Kill-Team Sykes

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**Kill-Team Sykes** is a strike force in the Deathwatch and is primarily composed of Space Marines who can operate well by themselves, similar to how kill Marines operate and is led by Watch Sergeant Arnaz Sykes and operates primarily out of the secretive Watch Fortress known as the Black Bastion.

## Members of Kill-Team Sykes

Kill-Team Sykes is composed of marines that prefer to work alone and would traditionally be used as Kill Marines, however Watch Commander Kyran Angevin saw potential and usefulness in having a more flexible Kill Team that would excel in more clandestine operations.

While each member has their own approaches to war which has brought some internal friction in the rare occasion that they fight shoulder to shoulder, while they have their bickering between members they have grown to have a begrudging respect for each other.

* **Watch Sergeant Arnaz Sykes**: Watch Sergeant Arnaz Amon is the current leader of Kill-Team Sykes, Hailing from the stubborn and cold Imperial Fists, he commands the Kill-Team on all the operations that the Kill-Team undertakes. as the stoic and unwavering leader, he acts as the stone foundation of his cousins he has very few moments of humour which has brought him to clash with Galestone.

* **Watch Brother Tarik Afon**: Watch Brother Tarik Afon is currently serving his second vigil in the Deathwatch as a member of Kill-Team Sykes, Hailing from the Wolves of Dantra he brings the knowledge on the xenos foe he had gained from his first vigil in the Deathwatch. A Calm and Confident warrior he often acts as the strategic advisor to Arnaz. Being considered the brains of the team he is often seen as a mentor figure or someone who can adapt well to a given situation.

* **Watch Brother Keythax Sevaran**: Watch Brother Keythax Sevaran is serving his second vigil in the Deathwatch as a member of Kill-Team Sykes, Hailing from the Raptors Chapter he uses his Stalker Pattern Boltgun to annihilate the xenos threat from a distance. Being the better marksman of the team he prefers ranged combat over melee combat which has brought him into conflict with the rest of the team over their ways of war.

* **Watch Brother Tasgal Baughn** : Watch Brother Anatar Daeleth is serving his first vigil in the Deathwatch being the youngest member of the Kill-Team, Hailing from the Sons of Rapture armed with a Heavy Bolter he rains down Bolter fire upon the xenos threat. He has yet to become fully accustomed to to autonomous nature of the team and is often seen around Tarik as he sees the older marine as a mentor figure, something which Tarik has taken well too doing.

* **Watch Brother Branvir Galestone**: Watch Brother Branvir Galestone, currently serving his third Vigil in the Deathwatch is the oldest amongst the Kill-Team he is often seen in the thick of xenos during engagements, his MkVII armour bearing the scars of such battles. Hailing from the Space Wolves he has a surprisingly tame combat style compared to some of his brothers from Fenris though his humour does prove his origin. While the most experienced he has the most extroverted personality which has brought him into conflict with most of his teammates.

## Combat Doctrine

Kill-Team Sykes operates differently to most Kill-Teams where each member often operates autonomously from the other members while in the same battlezone, While they often work in the same battlezones, they are rarely seen fighting shoulder to shoulder as they often clash on how to achieve the best results so often work far from the other members in a given war zone. This has allowed the Kill-Team to cordon off entire streets of hab-blocks. Blocked off flanking or escape routes in a subterranean complex or entire sections of entire starships. This has resulted in many of their fellow brothers who have also donned the black referring to the team as a team of Kill-Marines.

This was encouraged by Arnaz Sykes later into the initial months of his tenure as Watch Sergeant of Kill-Team Sykes when he grew used to the various members of his team methods of combating the xenos threat, this allowed the Kill-Team to be more flexible than the standard, albeit still flexible Kill-Teams though less cohesive on the rare occasion when they do fight shoulder to shoulder.

## Armour & Armaments of Kill-Team Sykes

The armour and armaments of Kill-Team Sykes is varied and unique amongst the members of the Kill-Team which further emphasises their different approaches to combating the Xenos.

### Arnaz Sykes

Armour

* MkIV Artificer Armour: Bearing the Ancient MkIV armour Arnaz Sykes leads the Kill-Team in all engagements where all members were present.

Used Weapons

* Xenophase Blade
* Tigirus Patten Boltgun
* Bolt pistol

Munitions

* Kraken Penetrator Bolt Rounds
* Hellfire Bolt Rounds
* Standard Bolt Rounds
* Antiphasic bolt shells

### Tarik Afon

Armour

* Mk VIII 'Errant' Power Armour: The Armour he wears has a built in sheath on the left thigh plate, such a modification is not uncommon for members of the Wolves of Dantra, particularly in the 1st Company.

Used Weapons

* Manticore Pattern Boltgun
* Bolt Pistol
* Asik Combat Knife

Munitions

* Kraken Penetrator Bolt Rounds
* Hellfire Bolt Rounds
* Standard Bolt Rounds
* Antiphasic bolt shells

### Keythax Sevaran

Armour

* MkVIII Artificer Armour: This suit of power armour bears many cybernetic enhancements that assist Keythax with his marksmanship.

Used Weapons

* Deathwatch Stalker Pattern Bolter.
* Bolt Pistol
* Astartes Combat Knife

Munitions

* Stalker Silenced rounds
* Kraken Penetrator Rounds
* Anti-phasic Rounds

### Tasgal Baughn

Armour

* MkIII Armour: Bearing the ancient MkIII armour adorned with additional armour plating and chains typical with the Sons of Rapture.

Used Weapons

* Heavy Bolter
* Bolt Pistol
* Astartes Combat Knife

Munitions

* Kraken Penetrator Rounds
* standard Bolt Rounds
* Hellfire Bolt Rounds
* Dragonfire Bolt Rounds
* Anti-phasic rounds

### Branvir Galestone

Armour

* MkVII Armour: He bears the proved MkVII armour that has many runes and other decorations upon his armour that are customary for the Sons of Russ.

Used Weapons

* Hesh Pattern Boltgun
* Bolt Pistol
* Power Axe

Munitions

* Kraken Penetrator Rounds
* standard Bolt Rounds
* Hellfire Bolt Rounds

## Operations of Kill-Team Sykes

* **Operation Typhoon**: The first operation of Kill-Team Sykes, the Kill-Team was sent into an ongoing skirmish with a Tau expeditionary fleet. Due to this being the first given mission for the newly formed Kill-Team their performance, while still outstanding in terms of Astartes squad combat, there was still much to learn and in the following years the team would grow accustomed to each other and would have better performances in later missions.

* **Operation Spearbreaker**: In 371.M41 Kill-Team Sykes would be deployed alongside the Ultramarine and the Imperial Guard contingent led by Marneus Calgar against the Ork Planet of Balur, though Calgar would not know of the Kill-Teams presence until the Kill-Team conducted numerous raids against many Ork camps, Calgar would demand to know why the Kill-Team was there without his knowledge but he would get no response from the Astartes and would begrudgingly work alongside the team until the Orks were scoured from the

## Trivia

Kill-Teams Sykes name came from the the Fairbairn-Sykes knife as the profile of the blade is sleek and was often used by the SAS in WW2 and now the Royal Marines in the current day. I thought that fit the theme of what I was trying with this Kill-Team so I named the team after the knife.

## Gallery

Official pict-capture of Tarik Afon during his second Long Vigil with the Deathwatch.