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[[Image:Zhau.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Vindicare Assassin{{Fn|6}}]]The '''Vindicare Temple''' is one of the temples of the [[Officio Assassinorum]].{{Fn|1}} Their specialty is the deployment of elite [[sniper]]s.

[[Image:Zhau.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Vindicare Assassin{{Fn|6}}]]The Vindicare Assassins specialise in vengeance and revenge killings. They make use of a specially designed, long-range [[Sniper Rifle]] called the [[Exitus Rifle]]. The Vindicare Assassin brings inglorious death to the [[The Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]]'s]] enemies with a sniper's bullet. {{Fn|3}} Vindicare Assassins have been known to wait in a position for as long as two weeks 6 years before taking a shot. {{Fn|5}} Many rebellions and cults have been ended with one, perfect shot from a Vindicare's rifle.{{Cite thisFn|3}}

The Vindicare Temple teaches the assassin the art of patience and the perfection of marksmanship. These stoic assassins are conditioned by their temple to be unflinchingly loyal to the Imperium, often being trained to limit their vocabulary only to words that are useful for their profession, cutting off all emotional attachments to other humans so that they will never hesitate to eliminate any target.{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}} The intense training of a Vindicare Assassin enables them to pick out a single target even amongst roving hordes of enemies on the battlefield.{{Fn|1}}

In one celebrated (but carefully concealed) engagement, a massed [[Eldar]] assault in the [[Lammas Campaign]] was halted by a lone Vindicator Assassin hiding in a ruined tower. The Eldar advance in the face of this tower was stalled again and again by a hail of deadly sniper fire which slew [[Exarch]]s, [[Warlock]]s, and [[Support Weapons Battery|Support Weapons]] crews in quick succession. Eventually, the Eldar called in their scouts to clear the tower{{Fn|4}}, but when they entered it they found it full of grenade traps ready to meet them.{{Fn|5}}

[[Image:Vindicare Assassin Art.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Vindicare Assassin ]]The [[Exitus Rifle]] of a Vindicare Assassin is his primary weapon, and is chambered to fire a variety of specialised ammunition types, therefore he is equipped to take out targets ranging from well-shielded individuals to monstrous beasts or vehicles.{{Fn|1}} He is also issued with an [[Exitus Pistol]], which fires a shot more powerful than most personal firearms used in the [[Imperium]], providing him with a valuable short-ranged weapon for situations where a sniper's rifle would not do.{{Fn|1}}

Vindicare Assassins wear a [[Spy Mask]], which is able to can scan on a wide spectrum to pick out heat and energy sources over long distances. The mask also allows the Assassin to monitor the enemy's communication channels, and comes equipped with concentrated food and water cartridges for extended operations. They also wear a specially designed '''Stealth Suit''', which combines normal [[synskin]] with chameleon chemicals to hide their forms in their surroundings.{{Fn|1}} Vindicare Assassins have also been known to have their insertion aided with [[Vindicare Jet Pack|jet packs]] and [[Vindicare Balloon|Balloons]].{{Fn|20}}

*[[Erasmus MenstHoswalt]] — killed progressive astrologer Attempted to assassinate [[Lenas ScardHorus]].{{Fn|57a}}*[[Eristede Kell]] — Assassin-at-Marque, part of first [[Execution Force]] during the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|77b}}

*[[HoswaltErasmus Menst]] — attempted to assassinate Killed progressive astrologer [[HorusLenas Scard]].{{Fn|7a5}}*[[LIIVIINyjia]]{{Fn|1011}}*''[[Operative XXIV]]'' (designation) — [[Execution Force]] [[Dagon (Execution Force)|Dagon]]{{Fn|16}}*[[Absolom Raithe]]

*[[NyjiaTarim]] — Part of [[Inquisitor]][[Gerhart (Inquisitor)|Gerhart's]] retinue.{{Fn|118}}*[[Sire VindicareUmbral Six]] — Founder and Director Primus during the {{Fn|17}}*[[Horus HeresyNovak Vard]].{{Fn|7a13}}*"[[TarimVigilant Alpha]] " — part of Currently shadowing [[Lord Inquisitor]] [[Gerhart (Inquisitor)Kyria Draxus]].{{Fn|Gerhart's19b}}*[[Asmagori Vo]] retinue.{{Fn|819a}}

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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Witch Hunters(3rd Edition)]], {{Cite This}}pg. 32*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Daemonhunters(3rd Edition)]], {{Cite This}}pg. 26

*{{Endn|7}}: [[Nemesis (Novel)]], ''Dramatis Personae'':

*{{Endn|9}}: [[Seventh Retribution (Novel)]], ''K-Day +15 Days''*{{Endn|10}}: [[Dark Heresy: Ascension]], pg.155

*{{Endn|12}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/04/27/psychic-awakening-retaliation/ Warhammer Community: Psychic Awakening: Retaliation (Posted on 27/04/2020)] ''(Last last accessed on 28 April 2020)''*{{Endn|13}}: [[White Dwarf 454]], pgs. 23-25*{{Endn|14}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/06/23/warhammer-is-unmissable-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/ Warhammer+ Is Unmissable – Here’s Everything You Need To Know (posted 6/23/2021)] ''(last accessed 23 June 2021)''*{{Endn|15}}: [[Forces of the Imperial Inquisition Collectors' Guide]], pg. 18*{{Endn|16}}: [[White Dwarf 124 (2016)]], pg. 34 - ''White Dwarf's Regiments of Renown''*{{Endn|17}}: [[Warhammer Combat Cards]], Card Description*{{Endn|18}}: [[Warhammer: Visions 1]], pg. 148 {{WHVisionsEnd}}*19: [[Codex: Imperial Agents (10th Edition)]]:**{{Endn|19a}}: pg. 20**{{Endn|19b}}: pgs. 30-31*{{Endn|20}}: [[ Eternal Damnation (Comic Anthology)]] — The Samos Sanction{{WHVisions}}

*[http://www.specialist-arms.com/fanatic/54dwu.pdf InquisitorFanatic Magazine #54]: Facets of Death]– Warmed Up