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[[Sergeant]]s, [[Captain]]s and [[Librarian]]s have different versions to identify their status. Those awarded with the Crux Terminatus often wear smaller versions when they fight in [[power Armour|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.
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