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	Just as the [[Imperium of Man]] wages Crusades against [[Xenos]] and [[Chaos]], starting with the [[Great Crusade]], led by the [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Emperor of Mankind]] Himself, the minions of the [[Chaos Gods\|Ruinous Powers]] have launched several crusades against the civilisations of the galaxy.		Just as the [[Imperium of Man]] wages Crusades against [[Xenos]] and [[Chaos]], starting with the [[Great Crusade]], led by the [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Emperor of Mankind]] Himself, the minions of the [[Chaos Gods\|Ruinous Powers]] have launched several crusades against the civilisations of the galaxy.

	== Horus Heresy ==		==Horus Heresy==
	The [[Horus Heresy]] might be thought of as first and the biggest Black Crusade of all, when Warmaster [[Horus]], [[Primarch]] of the soon-to-be [[Black Legion]], led his Legion and eight others, the very first [[Chaos Space Marines]], to try and overthrow the Emperor. They left the Imperium in ruins, but were narrowly defeated in orbit around [[Terra]].		The [[Horus Heresy]] might be thought of as first and the biggest Black Crusade of all, when Warmaster [[Horus]], [[Primarch]] of the soon-to-be [[Black Legion]], led his Legion and eight others, the very first [[Chaos Space Marines]], to try and overthrow the Emperor. They left the Imperium in ruins, but were narrowly defeated in orbit around [[Terra]].

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	==The 13th Black Crusade V.1: The Eye of Terror Campaign==		==The 13th Black Crusade V.1: The Eye of Terror Campaign==

	Back in Third Edition, GW ran the "Eye of Terror" worldwide campaign to determine the outcome of the war. Going by the numbers of the battles sent in (admittedly not a tamper-proof measure), the forces of Chaos actually won the ground war, and the Imperium won the space war, since this was before GW had the "fuck our customers" mindset, they actually did wrap up the 13th Black Crusade... In the 18th issue of their Battlefleet Gothic Magazine. Yep, the major event that the whole setting stops at was wrapped up in an issue nobody bought (so a lot of people thought it never ended). Abaddon's fleets (including the Planet Killer and a [[Blackstone Fortress]]) were crippled and he and his generals were stranded on a dozen worlds. They continued to win the ground war on most planets, including Cadia, but even if they did capture those they'd be left stuck without any way of proceeding whereas the Imperium [[Exterminatus\|could just virus bomb the captured worlds]].		Back in Third Edition, GW ran the "Eye of Terror" worldwide campaign to determine the outcome of the war. Going by the numbers of the battles sent in (admittedly not a tamper-proof measure), the forces of Chaos actually won the ground war, and the Imperium won the space war, since this was before GW had the "fuck our customers" mindset, they actually did wrap up the 13th Black Crusade... In the 18th issue of their Battlefleet Gothic Magazine. Yep, the major event that the whole setting stops at was wrapped up in an issue nobody bought (so a lot of people thought it never ended). Abaddon's fleets (including the Planet Killer and a [[Blackstone Fortress]]) were crippled and he and his generals were stranded on a dozen worlds. They continued to win the ground war on most planets, including Cadia, but even if they did capture those they'd be left stuck without any way of proceeding whereas the Imperium [[Exterminatus\|could just virus bomb the captured worlds]].

	==[[The 13th Black Crusade]] Ver 2.0: The Gathering Storm==		==[[The 13th Black Crusade]] Ver 2.0: The Gathering Storm==

	Four game editions and twenty-odd real world years later, Games Workshop decides to revisit Abby's 13th temper tantrum, as new company policy [[Advancing the Storyline\|dictated that the timeline would ''finally'' advance]].		Four game editions and twenty-odd real world years later, Games Workshop decides to revisit Abby's 13th temper tantrum, as new company policy [[Advancing the Storyline\|dictated that the timeline would ''finally'' advance]].

2A02:1810:4E2C:A900:B1DB:DD21:1188:2216 at 19:09, 7 June 2023

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The 13th Black Crusade Ver 2.0: The Gathering Storm

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	The ground war fared much better for Abby's forces, but here again the Imperial forces fought tooth and nail, and although they were gradually pushed back from their ramparts and trenches, they made the Despoiler's lackeys pay for every bloody foot they took. Kasr Kraf, the last bastion, eventually fell, but the fight continued under the shadows of the Elysion Pylon fields, where Abaddon himself finally deigned to make an appearance to try and take out [[Creed]] and his command. The Lord Castellan escaped to fight another day, but not before losing his BFF Kell in the process.		The ground war fared much better for Abby's forces, but here again the Imperial forces fought tooth and nail, and although they were gradually pushed back from their ramparts and trenches, they made the Despoiler's lackeys pay for every bloody foot they took. Kasr Kraf, the last bastion, eventually fell, but the fight continued under the shadows of the Elysion Pylon fields, where Abaddon himself finally deigned to make an appearance to try and take out [[Creed]] and his command. The Lord Castellan escaped to fight another day, but not before losing his BFF Kell in the process.

	When the Pylon Fields suddenly came to life (the results of a collaboration between Archmagos [[Belisarius Cawl]] and the [[Necron]] [[Trazyn the Infinite]]), Abaddon was forced to make a tactical withdrawal back to his flagship. Having enough of all this nonsense, Abaddon triggered his Plan B: '''throw the Blackstone Fortress at the planet.'''		When the Pylon Fields suddenly came to life (the results of a collaboration between Archmagos [[Belisarius Cawl]] and the [[Necron]] [[Trazyn the Infinite]]), Abaddon was forced to make a tactical withdrawal back to his flagship. Having enough of all this nonsense, Abaddon triggered his Plan B: '''throw the Blackstone Fortress at the planet.''' Which he accomplished by ordering his lackeys to ram the intact hulk of the fortress with their ships, straight into Cadia.

	Cadia burned, and with its ancient pylon fields toppled, the Eye of Terror could no longer be contained. The [[Great Rift]] was born, and the Imperium of Mankind suddenly found itself effectively cut in half.		Cadia burned, and with its ancient pylon fields toppled, the Eye of Terror could no longer be contained. The [[Great Rift]] was born, and the Imperium of Mankind suddenly found itself effectively cut in half.

1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva at 02:06, 15 August 2022

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	~~''This article is about~~ the crusades waged by the forces of [[Chaos]] in [[Warhammer 40,000]]~~. For~~ the role-playing game by [[Fantasy Flight Games]]~~, see [[~~Black Crusade (RPG)~~]].''~~		{{Disambiguation\|the crusades waged by the forces of [[Chaos]] in [[Warhammer 40,000]]\|the role-playing game by [[Fantasy Flight Games]]\|Black Crusade (RPG)}}
	[[File:13th Black Crusade.jpg\|thumb\|right\|480px\|You gone done it now, [[Imperium of Man\|corpse worshippers]].]]		[[File:13th Black Crusade.jpg\|thumb\|right\|480px\|You gone done it now, [[Imperium of Man\|corpse worshippers]].]]
	{{Topquote\|When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come.” And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.\|Revelation 6:3-4}}		{{Topquote\|When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come.” And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.\|Revelation 6:3-4}}

1d4chan>HyperionEinherjar at 10:04, 11 February 2022

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	''This article is about the crusades waged by the forces of [[Chaos]] in [[Warhammer 40,000]]. For the role-playing game by [[Fantasy Flight Games]], see [[Black Crusade (RPG)]].''		''This article is about the crusades waged by the forces of [[Chaos]] in [[Warhammer 40,000]]. For the role-playing game by [[Fantasy Flight Games]], see [[Black Crusade (RPG)]].''
	[[File:13th Black Crusade.jpg\|thumb\|right\|480px\|You gone done it now, [[Imperium of Man\|corpse worshippers]].]]		[[File:13th Black Crusade.jpg\|thumb\|right\|480px\|You gone done it now, [[Imperium of Man\|corpse worshippers]].]]
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	*{{anchor\|11th Black Crusade}}'''11th Black Crusade''': After binding a Daemon of Tzeentch within the oculus of his vessel in the hope that it may find new routes through the Warp storms, Abaddon gets caught in a warp storm and ends up in orbit over the planet Relorria. There the Traitor Marines encounter Orks, and a three-sided war breaks out. Abaddon takes many Orks as prisoners, after which he departs and [[Dick\|leaves the humans of Relorria to deal with the remaining Xenos]]. He later discovers their connection to the warp and begins experimenting with them to create Ork-Daemon hybrids (Cute, Abby, but [[Mortarion\|Morty]] did it first in M36).		*{{anchor\|11th Black Crusade}}'''11th Black Crusade''': After binding a Daemon of Tzeentch within the oculus of his vessel in the hope that it may find new routes through the Warp storms, Abaddon gets caught in a warp storm and ends up in orbit over the planet Relorria. There the Traitor Marines encounter Orks, and a three-sided war breaks out. Abaddon takes many Orks as prisoners, after which he departs and [[Dick\|leaves the humans of Relorria to deal with the remaining Xenos]]. He later discovers their connection to the warp and begins experimenting with them to create Ork-Daemon hybrids (Cute, Abby, but [[Mortarion\|Morty]] did it first in M36).
	*{{anchor\|12th Black Crusade}}'''12th Black Crusade''': The one where he got the [[Blackstone Fortress]]es. See the [[Gothic War]], also covered in [[Battlefleet Gothic]].		*{{anchor\|12th Black Crusade}}'''12th Black Crusade''': The one where he got the [[Blackstone Fortress]]es. See the [[Gothic War]], also covered in [[Battlefleet Gothic]].
	*{{anchor\|13th Black Crusade}}'''13th Black Crusade''': The latest Black Crusade, launched at the closing years of the 41st Millennium. For the longest time, this was where the timeline literally ''stopped'', and remained the case for several editions. Until, that is, ''The [[Gathering Storm]]'' happened.		*{{anchor\|13th Black Crusade}}'''13th Black Crusade''': The [[The 13th Black Crusade\|latest Black Crusade]], launched at the closing years of the 41st Millennium. For the longest time, this was where the timeline literally ''stopped'', and remained the case for several editions. Until, that is, ''The [[Gathering Storm]]'' happened.

	==The 13th Black Crusade V.1: The Eye of Terror Campaign==		==The 13th Black Crusade V.1: The Eye of Terror Campaign==
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	Back in Third Edition, GW ran the "Eye of Terror" worldwide campaign to determine the outcome of the war. Going by the numbers of the battles sent in (admittedly not a tamper-proof measure), the forces of Chaos actually won the ground war, and the Imperium won the space war, since this was before GW had the "fuck our customers" mindset, they actually did wrap up the 13th Black Crusade... In the 18th issue of their Battlefleet Gothic Magazine. Yep, the major event that the whole setting stops at was wrapped up in an issue nobody bought (so a lot of people thought it never ended). Abaddon's fleets (including the Planet Killer and a [[Blackstone Fortress]]) were crippled and he and his generals were stranded on a dozen worlds. They continued to win the ground war on most planets, including Cadia, but even if they did capture those they'd be left stuck without any way of proceeding whereas the Imperium [[Exterminatus\|could just virus bomb the captured worlds]].		Back in Third Edition, GW ran the "Eye of Terror" worldwide campaign to determine the outcome of the war. Going by the numbers of the battles sent in (admittedly not a tamper-proof measure), the forces of Chaos actually won the ground war, and the Imperium won the space war, since this was before GW had the "fuck our customers" mindset, they actually did wrap up the 13th Black Crusade... In the 18th issue of their Battlefleet Gothic Magazine. Yep, the major event that the whole setting stops at was wrapped up in an issue nobody bought (so a lot of people thought it never ended). Abaddon's fleets (including the Planet Killer and a [[Blackstone Fortress]]) were crippled and he and his generals were stranded on a dozen worlds. They continued to win the ground war on most planets, including Cadia, but even if they did capture those they'd be left stuck without any way of proceeding whereas the Imperium [[Exterminatus\|could just virus bomb the captured worlds]].

	==The 13th Black Crusade Ver 2.0: The Gathering Storm==		==[[The 13th Black Crusade]] Ver 2.0: The Gathering Storm==

	Four game editions and twenty-odd real world years later, Games Workshop decides to revisit Abby's 13th temper tantrum, as new company policy [[Advancing the Storyline\|dictated that the timeline would ''finally'' advance]].		Four game editions and twenty-odd real world years later, Games Workshop decides to revisit Abby's 13th temper tantrum, as new company policy [[Advancing the Storyline\|dictated that the timeline would ''finally'' advance]].

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	*{{anchor\|10th Black Crusade}}'''10th Black Crusade''': Abaddon assaults the Helica Subsector (of [[Eisenhorn]] fame) with the aid of the [[Iron Warriors]], sending out some of his minor warlords as a distraction while he and [[Perturabo]] attack the [[Iron Hands]]' homeworld of [[Medusa]]. The Iron Hands barely hold on, and Abaddon and Perturabo leave after they are satisfied with what they have learned about Medusa's defenses. While technically victorious, the Iron Hands have suffered severe casualties and many of the worlds in their system have been destroyed.		*{{anchor\|10th Black Crusade}}'''10th Black Crusade''': Abaddon assaults the Helica Subsector (of [[Eisenhorn]] fame) with the aid of the [[Iron Warriors]], sending out some of his minor warlords as a distraction while he and [[Perturabo]] attack the [[Iron Hands]]' homeworld of [[Medusa]]. The Iron Hands barely hold on, and Abaddon and Perturabo leave after they are satisfied with what they have learned about Medusa's defenses. While technically victorious, the Iron Hands have suffered severe casualties and many of the worlds in their system have been destroyed.
	*{{anchor\|11th Black Crusade}}'''11th Black Crusade''': After binding a Daemon of Tzeentch within the oculus of his vessel in the hope that it may find new routes through the Warp storms, Abaddon gets caught in a warp storm and ends up in orbit over the planet Relorria. There the Traitor Marines encounter Orks, and a three-sided war breaks out. Abaddon takes many Orks as prisoners, after which he departs and [[Dick\|leaves the humans of Relorria to deal with the remaining Xenos]]. He later discovers their connection to the warp and begins experimenting with them to create Ork-Daemon hybrids (Cute, Abby, but [[Mortarion\|Morty]] did it first in M36).		*{{anchor\|11th Black Crusade}}'''11th Black Crusade''': After binding a Daemon of Tzeentch within the oculus of his vessel in the hope that it may find new routes through the Warp storms, Abaddon gets caught in a warp storm and ends up in orbit over the planet Relorria. There the Traitor Marines encounter Orks, and a three-sided war breaks out. Abaddon takes many Orks as prisoners, after which he departs and [[Dick\|leaves the humans of Relorria to deal with the remaining Xenos]]. He later discovers their connection to the warp and begins experimenting with them to create Ork-Daemon hybrids (Cute, Abby, but [[Mortarion\|Morty]] did it first in M36).
	*{{anchor\|12th Black Crusade}}'''12th Black Crusade''': The one where he got the [[Blackstone Fortress]]es. See [[Battlefleet Gothic]].		*{{anchor\|12th Black Crusade}}'''12th Black Crusade''': The one where he got the [[Blackstone Fortress]]es. See the [[Gothic War]], also covered in [[Battlefleet Gothic]].
	*{{anchor\|13th Black Crusade}}'''13th Black Crusade''': The latest Black Crusade, launched at the closing years of the 41st Millennium. For the longest time, this was where the timeline literally ''stopped'', and remained the case for several editions. Until, that is, ''The [[Gathering Storm]]'' happened.		*{{anchor\|13th Black Crusade}}'''13th Black Crusade''': The latest Black Crusade, launched at the closing years of the 41st Millennium. For the longest time, this was where the timeline literally ''stopped'', and remained the case for several editions. Until, that is, ''The [[Gathering Storm]]'' happened.

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Abaddon's Black Crusades

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	==Abaddon's Black Crusades==		==Abaddon's Black Crusades==
	[[Abaddon\|Ezekyle Abaddon]] is the galactic champion of launching failed assaults on the Imperium. Despite having titan legions, traitor legions, neckbeard legions, daemon legions, and the backing of four literal gods, Abaddon has managed to accomplish nothing but get his shit wrecked for millennia. Eventually he throws a tantrum so hard that he just drops a [[Blackstone Fortress]] on Cadia, destroying what might well have been the last weapon that was capable of hurting some of Chaos' [[C'tan\|most dangerous foes]; [[skub\|arguably]] their [[War in Heaven\|progenitors]] in fact, so in casting aside that particular weapon, Team Chaos might do well to [[meme\|prepare for unforeseen consequences]]. Incidentally, that's also why Abby's arms fell off and why he will look mad forever.		[[Abaddon\|Ezekyle Abaddon]] is the galactic champion of launching failed assaults on the Imperium. Despite having titan legions, traitor legions, neckbeard legions, daemon legions, and the backing of four literal gods, Abaddon has managed to accomplish nothing but get his shit wrecked for millennia. Eventually he throws a tantrum so hard that he just drops a [[Blackstone Fortress]] on Cadia, destroying what might well have been the last weapon that was capable of hurting some of Chaos' [[C'tan\|most dangerous foes]]; [[skub\|arguably]] their [[War in Heaven\|progenitors]] in fact, so in casting aside that particular weapon, Team Chaos might do well to [[meme\|prepare for unforeseen consequences]]. Incidentally, that's also why Abby's arms fell off and why he will look mad forever.
	===A new perspective===		===A new perspective===
	These constant failures have not escaped the eyes of the fanbase, and so Games Workshop (read: [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]]) has rewritten the first twelve Black Crusades, now explaining that the first twelve were not for the purpose of conquering Cadia or Terra: they were simply aimed at gathering various superweapons, undermining the Imperium, and generally preparing for the "main event" of the thirteenth. Regardless, /tg/ tends to continue to mock Abaddon and his "failures", because memes are fun and/or everything Games Workshop does is to be mocked. Conversely in the fluff, a [[Racial Holy War\|White Crusade]] is an Imperial led equivalent against Chaos, although it never really caught on.		These constant failures have not escaped the eyes of the fanbase, and so Games Workshop (read: [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]]) has rewritten the first twelve Black Crusades, now explaining that the first twelve were not for the purpose of conquering Cadia or Terra: they were simply aimed at gathering various superweapons, undermining the Imperium, and generally preparing for the "main event" of the thirteenth. Regardless, /tg/ tends to continue to mock Abaddon and his "failures", because memes are fun and/or everything Games Workshop does is to be mocked. Conversely in the fluff, a [[Racial Holy War\|White Crusade]] is an Imperial led equivalent against Chaos, although it never really caught on.

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	==Abaddon's Black Crusades==		==Abaddon's Black Crusades==
	[[Abaddon\|Ezekyle Abaddon]] is the galactic champion of launching failed assaults on the Imperium. Despite having titan legions, traitor legions, neckbeard legions, daemon legions, and the backing of four literal gods, Abaddon has managed to accomplish nothing but get his shit wrecked for millennia. Eventually he throws a tantrum so hard that he just drops a [[Blackstone Fortress]] on Cadia, destroying what might well have been the last weapon that was capable of hurting some of Chaos' [[C'tan\|most dangerous foes]; [[skub\|arguably]] their [[War In Heaven\|progenitors]] in fact, so in casting aside that particular weapon, Team Chaos might do well to [[meme\|prepare for unforeseen consequences]]. Incidentally, that's also why Abby's arms fell off and why he will look mad forever.		[[Abaddon\|Ezekyle Abaddon]] is the galactic champion of launching failed assaults on the Imperium. Despite having titan legions, traitor legions, neckbeard legions, daemon legions, and the backing of four literal gods, Abaddon has managed to accomplish nothing but get his shit wrecked for millennia. Eventually he throws a tantrum so hard that he just drops a [[Blackstone Fortress]] on Cadia, destroying what might well have been the last weapon that was capable of hurting some of Chaos' [[C'tan\|most dangerous foes]; [[skub\|arguably]] their [[War in Heaven\|progenitors]] in fact, so in casting aside that particular weapon, Team Chaos might do well to [[meme\|prepare for unforeseen consequences]]. Incidentally, that's also why Abby's arms fell off and why he will look mad forever.
	===A new perspective===		===A new perspective===
	These constant failures have not escaped the eyes of the fanbase, and so Games Workshop (read: [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]]) has rewritten the first twelve Black Crusades, now explaining that the first twelve were not for the purpose of conquering Cadia or Terra: they were simply aimed at gathering various superweapons, undermining the Imperium, and generally preparing for the "main event" of the thirteenth. Regardless, /tg/ tends to continue to mock Abaddon and his "failures", because memes are fun and/or everything Games Workshop does is to be mocked. Conversely in the fluff, a [[Racial Holy War\|White Crusade]] is an Imperial led equivalent against Chaos, although it never really caught on.		These constant failures have not escaped the eyes of the fanbase, and so Games Workshop (read: [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]]) has rewritten the first twelve Black Crusades, now explaining that the first twelve were not for the purpose of conquering Cadia or Terra: they were simply aimed at gathering various superweapons, undermining the Imperium, and generally preparing for the "main event" of the thirteenth. Regardless, /tg/ tends to continue to mock Abaddon and his "failures", because memes are fun and/or everything Games Workshop does is to be mocked. Conversely in the fluff, a [[Racial Holy War\|White Crusade]] is an Imperial led equivalent against Chaos, although it never really caught on.

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	==Abaddon's Black Crusades==		==Abaddon's Black Crusades==
	[[Abaddon\|Ezekyle Abaddon]] is the galactic champion of launching failed assaults on the Imperium. Despite having titan legions, traitor legions, neckbeard legions, daemon legions, and the backing of four literal gods, Abaddon has managed to accomplish nothing but get his shit wrecked for millennia. Eventually he throws a tantrum so hard that he just drops a [[Blackstone Fortress]] on Cadia, destroying what might be the last weapon capable of hurting some of Chaos' [[C'tan\|most dangerous foes]]. ~~That~~'s why ~~his~~ arms fell off and why he will look mad forever.		[[Abaddon\|Ezekyle Abaddon]] is the galactic champion of launching failed assaults on the Imperium. Despite having titan legions, traitor legions, neckbeard legions, daemon legions, and the backing of four literal gods, Abaddon has managed to accomplish nothing but get his shit wrecked for millennia. Eventually he throws a tantrum so hard that he just drops a [[Blackstone Fortress]] on Cadia, destroying what might well have been the last weapon that was capable of hurting some of Chaos' [[C'tan\|most dangerous foes]; [[skub\|arguably]] their [[War In Heaven\|progenitors]] in fact, so in casting aside that particular weapon, Team Chaos might do well to [[meme\|prepare for unforeseen consequences]]. Incidentally, that's also why Abby's arms fell off and why he will look mad forever.
	===A new perspective===		===A new perspective===
	These constant failures have not escaped the eyes of the fanbase, and so Games Workshop (read: [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]]) has rewritten the first twelve Black Crusades, now explaining that the first twelve were not for the purpose of conquering Cadia or Terra: they were simply aimed at gathering various superweapons, undermining the Imperium, and generally preparing for the "main event" of the thirteenth. Regardless, /tg/ tends to continue to mock Abaddon and his "failures", because memes are fun and/or everything Games Workshop does is to be mocked. Conversely in the fluff, a [[Racial Holy War\|White Crusade]] is an Imperial led equivalent against Chaos, although it never really caught on.		These constant failures have not escaped the eyes of the fanbase, and so Games Workshop (read: [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]]) has rewritten the first twelve Black Crusades, now explaining that the first twelve were not for the purpose of conquering Cadia or Terra: they were simply aimed at gathering various superweapons, undermining the Imperium, and generally preparing for the "main event" of the thirteenth. Regardless, /tg/ tends to continue to mock Abaddon and his "failures", because memes are fun and/or everything Games Workshop does is to be mocked. Conversely in the fluff, a [[Racial Holy War\|White Crusade]] is an Imperial led equivalent against Chaos, although it never really caught on.

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	*{{anchor\|10th Black Crusade}}'''10th Black Crusade''': Abaddon assaults the Helica Subsector (of [[Eisenhorn]] fame) with the aid of the [[Iron Warriors]], sending out some of his minor warlords as a distraction while he and [[Perturabo]] attack the [[Iron Hands]]' homeworld of [[Medusa]]. The Iron Hands barely hold on, and Abaddon and Perturabo leave after they are satisfied with what they have learned about Medusa's defenses. While technically victorious, the Iron Hands have suffered severe casualties and many of the worlds in their system have been destroyed.		*{{anchor\|10th Black Crusade}}'''10th Black Crusade''': Abaddon assaults the Helica Subsector (of [[Eisenhorn]] fame) with the aid of the [[Iron Warriors]], sending out some of his minor warlords as a distraction while he and [[Perturabo]] attack the [[Iron Hands]]' homeworld of [[Medusa]]. The Iron Hands barely hold on, and Abaddon and Perturabo leave after they are satisfied with what they have learned about Medusa's defenses. While technically victorious, the Iron Hands have suffered severe casualties and many of the worlds in their system have been destroyed.
	*{{anchor\|11th Black Crusade}}'''11th Black Crusade''': After binding a Daemon of Tzeentch within the oculus of his vessel in the hope that it may find new routes through the Warp storms, Abaddon gets caught in a warp storm and ends up in orbit over the planet Relorria. There the Traitor Marines encounter Orks, and a three-sided war breaks out. Abaddon takes many Orks as prisoners, after which he departs and [[Dick\|leaves the humans of Relorria to deal with the remaining Xenos]]. He later discovers their connection to the warp and begins experimenting with them to create Ork-Daemon hybrids (Cute, Abby, but [[Mortarion\|Morty]] did it first in M36).		*{{anchor\|11th Black Crusade}}'''11th Black Crusade''': After binding a Daemon of Tzeentch within the oculus of his vessel in the hope that it may find new routes through the Warp storms, Abaddon gets caught in a warp storm and ends up in orbit over the planet Relorria. There the Traitor Marines encounter Orks, and a three-sided war breaks out. Abaddon takes many Orks as prisoners, after which he departs and [[Dick\|leaves the humans of Relorria to deal with the remaining Xenos]]. He later discovers their connection to the warp and begins experimenting with them to create Ork-Daemon hybrids (Cute, Abby, but [[Mortarion\|Morty]] did it first in M36).
	*{{anchor\|12th Black Crusade}}'''12th Black Crusade''': The one where he got the [[Blackstone Fortress]]es. See [[Battlefleet Gothic]].		*{{anchor\|12th Black Crusade}}'''12th Black Crusade''': The one where he got the [[Blackstone Fortress]]es. See the [[Gothic War]], also covered in [[Battlefleet Gothic]].
	*{{anchor\|13th Black Crusade}}'''13th Black Crusade''': The latest Black Crusade, launched at the closing years of the 41st Millennium. For the longest time, this was where the timeline literally ''stopped'', and remained the case for several editions. Until, that is, ''The [[Gathering Storm]]'' happened.		*{{anchor\|13th Black Crusade}}'''13th Black Crusade''': The latest Black Crusade, launched at the closing years of the 41st Millennium. For the longest time, this was where the timeline literally ''stopped'', and remained the case for several editions. Until, that is, ''The [[Gathering Storm]]'' happened.

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	*{{anchor\|9th Black Crusade}}'''9th Black Crusade''': Abaddon musters several Traitor Legions for the purpose of strangling the power of Cancephalus, a naval fortress that acted as a base for Imperial ships patrolling the Eye of Terror for any activity. Abaddon proceeds to massacre and mutate the people of Antecanis, a heavily populated world that provided most recruits and officers for Cancephalus. The Traitors depart after having annihilated the response fleet from Cancephalus, thereby crippling the Imperial Navy's power and opening up new routes for Chaos Space Marines to exit the Eye of Terror.		*{{anchor\|9th Black Crusade}}'''9th Black Crusade''': Abaddon musters several Traitor Legions for the purpose of strangling the power of Cancephalus, a naval fortress that acted as a base for Imperial ships patrolling the Eye of Terror for any activity. Abaddon proceeds to massacre and mutate the people of Antecanis, a heavily populated world that provided most recruits and officers for Cancephalus. The Traitors depart after having annihilated the response fleet from Cancephalus, thereby crippling the Imperial Navy's power and opening up new routes for Chaos Space Marines to exit the Eye of Terror.
	*{{anchor\|10th Black Crusade}}'''10th Black Crusade''': Abaddon assaults the Helica Subsector (of [[Eisenhorn]] fame) with the aid of the [[Iron Warriors]], sending out some of his minor warlords as a distraction while he and [[Perturabo]] attack the [[Iron Hands]]' homeworld of [[Medusa]]. The Iron Hands barely hold on, and Abaddon and Perturabo leave after they are satisfied with what they have learned about Medusa's defenses. While technically victorious, the Iron Hands have suffered severe casualties and many of the worlds in their system have been destroyed.		*{{anchor\|10th Black Crusade}}'''10th Black Crusade''': Abaddon assaults the Helica Subsector (of [[Eisenhorn]] fame) with the aid of the [[Iron Warriors]], sending out some of his minor warlords as a distraction while he and [[Perturabo]] attack the [[Iron Hands]]' homeworld of [[Medusa]]. The Iron Hands barely hold on, and Abaddon and Perturabo leave after they are satisfied with what they have learned about Medusa's defenses. While technically victorious, the Iron Hands have suffered severe casualties and many of the worlds in their system have been destroyed.
	*{{anchor\|11th Black Crusade}}'''11th Black Crusade''': After binding a Daemon of Tzeentch within the oculus of his vessel in the hope that it may find new routes through the Warp storms, Abaddon gets caught in a warp storm and ends up in orbit over the planet Relorria. There the Traitor Marines encounter Orks, and a three-sided war breaks out. Abaddon takes many Orks as prisoners, after which he departs and [[Dick\|leaves the humans of Relorria to deal with the remaining Xenos]]. He later discovers their connection to the warp and begins experimenting with them to create Ork-Daemon hybrids (Cute, Abby, but [[Mortarion\|Morty]] did it first in M36).		*{{anchor\|11th Black Crusade}}'''11th Black Crusade''': After binding a Daemon of Tzeentch within the oculus of his vessel in the hope that it may find new routes through the Warp storms, Abaddon gets caught in a warp storm and ends up in orbit over the planet Relorria. There the Traitor Marines encounter Orks, and a three-sided war breaks out. Abaddon takes many Orks as prisoners, after which he departs and [[Dick\|leaves the humans of Relorria to deal with the remaining Xenos]]. He later discovers their connection to the warp and begins experimenting with them to create Ork-Daemon hybrids (Cute, Abby, but [[Mortarion\|Morty]] did it first in M36).
	*{{anchor\|12th Black Crusade}}'''12th Black Crusade''': The one where he got the [[Blackstone Fortress]]es. See the [[Gothic War]], also covered in [[Battlefleet Gothic]].		*{{anchor\|12th Black Crusade}}'''12th Black Crusade''': The one where he got the [[Blackstone Fortress]]es. See the [[Gothic War]], also covered in [[Battlefleet Gothic]].
	*{{anchor\|13th Black Crusade}}'''13th Black Crusade''': The [[The 13th Black Crusade\|latest Black Crusade]], launched at the closing years of the 41st Millennium. For the longest time, this was where the timeline literally ''stopped'', and remained the case for several editions. Until, that is, ''The [[Gathering Storm]]'' happened.		*{{anchor\|13th Black Crusade}}'''13th Black Crusade''': The [[The 13th Black Crusade\|latest Black Crusade]], launched at the closing years of the 41st Millennium. For the longest time, this was where the timeline literally ''stopped'', and remained the case for several editions. Until, that is, ''The [[Gathering Storm]]'' happened.
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	==The 13th Black Crusade V.1: The Eye of Terror Campaign==		==The 13th Black Crusade V.1: The Eye of Terror Campaign==

	Back in Third Edition, GW ran the "Eye of Terror" worldwide campaign to determine the outcome of the war. Going by the numbers of the battles sent in (admittedly not a tamper-proof measure), the forces of Chaos actually won the ground war, and the Imperium won the space war, since this was before GW had the "fuck our customers" mindset, they actually did wrap up the 13th Black Crusade... In the 18th issue of their Battlefleet Gothic Magazine. Yep, the major event that the whole setting stops at was wrapped up in an issue nobody bought (so a lot of people thought it never ended). Abaddon's fleets (including the Planet Killer and a [[Blackstone Fortress]]) were crippled and he and his generals were stranded on a dozen worlds. They continued to win the ground war on most planets, including Cadia, but even if they did capture those they'd be left stuck without any way of proceeding whereas the Imperium [[Exterminatus\|could just virus bomb the captured worlds]].		Back in Third Edition, GW ran the "Eye of Terror" worldwide campaign to determine the outcome of the war. Going by the numbers of the battles sent in (admittedly not a tamper-proof measure), the forces of Chaos actually won the ground war, and the Imperium won the space war, since this was before GW had the "fuck our customers" mindset, they actually did wrap up the 13th Black Crusade... In the 18th issue of their Battlefleet Gothic Magazine. Yep, the major event that the whole setting stops at was wrapped up in an issue nobody bought (so a lot of people thought it never ended). Abaddon's fleets (including the Planet Killer and a [[Blackstone Fortress]]) were crippled and he and his generals were stranded on a dozen worlds. They continued to win the ground war on most planets, including Cadia, but even if they did capture those they'd be left stuck without any way of proceeding whereas the Imperium [[Exterminatus\|could just virus bomb the captured worlds]].

	==[[The 13th Black Crusade]] Ver 2.0: The Gathering Storm==		==[[The 13th Black Crusade]] Ver 2.0: The Gathering Storm==

	Four game editions and twenty-odd real world years later, Games Workshop decides to revisit Abby's 13th temper tantrum, as new company policy [[Advancing the Storyline\|dictated that the timeline would ''finally'' advance]].		Four game editions and twenty-odd real world years later, Games Workshop decides to revisit Abby's 13th temper tantrum, as new company policy [[Advancing the Storyline\|dictated that the timeline would ''finally'' advance]].

	While it followed the same general beats of the Eye of Terror campaign, the massive Chaos force that broke upon the Cadian system was no longer the bulk of Abbadon's forces... but its ''vanguard''. A much larger Chaos fleet was inbound, led by the ''Vengeful Spirit'' itself, with the Blackstone Fortress ''Will of Eternity'' now as the Black Fleet's ace-in-the hole (which begs the question where the Planet Killer went to).		While it followed the same general beats of the Eye of Terror campaign, the massive Chaos force that broke upon the Cadian system was no longer the bulk of Abbadon's forces... but its ''vanguard''. A much larger Chaos fleet was inbound, led by the ''Vengeful Spirit'' itself, with the Blackstone Fortress ''Will of Eternity'' now as the Black Fleet's ace-in-the hole (which begs the question where the Planet Killer went to).

	Despite all of this Abaddon wasn't going to get a victory handed to him on a golden platter, as the Imperials fought back as hard as anyone with their backs to the wall could. Battered battlefleets harried Abaddon's ships as they pushed through to Cadia, trying to buy as much time as they could for the defenders on the ground to shore up their fortifications.		Despite all of this Abaddon wasn't going to get a victory handed to him on a golden platter, as the Imperials fought back as hard as anyone with their backs to the wall could. Battered battlefleets harried Abaddon's ships as they pushed through to Cadia, trying to buy as much time as they could for the defenders on the ground to shore up their fortifications.

	And ''then'' when no one was expecting it, the '''Phalanx''' transitioned into the midst of the Black Fleet, and with its mighty bow guns, [[Awesome\|crippled the Blackstone Fortress and a sizeable portion of the Black Fleet as a whole]]. So much for that ace in the hole.		And ''then'' when no one was expecting it, the '''Phalanx''' transitioned into the midst of the Black Fleet, and with its mighty bow guns, [[Awesome\|crippled the Blackstone Fortress and a sizeable portion of the Black Fleet as a whole]]. So much for that ace in the hole.

	The ground war fared much better for Abby's forces, but here again the Imperial forces fought tooth and nail, and although they were gradually pushed back from their ramparts and trenches, they made the Despoiler's lackeys pay for every bloody foot they took. Kasr Kraf, the last bastion, eventually fell, but the fight continued under the shadows of the Elysion Pylon fields, where Abaddon himself finally deigned to make an appearance to try and take out [[Creed]] and his command. The Lord Castellan escaped to fight another day, but not before losing his BFF Kell in the process.		The ground war fared much better for Abby's forces, but here again the Imperial forces fought tooth and nail, and although they were gradually pushed back from their ramparts and trenches, they made the Despoiler's lackeys pay for every bloody foot they took. Kasr Kraf, the last bastion, eventually fell, but the fight continued under the shadows of the Elysion Pylon fields, where Abaddon himself finally deigned to make an appearance to try and take out [[Creed]] and his command. The Lord Castellan escaped to fight another day, but not before losing his BFF Kell in the process.

	When the Pylon Fields suddenly came to life (the results of a collaboration between Archmagos [[Belisarius Cawl]] and the [[Necron]] [[Trazyn the Infinite]]), Abaddon was forced to make a tactical withdrawal back to his flagship. Having enough of all this nonsense, Abaddon triggered his Plan B: '''throw the Blackstone Fortress at the planet.''' Which he accomplished by ordering his lackeys to ram the intact hulk of the fortress with their ships, straight into Cadia.		When the Pylon Fields suddenly came to life (the results of a collaboration between Archmagos [[Belisarius Cawl]] and the [[Necron]] [[Trazyn the Infinite]]), Abaddon was forced to make a tactical withdrawal back to his flagship. Having enough of all this nonsense, Abaddon triggered his Plan B: '''throw the Blackstone Fortress at the planet.''' Which he accomplished by ordering his lackeys to ram the intact hulk of the fortress with their ships, straight into Cadia.

	Cadia burned, and with its ancient pylon fields toppled, the Eye of Terror could no longer be contained. The [[Great Rift]] was born, and the Imperium of Mankind suddenly found itself effectively cut in half.		Cadia burned, and with its ancient pylon fields toppled, the Eye of Terror could no longer be contained. The [[Great Rift]] was born, and the Imperium of Mankind suddenly found itself effectively cut in half.

	Despite a predictable amount of fragmentation among the constituent warbands occurring after Cadia's fall, the Black Crusade is still ongoing.		Despite a predictable amount of fragmentation among the constituent warbands occurring after Cadia's fall, the Black Crusade is still ongoing.
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	==Minor Black Crusades==		==Minor Black Crusades==
	While Abaddon is the favored son of [[Chaos]]; several other Chaos leaders, like [[Chaos Lord\|Chaos Lords]], [[Sorcerer\|Sorcerers]] or [[Daemon Prince\|Daemon Princes]] have launched their own Black Crusades. Usually, these minor crusades will be launched from a coalition of sorts between several chaos warbands, as few have the resources needed to launch them on their own (Think about Marines, heretics, tanks, daemon engines numbering in the hundreds of thousands and a [[Titan (Warhammer 40,000)\|Titan]] or several). However, those who have them (like Abaddon, some Daemon Princes or VERY successful Lords like maybe [[Huron Blackheart]]) also have the benefit of a centralized command and honor no pact to an external force, which sometimes lead to a more successful campaign.		While Abaddon is the favored son of [[Chaos]]; several other Chaos leaders, like [[Chaos Lord\|Chaos Lords]], [[Sorcerer\|Sorcerers]] or [[Daemon Prince\|Daemon Princes]] have launched their own Black Crusades. Usually, these minor crusades will be launched from a coalition of sorts between several chaos warbands, as few have the resources needed to launch them on their own (Think about Marines, heretics, tanks, daemon engines numbering in the hundreds of thousands and a [[Titan (Warhammer 40,000)\|Titan]] or several). However, those who have them (like Abaddon, some Daemon Princes or VERY successful Lords like maybe [[Huron Blackheart]]) also have the benefit of a centralized command and honor no pact to an external force, which sometimes lead to a more successful campaign.

	These engagements pale in comparison with Abaddon's but they're far greater than your average saturday-night chaos raid. These conflicts can reach anywhere from sub-sectors, whole sectors or several; depending of the objectives or ambition of the one who put themselves in charge (usually by skullbashing) and the bloodlust of his troops. Regardless, these "minor" Black Crusades are awful events (save for Chaos, obviously) that see billions dead and war at great scale, to the point that even [[Space Marines\|Astartes]]' plot armor barely make it and many forces are drawn into the meat grinder to halt them. However they're usually halted, or not. It depends of the mood of the gods or the importance the Militarum Command puts on them.		These engagements pale in comparison with Abaddon's but they're far greater than your average saturday-night chaos raid. These conflicts can reach anywhere from sub-sectors, whole sectors or several; depending of the objectives or ambition of the one who put themselves in charge (usually by skullbashing) and the bloodlust of his troops. Regardless, these "minor" Black Crusades are awful events (save for Chaos, obviously) that see billions dead and war at great scale, to the point that even [[Space Marines\|Astartes]]' plot armor barely make it and many forces are drawn into the meat grinder to halt them. However they're usually halted, or not. It depends of the mood of the gods or the importance the Militarum Command puts on them.