St. Ollanius Pius

During the siege of the Emperor's Palace, in the midst of the legendary Horus Heresy, one man made the ultimate sacrifice for the Holy Emperor of Mankind; Ollanius Pius, an ordinary soldier of the Imperial Army, positioned himself between the Traitorous Warmaster and the Emperor during an assault on the Imperial Palace. His sacrifice saved the Emperor's life that day, and thus, changed the fate of the Imperium.

As to what is so special about Ollanius Pius? He is the quintessential everyman. He not only represents everything that is noble and heroic about the Imperial Guard. He is the epitome of the notion that even an everyman soldier with a lasgun can change the course of history, by simply being in the right place at the horrifically wrong time.

Remember, there is no great feat of combat prowess or genius attributed to Ollanius Pius. All he had was his faith and the bone, flesh and muscle of his body to absorb the blow. The faith of a simple guardsman saved the life of the Emperor.

He may have bought the Emperor only a second of respite. But oh, what if every one of the trillions of citizens could buy one second of salvation for the Imperium with their sacrifice? It would be eternal peace.
 

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