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The regiments to which these elite troops are attached to often regard the inimitable dedication and better equipment of the Scions with a certain amount of animosity, referring to them by such names as 'Glory Boys' and 'Big Toy Soldiers'. Regardless of the opinion of the average Guardsman, none who witness Scions in action can deny their effectiveness.{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|15a}}
The Militarum Tempestus has occasionally been known to send Scion squads to permanently assist regiments of the Imperial Guard, particularly those skilled at aerial assault, such as the [[Elysian Drop Troops]] and [[Harakoni Warhawks]]. Whilst not native to these regiments, the attached Scions will still form up to act as their most elite and deadly troops.{{Fn|19b}} Elite Scions who exclusively go into battle wearing [[Grav-Chute]]s are called '''Tempestus Aquilons''' and are armed primarily with [[Hot-Shot Lasgun]]s. They were selected for the honor due to their self-sufficiency, intuition, and raw aggression, which makes the Aquilons ideal candidates for dangerous missions, where they will face an enemy's own elite forces. Due to preferring to drop right into the middle of enemy lines, the Aquilons are required to have intense close-quarters training and can have specialists who are equipped with various short range weapons, like [[Melta Gun|melta carbine]]s, [[Plasma Gun|plasma carbine]]s. Their teams are led by '''Tempestors''' and also include the specialist ranks of '''Gunfighter''', '''Gunner''', '''Marksman''', '''Precursor''' and '''Grenadier'''. Aquilons squadrons can be deployed with Grav-Chute equipped [[Servo-Sentries]] as well.{{Fn|37}}
Troublesome Scions who have disciplinary problems or fail to follow orders are grouped together into their [[Regiment]]'s '''Eradicant Formations'''. Composed of individual squadrons, they are given names like '''First Eradicant''' and so on. The Eradicant Squadrons are then given extremely difficult missions to accomplish, which fulfills the two goals that Tempestus Scion Regiments have for for the Formations. The first is the successful completion of a mission, which retrains these wayward Scions enough that they are deemed suitable to be able to rejoin their Regiment. The second is that the Eradicants die in battle and either result is seen as a positive for their Regiments. There is also a chance, though, that even after successfully completing a mission, a Scion can still be deemed to be not ready to leave the Eradicants. In that case, the survivors will remain with their squadrons, which will receive replacements for their losses, or they will be merged with other Eradicant squadrons, as they await their next mission. However it is considered unusual and surprising, if a Scion is still an Eradicant after eight months. This is because entire squadrons are frequently wiped out during their missions, with only the squadron's name living on after it is reformed with new Eradicants.{{Fn|33}}
*{{Endn|35}}: [[White Dwarf November 2019]], pg. 51
*{{Endn|36}}: [[Shield of Baal: Leviathan]], pgs. 124-125
*{{Endn|37}}: [https://archive.ph/LC4Gf Warhammer Community: The Warhammer Preview Show: Operation Hivestorm – Descend From the Skies Into the Next Great Leap for Kill Team] ''(Saved archive page, dated 17 Aug 2024, last accessed 17 Aug 2024, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/08/17/the-warhammer-preview-show-operation-hivestorm-descend-from-the-skies-into-the-next-great-leap-for-kill-team/)''
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