Author's Notes: A little something I whipped up for my Blood Angels 2nd Co.. The character is based on the Captain with Terminator Honours figure, I know the Stormbolter is not an official GW marine weapon but I've added it to him at a cost of 10 pts. If anyone uses him, I do and he kicks Eldar Butt big time, I mean this guy takes out a Farseer in H2H, a squad of Striking Scorpions in H2H and gets shot at by a Fire Prism at point blank range and survives! If your opponent doesn't allow the Stormbolter use a boltgun with aux. grenade launcher, this is a pretty close second. Anyway characters will be allowed to take Stormbolters under 40K ver III rules soon. Enjoy!
ABRAHAM CERBERUS – BLOOD ANGELS CAPTAIN 2nd COMPANY – 138 pts
The early pre-teen years of Abraham Cerberus are shrouded in mystery. He was rescued by a Blood Angel squad sent deep into the centre of the central hive on Proxima Majorum to eliminate a Chaos Coven as part of a purge under Inquisitor Wulfenstein. When the Blood Angels had fought their way through to the central temple of the Chaos cult they found the Demagogue of the cult slain with eight of his Acolyte followers. The only signs of the assailant, a young underhive ganger holding an auto pistol and an ancient power sword. The bloodstained boy was bought before the Inquisitor. Wulfenstein, after several days of psychic probing passed the boy free from taint and a hero of the Imperium. Barely did the boy utter a word from when the Blood Angels first found him. No one knows what he told the Imperial Inquisitor. Captain Tycho commanding the Blood Angel force was so impressed by the boys deeds that he took it upon himself to induct the boy as a Blood Angel rather than return the boy to the underhive. He took the name Cerberus from ancient Earth mythology, the guardian of the gates to the underworld; no one knows what his real name was or even if he had one! Cerberus found Marine life tougher than most. He had a hard time attuning to the discipline of the chapter. On many occasions the young marine was on punishment detail. However as a Scout on the battlefield Cerberus proved his worth. He took many risks as a Scout leading his unit deep behind enemy lines. On one occasion Cerberus took charge of six Scouts after their squad leaders had been killed. The group found themselves cut off behind Ork lines. For eight weeks without supply or communications; the squad fought on, destroying fuel and ammunition dumps, and a teleport station. Sometimes supplies were so low the only weapons the Scout could use were their combat knives. When Imperial Fist marines reinforced the Imperial Forces on Zarlarg III the Ork invaders were pushed back and the rag-tag Scout unit rejoined the Blood Angels. As a testament to his leadership Cerberus returned 5 of the 6 Scouts to the Blood Angels. Ten years on Cerberus was a squad leader in the third company and fast becoming a hardened combat veteran. However his brother marines were wary of Cerberus who sometimes would break from the squad pushing forward where a retreat would seem the best tactical option. One such incident defending an Adeptus Mechanicus Scouting party on the second moon of Delull II saw Cerberus charging a group of three robotic warriors from a force that appeared from nowhere. The squad was ordered to retreat after a Landraider was lost to the automatons. In the conflict one robot was felled and disappeared by the marines’ Power Sword. Another fell to a well-placed Meltabomb that blew the abomination apart. The third struck the battling Blood Angel wrenching the armoured forearm of his left arm from him. In agony Cerberus fell, only with the support of his brother marines were the raiders forced back and Cerberus recovered. Aboard the Battle barge Cerberus shunned the offer of a standard bionic arm. Cerberus needed more power. So Chief Techmarine Locytus fashioned a bionic arm combined with a Power Fist, the weapon is permanently attached to the marine. Captain Tycho, always friend and mentor to Cerberus, had the ancient Power Sword Cerberus had been found clutching and had carried into battle many times, refitted with an increased output power generator and Adamantium reinforced blade fitted by the Chapters’ chief artificer. The weapon was presented to Cerberus and to honour his valour on Delull II Cerberus was promoted to the first company, serving with distinction for eight years. But the marine preferred his power armour to the bulky Terminator suits, but Cerberus favoured the Storm bolter over his own boltgun. His wisdom and experience was then transferred in to the Chapters’ main stream when promoted to the rank of Sergeant with the 2nd Company serving in the Assault squads. So skilled was the still young marine in hand to hand combat with his Power Sword his brother Blood Angels named the blade ‘Retribution’. There was still a dark side to Abraham Cerberus. Whenever his unit were assigned to engage Chaos forces Cerberus would withdraw into himself, his mind always on the mission, would at times seem to lead a personal war against these fallen followers of the Emperor. Often rushing into combat Power sword swinging and bolter blazing, some think he will soon succumb to the Black Rage. His mentor, Tycho, finally fell to the Ork hordes of Warlord Begum Butz defending the Agri world of Gamma Procyon IV. Cut off from his forces Tycho slew forty Orks before disappearing under a mob of boyz. So enraged was Cerberus that he lead the remaining assault squads in a jump pack assault against Begum Butz’ command buggy squadron. Cerberus personally charged the buggy, whilst the Orks pounded away at the charging marine, autocannons firing. Planting a Meltabomb Cerberus blew the front off the command buggy. The three Nob bodyguards were dispatched easily by the blue white power of ‘Retribution’. Whilst his comrades held off the rampaging Orks Cerberus met the Warlord in a epic hand to hand combat, even though wounded, Cerberus slew the warlord, tearing the head from its green body with his Power fist. Holding it aloft on top of the hill where the combat had taken place the Ork hordes broke and ran only a few hard Nobz stood and fought only to be slain by the vengeful Blood Angels. Returning the shattered body of Tycho to Baal, Dante, high Lord of the Blood Angels bestowed the Captaincy of the Second Company on the shoulders of Abraham Cerberus.
| Profile | M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld |
| Cerberus | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
WEAPONS Power Fist, Power Sword ‘RETRIBUTION’, Bolt Pistol, Frag/Krak Grenades, StormBolter.
RETRIBUTION PROFILE
Features: Boosted power generator and Adamantium reinforced blade.
S6 Dam D3 Mod. –3
A.P 2D6+6 Cost 12 pts
ARMOUR Power Armour 3+.
STRATEGY Cerberus has a strategy rating of 5.
SPECIAL RULES For reasons unknown when Cerberus is engaging Chaos forces he is subject to the rules for ‘HATRED’. In H2H combat with a Chaos figure Cerberus must take a leadership test under a value of 6 BEFORE combat commences. If the test is passed then Cerberus may fight normally, should he fail the test Cerberus is overtaken by hatred and becomes ‘FRENZIED’ Note: Cerberus may parry when FRENZIED such is his skill at arms.
WARGEAR Cerberus always takes : Conversion Field, Stormbolter is treated as a Special Wargear card at a cost of 10pts. One other Wargear card may be taken.