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Acts of valour among wearers may be rewarded by the replacement of the standard badge by the '''Crux Argentum''' – a Terminator badge made from silver and encrusted with gems.
Sergeants, captains and [[Librarian]]s have different versions to identify their status. First company veterans often wear smaller versions when they fight in [[Power power Armour|power armour]], often hanging them from banners, weapons and belts.
It is usual for members of a Chapter's first company (who are the exclusive users of [[Terminator Armour|Terminator armour]]) to paint this symbol onto the knee or shin plates of their standard power armour.
A Terminator 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 contains a tiny fragment of the Emperor's suit of armour. During his struggle against Horus aboard the Warmaster's battle barge at the climax of the 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 melted down and its shards to be incorporated into Terminator captains' badges. 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 squad and Chapter.
