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	{{Topquote\|Now do you remember? Who you are? What you were meant to do? I cheated death, thanks to you. And thanks to you I've left my mark. You have too - you've written your own history. You're your own man. I'm Big Boss, and you are too... No... He's the two of us. Together. Where we are today? We built it. This story - this "legend" - it's ours. We can change the world - and with it, the future. I am you, and you are me. Carry that with you, wherever you go. Thank you... my friend. From here on out, you're Big Boss.\|Big Boss to Venom Snake, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain}}		{{Topquote\|Now do you remember? Who you are? What you were meant to do? I cheated death, thanks to you. And thanks to you I've left my mark. You have too - you've written your own history. You're your own man. I'm Big Boss, and you are too... No... He's the two of us. Together. Where we are today? We built it. This story - this "legend" - it's ours. We can change the world - and with it, the future. I am you, and you are me. Carry that with you, wherever you go. Thank you... my friend. From here on out, you're Big Boss.\|Big Boss to Venom Snake, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain}}

	~~No such Primarch exists, please redirect yourself to the [[Main Page\|main page]].~~

	~~==No, Seriously==~~
	[[File:Alpharius.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Artistic rendering. Omitted from the picture is his magnificent, 18-inch long penis. <s>What the hell Alpharius? We snuck in here to write that?!</s> <s>Shut up, Omegon. You're ''ruining'' it</s>.]]		[[File:Alpharius.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Artistic rendering. Omitted from the picture is his magnificent, 18-inch long penis. <s>What the hell Alpharius? We snuck in here to write that?!</s> <s>Shut up, Omegon. You're ''ruining'' it</s>.]]
	'''Alpharius''', also known as '''The Last Primarch''', '''Lord of Serpents''', '''the Head of the Hydra''', '''Lorum Ipsum''', '''Anonymous''' and '''I AM ALPHARIUS!''' was the mysterious Primarch of the [[Alpha Legion]]. ~~We don't have much information on him other than that~~ [[Omegon]], his twin-brother, looks identical to Alpharius.		'''Alpharius''', also known as '''The Last Primarch''', '''Lord of Serpents''', '''the Head of the Hydra''', '''Lorum Ipsum''', '''Anonymous''' and '''I AM ALPHARIUS!''' was the mysterious Primarch of the [[Alpha Legion]]. [[Omegon]], his twin-brother, looks identical to Alpharius.

	During the Alpha Legion assault on Pluto Alpharius dueled Rogal and was killed. ''However''....		During the Alpha Legion assault on Pluto, Alpharius dueled Rogal and was killed. ''However''....

	He was supposedly killed by [[Roboute Guilliman]] of the [[Ultramarines]] ''again'', but it may be Omegon who Guilliman killed.		He was supposedly killed by [[Roboute Guilliman]] of the [[Ultramarines]] ''again'', but it may be Omegon who Guilliman killed.

	Alpharius was the last [[Primarch]] found by the [[Emperor]] - long after the Emperor had established most of the Space Marine legions, and was in the process of reclaiming the galaxy for humanity. Whilst most of the Primarchs wound up on worlds in Imperial space, Alpharius wound up picked up by derelicts from some unknown world and grew into a Space Pirate - long before [[Red Corsairs\|Huron Blackheart]] made it cool.		Alpharius was supposedly the last [[Primarch]] found by the [[Emperor]] - long after the Emperor had established most of the Space Marine legions, and was in the process of reclaiming the galaxy for humanity. Whilst most of the Primarchs wound up on worlds in Imperial space, Alpharius wound up picked up by derelicts from some unknown world and grew into a Space Pirate - long before [[Red Corsairs\|Huron Blackheart]] made it cool.

	[[File:AlphariusReal.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|~~Fuck yeah~~. Alpharius in front, Omegon in back. Or maybe not.]]		[[File:AlphariusReal.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Yeah. Alpharius in front, Omegon in back. Or maybe not.]]

	One day, on a patrol in a no-name system, [[Horus]]' strike group came under attack by pirate forces - mostly small (and ancient by modern standards) fighter craft. The attack was carefully-staged, and the pirates managed to cripple one of the advance ships the fleet had, which forced Horus to move his own ship in to do something about it. When Horus managed to board the advance ship with his retinue, he was shocked to learn that a small team of pirates had somehow gotten on-board and were fighting their way to the bridge.		One day, on a patrol in a no-name system, [[Horus]]' strike group came under attack by pirate forces - mostly small (and ancient by modern standards) fighter craft. The attack was carefully-staged, and the pirates managed to cripple one of the advance ships the fleet had, which forced Horus to move his own ship in to do something about it. When Horus managed to board the advance ship with his retinue, he was shocked to learn that a small team of pirates had somehow gotten on-board and were fighting their way to the bridge.

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	Determined to prove he was an infinitely better commander than Guilliman could hope to be, Alpharius took his forces and went on their very first assignment - a world that had thrown off Imperial rule, and was openly stating its intention to fight off Imperial forces. Rather than land immediately and bring the world to heel through force, Alpharius delayed, and the world fortified heavily. By this point, some two million PDF troopers stood ready to repulse the Space Marine invasion. It was only now that Alpharius struck - by taking advantage of and equipping Imperial-loyal citizens on the planet, Alpharius' forces managed to cause several diversionary attacks that drew the PDF away from their held locations, before a series of bombings cut them off, and the Alpha Legion cut the power to the city's central hive. Within a week, Alpharius had subjugated the world - ''having lost less than 3 dozen Space Marines'' in the process. Beaming with pride at his accomplishments, Alpharius returned to a meeting with his brothers with all the smug satisfaction of a [[Fur heresy\|Dark Heresy player that had just]] [[Chakats Meet the Hammer of the Emperor\|derailed his GM's campaign]].		Determined to prove he was an infinitely better commander than Guilliman could hope to be, Alpharius took his forces and went on their very first assignment - a world that had thrown off Imperial rule, and was openly stating its intention to fight off Imperial forces. Rather than land immediately and bring the world to heel through force, Alpharius delayed, and the world fortified heavily. By this point, some two million PDF troopers stood ready to repulse the Space Marine invasion. It was only now that Alpharius struck - by taking advantage of and equipping Imperial-loyal citizens on the planet, Alpharius' forces managed to cause several diversionary attacks that drew the PDF away from their held locations, before a series of bombings cut them off, and the Alpha Legion cut the power to the city's central hive. Within a week, Alpharius had subjugated the world - ''having lost less than 3 dozen Space Marines'' in the process. Beaming with pride at his accomplishments, Alpharius returned to a meeting with his brothers with all the smug satisfaction of a [[Fur heresy\|Dark Heresy player that had just]] [[Chakats Meet the Hammer of the Emperor\|derailed his GM's campaign]].

	What he got was not what he expected. Instead of praising him Guilliman rebuked him pretty harshly, claiming that Alpharius' method had been "A waste of time, effort, and the Emperor's bolt-shells". The reason was that, while Guilliman certainly could appreciate the masterful organization and lack of casualties, he was an empire builder and looked beyond immediate conquest and compliance. Guilliman knew that leaving planets "conquered" but in ruins made for difficulty in rebuilding afterwards, and that it costed more effort and pain in the long run than a more strictly clinical alpha strike and that direct approaches (like he had his own Ultramarines do whenever possible) left planets in a better state to use and integrate in the Imperium once the ass-kicking was done. Ultrasmurf style was meant to inspire respect and make it easier to build/rebuild support for the Emprah, instead of leaving a traumatised, resentful population. Alpharius' stratagems had indeed spared Space Marine lives, but in doing so had totaled the rebels' infrastructure which seriously hurt the civilian population and would cost the Imperium much larger amounts of resources to set the planet back on its feet than if he'd gone in openly and just punched the fuckers in the face. However, this criticism misses the fact that a direct conquest leaves much more resentment and possibilities for rebel elements to cause mayhem on an already conquered world (something the XXth were well familiar with by that point, having covertly put down many such anti-Imperial rebellions in what should be stable Imperial territory), while a population that was ~~thorougly~~ psychologically broken and jumping at shadows would be much more wary about their own seditious elements, fearing that it might be another ploy by their shadowy conquerors to test their loyalty and resolve (which sometimes it totally was), which would paradoxically result in a more stable state of affairs as the conquered population essentially starts to police itself to a degree. Guilliman, of course, was not completely blind to it, having founded his own secret police, Vigil Opertii, to ensure the stability of Ultramar, which ultimately makes him a bit of a hypocrite towards Alpharius, who strove to minimize the need for exactly those kinds of organizations to avoid spreading the efforts of his Legion too thin. Ultimately that was all for naught as when Malcador lost control over the Alpha Legion, he created the Inquisition instead, which debatably is much worse at these kinds of duties.		What he got was not what he expected. Instead of praising him Guilliman rebuked him pretty harshly, claiming that Alpharius' method had been "A waste of time, effort, and the Emperor's bolt-shells". The reason was that, while Guilliman certainly could appreciate the masterful organization and lack of casualties, he was an empire builder and looked beyond immediate conquest and compliance. Guilliman knew that leaving planets "conquered" but in ruins made for difficulty in rebuilding afterwards, and that it costed more effort and pain in the long run than a more strictly clinical alpha strike and that direct approaches (like he had his own Ultramarines do whenever possible) left planets in a better state to use and integrate in the Imperium once the ass-kicking was done. Ultrasmurf style was meant to inspire respect and make it easier to build/rebuild support for the Emprah, instead of leaving a traumatised, resentful population. Alpharius' stratagems had indeed spared Space Marine lives, but in doing so had totaled the rebels' infrastructure which seriously hurt the civilian population and would cost the Imperium much larger amounts of resources to set the planet back on its feet than if he'd gone in openly and just punched the fuckers in the face. However, this criticism misses the fact that a direct conquest leaves much more resentment and possibilities for rebel elements to cause mayhem on an already conquered world (something the XXth were well familiar with by that point, having covertly put down many such anti-Imperial rebellions in what should be stable Imperial territory), while a population that was thoroughly psychologically broken and jumping at shadows would be much more wary about their own seditious elements, fearing that it might be another ploy by their shadowy conquerors to test their loyalty and resolve (which sometimes it totally was), which would paradoxically result in a more stable state of affairs as the conquered population essentially starts to police itself to a degree. Guilliman, of course, was not completely blind to it, having founded his own secret police, Vigil Opertii, to ensure the stability of Ultramar, which ultimately makes him a bit of a hypocrite towards Alpharius, who strove to minimize the need for exactly those kinds of organizations to avoid spreading the efforts of his Legion too thin. Ultimately that was all for naught as when Malcador lost control over the Alpha Legion, he created the Inquisition instead, which debatably is much worse at these kinds of duties. All that being said however, Guilliman did manage to accrue the greatest number of total compliances of any Legion during the Great Crusade, so clearly he was doing ''something'' right.

	Alpharius was likewise admonished by [[Rogal Dorn]] who, while acknowledging the sheer magnitude of what Alpharius had accomplished, dismissed his methods as [[-4 Str\|unmanly]] and that his legion were "not fit to bear the Emperor's mark" because of the harm it did to the civilians on the planet. He didn't get on well with [[Mortarion]] or Russ either, coming close to conflict due to his lack of adherence to battlefield commands ''(though it seems the lord of the Death Guard rubs everyone up the wrong way)''. [[Magnus]] and his [[Thousand Sons]] went out of their way to avoid Alpharius wherever possible, but for unreported reasons. Rotten cherry on top of an already spoiled cake, even fucking ''[[Konrad Curze]]'' openly mocked Alpharius and his Legion for "hiding his sins in a shroud of lies". (Yeah, because he never hid anything, the bloody prison rapist that he is... Wait, actually he didn't - he displayed his kills openly and broadcast that shit all over the place for all to see and fear.)		Alpharius was likewise admonished by [[Rogal Dorn]] who, while acknowledging the sheer magnitude of what Alpharius had accomplished, dismissed his methods as [[-4 Str\|unmanly]] and that his legion were "not fit to bear the Emperor's mark" because of the harm it did to the civilians on the planet. He didn't get on well with [[Mortarion]] or Russ either, coming close to conflict due to his lack of adherence to battlefield commands ''(though it seems the lord of the Death Guard rubs everyone up the wrong way)''. [[Magnus]] and his [[Thousand Sons]] went out of their way to avoid Alpharius wherever possible, but for unreported reasons. Rotten cherry on top of an already spoiled cake, even fucking ''[[Konrad Curze]]'' openly mocked Alpharius and his Legion for "hiding his sins in a shroud of lies".

	Suffice to say, Alpharius was [[rage\|fucking pissed]]. Many argue he was simply unlucky - had he been on the other side of the galaxy at the time, he would have likely hooked up with other brothers who may have been not only impressed with Alpharius' stunning accomplishment, but likely would have noted it for their own tactical use later and taught him to think about preserving non-combatant lives while he was at it. Though it was noted ''(with a hint of surprise)'' that Alpharius successfully campaigned briefly with the [[Lion El'Jonson\|Lion]] and [[Ferrus Manus]] without incident. It's unfortunate that he/they never got the chance to fight side-by-side with [[Corax]] or even better, [[Vulkan]]. Not only is Vulkan THE bro-ing-est Primarch, who not even Mortarion or Curze could hate, Vulkan was one of the Primarchs who firmly instilled the creed of 'Mortals are people too. They don't have our strength, speed or wisdom. They do the best they can with what they have. Look after them', meaning he and Alpharius would've gotten on like a house on fire.		Suffice to say, Alpharius was [[rage\|fucking pissed]]. Many argue he was simply unlucky - had he been on the other side of the galaxy at the time, he would have likely hooked up with other brothers who may have been not only impressed with Alpharius' stunning accomplishment, but likely would have noted it for their own tactical use later and taught him to think about preserving non-combatant lives while he was at it. Though it was noted ''(with a hint of surprise)'' that Alpharius successfully campaigned briefly with the [[Lion El'Jonson\|Lion]] and [[Ferrus Manus]] without incident. It's unfortunate that he/they never got the chance to fight side-by-side with [[Corax]] or even better, [[Vulkan]]. Not only is Vulkan THE bro-ing-est Primarch, who not even Mortarion or Curze could hate, Vulkan was one of the Primarchs who firmly instilled the creed of 'Mortals are people too. They don't have our strength, speed or wisdom. They do the best they can with what they have. Look after them', meaning he and Alpharius would've gotten on like a house on fire.
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	==The Big Reveal==		==The Big Reveal==
	''Head of the Hydra'' finally established the "true" story of Alpharius. Alpharius was in fact the first Primarch found, on a world within a stone's toss of Terra (possibly on Terra itself, since the people who find him know what the Imperium is and he was apparently found prior to the end of the Unification War, meaning the Emperor hadn't yet left Terra). His discovery was kept hidden from everyone except Emps, Malcador, and Valdor, as the Emperor didn't know how many other Primarchs had survived the scattering.		Eeeeeeecept it turns out that may have all been bullshit, for ''Head of the Hydra'' finally established the "true" story of Alpharius. Alpharius was in fact the first Primarch found, on a world within a stone's toss of Terra (possibly on Terra itself, since the people who find him know what the Imperium is and he was apparently found prior to the end of the Unification War, meaning the Emperor hadn't yet left Terra). His discovery was kept hidden from everyone except Emps, Malcador, and Valdor, as the Emperor didn't know how many other Primarchs had survived the scattering. For that reason, the Emperor was reportedly beyond elated to have found Alpharius.

	Alpharius was placed into Malcador Daycare (explains a lot) while Big E went around doing Big E things, and acted as the head of the "Shadow Legion", using wetwork teams, psyops, and deep-cover sleeper agents to maintain order on compliant worlds and soften up noncompliant planets for his brothers' legions. He also apparently infiltrated some of the other legions by using his ability to alter others' perception of him, thus meeting several of his brothers at their rediscovery while disguised as one of their legion.		Alpharius was placed into Malcador Daycare (explains a lot) while Big E went around doing Big E things, and acted as the head of the "Shadow Legion", using wetwork teams, psyops, and deep-cover sleeper agents to maintain order on compliant worlds and soften up noncompliant planets for his brothers' legions. He also apparently infiltrated some of the other legions by using his ability to alter others' perception of him, thus meeting several of his brothers at their rediscovery while disguised as one of their legion.
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	Alpharius eventually discovered Omegon already wearing the Pythian Scales and wielding the Pale Spear, and the two agreed to keep their existence hidden until all the remaining Primarchs were found. It was Omegon who revealed himself to Horus aboard the ''Vengeful Spirit'' and introduced himself with "I am Alpharius" (making this line a lie, since he's actually Omegon). While Alpharius kept his existence hidden and operated as "Omegon". At the end of the novel, when "Omegon" (actually Alpharius) feels that "Alpharius" (actually Omegon) had been killed by Dorn, he states "I ''was'' Alpharius" - which is a lie because he had been "Omegon"... who turned out to be ''Alpharius all along''. Is your head hurting yet?		Alpharius eventually discovered Omegon already wearing the Pythian Scales and wielding the Pale Spear, and the two agreed to keep their existence hidden until all the remaining Primarchs were found. It was Omegon who revealed himself to Horus aboard the ''Vengeful Spirit'' and introduced himself with "I am Alpharius" (making this line a lie, since he's actually Omegon). While Alpharius kept his existence hidden and operated as "Omegon". At the end of the novel, when "Omegon" (actually Alpharius) feels that "Alpharius" (actually Omegon) had been killed by Dorn, he states "I ''was'' Alpharius" - which is a lie because he had been "Omegon"... who turned out to be ''Alpharius all along''. Is your head hurting yet?

	~~The~~ novel ~~all but states that at least~~ Alpharius was loyal all along, and that every action he took throughout the Heresy was designed to make Chaos lose without blowing the legion's cover. Alpharius had been given a directive by the Emperor to ensure the survival of the Imperium at all costs, including taking actions that might look like treason to the outside observer. This would include doing things like intentionally botching conquests to make planetary campaigns tie up more resources, delaying the Khan so he could receive the message to return to Terra, and prematurely exposing all of the vulnerabilities that the Alpha Legion had found in Terra's defenses in ''Praetorian of Dorn'' long before Horus showed up in an elaborate Blood Game (which Alpharius invented) so they could be remedied. This all ironically makes him one of the most ''loyal'' Primarchs amongst his brothers.		So bottom line, if the events of the novel are to be believed, then Omegon is dead, Alpharius is alive and back to being Alpharius. Additionally, he was loyal all along, and that every action he took throughout the Heresy was designed to make Chaos lose without blowing the legion's cover. Alpharius had been given a directive by the Emperor to ensure the survival of the Imperium at all costs, including taking actions that might look like treason to the outside observer. This would include doing things like intentionally botching conquests to make planetary campaigns tie up more resources, delaying the Khan so he could receive the message to return to Terra, and prematurely exposing all of the vulnerabilities that the Alpha Legion had found in Terra's defenses in ''Praetorian of Dorn'' long before Horus showed up in an elaborate Blood Game (which Alpharius invented) so they could be remedied. This all ironically makes him one of the most ''loyal'' Primarchs amongst his brothers.

	...but then it ends with "This was a lie". What exactly was the lie- Omegon passing himself off as Alpharius or the '''entire novel's events'''? We have absolutely no idea, which is probably how Alpharius would like it.		...but then it ends with "This was a lie". What exactly was the lie- Omegon passing himself off as Alpharius or the '''entire novel's events'''? We have absolutely no idea, which is probably how Alpharius would like it.

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	Determined to prove he was an infinitely better commander than Guilliman could hope to be, Alpharius took his forces and went on their very first assignment - a world that had thrown off Imperial rule, and was openly stating its intention to fight off Imperial forces. Rather than land immediately and bring the world to heel through force, Alpharius delayed, and the world fortified heavily. By this point, some two million PDF troopers stood ready to repulse the Space Marine invasion. It was only now that Alpharius struck - by taking advantage of and equipping Imperial-loyal citizens on the planet, Alpharius' forces managed to cause several diversionary attacks that drew the PDF away from their held locations, before a series of bombings cut them off, and the Alpha Legion cut the power to the city's central hive. Within a week, Alpharius had subjugated the world - ''having lost less than 3 dozen Space Marines'' in the process. Beaming with pride at his accomplishments, Alpharius returned to a meeting with his brothers with all the smug satisfaction of a [[Fur heresy\|Dark Heresy player that had just]] [[Chakats Meet the Hammer of the Emperor\|derailed his GM's campaign]].		Determined to prove he was an infinitely better commander than Guilliman could hope to be, Alpharius took his forces and went on their very first assignment - a world that had thrown off Imperial rule, and was openly stating its intention to fight off Imperial forces. Rather than land immediately and bring the world to heel through force, Alpharius delayed, and the world fortified heavily. By this point, some two million PDF troopers stood ready to repulse the Space Marine invasion. It was only now that Alpharius struck - by taking advantage of and equipping Imperial-loyal citizens on the planet, Alpharius' forces managed to cause several diversionary attacks that drew the PDF away from their held locations, before a series of bombings cut them off, and the Alpha Legion cut the power to the city's central hive. Within a week, Alpharius had subjugated the world - ''having lost less than 3 dozen Space Marines'' in the process. Beaming with pride at his accomplishments, Alpharius returned to a meeting with his brothers with all the smug satisfaction of a [[Fur heresy\|Dark Heresy player that had just]] [[Chakats Meet the Hammer of the Emperor\|derailed his GM's campaign]].

	What he got was not what he expected. Instead of praising him Guilliman rebuked him pretty harshly, claiming that Alpharius' method had been "A waste of time, effort, and the Emperor's bolt-shells". The reason was that, while Guilliman certainly could appreciate the masterful organization and lack of casualties, he was an empire builder and looked beyond immediate conquest and compliance. Guilliman knew that leaving planets "conquered" but in ruins made for difficulty in rebuilding afterwards, and that it costed more effort and pain in the long run than a more strictly clinical alpha strike and that direct approaches (like he had his own Ultramarines do whenever possible) left planets in a better state to use and integrate in the Imperium once the ass-kicking was done. Ultrasmurf style was meant to inspire respect and make it easier to build/rebuild support for the Emprah, instead of leaving a traumatised, resentful population. Alpharius' stratagems had indeed spared Space Marine lives, but in doing so had totaled the rebels' infrastructure which seriously hurt the civilian population and would cost the Imperium much larger amounts of resources to set the planet back on its feet than if he'd gone in openly and just punched the fuckers in the face.		What he got was not what he expected. Instead of praising him Guilliman rebuked him pretty harshly, claiming that Alpharius' method had been "A waste of time, effort, and the Emperor's bolt-shells". The reason was that, while Guilliman certainly could appreciate the masterful organization and lack of casualties, he was an empire builder and looked beyond immediate conquest and compliance. Guilliman knew that leaving planets "conquered" but in ruins made for difficulty in rebuilding afterwards, and that it costed more effort and pain in the long run than a more strictly clinical alpha strike and that direct approaches (like he had his own Ultramarines do whenever possible) left planets in a better state to use and integrate in the Imperium once the ass-kicking was done. Ultrasmurf style was meant to inspire respect and make it easier to build/rebuild support for the Emprah, instead of leaving a traumatised, resentful population. Alpharius' stratagems had indeed spared Space Marine lives, but in doing so had totaled the rebels' infrastructure which seriously hurt the civilian population and would cost the Imperium much larger amounts of resources to set the planet back on its feet than if he'd gone in openly and just punched the fuckers in the face. However, this criticism misses the fact that a direct conquest leaves much more resentment and possibilities for rebel elements to cause mayhem on an already conquered world (something the XXth were well familiar with by that point, having covertly put down many such anti-Imperial rebellions in what should be stable Imperial territory), while a population that was thorougly psychologically broken and jumping at shadows would be much more wary about their own seditious elements, fearing that it might be another ploy by their shadowy conquerors to test their loyalty and resolve (which sometimes it totally was), which would paradoxically result in a more stable state of affairs as the conquered population essentially starts to police itself to a degree. Guilliman, of course, was not completely blind to it, having founded his own secret police, Vigil Opertii, to ensure the stability of Ultramar, which ultimately makes him a bit of a hypocrite towards Alpharius, who strove to minimize the need for exactly those kinds of organizations to avoid spreading the efforts of his Legion too thin. Ultimately that was all for naught as when Malcador lost control over the Alpha Legion, he created the Inquisition instead, which debatably is much worse at these kinds of duties.

	Alpharius was likewise admonished by [[Rogal Dorn]] who, while acknowledging the sheer magnitude of what Alpharius had accomplished, dismissed his methods as [[-4 Str\|unmanly]] and that his legion were "not fit to bear the Emperor's mark" because of the harm it did to the civilians on the planet. He didn't get on well with [[Mortarion]] or Russ either, coming close to conflict due to his lack of adherence to battlefield commands ''(though it seems the lord of the Death Guard rubs everyone up the wrong way)''. [[Magnus]] and his [[Thousand Sons]] went out of their way to avoid Alpharius wherever possible, but for unreported reasons. Rotten cherry on top of an already spoiled cake, even fucking ''[[Konrad Curze]]'' openly mocked Alpharius and his Legion for "hiding his sins in a shroud of lies". (Yeah, because he never hid anything, the bloody prison rapist that he is... Wait, actually he didn't - he displayed his kills openly and broadcast that shit all over the place for all to see and fear.)		Alpharius was likewise admonished by [[Rogal Dorn]] who, while acknowledging the sheer magnitude of what Alpharius had accomplished, dismissed his methods as [[-4 Str\|unmanly]] and that his legion were "not fit to bear the Emperor's mark" because of the harm it did to the civilians on the planet. He didn't get on well with [[Mortarion]] or Russ either, coming close to conflict due to his lack of adherence to battlefield commands ''(though it seems the lord of the Death Guard rubs everyone up the wrong way)''. [[Magnus]] and his [[Thousand Sons]] went out of their way to avoid Alpharius wherever possible, but for unreported reasons. Rotten cherry on top of an already spoiled cake, even fucking ''[[Konrad Curze]]'' openly mocked Alpharius and his Legion for "hiding his sins in a shroud of lies". (Yeah, because he never hid anything, the bloody prison rapist that he is... Wait, actually he didn't - he displayed his kills openly and broadcast that shit all over the place for all to see and fear.)

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	This is supported in both the short stories, ''First Legion'' and ''The Last Council'', real subtle use of the Alpha Omega troupe GW. In the former an individual calling himself ''"Alpharius"'' from the XXth Legion comes to the aid of [[Lion El'Jonson]] during the [[Rangdan Xenocides]], nearly 90 years before Alpharius was ''officially'' discovered and the [[Alpha Legion]] was given its name. In the latter, Alpharius informs Horus about Malcador's plan to commit damnatio memoriae on one of the [[Primarch#Two_Missing_Primarchs_.7C_The_Forgotten_.26_The_Purged\|2nd or 11th legions Primarchs]]; but considering that both of the [[Primarch#Two_Missing_Primarchs_.7C_The_Forgotten_.26_The_Purged\|the 2nd and 11th]] were dead and condemned by 963.M30, and Alpharius didn't (officially) join the Great Crusade until 981.M30. Granted in each story neither of the individuals may been one of the twin Primarchs and the Primarch simply took the name after they were eventually recovered. But it shows that someone called "Alpharius" was active before his official discovery, certainly adding fuel to the fire that one of the twins was in the service of the Emperor long before his counterpart was picked up at the end of the Great Crusade.		This is supported in both the short stories, ''First Legion'' and ''The Last Council'', real subtle use of the Alpha Omega troupe GW. In the former an individual calling himself ''"Alpharius"'' from the XXth Legion comes to the aid of [[Lion El'Jonson]] during the [[Rangdan Xenocides]], nearly 90 years before Alpharius was ''officially'' discovered and the [[Alpha Legion]] was given its name. In the latter, Alpharius informs Horus about Malcador's plan to commit damnatio memoriae on one of the [[Primarch#Two_Missing_Primarchs_.7C_The_Forgotten_.26_The_Purged\|2nd or 11th legions Primarchs]]; but considering that both of the [[Primarch#Two_Missing_Primarchs_.7C_The_Forgotten_.26_The_Purged\|the 2nd and 11th]] were dead and condemned by 963.M30, and Alpharius didn't (officially) join the Great Crusade until 981.M30. Granted in each story neither of the individuals may been one of the twin Primarchs and the Primarch simply took the name after they were eventually recovered. But it shows that someone called "Alpharius" was active before his official discovery, certainly adding fuel to the fire that one of the twins was in the service of the Emperor long before his counterpart was picked up at the end of the Great Crusade.

	The fact that one of the twins is loyal to the Emperor while the other isn't, is supported in ''Vengeful Spirit'' by Graham McNeill, during a conversation between Malcador and the Emperor, Malcador reveals that the Dark Angels had come to the aid of Leman Russ and the Space Wolves against the Alpha Legion, to which the Emperor replies: ''"Alpharius...my son, what chance did you give my dream?"'' indicates that the Emperor is either unaware that Alpharius Omegon is actually two twin Primarchs, which seems unlikely given his whole creation of them using parts of his godlike power and psyche, '''or''' that he IS aware of their dual nature but knows that the other twin would never turn on him. This is practically confirmed in the short story ''The Board is Set'' where in the allegorical game of strategies used to represent the outcomes of the Primarchs' destinies there were two pieces for the "Twins"; [[Team Fortress 2\|one red and one blue]], representing their chosen side in the conflict. It also showed that at least some of the actions of the Emperor were done in order to ensure that the blue Twin did not switch sides and cause an overall Chaos victory. This means that the Emperor and Malcador were both fully aware of the nature of the Twin Primarchs if not their exact whereabouts and activities, as well as knowing that they were at odds with one another and striving to ensure that one of them remained loyal.		The fact that one of the twins is loyal to the Emperor while the other isn't, is supported in ''Vengeful Spirit'' by Graham McNeill, during a conversation between Malcador and the Emperor, Malcador reveals that the Dark Angels had come to the aid of Leman Russ and the Space Wolves against the Alpha Legion, to which the Emperor replies: ''"Alpharius...my son, what chance did you give my dream?"'' indicates that the Emperor is either unaware that Alpharius Omegon is actually two twin Primarchs, which seems unlikely given his whole creation of them using parts of his godlike power and psyche (however we do not know if the Twins formed in the gestation pod or the Warp has duplicated their pod somehow and sent both to different places), '''or''' that he IS aware of their dual nature but knows that the other twin would never turn on him. This is practically confirmed in the short story ''The Board is Set'' where in the allegorical game of strategies used to represent the outcomes of the Primarchs' destinies there were two pieces for the "Twins"; [[Team Fortress 2\|one red and one blue]], representing their chosen side in the conflict. It also showed that at least some of the actions of the Emperor were done in order to ensure that the blue Twin did not switch sides and cause an overall Chaos victory. This means that the Emperor and Malcador were both fully aware of the nature of the Twin Primarchs if not their exact whereabouts and activities, as well as knowing that they were at odds with one another and striving to ensure that one of them remained loyal.

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	# Alpharius was not fully completed at the time of the scattering of the primarchs, thus was spared '''OR''' some part of him remained behind ''(potentially [[Omegon]]?)''. Either way he remained at the Emperor's side at the beginning of the Great Crusade and acted as His hidden agent until the time was right to reveal him. But this story is a lie.		# Alpharius was not fully completed at the time of the scattering of the primarchs, thus was spared '''OR''' some part of him remained behind ''(potentially [[Omegon]]?)''. Either way he remained at the Emperor's side at the beginning of the Great Crusade and acted as His hidden agent until the time was right to reveal him. But this story is a lie.

	In ''Alpharius: Head of the Hydra'', the author uses ALL of these, to one degree or another. Alpharius was found on Terra and raised in secret, because the Emperor wasn't sure how many primarchs had survived the scattering (3). He spends much of the Great Crusade waging a shadow war against the enemies of the Imperium, until he hears about a warrior that sounds like a primarch and goes to investigate. The warrior, revealed to be Omegon, is trapped on a dead, Slaugth-infested world (2); however, he hasn't been tortured or corrupted by the Slaugth. Omegon tells Alpharius that he wound up on a Dead World and escaped by hijacking some space pirates when they came to loot the place (1), before getting trapped on this planet while killing Slaugth.		In ''Alpharius: Head of the Hydra'', the author uses ALL of these, to one degree or another. Alpharius was found on Terra and raised in secret, because the Emperor wasn't sure how many primarchs had survived the scattering (3). He spends much of the Great Crusade waging a shadow war against the enemies of the Imperium, until he hears about a warrior that sounds like a primarch and goes to investigate, anonymously, under the pretense of helping [[Lion El'Johnson\|the Lion's]] bid for the position of the Warmaster during the [[Rangdan Xenocides]] (and the story of how [[Alpha Legion\|the XXth]] met the Lion, of course, contradicts the account written in the Dark Angels novels). The warrior, revealed to be Omegon, is trapped on a dead, Slaugth-infested world (2); however, he hasn't been tortured or corrupted by the Slaugth. That world was previously killed by the Rangda, Omegon tells Alpharius that he wound up on a Dead World and escaped by hijacking some space pirates when they came to loot the place (1), before getting trapped on this planet while killing Slaugth.

	Eventually, the two decide to go introduce themselves to Horus, and Omegon proceeds to attack the ''Vengeful Spirit'', infiltrate it, and reveal himself to Horus as Alpharius. Therefore, EVERY Alpha Legion "origin" has some level of truth. Well played, Black Library. On top of that, it was Alpharius who had the slate-grey armor and infiltrated each of his brothers' legions when they were introduced to their fathers while Omegon was the one in the Pythian Scales with the Pale Spear when Alpharius found him. The fact that the prologue and the epilogue both feature Alpharius stating "I am Alpharius", followed by the statement "This is/was a lie", makes it even more confusing as to which twin is which. Indeed, it's entirely possible that the entire novel is a lie.		Eventually, the two decide to go introduce themselves to Horus, and Omegon proceeds to attack the ''Vengeful Spirit'', infiltrate it, and reveal himself to Horus as Alpharius. Therefore, EVERY Alpha Legion "origin" has some level of truth. Well played, Black Library. On top of that, it was Alpharius who had the slate-grey armor and infiltrated each of his brothers' legions when they were introduced to their fathers while Omegon was the one in the Pythian Scales with the Pale Spear when Alpharius found him. The fact that the prologue and the epilogue both feature Alpharius stating "I am Alpharius", followed by the statement "This is/was a lie", makes it even more confusing as to which twin is which. Indeed, it's entirely possible that the entire novel is a lie. It probably means that the protagonist of the novel is Omegon recounting stories told to him by Alpharius (since it is Omegon who is now the public face of the Legion after Horus met him), however Alpharius might have lied to Omegon or Omegon might have seeded some lies in the story himself... it gets ''confusing'' very quickly.

	What this suggests, if all the stories are true and taken into context is that the twins were separated at the scattering, with one landing on a separate planet ''(the human world becoming the dead world when the xenos arrived)'' and was then raised by Xenos, but escaped ''(or was rescued)'' and attempted to search for his creator, finding Horus. While the one grew up in secrecy with the Emperor and accounts for much of the actions of the [[Alpha Legion\|XXth legion]] LONG before the Primarch's "official" discovery.		What this suggests, if all the stories are true and taken into context is that the twins were separated at the scattering, with one landing on a separate planet ''(the human world becoming the dead world when the xenos arrived)'' and was then raised by Xenos, but escaped ''(or was rescued)'' and attempted to search for his creator, finding Horus. While the one grew up in secrecy with the Emperor and accounts for much of the actions of the [[Alpha Legion\|XXth legion]] LONG before the Primarch's "official" discovery.