The scout is promoted to Scout Captain and assigned four raw recruits. The mission is to destroy a planetary capital in open war, then rebuild it in the image of the Imperium. Jedi Lords, rebel senators, and clone traitors lead the defense. Leadership, vision, and wrath must be perfectly balanced. Only those who finish this trial are elevated to Space Marine.
A full Imperial Apothecary Frigate follows this campaign. Each fallen scout is given last rites, combat data analysis, and full-body scan. Rebuilds are authorized without approval. If the Captain falls, the squad is tested with revival commands.
Those nearly lost in this campaign receive final-grade enhancements: triple-layer durasteel bones, Emperor’s Sight ocular interface, and symbiotic lung-filters for chemical worlds. A neural spike is implanted, forever binding the scout to the Imperium. After this, the human dies—and the Space Marine is born.