Dark Angels/Characters

Characters within the Dark Angels, both on the tabletop and the novel series by Gavin Thorpe.

Dark Angels

Lion El'Jonson

One of the twenty Primarchs created by the Emperor of Mankind for the Great Crusade, Lion and his brothers were scatted to the stars by the Chaos Gods to prevent the coming of the Imperium. Landing on Caliban, Lion lived in the wilderness for a few years before being discovered by Luther, a Knight of the Order. Taking him to their fortress-monastery, Luther named him "Lion El'Jonson", which meant "the Lion, the Son of the Forest". Rapidly assimilating human culture and a great deal of knowledge, Lion was soon the greatest Knight within the Order, and proposed the launching of a Crusade to purge the great beasts of Caliban. Becoming Supreme Grand Master of the Order, Lion lead the other Knightly orders in slaying the great beasts. Soon after, the Emperor arrived on Caliban. Lion pledged himself to the Imperium and was given command of the I Legion of the Adeptus Astartes, which he renamed the Dark Angels.

During the Great Crusade, the Dark Angels quickly became one of the largest of the Legions, along with the Ultramarines and the Luna Wolves. Jonson later met Leman Russ, Primarch of the Space Wolves, when he slew an enemy commander. Feeling denied of glory, Russ attacked Jonson, until he saw the pointlessness of the struggle and began laughing. Feeling insulted, Jonson punched Russ. Despite this rocky meeting, the two would become good friends. When the Horus Heresy began, Jonson went on a crusade to hunt down the Night Lords, but eventually joined the Ultramarines and the Space Wolves to relieve the Siege of the Terra. Arriving too late, Jonson later returned to Caliban to find that the Caliban garrison had rebelled. Heading to the surface, Jonson challenged his foster father Luther and fought a great duel and was injured. Taken by the Watchers in the Dark, he is on life support within the Rock, where he will reemerge when a new Great Crusade begins.

• Badass: Of course:
  • Badass Bookworm: Very much a scholar.
  • Badass in Charge
  • Badass Long Hair
  • Four-Star Badass
  • Sealed Badass in a Can: He is hidden within the Rock, waiting for the day a new Great Crusade begins.
• Heroes Prefer Swords: The Lion Sword.
• Master Swordsman
• Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: You know those great beasts who were haunting Caliban's forests? They were the only thing keeping the locals from being infected with Warp taint.
• Properly Paranoid: Astelan proposes the view that Jonson did not trust the Dark Angels, and that he was simply waiting out to see who would win the civil war. The Horus Heresy plays with this, indicating that Jonson didn't fully trust the Dark Angels but also indicating that he was genuinely loyal to the Emperor.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: With Leman Russ.

Azrael

The Supreme Grand Master of the Dark Angels, and leader of the Inner Circle

• Badass in Charge
• Badass Long Robe
• Big Good
• Bifurcated Weapon: A combi-plasma weapon named Lion's Wrath.
• Commanding Coolness
• Named Weapons: Lion's Wrath and the Sword of Secrets.
• Reasonable Authority Figure

Belial

The current Master of the Deathwing (First Captain of the Dark Angels) and former Captain of the Third Company.

• Ancestral Weapon: The Sword of Silence
• Badass Cape
• Bald of Awesome
• BFS
• The Captain
• General Failure: He's worried that Azrael will see him as this over Piscina IV.
• The Neidermeyer: Nearly becomes this while trying to make up for his earlier failures over Piscina IV, but pulls back.
• Number Two: As First Captain.

Sammael

The Master of the Ravenwing (Captain of the Second Company) Sammael is the leader of the Chapter's fast attack specialists.

• Ancestral Weapon: The Raven Sword.
• Badass Biker
• Badass Cape
• Dark Is Not Evil
• Flying Bike: He has access to last remaining Imperial Jetbike.

Ezekiel

The Grand Master of Librarians (Chief Librarian).

• Badass Bookworm: In addition to being a Librarian, he holds the Book of Salvation, a chronicle of those Fallen Angels captured by the Dark Angels and held by every Chief Librarian.
• Electronic Eyes
• Flaming Sword: He wields a Force sword.
• In the Hood
• Named Weapon: Deliverer, his bolt pistol, and the Sword of Secrets, his force sword.
• Psychic Powers

Asmodai

The senior most Interrogator-Chaplain.

• Badass Preacher
• Dual-Wielding: A power sword and a crozius arcanum.
• Exalted Torturer
• In the Hood: He wears his hood over his helmet.

Sapphon

The Grand Master of Chaplains (head of the Chaplaincy). He received his post neither for his age or skill at interrogation (Asmodai is his senior in both) but his ability to inspire others.

• Badass Preacher
• Hidden in Plain Sight: He was present for Astelan's interrogation.
• Rousing Speech: His ability to do this is what made him Grand Master.

Boreas

An Interrogator-Chaplain attached to the Third Company, and the protagonist of Angels of Darkness.

• Badass Preacher
• Better to Die Than Be Killed: Having chosen to trap the rest of the squad in the Basilica, the Dark Angels chose to kill themselves with melta-charges before their armor's life-support fails them and they risk showing weakness.
• Drop the Hammer: His crozius.
• Electronic Eyes
• Exalted Torturer: Part of his job as an Interrogator-Chaplain.
• Heroic Blue Screen of Death: Has one when he learns about the annihilus, to the point that he almost commits suicide.
• I Want Them Alive: He orders the squad to take the Fallen Angels alive.
• Not Quite Dead: He was feared killed during the battle of Piscina IV, but survived.
• Serious Business: Everything he does.

Nestor

An Apothecary in the Third Company, and part of Boreas's squad. His task is to test potential Aspirants from Piscina V for recruitment into the Dark Angels. And protect the gene-seed hidden in the Basilica on Piscina IV.

• Badass Grandpa: 617 years old by the time of Angels of Darkness.
• Boom! Headshot!: Delivered by Boreas, no less.
• The Medic
• Mercy Kill: Has to deliver the Emperor's Peace a few times in The Purging of Kalidus.
• The Messiah: Shows great compassion for the common people of the Imperium. Which makes his willingness to condemn Piscina IV to the annihilus all the more disconcerting.

Hephaestus

A Techmarine within the Third Company, and member of the squad in Angels of Darkness. His role is to keep the equipment functioning. And keep watch over the annihilus.

• An Axe to Grind: Has a power axe.
• Cyborg
• Better to Die Than Be Killed
• Energy Weapon: Has a plasma pistol and a power axe.
• Machine Worship
• The Smart Guy

Damas

A Sergeant in the Tenth Company. He is charged with training and evaluating the aspirants from Piscina V.

• A Father to His Men: Fully proves this when he shows his anguish when his Aspirants are murdered by the Fallen.
• Better to Die Than Be Killed
• Chainsaw Good
• Cold Sniper
• Power Fist
• Sergeant Rock
• Sole Survivor: Of the mission to scout Ork terrain in the battle of Piscina IV.
• Veteran Instructor

Thumiel

A battle-brother serving at the Basilica.

• Better to Die Than Be Killed
• The Big Guy
• Kill It with Fire
• Secret Test of Character: He assumes being told about the Fallen is one at first.

Zaul

A battle-brother serving at the Basilica.

• Better to Die Than Be Killed
• The Chick
• The Fundamentalist: Fully dedicates himself to hunting down the Fallen after learning of their existence.
• Undying Loyalty: To Boreas.

Samiel

A Dark Angels Librarian who assists Boreas in interrogating Astelan.

• Psychic Powers
• Mind Rape: His job is mind rape Astelan.
• Torture Technician

Fallen Angels

Luther

The mentor and best friend of Lion El'Jonson, a Knight of the Order who was later made a semi-Astartes and Master of Caliban. Was the leader of the Fallen Angels and was captured by the Dark Angels after the destruction of Caliban.

• Badass Bookworm: One of the few who could keep up with Jonson intellectually.
• Bigger Bad: How the Dark Angels view him toward the Fallen Angels.
• Evil Former Friend: To Lion El'Jonson.
• My God, What Have I Done?: After striking down Lion El'Jonson during the destruction of Caliban he regains control of himself and succumbs to despair.
• Parental Substitute: To Jonson.

Cypher

The former Lord Cypher of the Order and a Space Marine. Generally regarded as the most infamous of the Fallen Angels.

• Big Bad: Of Angels of Darkness.
• The Corrupter: The Horus Heresy books imply that Cypher was the one responsible for corrupting Luther to Chaos.
• Dual-Wielding: A Bolt pistol and Plasma pistol.
• Enigmatic Minion: Theories on his goals are debated. It's theorized that he's trying to make his way to Terra to present the broker Lion Sword to the Emperor, so that it may be repaired and he may gain his forgiveness, or he plans to kill the Emperor.
• Evil Chancellor: To Luther.
• Mysterious Past: No one knows anything about him. Fallen Angels implies that he was a survivor of the Knights of Lupus who had already been tainted by Chaos.

Astelan

A former Chapter Commander in the Dark Angels Legion, who is the deurtagonist of Angels of Darkness.

• Commanding Coolness
• The Exile: For disagreeing with Lion El'Jonson's tactics on bringing a planet into compliance.
• Fantastic Racism: Against psykers.
• Mind Rape: Suffers this during his interrogation.
• Well-Intentioned Extremist: How he views his time on Tharsis.