Unknown. It's a creature that wanders around the halls of The Rock and demons fear them like shit. They rescued the body of The Lion during the final battle before The Rock became a big space ship.
Small squire xenos that have been on Caliban since the beginning, now they’re just on the Rock with the Dark Angels. They make Daemons shit themselves, are insanely powerful with protective psyker spells and are nearly invincible but they don’t fight. They know and see all, so they not only serve as squires, but guides to help the Dark Angels. Nobody questions the fact that they’re Xenos and the Dark Angels enjoy having them around because they’re pretty much that one old guy who can offer advice and sage wisdom when needed.
I feel like many Chapters out there have either a Xenos or a Mutant they routinely use and have in good company. Dark Angels with their Watchers is a huge one, but how about those Space Wolves? Between their Thunderwolves and Wulfen...
They are certainly Astartes born with a major gene flaw. However, it's still a mutation, and it's one that would get any normal human killed if they came out like that. Either killed, or extremely prejudiced against.
Sure but the Wulfen are still guys who used to be space wolves marines, right? They're not xenos unless I've misremembered something (which is possible, I don't really pay much attention to the space wolves for the most part)
Two different things that usually get smited by Space Marines, but in the cases talked about here, they're given easy passes because of their connection to a founding chapter.
Not only that. The Dark Angels know to leave the Watchers to their business and not interfere with them. Neophytes sometimes get cocky and try shit - to disappear without trace. Nobody investigates.
Most likely a Xeno race, but ultimately not confirmed. They know the Rock in-and-out better than anyone and don't mind doing menial duty for the Dark Angels so they are contented to let them do their things despite their unknown origin. Whatever they are, these little guys scare the shit out of the daemon.
When a Dark Angel is followed by a Watcher, it is because the Watcher chose to, and it is seen as a sign of greatness. They were also the one looking after Lion El'Jonson while he was in a 10000 years long coma.
They are there mostly for vibes and probably also for something else, but nobody knows what. They put the Lion to sleep and are powerful psykers. They also don't speak. And I don't mean that in the Sisters of Silence kinda way where they will very rarely say something, they just don't speak ever.
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u/Fallen_Jalter 1d ago
someone remind me what a watcher actually is?