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== Overview ==

On the eve of battle, the Blood Angels pray and remember the sacrifice of their [[primarch]] [[Sanguinius]] while the [[Chaplain]]s bless and study each battle-brother for signs of the Black Rage. Those who collapse into the Chaplains' arms during the chanting of the ''moripatris'' are taken away to form the Death Company. Their [[Power Armour]] is repainted black with a blood red saltire symbolizing the wounds of Sanguinius and hung with devotional scrolls and records of honours earned before the madness took them. From this point on, these battle-brothers are considered dead men walking.{{Fn|1a}}

Consumed by the Black Rage, the Death Company fights without fear, heedless of the quality of their opposition or the wounds they suffer. Under the watchful eye of their Chaplains, the Death Company fights terrible odds to claim one last honour for the Chapter. Many of the Blood Angels' finest victories have come after the Death Company devastated the enemy forces. The Death Company's fearsome reputation has even spread to worlds that have not seen the Blood Angels in battle.{{Fn|1a}}

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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Fear to Tread (Novel)]] by [[James Swallow]], Prologue: Melchior

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