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'''— "Stonetooth" Harker, to a doubtful Munitorum staffer.'''{{Fn|4}}
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'''[[Gunnery Sergeant]] "Stonetooth" Harker''', also known as the '''"Stonetooth Devil"''', is a [[Infantry Squad|squad]] leader of the [[Catachan 2nd Jungle Fighters Regiment]], filled with the elite units known as '''"[[StormtroopersTempestus Scions#Catachan Devil Squads|Catachan Devil Squads]]"'''. Feared and famed for his strength and endurance, he is so exceptionally resilient that all who have served with him believe that the creature who can kill him simply has not yet come into being.{{Fn|4}}
== History==
Harker is uncomplaining in the completion of his duties. A tough and grizzled sergeant with guts for brains, he shows an enthusiasm for war that is somwhere between arrogance and bravado. It would be innacurate to say he possesses no tactical acumen, for when it comes to war "Stonetooth" is an expert. But when given the choice between fighting and thinking his way out of a tight spot, Harker reaches for Payback every time.{{Fn|4}}
Harker has survived the most gruelling of campaigns and has yet to find an enemy that won't die to the bark of his heavy bolter or the sharpened edge of his combat blade. There is not a single aspect of war that Harker has not mastered, from rescue missions to assassination, from reconnaissance to demolitions. His squad members are elite [[StormtroopersTempestus Scions#Catachan Devil Squads|Catachan Devil]] Guardsmen, exceptional even among their fellow Catachans, composed of the regiment's bravest veterans and named after the [[Catachan Devil|voracious predator]] whose ferocity they emulate in combat. Their particular mission is usually to conduct long-range penetration raids deep behind enemy lines, responsible for bearing the brunt of the enemy's response when battle is finally joined.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}
One famous example of Harker's bravery was during a battle against [[Tyranid]]s on the twilight world of [[Jorn V]], where his squad was assaulted by a pack of [[Ravener]]s bursting from beneath the black ground. Within seconds, his ammunition loader was torn apart by monstrous claws while the rest of his squad were trying their best to stay alive. Without missing a beat, Harker leapt onto the back of the closest beast and crushed its neck between his monstrous biceps, despite the beast's frenzied efforts to buck him off. Harker then smoothly grabbed up Payback and shot down the rest of the pack, alien bodies bursting apart in a shower of ichor. Seeing that all his comrades were dead, he stalked off to find the rest of the company, Payback tracking back and forth like a hound searching for prey.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|4}}
