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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
Cleaning up the mess left for me
Ten thousand years ago during the [[Great Crusade]], the red coloring of the helmet was a mark of shame and discipline to the [[Ultramarines]] [[Legion]]. However, after [[Aeonid Thiel]]'s heroic actions during the [[Battle of Calth]] in the early days of the [[Horus Heresy]], the mark was changed by [[Roboute Guilliman]] to one honouring Thiel's rank of Sergeant.{{Fn|19}}
Most Sergeants take to the field with different weapons from their squad mates. As a status symbol they often wield [[close combat weapon]]s, especially [[Chainsword]]s or [[Power Sword]]s.{{Cite Marker EndFn|5c}}
===Scout Sergeants===
====Marking and Equipment====
Veteran Sergeants wears a red-coloured helmet with a white stripe from the back to the forehead.{{Fn|6a}} They are usually given relic weapons and armour of the Chapter Armoury to carry into battle, though a [[Techmarine]] expects them to return it safely.{{Cite Marker End}}
====Promotions====
It is not odd for a Veteran Sergeant to be promoted to wear [[Tactical Dreadnought Armour]] if he does a heroic act in battle. If the deed is ''very'' great, the Veteran Sergeant may instead be promoted to replace a deceased [[Space Marine Captain]].{{Cite Marker EndFn|5c}}
====Famous Veteran Sergeants====
*'''Pride Leader''' — [[Celestial Lions]].{{Fn|13}}
*'''Watch Sergeant''' — [[Deathwatch]].{{Fn|8}}
*[[Squad Whip]] — [[Excoriators]].{{Cite Marker EndFn|25}}
*'''Pack Leader''' — [[Space Wolves]].{{Fn|9}}
*'''Knight-Sergeant or Sergeant-at-Arms''' — [[Dark Angels]].{{Fn|22}}{{Fn|23}}
**{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 21
**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 88
**{{Endn|5c}}: pgs. 134-136
*6: [[Insignium Astartes]]:
**{{Endn|6a}}: pg. 18
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Angels of Caliban (Novel)]], Chapter 20
*{{Endn|24}}: [[Deathwatch Core Rulebook]], pg. 19
*{{Endn|25}}: [[Bastions (Short Story)]]
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