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[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheParagon The Champion of Ulthuan]] [[ArchEnemy against]] [[EvilOverlord The Witch-King of Naggaroth]]. And their Mounts.]]

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* The definitive example for the whole setting may very well be Sigmar Unberogen uniting the tribes of men and joining forces with the Dwarfs of Karaz-a-Karak to hold back a massive Orc horde at Black-fire Pass. Not only did Sigmar personally slay the Orc Warboss, but the entire battle in general stood as a sterling example of the importance of unity, as it was only through banding together that the tribes of the Reik basin were able to survive the onslaught. Had they been living as they were before the Unification, they would have been destroyed. It was not only the ultimate triumph of Sigmar's strength, but also his ideals. With the end of the battle, any doubts the tribes had of Sigmar were erased and they gladly accepted him as their ultimate leader. In this battle, Sigmar earned his titles; "the Hammer of the Orcs", and "the Anvil of the Dwarfs".
** Hell, anything and everything Sigmar does in general counts. The guy was made of pure awesome.
*** Getting crowned Emperor of the lands of men by the Ar-Ulric, anyone? Such a glorious moment that it is celebrated annually by Imperials on the 18th of Sigmarzeit. It was also the day he abdicated the throne to fight Chaos in the east.
*** Killing a Bloodthirster of Khorne in single combat (well, with some Divine Aid) and banishing it back to the Realm of Chaos.
*** Chasing a fucking Lord of Change all the way back to the Realm of Chaos also. Sigmar scared the shit out of a [[EldritchAbomination LORD]] [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils OF]] [[MagnificentBastard CHANGE]].
* Engra Deathsword, during the Great War of Chaos. This towering Norsecan Chaos Champion was a general in the armies of Asavar Kul and led the ''extermination'' of the the city of Praag. His sheer brutality was SO great that he caused the very city to ''mutate'' and those mutations ''wailed'' in agony as the saw the horrific punishments Engra meted out against those who dared challenge him. Engra is fucking proof that you can have a Finnish woman name and still be completely badassed.
* Archaeon claiming the six treasures of Chaos: And Warhammer is supposed to be a ''LowFantasy'' setting!
** Singlehandedly slaughtering hundreds of monsters in total darkness so deep it instantly snuffs out any light (because the altar within is considered to be too great to be viewed by PunyEarthlings), all while climbing the interior of a tower so tall it seems to pierce the moon, then sacrificing their hearts on an altar at the very top to receive his Mark of Chaos.
** Destroying an entire city and killing every last occupant in a battle that lasted six days and nights, then battling the ghost-animated, NighInvulnerable Armor of Morkar the Uniter to a standstill immediately thereafter. He wins by calling out to Morkar's spirit in the dead tongue of the Unberogen, the language of Sigmar himself in life, and promptly cutting him down. Then he takes the armor and wears it himself.
** Walking right up to a monstrously huge Chaos Dragon called Flamefang, waking it up by slamming his axe into the dragon's head, then killing it singlehandedly by being swallowed whole and then hacking his way out from inside, all to recover the Eye of Sheerian.
** Going to the Realm of Chaos and sneaking inside the fortress of a Daemon Prince to steal away with The Steed of the Apocalypse, then breaking the daemonic beast's will to make it accept him as a rider.
** Recovering the ancient sword of Vangel the Second Everchosen, the Slayer of Kings, from the fist of Krakanrok the Black, a Dragon Ogre the size of a mountain.
** Claiming the Crown of Domination, which involved, in order, overcoming Nurgle's most potent plagues, navigating a crystal labyrinth created by Tzeentch whilst blindfolded, resisting temptations sent by Slaanesh itself, and finally dueling with a Bloodthirster and killing it singlehandedly, which he achieved by disarming it and throttling it to death with its own whip.
* The saga of the Gorehunt tribe, which was given in the 7th edition Chaos codex by Phil Kelly. The Gorehunt were a tribe of Norsemen dedicated to Khorne who vowed to travel to distant lands and offer up the skulls of enemies of many stripes to their god. So they took to their longships and sailed to Araby and, to use the vernacular, '''fucked shit up'''. The Emirs had to send armies of thousands, and hundreds of thousands to defeat the blood crazed Norse, and all those armies who absolutely slaughtered. Now, this seems awesome by itself, but keep in mind that the Norscans were only a ''hundred in number''. These champions of Khorne were annihilating armies several times their numbers. The Norscans carved through the armies with such abandon that a raging stream of blood began to flow through Araby and still does. Even arcane creatures couldn't stop the warriors of Khorne; and simply caused their killing frenzy to grow. Finally, the Emirs sent, as the story put it -- "gigantic beasts of war, and armies that hid the dunes with their number", and the Norsemen's last stand was a glorious one. And the river became larger and larger, and though the Northmen were eventually killed, they had defeated armies that dwarfed them utterly and pleased their master, for the crimson river still flows through Araby in testament to their skill and sacrifice. Seriously, there hasn't been another story that truly encompasses the badassery of Khorne as this one does, Phil couldn't have chosen a better one to put in the codex.
* There's a story in the 8th ed Warriors of Chaos armybook about a Norseman by the name of Borkill the Bloody-Handed who was hunting a Bonegrinder Giant (for the uninitiated, that's giant whose unto a giant as a giant is unto a human) throughout Skaeling tribal lands. At the base of a jet black monolith he finds a chalice filled with a dark liquid. As he drinks from the cup, the giant attacks, and Borkill's body begins to swell with power and he manages to ''defeat the giant in a straight-up, one-on-one battle''. In awe of this, Borkill's fellow Skaelings build a giant, blood-red Chaos monolith commemorating his deed.
* Another one from the eight edition armybook is the tale of the Chaos Lord Ragnar Painbringer, who attempted to invade a major Wood Elf holding. Of course, Wood Elves being Wood Elves, the trees come alive and attack the warband, and the elves themselves pound them with arrows from afar, killing many. Eventually, Ragnar looks upon this and says "fuck this, bring up the Gorebeasts", and thus did the Northmen bring up the Gorebeast Chariots. Basically like normal chariots, but pulled by hulking Chaos-mutated metal rhinos. The chariots charge, the elves die, the trees splinter, and the Chaos Warriors, brimming with Viking rage rush into battle, slaughtering the stragglers with Ragnar at the fore.
* Grimgor Ironhide defeating Archaeon, the single strongest warrior of Chaos, in single combat.
** In the rematch Archaeon beheads Grimgor who at that time was the most powerful Warboss that ever lived.
* Settra, an immortal mummy, fighting against Nagash, who just consumed the Nekaharan god of the Dead and became one himself. Even though the former lost the battle, he is still defiant to his last breath, and may be coming back for round 2.
** Settra was able to get his second chance when the Chaos Gods resurrected him to take down Nagash in exchange for servitude. His response, he kills a Chaos Daemon about to attack Nagash, as he plans to save him for last, and turn his wrath on the Chaos Gods for daring to make him their pawn.
-->'''"SETTRA DOES NOT SERVE, SETTRA RULES!"'''
* An unnamed Skaven Verminlord pops in unannounced and kills Valten during the fight between Valten and Archaon. Be it in ''Storm of Chaos'' or ''End Times'', the Skaven will always claim Valten.
* Tsar Boris Bokha in general, but particularly the story of him and the great bear Urskin. In order to revive Kislev's ancient Cult of Ursun, Boris underwent the ancient rite of initiating an Ursan priest: The taming of a wild bear singlehanded. So he sets out, and finds a massive beast of legendary proportions. The two battle for an entire day before a massive pack of wolves shows up, drawn by the scent of their blood. Boris leaps to the ''bear's'' defense, killing many wolves with his bare(no pun intended) hands. When Boris is nearly overcome by his wounds, the massive beast returns the favor, tearing the wolves apart with his bare(pun ''very much'' intended) claws. Nearly twenty days pass before Kislevite seachers find the Tsar, with the bear still standing protectively over him, surrounded by wolf corpses. On that twentieth day, the Tsar awakens, and the bear finally lets the rescuers tend to him. For the rest of his life, Boris would ride the bear, which he named Urskin, into battle. Boris eventually died fighting Kurgans near the borders of Troll Country, and Urskin mourned him for a full day before disappearing to the darkness of the North, where it is said he wreaks bloody vengeance on the children of Chaos to this day.
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* In ''The Von Carstein Trilogy'', Vlad von Carstein repeatedly proves himself to be top badass of the Vampires for a reason. He leads a brutal campaign across the Empire, nearly taking every last one of their fortresses. Despite being actually slain multiple times, he manages to use ResurrectiveImmortality to kick some serious ass and be a total OneManArmy. It takes betrayal by his own son and the stealing of the von Carstein ring to stop his campaign.