Deathwatch?

[Techno Thug]

I wasent sure were to ask this so i figured i'd just start a discussion. Dose anyone know why this Death Wing is wearing a Death Watch sholder pad and arm peice? Or am I mistaken and its somthing els? (Just paste the links in a browser if they don't open from steam)
Pic 1:
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/298900/ss_41aa78b831a66f82623db92bc77c4bbccec8c57d.1920x1080.jpg?t=1473355705
Pic 2: http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/298900/ss_b18ea3c662763cb55dcd25432b7ee9ef46c4b6f2.1920x1080.jpg?t=1473355705
Thanks guys in advance, just curious.

[Pyro Fennec]

A memento of that particular armour's service as part of the Deathwatch, perhaps? Or otherwise a rarer variant of the powerfist acquired in the service of the Deathwatch?

[Farthest Yuggyth]

Its just a decoration showing that marine served in the Deathwatch but has come back.

[PFC Demigo [29th ID]]

"The Deathwatch Space Marines serve the Ordo Xenos of the Imperial Inquisition as its Chamber Militant, the warriors of last resort when the Inquisition needs access to firepower greater than the Imperial Guard or a team of its own Acolytes or even Throne Agents can provide."

"Unlike other Space Marines, the ones serving in the Deathwatch are not truly a separate Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes; rather, they are a collection of Veteran Space Marines drawn from all of the different extant Chapters who serve together in the Inquisition's service for a discrete period of time. To be chosen by one's Chapter to serve in the Deathwatch is a great honour for any Space Marine, as only the most elite and experienced members of a Chapter are ever chosen for this extremely hazardous tour of duty, the specifics of which must be kept secret by Inquisitorial order and sacred oath even from a Deathwatch Astartes' home Chapter."

"Deathwatch Space Marines do not usually form the standard tactical groups like squads and companies generally used by the Adeptus Astartes. Instead, they operate as small special forces units in close-knit groups of specialists called Kill-teams."

[Cainsblade]

Instead of all of that is even more simple than that, Terminator armour is so rare in the 41st millenium that when they need to repair the armour they can take pieces from other chapters.

[PFC Demigo [29th ID]]

Originally posted by Cainsblade:

Instead of all of that is even more simple than that, Terminator armour is so rare in the 41st millenium that when they need to repair the armour they can take pieces from other chapters.

"According to fragmented records of the Adeptus Mechanicus, Terminator Armour was originally designed to be the ultimate Space Marine Power Armour, and was envisioned to replace the older suits. However, as the Horus Heresy devoured the Imperium's resources, and the Mechanicum divided into separate factions during the Schism of Mars, Terminator suits became increasingly rare, for they were exceptionally difficult to create and maintain"

"Very few suits of this early Terminator Armour were ever manufactured by the Mechanicum before the Horus Heresy began, and the secrets of the technology's design have now almost been lost. As a result, every suit of Terminator Armour is treated as an irreplaceable, precious relic by the Space Marine Chapters that own them. In the late 41st Millennium it is a rare thing to see a "new" suit of Terminator Armour. If an additional suit is required, it is usually cobbled together from refurbished parts salvaged from the remains of Terminators killed in action. Indeed, as time marches onward, the knowledge of how to fabricate some of the more complex pieces of Terminator Armour has become only a desperate hope in the minds of the Tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus, whose understanding of science and technology has been slowly decaying for the last 10,000 standard years."

"Due to the amount of labour required and the difficulty of reproducing a single suit of Tactical Dreadnought Armour, this armour is only produced in extremely small numbers. There are dark rumours that Heretek Warpsmiths within the Eye of Terror may also possess some rare copies of the original STC blueprints, thus making it possible for them to reproduce new suits of Terminator Armour for the Chaos Space Marines of the Traitor Legions as well."

[Chompster]

Originally posted by Cainsblade:

Instead of all of that is even more simple than that, Terminator armour is so rare in the 41st millenium that when they need to repair the armour they can take pieces from other chapters.

But that has nothing to do with the Death Watch arm though. the DW isn't a chapter and because of the ties to the Inq you can;t "just take" pieces to use for repair.

DW pauldron and arms are kept by those who have served for the DW and have then returned to their chapter.

[Call Sign: Raven]

Here's a Death Watch:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2776230/How-long-YOU-got-left-live-New-Death-Watch-claims-calculate-life-expectancy-based-lifestyle-counts-death.html

[Numbskull]

I remember reading that when a space marine joins the Death Watch, they keep the same armour they had before and only give it a new pauldron and paint job as not to upset the machine spirits. I just don't remember where I read that. I do know that when their tour of duty with the Death Watch is up, they can keep the silver arm/pauldron as a sign that they served.

[Cainsblade]

"if an additional suit is required, it is usually cobbled together from refurbished parts salvaged from the remains of Terminators killed in action."

This.

[SP]

As Huskarl said, it just shows that a member of the Dark Angels first company served in the Deathwatch; and if you wanna get hard into the lore, its probably safe to say they served in the Deathwatch before they became part of Deathwing company (very unlikely they just hand out one of their most powerful veterans + prized 1st company terminator armor to the inquisition)

A better question to ask is: why Streum On Studio made the protagonists of a warhammer 40k game involving boarding derelict spaceships/spacehulks and fighting genestealer tyranids, a task almost exclusively better suited for Deathwatch (at least thematically), be a Deathwing game instead? Makes very little sense...

[datguy13]

Originally posted by Prime:

A better question to ask is: why Streum On Studio made the protagonists of a warhammer 40k game involving boarding derelict spaceships/spacehulks and fighting genestealer tyranids, a task almost exclusively better suited for Deathwatch (at least thematically), be a Deathwing game instead? Makes very little sense...

Space Hulk is thematically about normal Space Marine Chapters using Terminators to enter Hulks. The game pre-dates the Mary Sue cash-grab of the Deathwatch by over a decade.

Not a better question when one understands the source material and origins of Space Hulk. -.-

[Alecarius]

God all these comments to the effect of "a terminator armor cobbled together from scrap".
The silvery Litany Xenomortis left arm of deathwatch members are badges of honor. It would be something akin to "Stolen Valor" to suggest this is the reason why this Deathwing termine has it. No no.
It is simple. This Deathwing member was seconded to the Deathwatch, finished his time, and returned to his home chapter, the Dark Angels.
We know that those who survive service to the deathwatch are allowed to keep their left Litany Xenomortis arm pauldron. On that note, I hope this deathwatch arm comes as some sort of award for killing a great amount of filthy Xenos.

[Blacklion]

Originally posted by Cainsblade:

"if an additional suit is required, it is usually cobbled together from refurbished parts salvaged from the remains of Terminators killed in action."

This.



Terminator armor takes a long time to produce. Some chapters have better access to Manufactorums and artficiers to maintain a steady supply of the Indomitus Pattern suits used by most chapters.

[Y'all Hear Sumn?]

As several other people that have been ignored said. When marines serve in the Deathwatch, they don't stay forever and keep somethings as proof/badge of honor upon returning to their chapters. Deathwatch are basically the best xenos hunters in the Imperium. This has nothing to do with "cobbled together repairs". Why would a squad seemingly heavily involved in spacehulk incursions not have marines who served in the deathwatch?

[Foxfire94]

Just going to put it out there that OP might just be mistaking the Crux Terminatus shoulder pad for the Deathwatch one.