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The '''Death Company''' is a special unit unique to the [[Blood Angels]] and their [[Successor Chapter]]s, consisting of former [[Battle-Brother]]s who have succumbed to the [[Black Rage]].

==Overview==

==Origins==

The advent of the [[Black Rage]] is associated with the end of the [[Horus Heresy]], caused by the [[psychic]] shock felt by every Blood Angel when [[Sanguinius]] died at the hands of [[Horus]].{{Fn|1x}} Prior to then, the [[Red Thirst]] was a rare but dreaded phenomenon, known only to Sanguinius and some members of his inner circle, including [[First Captain]] [[Raldoron]], [[Sanguinary Guard]] Commander [[Azkaellon]], [[High Warden]] [[Dahka Berus]], and the Legion's [[Chief Apothecary|Master Apothecary]] on [[Baal]]. On the rare occasions when a [[Battle Brother]] was lost to the Thirst, his armour's [[Space Marine Company|company]] markings were blotted out by black paint, and his [[geneseed]] was removed for analysis, rather than being returned to the [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]]'s stores.{{Fn|2}}

*{{Endn|9}}: [[The Devastation of Baal (Novel)]], Chapter 15

*{{Endn|10}}: [[Warrior Brood (Novel)]], Chapter 3

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