Jan Theysen, creative director of Dawn of War 4 at King Art Games, recently told IGN that Dawn of War's original protagonist Gabriel Angelos won't be returning for their sequel. "That was actually one of the decisions we made relatively early. We don't want Gabriel Angelos in the game," he said.
Gabriel Angelos was the star of the story campaign in the original Dawn of War, though he didn't feature in all of the sequels and expansions. If you played Dark Crusade as the Blood Ravens they were commanded by Davian Thule, and in Soulstorm by Indrick Boreale. For Dawn of War 2 you played a nameless force commander known only as "Commander," though Angelos did eventually appear at the head of your reinforcements, and took over in Dawn of War 3—though the less said about that the better.
