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''[[The Legacy of the Blood Ravens]]'' is a sprawling fan fiction written by multiple authors that covers key points in the history of the [[Dawn of War|Blood Ravens]] chapter of [[Super Soldier|Space Marines]]. Each story puts emphasis on expansion, including dozens of new characters while also giving the events a more cinematic feel. The results are stories that seem much more like novels than video games.
In chronological order, ''The Legacy of the Blood Ravens'' includes:
''Firestorm Over Kronus'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3305547/thebloodymagpie TheBloodyMagpie], also known as
''Battle Lines'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3253935/ Arcsquad12], who is the troper of the same name,
''Nothing But A List of Names to Mark His Ascension'' by [https://web.archive.org/web/20131011210403/http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2024278/darkeldar Darkeldar], also known as
Additionally, there is a planned series of short stories set during the conflict on Meridian, written by
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=== ''The Legacy of the Blood Ravens'' as a whole provides examples of: ===
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: A given when considering the amount of new characters.
* [[Bloodier and Gorier]]: It may seem impossible, but the very first chapter of ''Ascension'' manages to be even more violent and visceral than the game it is based on, which itself was regarded as ridiculously over the top to begin with. It also helps that the ones doing the fighting are barely children.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Many between the different stories of the Legacy, as well as the universe as a whole.
* [[Hero of Another Story]]: Each story has a different main character, but it doesn't mean that the others don't show up occasionally.
* [[OC]]: Dozens of them, the most important being Akileus, [[The Squad|Sergeant Major Merrick's squad]], and the trio of new Blood Ravens in ''Nothing But a List of Names to Mark His Ascension''.
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* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Dreadnought Alexis manages to throw a Chimera transport over his shoulder, taking his arm with it. [[Determinator|He keeps on fighting.]]
* [[Blood Knight]]: Sergeant Mieron of the 5th Company revels in close combat, fighting ferociously alongside his brethren.
* [[Cold Sniper]]: Cyrus, and to a lesser extent the rest of the Scout Company.
* [[Combat Medic]]: Apothecary Demetrius is one of the fiercest fighters left alive after the fight.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: The [[Imperial Guard]] use their [[We Have Reserves|primary]] [[A Million Is a Statistic|strengths]] to overwhelm the Blood Ravens with sheer numbers, resulting in massive casualties.
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* [[Elite Mooks]]: Later in the fight against the Guard, General Stubbs sends in contingents of Stormtroopers and [[Giant Mook|Ogryns]] to fight the Space Marines.
* [[Fallen Hero]]: Captain Gelden feels immense regret for his failure to act during the disaster.
* [[A Father to His Men]]: Cyrus is fiercely protective of his initiates, and questions Boreale's dangerous tactics, which often put his students in danger.
** Captain Hethforn also has shades of this, almost to a fault. He abandons the defense of the Blood Raven's main base to search for survivors from his own company.
* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: The Blood Ravens will {{spoiler|lose the Kaurava Crusade}}, and Captain Cyrus will {{spoiler|become a Sergeant}}.
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* [[The Cavalry]]: Several moments stand out. Some particular ones include {{spoiler|the Thunderhawk rescue of Sergeant Ariston when obtaining the prime gene sample, and the famous Chapter Drop courtesy of Gabriel Angelos.}}
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Taught to scouts by [[Scary Black Man|Ariston]] and Cyrus. [[Weak but Skilled|Augustine]] uses it due to necessity.
* [[Cool Starship]]: The Litany of Fury, the Armageddon, and the Retribution.
** The Monument of Sin as well.
* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Nathaniel Augustine plans out every step of {{spoiler|his second fight with Nikephoros}}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Multiple, most notably Marksman Kippler.
* [[Drop the Hammer]]: Remembrance and God-Splitter.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Apollo Diomedes wields a [[Wolverine Claws|lightning claw]] and a power axe.
** Aramus occasionally uses Remembrance and his sword simultaneously.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: The Blood Trials involve a lot of bloodshed.
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* [[Knife Nut]]: Zephus-Hassan has twelve, among [[Improbable Weapon User|other things]].
* [[Mythology Gag]]: A Blood Raven Sergeant named [[Dawn of War/WMG|Magnus]]?
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: [[Attack of the 50
* [[Noodle Incident]]: A recruit rejected his own name, for reasons unexplained, and was given the name Nathaniel Augustine after the Blood Trials.
* [[Out of the Inferno]]: Nathaniel Augustine can withstand intense heat due to a suit of power armor from the Marines Malevolent chapter, a rival of the [[Kill It with Fire|Salamanders]].
* [[Playing with Fire]]: Nathaniel Augustine's power's manifest like this.
* [[Power Trio]]: Ocella Lyon, Nathaniel Augustine, and Nikephoros.
* [[Running Gag]]: Alek's gets severely injured in every fight he participates in. [[The Big Guy|Vornas]] jokes that each wound he receives gives their squad another year to live. He most recent estimates put them at around [[Foreshadowing|eleven years.]]
* [[Scars Are Forever]]: {{spoiler|Thaddeus'}} face is burned by bio-acid. Even Harkon says it would take extensive surgery to fix.
* [[Screw Destiny]]: Eldar Farseers and Warlocks can see the threads of fate that all living things possess, allowing them to see deadly situations before they happen.
* [[White Mask of Doom|Silver Mask of Death]]: Zephus-Hassan has a silver mask of a face with a [[Monkey Morality Pose|hand covering the mouth]].
* [[Single-Stroke Battle]]: {{spoiler|Draco's}} death comes through one of these, courtesy of {{spoiler|Arcadia}}.
* [[Sniper Duel]]: Happens between Cyrus and Nemerian in the jungles of Typhon.
* [[Taking the Bullet]]: {{spoiler|Idranel}} for {{spoiler|Draoi}}, much to his regret.
* [[Teleporters and Transporters]]: [[Evil Sorcerer|Bercastle]] understands the Monument of Sin so well that he can use it to appear at will. He also admits that he is quite adept at teleportation even without the influence of the ship.
* [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill]]: The Avatar of Khaine flattens a mountain to kill {{spoiler|the Dominatrix}}.
* [[This Is Not My Life to Take]]: Said by Arcadia to {{spoiler|Augustine}} after beating him in a duel, only because he {{spoiler|returned a soul stone to her}}.
* [[Took a Level
* [[Treacherous Advisor]]: Eliphas to Araghast, as well as Bercastle to Araghast.
* [[Weak but Skilled]]: Nathaniel Augustine, while still a post-human space marine, is the smallest Blood Raven in the 4th Company, and uses [[Psychic Powers|special]] [[Combat Pragmatist|methods]] to defeat stronger foes.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: Apothecary Harkon isn't above using chokeslams to kill a hormagaunt or two. In fact, he is more dangerous unarmed than he is with a blade.
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