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The Initially, the equipment of the Frateris Templars seems seemed to resemble that of the [[Imperial Guard]]. Frateris Templars soldiers were equipped with [[Carapace Armour]] and gold-plated [[Lasgun]]swith crackling [[Power Weapons|Power Bayonets]].{{Fn|2b}} However, during the Age of Apostasy, the Templars had become fierce warrior-zealots. Each had been stripped of their humanity and personality and rebuilt entirely on the basis of the Imperial Creed, with the sole purpose of sacrificing themselves for the God-Emperor. Their muscular bodies were often covered with intricate ritual scars and religious tattoos, signifying their undying devotion to Master of Mankind.{{Fn|3}} They fought with their torsos bare, covering their lower bodies with white half-robes laced with gold. Each Templar was protected by a shimmering energy shield generated by a spinal implant, and armed with high-cadence Lasblasters and gold-hilted swords with blades of pure Hematite. In combat, their shields protected them well from all forms of gunfire, but if an enemy managed to penetrate their protective bubble, they were forced to depend on their speed and skill in melee combat.{{Fn|3b3}}