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The Imperial Fists stand as the steadfast defenders of the Imperium and the Emperor’s unwavering shield; for ten thousand standard years they have been the bulwark against which the armies of Traitors and aliens have shattered.
History
The Imperial Fists are the inheritors of the proud traditions of their Primarch Rogal Dorn, his name venerated by countless trillions across the Imperium. History does not clearly record the details of the world on which the infant Dorn was cast when the Primarchs were scattered to the corners of the galaxy.
What is known is that he presented himself to the Emperor as the Great Crusade reached the Ice Hives of Inwit, offering one of the mightiest space-going vessels ever constructed during the Dark Age of Technology as a sign of his fealty.
The Emperor welcomed His long-lost son into the ranks of the Primarchs and granted him primacy over the Imperial Fists Legion. The Master of Mankind returned Dorn’s vessel — called Phalanx — to the Primarch, and it became the base from which Dorn, and sometimes the Emperor Himself, commanded some of the most glorious campaigns of the Great Crusade.
Dorn and his Legion proved the masters of every aspect of warfare, but in particular the Imperial Fists excelled at siege craft, whether on the attack or the defence. This propelled them into a bitter rivalry with the Iron Warriors Legion and their jealous Primarch Perturabo, the flames of which were wantonly fanned by Fulgrim, the Primarch of the Emperor’s Children Legion.
The Imperial Fists stand as the steadfast defenders of the Imperium and the Emperor’s unwavering shield; for ten thousand standard years they have been the bulwark against which the armies of Traitors and aliens have shattered.
Indeed, if the Imperial Fists have a fault, it is that they continue to strive when others would yield or withdraw. Such unquestioning steadfastness has rescued many a victory from the ashes of defeat, but only at a steep cost in lives.
Manifesto
Fists of beauty,
Fingers of death;
Emperor’s fists
With death is our tryst.
Charter
There is one particular method of warfare to which the Imperial Fists’ stubbornness makes them naturally suited: the art of the siege. This specialty can be counted as the result of the Chapter’s character and doctrines, rather than an adherence to particular tactics or equipment. The Imperial Fists are utterly immovable in defence, and their mastery of the scientific aspects of war makes them peerless as well as dogged when holding a fortified position. The same is true in the attack. The Imperial Fists are able to identify weak points in an enemy’s defences, and through relentless application of force reduce them to ruins. The Chapter is quite willing to engage the enemy in open battle though, and does not seek out urban or siege engagements above any other method of war.
The Imperial Fists’ single-mindedness does have a side effect, however. The Chapter’s refusal to accept that a position cannot be held or the enemy cannot be cracked has on numerous occasions resulted in far greater casualties being suffered than other Chapters would accept. Nevertheless, the position will be held, or the enemy broken, no matter the cost, making the Imperial Fists one of the most celebrated and honoured Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes.
