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Vindicators

GW canon

Summary

Ultramarines successor on the Maelstrom frontier; destroyed with three sister Chapters by the Alpha Legion in late M41.

Allegiance

Loyalists

Founding

Unknown

Epoch

M41

Chapter Strength

Destroyed

History

Together with the Crimson Consuls, Marines Mordant and Nova Legion, the Vindicators guarded the Maelstrom frontier. In late M41 Alpha Legion Arch-Lord Quetzel Carthach destroyed all four through attacks on their homeworlds.

Additional Information

Allegiance, detail

Destroyed by the Alpha Legion under Quetzel Carthach in late M41.

Sources

Lexicanum, article “Vindicators” (revision 632882, retrieved 25 Oct 2026): https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Vindicators. Works cited there: Sons of the Hydra (Novel).