Editing Legion of the Damned (section)

==Known encounters==
* '''003.M40''' Vilidad Prime: The Legion repel the forces of [[The Flawless Host]] and one hundred [[daemonettes]]. As the forces of chaos retreat, they blast open fresh adamantium seams which are [[Just as Planned|later used for Astartes war materiel]].
* '''prior to 343.M41''': [[Inquisitor]] Quixos postulates that the Legion of the Damned are creatures of the Warp similar to [[Daemons]], but in their case were shards of the [[Emperor]]s will given form. ''This indicates there MUST have been enough additional sightings of the Legion prior to this point to begin study of them.''
* '''343.M41 (according to the Codex)''' Ghodba: Hive Fleet Moloch invades and the Legion arrives to create a cordon around the superheavy tanks to give the crews time to man them. ''(note: the FIRST tyrannic war was in 745, and Moloch arrived in 998)''
* '''806.M41''' [[Deathwatch (RPG)|Jericho Reach]]: The frigate ''Sollemnis'' is spewed from the [[Warp|Hadex Anomaly]] around one-hundred and fifty years into its own past ''(from 963.M41)'', remaining on location only long enough to transmit a warning of contagion before disappearing into the Reach.
* '''817.M41''' [[Deathwatch (RPG)|Jericho Reach]]: The Sollemnis reappears three times in as many weeks to combat the enemies of the Imperium. On the fourth encounter, the Legion of the Damned are first reported to support a [[Deathwatch]] kill-team combating a daemonhost.
* '''852.M41''' [[Craftworld|Craftworld Idharae]]: The [[Invaders]] chapter launch an ill-advised attack on an Eldar Craftworld, ''(which they pay for later)''. The Legion of the Damned arrive at the same time as the [[Avatar of Khaine]] and find that their flaming weapons cannot harm it, so they cause the great dome to come crashing down on themselves instead, winning the battle that way.
* '''922.M41''' Andraxas: the Legion come to the aid of [[Varro Tigurius]] against the Orks, but also assist in the recovery of what appears to be [[Malcador the Sigillite]]'s Force Staff, which contained valuable information about the [[Golden Throne]] within it.
* '''940.M41''' Timeaon: The [[Iron Snakes]] are ambushed by the [[Tau]] during the battle for Timeaon, only for the Legion of the Damned to launch an assault on the Tau flank.
* '''963.M41''' En-Route to Crows World: The '''Fire Hawks''' go missing, lending credence to the theory that the Legion of the Damned can time travel ''(if they are the same chapter)'', or they have simply been around longer ''(if they are daemons or spirits)''
* '''967.M41''' Thersuis: The Legion rescue Marshall [[Helbrecht]] after being captured by the [[Kabal of the Black Heart]] and the [[Cult of Strife]], even forcing [[Lelith Hesperax]] to take flight. His sword brethren get embarrassed.
* '''983.M41''' Terra: The [[Administratum]] officially declares the Fire Hawks a Lost Chapter, and the Bell of Lost Souls rings one thousand times for each fallen Marine.
* '''986.M41''' Jakor-tal: [[Imperial Navy]] vessels encounter unexpected devastation amongst Ork-held territories, indicating that the Legion of the Damned DOES operate independently and are not necessarily working in direct aid of Imperial Forces.
* '''987.M41''' Maran Sub-sector: a Naval patrol vessel has a near collision with an unidentified vessel, after going WTF and scanning the area, they discover two standard space coffins with matching serial numbers to missing Fire Hawks equipment. The bodies contained within could not be identified.
* '''988.M41''' An Imperial research station falls under attack from Orks, only to be saved by mysterious power-armoured figures who vanish after half an hour of fighting, leaving several hundred ork corpses in their wake. The marines leave the Fire Hawks chapter banner behind, bearing the motto ''In dedicato imperatum ultra articulo mortis'' (For the Emperor beyond the point of death.)
* '''996.M41''' Certus Minor: While the [[Excoriators]] 5th Company is fighting the Cholercaust Blood Crusade on the cemetery world of Cerus Minor, the Legion of the Damned begin appearing all over the capital killing Khornate berzerkers. The lone frigate defending the world against the fleet is rescued by a badly decayed Ramilies-class star fort (the ''Raptorous Rex'' was of the same pattern). At the end of the night Captain Zachariah Kersh is the only survivor of the defenders (the women and children having been placed in stasis coffins and [[Grimdark|buried alive for their own safety]]).
* '''999.M41''' Calth: When [[Uriel Ventris]], his [[Command Squad]], one Ultramarines Tactical Squad and one [[Raven Guard]] command squad are cornered by [[Warsmith]] [[Honsou]] during the [[Bloodborn]] invasion, Space Marines in black and red armour with bones appear and begin using the [[Iron Warriors]] as target practice. Never explicitly confirmed to be the Legion of the Damned, but the description fits their MO.
* '''999.M41''' [[Phalanx]]: Warsmith [[Shon'tu]] invades the ''[[Phalanx]]'' with an army of Iron Warriors and daemons, forcing the [[Imperial Fists]] Third Company to fling the ''Phalanx'' into the Warp. While in the Warp, the Legion of the Damned appear to support the Fists, but even their combined <s>plot armour</s> determination is only just keeping the Chaos army at bay. As of Fall of Cadia, the combined forces of the Imperial Fists and Legion of the Damned defeat the Iron Warriors and then aid in the evacuation of Imperial Forces.
* '''Unknown Date.M41''' Terran Crusade: The Legion of the Damned arrvies to help Guilliman and the rest of the crusade's forces escape the [[Blackstone Fortress]] they were imprisoned on. The Legion engages [[Skarbrand]] and buy enough time for Guilliman and the others to escape via a secret webway tunnel.
* '''Unknown Date.M42''' [[Devastation of Baal]]: The Legion of the Damned arrives, assisting the [[Blood Angels]] as they make their final charge against Hive Fleet Leviathan.
* '''Unknown Date.M42''' Various Locations: The Legion of the Damned are reporting in mulitple worlds, assisting the forces of the Imperium in the wake of the [[Great Rift]]'s formation.
* '''Unknown Date.M42''' The Legion of the Damned assist an Imperial Fists force under Darnath Lysander against Daemons. They were forced to retreat and the planet falls to Chaos. Noted as one of the very few times the Damned have been defeated in battle