the knee pad and shoulder pad covering the wolf icons. This could explain the story about Huron taking a space wolf ship in the chaos codex. I could see small packs turn, but not an entire great company. Smaller packs without a strong alpha, or priest or lord tend to lose guidance and direction. There was also a wolf brother in the book Dead Sky Black Sun.

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