For more than 1,500 years, Commander Dante of the Blood Angels has been a vengeful vision of gold on battlefields across the galaxy. Ancient even for a Space Marine, there’s boundless life in the old dog yet, and he has now joined fellow legends like Mephiston, Ragnar Blackmane, Marneus Calgar, and Supreme Grand Master Azrael in venturing across the Rubicon Primaris.
The Day of Revelation has come a little earlier than expected, so eager is Dante to smite the enemies of the Imperium – but luckily for the Lord of Angels, the master artificers of the Blood Angels are at the top of their game. He now sports an up-to-the-minute suit of modified Mark X armour, wrought in his inimitable gold.
But while Dante might have new bulk, new organs, and a very sleek new style of jump pack, inside he’s the same venerable, iron-willed realist, the archetypal Son of Sanguinius and a paragon of the noble Chapter he has led for so long. When Guilliman awoke, he was so moved by Dante’s wisdom, nous, and sense of duty that he appointed him Lord Regent of Imperium Nihilus – bestowing upon him the sacred task of holding half the Imperium together even in the absence of the light of the Astronomican.
Dante retains his iconic equipment. His new armour incorporates the Death Mask of Sanguinius, his laurel wreath, and a refashioned Iron Halo. He wields his melta-spewing Perdition Pistol and the Axe Mortalis, which have been upscaled to suit his newly massive frame.
This is one of the most ornate and impressive Primaris Space Marine miniatures yet made, a model that truly befits the heir of Sanguinius. Just see how much bigger he is now than in his earlier incarnation.
As one of the oldest living Space Marines, Dante has seen his fair share of conflict, leading from the front in too many battles to count, and once even taking command of an entire Armageddon campaign. To discover more about his story, check out Dante by Guy Haley. You can prepare for his arrival with the Combat Patrol: Blood Angels, a suitable honour guard for such an august personage.
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