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==Description==
[[Image:RHArt.jpg|thumb|right|180px|A Red-Hand Destroyer{{Fn|2}}]]
Only those [[Destroyer Squad|Destroyers]] who bore the [[World Eaters]]' [[Blood Hand]] on their [[power armorarmour]] could have the right to enter its ranks. This mark was earned by those who had demonstrated exemplary ferocity or violence in the name of their [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]]. In battle, the Red Hand were consistently in the World Eaters' vanguard, as they sought to prove themselves ever-worthy of bearing the Blood Hand.{{Fn|1b}} This led them to fire their Destroyer weaponry at their foes, even if their fellow World Eaters would be caught in the blast.{{Fn|1a}} Thus the Red Hand were not drawn together through brotherhood or camaraderie, but instead through rivalry and enmity.{{Fn|1b}} As the Horus Heresy developed they were always found in the vanguard, reaping a bloody toll and dressing themselves in gory embellishments.{{Fn|2}}
In battle, they could be equipped with [[jump packs]]{{Fn|1b}} and carried melee weapons that were reminiscent of the ritualistic gladiatorial weapons of ancient [[Romanii]]. Also as a result of their Destroyer weaponry, which included [[phosphex]], [[melta]], and [[Rad Grenade|radiation]] [[grenade]]s{{Fn|2}}, the suits of power armour worn by the Red Hand were left heavily damaged, though were also still operational.{{Fn|1a}} When they were grouped in squadrons, the Red Hand were individually referred to as '''Ravagers''' and were led by officers known as the '''Blood Bonded'''.{{Fn|1b}}
