Deathwing Companions and Alpha Legion

[ShadowCore67]

Random thought that occured to me while reading another discussion. Can Alpha Legion technically take Deathwing Companions with Rewards of Treason? The unit itself fits the requirements of having the Legion Astartes (X) rule, but their Deathwing Retinue specifies they can only be taken with a Legion Astartes (Dark Angels) model with Master of the Legion, which the Alpha Legion leader would not fit the requirements for.

[Xenith]

No they can't - the target unit gains the Alpha Legion rule, however the criteria that they can only be taken as a retinue for a Dark Angels character still stands, which we cannot fulfil. 

This is the same for certain units that can be taken as either elites, or retinues for specific <LEGION> HQ choices. We can take the elite version, but not the retinue version.