There is wisdom behind such an approach, for a Deathwatch captain must learn how to fight a new kind of war, a shadow war against opponents on a dozen fronts where a single Kill-team must tip the balance. Thus, the scarred hero of a thousand battles will accept a role in a Kill-team as a simple battle-brother under the command of an individual several standard centuries his junior until he feels he has learned the ropes. The Deathwatch traditionally extends the rank of watch captain to a Space Marine company commander during his Vigil, but most captains entering the Watch refuse to accept such a lofty position until they have earned it. When the time comes and they are nominated to be seconded to the Deathwatch, these captains dutifully set aside their own desires to remain with their company and undertake their Vigil with humility. A Chapter's captains are inducted into the greatest secrets and mysteries of their order with the most binding and terrible oaths and when it is time for a new Chapter Master to be chosen he will most likely be elevated from amongst the ranks of the Chapter's captains. 2.1 Optional Deathwatch Watch Captain WargearĪdeptus Astartes company captains are superb leaders with a depth of experience excelled only by the Chapter Master himself.The Watch Captains of the Deathwatch have seen alien horrors beyond number, and remained stoically defiant. They do so not only by launching pinpoint strikes, but also by conducting the resultant battles themselves.Īrmed with an arsenal of specialist wargear, at close quarters they can fell the strongest xenos goliaths. Regardless of their history, they think of little else than how best to slay those forces that threaten the Imperium. Some are promoted from within the Deathwatch, their conduct so exemplary they attain this rank within the Chapter. Many watch captains were once in command of a Space Marine company amongst their number are Wolf Lords, Khans, Iron Fathers and luminaries from a hundred different Chapters. No warrior reaches such esteemed heights without having proven himself in a dozen theatres of war. Without a guiding hand, the resultant clashes of culture and ideology could become a liability - but with the guidance of a born leader, each team is forged into a weapon far greater than the sum of its parts. After all, every Kill-team boasts an array of radically different individuals hailing from all over the galaxy. It is the captain's duty to learn and understand the personalities and motivations of the Space Marines under his vigil. These heroes of the Imperium lead the Deathwatch into the thick of the fight, binding their Kill-teams together into armies of black-clad killers whose mission is the systematic annihilation of the enemy force.Įach watch captain is given jurisdiction over four Kill-teams, including their vehicles and the battle-brothers that attend them. Where the watch masters are the masterminds of their order, watch captains are its fiery swords. These charismatic heroes must be able to win the confidence and respect of their battle-brothers in both triumph and adversity.Ī company of Deathwatch Space Marines can defeat seemingly insurmountable odds under their watch captain's command, the individual prowess of the battle-brothers magnified a hundredfold when coordinated by the ferocious tactical acumen of their leader.
Extract from the Apocrypha of Eons, Verse IIIĪ Deathwatch Watch Captain of the Ultramarines Chapter.Ī Deathwatch Watch Captain is a Veteran Space Marine officer of the Deathwatch who commands an entire company of Astartes composed of formidable Kill-teams. Do this and when you go before the Throne on your day of judgement you may hold your head high and say 'I did not fear to lead.'" Deliver His Wrath unto thine enemies, and turn aside from all temptations. Be worthy of the divine instrument entrusted to you. One Hundred Brothers shall be your blade to strike down the Emperor’s foes. In defeat they shall cry out to you for succour. In triumph they shall call out your name.
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