Adeptus-Alaska Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 so there's the luna wolves, dusk raiders, iron tenth, warhounds.......etc. what were the Alpha Legion pre-primarch? what was the color scheme? favoured tactics? I don't have the books, yet. so any helps would be great. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalpynock Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 They had many names. Over 731, including Vigil, Aleph Null, the Amaranthine Coil, the Threefold Path, the Combine, and the Alpha Legion even before Alpharius came (which leads me to think he chose that name from the legion and not the inverse). They had many color schemes, including bronze, black, and amaranth. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4057810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 They didn't all have names pre Primarch, most were just their numeral. It's only the Dusk Raiders, Warhounds, Imperial Heralds and the Storm Walkers (Iron Hands) who had different names before their Primarchs I think. As usual with the AL, I don't think we know much. There's an XX legion marine in Extermination still in the blue and silver; but the AL have been seen in various colours anyway. Actually yeah the AL have had loads of names (750ish recognised cognomen according to Extermination) but none official. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4057813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 They has so many pre-primarch names, it's almost pretty much a blank slate, unless you want to cover a specific group under a specific name. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4057816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adeptus-Alaska Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 well crap, i was hoping to narrow it down! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4057819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannicide Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 They were the Ghost Legion. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4057836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatOneMarshal Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 well crap, i was hoping to narrow it down! If you were looking for a straight answer then you may have chosen the wrong legion :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4057846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Yeah, only the Luna Wolves, Dusk Raiders, War Hounds and Imperial Heralds had official names pre-Primarch. Legions like the X Legion Storm Walkers, XVIII Legion Imperial Rams, or the 731 names of the Alpha Legion. And so, the "fun" begins. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4057847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
v6v77 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 They were the Ghost Legion. I find this fits them best in theirbearly days. I even wrote some not awful fluff regarding them (shameless plug of my what if alpharius was found first series goes here). Remember they were only very small back then number wise (then exploded overnight into a full legion past AO) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4057857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqui Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 well crap, i was hoping to narrow it down! On the contrary - you should take advantage of this. You could make allusions to their Legions' (eventual) sneakiness etc by having various units saying that they are from [insert name], but contradict what other units say. That way every unit has their own name for the XX Legion (that could both be correct and incorrect ). That's how I'd do it at least. (Hope that makes sense) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4057863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theredknight Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 The emperors children were named and awarded the Aquila for their sacrificial defence of the emperor during the unification wars as well I think? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4057875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalpynock Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 "Emperor's Children" and "Imperial Fists" were unofficial but Emperor-given nicknames that were officialized by the primarchs of these legions. The Imperial Army was the source of the IV's "Corpse Grinders" and the XVIII "Fearless" epithets. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4057882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 The emperors children were named and awarded the Aquila for their sacrificial defence of the emperor during the unification wars as well I think?No they were named the Emperors Children after a speech Fulgrim gave when he rejoined the legion, when there were about 300 left. Oh right, they were known as it before then but he made it official then. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4057883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Bearclaw Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Yeah, the 4 Legions Kol named are the ones who changed their official names at the behest of their Primarchs. Other Legions only had informal nicknames (Storm Walkers, Corpse Grinders etc.) pre-Primarch, or the Primarchs decided not to alter their Legion's names (as I believe happened with at least Fulgrim and Dorn). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4058174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theredknight Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 The emperors children were named and awarded the Aquila for their sacrificial defence of the emperor during the unification wars as well I think?No they were named the Emperors Children after a speech Fulgrim gave when he rejoined the legion, when there were about 300 left. Oh right, they were known as it before then but he made it official then. Ahhh my bad, they were awarded Aquila, but not name until fulgrim took over, makes sense! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4058245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokkorex Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Ghost legion sound so cool for the XXth. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4058772 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomus Sardauk Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 The emperors children were named and awarded the Aquila for their sacrificial defence of the emperor during the unification wars as well I think?No they were named the Emperors Children after a speech Fulgrim gave when he rejoined the legion, when there were about 300 left. Oh right, they were known as it before then but he made it official then. Ahhh my bad, they were awarded Aquila, but not name until fulgrim took over, makes sense! Actually if I recall they were awarded the Aquila and the name together by the Emperor because he was so moved by the epic rousing speech Fulgrim delivered to his 300-strong "Legion" to restore their hope. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4059789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzdougs Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 The new fluff is that the Emperor awarded the right to bear the Palatine Aquila after a cohort of Emperor's Children sacrificed their live to allow the wounded Emperor to escape an ambush. The Emperor and a guard of EC and Legio Custodes were ambushed by insurrectionists who used a vortex weapon to wound the Emperor. This event was known as the Proximan Betrayal. It doesn't specifically say whether this event occurred before or after Fulgrim was found, but there are other references of the Emperor's Children bearing the Palatine Aquila before the reunion. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4059957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Eremon Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Page 102, Betrayal "The Emperor's Children were the only Legion to bear the Emperor's own name and his own standard - the great Palatine Aquila - granted to them by his own hand." Pg 104-105, Betrayal "On hearing of Fulgrim's words the Emperor renamed the IIIrd Legion the Emperor's Children, ratifying a name long known but now given full force of decree." Hope this settles it. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4060250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumas Caine Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I think the 750+ names and the almost complete freedom of paint schemes is just super amazing. think about it....you can call them anything you think sounds cool/sinister/whatever and you have any look you want. I see the XXth as the ultimate custom army. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308173-we-were-_______-once/#findComment-4072095 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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