Editing Characters of Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (section)

==Characters Introduced in [[Battlefleet Gothic Armada|Battlefleet Gothic: Armada]]==

===Lord Admiral Cornelius Von Ravensburg=== 

Spire's boss, and the first canonical [[Gothic War]] character the player meets, Ravensburg is the overall commander of the [[Imperial Navy]] forces in the Gothic Sector. Mostly concerned with the broader strategic situation in the Sector, not surprisingly he delegates most of the grunt-work to Spire. He ''does'' intervene personally on a few occasions however, specifically the '''Battle of Gethsemane''' and the '''Battle of Schindlegeist'''.

In canon and in the second game, Von Ravensburg gets '''all''' the credit for the victory of the Imperial forces during the Gothic War. Written by the victors indeed. Given that Spire literally disappears at the end, it's more of a propaganda thing than anything, but Spire is known and recognized by Guilliman when he returns, so maybe old Ravensburg isn't such a dick after all.

===Inquisitor Thadus Valconet Horst===

An [[Inquisitor]] of the Ordo Malleus, Horst is the second canonical character that Spire encounters in the campaign. Investigating rumors of Traitor activity in the lead up to the 12th Black Crusade, Horst gets stuck in the Gothic Sector when the Warp Storms isolate it from the rest of the Imperium. From that point on, he works hard to counter Abaddon's strategies, with mixed results.

In canon, Horst continues his chase for the [[Chaos]] artifact called for the '''Eye of Night''' after the Gothic War, but he and the [[Grey Knights]] squad accompanying him get killed in the process. His quest eventually gets completed by [[Inquisitor Greyfax|Inquisitor Katarinya Grefax]] centuries later, who retrieves the artifact under the orders of [[Roboute Guilliman|the Lord Commander of the Imperium]].


===Captain Abridal===

Captain of the [[Imperial Navy Battlecruiser|Overlord-class Battlecruiser]] ''Flame of Purity'' and third canonical character encountered in the campaign, Spire would occasionally run into Abridal as he worked to stabilize the Gothic Sector during the Black Crusade. The good captain would eventually go out in a blaze of glory at the climax of the '''Battle of Schindlegeist''', as he pushed his ship into the point where the warp beams of three [[Blackstone Fortress]]es converged. 

While his ship was destroyed, Abridal's sacrifice saved the system's star, and stymied Abaddon's plans. This led to an eventual Imperial victory, as the Despoiler was forced to retreat back into the Eye of Terror.

The good captain re-appears in the second game, though mostly to put doubt into Spire's conscience as he runs down a particularly smarmy Tzeentch-worshipper. Spire is forced to take him down, but in the end is forced to admit that even he wasn't really sure if he killed the ''real'' Abridal, or a Chaos-induced hallucination.

===Brother-Captain Tiberius Solarian===

Commander of a [[Space Marine]] strike force from the [[Imperial Fists]] [[Chapter]], Tiberius managed to rush to the sector before the Warp Storms fully isolated it. Any favors related to the Space Marines contribution to the defense can be traced to his influence.


===Fabricator Cambrius===

The representative of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] in the Sector's war council, Cambrius fully backs the Imperium's efforts in defending the Gothic Sector. Most of the shiny stuff Spire gets to use as upgrades are thanks to his influence.


===Kaptin Krashkrooz===

The Boss of the Ork pirates plaguing the sector, he made his base on a massive [[Space Hulk]]. When Spire and Abridal's fleets cornered the Greenskin, the pirate fought back with all the weapons he had available, up to and including a Crusade-era Cyclonic Torpedo.

The forced launch of the latter... didn't end too well, and the Space Hulk was blown apart from the inside, taking the good Kaptin along with it.