What happened to the Blood Ravens?

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The Blood Ravens are now a fleet-based Chapter following the loss of their original home planet at Aurelia, with their own records expunged and the ones kept by the Ordo Malleus concerning the Chapter sealed. The Blood Ravens are a Space Marine Chapter that was created for Dawn of War and subsequently included in official Warhammer 40,000 source materials as well, with their history and fate intertwined with the mysteries of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

Frequently Asked Questions

About the Blood Ravens

1. Are Blood Ravens a real chapter? The Blood Ravens are a chapter of the Space Marines in the Warhammer 40,000 universe introduced in the Dawn of War series of video games, known for their striking crimson armor and unusually high number of psykers.
2. Did Blood Ravens exist before Dawn of War? The Blood Ravens are a Space Marine Chapter that was created for Dawn of War and subsequently included in official Warhammer 40,000 source materials as well.
3. Is Magnus the primarch of the Blood Ravens? According to the Horus Heresy novels from Black Library, it’s strongly suggested that Magnus is indeed the primarch of the Blood Ravens, as he sent several companies of Thousand Sons away from the planet in an attempt to save them.

Origins and Gene Seed

4. Are the Blood Ravens sons of Magnus? The Blood Ravens gene seed is descended from the Thousand Sons, more specifically, from a fleet Magnus protected from the Wolves.
5. Who created the Blood Ravens? The Blood Ravens originated from the rebellious members of the Corvidae Cult, a cult within the Thousand Sons Legion.

Relationship with Other Factions

6. Do blood ravens worship the emperor? The Blood Ravens do not worship the Emperor as a god, though they do respect and honor him as the founder of the Imperium of Man.
7. Is Blood Raven the rogue from Diablo 1? Blood Raven is the canonical depiction of the Rogue class in Diablo I, though remains unnamed in said game.

Historical Events

8. What happened to Davian Thule? In the Dawn of War II campaign against the Tyranids in Sub-sector Aurelia, he is badly wounded and poisoned by the Tyranids, and after the player recovers enough of a sample of the poison from the Tyranids, Thule’s body is removed from stasis, detoxified and placed within the cybernetic sarcophagus of a Dreadnought.
9. What happens to Titus after Space Marine? After saving the day in the original game, Captain Titus was turned into the Inquisition by a suspicious battle-brother, and while he has been reinstated at the start of Space Marine 2, he’s also been demoted to lieutenant.

Primarchs and Other Characters

10. Is Corvus Corax a demon now? Corvus Corax, the Primarch of the Raven Guard, is not a demon but a powerful Primarch with shadow-based powers.
11. Did Corvus Corax hate Horus? The Horus / Corax issue came to a head at gate 42, and it’s known that Corax disliked Horus for using the Raven Guard as an extension of the Luna Wolves.
12. Who is the strongest physical Primarch? Vulkan is the largest and physically strongest of all the primarchs, capable of overturning Space Marine battle tanks with his bare hands.

Comparison with Other Factions

13. Is a Primarch stronger than a Custodes? The Primarchs by their design are superior, though unlike the Custodes, the Primarchs vary vastly in skills and abilities.
14. Who is the weakest Primarch? It depends on what you mean by weakest, but Lorgar is, pretty much by his own opinion, the least effective combatant of the primarchs.

Miscellaneous

15. How old is the oldest Raven? The oldest known common raven lived to be 80 in captivity, with young ravens playing games with sticks by repeatedly dropping them and diving to catch them in midair.