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Thirteen times shall the Traitor King go forth.
In the End Times the iron fortress shall be cast down.
Its walls breached and its Gate forced open.
Those that dwell beyond shall spill through it.
The air shall burn and the ground shall melt,
The Daemon shall lie down with the machine,
Brother shall slay brother with fire and sword.
And the sky-wound shall pour its malice forth.
The Eye shall stare unblinking at its prize,
and the Traitor King shall cross the bridge of stars.
He shall return to finish the Warmonger's red work,
Upon holy soil shall the fate of man be decided.

~

— The Liber Malefact, Prophecy of the End Times

DESPOILERART

Thirteen times shall the Traitor King go forth.
In the End Times the iron fortress shall be cast down.
Its walls breached and its Gate forced open.
Those that dwell beyond shall spill through it.
The air shall burn and the ground shall melt,
The Daemon shall lie down with the machine,
Brother shall slay brother with fire and sword.
And the sky-wound shall pour its malice forth.
The Eye shall stare unblinking at its prize,
and the Traitor King shall cross the bridge of stars.
He shall return to finish the Warmonger's red work,
Upon holy soil shall the fate of man be decided.

~

— The Liber Malefact, Prophecy of the End Times

AbaddonToH

We were born for battle, Khayon. We were made to conquer the galaxy, not to rot in Hell and die upon our brothers' blades.
Who are the architects of the Imperium?
Who fought to purge its territory of aliens and expand its borders?
Who brought rebellious worlds to heel and slaughtered those who refused the light of progress?
Who walked from one side of the galaxy to the other, marking their passage in a trail of treacherous dead?
This is our Imperium. Built across the worlds we burned, over bones we broke, with the blood we shed.
You see it too. You feel it now, don't you?
A new war. One not born of bitterness nor founded on revenge
The Long War, Khayon. The Long War. Not a petty rebellion swallowed by Horus’s pride and his hunger for the Terran Throne. A war for the future of mankind.

~ Abaddon explaining his vision for the Black Legion and the Long War

Abaddon heresy

Luck, isn’t that just a word for modesty? Garviel is too modest to say “Yes, Ezekyle, I bested you, I won the palace, and triumphed where you did not,” for he feels that would not become him. And I admire modesty in a man, but the truth is, Garviel, you are here because you are a warrior of superlative talent. We welcome you.
A first lesson, then: In the Mournival, we are equals. There is no rank. Before the men, you may refer to me as “sir” or “first captain”, but between us, there is no ceremony. I am Ezekyle.

~ Ezekyle Abaddon to Garviel Loken


Summary

"I am the Arch-fiend, the Despoiler of Worlds, and by my hands shall the false Emperor fall."
— Abaddon the Despoiler, Warmaster of Chaos
"Horus was weak. Horus was a fool. He had the whole galaxy within his grasp and he let it slip away.
— Abaddon the Despoiler, Warmaster of Chaos


Ezekyle Abaddon, commonly called Abaddon the Despoiler, is the Warmaster of Chaos, a Chaos Lord and the greatest Champion of Chaos Undivided in the galaxy. He is the commander of the Black Legion of Chaos Space Marines and is rumoured to be the clone-progeny of the Warmaster Horus, the greatest Traitor in Imperial history, and at one time his most favored son amongst the Space Marines of the Sons of Horus Legion. He is now infamous for leading Black Crusades, the terrible military campaigns during which the normally fractious Forces of Chaos unite under his leadership and launch a massive attack against the Imperium from within the Eye of Terror. The most recent of these attacks, the 13th Black Crusade in 999.M41, led to the fall of the vital Imperial Fortress World of Cadia, the birth of the Great Rift that divided the galaxy in half and the start of the Noctis Aeterna.

The name of Abaddon, the Warmaster of Chaos, has become a bitter curse within the Imperium. During the Great Crusade, Abaddon rose to become Captain of the 1st Company of what was then called the Luna Wolves Legion. When the Horus Heresy came to a head, it was clear that Abaddon's loyalty lay with his Primarch. He led the Terminators of the re-named Sons of Horus across Istvaan, Yarant, and Terra itself. Abaddon's anguish at his master's death at the hands of the Emperor drove him deeper into madness and hatred than any mortal should ever sink. Before retreating, Abaddon took up the Warmaster Horus' body and fought his way out of the quickly deteriorating battle before the Imperial Palace. With their cadaverous prize, the Sons of Horus Legion fled before the Emperor's victorious armies.

When Abaddon returned, it was at the head of a diabolic horde ravaging star systems around the Eye of Terror. His Heretic Astartes, now called the Black Legion, were at the forefront of the attack, destroying all in their path. During this 1st Black Crusade, Abaddon formed many bloody pacts with the Chaos Gods. Below the Tower of Silence, he recovered a Daemon Sword of prodigious power, making him nigh unstoppable. Since then, Abaddon has dreamed of forging an empire of Chaos upon the ruins of the Imperium. Twelve more Black Crusades have followed, each achieving some dark purpose that even the mightiest sages of the Imperium cannot discern. It is said that he alone has the power to unite the Traitor Legions and finish the treachery begun ten thousand standard years ago, ripping the Emperor from His place on the Golden Throne and at last claiming the galaxy for the Ruinous Powers.

Powers and Stats

Tier: At least 8-C, likely 8-B | At least 8-B

Key: Pre-Black Legion | Warmaster of Chaos

Name: Ezekyle Abaddon, the Despoiler, the Victorious, the Arch-traitor, the Traitor King, the Favoured of the Warmaster, Beloved of Chaos, Despised of Man

Origin: Warhammer 40,000

Gender: Male

Age: Over 10,000 years old

Classification: First Captain of the Sons of Horus Legion, Master/Warchief of the Justaerin | Chaos Lord, Master of the Black Legion, Champion of Chaos Undivided, Warmaster of Chaos

Space Marine Physiology, Self-Sustenance (Type 1), Supernatural Willpower (Abaddon's will alone is strong enough to repulse Daemons[1] where lesser men would've succumbed), Forcefield Creation (Via Iron Halo[2]), Weapon Mastery (One of the most skilled weapon users in the entire galaxy), Martial Arts (Abaddon is among the most deadly fighters in the galaxy, having used these skills later to rise to the top of the ladder in terms of Chaos warriors and is utterly unchallenged in this position from beings like Daemon Princes and other Chaos Lords), Vehicular Mastery, Matter Manipulation and Durability Negation (Via Power weapons[3])

All previous abilities plus, Immortality (Type 1, 3 and 4; if he is killed, it is very likely the powers of Chaos can simply resurrect him), Blessed (Abaddon is the greatest mortal champion of Chaos Undivided, and is blessed by[6] all four Ruinous Powers, signified by his Mark of Chaos Ascendant which contains all others Marks within it[7]), Matter Manipulation and Durability Negation (Via the Talon of Horus, which is a power weapon, with power weapons spliting the bonds between matter[3] and making it easier to break through targets. Drach'nyen cuts through reality with little care as to the durability of an object), Soul Manipulation (Drach'nyen eats the souls[8] of those it slays,[9] and adds them to the gruesome collection of tortured faces on it's blade[10]), Reality Warping (With Drach’Nyen, Abaddon is capable of literally cutting[9] through reality[11] itself through the use of his daemon sword. Even those not within the direct range of the blade will still be cut due to this ability[12]), Power Absorption (Drach'nyen can drink in the power of the Immaterium, rendering even barriers made of it useless), Regeneration (Low-Godly) and Immortality Negation (Types 3, 4 and 9. Capable of permanently killing the Emperor with Drach’nyen), Genius Intelligence, Damage Reduction (Through Dark Destiny[13]), Aura (He can be enveloped in an aura of psychic, daemonic energy whenever he is angry. The Talon of Horus is shrouded in an incredibly powerful aura of malice.), Precognition (Through the powers of the Daemon Prince Xyn'Goran[14]), Magic (Abaddon is blessed with powers of the Warp, which are essentially magic, though is also empowered by Tzeentch[15], the God of Sorcery), Sound Manipulation (Should be capable of releasing a piercing sonic scream called a Warp Scream through the Mark of Slaanesh[16]), Disease Manipulation (Should possess some degree of this through the Mark of Nurgle[17]), Rage Power (Courtesy of the Mark of Khorne[18]), Statistics Amplification (Of weapons, through Warp Focus[19]), Acid Manipulation and Pain Manipulation (Through Winds of Chaos[19]), Biological Manipulation (Via Winds of Chaos[19] and this[20]), Summoning (Of daemons. Learned the arts of daemonology from Lorgar Aurelian[21]), Forcefield Creation, possibly Probability Manipulation (Bolt shells that would hit Abaddon seemingly just curve around him[12]), Fire Manipulation (Capable of creating fire from his gauntlets[12]), Mind Manipulation (Forced a Daemon to speak its true name[22]), BFR (Banished a Daemon simply by ordering it[22]), Vibration Manipulation (His voice alone can produce shockwaves which rattle ship decks and cause machinery to explode[23])

All previous resistances, plus Resistance to Magic, Telepathy, Mind Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, Soul Manipulation (Resistant to all the myriad of different attacks that can be made on him by the powers of the Warp, due to blessings of the Chaos Gods. Abaddon's will alone is strong enough to repulse Daemons[1] and resist psychic attacks[24]), Corruption (It is nearly downright impossible for corruption to take hold of Abaddon, for he is already taken as much as any mortal can be to the Chaos Gods, and even then can actively refuse their attempts to transform him into a Daemon Prince)

Attack Potency: At least Building level (Considered one of the very best Space Marines and one of the greatest First Captains across all twenty Legiones Astartes prior to the Heresy. Was especially large and strong even for a Space Marine during the Great Crusade. Killed Jubal Khan[25], the first White Scars’ Master of the Hunt. Killed[26] an aged Sigismund, one of the strongest Astartes to ever live, prior to being massively empowered by the power of all four Chaos Gods. Monstrously stronger than[27] other Space Marines[27]), likely City Block level (Killed what was described as a perfect clone[28] of his father with ease, shattering his weapon[28], albeit the clone was injured at the time) | At least City Block level (Forcibly made some of the Daemon Primarchs submit to his cause. Fought, defeated, and is physically stronger than[29] Khârn the Betrayer. Punched Khârn hard enough to send him flying, killing two marines with the impact[29]. Fought[24] Saint Celestine and her two Gemini Superior, and won[24]. Easily defeated[8] and almost killed Primaris Marneus Calgar. Killed a Custodian Blade Champion in a single stroke[30]). Negates durability with Talon of Horus, Drach'nyen and other abilities

Speed: At least Subsonic movement speed (Should be far faster than regular Marines) with at least Hypersonic, likely far higher combat and reaction speed (Dodged an attack from an Angel that could fight Horus[31]. Blocked a bolt round at point blank range[32]. Faster than the average marine[33]) and FTL perception speed (Veteran Astartes can react to information in nanoseconds[34]) | At least Subsonic movement speed with at least Hypersonic, likely far higher combat and reaction speed (Caught the injured clone of Horus by surprise[28], impaling him. Roughly as fast as Khârn[29]. Could somewhat keep up with Sigismund even in bulky Terminator plate) and FTL perception speed

Lifting Strength: Class K (Caught an attack from a clone of Horus[28]) | At least Class K

Striking Strength: At least Building level, likely City Block level | At least City Block level

Durability: At least Large Building level (Utilizes Terminator Armor. Survived being crushed by an amount of stone debris[27] that could've killed an armoured space marine[27]. Only staggered by an explosion that destroyed half a ship's bridge and incinerated a group of marines[25]), likely City Block level | At least City Block level

Stamina: Superhuman (Even regular Space Marines can fight for weeks on end without rest in the worst battlefields imaginable, with numerous life threatening injuries, and Abaddon, being a veteran of thousands of battles across millennia, along with being blessed with the power of the Chaos Gods, should be vastly superior)

Range: Several Meters physically, at least Tens of Meters with psychic abilities, Kilometers with ranged weaponry

Feats: See here.

Standard Equipment:

  • Armor of Abaddon: Abaddon's terminator armor is covered with many archaic devices, runes, and fetishes that he has collected over the millennia during the Long War. The Terminator Armor Abaddon wears still incorporates a Daemonic Rune gifted to him by the Daemon-Oracle of Asellus Tertius which greatly enhances his protection from mortal weapons.
  • Talon of Horus: Upon his right hand Abaddon wears the Talon of Horus, an archaic Lightning Claw with a built-in Combi-Bolter, which he took from his fallen Primarch Horus Lupercal. This legendary weapon is the very same to have slain the Blood Angels' Primarch Sanguinius and mortally wounded the Emperor himself.
  • Drach'nyen: Daemons speak of the blade in fear, calling it the "Thorn in Reality" or the "Shard of Madness." Alive with dark intelligence, Drach'nyen has the power to sunder the material universe with its edge, cutting through matter as a mundane blade moves through smoke. In battle, Drach'nyen has been witnessed to destroy a Space Marine Land Raider and flay the souls from those it struck with a single touch. Even the hardened skin of daemons or armor sealed with the power of the Warp is little proof against its assault, as it drinks in the energy of the Immaterium like water, consuming all in its path utterly. The dark spirit that inhabits this fell weapon can alter the blade's appearance, revealing the skulls and faces of the souls it has devoured. As is later revealed, Drach'nyen's true form is that of an ancient daemon which predates the rise of mankind. The entity was born from the very first act of senseless murder, and is thus one of the most powerful daemons to have ever existed, not bound to any of the four major Ruinous Powers. Such is Drach'nyen's horrific might that, during its encounter with a group of humans in the Webway during the events of the Horus Heresy, the foul daemon was able to pierce both the flesh and armor of the Emperor of Mankind himself before being imprisoned.

Intelligence: Genius (An incredibly knowledgeable and cunning military leader who is the sole man alive in the entire galaxy that can unite all Traitor Legions into a single offensive. Formulated the course of the Long War and has been leading the Imperium on for 10,000 years through twelve consecutive "failed" campaigns, each resulting ultimately in him achieving his goal, although not without hiccups. Like all Astartes, Abaddon possesses an eidetic memory and photographic recall[35]. While not as naturally gifted as the Primarchs he is still an immensely enhanced warrior mentally, both through scientific and likely Chaotic means, with millennia of experience. Beat a Daemon Prince of Tzeentch, which are immensely intelligent already, and who possessed knowledge over much of time, in an impossible game of his own design[14])

Weaknesses: None notable, save likely his own hubris

Gallery

Others

Notable Victories:

Notable Losses:

Inconclusive Matches:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Lost and The Damned; Chapter Four
  2. Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition); pg 52
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Devastation of Baal; Chapter Twenty One
  4. 4.0 4.1 The Lost and the Damned; Chapter Fifteen
  5. Codex: Death Guard; pg 26
  6. Codex: Chaos Space Marines (8th Edition); pg 93
  7. Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition; 2nd Codex); pg 44
  8. 8.0 8.1 Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Ablaze; pg 41
  9. 9.0 9.1 The Talon of Horus; IX
  10. Codex: Chaos Space Marines (8th Edition)">Codex: Chaos Space Marines (8th Edition)
  11. Codex: Chaos Space Marines (8th Edition))
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 The Fall of Cadia; Phase Two; Chapter Seven
  13. Codex: Chaos Space Marines (8th Edition); pg 120
  14. 14.0 14.1 Black Legion: Chaos Space Marines Codex Supplement; pg 23
  15. Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition; 2nd Codex); pg 59
  16. Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition; 2nd Codex); pg 55
  17. Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition; 2nd Codex); pg 51
  18. Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition; 2nd Codex); pg 47
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition; 2nd Codex); pg 19
  20. Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition; 2nd Codex); pg 18
  21. Black Legion: Chaos Space Marines Codex Supplement; pg 50-51
  22. 22.0 22.1 The Fall of Cadia; Phase Five; Chapter Two
  23. The Fall of Cadia; Phase Three; Chapter One
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 Gathering Storm - Fall of Cadia
  25. 25.0 25.1 The Solar War; Chapter Ten
  26. Black Legion; XVI
  27. 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 Galaxy in Flames; Chapter Seventeen
  28. 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 The Talon of Horus; XIX
  29. 29.0 29.1 29.2 The Red Path; Chapter Eight
  30. The Fall of Cadia; Phase Six; Chapter Four
  31. Vengeful Spirit; Chapter Fifteen
  32. Wolfsbane; Chapter Twenty Five
  33. The Solar War; Chapter Five
  34. Battle for the Abyss; Chapter Five
  35. The Talon of Horus; XV


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