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==Overview==
[[Image:DeathCompanyWarriorArt.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Warrior of the Death Company]]
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}}
It is known that before the battle members of the Death Company gain access to the Chapter armoury so they may fight their last fighting with a weapon of their choice.{{Fn|3}}
