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A Terminator [[Space Marine Captain|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 [[One True Armour|Emperor's Armour]]. During his struggle against [[Horus]] aboard the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]'' at the climax of the [[Horus 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.{{Cite this}}
They vary from chapter to chapter; among the [[Space Wolves]], for instance, the [[human]] skull is replaced by a wolf skull; or by a sword among the [[Deathwing]] of the [[Dark Angels]].{{Fn|2}} While only the most precious Cruxes of most Chapters contain a shard of the Emperor's Armour, all those used by the [[Grey Knights]] have such an honor.{{Fn|3}}
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