ItchyTasty Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Hello fallen brethren. I come here in a quest for guidance, I'm getting ready to write a piece of fluff involving Chaos, The Truth, and what it means to truly fall. Now to the meat of my post here. I have had a great deal of interest in the character Cypher since discovering him on the Lexicanum and I'm extremely curious for more information about him, as he seems like an excellent choice of a character to include in my work. So Can you tell me more about him, and if there is fiction on him already, what books would I find it in. I'd like to expand my knowledge base before I strike pen to paper on this subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clewz Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 theres a brief mention of him in Angels of Darkness by Gav Thorpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidren2401 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Cypher once approached Abbadon himself on the bridge of his personal flagship (the one that can destroy planets). When a lightning-clawed bodyguard moved to intercept him Cypher shot him through both hearts with a plasma pistol without breaking stride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Cypher once approached Abbadon himself on the bridge of his personal flagship (the one that can destroy planets). When a lightning-clawed bodyguard moved to intercept him Cypher shot him through both hearts with a plasma pistol without breaking stride. I need to read this. Where is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglez Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I think I remember reading that bit of fluff, it was in a WD which had the slightly updated rules for Cypher, no idea of when that was though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzdougs Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 That WD was during the Eye of Terror global campaign. I can't remember the exact number. Cypher was doing some kind of mission for the Despoiler (I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warsmith Aznable Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Cypher once approached Abbadon himself on the bridge of his personal flagship (the one that can destroy planets). When a lightning-clawed bodyguard moved to intercept him Cypher shot him through both hearts with a plasma pistol without breaking stride. Some say he carries exquisitely matched pistols and is adept at using them two handed, that he bears a broken blade that he is never seen using in combat, and that he once beat the Emperor of Mankind in a fiddle contest... All we know is he's called The Cypher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Nihm Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 If you can get a hold of them, The Fallen UK White Dwarf: #231, Fallen Angels, by Jervis Johnson. UK White Dwarf: #281, Heroes & Villains of the 41st Millennium - Cypher, The Fallen Angel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lay Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Cypher once approached Abbadon himself on the bridge of his personal flagship (the one that can destroy planets). When a lightning-clawed bodyguard moved to intercept him Cypher shot him through both hearts with a plasma pistol without breaking stride. I need to read this. Where is it? http://web.archive.org/web/20040207174854/...d/despoiler.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrin Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 At the end of the same campaign as ^^ above, Cypher was captured by the DA but escaped before they could get him to the Rock. Theres also a character in the 2nd Dark Angel HH book who holds the rank of Cypher, and he is a youngish marine who carrys dual-pistols, one bolt one plasma, so that is almost definetly him. Also, apparently the sword on his back is the broken sword of the Lion, but I can't remember where I read that so it might not be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korellian Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 That is indeed the broken Lion sword and, before the EoT campaign, Cypher appeared to be making his way to Terra. Allegedly to have the sword reforged by the Emperor. Old fluff though, may have been retconned by now. Especially as the HH series now says that Ferrus Mannus made all the weapons that the primarchs used. Back in the day the Emperor made the Lion sword and he was only one that could reforge it. He was said to be responsible for the plague of unbelief that broke out during the EoT campaign as well iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachymike123 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 That is indeed the broken Lion sword and, before the EoT campaign, Cypher appeared to be making his way to Terra. Allegedly to have the sword reforged by the Emperor. Old fluff though, may have been retconned by now. Especially as the HH series now says that Ferrus Mannus made all the weapons that the primarchs used. Back in the day the Emperor made the Lion sword and he was only one that could reforge it. He was said to be responsible for the plague of unbelief that broke out during the EoT campaign as well iirc. your first half is correct brother, but unfortunately the second part is not. Typhus (typhon?) was responsible for the plague of unbelief as well as his followers of the plague god, cypher is in fact the one referred to as The Voice, who rallied imperial forces to combat the onslaught of Chaos forces. my source is the 3.0 version of C:CSM, The Voice being one of his nicknames, and he was able to be taken with imperial guard armies as well as chaos. this is because he uses whatever forces are available to him and turns them to his cause, but this is often followed by a great amount of animosity in the ranks and a large number of fallen angels following in his wake. but, you are correct in that he did play a large role in the EoT campaign. hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korellian Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Ha yes! Thats's right. He turned up and started giving orders to guard commanders and they obeyed because he was a marine and not covered in spikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Father Ferrum Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I'll have to check my books again, but that doesn't sound right. The Voice was preaching against the Imperium during the 13th Black Crusade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I'll have to check my books again, but that doesn't sound right. The Voice was preaching against the Imperium during the 13th Black Crusade. Yes. In fact, he works for Abaddon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Father Ferrum Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Ahhh, here we go. The 13th Black Crusade, pg 16: ...the Ordos Cadia believe this 'Voice of the Emperor' to be an individual of the utmost danger. Lelithar is home to several thousand PDF regiments divided into 65 army groups, and it appears that an estimated 40% of their personnel have thrown in their lot with the 'Voice.' Many of these units have deserted, a large number actually making it off world... General Grail, the book's POV author, goes on to describe how agents of the Throne are already hunting him down. Page 31, in fact, has a propaganda poster showing Castellan Creed all zombified with a big title CREED THE KILLER. HEED THE VOICE! Pretty sure that makes him a bad guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 This book was great, btw. Very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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