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So! I'm really fond of the aesthetics of the Black templars. Their sigils, the chains, the tabards/robes. However, I find the black and wait extremely dull and not particularly interesting to paint so I've been considering taking the aesthetics of the Black templars. Their sigils, chains and robes and such, and give them to my imperial fists. I figured perhaps it could be a Black Templar Crusade which has gone off and started their own chapter, feeling closer to the Imperial Fists rather than their templar brothers, but keeping some of their black templar identity... Would this work?

Yes, it would work. The Black Templars are a 2nd founding Chapter of the Imperial Fists so there is even a direct fluff justification.

You can say they are a Black Templar successor chapter(of which there are quite a few)

So then I could use both the Imperial fist 'hand' insignia as well as the templar cross to enhance the looks of my tanks and troops?

Grey Templar wrote:
You can say they are a Black Templar successor chapter(of which there are quite a few)

quite a few in the fluff or quite a few home made? Fluff = no, home made = plenty.

@snuggums, I like the idea. Sons of Dorn!