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	Sigismund was born in the slums of Terra during the Unification Wars and orphaned at an early age. He joined up with a crew of other orphans, helping to steal food and supplies for them. He and his friend Thera ultimately ran afoul of a rival orphan gang, the Corpse Kings, who came to their hideout with the intention of wiping them all out. Thera was killed fighting the Corpse Kings, and Sigismund grabbed her weapon and prepared to make a last stand. He defeated several of the Corpse Kings but was about to be overwhelmed when the Legiones Astartes came calling for new recruits. Hilariously enough, he was originally picked up by the [[Night Lords\|VIII Legion]], but the genetic testing revealed that he was more compatible with the [[Imperial Fists\|VII]], [[World Eaters\|XII]], [[Black Legion\|XVI]], and [[Raven Guard\|XIX]] Legions, in that order. No wonder he liked hanging out with the World Eaters.		Sigismund was born in the slums of Terra during the Unification Wars and orphaned at an early age. He joined up with a crew of other orphans, helping to steal food and supplies for them. He and his friend Thera ultimately ran afoul of a rival orphan gang, the Corpse Kings, who came to their hideout with the intention of wiping them all out. Thera was killed fighting the Corpse Kings, and Sigismund grabbed her weapon and prepared to make a last stand. He defeated several of the Corpse Kings but was about to be overwhelmed when the Legiones Astartes came calling for new recruits. Hilariously enough, he was originally picked up by the [[Night Lords\|VIII Legion]], but the genetic testing revealed that he was more compatible with the [[Imperial Fists\|VII]], [[World Eaters\|XII]], [[Black Legion\|XVI]], and [[Raven Guard\|XIX]] Legions, in that order. No wonder he liked hanging out with the World Eaters.

	After his induction into the Imperial Fists, he fought alongside the Night Lords in his first action as a Space Marine, which made him relieved that he hadn't wound up in that legion. He was later selected to join the Templar Brethren, becoming one of the youngest Astartes ever inducted into that elite brotherhood, after training with the weapon master Appius. During his training, Appius asked Sigismund what his reason for fighting was. Sigismund thought back to the friends he'd left behind on Terra, and answered that his purpose in fighting was to protect those who could not protect themselves. While he was a lieutenant, Rogal Dorn made him his personal champion after the end of a joint campaign between the Imperial Fists and the Iron Hands. Dorn and Ferrus Manus had disagreed about the proper way to conduct the campaign, and decided to settle their argument with a duel between their chosen sons. Sigismund kicked the shit out of the Iron Hands champion and was ready to kill him if needed, until Ferrus finally ordered his champion to yield before doing his best Perturabo impression and storming out to go polish his hands. Sigismund later became First Captain after a grueling ritual in which he fought and defeated 200(!) other Templars one after the other, with number 200 being Appius, now interred within a Contemptor Dreadnought. He became known for his skill and hotheadedness - and his unparalleled asskickery. Much like Ahmed Ibn Fadlan in the movie "13th Warrior", Sigismund later went on to spend a great deal of time with the [[World Eaters]], more than he did with his own legion (even being duelling buddies with [[Kharn]], proof that the latter was always a swell guy), and began to take on their ways. For example, he took to using heavy, dense black chains to shackle his weapon to his arm so that he could never drop it. Yep, that's right, the [[Black Templars]] got this tradition from a Traitor Legion! Siggy wisely took that little detail with him right to the grave, lest the Templars suffer a crisis of faith regarding their aesthetic. As it turned out, the reason Sigismund went to live with them was to see if there was anything worthwhile in the way the World Eaters were doing things and as a possible way to forge closer bonds between them and the VII Legion, in the hopes of tempering the XII's rage and butchery.		After his induction into the Imperial Fists, he fought alongside the Night Lords in his first action as a Space Marine, which made him relieved that he hadn't wound up in that legion. He was later selected to join the [[Templar Brethren]], becoming one of the youngest Astartes ever inducted into that elite brotherhood, after training with the weapon master Appius. During his training, Appius asked Sigismund what his reason for fighting was. Sigismund thought back to the friends he'd left behind on Terra, and answered that his purpose in fighting was to protect those who could not protect themselves. While he was a lieutenant, Rogal Dorn made him his personal champion after the end of a joint campaign between the Imperial Fists and the Iron Hands. Dorn and Ferrus Manus had disagreed about the proper way to conduct the campaign, and decided to settle their argument with a duel between their chosen sons. Sigismund kicked the shit out of the Iron Hands champion and was ready to kill him if needed, until Ferrus finally ordered his champion to yield before doing his best Perturabo impression and storming out to go polish his hands. Sigismund later became First Captain after a grueling ritual in which he fought and defeated 200(!) other Templars one after the other, with number 200 being Appius, now interred within a Contemptor Dreadnought. He became known for his skill and hotheadedness - and his unparalleled asskickery. Much like Ahmed Ibn Fadlan in the movie "13th Warrior", Sigismund later went on to spend a great deal of time with the [[World Eaters]], more than he did with his own legion (even being duelling buddies with [[Kharn]], proof that the latter was always a swell guy), and began to take on their ways. For example, he took to using heavy, dense black chains to shackle his weapon to his arm so that he could never drop it. Yep, that's right, the [[Black Templars]] got this tradition from a Traitor Legion! Siggy wisely took that little detail with him right to the grave, lest the Templars suffer a crisis of faith regarding their aesthetic. As it turned out, the reason Sigismund went to live with them was to see if there was anything worthwhile in the way the World Eaters were doing things and as a possible way to forge closer bonds between them and the VII Legion, in the hopes of tempering the XII's rage and butchery.

	Interestingly, Sigismund always vaguely resented having been made into a Space Marine, probably because he'd been forced to abandon his friends on Terra, and once admitted to the remembrancer Solomon Voss that if he'd known as a child what he would become when the Night Lords took him away, he'd have refused the chance. He was also a pessimist at heart, believing that there would be nothing but war in humanity's future even if the Imperium successfully pacified the galaxy, because conflict was an inescapable part of human nature. Unfortunately, he was proven extremely right.		Interestingly, Sigismund always vaguely resented having been made into a Space Marine, probably because he'd been forced to abandon his friends on Terra, and once admitted to the remembrancer Solomon Voss that if he'd known as a child what he would become when the Night Lords took him away, he'd have refused the chance. He was also a pessimist at heart, believing that there would be nothing but war in humanity's future even if the Imperium successfully pacified the galaxy, because conflict was an inescapable part of human nature. Unfortunately, he was proven extremely right.

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	*Sigismund with the Black Sword ''(Hits on MC 3+):'' 2.89 hits, 2.41 wounds, '''1.81 unsaved ID wounds'''		*Sigismund with the Black Sword ''(Hits on MC 3+):'' 2.89 hits, 2.41 wounds, '''1.81 unsaved ID wounds'''
	*Erebus with the Crux Malifica ''(Hits on 5+):'' 1.67 hits, 1.39 wounds, '''0.70 unsaved wounds'''		*Erebus with the Crux Malifica ''(Hits on 5+):'' 1.67 hits, 1.39 wounds, '''0.70 unsaved wounds'''
			Note: Erebus is not the First Captain of the Word Bearers, Kor Phaeron is.

	:Sigismund wins.		:Sigismund wins.

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	===Horus Heresy===		===Horus Heresy===
	When the [[Horus Heresy]] kicked off, Sigismund was part of the very first group of loyalists to hear of the treachery, being at the side of Rogal Dorn when the ''[[Eisenstein]]'' delivered news of the Isstvan III massacre. He had his first discussions with the Imperial "Saint" Euphrati Keeler, who told him that he would die unremembered under an unknown star if he left his father's side. This discussion affected Sigismund deeply, so he requested that Dorn task someone else with leading the Retribution Fleet after Dorn ordered him to go; Dorn thought this was an odd request, but allowed it and [[Battle of Phall\|Captain Hashin Yonnad was sent instead]]. You've never heard of Yonnad because he died just like Keeler predicted. Ironically, Sigismund's absence at Phall would lead [[Perturabo]] to make the wrong assumptions about how the battle would go, and result in the Fists nearly winning and a large chunk of the Retribution Fleet escaping. When news came about the [[Drop Site Massacre]] and the full scale of rebellion became apparent, Sigismund was ordered to purge any remnants of the traitors in the Solar System, purging the memorial asteroid with his Templar elite and the Assault Cadre under [[Fafnir Rann]]. This began a fruitful five years of Rann talking shit to Sigismund while they killed every motherfucker in their path.		When the [[Horus Heresy]] kicked off, Sigismund was part of the very first group of loyalists to hear of the treachery, being at the side of Rogal Dorn when the ''[[Eisenstein]]'' delivered news of the Isstvan III massacre. He had his first discussions with the Imperial "Saint" Euphrati Keeler, who told him that he would die unremembered under an unknown star if he left his father's side. This discussion affected Sigismund deeply, so he requested that Dorn task someone else with leading the Retribution Fleet after Dorn ordered him to go; Dorn thought this was an odd request, but allowed it and [[Battle of Phall\|Captain Hashin Yonnad was sent instead]]. You've never heard of Yonnad because he died just like Keeler predicted. Ironically, Sigismund's absence at Phall would lead [[Perturabo]] to make the wrong assumptions about how the battle would go, and result in the Fists nearly winning and a large chunk of the Retribution Fleet escaping. When news came about the [[Drop Site Massacre]] and the full scale of rebellion became apparent, Sigismund was ordered to purge any remnants of the traitors in the Solar System, purging the memorial asteroid with his Templar elite and the Assault Cadre under [[Fafnir Rann]]. This began a fruitful five years of Rann talking shit to Sigismund while they killed every motherfucker in their path.

	Sigismund then led a mission to [[Mars]] to retrieve as many weapons and suits of armour as possible, since by that time Mars was [[Dark Mechanicum\|FUCKED]]. Despite really, ''really'' wanting to kill everything standing between him and the traitor Fabricator-General Kelbor-Hal, Sigismund realized that the Imperial Fists couldn't retake the planet without reinforcements, ordering Imperial forces to retreat when the forges were surrounded by traitor Titans.		Sigismund then led a mission to [[Mars]] to retrieve as many weapons and suits of armour as possible, since by that time Mars was [[Dark Mechanicum\|FUCKED]]. Despite really, ''really'' wanting to kill everything standing between him and the traitor Fabricator-General Kelbor-Hal, Sigismund realized that the Imperial Fists couldn't retake the planet without reinforcements, ordering Imperial forces to retreat when the forges were surrounded by traitor Titans.

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	{{topquote\|You will die as your weakling father died. Soulless. Honourless. Weeping. Ashamed.\|[[awesome\|Siggy's last words]]. Unlike other Astartes he didn't waste his dying breath recommending his soul to Big-E or something, he told Abaddon of his monumental [[fail]] right to his face.}}		{{topquote\|You will die as your weakling father died. Soulless. Honourless. Weeping. Ashamed.\|[[awesome\|Siggy's last words]]. Unlike other Astartes he didn't waste his dying breath recommending his soul to Big-E or something, he told Abaddon of his monumental [[fail]] right to his face.}}
	{{topquote\|Live by the sword; die by the sword.\|Ancient Terran Proverb}}		{{topquote\|Live by the sword; die by the sword.\|Ancient Terran Proverb}}
	'''Sigismund''' (also known as Siggy-diggy, Sig of the Dump, the Great Wilson, and Swagismund), is a [[Space Marine]] from [[Warhammer 40,000]]'s backstory. He served as [[First Captain]] of the [[Imperial Fists]] Legion and equerry to his [[Primarch]], [[Rogal Dorn]]. Following the [[Horus Heresy]], he served as the first [[Chapter Master\|High Marshal]] of the [[Black Templars]].		'''Sigismund''' (also known as Siggy-diggy, Slumdog Legionnaire, Sig of the Dump, the Great Wilson, and Swagismund), is a [[Space Marine]] from [[Warhammer 40,000]]'s backstory. He served as [[First Captain]] of the [[Imperial Fists]] Legion and equerry to his [[Primarch]], [[Rogal Dorn]]. Following the [[Horus Heresy]], he served as the first [[Chapter Master\|High Marshal]] of the [[Black Templars]].

	==Summary==		==Summary==

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	'''Sigismund vs. Jenetia Krole'''		'''Sigismund vs. Jenetia Krole'''
	*Jenetia Krole with the Sword of Oblivion ''(Hits on 5+):'' 1.3 ~~hits, 0~~.~~87 wounds, '''0.44 unsaved wounds'''~~		*Jenetia Krole with the Sword of Oblivion ''(Hits on 2+):'' 3.3 hits, 2.22 wounds, '''1.11 unsaved wounds'''
	*Sigismund with the Black Sword ''(Sigismund's Turn, Hits on MC 3~~+):'' 2.89~~ hits, 2.41 wounds, '''1.81 unsaved wounds'''		*Sigismund with the Black Sword ''(Hits on MC 6+):'' 0.81 hits, 0.68 wounds, '''0.51 unsaved wounds'''
	*Sigismund with the Black Sword ''(~~Krole's Turn,~~ Hits on MC 6+):'' 0.81 hits, 0.68 wounds, '''0.51 unsaved wounds'''

	:Sigismund ~~wins~~. ~~While~~ Ex Oblivio ~~effectively trashes~~ his damage output ~~during Krole's turn, he still hits like~~ a ~~bus in his turn, and Krole's WS~~ of ~~6 isn't enough to stop him~~.		:Sigismund loses.
			:Since Ex Oblivio can be used during any Assault phase, it will consistently trash his damage output while making it easy for Jenny to land a decent amount of blows.

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	:Sigismund wins.		:Sigismund wins.

			'''Sigismund vs. Nathaniel Garro'''
			*Garro with Libertas ''(Hits on 5+):'' 1.33 hits, 0.89 wounds, '''0.89 unsaved wounds'''
			*Sigismund with the Black Sword '''(Hits on MC 3+):'' 2.89 hits, 2.41 wounds, '''1.34 unsaved ID wounds'''

			:Sigismund wins.
			:Brutal (2) isn't enough to overcome Sigismund, especially with Garro's WS of 6. Battle-Hardened (1) also does nothing against the Black Sword, since it just immediately confers Eternal Warrior.

	'''Sigismund vs. Generic Praetor'''		'''Sigismund vs. Generic Praetor'''

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	{{topquote\|He was, after all, the one guy who said 'Sure, cool, this [[Codex Astartes\|Chapter idea]] is brilliant. But [[Black Templars\|mine]] [[Skub\|will be six times the size of everyone else's]], [[Troll\|just because I say so]]. [[Butthurt\|Later, Terrans]].'\|[[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]]}}		{{topquote\|He was, after all, the one guy who said 'Sure, cool, this [[Codex Astartes\|Chapter idea]] is brilliant. But [[Black Templars\|mine]] [[Skub\|will be six times the size of everyone else's]], [[Troll\|just because I say so]]. [[Butthurt\|Later, Terrans]].'\|[[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]]}}
	{{topquote\|In the far future, there will be only war.\|Sigismund to Garviel Loken, not knowing [[Warhammer 40k\|how right he would be.]]}}		{{topquote\|In the far future, there will be only war.\|Sigismund to Garviel Loken, not knowing [[Warhammer 40k\|how right he would be.]]}}
	{{topquote\|You will die as your weakling father died. Soulless. Honourless. Weeping. Ashamed.\|[[awesome\|Siggy's last words]]. Unlike other Astartes he didn't waste his dying breath recommending his soul to Big-E or something, he told Abaddon of his monumental [[fail]] right to his face.}}		{{topquote\|You will die as your weakling father died. Soulless. Honourless. Weeping. Ashamed.\|[[awesome\|Siggy's last words]]. Unlike other Astartes he didn't waste his dying breath recommending his soul to Big-E or something, he told Abaddon of his monumental [[fail]] right to his face.}}
	{{topquote\|Live by the sword; die by the sword.\|Ancient Terran Proverb}}		{{topquote\|Live by the sword; die by the sword.\|Ancient Terran Proverb}}
	'''Sigismund''' (also known as Siggy-diggy, Slumdog Legionnaire, Sig of the Dump, the Great Wilson, and Swagismund), is a [[Space Marine]] from [[Warhammer 40,000]]'s backstory. He served as [[First Captain]] of the [[Imperial Fists]] Legion and equerry to his [[Primarch]], [[Rogal Dorn]]. Following the [[Horus Heresy]], he served as the first [[Chapter Master\|High Marshal]] of the [[Black Templars]].		'''Sigismund''' (also known as Siggy-diggy, Slumdog Legionnaire, Sig of the Dump, the Great Wilson, and Swagismund), is a [[Space Marine]] from [[Warhammer 40,000]]'s backstory. He served as [[First Captain]] of the [[Imperial Fists]] Legion and equerry to his [[Primarch]], [[Rogal Dorn]]. Following the [[Horus Heresy]], he served as the first [[Chapter Master\|High Marshal]] of the [[Black Templars]].
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	===Early Life and the Great Crusade===		===Early Life and the Great Crusade===
	Sigismund was born in the slums of Terra during the Unification Wars and orphaned at an early age. He joined up with a crew of other orphans, helping to steal food and supplies for them. He and his friend Thera ultimately ran afoul of a rival orphan gang, the Corpse Kings, who came to their hideout with the intention of wiping them all out. Thera was killed fighting the Corpse Kings, and Sigismund grabbed her weapon and prepared to make a last stand. He defeated several of the Corpse Kings but was about to be overwhelmed when the Legiones Astartes came calling for new recruits. Hilariously enough, he was originally picked up by the [[Night Lords\|VIII Legion]], but the genetic testing revealed that he was more compatible with the [[Imperial Fists\|VII]], [[World Eaters\|XII]], [[Black Legion\|XVI]], and [[Raven Guard\|XIX]] Legions, in that order. No wonder he liked hanging out with the World Eaters.		Sigismund was born in the slums of Terra during the Unification Wars and orphaned at an early age. He joined up with a crew of other orphans, helping to steal food and supplies for them. He and his friend Thera ultimately ran afoul of a rival orphan gang, the Corpse Kings, who came to their hideout with the intention of wiping them all out. Thera was killed fighting the Corpse Kings, and Sigismund grabbed her weapon and prepared to make a last stand. He defeated several of the Corpse Kings but was about to be overwhelmed when the Legiones Astartes came calling for new recruits. Hilariously enough, he was originally picked up by the [[Night Lords\|VIII Legion]], but the genetic testing revealed that he was more compatible with the [[Imperial Fists\|VII]], [[World Eaters\|XII]], [[Black Legion\|XVI]], and [[Raven Guard\|XIX]] Legions, in that order. No wonder he liked hanging out with the World Eaters.

	After his induction into the Imperial Fists, he fought alongside the Night Lords in his first action as a Space Marine, which made him relieved that he hadn't wound up in that legion. He was later selected to join the Templar Brethren, becoming one of the youngest Astartes ever inducted into that elite brotherhood, after training with the weapon master Appius. During his training, Appius asked Sigismund what his reason for fighting was. Sigismund thought back to the friends he'd left behind on Terra, and answered that his purpose in fighting was to protect those who could not protect themselves. While he was a lieutenant, Rogal Dorn made him his personal champion after the end of a joint campaign between the Imperial Fists and the Iron Hands. Dorn and Ferrus Manus had disagreed about the proper way to conduct the campaign, and decided to settle their argument with a duel between their chosen sons. Sigismund kicked the shit out of the Iron Hands champion and was ready to kill him if needed, until Ferrus finally ordered his champion to yield before doing his best Perturabo impression and storming out to go polish his hands. Sigismund later became First Captain after a grueling ritual in which he fought and defeated 200(!) other Templars one after the other, with number 200 being Appius, now interred within a Contemptor Dreadnought. He became known for his skill and hotheadedness - and his unparalleled asskickery. Much like Ahmed Ibn Fadlan in the movie "13th Warrior", Sigismund later went on to spend a great deal of time with the [[World Eaters]], more than he did with his own legion (even being duelling buddies with [[Kharn]], proof that the latter was always a swell guy), and began to take on their ways. For example, he took to using heavy, dense black chains to shackle his weapon to his arm so that he could never drop it. Yep, that's right, the [[Black Templars]] got this tradition from a Traitor Legion! Siggy wisely took that little detail with him right to the grave, lest the Templars suffer a crisis of faith regarding their aesthetic. As it turned out, the reason Sigismund went to live with them was to see if there was anything worthwhile in the way the World Eaters were doing things and as a possible way to forge closer bonds between them and the VII Legion, in the hopes of tempering the XII's rage and butchery.		After his induction into the Imperial Fists, he fought alongside the Night Lords in his first action as a Space Marine, which made him relieved that he hadn't wound up in that legion. He was later selected to join the Templar Brethren, becoming one of the youngest Astartes ever inducted into that elite brotherhood, after training with the weapon master Appius. During his training, Appius asked Sigismund what his reason for fighting was. Sigismund thought back to the friends he'd left behind on Terra, and answered that his purpose in fighting was to protect those who could not protect themselves. While he was a lieutenant, Rogal Dorn made him his personal champion after the end of a joint campaign between the Imperial Fists and the Iron Hands. Dorn and Ferrus Manus had disagreed about the proper way to conduct the campaign, and decided to settle their argument with a duel between their chosen sons. Sigismund kicked the shit out of the Iron Hands champion and was ready to kill him if needed, until Ferrus finally ordered his champion to yield before doing his best Perturabo impression and storming out to go polish his hands. Sigismund later became First Captain after a grueling ritual in which he fought and defeated 200(!) other Templars one after the other, with number 200 being Appius, now interred within a Contemptor Dreadnought. He became known for his skill and hotheadedness - and his unparalleled asskickery. Much like Ahmed Ibn Fadlan in the movie "13th Warrior", Sigismund later went on to spend a great deal of time with the [[World Eaters]], more than he did with his own legion (even being duelling buddies with [[Kharn]], proof that the latter was always a swell guy), and began to take on their ways. For example, he took to using heavy, dense black chains to shackle his weapon to his arm so that he could never drop it. Yep, that's right, the [[Black Templars]] got this tradition from a Traitor Legion! Siggy wisely took that little detail with him right to the grave, lest the Templars suffer a crisis of faith regarding their aesthetic. As it turned out, the reason Sigismund went to live with them was to see if there was anything worthwhile in the way the World Eaters were doing things and as a possible way to forge closer bonds between them and the VII Legion, in the hopes of tempering the XII's rage and butchery.

	Interestingly, Sigismund always vaguely resented having been made into a Space Marine, probably because he'd been forced to abandon his friends on Terra, and once admitted to the remembrancer Solomon Voss that if he'd known as a child what he would become when the Night Lords took him away, he'd have refused the chance. He was also a pessimist at heart, believing that there would be nothing but war in humanity's future even if the Imperium successfully pacified the galaxy, because conflict was an inescapable part of human nature. Unfortunately, he was proven extremely right.		Interestingly, Sigismund always vaguely resented having been made into a Space Marine, probably because he'd been forced to abandon his friends on Terra, and once admitted to the remembrancer Solomon Voss that if he'd known as a child what he would become when the Night Lords took him away, he'd have refused the chance. He was also a pessimist at heart, believing that there would be nothing but war in humanity's future even if the Imperium successfully pacified the galaxy, because conflict was an inescapable part of human nature. Unfortunately, he was proven extremely right.

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	Having been largely sidelined during the Battle of Pluto (still killing plenty of Alpha Legionnaires), Sigismund was the first Imperial commander to engage the Traitors. He got swarmed by the Fifth Company of the Sons of Horus under Horus Aximand, who was ready to move in on the wounded Sigismund and finish the job when Rann and First Lieutenant Boreas intervened. Sigismund then rallied hard and injured Aximand before making for Terra, though he lost his ship and Boreas to Aximand.		Having been largely sidelined during the Battle of Pluto (still killing plenty of Alpha Legionnaires), Sigismund was the first Imperial commander to engage the Traitors. He got swarmed by the Fifth Company of the Sons of Horus under Horus Aximand, who was ready to move in on the wounded Sigismund and finish the job when Rann and First Lieutenant Boreas intervened. Sigismund then rallied hard and injured Aximand before making for Terra, though he lost his ship and Boreas to Aximand.

	Defending the First Wall, Sigismund defeated several Chaos Champions before facing Kharn and losing badly as the (not yet) Betrayer had been blessed by Khorne. As Kharn was about to kill Sigi, Dorn intervened and bitch-slapped Kharn out of the way. Later on he led a kill team against a Sons of Horus assault force that attempted to tunnel under the Saturnine Wall of the Imperial Palace (that ended up unnecessary as [[Arkhan Land]] unleashed a huge amount of quick setting concrete on the traitor tunnel force, [[Grimdark\|burying them alive]]), then went up to the top of the wall and got into a fight with Fulgrim. He managed to land a few hits, but Fulgrim, being a daemon prince, promptly beat him down. Dorn intervened again, forcing Fulgrim into an undignified retreat, after which father and gene-son saw off fifty-six of the III Legion's best fighters together.		Defending the First Wall, Sigismund defeated several Chaos Champions before facing Kharn and losing badly as the (not yet) Betrayer had been blessed by Khorne. As Kharn was about to kill Sigi, Dorn intervened and bitch-slapped Kharn out of the way. Later on he led a kill team against a Sons of Horus assault force that attempted to tunnel under the Saturnine Wall of the Imperial Palace (that ended up unnecessary as [[Arkhan Land]] unleashed a huge amount of quick setting concrete on the traitor tunnel force, [[Grimdark\|burying them alive]]), then went up to the top of the wall and got into a fight with Fulgrim. He managed to land a few hits, but Fulgrim, being a daemon prince, promptly beat him down. Dorn intervened again, forcing Fulgrim into an undignified retreat, after which father and gene-son saw off fifty-six of the III Legion's best fighters together.

	In the time just after Corswain's contingent of [[Dark Angels]] secured the [[Astronomican]] and just before the [[Jaghatai Khan\|Khan]] retook the Lion's Gate Spaceport, Dorn summoned Sigismund to his command center and issued the first captain a simple order: "Hurt them." As Sigismund made his way out to the battlefield, he was presented with the Black Sword by one of Malcador's agents. Weary, embittered, and wounded in spirit, Sigismund accepted the blade, resolved now to fight for what the Imperium would have to become, not what it could have been. As the traitor forces ground toward the Inner Palace, Sigismund met them on the field, challenging their captains and praetors to single combat and killing them one after the other. As his body count grew, rumors of the warrior known as the "Black Sword" or the "Emperor's Champion" spread across the Palace, heartening the loyalist forces and demoralizing the traitors CONSIDERABLY. Both sides began seeking him out, the loyalists forming an army around him while the traitors sought to challenge him themselves. It was at this time that he and Kharn had their legendary final duel. At first they were pretty evenly matched, but when a slobbering Kharn realized he couldn't get a rise or even any sort of reaction out of Sigismund, he became increasingly unnerved, because Siggy's cold, contemptuous repose could've given a [[Necron]] or the [[Legion of the Damned]] something to admire. Kharn eventually received something of a vision of the future, when Sigismund's [[Black Templars]] would roam the galaxy bringing death to the enemies of the Master of Mankind, and that all of them would be as [[Grimdark\|deadly and silent as Sigismund]]. This caused Kharn to panic for all of the 4 seconds it took Sigismund to exploit this opening and literally (not figuratively) [[Rip and Tear\|cut Kharn to pieces]]. Before his end, he still managed to say to Sigismund "I am not as damaged as you." And though he gave no outward reply, Sigismund likely thought in response "[[TTS\|I know. And I don't care]]."		In the time just after Corswain's contingent of [[Dark Angels]] secured the [[Astronomican]] and just before the [[Jaghatai Khan\|Khan]] retook the Lion's Gate Spaceport, Dorn summoned Sigismund to his command center and issued the first captain a simple order: "Hurt them." As Sigismund made his way out to the battlefield, he was presented with the Black Sword by one of Malcador's agents. Weary, embittered, and wounded in spirit, Sigismund accepted the blade, resolved now to fight for what the Imperium would have to become, not what it could have been. As the traitor forces ground toward the Inner Palace, Sigismund met them on the field, challenging their captains and praetors to single combat and killing them one after the other. As his body count grew, rumors of the warrior known as the "Black Sword" or the "Emperor's Champion" spread across the Palace, heartening the loyalist forces and demoralizing the traitors CONSIDERABLY. Both sides began seeking him out, the loyalists forming an army around him while the traitors sought to challenge him themselves. It was at this time that he and Kharn had their legendary final duel. At first they were pretty evenly matched, but when a slobbering Kharn realized he couldn't get a rise or even any sort of reaction out of Sigismund, he became increasingly unnerved, because Siggy's cold, contemptuous repose could've given a [[Necron]] or the [[Legion of the Damned]] something to admire. Kharn eventually received something of a vision of the future, when Sigismund's [[Black Templars]] would roam the galaxy bringing death to the enemies of the Master of Mankind, and that all of them would be as [[Grimdark\|deadly and silent as Sigismund]]. This caused Kharn to panic for all of the 4 seconds it took Sigismund to exploit this opening and literally (not figuratively) [[Rip and Tear\|cut Kharn to pieces]]. Before his end, he still managed to say to Sigismund "I am not as damaged as you." And though he gave no outward reply, Sigismund likely thought in response "[[TTS\|I know. And I don't care]]."