The 20 primarchs of Warhammer 40k have complex and varied fates, with some

becoming demon princes, leading battles, or disappearing, leaving the loyalists

with two primarchs and the traitors with four active demon primarchs.

 The 20 primarchs of Warhammer 40k are prominent in the 41st Millennium, with
detailed histories and personalities.
o The 20 primarchs of Warhammer 40,000 are both main characters and mythic
figures, with some still prominent in the 41st Millennium while others have faded
into legends.
o The Primarchs were originally background characters in Warhammer 40k lore,
but have since been developed into fully realized main characters with detailed
histories and personalities.
 The Lion returns to Caliban, which is destroyed in a war with Luther, Lionel Johnson
mysteriously disappears and returns guided by The Watchers in the Dark, one loyalist
primarch is still active and has mellowed, while the fate of the second loyalist primarch is
unknown.
o The Lion returns to his homeworld of Caliban after the heresy, only to find it in
turmoil and ultimately destroyed in a war with his former second in command
Luther.
o Lionel Johnson mysteriously disappeared and returned after a long time, guided
by The Watchers in the Dark, in the late 41st or early 42nd Millennium.
o One loyalist primarch is still active and has mellowed, while the fate of the
second loyalist primarch is unknown.
 Fulgrim, a demon prince of slanesh, sided with Horus during the heresy, fought his
brother Robert Gilliman, and continues to work through his agents in the Great Rift, with
his influence spreading through a clone of him in the Museum of the necron collector
trazin.
o Fulgrim, a demon prince of slanesh, sided with Horus during the heresy, fought
his brother Robert Gilliman, and continues to work through his agents in the Great
Rift.
o Fulgrim's influence still spreads, with a clone of him residing in a stasis field as
an exhibit in the Museum of the necron collector trazin.
 Perturabo led the siege of Terra but became disillusioned, Khan was saved by the
Emperor but lost pursuing xenos, and Leman Russ sallied out to kill Horus but is now
missing.
o Perturabo, a reluctant traitor, executed the siege of Terra efficiently but became
disillusioned and quit the battle, continuing his vendetta against Rogal Dorn
before pulling back to the Eye of Terror.
o Per Tarabo rules as a demon Prince of chaos on the Fortress world of Medranard,
while Jagatikan defended Terror during The Siege.
o The Primarch Khan was almost killed in battle, saved by the Emperor, and then
lost pursuing xenos, while the Primarch Leman Russ sallied out to kill Horus
during the heresy.
o Russ was knocked into a coma during the heresy, and his current whereabouts are
unknown, as the Space Wolves continue to search for him.
 Dawn fought in the heresy, found the emperor's body, split his Legion, and was lost
during a raid on a chaos Fleet, Curse was captured and assassinated, and Sanguinius died
during the siege of Terra.
o Dawn fought in the heresy, found the emperor's body, split his Legion, and was
lost during a raid on a chaos Fleet, with his fate being uncertain.
o Curse, a Primarch, was captured and eventually assassinated, believing that he
was only doing what he was created to do and that the emperor was a hypocrite.
o Sanguinius, the Primarch of the Blood Angels, was the first to die during the siege
of Terra, encountering Horus and meeting his demise, leaving behind a mixed
legacy.
 Ferris Manus died as the first loyalist Primarch, Angron became a demon Prince and
plagued the Imperium, and Robert Gilliman was resurrected and became the Lord
commander of the Imperium.
o The black rage felt by the astartes of his Jean seed continues into the 41st
Millennium, with Ferris Manus being one of the greatest commanders of the great
Crusade, but he was the first loyalist Primark to die when horus's tractory was
revealed.
o Angron, the 12th Primarch, was slowly dying during the Great Crusade and was
turned into a demon Prince by his brother Lorgar, leading him to plague the
Imperium in the 38th Millennium.
o Angron led a crusade across the galaxy, returned with a demon army to invade
Armageddon, and has been active again since the Great Rift opened.
o After being preserved in a stasis field for ten thousand years, Robert Gilliman was
resurrected and became the Lord commander of the Imperium, launching the
indomitus Crusade to hold together the Imperium as the Great Rift spread.
 Mortarion succumbed to Nurgle, led raids as a demon Prince, and fought in the plague
Wars, while Magnus was censured by the Emperor, became a demon Prince of Zinch,
and led the Thousand Sons in battles against the Space Wolves and Guilliman.
o Mortarion of the Death Guard was an active Primarch during the Siege,
succumbed to Nurgle, fought as a demon Prince, led raids into real space, and was
cited at the head of legions of demons during the plague Wars.
o Mortarion becomes the third active traitor Primarch, Magnus was censured by the
Emperor and eventually reborn as a demon Prince of Zinch, and his Legion
retreated to the Eye of Terror after Horus's defeat.
o Magnus the Red led the Thousand Sons in battles against the Space Wolves and
attempted to open a permanent warp rift, engaging in multiple conflicts with
Guilliman and attempting to summon psychics from all over the Imperium.
 Horus led the heresy and was killed, Logar was exiled, Vulkan is on a quest, Corax hunts
traitors, and Alpharius and Omegon are dead, leaving the loyalists with two primarchs
and the traitors with four active demon primarchs.
o Horus led the Horus heresy and was killed by the emperor, while Logar attempted
a coup but was betrayed and exiled, never taking part in The Siege.
o After spending time in meditation, he became a demon Prince of chaos undivided
and has aided his Legion, with rumors of his return in the 41st Millennium.
o Vulcan of the Salamanders was stationed in the Emperor's Throne Room at the
end of the heresy, embarked on a quest after the heresy, returned during the war
 of the Beast, and is believed to return again when all nine artifacts of Vulcan have
been found.
o Corax, after the heresy, tried to fix his Legion's near destruction with prescribed
technology, but failed, leading to guilt and isolation, and now he hunts down
remaining traitor primarchs, enhanced by the warp but not actively helping.
o Alpharius was killed by Rogal Dorn, while his twin Omegon was killed by
Roboute Guilliman, leaving the loyalists with two existing primarchs and the
traitors with four active demon primarchs, two still around, three dead, and one
uncertain.