[b]Name:[/b] Haakon Jerak

[b]Chapter:[/b]Marines Malevolent
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[b]Chapter demeanour:[/b] The Marines Maleveolent are... pragmatic at best, cruel and uncaring at worst. Gnerally infamous amongst other Imperial forces for their aggresive and antagonistic attitudes, they are vehemently dedicated to the destruction of the enemies of the Imperium, more so than the protection of its people. They have shown through multiple engagements their extremely harsh attitude towards civilian casualties, seeing their lives as expendable, and largely beneath their protection. Arragant to a fault, the Marines Malevolent despise what they percieve as 'weakness' in themselves and others, and strive to prove their own aptitude in destroying the enemies of mankind.
Though not a nature of their demeanour, it is of note that the Marines malevolent have very little in the way of 'current' marks of power armour, having to rely on antique models as a result. In fact, they appear to have been forced to rely on older technology in general, using ancient pattern bolters as well(common power armour is antique MK 6, or 'Corvus' pattern). As a result, it is not uncommon for the chapter to salvage armour in order to repair and replace their own, a particularly infamous example is that of the [i]Archimedes Rex[/i] incident, in which a force of Marines Malevolent claimed salvage to the derelict mechanicus forge ship of the aformentioned name, as it contained Astartes power armour and weapons. Nearly coming to blows with a force of the Salamanders chapter, the Marines Malevolent seemed rather desperate to get the armour and other Astartes equipment within, suggesting that they are very hard pressed to maintain their own equipment(it is unclear why the Mechanicus does not seem to support the Marines Malevolent as with most chapters, it may be a result of the chapters antagonistic nature, or some incident in the past between them and the Mechanicus).

[b]Personal demeanour:[/b] Haakon bellies his chapter very closely, he is arrogant, haughty and pragmatic to a fault. He seems to most as openly antagonistic and generally spiteful, he claims he simply 'does what must' when no one else will. He considers anyone who is not a space marine to be beneath respect, and anyone who cannot fight for themselves as intrinsically weak and worthless. He finds those who think the job of a space marine to be anything other than the destruction of the enemies of mankind to be a naieve fool. He takes pride in his accomplishments, and is quick to claim glory and recognition, but often attempts to pass failure off on others.

[b]Character type:[/b] Company Champion

[b]Rank:[/b] Veteran

[b]Power armor hisroy:[/b] Haakon wears an truly antique suit of power armour, named [i]Merciless Rain[/i], it is horrendously antiquated, supposedly having been first used shortly after (or even during the end of) the Horus heresy. It's base, the helmet and chest are MK 6 corvus pattern, but the legs and arms are of the older MK 5 heresy pattern. The armor has many deeds of its previous bearers stenciled on it, along with the name of every space marine to wear it Stenciled on the helmet(3 are from the Marines Malevolent including Haakon). By reading these, along with the myriad battle crys and litanies also stenciled, one would clearly see the armor's connectio to the imperial fists. Fully a third of the names and deeds can be attributed dirctly to heroes of their chapeter, while another two fourths can be attributed to their second and further founding chapters. Only the last three names are not of origin from the sons of Rogal Dorn, being the names of those in the Marines Malevolent to wear the armor. How the armor came into the possesion of the Marines Malevolent is unclear, though it is understood the fists and their succesors seem unaware of its absence, or at least know not where it went.(Most likely it was [s]stolen[/s] scavenged from the field by the Marines Malevolent to replace their own losses. Most likely, this is what has given the armor it's 'Heresy Pattern' additons((as only litanies and prayers are stenciled on the limbs, whilst deeds, battlecries and names are on the chest or helmet))). Since coming to the Marines Malevolent, it has always been worn by a Veteran of the First company, as a badge of honour for skill, strength, or ruthlessness in combat. Haakon recieved the armor on 674 M.41, following the breaking of the siege of Yeteries IV, where he is recorded as having slain over a company of Tau as they attempted to flee the falling city.
 
[b]Description:[/b] Haakon is not a completely standard space marine, his appearance reflects the nature of his homeworld, chaotic and aggressive. The right half of his head is shaved, with tattoos from his homeworld, and from his chapter, some look like waves, and other's are more archaic symbols. He has two honour studs on the right side of his head. The other half of his head is not shaved, and he wears the black hair long, some of it falling to his left and some of it brushed over the right side of his face. His right cheek is rather seriously burned, you can see some of his teeth through small holes in his flesh, it extends to cover much of his nose, which is itself very crooked from having been broken one to many times. He has no facial hair. His dull brown eyes are rarely filled with anything but contempt and arraogance. 
His armor is like that of the rest of his chapter, an antique. It's age means it is covered nearly head to do in stenciled high gothic, from the crossed out names of long dead battle brothers, to litanies of strength and purity and hate, to the battlecrys of fully 4 Chapters (Marines Malevolent included). The Corvus Pattern helmet itself is most interesting, as it has almost no room to left to stencil, bearing the names of every champion who has worn it(Including Haakon's), his Helicon pattern Plasma pistol has the caution stripes indicating his veteran status on the breach, as well as the words [i]Fury[/i] and [i]Hate[/i] stenciled into the barrel. His two handed power sword is a Loi pattern "Burning blade", a relic of the chapter, known as [i]The Scalding Silence[/i], in its hilt is engraved the Battlecry of the Marines Maleveolent, as well as the name of its current wielder. Aside from this however, the armor seems... unkempt for lack of a better word. Its mix-match of antiquated 'Heresy' and 'Corvus' pattern armor alone forces it to stand out, and it seems upon closer inspection(of a techmarines) to have a need for maintenance, as well as repair(a sign of the chapter's seeming feud with the mechanicus).

[b]Skills:[/b] Haakon is a superb melee combatant, especially when it come to single combat. Having been a company champion for the better part of his career. His skill in melee is something to behold, though his skills at range are far less developed. He has defeated many great and miniscule foes in his time, and many more since his being apointed to company champion.

[b]History:[/b] Born on Tethurn V, known as Kreik to the local people, the planet has one great fertile contenent surrounded by a plethora of rocky islands. On the world, you are either born a simple farmer on the center continent, or a raider on the rock and salt islands. The Raiders pillage the mainland for food, resources and loot, and it is from these hard men the Marines Malevolent choose their initates. The piratical sailors worship the Great Kraken beneath the waves, and believe the Marines Malevolent are those he has deemed worthy of sailing to the war in the sky, where the Kraken is in perpetual war with the Great Storm, and that his warriors wear the symbol of the storm as trophies looted from the dead servants of the Great storm. The marines Malevolent do nothing to disuade this belief, and do not protect the Islanders or those on the mainland, believing their raids create the cruelest and strongest initiates, who they take from the raiding ships to their great fortress monastery, hidden deep beneath the ocean. The raiders believe they take these young men, and drown them beneath the waves. Then, that the Kraken imbues their bodies with great strength, and so the Raiders call the Marines Malevolent the drowned raiders. They are not, strictly speaking incorrect, as all initiates are indeed drowned and revived as their first trial, those who do not wake are simply allowed to float in the sea. 
The Marines Malevolent themselves also worship the great Kraken, and many do truly believe the Great Storm is simply what drives the enemies of man, and they are the drowned warriors who fight against them. 
Haakon was one of these raiders, he killed his first man at the age of eight, burying an axe in the chest of a farmer defending his family. At the age of 12, the drowned warriors came to the ship of his father, and took him from the ship, it was the single greatest day of his entire life. After passing the trials through pure will and strength, in the final trial in which a neophyte must kill another in cold blodd, Haakon was the first to kill in his grouping. Upon becoming an initiate, Haakon took a liking to close quarters combat above and beyond that of his fellow scouts, and found himself ill suited to the role of the devastator squad, unwilling to sit behind the large guns he wished to be in the center of the melee, bringing the Emperors fury to his enemies.
In the assault squad, Haakon flourished, earning many honors for his fury and skill in close quarters combat. He never moved on to the tactical squad, but never rose to the rank of sergeant in the assault squad, uncertain of his own leadership abilities. He served bravely in many campaigns, from vicious sieges and aggresive boarding actions Haakon became known for his fury. At the Siege Yeteries IV, Haakon was one of the Assault marines used to break the siege of the Tau held city, and he slew a great number of Tau, including a few battlesuits almost single handedly. For his skill, and his ruthless brutality when facing the enemies of mankind, he was elevated to the 1st company Vanguard Veterans, and his career went only upfrom there. After a decade of service in the first company, he personally saved the Captains life by stepping between him and a Slaaneshi chaos warlord known as Kelathrix the Burner. The engagement ended after Haakon beheaded the warlord, and detonated his flamer canisters, incinerating the body. Haakon survived, though his face was horribly burnt from the experience. For this, the Captain named him champion, for the previous had fallen in the very same battle. He was given [i]The Scalding Silence[/i] as a badge of office.
For the better part of two decades he served as champion, until the he was called to the Deathwatch. Now, he serves the Imperium there, prepared to bring fire and fury to the enemies of mankind.

[u][b]Equipment[/b][/u]
- Plasma pistol
- Loi pattern power sword (Scalding Silence)
- Krak grenades
- Frag grenades
- Standard Astartes field equipment
- Melta bombs