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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | When the Deathwatch was initially formed during the [[War of the Beast]], it was set up as a singular Chapter. | + | When the Deathwatch was initially formed during the [[War of the Beast]], it was set up as a singular Chapter. At this time, the Watch Commander was effectively the [[Chapter Master]] of the Deathwatch, with the first Watch Commander being [[Asger Warfist]] of the [[Space Wolves]].{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|2b}} |
| − | Over time, the Deathwatch became a far more decentralised body, being deployed across the [[galaxy]]. | + | Over time, the Deathwatch became a far more decentralised body, being deployed across the [[galaxy]]. Now based out of [[Watch Fortress]]es largely independent from each other, the title of Watch Commander stopped being a singular rank used to denote an overall leader of the Deathwatch. In the modern [[Imperium]], the rank simply refers to the commanding officer of a particular Watch Fortress, generally a [[Watch Master]].{{Fn|1}} Notably, however, there is no hard rule that states that a Watch Commander need be an [[Astartes]] - on occasion Watch Fortresses have been overseen by a [[Lord Inquisitor]] of the [[Ordo Xenos]] instead.{{Fn|3}} |
| − | == | + | ==See also== |
*[[Chapter Master]] | *[[Chapter Master]] | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
| − | *{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Deathwatch (8th Edition)]], pg. 14 | + | *{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Deathwatch (8th Edition)]], pg. 14 — ''The Structure of the Shield'' |
| − | *2: [[The Last Son of Dorn (Novel)]] | + | *2: [[The Last Son of Dorn (Novel)]]: |
**{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter 17 | **{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter 17 | ||
**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter 18 | **{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter 18 | ||
| + | *{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex Supplement: Deathwatch (9th Edition)]], pg. 10 — ''The Honour of Vigil: The Ordo Xenos'' | ||
{{DWForces}} | {{DWForces}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Inquisition]] | ||
[[Category:Titles and Ranks]] | [[Category:Titles and Ranks]] | ||
[[Category:Troops (Deathwatch)]] | [[Category:Troops (Deathwatch)]] | ||
Revision as of 19:57, 18 September 2023
Watch Commander is a rank of officer used by the Deathwatch Chapter.[1]
Overview
When the Deathwatch was initially formed during the War of the Beast, it was set up as a singular Chapter. At this time, the Watch Commander was effectively the Chapter Master of the Deathwatch, with the first Watch Commander being Asger Warfist of the Space Wolves.[2a][2b]
Over time, the Deathwatch became a far more decentralised body, being deployed across the galaxy. Now based out of Watch Fortresses largely independent from each other, the title of Watch Commander stopped being a singular rank used to denote an overall leader of the Deathwatch. In the modern Imperium, the rank simply refers to the commanding officer of a particular Watch Fortress, generally a Watch Master.[1] Notably, however, there is no hard rule that states that a Watch Commander need be an Astartes - on occasion Watch Fortresses have been overseen by a Lord Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos instead.[3]
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Deathwatch (8th Edition), pg. 14 — The Structure of the Shield
- 2: The Last Son of Dorn (Novel):
- 3: Codex Supplement: Deathwatch (9th Edition), pg. 10 — The Honour of Vigil: The Ordo Xenos
