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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	These guys are rare - the [[Mary Sue\|special snowflake]] of the Space Marine special snowflake Alaska. I can already hear you Deathwatch players rolling up your next character as a mysterious Blackshield with a mysterious past. Pfft.		These guys are rare - the [[Mary Sue\|special snowflake]] of the Space Marine special snowflake Alaska. I can already hear you Deathwatch players rolling up your next character as a mysterious Blackshield with a mysterious past. Pfft.

	No two Blackshields have the same motivations for being one, but what is common is that they are all zealous individuals, wishing only to earn their redemption via the destruction of the foes of the [[Emperor]]. There are an abundance of reasons why they join - maybe they were part of a Chapter that went full blown [[Heresy\|heretic]] and went all survivor's guilt; maybe they [[Ragnar Blackmane\|lost some incredibly important relic]] or got a good portion of those under their command killed... or maybe they were just refusing an order out of basic fucking common sense purely because it was a [[Ultramarines\|stupid thing to do in the situation, but got kicked out anyway for breaking the rules]].		No two Blackshields have the same motivations for being one, but what is common is that they are all zealous individuals, wishing only to earn their redemption via the destruction of the foes of the [[Emperor]]. There are an abundance of reasons why they join - maybe they were part of a Chapter that went full blown [[Heresy\|heretic]] and went all survivor's guilt; maybe they [[Ragnar Blackmane\|lost some incredibly important relic]] or got a good portion of those under their command killed... or maybe they were just refusing an order out of basic fucking common sense purely because it was a [[Ultramarines\|stupid thing to do in the situation, but got kicked out anyway for breaking the rules]].
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	The tradition of the Deathwatch Blackshields stems from the [[Horus Heresy]]. During the Horus Heresy, [[Traitor Legion Loyalists\|loyalist Marines from traitor Legions]] who shunned their traitorous brethren and remained loyal (or in rarer cases were from loyalist Legions but turned traitor - or rarer still, legionaries who went "fuck it" and decided to strike out on their own without taking either side) would remove all livery that connected them to their legion, referring to themselves to as Blackshields.		The tradition of the Deathwatch Blackshields stems from the [[Horus Heresy]]. During the Horus Heresy, [[Traitor Legion Loyalists\|loyalist Marines from traitor Legions]] who shunned their traitorous brethren and remained loyal (or in rarer cases were from loyalist Legions but turned traitor - or rarer still, legionaries who went "fuck it" and decided to strike out on their own without taking either side) would remove all livery that connected them to their legion, referring to themselves to as Blackshields.

	Despite breaking off from their parent Legion, many of these Blackshields were able to make more Space Marines as they have removed all restrictions on gene-seed production and freely experimented with it (resulting in many Blackshields having gene-seed from multiple Legions) to expectedly unpredictable results. However, these Blackshields were forced to scavenge for their own gear and potentially make their own slapdash armaments, resulting in Marines wielding lasguns (or potentially alien weapons) because their bolters were too difficult/valuable to replace while their power armour became so improperly maintained that they broke more easily against heavier weapons.		Despite breaking off from their parent Legion, many of these Blackshields were able to make more Space Marines as they have removed all restrictions on gene-seed production and freely experimented with it (resulting in many Blackshields having gene-seed from multiple Legions) to expectedly unpredictable results. However, these Blackshields were forced to scavenge for their own gear and potentially make their own slapdash armaments, resulting in Marines wielding lasguns (or potentially alien weapons) because their bolters were too difficult/valuable to replace while their power armour became so improperly maintained that they broke more easily against heavier weapons.

	After the Heresy ended, the traitor legion loyalists got quietly turned into loyalist chapters and most of the renegades who survived the war returned to the Imperium, proclaimed nominal loyalty and were folded into successor chapters, or were wiped out. Others just vanished into history, perhaps surviving only by virtue of being forgotten by the greater Imperium.		After the Heresy ended, the traitor legion loyalists got quietly turned into loyalist chapters and most of the renegades who survived the war returned to the Imperium, proclaimed nominal loyalty and were folded into successor chapters, or were wiped out. Others just vanished into history, perhaps surviving only by virtue of being forgotten by the greater Imperium.

	As a curious aside, other Deathwatch fluff says painting over the Chapter badge ''completely'' pisses off the [[machine spirit]] of the armour. We assume that Blackshields probably get a brand-new set of armor rather than repainting and stripping their existing armor. Or this bit of superstition is just superstition instead of the sometimes-common 40k "you think it's superstition until the laundry machine tries to eat you for insulting it".		As a curious aside, other Deathwatch fluff says painting over the Chapter badge ''completely'' pisses off the [[machine spirit]] of the armour. We assume that Blackshields probably get a brand-new set of armor rather than repainting and stripping their existing armor. Or this bit of superstition is just superstition instead of the sometimes-common 40k "you think it's superstition until the laundry machine tries to eat you for insulting it".

	==Blackshield Titans?!==		==Blackshield Titans?!==
	Way back during the days of fucking Horus' big temper tantrum, a number of [[Titan (Warhammer 40,000)\|Titan]] princeps found themselves isolated from their legions, or just plain presumed dead and struck from the records. Unfortunately for them, a Titan isn't a Space Marine, with the result being that they were often believed to be working for the other side and attacked by Loyalist and Traitor forces alike.		Way back during the days of fucking Horus' big temper tantrum, a number of [[Titan (Warhammer 40,000)\|Titan]] princeps found themselves isolated from their legions, or just plain presumed dead and struck from the records. Unfortunately for them, a Titan isn't a Space Marine, with the result being that they were often believed to be working for the other side and attacked by Loyalist and Traitor forces alike.

	The vast majority of the Blackshield Legios were organized along similar lines to their legionary counterparts, being little more than small groups of various different Titan patterns loosely bound together by the need to survive; oftentimes, these groups included members from many different legios and used only one pattern of Titan to avoid logistical issues.		The vast majority of the Blackshield Legios were organized along similar lines to their legionary counterparts, being little more than small groups of various different Titan patterns loosely bound together by the need to survive; oftentimes, these groups included members from many different legios and used only one pattern of Titan to avoid logistical issues.

	Most of them (like the Legio Tritonis) were opportunistic in behaviour, taking over planets that had been weakened by the traitor-loyalist conflict to create their own pocket empires, or just going full "fuck everything" and raiding planets for supplies without bias or care. Others withdrew to their home worlds and guarded them jealously, blowing up anyone who tried to get too close. Rarest of all (as in, we know of only one case), they were members of a traitor legio who sided with the loyalists; one detachment of the [[World Eaters]]-aligned Legio Audax fought their own kind during the Titandeath.		Most of them (like the Legio Tritonis) were opportunistic in behaviour, taking over planets that had been weakened by the traitor-loyalist conflict to create their own pocket empires, or just going full "fuck everything" and raiding planets for supplies without bias or care. Others withdrew to their home worlds and guarded them jealously, blowing up anyone who tried to get too close. Rarest of all (as in, we know of only one case), they were members of a traitor legio who sided with the loyalists; one detachment of the [[World Eaters]]-aligned Legio Audax fought their own kind during the Titandeath.

	None of them survived past the end of the Heresy for fairly obvious reasons - Titans are neither cheap or easy to maintain (let alone make) without the backing of a larger group like the Mechanicus, and unlike the Blackshields they couldn't just easily vanish into obscurity. Most of them were destroyed by Loyalist forces during the [[Great Scouring]] for to trying to break away from Imperial and Mechanicus control alike, or were reintegrated (by force) into the standard Legios.		None of them survived past the end of the Heresy for fairly obvious reasons - Titans are neither cheap or easy to maintain (let alone make) without the backing of a larger group like the Mechanicus, and unlike the Blackshields they couldn't just easily vanish into obscurity. Most of them were destroyed by Loyalist forces during the [[Great Scouring]] for to trying to break away from Imperial and Mechanicus control alike, or were reintegrated (by force) into the standard Legios.
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Image:Unknown_Black_Shield_Redemption.jpg\|Horus Heresy Blackshield, "Redemption."		Image:Unknown_Black_Shield_Redemption.jpg\|Horus Heresy Blackshield, "Redemption".
	Image:Blackshield_Chaplain_Titus_Strome.jpg\|Brother Vigilant. Being suicidal a Blackshield doesn't exclude you from finding your [[Chaplain\|true calling]].		Image:Blackshield_Chaplain_Titus_Strome.jpg\|Brother Vigilant. Being suicidal a Blackshield doesn't exclude you from finding your [[Chaplain\|true calling]].
	Image:Deathwatch_Blackshield_Terminator.jpg\|Knight-Warden Alric arrived alone, from nowhere and without warning and continues to do so to save the asses of seemingly random Kill-Teams in the Jericho Reach.		Image:Deathwatch_Blackshield_Terminator.jpg\|Knight-Warden Alric arrived alone, from nowhere and without warning and continues to do so to save the asses of seemingly random Kill-Teams in the Jericho Reach.
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	{{Deathwatch}}		{{Deathwatch}}

1d4chan>Derpysaurus at 01:47, 30 November 2022

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	None of them survived past the end of the Heresy for fairly obvious reasons - Titans are neither cheap or easy to maintain (let alone make) without the backing of a larger group like the Mechanicus, and unlike the Blackshields they couldn't just easily vanish into obscurity. Most of them were destroyed by Loyalist forces during the [[Great Scouring]] for to trying to break away from Imperial and Mechanicus control alike, or were reintegrated (by force) into the standard Legios.		None of them survived past the end of the Heresy for fairly obvious reasons - Titans are neither cheap or easy to maintain (let alone make) without the backing of a larger group like the Mechanicus, and unlike the Blackshields they couldn't just easily vanish into obscurity. Most of them were destroyed by Loyalist forces during the [[Great Scouring]] for to trying to break away from Imperial and Mechanicus control alike, or were reintegrated (by force) into the standard Legios.
	~~{{Deathwatch}}~~

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	Image:Deathwatch_Blackshield_Terminator.jpg\|Knight-Warden Alric arrived alone, from nowhere and without warning and continues to do so to save the asses of seemingly random Kill-Teams in the Jericho Reach.		Image:Deathwatch_Blackshield_Terminator.jpg\|Knight-Warden Alric arrived alone, from nowhere and without warning and continues to do so to save the asses of seemingly random Kill-Teams in the Jericho Reach.
	</gallery>		</gallery>
			{{Deathwatch}}

1d4chan>Ow, My Sanity. at 19:40, 29 November 2022

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	In a bit of a French Foreign Legion parallel, the Watch Commander doesn't ask the applicant's history, knowing only their name and skills. Whatever does end up passing between them is forever a secret.		In a bit of a French Foreign Legion parallel, the Watch Commander doesn't ask the applicant's history, knowing only their name and skills. Whatever does end up passing between them is forever a secret.

	tl;dr They ~~are~~ Space Marine [[Slayer\|Slayers]].		tl;dr They're Space Marine [[Slayer\|Slayers]].

	==Overview==		==Overview==
	These guys are rare - the [[Mary Sue\|special snowflake]] of the Space Marine special snowflake Alaska. I can already hear you Deathwatch players rolling up your next character as a mysterious Blackshield with a mysterious past. Pfft.		These guys are rare - the [[Mary Sue\|special snowflake]] of the Space Marine special snowflake Alaska. I can already hear you Deathwatch players rolling up your next character as a mysterious Blackshield with a mysterious past. Pfft.

	No two Blackshields have the same motivations for being one, but what is common is that they are all zealous individuals, wishing only to earn their redemption via the destruction of the foes of the [[Emperor]]. There are an abundance of reasons why they join - maybe they were part of a Chapter that went full blown [[Heresy\|heretic]] and went all survivor's guilt; maybe they [[Ragnar Blackmane\|lost some incredibly important relic]] or got a good portion of those under their command killed... or maybe they were just refusing an order out of basic fucking common sense purely because it was a [[Ultramarines\|stupid thing to do in the situation]].		No two Blackshields have the same motivations for being one, but what is common is that they are all zealous individuals, wishing only to earn their redemption via the destruction of the foes of the [[Emperor]]. There are an abundance of reasons why they join - maybe they were part of a Chapter that went full blown [[Heresy\|heretic]] and went all survivor's guilt; maybe they [[Ragnar Blackmane\|lost some incredibly important relic]] or got a good portion of those under their command killed... or maybe they were just refusing an order out of basic fucking common sense purely because it was a [[Ultramarines\|stupid thing to do in the situation, but got kicked out anyway for breaking the rules]].

	These guys are suicidal fucks. Most Space Marines ([[Black Templars\|barring]] [[~~Lamenters~~\|certain]] [[Doom Eagles\|examples]]) know and acknowledge their own worth in the battle against the Imperium's enemies - not the Blackshields. They'll think nothing of jumping headfirst onto a [[Melta Bomb]] or drawing enemy fire. [[Slayer\|In a Blackshield's mind he is as good as dead already, and he will always go forth for the most dangerous missions without a second thought.]] On the flipside, he will perform duties deemed too unimportant or lowly for a Space Marine to perform without question, such as guarding secure outposts alone.		These guys are suicidal fucks. Most Space Marines ([[Black Templars\|barring]] [[Obsidian Glaives\|certain]] [[Doom Eagles\|examples]]) know and acknowledge their own worth in the battle against the Imperium's enemies - not the Blackshields. They'll think nothing of jumping headfirst onto a [[Melta Bomb]] or drawing enemy fire. [[Slayer\|In a Blackshield's mind he is as good as dead already, and he will always go forth for the most dangerous missions without a second thought.]] On the flipside, he will perform duties deemed too unimportant or lowly for a Space Marine to perform without question, such as guarding secure outposts alone.

	Whether this redemption comes in death or in chalking up enough [[Ork]] heads or [[Eldar]] scrotums is anyone's guess, but a very rare few do this with the intentions of being accepted back into their former Chapter. Most are content to kill for the Emperor until they meet a glorious end, buried with honour at one of the huge fortresses of the Deathwatch. Still, some of them end up rising throughout the ranks of the Deathwatch itself - Blackshield [[Deathwatch Chaplain]]s, [[Watch Captain\|Watch Captains]] and even cases of Blackshield [[Watch Master\|Watch Commander]]s are not unknown.		Whether this redemption comes in death or in chalking up enough [[Ork]] heads or [[Eldar]] scrotums is anyone's guess, but a very rare few do this with the intentions of being accepted back into their former Chapter. Most are content to kill for the Emperor until they meet a glorious end, buried with honour at one of the huge fortresses of the Deathwatch. Still, some of them end up rising throughout the ranks of the Deathwatch itself - Blackshield [[Deathwatch Chaplain]]s, [[Watch Captain\|Watch Captains]] and even cases of Blackshield [[Watch Master\|Watch Commander]]s are not unknown.
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	==Blackshield Titans?!==		==Blackshield Titans?!==
	~~Yep, they existed, though with criminally sparse fluff.~~ Way back during the days of fucking Horus' big temper tantrum, a number of [[Titan (Warhammer 40,000)\|Titan]] princeps found themselves isolated from their legions, or just plain presumed dead and struck from the records. Unfortunately for them, a Titan isn't a Space Marine, with the result being that they were often believed to be working for the other side and attacked by Loyalist and Traitor forces alike.		Way back during the days of fucking Horus' big temper tantrum, a number of [[Titan (Warhammer 40,000)\|Titan]] princeps found themselves isolated from their legions, or just plain presumed dead and struck from the records. Unfortunately for them, a Titan isn't a Space Marine, with the result being that they were often believed to be working for the other side and attacked by Loyalist and Traitor forces alike.

	The vast majority of the Blackshield Legios were organized along similar lines to their legionary counterparts, being little more than small groups of various different Titan patterns loosely bound together by the need to survive; oftentimes, these groups included members from many different legios and used only one pattern of Titan to avoid logistical issues.		The vast majority of the Blackshield Legios were organized along similar lines to their legionary counterparts, being little more than small groups of various different Titan patterns loosely bound together by the need to survive; oftentimes, these groups included members from many different legios and used only one pattern of Titan to avoid logistical issues.
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	Most of them (like the Legio Tritonis) were opportunistic in behaviour, taking over planets that had been weakened by the traitor-loyalist conflict to create their own pocket empires, or just going full "fuck everything" and raiding planets for supplies without bias or care. Others withdrew to their home worlds and guarded them jealously, blowing up anyone who tried to get too close. Rarest of all (as in, we know of only one case), they were members of a traitor legio who sided with the loyalists; one detachment of the [[World Eaters]]-aligned Legio Audax fought their own kind during the Titandeath.		Most of them (like the Legio Tritonis) were opportunistic in behaviour, taking over planets that had been weakened by the traitor-loyalist conflict to create their own pocket empires, or just going full "fuck everything" and raiding planets for supplies without bias or care. Others withdrew to their home worlds and guarded them jealously, blowing up anyone who tried to get too close. Rarest of all (as in, we know of only one case), they were members of a traitor legio who sided with the loyalists; one detachment of the [[World Eaters]]-aligned Legio Audax fought their own kind during the Titandeath.

	None of them survived past the end of the Heresy for fairly obvious reasons - Titans are neither cheap or easy to maintain (let alone make) without the backing of a larger group like the Mechanicus, and unlike the Blackshields they couldn't just easily vanish into obscurity. Most of them were destroyed by Loyalist forces during the [[Great Scouring]] ~~due~~ to trying to break away from Imperial and Mechanicus control alike, or reintegrated (by force) into the standard Legios.		None of them survived past the end of the Heresy for fairly obvious reasons - Titans are neither cheap or easy to maintain (let alone make) without the backing of a larger group like the Mechanicus, and unlike the Blackshields they couldn't just easily vanish into obscurity. Most of them were destroyed by Loyalist forces during the [[Great Scouring]] for to trying to break away from Imperial and Mechanicus control alike, or were reintegrated (by force) into the standard Legios.
	{{Deathwatch}}		{{Deathwatch}}

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Image:Unknown_Black_Shield_Redemption.jpg\|~~Unknown Legionary~~, ~~designated~~ "Redemption"~~, Horus Heresy era. Self-applied Loyalist icons, unknown pattern and scheme. Ultimate fate unknown.~~		Image:Unknown_Black_Shield_Redemption.jpg\|Horus Heresy Blackshield, "Redemption."
	Image:Blackshield_Chaplain_Titus_Strome.jpg\|Brother Vigilant. Being suicidal Blackshield doesn't exclude you from finding true calling.		Image:Blackshield_Chaplain_Titus_Strome.jpg\|Brother Vigilant. Being suicidal a Blackshield doesn't exclude you from finding your [[Chaplain\|true calling]].
	Image:Deathwatch_Blackshield_Terminator.jpg\|Knight-Warden Alric arrived alone, from nowhere and without warning and continues to do so to save asses of seemingly random Kill-Teams in the Jericho Reach.		Image:Deathwatch_Blackshield_Terminator.jpg\|Knight-Warden Alric arrived alone, from nowhere and without warning and continues to do so to save the asses of seemingly random Kill-Teams in the Jericho Reach.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

82.162.121.23 at 18:53, 29 November 2022

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	In a bit of a French Foreign Legion parallel, the Watch Commander doesn't ask the applicant's history, knowing only their name and skills. Whatever does end up passing between them is forever a secret.		In a bit of a French Foreign Legion parallel, the Watch Commander doesn't ask the applicant's history, knowing only their name and skills. Whatever does end up passing between them is forever a secret.

			tl;dr They are Space Marine [[Slayer\|Slayers]].

	==Overview==		==Overview==
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	None of them survived past the end of the Heresy for fairly obvious reasons - Titans are neither cheap or easy to maintain (let alone make) without the backing of a larger group like the Mechanicus, and unlike the Blackshields they couldn't just easily vanish into obscurity. Most of them were destroyed by Loyalist forces during the [[Great Scouring]] due to trying to break away from Imperial and Mechanicus control alike, or reintegrated (by force) into the standard Legios.		None of them survived past the end of the Heresy for fairly obvious reasons - Titans are neither cheap or easy to maintain (let alone make) without the backing of a larger group like the Mechanicus, and unlike the Blackshields they couldn't just easily vanish into obscurity. Most of them were destroyed by Loyalist forces during the [[Great Scouring]] due to trying to break away from Imperial and Mechanicus control alike, or reintegrated (by force) into the standard Legios.
	{{Deathwatch}}		{{Deathwatch}}

			==Gallery==
			<gallery>
			Image:Unknown_Black_Shield_Redemption.jpg\|Unknown Legionary, designated "Redemption", Horus Heresy era. Self-applied Loyalist icons, unknown pattern and scheme. Ultimate fate unknown.
			Image:Blackshield_Chaplain_Titus_Strome.jpg\|Brother Vigilant. Being suicidal Blackshield doesn't exclude you from finding true calling.
			Image:Deathwatch_Blackshield_Terminator.jpg\|Knight-Warden Alric arrived alone, from nowhere and without warning and continues to do so to save asses of seemingly random Kill-Teams in the Jericho Reach.
			</gallery>

1d4chan>Piroko at 18:02, 9 October 2022

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	These guys are suicidal fucks. Most Space Marines ([[Black Templars\|barring]] [[Lamenters\|certain]] [[Doom Eagles\|examples]]) know and acknowledge their own worth in the battle against the Imperium's enemies - not the Blackshields. They'll think nothing of jumping headfirst onto a [[Melta Bomb]] or drawing enemy fire. [[Slayer\|In a Blackshield's mind he is as good as dead already, and he will always go forth for the most dangerous missions without a second thought.]] On the flipside, he will perform duties deemed too unimportant or lowly for a Space Marine to perform without question, such as guarding secure outposts alone.		These guys are suicidal fucks. Most Space Marines ([[Black Templars\|barring]] [[Lamenters\|certain]] [[Doom Eagles\|examples]]) know and acknowledge their own worth in the battle against the Imperium's enemies - not the Blackshields. They'll think nothing of jumping headfirst onto a [[Melta Bomb]] or drawing enemy fire. [[Slayer\|In a Blackshield's mind he is as good as dead already, and he will always go forth for the most dangerous missions without a second thought.]] On the flipside, he will perform duties deemed too unimportant or lowly for a Space Marine to perform without question, such as guarding secure outposts alone.

	Whether this redemption comes in death or in chalking up enough [[Ork]] heads or [[Eldar]] scrotums is anyone's guess, but a very rare few do this with the intentions of being accepted back into their former Chapter. Most are ~~just happy~~ to ~~get~~ a ~~proper burial~~ with ~~full honours~~ at one of the huge fortresses of the Deathwatch. Still, some of them end up rising throughout the ranks of the Deathwatch itself - Blackshield [[Deathwatch Chaplain]]s, [[Watch Captain\|Watch Captains]] and even cases of Blackshield [[Watch Master\|Watch Commander]]s are not unknown.		Whether this redemption comes in death or in chalking up enough [[Ork]] heads or [[Eldar]] scrotums is anyone's guess, but a very rare few do this with the intentions of being accepted back into their former Chapter. Most are content to kill for the Emperor until they meet a glorious end, buried with honour at one of the huge fortresses of the Deathwatch. Still, some of them end up rising throughout the ranks of the Deathwatch itself - Blackshield [[Deathwatch Chaplain]]s, [[Watch Captain\|Watch Captains]] and even cases of Blackshield [[Watch Master\|Watch Commander]]s are not unknown.

	The tradition of the Deathwatch Blackshields stems from the [[Horus Heresy]]. During the Horus Heresy, [[Traitor Legion Loyalists\|loyalist Marines from traitor Legions]] who shunned their traitorous brethren and remained loyal (or in rarer cases were from loyalist Legions but turned traitor - or rarer still, legionaries who went "fuck it" and decided to strike out on their own without taking either side) would remove all livery that connected them to their legion, referring to themselves to as Blackshields.		The tradition of the Deathwatch Blackshields stems from the [[Horus Heresy]]. During the Horus Heresy, [[Traitor Legion Loyalists\|loyalist Marines from traitor Legions]] who shunned their traitorous brethren and remained loyal (or in rarer cases were from loyalist Legions but turned traitor - or rarer still, legionaries who went "fuck it" and decided to strike out on their own without taking either side) would remove all livery that connected them to their legion, referring to themselves to as Blackshields.

1d4chan>Piroko at 17:57, 9 October 2022

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	{{topquote\|Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death.\|A Song of Ice and Fire}}~~[[File:Blackshield.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Once you go black, you never go back.]]~~		[[File:Blackshield.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Once you go black, you never go back.]]{{topquote\|Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death.\|A Song of Ice and Fire}}
	A '''Blackshield''' is a [[Space Marine]] who has forsaken their former Chapter. The Chapter, assuming they still exist (and are aware of the Blackshield in question), has completely disavowed the Marine in return. These lost souls remove any heraldry or relics from their person which have any bearing on their history, blanking it completely and leaving it a plain black. They then petition to join the ranks of the [[Deathwatch]] on a permanent basis.		A '''Blackshield''' is a [[Space Marine]] who has forsaken their former Chapter. The Chapter, assuming they still exist (and are aware of the Blackshield in question), has completely disavowed the Marine in return. These lost souls remove any heraldry or relics from their person which have any bearing on their history, blanking it completely and leaving it a plain black. They then petition to join the ranks of the [[Deathwatch]] on a permanent basis.

1d4chan>Piroko at 17:57, 9 October 2022

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	[[File:Blackshield.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Once you go black, you never go back.]]		{{topquote\|Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death.\|A Song of Ice and Fire}}[[File:Blackshield.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Once you go black, you never go back.]]
	A '''Blackshield''' is a [[Space Marine]] who has forsaken their former Chapter. The Chapter, assuming they still exist (and are aware of the Blackshield in question), has completely disavowed the Marine in return. These lost souls remove any heraldry or relics from their person which have any bearing on their history, blanking it completely and leaving it a plain black. They then petition to join the ranks of the [[Deathwatch]] on a permanent basis.		A '''Blackshield''' is a [[Space Marine]] who has forsaken their former Chapter. The Chapter, assuming they still exist (and are aware of the Blackshield in question), has completely disavowed the Marine in return. These lost souls remove any heraldry or relics from their person which have any bearing on their history, blanking it completely and leaving it a plain black. They then petition to join the ranks of the [[Deathwatch]] on a permanent basis.

1d4chan>Newerfag: /* Overview */

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Overview

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	Despite breaking off from their parent Legion, many of these Blackshields were able to make more Space Marines as they have removed all restrictions on gene-seed production and freely experimented with it (resulting in many Blackshields having gene-seed from multiple Legions) to expectedly unpredictable results. However, these Blackshields were forced to scavenge for their own gear and potentially make their own slapdash armaments, resulting in Marines wielding lasguns (or potentially alien weapons) because their bolters were too difficult/valuable to replace while their power armour became so improperly maintained that they broke more easily against heavier weapons.		Despite breaking off from their parent Legion, many of these Blackshields were able to make more Space Marines as they have removed all restrictions on gene-seed production and freely experimented with it (resulting in many Blackshields having gene-seed from multiple Legions) to expectedly unpredictable results. However, these Blackshields were forced to scavenge for their own gear and potentially make their own slapdash armaments, resulting in Marines wielding lasguns (or potentially alien weapons) because their bolters were too difficult/valuable to replace while their power armour became so improperly maintained that they broke more easily against heavier weapons.

	After the Heresy ended, the traitor legion loyalists got quietly turned into loyalist chapters and most of the renegades who survived the war returned to the Imperium, proclaimed nominal loyalty and were folded into successor chapters. Others just vanished into history.		After the Heresy ended, the traitor legion loyalists got quietly turned into loyalist chapters and most of the renegades who survived the war returned to the Imperium, proclaimed nominal loyalty and were folded into successor chapters, or were wiped out. Others just vanished into history, perhaps surviving only by virtue of being forgotten by the greater Imperium.

	As a curious aside, other Deathwatch fluff says painting over the Chapter badge ''completely'' pisses off the [[machine spirit]] of the armour. We assume that Blackshields probably get a brand-new set of armor rather than repainting and stripping their existing armor. Or this bit of superstition is just superstition instead of the sometimes-common 40k "you think it's superstition until the laundry machine tries to eat you for insulting it".		As a curious aside, other Deathwatch fluff says painting over the Chapter badge ''completely'' pisses off the [[machine spirit]] of the armour. We assume that Blackshields probably get a brand-new set of armor rather than repainting and stripping their existing armor. Or this bit of superstition is just superstition instead of the sometimes-common 40k "you think it's superstition until the laundry machine tries to eat you for insulting it".

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	In a bit of a French Foreign Legion parallel, the Watch Commander doesn't ask the applicant's history, knowing only their name and skills. Whatever does end up passing between them is forever a secret.		In a bit of a French Foreign Legion parallel, the Watch Commander doesn't ask the applicant's history, knowing only their name and skills. Whatever does end up passing between them is forever a secret.

	==Overview==		==Overview==
	These guys are rare - the [[Mary Sue\|special snowflake]] of the Space Marine special snowflake Alaska. I can already hear you Deathwatch players rolling up your next character as a mysterious Blackshield with a mysterious past. Pfft. No two Blackshields have the same motivations for being one, but what is common is that they are all zealous individuals, wishing only to earn their redemption via the destruction of the foes of the [[Emperor]]. There are an abundance of reasons why they join - maybe they were part of a Chapter that went full blown [[Heresy\|heretic]] and went all survivor's guilt; maybe they [[Ragnar Blackmane\|lost some incredibly important relic]] or got a good portion of those under their command killed... or maybe they were just refusing an order out of basic fucking common sense purely because it was a [[Ultramarines\|stupid thing to do in the situation]].		These guys are rare - the [[Mary Sue\|special snowflake]] of the Space Marine special snowflake Alaska. I can already hear you Deathwatch players rolling up your next character as a mysterious Blackshield with a mysterious past. Pfft.

			No two Blackshields have the same motivations for being one, but what is common is that they are all zealous individuals, wishing only to earn their redemption via the destruction of the foes of the [[Emperor]]. There are an abundance of reasons why they join - maybe they were part of a Chapter that went full blown [[Heresy\|heretic]] and went all survivor's guilt; maybe they [[Ragnar Blackmane\|lost some incredibly important relic]] or got a good portion of those under their command killed... or maybe they were just refusing an order out of basic fucking common sense purely because it was a [[Ultramarines\|stupid thing to do in the situation]].

	These guys are suicidal fucks. Most Space Marines ([[Black Templars\|barring]] [[Lamenters\|certain]] [[Doom Eagles\|examples]]) know and acknowledge their own worth in the battle against the Imperium's enemies - not the Blackshields. They'll think nothing of jumping headfirst onto a [[Melta Bomb]] or drawing enemy fire. In a Blackshield's mind he is as good as dead already, and he will always go forth for the most dangerous missions without a second thought. On the flipside, he will perform duties deemed too unimportant or lowly for a Space Marine to perform without question, such as guarding secure outposts alone.		These guys are suicidal fucks. Most Space Marines ([[Black Templars\|barring]] [[Lamenters\|certain]] [[Doom Eagles\|examples]]) know and acknowledge their own worth in the battle against the Imperium's enemies - not the Blackshields. They'll think nothing of jumping headfirst onto a [[Melta Bomb]] or drawing enemy fire. [[Slayer\|In a Blackshield's mind he is as good as dead already, and he will always go forth for the most dangerous missions without a second thought.]] On the flipside, he will perform duties deemed too unimportant or lowly for a Space Marine to perform without question, such as guarding secure outposts alone.

	Whether this redemption comes in death or in chalking up enough [[Ork]] heads or [[Eldar]] scrotums is anyone's guess, but a very rare few do this with the intentions of being accepted back into their former Chapter. Most are just happy to get a proper burial with full honours at one of the huge fortresses of the Deathwatch. Still, some of them end up rising throughout the ranks of the Deathwatch itself - Blackshield [[Deathwatch Chaplain]]s, [[Watch Captain\|Watch Captains]] and even cases of Blackshield [[Watch Master\|Watch Commander]]s are not unknown.		Whether this redemption comes in death or in chalking up enough [[Ork]] heads or [[Eldar]] scrotums is anyone's guess, but a very rare few do this with the intentions of being accepted back into their former Chapter. Most are just happy to get a proper burial with full honours at one of the huge fortresses of the Deathwatch. Still, some of them end up rising throughout the ranks of the Deathwatch itself - Blackshield [[Deathwatch Chaplain]]s, [[Watch Captain\|Watch Captains]] and even cases of Blackshield [[Watch Master\|Watch Commander]]s are not unknown.

	The tradition of the Deathwatch Blackshields stems from the [[Horus Heresy]]. During the Horus Heresy, [[Traitor Legion Loyalists\|loyalist Marines from traitor Legions]] who shunned their traitorous brethren and remained loyal (or in rarer cases were from loyalist Legions but turned traitor - or rarer still, legionaries who went "fuck it" and decided to strike out on their own without taking either side) would remove all livery that connected them to their legion, referring to themselves to as Blackshields. Despite breaking off from their parent Legion, many of these Blackshields were able to make more Space Marines as they have removed all restrictions on gene-seed production and freely experimented with it (resulting in many Blackshields having gene-seed from multiple Legions) to expectedly unpredictable results. However, these Blackshields were forced to scavenge for their own gear and potentially make their own slapdash armaments, resulting in Marines wielding lasguns (or potentially alien weapons) because their bolters were too difficult/valuable to replace while their power armour became so improperly maintained that they broke more easily against heavier weapons. After the Heresy ended, the traitor legion loyalists got turned into loyalist chapters and the renegades who survived the war returned to the Imperium, proclaimed nominal loyalty and ~~became~~ successor chapters~~, or~~ just vanished into history.		The tradition of the Deathwatch Blackshields stems from the [[Horus Heresy]]. During the Horus Heresy, [[Traitor Legion Loyalists\|loyalist Marines from traitor Legions]] who shunned their traitorous brethren and remained loyal (or in rarer cases were from loyalist Legions but turned traitor - or rarer still, legionaries who went "fuck it" and decided to strike out on their own without taking either side) would remove all livery that connected them to their legion, referring to themselves to as Blackshields.

			Despite breaking off from their parent Legion, many of these Blackshields were able to make more Space Marines as they have removed all restrictions on gene-seed production and freely experimented with it (resulting in many Blackshields having gene-seed from multiple Legions) to expectedly unpredictable results. However, these Blackshields were forced to scavenge for their own gear and potentially make their own slapdash armaments, resulting in Marines wielding lasguns (or potentially alien weapons) because their bolters were too difficult/valuable to replace while their power armour became so improperly maintained that they broke more easily against heavier weapons.

			After the Heresy ended, the traitor legion loyalists got quietly turned into loyalist chapters and most of the renegades who survived the war returned to the Imperium, proclaimed nominal loyalty and were folded into successor chapters. Others just vanished into history.

	As a curious aside, other Deathwatch fluff says painting over the Chapter badge ''completely'' pisses off the [[machine spirit]] of the armour. We assume that Blackshields probably get a brand-new set of armor rather than repainting and stripping their existing armor. Or this bit of superstition is just superstition instead of the sometimes-common 40k "you think it's superstition until the laundry machine tries to eat you for insulting it".		As a curious aside, other Deathwatch fluff says painting over the Chapter badge ''completely'' pisses off the [[machine spirit]] of the armour. We assume that Blackshields probably get a brand-new set of armor rather than repainting and stripping their existing armor. Or this bit of superstition is just superstition instead of the sometimes-common 40k "you think it's superstition until the laundry machine tries to eat you for insulting it".
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	Yep, they existed, though with criminally sparse fluff. Way back during the days of fucking Horus' big temper tantrum, a number of [[Titan (Warhammer 40,000)\|Titan]] princeps found themselves isolated from their legions, or just plain presumed dead and struck from the records. Unfortunately for them, a Titan isn't a Space Marine, with the result being that they were often believed to be working for the other side and attacked by Loyalist and Traitor forces alike.		Yep, they existed, though with criminally sparse fluff. Way back during the days of fucking Horus' big temper tantrum, a number of [[Titan (Warhammer 40,000)\|Titan]] princeps found themselves isolated from their legions, or just plain presumed dead and struck from the records. Unfortunately for them, a Titan isn't a Space Marine, with the result being that they were often believed to be working for the other side and attacked by Loyalist and Traitor forces alike.

	The vast majority of the Blackshield Legios were organized along similar lines to their legionary counterparts, being little more than small groups of various different Titan patterns loosely bound together by the need to survive; oftentimes, these groups included members from ~~vastly~~ different legios and used only one pattern of Titan to avoid logistical issues.		The vast majority of the Blackshield Legios were organized along similar lines to their legionary counterparts, being little more than small groups of various different Titan patterns loosely bound together by the need to survive; oftentimes, these groups included members from many different legios and used only one pattern of Titan to avoid logistical issues.

	Most of them (like the Legio Tritonis) were opportunistic in behaviour, taking over planets that had been weakened by the traitor-loyalist conflict to create their own pocket empires, or just going full "fuck everything" and raiding planets for supplies without bias or care. Others withdrew to their home worlds and guarded them jealously, blowing up anyone who tried to get too close. Rarest of all (as in, we know of only one case), they were members of a traitor legio who sided with the loyalists; one detachment of the Legio Audax fought their own kind during the Titandeath.		Most of them (like the Legio Tritonis) were opportunistic in behaviour, taking over planets that had been weakened by the traitor-loyalist conflict to create their own pocket empires, or just going full "fuck everything" and raiding planets for supplies without bias or care. Others withdrew to their home worlds and guarded them jealously, blowing up anyone who tried to get too close. Rarest of all (as in, we know of only one case), they were members of a traitor legio who sided with the loyalists; one detachment of the [[World Eaters]]-aligned Legio Audax fought their own kind during the Titandeath.

	None of them survived past the end of the Heresy for fairly obvious reasons - Titans are neither cheap or easy to maintain (let alone make) without the backing of a larger group like the Mechanicus, and unlike the Blackshields they couldn't just easily vanish into obscurity. Most of them were destroyed by Loyalist forces during the [[Great Scouring]] due to trying to break away from Imperial and Mechanicus control alike, or reintegrated (by force) into the standard Legios.		None of them survived past the end of the Heresy for fairly obvious reasons - Titans are neither cheap or easy to maintain (let alone make) without the backing of a larger group like the Mechanicus, and unlike the Blackshields they couldn't just easily vanish into obscurity. Most of them were destroyed by Loyalist forces during the [[Great Scouring]] due to trying to break away from Imperial and Mechanicus control alike, or reintegrated (by force) into the standard Legios.
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	These guys are suicidal fucks. Most Space Marines ([[Black Templars\|barring]] [[Lamenters\|certain]] [[Doom Eagles\|examples]]) know and acknowledge their own worth in the battle against the Imperium's enemies - not the Blackshields. They'll think nothing of jumping headfirst onto a [[Melta Bomb]] or drawing enemy fire. [[Slayer\|In a Blackshield's mind he is as good as dead already, and he will always go forth for the most dangerous missions without a second thought.]] On the flipside, he will perform duties deemed too unimportant or lowly for a Space Marine to perform without question, such as guarding secure outposts alone.		These guys are suicidal fucks. Most Space Marines ([[Black Templars\|barring]] [[Lamenters\|certain]] [[Doom Eagles\|examples]]) know and acknowledge their own worth in the battle against the Imperium's enemies - not the Blackshields. They'll think nothing of jumping headfirst onto a [[Melta Bomb]] or drawing enemy fire. [[Slayer\|In a Blackshield's mind he is as good as dead already, and he will always go forth for the most dangerous missions without a second thought.]] On the flipside, he will perform duties deemed too unimportant or lowly for a Space Marine to perform without question, such as guarding secure outposts alone.

	Whether this redemption comes in death or in chalking up enough [[Ork]] heads or [[Eldar]] scrotums is anyone's guess, but a very rare few do this with the intentions of being accepted back into their former Chapter. Most are ~~just happy~~ to ~~get~~ a ~~proper burial~~ with ~~full honours~~ at one of the huge fortresses of the Deathwatch. Still, some of them end up rising throughout the ranks of the Deathwatch itself - Blackshield [[Deathwatch Chaplain]]s, [[Watch Captain\|Watch Captains]] and even cases of Blackshield [[Watch Master\|Watch Commander]]s are not unknown.		Whether this redemption comes in death or in chalking up enough [[Ork]] heads or [[Eldar]] scrotums is anyone's guess, but a very rare few do this with the intentions of being accepted back into their former Chapter. Most are content to kill for the Emperor until they meet a glorious end, buried with honour at one of the huge fortresses of the Deathwatch. Still, some of them end up rising throughout the ranks of the Deathwatch itself - Blackshield [[Deathwatch Chaplain]]s, [[Watch Captain\|Watch Captains]] and even cases of Blackshield [[Watch Master\|Watch Commander]]s are not unknown.

	The tradition of the Deathwatch Blackshields stems from the [[Horus Heresy]]. During the Horus Heresy, [[Traitor Legion Loyalists\|loyalist Marines from traitor Legions]] who shunned their traitorous brethren and remained loyal (or in rarer cases were from loyalist Legions but turned traitor - or rarer still, legionaries who went "fuck it" and decided to strike out on their own without taking either side) would remove all livery that connected them to their legion, referring to themselves to as Blackshields.		The tradition of the Deathwatch Blackshields stems from the [[Horus Heresy]]. During the Horus Heresy, [[Traitor Legion Loyalists\|loyalist Marines from traitor Legions]] who shunned their traitorous brethren and remained loyal (or in rarer cases were from loyalist Legions but turned traitor - or rarer still, legionaries who went "fuck it" and decided to strike out on their own without taking either side) would remove all livery that connected them to their legion, referring to themselves to as Blackshields.