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The '''Crux Terminatus''', or '''Terminator Honors''', is a stone medallion set into the left shoulder plate of every [[Terminator armour]],{{Fn|2a}}
It is said to incorporates incorporate 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.{{Fn|2a}}
This Honour appears most commonly as a skull set onto a cruciform shape of red iron or bone. Terminator sergeants often add crossed bones behind the skull, whilst lightning bolts behind the skull are often added for Terminators trained as Assault units wielding lightning claws and thunder hammers with storm shields. Variations include the size and dimensions of the skull and the removal of the crossed lightning bolts or bones or their scale in relation to the shape of the cruciform. The Crux Terminatus is almost always worn on the left shoulder pad, though it may also be worn on one knee pad (this is usually done only in combination with the shoulder pad, however).{{Fn|1}}
