Leman Russ

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==Summary==
:"Listen closely Brothers, for my life's breath is all but spent. There shall come a time far from now when our Chapter itself is dying, even as I am now dying, and our foes shall gather to destroy us. Then my children, I shall listen for your call in whatever realm of death holds me, and come I shall, no matter what the laws of life and death forbid. At the end I will be there. For the final battle. For the Wolftime."
:- Leman Russ' last words.
Leman Russ, also known as the Wolf King and the Great Wolf during his lifetime, is the currently missing Primarch of the Space Wolves Chapter of Space Marines.
He led the Space Wolves Legion during the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy and is famed in Imperial history for his hatred of psychic powers and sorcery, which he viewed as dishonorable. Some recent rumors claim that he is the unknown Space Wolves Great Company Wolf Lord behind the recent return of the Space Wolves' 13th Company to Realspace from 10,000 Terran years fighting the forces of Chaos in the Warp during the 13th Black Crusade. Several tank variants used by the Imperial Guard have been named after him. The Leman Russ tank is the most prominent, and several sub-variants of that pattern of tank also exist in widespread use in the Imperium of Man, such as the Leman Russ Demolisher.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least , higher with Gungnir
Name: Leman Russ, The Wolf King, The Great Wolf, Lord of Winter and War
Origin: Warhammer 40,000
Gender: Male
Age: Several centuries by the time of his disappearance, over 10,000 years old if the legends are to be believed
Classification: Primarch of the Space Wolves Space Marines, Wolf King of Fenris
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Base=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Immortality (Types 1 and 3), Regeneration (Low-Mid), Large Size (Type 0; Should be comparable to Primarchs like the Lion who's stated to be a little under 3 meters tallDescent of Angels; Chapter Sixteen and Mortarion who's stated to be twice the height of a mortal manDark Imperium: Plague War; Chapter Fourteen), Enhanced Senses, Extrasensory Perception (One case of his abnormal senses is when he received Gungnir from the Emperor, when he touched it he felt it change his fate), Martial Arts (As a Primarch, Russ is one of the best close-quarters fighters in the entire galaxy. He was also one of the best fighters among his brothers, superior to even Horus and was responsible for exterminating the two Primarchs of the Forgotten Legions. He can easily defeat a Dreadnought capable of killing him without any equipment. The drone had a specialised human brain which was modified with every single combat technique and art from humanity), Weapon Mastery (Extremely skilled in a wide variety of weaponry to an extent far greater than what could ever be achievable by a regular human. He favours swords and axes), Vehicular Mastery, Clairvoyance and Precognition (With Rune Reading he can see different possibilities of fate. Russ is also skilled in predicting various possibilities within combat and is a strategic genius), Aura and Fear Manipulation (His aura is described by Ahriman as a supernova which caused him to feel nauseous and see afterimages, he passively caused Ahzek Ahriman to kneel to himA Thousand Sons; Chapter Eleven; pg 94-95. When Garviel Loken approached Russ it felt as though he was striding towards a storm, Loken's intuition warned him of impending doom. The world became a different and primal place in Russ's presenceWolfsbane; Chapter One. When Russ's mannerisms change, he swells in size in the minds of men and is described as fear and deathWolfsbane; Chapter Seven), Information Analysis (Glanced at Ahzek Ahriman and knew his body better than Ahzek knew it himselfA Thousand Sons; Chapter Eleven. Can accurately analyse any chemical he eats/tastes and break them down if requiredWolfsbane; Chapter Nine), Mind Manipulation and Soul Manipulation (Primarchs are capable of attacking on every a physical, mental, and spiritual levelA Thousand Sons; Chapter Thirty One), Reality Warping, Earth Manipulation, and Weather Manipulation (Warped reality in his fight against Magnus, causing storms and earthquakes to form around themA Thousand Sons; Chapter Thirty One; pg 257), Temperature Manipulation (Russ' armour possesses exothermic field generators that cause an aura of chill to form around himThe Horus Heresy Book Seven: Inferno), Limited Memory Manipulation (Can eat creatures/people and absorb part of their memories from their DNA/RNASpace Marine Codex: 5th Edition; pg 10), Technology Manipulation (His skin can directly connect and interface with his armor, among several other pieces of Astartes equipmentSpace Marine Codex: 5th Edition; pg 11), Forcefield Creation (Via Iron HaloCodex: Space Marines (5th Edition); pg 52), Durability Negation (The majority of his weapons either possess monomolecular bladesWarhammer 40,000: Wargear (2nd Edition); pg 7 or have other ways to tear through molecular bondsThe Devastation of Baal; Chapter Twenty One), Teleportation via Dimensional Travel
 
|-|Resistances=Resistance to Magic, Telepathy, Mind Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Reality Warping, Madness Manipulation, Aura (Resistant to all the myriad of different attacks that can be made on him by the powers of the Warp, as well as most of the powers of other Primarchs), Disease Manipulation, Poison Manipulation (Astartes are practically immune to all diseases and poisons, and their Primarchs should logically be even tougher), Corruption, Radiation Manipulation (Should almost be entirely immune to the effects of radiation exposure, thanks both to his Power Armor and enhanced physiology), Heat Manipulation (Astartes are incredibly resistant towards extremes of hot and cold, and logically their Primarchs should be far superior), Pain Manipulation (Astartes possess the physiology and mental training to shrug off debilitating injuries, and their Primarchs should easily scale)
|-|Psychic Shouts=Sound Manipulation, Power Nullification (His shouts' sheer psychic might stops psykers from utilizing their abilitiesA Thousand Sons; Chapter Twelve), Death Manipulation (Instantly killed those who heard his shouts including Athanaean Thousand Sons), Mind Manipulation (His shouts staggered multiple Thousand Sons Captains, they described it as psychic might that overpowers the mind and senses) and Madness Manipulation (His shouts induced insanity in many of Phosis T'kar's Athanaen fellowship), Biological Manipulation (He caused Lemuel to have spastic fits by shouting from hundreds of miles away)
|-|Gungnir=Energy Manipulation and Electricity Manipulation (Gungnir utilizes arcane energy, with arcs of lightning always trailing its strikesWolfsbane; Chapter Twenty Four), Limited Fate Manipulation (The Emperor's Spear is bound to Russ by fate through The Emperor and will always come back to him no matter how hard he tries to lose itWolfsbane; Chapter Thirteen), Soul Manipulation and Information Manipulation (It pierces the soul and reveals the truth of their being), Light Manipulation and Purification (The light of the spear removed Horus' unholy aura), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1) and Void Manipulation (Gungnir contains the Emperor's essence, making it comparable to The Emperor's Sword which can erase even Daemons from The WarpDark Imperium: Plague War; Chapter Four and harm even the realms of the Chaos Gods Dark Imperium: Godblight; Chapter Thirty Eight), Matter Manipulation and Durability Negation (Should be comparable to other power weapons), Probability Manipulation (It contains a shard of the Emperor's essence which can manifest as a wardDark Imperium; Chapter Twenty Two), Power Nullification (Should be able to erase Daemons and negate their immortality in a similar manner to the Emperor's SwordDark Imperium: Plague War; Chapter Twenty Seven)
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Attack Potency: At least City Block level (Comparable to the other Primarchs. Russ believed he could beat any of his brothers in a fight except for Sanguinius, Konrad Curze and a Chaos Empowered Horus Lupercal. Defeated Magnus the Red and broke his back. Previous wrestled the Lion for an entire day, with both being evenly matchedCodex: Dark Angels (4th Edition); pg 20), City Block level+ with Gungnir (Managed to significantly wound Chaos-empowered Horus Lupercal and would have killed him had Russ not been tricked)
Speed: Transonic movement speed (Should be comparable to Fulgrim who can move faster than sound can reach himFulgrim: The Palatine Phoenix; Chapter Four. Should be far faster than regular Marines), with at least Hypersonic, likely far higher combat and reaction speed (Far superior to standard Marines who can intercept bolt rounds as well as his brothers who can perform similar feats) and Massively FTL+ perception speed (Should be comparable to Sanguinius. A Blood Angel who held a spear imbued with a portion of Sanguinius' power saw lasers and plasma bolts to be almost frozen relative to his own movement)
Lifting Strength: Class K (Comparable to Angron)
Striking Strength: At least City Block level
Durability: At least City Block level
Stamina: Superhuman (Primarchs are capable of fighting with shattered ribs, caved in abdomens and even fractured skullsBetrayer; Chapter Twenty One. Russ himself kept fighting Magnus even after the later had punched out one of his hearts. Nothing short of a killing blow can stop them, and even their immensely lesser Space Marine sons can fight for weeks on end without stop)
Range: Several Meters, Hundreds of Kilometers with ranged powers, at least Thousands of Kilometers with teleporter
Standard Equipment:
* The Armour of Elavagar: An accustomed and illustrious panoply suited for all manner of need of the Wolf King while laid deep in the fields of combat. Such wear of battle has been trailed in its existence, decades into the usurpation of the Space Wolves Legion by the will of Leman Russ. Sowed deep in its metallic flesh, the armor stows rather exotic technologies of unknown origin, with every facet of it spewing energy of kinetic and heated nature, fabricating a rather fiendish aura when in the presence of the Great Wolf. In the native tongue of the Fenrisians,Elavagar, translates to a Wave of Killing Frost.
* Mjalnar, The Sword of Banelight: A blade of rather mystic craft and essence once wielded by Leman Russ; though numerous in its names, with a rather notable epitaph being Banelight, always in the gaze of Emperor's Executioner has the armament been, Mjalnar, the very Fang of the Wolf King when enthralled in the most violent of conflicts. But even through countless battles and slashes, the origin or birth of the weapon is ultimately enigmatic in Imperial Records, only the crimson stains and maroon spots on its front tell its rather violent and brutal legacy.
* Axe of Helwinter: An axe of grand favor in the sight of Russ; a weapon on own to be considered of prestige and rank among its contemporaries, but once gored in the entrails of a bestial kraken, with edge made of its very teeth a name true was given the blade in the escapade. With coming of the Emperor, further was potential for bloodshed amplified with the implementing of disruptor field generator allowing the capability of eviscerating the plate of battle-tank when struck in proper fashion.
* Scornspitter: Bolter that was of atypical measure, but modified and girthed to match the very might of Leman Russ by his brother, Vulkan, of the Salamanders acting as a gift of sorts post a rather arduous campaign in San Katos.
* Gungnir: A Golden Spear which contains a shard of the Emperor of Mankind's psychic essence within it, originally named The Dionysian Spear, but also known by a variety of names such as The Wyrd Spear, Wolfsbane, and later simply as The Spear of Russ. Gungnir is not only Leman Russ' most powerful weapon by far, being capable of piercing the armor and psychic defenses of the Warmaster of Chaos Horus Lupercal, but it also possesses the psychic attributes of never missing its target, and always returning to the hand of its wielder. Gungnir is also a Spear of Truth, and anyone pierced by its edge will be enlightened to terrible and horrifying truths about themselves.
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Extremely skilled military leader and fighter with hundreds of years of experience. The Primarchs were all engineered to be the best generals humanity had ever produced and unreachable masters in their own brand of warfare. Russ was taught every single stratagem of the ImperiumLeman Russ: The Great Wolf. Easily conquered his homeworld of Fenris in a relatively short amount of time.)
Weaknesses: Often refuses to use his psychic abilities out of principle. Brash and fairly arrogant.
==Gallery==
RussPortrait.jpg|Ancient Remembrancers' sketch of Leman Russ.
Horus-Primarchs-Warhammer-Russ.jpeg|Russ in the Court of the Erlking.
Horus_vs_Leman.jpg|Leman Russ dueling the Warmaster Horus.
Leman_russ_by_storykillinger.jpg|Leman Russ during the Great Crusade.
Scouring_of_Prospero2.jpg|Russ during the Burning of Prospero.
Wolf_King_coverart.jpg|Leman Russ fights against the traitorous Alpha Legion.
Russ_Breaks_Magnus.jpg|Leman Russ breaks Magnus' back.
==Notable Matchups==
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