Brother
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This article is about the Space Marine rank; for the short story by Gav Thorpe, see Battle-Brothers (Short Story). |
Brother (or Battle-Brother) is the lowest rank within a Space Marine Chapter.
Overview
All Neophytes become Battle-Brothers after passing their initial trials and being implanted with the Chapter's geneseed, before earning honour in battle and rising up through the ranks. Battle-brothers endure decades of training before becoming fully-fledged Space Marines.
"Battle-brother" is also a general form of address used by Space Marines in conversation with each other.[1][2]
The most common unit for a Brother to be assigned to is a Space Marine Squad of up to ten marines, including the Sergeant or equivalent rank from whom the battle-brother takes his orders. In a typical Codex Chapter, Battle-Brothers complete their training in a Scout Squad, then are initially assigned to a Devastator Squad to master long-ranged weaponry, then an Assault Squad to master close-quarters combat. Only after mastering both of these aspects are they assigned to the most common formation within a Space Marine Company, the Tactical Squad. If Battle-brothers show a particular aptitude for one of these styles of combat, they may remain assigned to these specialist squads.[1] Those which show technical aptitude may be sent to Mars to train as Techmarines.[1]
The Dark Angels were known to alternatively address their Battle-brothers as “Knights”.[3]
Sources
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- 1: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition),
[Help] - 2: Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition),[Help]
- 3: The Lion: Son of the Forest (Novel) Chapter 4
