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There is wisdom behind the pride of such an approach. A Deathwatch Captain must learn how to fight a new kind of war, a shadow war against opponents on a dozen fronts where a single Kill-team must tip the balance. The methods, tactics and targets of the Deathwatch are best learned in the field, and a Space Marine Captain will stand side-by-side with his Battle-Brothers to learn their way of battle before presuming to take command of them. Deathwatch Captains are also raised from Battle-Brothers that have served in the ranks of the Kill-teams with great distinction and undertaken many vigils in the watch. A particularly skilled [[xenos]]-hunter may be called to duty with the Deathwatch repeatedly. Eventually such a renowned Battle-Brother may be afforded the honour of assuming the rank of Watch Captain and leading the Kill-teams he has fought as a part of for so long.{{Fn|2}}
The demands on a Deathwatch Captain are very different to those found in other Space Marine Chapters. A Deathwatch Captain is usually placed in charge of several Kill-teams and given guidance on broad objectives by the [[Watch Commander]]. Beyond that and advice from [[Chaplain]]s and [[Librarian]]s the Watch Captain sets his own missions and organizes organises his [[Kill-team]]s appropriately. He is responsible for every detail of their recruitment, training, equipment and deployment. It is also his solemn duty to record their deeds in battle and, where possible, to return the remains of a fallen Battle-Brother to their parent Chapter with all due honour.{{Fn|2}}
It is unlikely the Watch Captain will ever have a full hundred Battle-Brothers to command in the Deathwatch, and the handful of Space Marines available will always be widely scattered across the vast area under the scrutiny of a single Watch Fortress. Instead the Watch Captain must learn how to best employ a changing roster of Battle-Brothers from different Chapters to assemble the most effective Kill-teams for the missions required.{{Fn|2}}
[[Image:Watch Captain in Terminator Armour.jpg|thumb|center|200px|Deathwatch Watch Captain in Terminator Armour, 7th Edition Miniature]]
==See Alsoalso==
*[[Watch Master]]
==SourceSources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Deathwatch Core Rulebook]], pg. 306
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Deathwatch: Rites of Battle]], pgs. 126-129
