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==Induction in a Kill Team==

Each [[Kill Marine]] is chosen with intense scrutiny from their original parent chapter to see whether they have the [[Grimdark|grit,]] [[Rage|rage]] and [[Exterminatus|xenophobia]] to nonchalantly butcher a entire planet's worth of filthy aliens in ways that would make the [[Red Scorpions]] tell you to calm the fuck down. Once they are chosen, each marine must force to watch hours of [[/d/|Space Marine Snuff films]] of fellow Battle-Brothers getting [[Rape|raped,]] [[RIP AND TEAR|killed]] [[Anal circumference|or shat upon]], thereby increasing the marine's [[rage]] to a spectrum of hatred which would make the [[World Eaters]] proud. Strong metallic braces are strapped on the marine's arms and legs to prevent him from ripping apart the film projector. The archives of the Deathwatch detail every member's history, the oaths he has sworn, his areas of expertise, the alien races he has engaged and any quirks or flaws he may have. The team's leader will delve long into these records before each mission, to ensure the best chances for each marine to become victorious against the xenos scum.

The Battle-Brothers of the Deathwatch are exceptional individuals taken from Chapters across the galaxy. [[Tumblr|In this diversity and fund of experience lies great strength.]] Where one member of a Kill Team may not have encountered a specific breed of alien, another will have met that creature in battle and defeated it, or one roughly analogous to it. Once a Kill Team has fought together long enough to share the full extent of this knowledge, it will often be disbanded, its members assembled into different Kill Teams to learn and teach anew. Doing this allows a good degree of tactical flexibility when fighting against the myriad of alien threats facing the Imperium as well as allowing unskilled members of a Kill Team to learn the best ways to fight this particular xenos from their mentors who have previous battle experience. This means that each Kill Marine is as adaptable and pragmatic as an [[Inquisitor]] when in the midst of combat. Because of this, in a rare moment of common sense, [[Reasonable Marines|it is common for a veteran sergeant to seek his men's advice as often as the other way around, and in many cases act more as an arbiter than as a traditional commander.]]

Deathwatch officers will invariably choose the members of their Kill Team in order to draw on as much relevant experience as possible. With different Chapters having long-standing specializations, it is easy enough to identify who will have the most relevant insights in a given circumstance. In matters of how best to launch a close assault, a [[Sternguard Veteran]] of the [[Imperial Fists]] will likely yield to the advice of a [[Vanguard Veteran]] from the [[Blood Angels|Blood Angels Chapter,]] whereas in the defense of a bastion complex, it will almost certainly be the other way around. Long-standing rivalries between Chapters do sometimes sour these relationships, at least initially -- headstrong [[Space Wolves]] may clash with dour [[Dark Angels]] in an echo of their Primarchs' famous rivalry, and a tactician from the [[Hammers of Dorn]] [[Skub|may endlessly debate the finer points of the]] [[Codex Astartes]] with his [[Ultramarines]] equivalent. Over time, however, these instances of conflict lead to long-standing respect or even firm friendship. Truly in the grimdarkness of the 41st Millennium, [[My Little Pony|friendship truly is magi-]] {{Blam}}