Deathwing - Deathwing: The Deathwing is the elite 1st Company of the Dark Angels Space Marine Chapter. The Dark Angels 1st Company is entirely made up of Veterans and broken into distinct units: Terminator Squads, specialists and Deathwing Knights. All are elites, and all are outfitted in Terminator Armour, a luxury few Chapters can match.This specialty formation is also found amongst those Space Marine Chapters who are successors of the original Ist Legion, which are collectively known as the Unforgiven.Officially known as Tactical Dreadnought Armour, a Terminator Armour suit is the heaviest protection a Dark Angel can wear, short of being entombed within a true Dreadnought. Terminators are sent on the most desperate missions: boarding infested space hulks, crossing no-man's land, or attacking the most horrific enemies -- Greater Daemons, xenos monstrosities and earth-shaking Daemon Engines.That the Dark Angels can equip all of their Veterans this way speaks volumes of the wealth of relics hidden within The Rock, and is also an indication of how seriously the Chapter takes the Deathwing's true mission: to ruthlessly eliminate the Fallen Angels.Initiation into the Deathwing is not just an honour for the Chapter's best warriors -- it is a commencement into the first levels of the hidden truths of the Dark Angels' Inner Circle. Upon entering, some of the Chapter's secrets are revealed, and a Dark Angel learns of Luther's betrayal and the hunt for the Fallen Angels.This epiphany brings full understanding of the Chapter's apocryphal stories taught to Neophytes, and sets out the truth behind the mission to hunt down and destroy the Fallen Dark Angels, no matter how long it takes, or what the cost.Most Dark Angels strike forces will include a Deathwing Terminator Squad or two, although on occasion the company has deployed en masse -- but this requires a truly cataclysmic event. These warriors are always prepared to carry out those orders from Chapter command that battle-brothers outside of the Inner Circle would find abhorrent.The hammer of the Inner Circle, the Deathwing is an assault force capable of teleporting straight into the midst of battle, ripping the heart out of the enemy with a well placed strike while withstanding tremendous amounts of return fire.Renowned as one of the finest fighting forces in the Imperium, the Deathwing are their Chapter's mailed fist. No foe is too great for them to subdue, and no mission is too difficult or dangerous for them to complete. Their reputation is such that the mere sight of their bone-white armour is enough to put many foes to flight.Only Dark Angels who have shown incredible skill at arms and total loyalty to their Chapter can undergo the exacting rites of initiation required to join the Deathwing. Those who survive the mental, physical and spiritual rigours of this ritual take their place amongst the ranks of their Chapter's elite.Upon a Dark Angel's ascension to the Deathwing, the truth of what occurred on Caliban in the wake of the Heresy will gradually be imparted to them by ranking members of the Inner Circle. As they learn more and more of these tragic events, the warrior's feelings of shame and contempt for their Fallen brothers grow, and the more of themselves they give over to the tireless quest for vengeance and absolution.The Deathwing's mission takes precedence over all others assigned to the Chapter, even though they may be called upon to fight a wide range of foes.In battle this knowledge of the truth makes the Deathwing beacons of righteous fury, leading their brothers to mercilessly destroy any who would oppose them. Every warrior of the company is utterly devoted, following the commands of their superiors without question and willingly performing any act in the name of the hunt.Those who enter the Deathwing may suppose they have learned all there is to know of the Dark Angels' shadowed past, but they have merely entered the first ring of the clandestine organisation known as the Inner Circle. There remain circles within circles, and veterans of the company have learned still more of their history; these warriors are given the title of Deathwing Knights, and their noble fury in battle and dedication to the Chapter is the stuff of legend.All members of the Dark Angels 1st Company, and indeed the 1st Company of every Unforgiven Chapter, know that the Fallen are the vilest of Heretics and must be persecuted above all others -- no matter the cost to the Emperor's other servants.