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| − | The '''Crux Terminatus''' ( | + | The '''Crux Terminatus''' (lit. "terminator cross") is a stone medallion awarded to highly skilled and experienced [[Space Marine]] veterans. All members of Chapter trained in the use of [[Terminator Armour]] will have been first awarded the Crux Terminatus. These badges, set into the left shoulder plate of Terminator armour, are highly distinctive and usually fashioned from stone. They vary from chapter to chapter, but tend to incorporate the Greek cross that is the standard Astartes Terminator recognition icon. Other variations include the replacement of the skull by a wolf's skull among members of the Space Wolves chapter, or the addition of a sword in Deathwing units. |
In standard Astartes Chapters, members of the chapter's veteran first company are the exclusive users of Terminator armour. | In standard Astartes Chapters, members of the chapter's veteran first company are the exclusive users of Terminator armour. | ||
Revision as of 07:35, 13 February 2011
The Crux Terminatus (lit. "terminator cross") is a stone medallion awarded to highly skilled and experienced Space Marine veterans. All members of Chapter trained in the use of Terminator Armour will have been first awarded the Crux Terminatus. These badges, set into the left shoulder plate of Terminator armour, are highly distinctive and usually fashioned from stone. They vary from chapter to chapter, but tend to incorporate the Greek cross that is the standard Astartes Terminator recognition icon. Other variations include the replacement of the skull by a wolf's skull among members of the Space Wolves chapter, or the addition of a sword in Deathwing units.
In standard Astartes Chapters, members of the chapter's veteran first company are the exclusive users of Terminator armour.
Acts of extreme valour among wearers may be rewarded by the replacement of the standard badge by the Crux Argentum – a Terminator badge made from silver and encrusted with gems.
Sergeants, Captains and Librarians have different versions to identify their status. Those awarded with the Crux Terminatus often wear smaller versions when they fight in power armour, often hanging them from banners, weapons and belts. It is also usual for them to paint this symbol onto the knee or shin plates of their standard power armour.
A Terminator captain is among the most highly skilled and experienced warriors humanity has ever produced. In recognition of their achievements, these Marines are allowed the honour of wearing a distinctive badge that incorporates fragments of the Emperor's armour. During his struggle against Horus aboard the Warmaster's battle barge at the climax of the Heresy, the Emperor was aided by a squad of Terminators from the Imperial Fists chapter. In recognition of their act of valour, the mortally wounded Emperor ordered that his own suit of armour be taken off and melted down, and its shards incorporated into badges that all Terminator Captains should wear. Therefore all efforts are made to recover the suits of Captains killed in action as the loss of such a relic brings great dishonour to the squad and the Chapter.
