Editing Death Company (section)

==Something to be said about the Red Thirst==

Although sometimes misconstrued as the "lesser" of the two curses in the manner of [[Lamenters|"out of the two times I took chainsword to the rectum, this one didn't hurt as bad"]] many make the erroneous assumption that the Red Thirst is anything but permanent. As a matter of fact it was the thirst that pulled [[Blood Drinkers|Chapter Master Caedis]] ([[Death Company Terminator|pictured in this page]]) over the edge. And most Blood Angels who go over the edge due to the Red Thirst are viewed as significantly more pitiful than those who did because of the Rage. The reason for this being because the Rage is inevitable--[[Chaplain]]s and the [[Sanguinary Priest]]s can coax a Battle Brother from back over the "point of no return" quite a few times, but the Rage will eventually fully take them. But when a Brother-Marine is lost to the Thirst it is a reflection of his own self-control (And those that know [[Mephiston]]'s story know that somehow he was able to rein back control from the Thirst just by being buried under rubble for a week, forced to fight his demons alone. Thus, he is viewed as the most badass Librarian ever, capable of being so mad that he's practically serene). This has the unhealthy side-effect of producing Heroic Martyrs in the Chapter who would prefer to take out as many enemies of Man with them before they turn into a slavering, rabid shell of their former self. Those who do not die and do not meet death at the end of the High Chaplain's Axe, are locked within the dark Tower of Amareo to howl in [[Rage|anger]] and torment until their mortal bodies expire. Which probably takes awhile as no Space Marines has died of old age and they might be functionally immortal. Unless, of course, the psychic stress of the Black Rage slowly breaks down their bodies until they die. Given that a brother's body can outright mutate as a result of the Red Thirst, this might actually be the case.

'''BUT'''

And it's a big one. If the new Index Astartes regarding the Death Company is to be believed (which it is), the brothers trapped in the tower tend to accumulate over the years along with the brothers who are in stasis from the Death Company. And in the Chapter's most dire moments of need, they will suit up '''EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.''' of these rabid, rage-fueled motherfuckers and bring true meaning to the the term '''DEATH COMPANY'''. Where the Blood Angels themselves (whose gene-seed is still relatively stable, compared to the other First Founding Legions) can field more than an entire battle company after saving up over the years, Successor Chapters like the [[Angels Sanguine]] or [[Angels Encarmine]] can field up to [[FATAL|three hundred of these blood crazed maniacs]], and the [[Flesh Tearers]] are nearly a whole chapter of blood thirsty, Batshit crazy badasses at this point.

They actually did release all the mad fuckers in the tower to defend Baal from Hive Fleet Leviathan. From all 60 chapters present, including the ones who succumbed before the battle. And when the void shields went down they died giving the rest of the Blood Angels a chance to regroup in the Arx Angelicum for their last stand. Speaking of which, if Tyranids are gonna nom a Primarch, destroy his corpse before that can happen or the universe is '''''fucked'''''.