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The '''Ultramarines''', originally known as the '''War-Born'''{{Fn|50a}}, were the ''' XIII Legion''' of the original twenty [[Space Marine Legion]]s.  This loyalist Legion was later re-organized and divided into [[Chapters]] according to the [[Codex Astartes]]. Their [[Primarch]] is [[Roboute Guilliman]], whose leadership, not to mention his authorship of the [[Codex Astartes]], were instrumental in humanity's survival following the [[Horus Heresy]].  Because their Primarch wrote the text that defines a Space Marine [[Chapter]], the Ultramarines follow this Codex strictly; their only deviation being the recent formation of the [[Tyrannic War Veterans]], comprised entirely of veterans of battles with the [[Tyranid]]s. The Ultramarines are possibly the most important Imperial organization on the [[Eastern Fringe]].
 
 
 
 
{{Loyal Founding Chapters
 
{{Loyal Founding Chapters
|Marine=Ultramarines Space Marine.JPG
 
|Marine Px=220
 
 
|Name=Ultramarines
 
|Name=Ultramarines
 
|Legion Number='''XIII'''
 
|Legion Number='''XIII'''
|Symbol=Ultramarines Symbol.png
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|Symbol=Ultramarinessymbol.png
|Symbol Px=125px
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|Marine Image=UltramarinesProfilePrimaris.jpg
 
|Primarch=[[Roboute Guilliman]]
 
|Primarch=[[Roboute Guilliman]]
 
|Chapter Master=[[Marneus Calgar]]
 
|Chapter Master=[[Marneus Calgar]]
 
|Homeworld=[[Macragge]]
 
|Homeworld=[[Macragge]]
 
|Fortress-Monastery=[[Fortress of Hera]]
 
|Fortress-Monastery=[[Fortress of Hera]]
|Descendants=[[Angels of Fury]]{{Fn|71}}, [[Angels Revenant]], [[Aurora Chapter]]{{Fn|3}}, [[Avenging Sons]], [[Black Consuls]]{{Fn|3}}, [[Castellans of the Rift]], [[Crimson Consuls]], [[Dark Sons]], [[Doom Eagles]]{{Fn|3}}, [[Doom Legion]], [[Eagle Warriors]]{{Fn|3}}, [[Fire Angels]]{{Fn|11}}, [[Fulminators]], [[Genesis Chapter]]{{Fn|3}}, [[Hawk Lords]]{{Fn|70}}, [[Helion Legion]]{{Fn|53}}, [[Heralds of Ultramar]], [[Howling Griffons]]{{Fn|23}}, [[Imperius Reavers]], [[Inceptors]]{{Fn|3}}, [[Iron Snakes]]{{Fn|59c}}, [[Knights Cerulean]], [[Libators]]{{Fn|3}}, [[Marines Errant]]{{Fn|11}}, [[Marines Mordant]]{{Fn|69}}, [[Mortifactors]]{{Fn|16}}, [[Nemesis]], [[Novamarines]]{{Fn|3}}, [[Nova Legion]], [[Obsidian Glaives]], [[Patriarchs of Ulixis]]{{Fn|3}}, [[Praetors of Orpheus]]{{Fn|3}}, [[Praetors of Ultramar]], [[Rainbow Warriors]], [[Red Consuls]]{{Fn|44}}, [[Scythes of the Emperor]], [[Silver Eagles]]{{Fn|3}}, [[Silver Skulls]]{{Fn|8b}}, [[Silver Templars]], [[Sons of Guilliman]]{{Fn|8b}}, [[Sons of Orar]]{{Fn|1b}},  [[Vindicators]], [[Void Tridents]], [[White Consuls]]{{Fn|3}}
 
 
|Colours='''Blue, with white and gold'''{{Fn|8c}}
 
|Colours='''Blue, with white and gold'''{{Fn|8c}}
|Specialty='''Codex Chapter'''
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|Specialty='''Codex Chapter''', Combined Arms,{{Fn|98a}} Diplomacy and Logistics{{Fn|98b}}
|Miniature=Ultramarine.jpg
 
|Miniature Px=0
 
 
|Battle Cry='''''Courage and Honour!''''' / ''''We march for Macragge!''''{{Fn|38}}
 
|Battle Cry='''''Courage and Honour!''''' / ''''We march for Macragge!''''{{Fn|38}}
 
|Chapter Strength=~1000 marines
 
|Chapter Strength=~1000 marines
 
|No. of Terminator suits=74{{Fn|2a}}
 
|No. of Terminator suits=74{{Fn|2a}}
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|Descendants=
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*[[Angels of Fury]],{{Fn|11a}} [[Angels Revenant]], [[Aquiloan Brotherhood]], [[Aurora Chapter]],{{Fn|3}} [[Avenging Sons]]
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*[[Black Consuls]],{{Fn|3}} [[Brazen Consuls]]{{Fn|88a}}
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*[[Castellans of the Rift]], [[Crimson Consuls]]
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*[[Dark Sons]], [[Doom Eagles]],{{Fn|3}} [[Doom Legion]]
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*[[Eagle Warriors]],{{Fn|3}} [[Emperor's Spears]]{{Fn|76}}
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*[[Fire Angels]],{{Fn|11b}} [[Fire Hawks]], [[Fulminators]]
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*[[Genesis Chapter]]{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Hawk Lords]] ([[Hawk Lords#Conflicting sources |conflicting sources]]),{{Fn|70}} [[Helion Legion]],{{Fn|53}} [[Heralds of Ultramar]], [[Howling Griffons]]{{Fn|23}}
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*[[Imperius Reavers]], [[Inceptors]],{{Fn|3}} [[Iron Hawks]],{{Fn|85}} [[Iron Hounds]],{{Fn|88a}} [[Iron Snakes]],{{Fn|59c}}
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*[[Knights Cerulean]]
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*[[Libators]]{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Marines Errant]],{{Fn|11b}} [[Marines Mordant]],{{Fn|69}} [[Mentors]], [[Mortifactors]]{{Fn|16}}
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*[[Nemesis]], [[Novamarines]],{{Fn|3}} [[Nova Legion]]
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*[[Obsidian Glaives]], [[Obsidian Jaguars]]{{Fn|91}}
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*[[Patriarchs of Ulixis]],{{Fn|3}} [[Praetors of Orpheus]],{{Fn|3}} [[Praetors of Ultramar]]
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*[[Rainbow Warriors]], [[Reborn (Chapter)|Reborn]], [[Red Consuls]]{{Fn|44}}
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*[[Scythes of the Emperor]], [[Silver Eagles]],{{Fn|3}} [[Silver Skulls]],{{Fn|8b}} [[Silver Templars]], [[Sons of Guilliman]],{{Fn|8b}} [[Sons of Orar]]{{Fn|1b}}
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*[[Tome Keepers]] {{Fn|86}}
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*[[Vindicators]], [[Void Tridents]]
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*[[White Consuls]]{{Fn|3}}
 
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==Home Sector==
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The '''Ultramarines''', originally known as the '''War-Born''',{{Fn|50a}} were the '''XIII Legion''' of the original twenty [[Space Marine Legion]]s. This loyalist Legion was later re-organized and divided into [[Chapters]] according to the [[Codex Astartes]]. Their [[Primarch]] is [[Roboute Guilliman]], whose leadership, not to mention his authorship of the [[Codex Astartes]], were instrumental in humanity's survival following the [[Horus Heresy]]. Because their Primarch wrote the text that defines a Space Marine [[Chapter]], the Ultramarines follow this Codex strictly; their only deviation being the recent formation of the [[Tyrannic War Veterans]], comprised entirely of veterans of battles with the [[Tyranid]]s. The Ultramarines are possibly the most important Imperial organization on the [[Eastern Fringe]].
[[File:UltramarMapGS.jpg|thumbnail|right|The realm of Ultramar ]]
 
The Ultramarines are unique in that, unlike their fellow chapters, they control an entire sub-sector of space, rather than a single planet. Collectively, these systems are known as the '''Five Hundred Worlds''' of [[Ultramar]], with [[Macragge]] as its capital. Though the realm itself is divided into smaller sectors which are each in turn ruled by [[Tetrarch]]s that are appointed by [[Roboute Guilliman]] himself.{{Fn|59k}}
 
 
 
While the number of colonized worlds in this domain numbers in the hundreds, some of the most well-known planets of Ultramar include{{Fn|1c}}:
 
*[[Macragge]]: Capital of Ultramar/Chapter Planet
 
* [[Calth]]: Cavern World/Main Shipyard of Ultramar
 
* [[Espandor]]: Cardinal World
 
* [[Konor]]: [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] [[Forge World]]
 
* [[Parmenio]]: Training World
 
* [[Talassar]]: Ocean World
 
* [[Talasa Prime]]: [[Inquisition]] Fortress
 
*[[Laphis]]: [[Shrine World]]
 
*[[Ardium]]: [[Hive World]]
 
*The "[[Three Planets]]"
 
**[[Masali]]: Agri World
 
**[[Quintarn]]: Agri World
 
**[[Tarentus]]: [[Agri World]]
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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====The Youth of Roboute Guilliman====
 
====The Youth of Roboute Guilliman====
Like the other Primarchs, Roboute Guilliman was taken as an infant by the powers of [[Chaos]], and removed to a far-flung world in an effort to prevent the coming [[Age of the Imperium]]. The infant Guilliman's capsule fell to earth on [[Macragge]], where it was discovered by a group of noblemen hunting in the forest. Inside the capsule they found a child, surrounded by a glowing aura. He was taken back to [[Konor (Consul)|Konor]], one of the two Consuls who governed Macragge, who adopted the infant as his son and named him Roboute.{{Fn|1h}}
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Like the other Primarchs, Roboute Guilliman was taken as an infant by the powers of [[Chaos]], and removed to a far-flung world in an effort to prevent the coming [[Age of the Imperium]]. The infant Guilliman's capsule fell on [[Macragge]], where it was discovered by a group of noblemen hunting in the forest. Inside the capsule they found a child, surrounded by a glowing aura. He was taken back to [[Konor (Consul)|Konor]], one of the two Consuls who governed Macragge, who adopted the infant as his son and named him Roboute.{{Fn|1h}}
  
Roboute was a prodigy, growing fast in both body and intellect. By age ten, he had mastered every subject the wisest men of Macragge could teach him, and his insights into matters of history, philosophy, and science often stunned his elders. However, his greatest talents were as a military leader. These talents led his father to give him command of an expeditionary force to [[Illyrium]], a mountainous region in the far north of Macragge, whose wild inhabitants had terrorized the civilized regions for years and successfully resisted every previous military campaign. Not only did Roboute fight a brilliant campaign but he also earned the respect of the wildmen who never again threatened the more civilised parts of Macragge. However, on his return to the capital Roboute found the city in chaos, as his father's co-Consul, [[Gallan]], had attempted a coup. Gallan led a faction of Macragge's nobility who were used to enjoying their wealth and position at the expense of armies of slaves, and resented Konor's legislation favoring the common people, among whom he was immensely popular.{{Fn|1h}}
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Roboute was a prodigy, growing fast in both body and intellect. By age ten, he had mastered every subject the wisest men of Macragge could teach him, and his insights into matters of history, philosophy, and science often stunned his elders. However, his greatest talents were as a military leader. These talents led his father to give him command of an expeditionary force to [[Illyrium]], a mountainous region in the far north of Macragge, whose wild inhabitants had terrorized the civilized regions for years and successfully resisted every previous military campaign. Not only did Roboute fight a brilliant campaign but he also earned the respect of the wildmen who never again threatened the more civilised parts of Macragge. However, on his return to the capital Roboute found the city in chaos, as his father's co-Consul, [[Gallan]], had attempted a coup. Gallan led a faction of Macragge's nobility who were used to enjoying their wealth and position at the expense of armies of slaves, and resented Konor's legislation favoring the common people, among whom he was immensely popular.{{Fn|1h}}
  
Approaching the city, Roboute and his soldiers saw the city in chaos, being sacked by mobs of Gallan's men, while the Consul House was under siege. Roboute left his men to restore order to the city, while he rushed to the Consul House and lifted the siege, only to find his father close to death, surrounded by his loyal bodyguards. He had been mortally wounded by an assassin in Gallan's employ, and with his dying breath, told Roboute who was responsible.{{Fn|1h}}
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Approaching the city, Roboute and his soldiers saw the city in chaos, being sacked by mobs of Gallan's men, while the Consul House was under siege. Roboute left his men to restore order to the city, while he rushed to the Consul House and lifted the siege, only to find his father close to death, surrounded by his loyal bodyguards. He had been mortally wounded by an assassin in Gallan's employ, and with his dying breath, told Roboute who was responsible.{{Fn|1h}}
  
Roboute swiftly crushed the rebellion and, amid a wave of popular relief, assumed the title of sole Consul of Macragge. He set about punishing the treachery and carrying out his father's vision. Gallan and his co-conspirators were executed, and their lands and wealth were redistributed to the people. With superhuman energy, Roboute reorganized Macragge's entire social structure, creating a meritocracy where office and honours were given to the hard-working, rather than the wealthy and influential. Under his leadership, Macragge prospered as it never had before.{{Fn|1h}}
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Roboute swiftly crushed the rebellion and, amid a wave of popular relief, assumed the title of sole Consul of Macragge. He set about punishing the treachery and carrying out his father's vision. Gallan and his co-conspirators were executed, and their lands and wealth were redistributed to the people. With superhuman energy, Roboute reorganized Macragge's entire social structure, creating a meritocracy where office and honours were given to the hard-working, rather than the wealthy and influential. Under his leadership, Macragge prospered as it never had before.{{Fn|1h}}
  
 
====The Arrival of the Emperor====
 
====The Arrival of the Emperor====
While Roboute was prosecuting his war against the Illyrian rebels, the [[Emperor of Mankind]] and his armies had reached the neighboring planet of [[Espandor]]. It was there that the Emperor heard stories of the extraordinary son of Consul Konor, and realized that he had found one of the lost Primarchs. However, due to an unexpected [[warp storm]], his ship was thrown far off course and by the time it reached Macragge, Roboute had been ruling for almost five years.{{Fn|1h}}
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While Roboute was prosecuting his war against the Illyrian rebels, the [[Emperor of Mankind]] and his armies had reached the neighboring planet of [[Espandor]]. It was there that the Emperor heard stories of the extraordinary son of Consul Konor, and realized that he had found one of the lost Primarchs. However, due to an unexpected [[warp storm]], his ship was thrown far off course and by the time it reached Macragge, Roboute had been ruling for almost five years.{{Fn|1h}}
  
 
When the Emperor reached Macragge, he found a world that was self sufficient, prosperous, with a strong and well-equipped military, and engaging in trade with nearby systems. Impressed, the Emperor assigned command of the Ultramarines Legion to Guilliman, and relocated the Legion's forward base to Macragge.{{Fn|1h}}
 
When the Emperor reached Macragge, he found a world that was self sufficient, prosperous, with a strong and well-equipped military, and engaging in trade with nearby systems. Impressed, the Emperor assigned command of the Ultramarines Legion to Guilliman, and relocated the Legion's forward base to Macragge.{{Fn|1h}}
  
 
===The Great Crusade===
 
===The Great Crusade===
With the exception of the [[Luna Wolves]], no Legion conquered as many worlds, or conquered worlds as fast, or left conquered worlds in such good state during the [[Great Crusade]], as the Ultramarines. Guilliman restored the legion's morale and prestige following difficulties in the [[Osiris Rebellion]] and later took revenge on the [[Osirian Psybrids]] at the [[Battle of the Eurydice Terminal]].{{Fn|50b}} Whenever Guilliman liberated a world, he would not move on until he had set up a self-sufficient defense system, and left advisors behind to create industry, set up trade routes with the rest of the [[Imperium]], and form a government whose first concern would always be the well-being of the people{{Fn|1h}}. The success of the Ultramarines may be thanks to their diverse but stable gene-seed. In them was found a mixrure of aggression and restraint, discipline and determination which rendered them supremely suited for joint taskforce operations and cross-theatre warfare.{{Fn|50b}}
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With the exception of the [[Luna Wolves]], no Legion conquered as many worlds, or conquered worlds as fast, or left conquered worlds in such good state during the [[Great Crusade]], as the Ultramarines. Guilliman restored the legion's morale and prestige following difficulties in the [[Osiris Rebellion]] and later took revenge on the [[Osirian Psybrids]] at the [[Battle of the Eurydice Terminal]].{{Fn|50b}} Whenever Guilliman liberated a world, he would not move on until he had set up a self-sufficient defense system, and left advisors behind to create industry, set up trade routes with the rest of the [[Imperium]], and form a government whose first concern would always be the well-being of the people.{{Fn|1h}} The success of the Ultramarines may be thanks to their diverse but stable gene-seed. In them was found a mixrure of aggression and restraint, discipline and determination which rendered them supremely suited for joint taskforce operations and cross-theatre warfare.{{Fn|50b}}
  
As Ultramar grew into a small stellar empire in its own right, Guilliman created a supremely efficient military machine, centered around Macragge, that provided the Ultramarines with a steady flow of new recruits. Between this factor, and the minimal casualties suffered as a result of Guilliman's tactical genius, the Ultramarines soon became the largest of all the [[Space Marine Legion]]s{{Fn|1h}} so large, in fact, that an organizational unit above the [[Space Marine Company|Company]] was required. The Ultramarines were thus organized into [[Chapter]]s, numbering twenty-two just before the [[Battle of Calth]].{{Cite This}} Rumors speculate that the size of the Ultramarines could only have been possible due to the fates of the [[Two Unknown Legions]].{{Fn|74}}
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As Ultramar grew into a small stellar empire in its own right, Guilliman created a supremely efficient military machine, centered around Macragge, that provided the Ultramarines with a steady flow of new recruits. Between this factor, and the minimal casualties suffered as a result of Guilliman's tactical genius, the Ultramarines soon became the largest of all the [[Space Marine Legion]]s{{Fn|1h}} so large, in fact, that an organizational unit above the [[Space Marine Company|Company]] was required. The Ultramarines were thus organized into [[Chapter]]s, [[Known Great Crusade Chapters of the Ultramarines|numbering at least 25]] just before the [[Battle of Calth]].{{Fn|50d}} Rumors speculate that the size of the Ultramarines could only have been possible due to the fates of the [[Two Unknown Legions]].{{Fn|71}}
  
At the time of the [[Horus Heresy]], it is estimated that the Ultramarines Legion numbered around 250,000 [[Space Marine]]s.{{Fn|28}}  
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At the time of the [[Horus Heresy]], it is estimated that the Ultramarines Legion numbered around 250,000 [[Space Marine]]s.{{Fn|28}}
  
 
===The Horus Heresy===
 
===The Horus Heresy===
 
[[Image:HHCalth.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Ultramarines during the [[Battle of Calth]] ]]
 
[[Image:HHCalth.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Ultramarines during the [[Battle of Calth]] ]]
''See main article - [[Notable Battles of the Ultramarines#Notable Heresy Era Battles|Notable Heresy Era Battles of the Ultramarines]]''
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''See main article [[List of Battles of the Ultramarines#List of Heresy Era Battles|List of Heresy Era Battles of the Ultramarines]]''
  
Before [[Horus]] declared his treachery against the Emperor, he ordered the Ultramarines Legion to assemble for war in the Veridian System in [[Segmentum Tempestus]] far to the galactic south, claiming that the system was under attack by an [[Ork]] invasion force from the [[Ghaslakh Empire]]. Ultramar was close enough for an assault against Veridian, so Guilliman ordered his Legion to assemble in the [[Calth]] System.{{Cite This}}
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Before [[Horus]] declared his treachery against the Emperor, he ordered the Ultramarines Legion to assemble for war in the Veridian System in [[Segmentum Tempestus]] far to the galactic south, claiming that the system was under attack by an [[Ork]] invasion force from the [[Ghaslakh Empire]]. Ultramar was close enough for an assault against Veridian, so Guilliman ordered his Legion to assemble in the [[Calth]] System.{{Fn|50d}}
  
 
====Battle of Calth====
 
====Battle of Calth====
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===The Great Scouring===
 
===The Great Scouring===
 
{{main|Great Scouring}}
 
{{main|Great Scouring}}
Guilliman was ultimately able to set course for [[Terra]], destroying [[Chaos]] reinforcements along the way, but arrived after Horus had already been defeated, and the [[Traitor Legion]]s scattered. Because of this, the Ultramarines were one of the few Legions at full strength in the aftermath of the Heresy; thus, Guilliman and his Ultramarines bore much of the burden of holding the Imperium together against aliens and [[Chaos]] forces. During this time, the Ultramarines recruited heavily from Ultramar and eventually counted for over half of the Loyalist Marines. Apart from leading his Ultramarines in countless battles across the Galaxy, Guilliman also accepted an extraordinary appointment as [[Lord Commander]] of the Imperium; with the [[Emperor]] crippled and [[Malcador (Character)|Lord Malcador]] dead, it fell to Guilliman to re-organize the [[Council of Terra]] into a ruling body capable of running the Imperium without their sovereign.{{Cite this}}
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Guilliman was ultimately able to set course for [[Terra]], destroying [[Chaos]] reinforcements along the way, but arrived after Horus had already been defeated, and the [[Traitor Legion]]s scattered. Because of this, the Ultramarines were one of the few Legions at full strength in the aftermath of the Heresy; thus, Guilliman and his Ultramarines bore much of the burden of holding the Imperium together against aliens and [[Chaos]] forces. During this time, the Ultramarines recruited heavily from Ultramar and eventually counted for over half of the Loyalist Marines. Apart from leading his Ultramarines in countless battles across the Galaxy, Guilliman also accepted an extraordinary appointment as [[Lord Commander]] of the Imperium; with the [[Emperor]] crippled and [[Malcador (Character)|Lord Malcador]] dead, it fell to Guilliman to re-organize the [[Council of Terra]] into a ruling body capable of running the Imperium without their sovereign.{{Cite this}}
  
 
Around a decade after the Heresy ended, the Imperium finally reached a point of stability{{Cite This}}.
 
Around a decade after the Heresy ended, the Imperium finally reached a point of stability{{Cite This}}.
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After the Horus Heresy, Roboute Guilliman set himself to create the [[Codex Astartes]], which would define the tactics and organization of all [[Space Marines]], from battlefield strategies to squad markings. Most important of these changes was the division of the Legions into 1,000-strong [[Chapter]]s. One of the Chapters would retain the heraldry of the original Legion, but the others would be given a new name and symbol. In doing so, Guilliman hoped to divide the power of the Space Marines to ensure that a civil war on the scale of the Heresy could never occur again.{{Cite This}}
 
After the Horus Heresy, Roboute Guilliman set himself to create the [[Codex Astartes]], which would define the tactics and organization of all [[Space Marines]], from battlefield strategies to squad markings. Most important of these changes was the division of the Legions into 1,000-strong [[Chapter]]s. One of the Chapters would retain the heraldry of the original Legion, but the others would be given a new name and symbol. In doing so, Guilliman hoped to divide the power of the Space Marines to ensure that a civil war on the scale of the Heresy could never occur again.{{Cite This}}
  
This, however, caused dissention among the remaining Primarchs. [[Rogal Dorn]], [[Vulkan]] and [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]] opposed the splitting of their legions while Guilliman himself was supported by [[Jaghatai Khan]] and [[Corax]]. Neither side was willing to relent and the controversy grew more intense, with Rogal Dorn calling Guilliman a coward for not having participated in the Siege of Terra, and Guilliman accusing Dorn of being a rebel for his refusal to follow the Codex. The situation threatened to bring the Imperium into another civil war. When the Imperial Fists strike cruiser ''Terrible Angel'' was fired upon by the [[Imperial Navy]], Dorn finally relented and agreed to split his legion.{{Fn|4a}}
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This, however, caused dissention among the remaining Primarchs. [[Rogal Dorn]], [[Vulkan]] and [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]] opposed the splitting of their legions while Guilliman himself was supported by [[Jaghatai Khan]] and [[Corax]]. Neither side was willing to relent and the controversy grew more intense, with Rogal Dorn calling Guilliman a coward for not having participated in the Siege of Terra, and Guilliman accusing Dorn of being a rebel for his refusal to follow the Codex. The situation threatened to bring the Imperium into another civil war. When the Imperial Fists strike cruiser ''Terrible Angel'' was fired upon by the [[Imperial Navy]], Dorn finally relented and agreed to split his legion.{{Fn|4a}}
  
 
====Duel on Eskrador====
 
====Duel on Eskrador====
 
On [[Eskrador]] [[Alpharius]], the [[Alpha Legion]]'s primarch, was apparently taken by surprise when Guilliman departed from his own strictures and led a surprise assault by his elite units on the Alpha Legion headquarters. In the resulting personal combat between Alpharius and Guilliman, it is believed that Alpharius was killed. The Alpha Legion responded, not by breaking and fleeing as Guilliman expected, but by turning on the Ultramarine detachment and harrying them so mercilessly that by the time they had returned to the main body of the Ultramarine force their casualties were almost total. The Ultramarines were driven from the planet in the subsequent battle.{{Fn|14}}
 
On [[Eskrador]] [[Alpharius]], the [[Alpha Legion]]'s primarch, was apparently taken by surprise when Guilliman departed from his own strictures and led a surprise assault by his elite units on the Alpha Legion headquarters. In the resulting personal combat between Alpharius and Guilliman, it is believed that Alpharius was killed. The Alpha Legion responded, not by breaking and fleeing as Guilliman expected, but by turning on the Ultramarine detachment and harrying them so mercilessly that by the time they had returned to the main body of the Ultramarine force their casualties were almost total. The Ultramarines were driven from the planet in the subsequent battle.{{Fn|14}}
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====The Bitter War====
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The '''Bitter War''' was a campaign that began in 010.[[M31]] during the [[Horus Heresy]], pitting various Loyalist forces of the [[Imperium]], such as the [[Iron Hands]], against the [[Word Bearers]] defending [[Colchis]].{{Fn|100}}
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The war for Colchis was then concluded, when the Ultramarines and [[Inquisition]] destroyed Colchis with cyclonic torpedoes]] carried by the Ultramarines [[battle barge]] ''[[Octavius]]''.{{Fn|25}}
  
 
====The Iron Cage====
 
====The Iron Cage====
 
{{main|The Iron Cage}}
 
{{main|The Iron Cage}}
Shortly after the Heresy, the [[Imperial Fists]] laid siege to the [[Iron Warriors]]' greatest construct, [[The Eternal Fortress]]. The Fortress consisted of over 20 square miles of bunkers, towers, minefields, trenches, razor wire, tank traps, redoubts and a system of complex underground tunnels in the shape of an eight pointed star. At the center was a massive bunker intended to serve as a decoy and of no value whatsoever. Guilliman advised his brother Dorn against the siege, but Dorn was embittered at having lost the debate over the Codex to Guilliman, and wished to vent his anger and frustration on his most bitter of rivals.{{Cite this}}  
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Shortly after the Heresy, the [[Imperial Fists]] laid siege to the [[Iron Warriors]]' greatest construct, [[The Eternal Fortress]]. The Fortress consisted of over 20 square miles of bunkers, towers, minefields, trenches, [[Accordion Wire|razor wire]], tank traps, redoubts and a system of complex underground tunnels in the shape of an eight pointed star. At the center was a massive bunker intended to serve as a decoy and of no value whatsoever. Guilliman advised his brother Dorn against the siege, but Dorn was embittered at having lost the debate over the Codex to Guilliman, and wished to vent his anger and frustration on his most bitter of rivals.{{Cite this}}
  
Hundreds of [[Imperial Fists]] littered the grounds of the fortress before Guilliman and the Ultramarine relief force arrived, three weeks and six days later. The Imperial Fists had fought without sleep and had long run out of ammunition before the Ultramarines found them. [[Perturabo]], unable to hold against the two legions, made his final ploy, stopping the Imperial Fists to recover over four hundred of their dead and the [[gene seed]] they contained.{{Cite this}}
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Hundreds of [[Imperial Fists]] littered the grounds of the fortress before Guilliman and the Ultramarine relief force arrived, three weeks and six days later. The Imperial Fists had fought without sleep and had long run out of ammunition before the Ultramarines found them. [[Perturabo]], unable to hold against the two legions, made his final ploy, stopping the Imperial Fists to recover over four hundred of their dead and the [[gene seed]] they contained.{{Cite this}}
  
[[Perturabo]]'s victory was spoiled because of the intervention of the Ultramarines. However his sacrifice was great enough for him to be raised to [[Daemon Prince]] status.{{Fn|12}}{{Fn|13}}
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[[Perturabo]]'s victory was spoiled because of the intervention of the Ultramarines. However his sacrifice was great enough for him to be raised to [[Daemon Prince]] status.{{Fn|12}}{{Fn|13}}
  
 
====Thessala====
 
====Thessala====
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===Recent Events===
 
===Recent Events===
''See main article - [[Notable Battles of the Ultramarines#Notable Post Heresy Battles|Notable Post Heresy Battles of the Ultramarines]]''
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''See main article [[List of Battles of the Ultramarines#List of Post Heresy Battles|List of Post Heresy Battles of the Ultramarines]]''
 
[[Image:Warhammer-blue-gold.jpg|thumb|right|235px|Marneus Calgar and the Ultramarines during the [[Battle for Macragge]] ]]
 
[[Image:Warhammer-blue-gold.jpg|thumb|right|235px|Marneus Calgar and the Ultramarines during the [[Battle for Macragge]] ]]
 
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*'''544.[[M32]]''' - During the [[War of the Beast]], [[Ultramar]] was attacked by [[Ork]] forces. [[Quintarn]] and [[Prandium]] are invaded. The Ultramarines were ultimately able to destroy an Ork [[Attack Moon]] over [[Calth]] and another over [[Tarentus]]. Later, [[Chapter Master]] [[Odaenathus]] was killed by [[The Beast]] during the invasion of [[Ullanor]].
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*'''544.[[M32]]''' During the [[War of the Beast]], [[Ultramar]] was attacked by [[Ork]] forces. [[Quintarn]] and [[Prandium]] are invaded. The Ultramarines were ultimately able to destroy an Ork [[Attack Moon]] over [[Calth]] and another over [[Tarentus]]. Later, [[Chapter Master]] [[Odaenathus]] was killed by [[The Beast]] during the invasion of [[Ullanor]].
*'''546.[[M32]]''' - In the aftermath of [[The Beheading]], [[Agnathio]], [[Chapter Master]] of the Ultramarines, united over fifty other Chapter Masters and arrived on [[Terra]] to contain the anarchy which followed the incident. Putting an end to the political squabblings of who should succeed the [[High Lords of Terra]], the Astartes sorted out the issues in a closed session of the [[Senatorum Imperialis]]. When they emerged, the new twelve High Lords had been chosen.{{Fn|36a}}
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*'''546.[[M32]]''' In the aftermath of [[The Beheading]], [[Agnathio]], [[Chapter Master]] of the Ultramarines, united over fifty other Chapter Masters and arrived on [[Terra]] to contain the anarchy which followed the incident. Putting an end to the political squabblings of who should succeed the [[High Lords of Terra]], the Astartes sorted out the issues in a closed session of the [[Senatorum Imperialis]]. When they emerged, the new twelve High Lords had been chosen.{{Fn|36a}}
*'''[[M35]]''' - Overthrow of the [[Obdurate Prince]] - The Ultramarines managed to destroy the heretic and his army of bandits and [[psyker]]s. Space Marines of the Ultramarines Chapter used their own [[Librarian]]s to home in on the Obdurate Prince’s psyker conclaves before sending in [[Terminator]] Squads of the [[Strike Force Ultra]] via teleportation. It was first major change in using composition of a [[Strike Force Ultra]] - all [[Space Marines]] were to be equipped with suits of Tactical Dreadnought Armour.{{Fn|42a}}
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*'''[[M35]]''' Overthrow of the [[Obdurate Prince]] The Ultramarines managed to destroy the heretic and his army of bandits and [[psyker]]s. Space Marines of the Ultramarines Chapter used their own [[Librarian]]s to home in on the Obdurate Prince’s psyker conclaves before sending in [[Terminator]] Squads of the [[Strike Force Ultra]] via teleportation. It was first major change in using composition of a [[Strike Force Ultra]] all [[Space Marines]] were to be equipped with suits of Tactical Dreadnought Armour.{{Fn|42a}}
*'''980.M35''' - The [[Hrud Rising]]
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*'''980.M35''' The [[Hrud Rising]]
*'''538.[[M38]]''' - The Ultramarines and [[White Scars]] save the [[Lamenters]] during the [[9th Black Crusade]].
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*'''[[M36]]''' - The [[Battle of Gerio]] against the [[Word Bearers]]{{Fn|78b}}
*'''???.[[M38]]''' - The [[Justice-bringer Crusade]]
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*'''538.[[M38]]''' The Ultramarines and [[White Scars]] save the [[Lamenters]] during the [[9th Black Crusade]].
*'''M41''' - The Ultramarines 4th Company under [[Uriel Ventris]] ends the civil war on [[Pavonis]], defeating the pro-[[Tau]] [[Governor]] [[Mykola Shonai]].
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*'''???.[[M38]]''' The [[Justice-bringer Crusade]]
*'''M41''' - The [[Altor Crusade]]
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*'''M41''' The Ultramarines 4th Company under [[Uriel Ventris]] ends the civil war on [[Pavonis]], defeating the pro-[[Tau]] [[Governor]] [[Mykola Shonai]].
*'''M41''' - [[Second War for Armageddon]] - The Ultramarines sent several companies to fight and reinforce the defenders of [[Armageddon]] against five tribes of [[orks]] united under [[Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka]].{{Fn|27}}
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*'''M41''' The [[Altor Crusade]]
*'''143.[[M41]]''' - The [[Jorun Retaliation]]
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*'''M41''' [[Second War for Armageddon]] The Ultramarines sent several companies to fight and reinforce the defenders of [[Armageddon]] against five tribes of [[orks]] united under [[Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka]].{{Fn|27}}
*'''698.[[M41]]''' - [[Corinthian Crusade]] -The Ultramarines led the [[Corinth]]ian system to freedom from the [[Ork]] [[Warboss|Warlord]] [[Skargor the Despoiler]]. With five other chapters of Asartes and over fifty [[Imperial Guard]] regiments it was [[Chapter Master]] [[Marneus Calgar]] who within three months pushed the Warlord back to the capital world and the fortress there. Imperial Guard gun batteries broke a breach in the wall which the Ultramarines stormed. Brother [[Amadon]] of the Ultramarines fell in that assault{{Fn|17}}It was Ancient [[Galatan]] that heroically slew the Ork warlord. Galatan finally succumbed to his extensive wounds but did not allow the banner to fall, spurring the troops on to finally liberate the system. A statue of Galatan stands in the Fortess of Hera on [[Macragge]] in honour of his courage, skill and his unfaltering dedication to duty.{{Fn|15d}}{{Fn|10}}
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*'''143.[[M41]]''' The [[Jorun Retaliation]]
*'''740.M41''' - The [[Siege of Talwa]]
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*'''698.[[M41]]''' [[Corinthian Crusade]] -The Ultramarines led the [[Corinth]]ian system to freedom from the [[Ork]] [[Warboss|Warlord]] [[Skargor the Despoiler]]. With five other chapters of Asartes and over fifty [[Imperial Guard]] regiments it was [[Chapter Master]] [[Marneus Calgar]] who within three months pushed the Warlord back to the capital world and the fortress there. Imperial Guard gun batteries broke a breach in the wall which the Ultramarines stormed. Brother [[Amadon]] of the Ultramarines fell in that assault.{{Fn|17}} It was Ancient [[Galatan]] that heroically slew the Ork warlord. Galatan finally succumbed to his extensive wounds but did not allow the banner to fall, spurring the troops on to finally liberate the system. A statue of Galatan stands in the Fortess of Hera on [[Macragge]] in honour of his courage, skill and his unfaltering dedication to duty.{{Fn|15d}}{{Fn|10}}
*'''742.M41''' - [[Damocles Crusade#Operation Pluto|Operation Pluto]] When the [[Damocles Gulf Crusade]] was launched, the Ultramarines pledged forces who fought under the theatre command of the [[Black Templars]] and Imperial [[General]] [[Wendell Gauge]]. It was during Operation Pluto on the [[Tau]] Planet of [[Dal'yth]] that the Ultramarines led other Marines of the [[Iron Hands]] and [[Scythes of the Emperor]] into battle within the forests of Gel'bryn. The strike force was intended as a third, mobile force that could breakthrough the enemy lines or outflank the Tau and break the other two battlefronts. Instead the Astartes were met by the Tau elite, piloting [[Crisis Battlesuits]]. The Marines held the forest against insurmountable odds, with new, fresh Tau reserves being deployed against the finite number of the crusade force. Whilst Operation Pluto itself was no great success, it allowed Gauge to initiate Operation Hydra which led into the final stages of the campaign. {{Fn|19}}{{Fn|20}}{{Fn|5}}{{Fn|4b}}
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*'''740.M41''' The [[Siege of Talwa]]
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*'''742.M41''' [[Damocles Crusade#Operation Pluto|Operation Pluto]] When the [[Damocles Gulf Crusade]] was launched, the Ultramarines pledged forces who fought under the theatre command of the [[Black Templars]] and Imperial [[General]] [[Wendell Gauge]]. It was during Operation Pluto on the [[Tau]] Planet of [[Dal'yth]] that the Ultramarines led other Marines of the [[Iron Hands]] and [[Scythes of the Emperor]] into battle within the forests of Gel'bryn. The strike force was intended as a third, mobile force that could breakthrough the enemy lines or outflank the Tau and break the other two battlefronts. Instead the Astartes were met by the Tau elite, piloting [[Crisis Battlesuits]]. The Marines held the forest against insurmountable odds, with new, fresh Tau reserves being deployed against the finite number of the crusade force. Whilst Operation Pluto itself was no great success, it allowed Gauge to initiate Operation Hydra which led into the final stages of the campaign. {{Fn|19}}{{Fn|20}}{{Fn|5}}{{Fn|4b}}
  
*'''745.M41''' - '''The [[Battle for Macragge]]''' - The concluding battle of the [[First Tyrannic War]] that stopped [[Hive Fleet]] [[Behemoth]] on the [[Ultramarines]]' [[Homeworld]] of [[Macragge]].
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*'''745.M41''' '''The [[Battle for Macragge]]''' The concluding battle of the [[First Tyrannic War]] that stopped [[Hive Fleet]] [[Behemoth]] on the [[Ultramarines]]' [[Homeworld]] of [[Macragge]].
  
*'''M41''' - The [[Battle for Orar's Sepulchre]] - The first battle fought by the bulk of the Chapter since the [[First Tyrannic War]].
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*'''M41''' The [[Battle for Orar's Sepulchre]] The first battle fought by the bulk of the Chapter since the [[First Tyrannic War]].
  
*'''759.M41''' - [[Scouring of Quintarn]] - Marneus Calgar take personal command of forces driving out Ork scavengers who had captured the Systems of Quintarn, [[Tarentus]], and [[Masali]] in the aftermath of Hive Fleet Behemoth.{{Fn|2b}}
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*'''759.M41''' [[Scouring of Quintarn]] Marneus Calgar take personal command of forces driving out Ork scavengers who had captured the Systems of Quintarn, [[Tarentus]], and [[Masali]] in the aftermath of Hive Fleet Behemoth.{{Fn|2b}}
  
*'''790.M41''' - The [[Nimbosa Crusade]]
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*'''790.M41''' The [[Nimbosa Crusade]]
  
*'''797.M41''' - The [[Siege of Zalathras]]
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*'''797.M41''' The [[Siege of Zalathras]]
  
*'''805.M41''' - The Ultramarines and the [[Imperial Guard]] defended [[Jorun's World]] from [[Warboss|Warlord]] [[Gorklaw]]'s [[Waaagh!]]{{Fn|46}}
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*'''805.M41''' The Ultramarines and the [[Imperial Guard]] defended [[Jorun's World]] from [[Warboss|Warlord]] [[Gorklaw]]'s [[Waaagh!]]{{Fn|46}}
  
*'''812.M41''' - The [[Luxor Uprising]]
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*'''812.M41''' The [[Luxor Uprising]]
  
*'''822.M41''' - The [[Ironblood Campaign]]
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*'''822.M41''' The [[Ironblood Campaign]]
  
*'''855.M41''' - [[Assault on Black Reach]] the Ultramarines 2nd Company under the command of Captain [[Cato Sicarius]] and Scout Sergeant [[Torias Telion]] defeated the brutal [[Ork]] [[Waaagh!]] [[Zanzag]] on [[Black Reach]].{{Fn|1}}{{Cite This}}
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*'''855.M41''' [[Assault on Black Reach]] the Ultramarines 2nd Company under the command of Captain [[Cato Sicarius]] and Scout Sergeant [[Torias Telion]] defeated the brutal [[Ork]] [[Waaagh!]] [[Zanzag]] on [[Black Reach]].{{Fn|1}}{{Cite This}}
  
*'''861.[[M41]]''' - The [[Battle of Arconar]]
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*'''861.[[M41]]''' The [[Battle of Arconar]]
  
*'''879.M41''' - The [[Battle of Knarts Landing]]
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*'''879.M41''' The [[Battle of Knarts Landing]]
  
*'''894.M41''' - The [[Sanctarro Campaign]]
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*'''894.M41''' The [[Sanctarro Campaign]]
  
*'''913.M41''' - [[The Six Hour War]]. The [[Strike Force Ultra]] under the command of [[Severus Agemman]] banished the [[Tau]] force from the world of [[K’ail]].{{Fn|42c}}
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*'''913.M41''' [[The Six Hour War]]. The [[Strike Force Ultra]] under the command of [[Severus Agemman]] banished the [[Tau]] force from the world of [[K’ail]].{{Fn|42c}}
  
*'''922.M41''' - [[Battle of Andraxas]] - [[Tigurius]] leads an Ultramarines force to [[Andraxas]] to rescue [[Tech-Priest]]s from an [[Ork]] invasion.
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*'''922.M41''' [[Battle of Andraxas]] [[Tigurius]] leads an Ultramarines force to [[Andraxas]] to rescue [[Tech-Priest]]s from an [[Ork]] invasion.
  
*'''944.M41''' - The [[Balur Crusade]]
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*'''944.M41''' The [[Balur Crusade]]
  
*'''945.M41''' - Purging [[Locust (Hive Fleet)|Hive Fleet Locust]]
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*'''945.M41''' Purging [[Locust (Hive Fleet)|Hive Fleet Locust]]
  
*'''946.M41''' - The [[Battle of Eagle Gate]] - The Ultramarines battle a [[Chaos]] warband under [[Daemon Prince]] [[Kor Megron]] on the [[Shrine World]] of [[Eydolim]].{{Fn|36b}}
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*'''946.M41''' The [[Battle of Eagle Gate]] The Ultramarines battle a [[Chaos]] warband under [[Daemon Prince]] [[Kor Megron]] on the [[Shrine World]] of [[Eydolim]].{{Fn|36b}}
  
*'''963.M41''' - The [[Battle of Malbede]]
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*'''963.M41''' The [[Battle of Malbede]]
  
*'''969.M41''' - The [[Invasion of Taladorn]]
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*'''969.M41''' The [[Invasion of Taladorn]]
  
*'''971.M41''' - The [[Fall of Malodrax]]
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*'''971.M41''' The [[Fall of Malodrax]]
  
*'''974.M41''' - '''The''' [[Damnos Incident]] - On the resource rich planet of [[Damnos]], Captain [[Cato Sicarius]] and [[Chief Librarian]] [[Varro Tigurius]] led an Ultramarine assault onto the planet against the recently risen menace known as the [[Necrons]]. Sicarius split the 2nd Company into three separate squads; he led one against the heart of the Necron force at Kellenport's Outer Walls. Upon landing Sicarius's team was surrounded by phalanxes to guard the [[Necron Lord]]. During the battle Sicarius fell, gravely wounded by the Lord's War Scythe but was rescued and was evacuated back to his [[Battle Cruiser]] to heal. Damnos was lost to the Necrons but due to the unstable reactor of the planet and thanks to a few [[Thunderhawk Gunship]]s the reactor blew and took the Necrons and planet to their deaths.{{Fn|1}}{{Cite This}}{{Fn|21}}
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*'''974.M41''' '''The''' [[Damnos Incident]] On the resource rich planet of [[Damnos]], Captain [[Cato Sicarius]] and [[Chief Librarian]] [[Varro Tigurius]] led an Ultramarine assault onto the planet against the recently risen menace known as the [[Necrons]]. Sicarius split the 2nd Company into three separate squads; he led one against the heart of the Necron force at Kellenport's Outer Walls. Upon landing Sicarius's team was surrounded by phalanxes to guard the [[Necron Lord]]. During the battle Sicarius fell, gravely wounded by the Lord's War Scythe but was rescued and was evacuated back to his [[Battle Cruiser]] to heal. Damnos was lost to the Necrons but due to the unstable reactor of the planet and thanks to a few [[Thunderhawk Gunship]]s the reactor blew and took the Necrons and planet to their deaths.{{Fn|1}}{{Cite This}}{{Fn|21}}
  
*'''982.M41''' - 4th Company fought with Orks in the [[Gurun System]].{{Fn|66}} (See also - [[Tiy Newman]])
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*'''982.M41''' 4th Company fought with Orks in the [[Gurun System]].{{Fn|66}} (See also [[Tiy Newman]])
  
*'''985.M41''' - [[Skirmish on Burbeck's Asteroid]]
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*'''985.M41''' [[Skirmish on Burbeck's Asteroid]]
  
*'''986.M41''' - [[Dolman Chain]] campaign.{{Fn|66}}
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*'''986.M41''' [[Dolman Chain]] campaign.{{Fn|66}}
  
*'''990.M41''' - '''The [[Battle of Ichar IV]]''' - At the beginning of the [[Second Tyrannic War]], [[Ichar IV]] was infested with [[Genestealer]]s. A genestealer cult, operating under the name, "the Brotherhood," instigated a rebellion on the planet that caught the attention of [[Inquisitor]] [[Agmar]]. The Inquisitor petitioned the [[Space Marine]] chapter, the [[Ultramarines]], to help put down the rebellion. [[Marneus Calgar]], chapter master of the Ultramarines, arrived 39 days later aboard the space marine battle barge, [[Octavius]]. Eventually, with the combined support of the Ultramarines, PDF forces and the [[Imperial Guard]], the inquisition successfully destroyed the invasion and cleansed the planet of all Genestealers.{{Fn|6b}}
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*'''990.M41''' '''The [[Battle of Ichar IV]]''' At the beginning of the [[Second Tyrannic War]], [[Ichar IV]] was infested with [[Genestealer]]s. A genestealer cult, operating under the name, "the Brotherhood," instigated a rebellion on the planet that caught the attention of [[Inquisitor]] [[Agmar]]. The Inquisitor petitioned the [[Space Marine]] chapter, the [[Ultramarines]], to help put down the rebellion. [[Marneus Calgar]], chapter master of the Ultramarines, arrived 39 days later aboard the space marine battle barge, [[Octavius]]. Eventually, with the combined support of the Ultramarines, PDF forces and the [[Imperial Guard]], the inquisition successfully destroyed the invasion and cleansed the planet of all Genestealers.{{Fn|6b}}
  
*'''997.[[M41]]''' - The [[Zeist Campaign]]
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*'''997.[[M41]]''' The [[Zeist Campaign]]
  
*'''999.M41''' '''The''' [[Battle of Tarsis Ultra]] - the Ultramarines 4th Company were dispatched to the world of [[Tarsis Ultra]] to defend it against on of the two tendrils of [[Hive Fleet]] [[Leviathan]]. With help from the Mortifactors Chapter and several regiments of the Imperial Guard, the invasion was successfully repelled, though at great cost.{{Fn|16}}
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*'''999.M41''' '''The''' [[Battle of Tarsis Ultra]] the Ultramarines 4th Company were dispatched to the world of [[Tarsis Ultra]] to defend it against on of the two tendrils of [[Hive Fleet]] [[Leviathan]]. With help from the Mortifactors Chapter and several regiments of the Imperial Guard, the invasion was successfully repelled, though at great cost.{{Fn|16}}
  
*'''999.M41''' - The [[Second Battle of Damnos]]. [[Damnos]] is reclaimed by [[Cato Sicarius]] after the [[Necron Lord]] known as [[The Undying]] is destroyed.
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*'''999.M41''' The [[Second Battle of Damnos]]. [[Damnos]] is reclaimed by [[Cato Sicarius]] after the [[Necron Lord]] known as [[The Undying]] is destroyed.
  
*'''854999.M41''' - [[Invasion of Ultramar]] - [[Iron Warriors]] Warsmith [[Honsou]] assembles an enormous warband and invades the region of [[Ultramar]], in league with the [[Daemon Prince]] [[M'kar]]. The entire Chapter must mobilize for war, to prevent Ultramar from being laid to waste.{{Fn|18}}
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*'''854999.M41''' [[Invasion of Ultramar]] [[Iron Warriors]] Warsmith [[Honsou]] assembles an enormous warband and invades the region of [[Ultramar]], in league with the [[Daemon Prince]] [[M'kar]]. The entire Chapter must mobilize for war, to prevent Ultramar from being laid to waste.{{Fn|18}}
 
[[Image:TacticalMarine7th.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Ultramarines Tactical Squad]]
 
[[Image:TacticalMarine7th.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Ultramarines Tactical Squad]]
  
*'''989999.M41''' - The [[Liberation of Lagan]]
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*'''989999.M41''' The [[Liberation of Lagan]]
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*'''999.M41''' — [[Thirteenth Black Crusade]] — the Ultramarines fielded the [[Ultramarines Honour Company]].{{Fn|37}}
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*'''999.M41''' — [[Siege of the Fenris System]] — the Ultramarines send forces to aid the [[Dark Angels]]-led coalition
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*'''~999.M41''' — The [[Ultramar Campaign]] sees [[Belisarius Cawl]] and his [[Eldar]] allies resurrect [[Roboute Guilliman]] after ten thousand years. Guilliman immediately secures Ultramar before heading to [[Terra]] in the [[Terran Crusade]]. In the absence of Guilliman, [[Marneus Calgar]] is left to oversee the safety of Ultramar. Calgar secures many worlds from Chaos invasion. Meanwhile, Guilliman declares himself [[Lord Commander of the Imperium]].{{Fn|57}} One of his first major acts as Lord Commander is to defend the [[Imperial Palace]] itself from the forces of [[Khorne]] in the [[Second Battle of Terra]]. Guilliman's new [[Primaris Space Marines]] battle alongside the [[Adeptus Custodes]] and [[Sisters of Silence]].{{Fn|61}}
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*'''~999.M41 - Present''' — The [[Indomitus Crusade]]. Guilliman leads the reclamation of worlds from within the [[Imperium Nihilus|Dark Imperium]].{{Fn|59}}
  
*'''999.M41''' - [[Thirteenth Black Crusade]] -  the Ultramarines fielded the [[Ultramarines Honour Company]].{{Fn|37}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The [[Battle for the Orestes System]]. During the [[Indomitus Crusade]], Ultramarines forces battle the [[Necron]] [[Szarekhan Dynasty]].{{Fn|84a}}
  
*'''999.M41''' - [[Siege of the Fenris System]] - the Ultramarines send forces to aid the [[Dark Angels]]-led coalition
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' — [[Yxian Campaign]]{{Fn|80b}}
  
*'''~999.M41''' - The [[Ultramar Campaign]] sees [[Belisarius Cawl]] and his [[Eldar]] allies resurrect [[Roboute Guilliman]] after ten thousand years. Guilliman immediately secures Ultramar before heading to [[Terra]] in the [[Terran Crusade]]. In the absence of Guilliman, [[Marneus Calgar]] is left to oversee the safety of Ultramar. Calgar secures many worlds from Chaos invasion. Meanwhile, Guilliman declares himself [[Lord Commander of the Imperium]].{{Fn|57}} One of his first major acts as Lord Commander is to defend the [[Imperial Palace]] itself from the forces of [[Khorne]] in the [[Second Battle of Terra]]. Guilliman's new [[Primaris Space Marines]] battle alongside the [[Adeptus Custodes]] and [[Sisters of Silence]].{{Fn|61}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' The Battle of [[Atari]]
  
*'''~999.M41 - ~100s.M42''' - The [[Indomitus Crusade]]. Guilliman leads the reclamation of worlds from within the [[Imperium Nihilus|Dark Imperium]].{{Fn|59}}
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*'''012.M42''' [[Battle of the Pit of Raukos]]. Ultramarines, thousand of [[Primaris Space Marines]] and many other armies of the Imperium fight against a force of [[Black Legion]], [[Word Bearers]] and [[Iron Warriors]].{{Fn|59d}}{{Fn|59e}}{{Fn|89}}
  
*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The Battle of [[Atari]]
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*'''012.M42-''' — The [[Plague Wars]]. The forces of [[Nurgle]] begin to overrun the Realm of Ultramar. The Ultramarines once again fight for their homeland, this time with [[Primaris Space Marines]].{{Fn|58}}{{Fn|89}}
  
*'''111.M42''' - [[Battle of the Pit of Raukos]]. Ultramarines, thousand of [[Primaris Space Marines]] and many other armies of the Imperium fight against a force of [[Black Legion]], [[Word Bearers]] and [[Iron Warriors]].{{Fn|59d}}{{Fn|59e}}
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*'''012.[[M42]]''' — The [[Invasion of Konor]]. The [[Death Guard]] invade Ultramar's [[Konor]] System. Part of the [[Plague Wars]].
  
*'''111.M42-''' - The [[Plague Wars]]. The forces of [[Nurgle]] begin to overrun the Realm of Ultramar. The Ultramarines once again fight for their homeland, this time with [[Primaris Space Marines]].{{Fn|58}}
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*'''~012.[[M42]]''' The [[Vengeance Campaigns]] — In the aftermath of the [[Plague Wars]] the Ultramarines and several of their successors, under the command of [[Marneus Calgar]], lead a counter-invasion out of Ultramar against the forces of [[Nurgle]] and the [[Death Guard]] by attempting to cleanse areas such as the [[Tartella System]] that the [[Nurgle|Nurglites]] had recently added to their domain.
  
*'''111.[[M42]]''' - The [[Invasion of Konor]]. The [[Death Guard]] invade Ultramar's [[Konor]] System. Part of the [[Plague Wars]].
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*'''~012.[[M42]]''' The defense of [[Ikara IX]] against an [[Ork]] invasion.
  
*'''~111.[[M42]]''' - The [[Vengeance Campaigns]] - In the aftermath of the [[Plague Wars]] the Ultramarines and several of their successors, under the command of [[Marneus Calgar]], lead a counter-invasion out of Ultramar against the forces of [[Nurgle]] and the [[Death Guard]] by attempting to cleanse areas such as the [[Tartella System]] that the [[Nurgle|Nurglites]] had recently added to their domain.
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' — The [[War of Beasts]]. The Ultramarines Battle on [[Vigilus]] against [[Saim-Hann]] [[Eldar]]. Eventually [[Marneus Calgar]] himself arrives at the front and coordinates the entire loyalist war effort against invaders that now also include the [[Orks]], [[Genestealer]]s, [[Dark Eldar]], and [[Chaos]]. The massive campaign is ongoing.{{Fn|72}}
  
*'''~111.[[M42]]''' - The defense of [[Ikara IX]] against an [[Ork]] invasion.
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**'''???.[[M42]]''' - [[Nemendghast Raid]]. Strike Force Shadowspear under Captain [[Acheran]] is lost destroying [[Black Legion]] Daemonic factories on [[Nemendghast]] in order to counter Chaos [[Daemon Engine]] production against [[Vigilus]].
  
*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The [[War of Beasts]]. The Ultramarines Battle on [[Vigilus]] against [[Saim-Hann]] [[Eldar]].{{Fn|72}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' The Battle for [[Korvon II]]. The Ultramarines defend against a [[Death Guard]] invasion.
  
*???.[[M42]]''' - The Battle for [[Korvon II]]. The Ultramarines defend against a [[Death Guard]] invasion.
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' The Battle for [[Meto]] against [[Orks]].
  
*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The Battle for [[Meto]] against [[Orks]].
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The [[War in the Pariah Nexus]]{{Fn|85}}
  
*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The Battle for [[Mira III]] against [[Orks]].
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' The Battle for [[Mira III]] against [[Orks]].
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' - Battle on [[Besel V]] against [[Word Bearers]].{{Fn|88b}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' - Purging [[Hepsyla]] of [[Genestealer Cult]]s{{Fn|88b}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The [[Third War for Damnos]]. The Ultramarines and allies again battle the [[Necrons]] over the world of [[Damnos]].{{Fn|88a}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The [[Charadon Campaign]] Captain [[Epathus]] leads a strike force.{{Fn|90}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The [[Octarius War]]. The Ultramarines provide [[Tyrannic War Veterans]].{{Fn|80a}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The [[Nachmund Rift War]]{{Fn|92}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The [[Arks of Omen Campaign]]{{Fn|96}}
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**The [[Battle of Malak]]{{Fn|97}}
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*'''???.[[M42]]''' - The [[Fourth Tyrannic War]]. The Ultramarines take part in the defense of the [[Sanctus Line]] as First Captain [[Severus Agemman]] leads forces in the [[Battle of Bastior]].{{Fn|99}}
  
 
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*[[Arthos]] repenting - putting down a rebellion on Arthos.{{Fn|48}}
 
*[[Arthos]] repenting - putting down a rebellion on Arthos.{{Fn|48}}
  
* [[Hagus Wars]] - a battle between the Ultramarines [[Second Company]], led by Captain Cato Sicarius, and a [[Tau]] expansionary force. Ultramarines managed to victory.{{Fn|47}}
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* [[Hagus Wars]] a battle between the Ultramarines [[2nd Company (Ultramarines)|Second Company]], led by Captain Cato Sicarius, and a [[Tau]] expansionary force. The  Ultramarines managed to achieve victory.{{Fn|47}}
  
 
*The [[War for Bhorc Prime]]
 
*The [[War for Bhorc Prime]]
  
* [[Notable Battles of the Ultramarines#The Liberation of Graia|Liberation of Graia]] - Captain [[Titus (Captain)|Titus]] was instrumental in the liberation of the [[Forge World]] [[Graia]]. Leading an under-strength command squad, Titus single handedly slew the [[Ork]] [[Warboss]] [[Grimskull]], whose forces were resolutely holding most of Graia. Titus also discovered a plot by the agents of chaos.{{Fn|26}}
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* [[List of Battles of the Ultramarines#The Liberation of Graia|Liberation of Graia]] Captain [[Titus (Captain)|Titus]] was instrumental in the liberation of the [[Forge World]] [[Graia]]. Leading an under-strength command squad, Titus single handedly slew the [[Ork]] [[Warboss]] [[Grimskull]], whose forces were resolutely holding most of Graia. Titus also discovered a plot by the agents of chaos.{{Fn|26}}
  
* [[The Fall of Medusa V]] - [[Cato Sicarius]] was contacted by the [[Inquisition]] to defend the planet of [[Medusa V]]. A number of other chapters rallied to Sicarius's banner, and even the Lord Marshal [[Graf Harazahn]] of the [[Vostroyan Firstborn]] declared and led an Imperial Guard crusade against the multiple foes that assaulted the planet. However, in the end, [[Medusa V]] was lost.{{Cite This}}
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* [[The Fall of Medusa V]] [[Cato Sicarius]] was contacted by the [[Inquisition]] to defend the planet of [[Medusa V]]. A number of other chapters rallied to Sicarius's banner, and even the Lord Marshal [[Graf Harazahn]] of the [[Vostroyan Firstborn]] declared and led an Imperial Guard crusade against the multiple foes that assaulted the planet. However, in the end, [[Medusa V]] was lost.{{Cite This}}
  
* [[Torlamuda Gambit]] - [[Severus Agemman]] led the Strike Force Ultra to defend the [[Hive]] [[Torlarok]].{{Fn|42b}}
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* [[Torlamuda Gambit]] [[Severus Agemman]] led the Strike Force Ultra to defend the [[Hive]] [[Torlarok]].{{Fn|42b}}
  
 
*The [[Battle for Pandora Prime]]
 
*The [[Battle for Pandora Prime]]
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*The [[Blood Storms]]
 
*The [[Blood Storms]]
 +
 +
*"Last" [[Tyrannic Wars|Tyranic War]]{{Fn|74}}
 +
 +
*The [[Drakon Crusade]]{{Fn|77a}}
  
 
==Gene-seed==
 
==Gene-seed==
The gene-seed of the Ultramarines is highly regarded as one of the most stable, with only a ten percent chance of mutation{{Cite This}}. The Gene-seed is noted however for having a predisposed increase in aggression and a tendency towards cohesion and adaptation of hierarchy.{{Fn|50b}}
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The gene-seed of the Ultramarines is highly regarded as one of the most stable, with only a ten percent chance of mutation{{Cite This}}. Ultramarines Gene-Seed perfectly utilizes every organ and implant with low risk of mutation or defect. Moreover there is little observed degeneration of Gene-Seed over time, making Ultramarines Gene-Seed as perfect today as it was in the time of the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|66}} The Gene-seed is noted however for having a predisposed increase in aggression and a tendency towards cohesion and adaptation of hierarchy.{{Fn|50b}}
==Successor Chapters==
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 +
As the largest Space Marine Legion, the Ultramarines Gene-Seed was subsequently used to create most [[Second Founding]] Chapters and today are still the most over-represented origin of Gene-Seed among the Adeptus Astartes Chapters.{{Fn|66}}
 +
 
 +
===Successor Chapters===
 
The Space Marine Chapters that split from the Ultramarines Legion are amongst the most celebrated Space Marine forces, specially those near the [[Realm of Ultramar]]. Most of these chapters closely follow the doctrines in the Codex Astartes.{{Fn|30}}
 
The Space Marine Chapters that split from the Ultramarines Legion are amongst the most celebrated Space Marine forces, specially those near the [[Realm of Ultramar]]. Most of these chapters closely follow the doctrines in the Codex Astartes.{{Fn|30}}
===Primogenitor===
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The Ultramarines successors of the Second Founding maintain a far closer bond with the ultramarines than many other chapters, with many having their homeworlds in the Ultima Segmentum. But even the most distant Chapters send representatives to the Fortress of Hera, to confer with the Lord Macragge to coordinate the war across the entire Imperium. Many Space Marines of these chapters aspire to take a pilgrimage to the [[Shrine of the Primarch]].{{Fn|30}}
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====Primogenitors====
 +
The Ultramarines successors of the Second Founding, known as the '''Firstborn''' or '''Primogenitors'''{{Fn|66}} maintain a far closer bond with the ultramarines than many other chapters, with many having their homeworlds in the Ultima Segmentum. But even the most distant Chapters send representatives to the Fortress of Hera, to confer with the Lord Macragge to coordinate the war across the entire Imperium. Many Space Marines of these chapters aspire to take a pilgrimage to the [[Shrine of the Primarch]].{{Fn|30}}
  
 
==Culture==
 
==Culture==
The Ultramarines pride themselves on their strict adherence to the [[Codex Astartes]], and view themselves as an exemplar for all other Space Marine Chapters. They believe - not without cause - that their [[Primarch]]'s teachings have moulded the [[Adeptus Astartes]], and the [[Imperium]] as a whole, in the aftermath of the [[Horus Heresy]], and that it is their responsibility to continue to serve as this paragon.{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|31}} For this reason they are viewed as strait-laced and somewhat elitist by their brother chapters, from the more anarchic [[Space Wolves]]{{Fn|34}} to even their own successor chapters, such as the [[Mortifactors]].{{Fn|16a}}
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The Ultramarines pride themselves on their strict adherence to the [[Codex Astartes]], and view themselves as an exemplar for all other Space Marine Chapters. They believe - not without cause - that their [[Primarch]]'s teachings have moulded the [[Adeptus Astartes]], and the [[Imperium]] as a whole, in the aftermath of the [[Horus Heresy]], and that it is their responsibility to continue to serve as this paragon.{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|31}} For this reason they are viewed as strait-laced and somewhat elitist by their brother chapters, from the more anarchic [[Space Wolves]]{{Fn|34}} to even their own successor chapters, such as the [[Mortifactors]].{{Fn|16a}}
  
The chapter treats deviation from the Codex as a crime tantamount to [[heresy]], punishable by a [[Death Oath]] exile from the chapter on a suicidal mission to combat the forces of [[Chaos]] inside the [[Eye of Terror]].{{Fn|31}}{{Fn|32}} To the Ultramarines, the Codex is more than a set of rules, it represents discipline and respect for order, the key virtues that separate the Ultramarines and their brethren from the [[Traitor Legions]]. Disobeying the Codex, even for a noble cause, is simply the first step towards the belief that the ends justify the means, and from there to total anarchy.{{Fn|31}}{{Fn|17a}}
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The chapter treats deviation from the Codex as a crime tantamount to [[heresy]], punishable by a [[Death Oath]] exile from the chapter on a suicidal mission to combat the forces of [[Chaos]] inside the [[Eye of Terror]].{{Fn|31}}{{Fn|32}} To the Ultramarines, the Codex is more than a set of rules, it represents discipline and respect for order, the key virtues that separate the Ultramarines and their brethren from the [[Traitor Legions]]. Disobeying the Codex, even for a noble cause, is simply the first step towards the belief that the ends justify the means, and from there to total anarchy.{{Fn|31}}{{Fn|17a}}
  
The Ultramarines are also strongly influenced by their unique history as stewards of [[Ultramar]] and its human population. Guilliman founded a culture based on striving for the common good, and the Ultramarines are proud to uphold these beliefs. Where other Space Marines are aloof, and sometimes contemptuous of the Imperium's "lesser" mortals, most Ultramarines are used to working closely with "ordinary" people in Ultramar, and regard any human life, no matter how seemingly insignificant, as sacred and worthy of protection.{{Fn|15a}}{{Fn|15b}}{{Fn|16a}}{{Fn|18a}}{{Fn|33}} They are also harshly intolerant when they encounter less altruistic behavior - greed, selfishness, corruption - on other [[Imperial]] worlds.{{Fn|15a}}{{Fn|16b}}
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To the wider galaxy at large, Ultramarines are renowned for their logic, superb training, tactical flexibility, and ability to learn from failure and improve themselves accordingly. This is reflected in mental-strategic concepts emphasized by Guilliman himself. The '''Practical''' represents discipline, skill, courage, flexibility, and battlefield results while the '''Theoretical''' represents analysis, assessment, precedent, and planning. Virtually any challenge an Ultramarine faces will see the warrior balance these two notions in their mind. Despite their reputation for strict Codex adherence, Guilliman emphasizes individual independence in tactical decision-making and believes lives should not be wastefully expended for the sake of maintaining the Codex.{{Fn|98b}}
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 +
The Ultramarines are also strongly influenced by their unique history as stewards of [[Ultramar]] and its human population. Guilliman founded a culture based on striving for the common good, and the Ultramarines are proud to uphold these beliefs. Where other Space Marines are aloof, and sometimes contemptuous of the Imperium's "lesser" mortals, most Ultramarines are used to working closely with "ordinary" people in Ultramar, and regard any human life, no matter how seemingly insignificant, as sacred and worthy of protection.{{Fn|15a}}{{Fn|15b}}{{Fn|16a}}{{Fn|18a}}{{Fn|33}} They are also harshly intolerant when they encounter less altruistic behavior - greed, selfishness, corruption - on other [[Imperial]] worlds.{{Fn|15a}}{{Fn|16b}}
  
 
During the [[Invasion of Ultramar]] in 999.[[M41]], [[Inquisitor]] [[Namira Suzaku]] of the [[Ordo Malleus]] noted that the people of [[Calth]] regarded her and her entourage with curiosity, but no visible apprehension; she remarked that it was the first world in the [[Imperium]] she had ever visited where people felt they had nothing to hide from the [[Inquisition]].{{Fn|18b}}
 
During the [[Invasion of Ultramar]] in 999.[[M41]], [[Inquisitor]] [[Namira Suzaku]] of the [[Ordo Malleus]] noted that the people of [[Calth]] regarded her and her entourage with curiosity, but no visible apprehension; she remarked that it was the first world in the [[Imperium]] she had ever visited where people felt they had nothing to hide from the [[Inquisition]].{{Fn|18b}}
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 +
After the start of the [[Indomitus Crusade]], some of the Ultramarines' Primaris began to call the 'common' (non-Primaris) Space Marines, as "first born", though [[Sicarius]], for example, considered it overly reductive and colloquial.{{Fn|79}}
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 +
===Home Sector===
 +
[[File:UltramarMapGS.jpg|thumbnail|right|The realm of Ultramar ]]
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The Ultramarines are unique in that, unlike their fellow chapters, they control an entire sub-sector of space, rather than a single planet. Collectively, these systems are known as the '''Five Hundred Worlds''' of [[Ultramar]], with [[Macragge]] as its capital. Though the realm itself is divided into smaller sectors which are each in turn ruled by [[Tetrarch of Ultramar|Tetrarchs]] that are appointed by [[Roboute Guilliman]] himself.{{Fn|59k}}
 +
 +
While the number of colonized worlds in this domain numbers in the hundreds, some of the most well-known planets of Ultramar include{{Fn|1c}}:
 +
*[[Macragge]]: Capital of Ultramar/Chapter Planet
 +
*[[Calth]]: Cavern World/Main Shipyard of Ultramar
 +
*[[Espandor]]: Cardinal World
 +
*[[Konor]]: [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] [[Forge World]]
 +
*[[Parmenio]]: Training World
 +
*[[Talassar]]: Ocean World
 +
*[[Talasa Prime]]: [[Inquisition]] Fortress
 +
*[[Laphis]]: [[Shrine World]]
 +
*[[Ardium]]: [[Hive World]]
 +
*The "[[Three Planets]]"
 +
**[[Masali]]: Agri World
 +
**[[Quintarn]]: Agri World
 +
**[[Tarentus]]: [[Agri World]]
  
 
==Organisation==
 
==Organisation==
The Ultramarines follow the [[Codex Astartes]] in all matters of organization. Roughly two thirds of all Space Marines can trace their origins to the Ultramarines, and many still revere [[Roboute Guilliman]] as their creator{{Cite This}}. As well as a [[Boltgun]], many Ultramarines carry a sword known as a [[Gladius]].{{Fn|22a}} The Ultramarines Honour Guard wield formidable close combat weapons known as the [[Axes of Ultramar]].{{Cite This}}
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*''see also: [[Known Great Crusade Chapters of the Ultramarines]]''
 +
The Ultramarines follow the [[Codex Astartes]] in all matters of organization. Roughly two thirds of all Space Marines can trace their origins to the Ultramarines, and many still revere [[Roboute Guilliman]] as their creator{{Cite This}}. As well as a [[Boltgun]], many Ultramarines carry a sword known as a [[Gladius]].{{Fn|22a}} The Ultramarines Honour Guard wield formidable close combat weapons known as the [[Axes of Ultramar]].{{Cite This}}
  
During the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]], the Ultramarines were a much larger [[Legion]] commanded by [[Roboute Guilliman]]. Beneath him were [[Chapter Master]]s who led approximately 10,000 warriors and a segment of the Legion fleet. Each Chapter was in turn divided into ten Companies of 1,000 under the command of a [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]].{{Fn|50}}
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During the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]], the Ultramarines were a much larger [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]] commanded by [[Roboute Guilliman]]. Beneath him were [[Chapter Master]]s who led approximately 10,000 warriors and a segment of the Legion fleet. Each Chapter was in turn divided into ten Companies of 1,000 under the command of a [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]].{{Fn|50}}
  
 
===Chapter Disposition===
 
===Chapter Disposition===
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====Headquarters====
 
====Headquarters====
 +
The headquarters staff as of the [[Age of the Dark Imperium]] are:{{Fn|78a}}
  
The headquarters staff as of the beginning of the [[Indomitus Crusade]] are as follows{{Fn|62b}}:
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{|align=center style="border-radius:5px" border="2" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"
 
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|colspan=2 style="background:#4040ff; color: white;" align="center"|'''Chapter Command'''
{|align=center border="1" cellpadding="12" cellspacing="0"
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|-
 +
|rowspan=3|[[File:Banner of Macragge.jpg|center|120px]]
 +
|
 +
*[[Roboute Guilliman]],
 +
**[[Primarch|Primarch of the Ultramarines]]
 +
**[[Lord Commander of the Imperium]]
 
|-
 
|-
|style="background:#4040ff; color: black" colspan=5 align=center|'''Chapter Command'''
+
|
 +
*[[Marneus Calgar]]
 +
**[[Lord Macragge]]
 +
**[[Chapter Master|Master of the Ultramarines]]
 
|-
 
|-
|colspan=5|
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|
[[File:Banner of Macragge.jpg|center|85px]]
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*[[Chapter Ancient]]
<br clear=all>
+
*[[Chapter Champion]]
* [[Marneus Calgar]], [[Lord Macragge]] and [[Chapter Master|Master of the Ultramarines]]
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*[[Victrix Guard]]
*27 [[Ultramarines Honour Guard|Honour Guard]]
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*[[Land Raider]] (Maximus)
*1 [[Land Raider]] (Maximus)
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*[[Chapter Serf|Equerries]] and [[Servitor]]s
*1,700 Chapter [[Chapter Serf|Equerries]] and [[Servitor]]s
 
 
|-
 
|-
|style="background:#565656; color: black" colspan=1 align=center|'''[[Armoury]]'''
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|}
|style="background:#565656; color: black" colspan=1 align=center|[[Apothecarion]]
+
 
|style="background:#565656; color: black" colspan=1 align=center|'''Fleet Command'''
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{|align=center style="border-radius:5px" border="2" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"
|style="background:#565656; color: black" colspan=1 align=center|[[Librarius]]
 
|style="background:#565656; color: black" colspan=1 align=center|[[Chaplaincy]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|align=center|
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|- style="background:#4040ff; color: white;vertical-align:bottom;"
[[File:UMArmory.jpg|center|85px]]
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! scope=col | [[File:UMArmory.jpg|center|85px]]
*[[Fennias Maxim]],  
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{{colored link|gold|Armoury}}
''[[Master of the Forge]]''
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! scope=col | [[File:UMApothecary.jpg|center|85px]]
*27 [[Techmarine]]s
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{{colored link|gold|Apothecarion}}
*95 Tech Servitors
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! scope=col |
*35 [[Predator]]s
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Fleet Command
*8 [[Vindicator]]s
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! scope=col | [[File:UMLibrary.jpg|center|85px]]
*9 [[Whirlwind]]s
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{{colored link|gold|Librarius}}
*12 [[Land Raiders]]
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! scope=col | [[File:UMReclusium.jpg|center|85px]]
*24 [[Centurion]] warsuits
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{{colored link|gold|Chaplaincy}}
*14 [[Stormtalon]]/[[Stormraven]] gunships
+
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:85%"
*19 [[Land Speeders]]
+
|
*[[Space Marine Bikes|Assault/Attack Bikes]]  
+
[[Fennias Maxim]],<br> ''[[Master of the Forge]]''
*[[Hunter|Hunters]] and [[Stalker|Stalkers]]
+
*[[Techmarines]]
|align=center|
+
*[[Servitor]]s
[[File:UMApothecary.jpg|center|85px]]
+
*Battle Tanks
*[[Corpus Helix]],  
+
*Transport Vehicles
''[[Master of the Apothecarion]]''
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*Gunships
*12 [[Apothecary|Apothecaries]]
+
*[[Centurion Warsuit]]s
|align=center|
+
*[[Land Speeder]]s
*[[Lord Admiral]] [[Lazlo Tiberius]],
+
*[[Bike]]s
''[[Master of the Fleet]]''{{Fn|a}}
+
|
 +
[[Corpus Helix]],<br> ''[[Master of the Apothecarion]]''
 +
*[[Apothecary|Apothecaries]]
 +
|
 +
[[Lord Admiral]] [[Lazlo Tiberius]],<br> ''[[Master of the Fleet]]''{{Fn|a}}
 
*1 [[Gloriana Class Battleship]]
 
*1 [[Gloriana Class Battleship]]
 
*3 [[Star Fort]]s
 
*3 [[Star Fort]]s
*7 [[Battle Barge]]s  
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*7 [[Battle Barge]]s
*15 [[Strike Cruiser]]s  
+
*15 [[Strike Cruiser]]s
 
*20 [[Rapid Strike vessel]]s
 
*20 [[Rapid Strike vessel]]s
 
*75 [[Thunderhawks]]
 
*75 [[Thunderhawks]]
*[[Stormhawk Interceptor|Stormhawk Interceptors]]
+
|
|align=center|
+
[[Varro Tigurius]],<br> ''[[Chief Librarian]]''
[[File:UMLibrary.jpg|center|85px]]
+
*[[Epistolary|Epistolaries]]
*[[Varro Tigurius]],  
+
*[[Codicier]]s
''[[Chief Librarian]]''.
+
*[[Lexicanium|Lexicania]]
*5 [[Epistolary|Epistolaries]]
+
*[[Acolytum|Acolyta]]
*9 [[Codicier]]s
+
|
*10 [[Lexicanium]]s
+
[[Ortan Cassius]],<br> ''[[Master of Sanctity]]''
*3 Acolytum
+
*[[Reclusiarch]] [[Julianus Akillan]]
|align=center|
+
*[[Chaplains]]
[[File:UMReclusium.jpg|center|85px]]
+
*[[Judiciar]]s
*[[Ortan Cassius]],  
 
''[[Master of Sanctity]]''
 
*10 [[Chaplains]]
 
|-
 
 
|}
 
|}
 
 
====Companies====
 
====Companies====
The current Companies and their Captains as of early [[M42]] are as follows:{{Fn|1a}}  
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The current Companies and their Captains as of the [[Age of the Dark Imperium]] are as follows:{{Fn|78a}}:
  
{|align=center border="1" cellpadding="12" cellspacing="0"
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{|style="text-align: center;" border="1" cellpadding="12" cellspacing="0"
|-
 
|style="background:#4040ff; color: black" colspan=1 align=center|[[Veteran Company]]
 
|style="background:#4040ff; color: black" colspan=4 align=center|[[Battle Companies]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|style="background:#fff; color: black" colspan=1 align=center|'''1st Company'''
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!style="background:#4040ff; color: white;" colspan=1|{{Colored link|white|Veteran Company}}
|style="background:#c80; color: black" colspan=1 align=center|'''2nd Company'''
+
!style="background:#4040ff; color: white;" colspan=4|{{Colored link|white|Battle Companies}}
|style="background:#811; color: white" colspan=1 align=center|'''3rd Company'''
 
|style="background:#141; color: white" colspan=1 align=center|'''4th Company'''
 
|style="background:#000; color: white" colspan=1 align=center|'''5th Company'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
|align=center|
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!style="background:#fff; color: black;"|[[1st Company (Ultramarines)|1st Company]]
'''''"Warriors of Ultramar"'''''
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'''''[[1st Company (Ultramarines)|"Warriors of Ultramar"]]'''''
[[Image:UltraBanner1.jpg|center|85px]]
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!style="background:#c80; color: black;"|[[2nd Company (Ultramarines)|2nd Company]]
<br clear=all>
+
''[[Ultramarines 2nd Company|"Guardians of the Temple"]]''
*[[First Captain]] [[Severus Agemman]],
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!style="background:#811; color: white;"|{{Colored link|white|3rd Company (Ultramarines)|3rd Company}}
''[[Regent of Ultramar]]''
+
''{{Colored link|white|3rd Company (Ultramarines)|"Scourge of the Xenos"}}''
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!style="background:#141; color: white;"|{{Colored link|white|4th Company (Ultramarines)|4th Company}}
 +
''{{Colored link|white|4th Company (Ultramarines)|"Defenders of Ultramar"}}''
 +
!style="background:#000; color: white;"|{{Colored link|white|5th Company (Ultramarines)|5th Company}}
 +
''{{Colored link|white|5th Company (Ultramarines)|"Wardens of the Eastern Fringe"}}''
 +
|- style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;font-size:85%"
 +
|
 +
[[File:UltraBanner1.jpg|center|85px]]
 +
[[First Captain]] [[Severus Agemman]]
 +
*''[[Regent of Ultramar]]''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
*[[Chaplain]]
+
*[[Company Ancient]]
*[[Apothecary]]
+
*[[Company Champion]]
*[[Company Standard Bearer|Standard Bearer]]
+
*[[Space Marine Command Squad|Company Veterans]]
*97 [[Space Marine Veteran]]s
+
*10 [[Veteran Squad]]s
*3 [[Dreadnoughts]]
+
*[[Dreadnought]]s
 
+
*[[Land Raider]]s
|align=center|
+
*Transport Vehicles
'''''"Guardians of the Temple"'''''
+
|
[[Image:UltraBanner2.jpg|center|85px]]
+
[[File:UltraBanner2.jpg|center|85px]]
<br clear=all>
+
[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Acheran]]
*Captain [[Acheran]],
+
*''[[Master of the Watch]]''
''[[Master of the Watch]]''
 
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
*[[Chaplain]] [[Elianu Trajan]]{{Fn|1f}}
+
*[[Company Ancient]] [[Vandius]]{{Fn|18}}
*[[Apothecary]] [[Venatio]]{{Fn|1f}}
+
*[[Company Champion]]
*[[Company Standard Bearer|Standard Bearer]] [[Vandius]]{{Fn|18}}
+
*[[Space Marine Command Squad|Company Veterans]]
*6 [[Tactical Squad]]/[[Intercessor Squad]]s
+
*6 [[Battleline Squad]]s
*2 [[Assault Squad]]/[[Inceptor Squad]]/[[Reiver Squad]]s
+
*2 [[Close Support Squad]]s
*2 [[Devastator Squad]]/[[Aggressor Squad]]/s
+
*2 [[Fire Support Squad]]s
*2 Dreadnoughts
+
*[[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]]
 
+
*Transport Vehicles
|align=center|
+
|
'''''"Scourge of the Xenos"'''''
+
[[File:UltraBanner3.jpg|center|85px]]
[[Image:UltraBanner3.jpg|center|85px]]
+
[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Mikael Fabian]]
<br clear=all>
+
*''[[Master of the Arsenal]]''
*Captain [[Mikael Fabian]],
 
''[[Master of the Arsenal]]''
 
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
 +
*[[Company Ancient]]
 
*[[Company Champion]] [[Torius]]{{Fn|49}}
 
*[[Company Champion]] [[Torius]]{{Fn|49}}
*[[Chaplain]]
+
*[[Space Marine Command Squad|Company Veterans]]
*[[Apothecary]]
+
*6 [[Battleline Squad]]s
*[[Company Standard Bearer|Standard Bearer]] Ancient [[Mordecai]]{{Fn|49}}
+
*2 [[Close Support Squad]]s
*6 Tactical/Intercessor Squads, Sergeant Lucian, Sergeant Heastus, Sergeant Orphaon
+
*2 [[Fire Support Squad]]s
*2 Assault/Inceptor/Reiver Squads, Sergeant Garrad
+
*[[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]]
*2 Devastator/Aggressor/Hellblaster Squads, Sergeant Raestes
+
**[[Garus]]{{Fn|49}}
*2 Dreadnoughts, [[Garus]]{{Fn|49}}
+
*Transport Vehicles
 
+
|
|align=center|
+
[[File:UltraBanner4.jpg|center|85px]]
'''''"Defenders of Ultramar"'''''
+
[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Uriel Ventris]]{{Fn|a}}
[[Image:UltraBanner4.jpg|center|85px]]
 
<br clear=all>
 
*Captain [[Uriel Ventris]]{{Fn|a}}  
 
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
*[[Chaplain]] [[Judd Clausel]]{{Fn|15}}
+
*[[Company Ancient]]
*[[Apothecary]] [[Selenus]]{{Fn|15}}
+
*[[Company Champion]]
*[[Company Standard Bearer|Standard Bearer]] [[Peleus]]{{Fn|22}}
+
*[[Space Marine Veteran|Company Veteran]]s
*6 Tactical/Intercessor Squads
+
*6 [[Battleline Squad]]s
*2 Assault/Inceptor/Reiver Squads
+
*2 [[Close Support Squad]]s
*2 Devastator/Hellblaster/Aggressor Squads
+
*2 [[Fire Support Squad]]s
*4 Dreadnoughts
+
*[[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]]
 
+
*Transport Vehicles
|align=center|
+
|
'''''"Wardens of the Eastern Fringe"'''''
+
[[File:UltraBanner5.jpg|center|85px]]
[[Image:UltraBanner5.jpg|center|85px]]
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[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Phelian]]
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*''[[Master of the Marches]]''
*Captain [[Phelian]],
 
''[[Master of the Marches]]''
 
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
*[[Chaplain]]
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*[[Company Ancient]]
*[[Apothecary]]
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*[[Company Champion]]
*[[Company Standard Bearer|Standard Bearer]]
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*[[Space Marine Command Squad|Company Veterans]]
*6 Tactical/Intercessor Squads
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*6 [[Battleline Squad]]s
*2 Assault/Inceptor/Reiver Squads
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*2 [[Close Support Squad]]s
*2 Devastator/Hellblaster/Aggressor Squads
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*2 [[Fire Support Squad]]s
*1 Dreadnought
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*[[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]]
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*Transport Vehicles
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|style="background:#4040ff; color: black" colspan=1 align=center|[[Scout Company]]
 
 
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|style="background:#940;; color: black" colspan=1 align=center|'''6th Company'''
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!style="background:#4040ff; color: white;" colspan=4|{{Colored link|white|Reserve Companies}}
|style="background:#535; color: black" colspan=1 align=center|'''7th Company'''
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!style="background:#4040ff; color: white;" colspan=1|{{Colored link|white|Scout Company}}
|style="background:#565656; color: black" colspan=1 align=center|'''8th Company'''
 
|style="background:#4040ff; color: black" colspan=1 align=center|'''9th Company'''
 
|style="background:#fff; color: black" colspan=1 align=center|'''10th Company'''
 
 
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!style="background:#940;; color: white;"|{{Colored link|white|6th Company (Ultramarines)|6th Company}}
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''{{Colored link|white|6th Company (Ultramarines)|"Brethren of the Forge"}}''
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!style="background:#535; color: white;"|{{Colored link|white|7th Company (Ultramarines)|7th Company}}
*Captain [[Epathus]],
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''{{Colored link|white|7th Company (Ultramarines)|"Defenders of Caeserean"}}''
''[[Master of the Rites]]''
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!style="background:#565656; color: white;"|{{Colored link|white|8th Company (Ultramarines)|8th Company}}
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''{{Colored link|white|8th Company (Ultramarines)|"The Honourblades"}}''
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!style="background:#4040ff; color: white;"|{{Colored link|white|9th Company (Ultramarines)|9th Company}}
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''{{Colored link|white|9th Company (Ultramarines)|"The Stormbringers"}}''
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!style="background:#fff; color: black;"|[[10th Company (Ultramarines)|10th Company]]
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''[[10th Company (Ultramarines)|"Scions of Ultramar"]]''
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[[File:UltraBanner6.jpg|center|85px]]
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[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Epathus]]
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*''[[Master of the Rites]]''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
*[[Chaplain]]
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*[[Company Ancient]]
*[[Apothecary]]
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*[[Company Champion]]
*[[Company Standard Bearer|Standard Bearer]]
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*[[Space Marine Command Squad|Company Veterans]]
*10 Tactical/Intercessor Squads
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*10 [[Battleline Squad]]s
*4 Dreadnoughts
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*[[Battle_tank#Space_Marines|Battle Tanks]]
 
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*[[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]]
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*Transport Vehicles
[[Image:UltraBanner7.jpg|center|85px]]
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[[File:UltraBanner7.jpg|center|85px]]
*Captain [[Ixion]],
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[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Gerad Ixion]]
''[[Chief Victualler]]''
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*''[[Chief Victualler]]''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
*[[Chaplain]]
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*[[Company Ancient]]
*[[Apothecary]]
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*[[Company Champion]]
*[[Company Standard Bearer|Standard Bearer]]
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*[[Space Marine Command Squad|Company Veterans]]
*10 Tactical/Intercessor Squads
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*10 [[Battleline Squad]]s
*3 Dreadnoughts
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*[[Land Speeder]]s
 
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*Gunships
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*[[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]]
[[Image:UltraBanner8.jpg|center|85px]]
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*Transport Vehicles
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*Captain [[Numitor]],
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[[File:UltraBanner8.jpg|center|85px]]
''[[Lord Executioner]]''
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[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Hellios]]{{Fn|88a}}
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*''[[Lord Executioner]]''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
*[[Chaplain]]
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*[[Company Ancient]]
*[[Apothecary]]
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*[[Company Champion]]
*[[Company Standard Bearer|Standard Bearer]]
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*[[Space Marine Command Squad|Company Veterans]]
*10 Assault/Inceptor/Reiver Squads
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*10 [[Close Support Squad]]s
 
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*[[Space Marine Bike|Bike]]s
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*[[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]]
[[Image:UltraBanner9.jpg|center|85px]]
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[[File:UltraBanner9.jpg|center|85px]]
*Captain [[Sinon]],
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[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Sinon]]
''[[Master of Relics]]''
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*''[[Master of Relics]]''
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
*[[Chaplain]]
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*[[Company Ancient]]
*[[Apothecary]]
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*[[Company Champion]]
*[[Company Standard Bearer|Standard Bearer]]
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*[[Space Marine Command Squad|Company Veterans]]
*10 Devastator/Aggressor/Hellblaster Squads
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*10 [[Fire Support Squad]]s
*7 Dreadnoughts
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*[[Space Marine Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]]
 
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[[Image:UltraBanner10.JPG|center|85px]]
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[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Antilochus]]
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*''[[Master of the Recruits]]''{{Fn|b}}
*Captain [[Antilochus]],
 
''[[Master of the Recruits]]''{{Fn|b}}
 
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
 
*2 [[Space Marine Lieutenants|Lieutenants]]
*[[Chaplain]]
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*[[Company Ancient]]
*[[Apothecary]]
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*[[Company Champion]]
 +
*[[Space Marine Command Squad|Company Veterans]]
 
*[[Scout Squad]]s
 
*[[Scout Squad]]s
|-
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*10 [[Vanguard Space Marine|Vanguard Squads]]
 +
*[[Bike]]s
 +
*[[Land Speeder]]s
 +
*Transport Vehicles
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
=====Notes=====
 
=====Notes=====
 
*Light vehicles and transports ([[Rhino]]s, [[Land Speeder]]s, etc.) are not included in this count; such vehicles are held in reserve by their parent Company and drawn upon as their mission requires.{{Fn|1a}}
 
*Light vehicles and transports ([[Rhino]]s, [[Land Speeder]]s, etc.) are not included in this count; such vehicles are held in reserve by their parent Company and drawn upon as their mission requires.{{Fn|1a}}
 
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*{{Endn|a}}: Normally, the [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the Fourth Company would hold the position of [[Master of the Fleet]]. [[Uriel Ventris]] bestowed his title upon Lord Admiral Lazlo Tiberius instead, whom he felt was better suited for the job.{{Fn|15}}
*{{Endn|a}}: Normally, the Captain of the Fourth Company would hold the position of [[Master of the Fleet]]. [[Uriel Ventris]] bestowed his title upon Lord Admiral Lazlo Tiberius instead, whom he felt was better suited for the job.{{Fn|15}}
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*{{Endn|b}}: [[How To Paint Space Marines]] lists a [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Abraxxon]] as the Tenth Captain.{{Fn|8a}}
 
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[[File:UMtaskforce.jpg|440px|center|Ultramarines Task Force]]
*{{Endn|b}}: [[How To Paint Space Marines]] lists a Captain [[Abraxxon]] as the Tenth Captain.{{Fn|8a}}
 
[[Image:UMtaskforce.jpg|440px|center|Ultramarines Task Force]]
 
  
 
====Ultramarines Honour Company====
 
====Ultramarines Honour Company====
 
*{{Main|Ultramarines Honour Company}}
 
*{{Main|Ultramarines Honour Company}}
Because the Ultramarines Legion played little part in fighting the Warmaster's forces during the [[Horus Heresy]], a number of Ultramarines Primogenitors Chapters contributed individual squads to a standing force near the [[Eye of Terror]] known as the Ultramarines Honour Company. Those that take this duty in the [[Cadian Gate]] are changed by the unknowable terrors. Many of these Space Marines go on to serve in the [[Deathwatch]] and are some of the most dedicated of their chapter's warriors.{{Fn|30}}
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Because the Ultramarines Legion played little part in fighting the Warmaster's forces during the [[Horus Heresy]], a number of Ultramarines Primogenitors Chapters contributed individual squads to a standing force near the [[Eye of Terror]] known as the Ultramarines Honour Company. Those that took this duty in the [[Cadian Gate]] were changed by the unknowable terrors. Many of these Space Marines went on to serve in the [[Deathwatch]] and were some of the most dedicated of their chapter's warriors.{{Fn|30}} It is unknown whether this company was either destroyed or simply made defunct after the collapse of the Cadian Gate and subsequent [[Cicatrix Maledictum]].
  
 
====Fulminata====
 
====Fulminata====
 
*{{Main|Fulminata}}
 
*{{Main|Fulminata}}
The Fulminata is a newly formed demi-[[Company]] of the Ultramarines formed entirely from [[Primaris Space Marine]]s.{{Fn|73}}
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The Fulminata is a newly formed [[Space Marine Company|demi-Company]] of the Ultramarines formed entirely from [[Primaris Space Marine]]s.{{Fn|73}}
  
 
==Recruitment==
 
==Recruitment==
The Ultramarines continue the tradition, begun by Guilliman, of recruiting from the worlds of Ultramar. There is rarely a shortage of volunteer [[Aspirant]]s, since the Ultramarines are revered throughout the realm, and many families can boast of having sent several generations of their sons to serve the Chapter.{{Fn|1i}}{{Fn|15c}}{{Fn|35}}
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The Ultramarines continue the tradition, begun by Guilliman, of recruiting from the worlds of Ultramar. There is rarely a shortage of volunteer [[Aspirant]]s, since the Ultramarines are revered throughout the realm, and many families can boast of having sent several generations of their sons to serve the Chapter.{{Fn|1i}}{{Fn|15c}}{{Fn|35}} Currently the Ultramarines first look to [[Macragge]]'s [[Ultramar Auxilia]] [[Juventia]] for Aspirants, due to the level of their training.{{Fn|94}}
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No recruitment rites and trials of the Ultramarines are specifically known. However they are known to utilize two types of general trials known as the '''Exposure Trial''' and the '''Challenge Trial'''.{{Fn|82}}
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In the Exposure Trial, the Aspirant must simply go out into the wilderness and survive for a set period of time. While simple in its nature, it is extremely difficult as the trial is often set on [[Death World]]s, [[Desert World]]s, or [[Ice World]]s. Other times a [[Feral World]] savage might be inserted into the middle of a [[Hive]] city. The trial is often impossible to complete, with a subject succumbing but being recovered and healed by [[Apothecaries]] should he deemed worthy. The Ultramarines make extensive use of the Exposure Trial. This form of trial seems to be culturally ingrained into Ultramar society, as the warrior elite is known to cast newborn infants into the wilderness in order to test their resilience.{{Fn|82}}
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The other trial, the Challenge Trial, sees the Aspirant engage in a duel with a full Battle-Brother. None of the challengers are expected to defeat the Brother, the trial is measured in degrees of failure. Very occasionally, an Aspirant does manage to beat the Battle-Brother, and when this happens it is not uncommon for the individual to go on to become a legendary hero of the Chapter.{{Fn|82}}
  
Aspirants who survive training at one of the barrack institutions in Ultramar, human youths are inducted into the Chapter as [[Scout]]s, as the Codex dictates, before completing their transformation into full Space Marines.{{Fn|1j}}
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[[Aspirants]] who survive training at one of the barrack institutions in [[Ultramar]], [[human]] youths are inducted into the Chapter as [[Scout]]s, as the Codex dictates, before completing their transformation into full [[Space Marines]].{{Fn|1j}} Those who fail their trials, however, can be turned into [[Aspirant Servitor]]s, which are then used by the [[Ultramarines]] to later fatally test new groups of Aspirants.{{Fn|95}}
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[[Image:Mk10power armor.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Ultramarines Primaris Space Marine]]
  
 
==Noted Elements of the Ultramarines==
 
==Noted Elements of the Ultramarines==
====Relics====
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====Notable Relics====
'''''See main article - [[Ultramarines Armoury]]'''''
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'''''See main article [[Ultramarines Armoury]]'''''
 
*[[Armour of Antilochus]]
 
*[[Armour of Antilochus]]
 
*[[Banner of Macragge]]
 
*[[Banner of Macragge]]
 
*[[Gauntlets of Ultramar]]
 
*[[Gauntlets of Ultramar]]
  
====Vessels====
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====Notable Vessels====
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{{main|Known Vessels of the Ultramarines}}
 
'''''Star Forts'''''
 
'''''Star Forts'''''
 
*''[[Galatan (Star Fort)|Galatan]]''
 
*''[[Galatan (Star Fort)|Galatan]]''
'''''Battle Barges'''''
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'''''Battleships'''''
  
 
In active service
 
In active service
*''[[Macragge's Honour]]'' - [[Gloriana Class Battleship]], flagship of [[Roboute Guilliman]]
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*''[[Macragge's Honour]]'' [[Gloriana Class Battleship]], flagship of [[Roboute Guilliman]]
*''[[Seditio Opprimere]]'' - Battle Barge{{Fn|9}}
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*''[[Seditio Opprimere]]'' Battle Barge{{Fn|9}}
*''[[Severian (Battle Barge)|Severian]]'' - Battle Barge{{Fn|1a}}
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*''[[Severian (Battle Barge)|Severian]]'' Battle Barge{{Fn|1a}}
*''[[Octavius]]'' - Battle Barge{{Fn|1a}}
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*''[[Octavius]]'' Battle Barge{{Fn|1a}}
*''[[Spear of Macragge |Spear of Macragge]]'' - Battle Barge{{Fn|68}}  
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*''[[Spear of Macragge |Spear of Macragge]]'' Battle Barge{{Fn|68}}
*''[[Adsidus]]'' - [[Battle Barge]]{{Fn|9}}
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*''[[Adsidus]]'' [[Battle Barge]]{{Fn|9}}
*''[[Aeternus]]'' - Battle Barge{{Fn|9}}
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*''[[Aeternus]]'' Battle Barge{{Fn|9}}
*''[[Mare Nostrum]]'' - Battle Barge
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*''[[Mare Nostrum]]'' Battle Barge
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*''[[Laurels of Victory]]'' - Flagship of [[Marneus Calgar]]
  
 
Destroyed or Retired
 
Destroyed or Retired
*''[[Caesar]]'' - Battle Barge{{Fn|1a}}, destroyed (details vary{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|18}})
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*''[[Caesar]]'' Battle Barge,{{Fn|1a}} destroyed (details vary{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|18}})
*''[[Emperor Incarnatus]]'' - Battle Barge{{Fn|9}}
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*''[[Emperor Incarnatus]]'' Battle Barge{{Fn|9}}
*''[[Excelsior]]'' - Battle Barge, lost in the Warp in 977.M35{{Fn|40}}
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*''[[Excelsior (Battle Barge)|Excelsior]]'' Battle Barge, lost in the Warp in 977.M35{{Fn|40}}
*''[[Gauntlet Of Power|Gauntlet of Power]]'' - Battle Barge, Heresy-era and Post-Heresy{{Fn|59a}}
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*''[[Fist of Macragge]]'' - Battleship, Heresy-era
*''[[Judicious Truth]]'' - Battle Barge, Heresy-era
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*''[[Gauntlet Of Power|Gauntlet of Power]]'' Battle Barge, Heresy-era and Post-Heresy{{Fn|59a}}
*''[[Lord Lamedon]]'' - Battle Barge{{Fn|9}}
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*''[[Judicious Truth]]'' Battle Barge, Heresy-era
*''[[Pro Merito]]'' - Battle Barge; lost in the warp{{Cite This}}
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*''[[Lord Lamedon]]'' Battle Barge{{Fn|9}}
*''[[Rectitude (Ultramarines)|Rectitude]]'' - Heresy-era warship, destroyed
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*''[[Pro Merito]]'' Battle Barge; lost in the warp{{Cite This}}
*''[[Integritas]]'' - Heresy-era warship, destroyed
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*''[[Rectitude (Ultramarines)|Rectitude]]'' Heresy-era warship, destroyed
*''[[Objective Truth]]'' - Heresy-era Warship, destroyed
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*''[[Integritas]]'' Heresy-era warship, destroyed
*''[[Samothrace]]'' - Battle Barge, Heresy-era
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*''[[Objective Truth]]'' Heresy-era Warship, destroyed
*''[[Ultimus Mundi]]'' - Battleship, Heresy-era
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*''[[Ultimus Mundi]]'' Battleship, Heresy-era
'''''Strike Cruisers'''''
 
  
In active service
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'''''Cruisers'''''
*''[[Accipiter]]'' - [[Strike Cruiser]]{{Fn|9}}
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*''[[Accipiter]]'' [[Strike Cruiser]].{{Fn|9}}
*''[[Fidelis (Strike Cruiser)|Fidelis]]'' - Strike Cruiser{{Fn|9}}
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*''[[Blade of Judgement (Strike Cruiser)|Blade of Judgement]]'' — [[Strike Cruiser]].{{Fn|81}}
*''[[Fist of Ultramar]] - Strike Cruiser
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*''[[Cavascor]]'' — [[Strike Cruiser]]'', Heresy-era.{{Cite this}}
*''[[Garra de Macragge]]'' - Strike Cruiser{{Fn|1a}}
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*''[[Defence of Talassar]]'' Strike Cruiser.{{Fn|64}}
*''[[Internecio]]'' - Strike Cruiser{{Fn|9}}
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*''[[Emperor's Will (Strike Cruiser)|Emperor's Will]]'' — [[Strike Cruiser]] of [[Cato Sicarius]], currently lost in the [[Warp]].{{Fn|62a}}
*''[[Iter Splendere]]'' - Strike Cruiser{{Fn|9}}
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*''[[Fidelis (Strike Cruiser)|Fidelis]]'' Strike Cruiser.{{Fn|9}}
*''[[Vae Victus]]'' - Strike Cruiser{{Fn|1a}}
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*''[[Garra de Macragge]]'' Strike Cruiser.{{Fn|1a}}
*''[[Valin's Revenge]]'' - Strike Cruiser{{Fn|1a}}
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*''[[Honour of Ultramar]]'' Strike Cruiser.{{Cite this}}
*''[[Honour of Ultramar]]'' - Strike Cruiser
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*''[[Indefectible Vengeance]]'' Strike Cruiser.{{Fn|65}}
*''[[Rex Aeterna]]'' - Strike Cruiser{{Fn|63}}
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*''[[Internecio]]'' Strike Cruiser.{{Fn|9}}
*''[[Defence of Talassar]]'' - Strike Cruiser{{Fn|64}}
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*''[[Iter Splendere]]'' Strike Cruiser.{{Fn|9}}
*''[[Will of the Emperor]]'' - Strike Cruiser
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*''[[Lord of Vespator]]'' - Strike Cruiser.{{Cite this}}
*''[[Primarch's Sword]]'' - Strike Cruiser
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*''[[Primarch's Sword]]'' Strike Cruiser.{{Cite this}}
* ''[[Indefectible Vengeance]]'' - Strike Cruiser{{Fn|65}}
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*''[[Rex Aeterna]]'' Strike Cruiser.{{Fn|63}}
*''[[Sword of Honour]]'' - Strike Cruiser{{Fn|57}}
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*''[[Samothrace]]'' — Cruiser, Heresy-era.{{Fn|25a}}
*''[[Righteous Fury (Strike Cruiser)|Righteous Fury]]'' Strike Cruiser
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*''[[Sword of Honour]]'' Strike Cruiser.{{Fn|57}}
*''[[Emperor's Mercy (Strike Cruiser)|Emperor's Mercy]]'' - Strike Cruiser
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*''[[Vae Victus]]'' Strike Cruiser.{{Fn|1a}}
Destroyed or Retired
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*''[[Valin's Revenge]]'' — Strike Cruiser.{{Fn|1a}}
*''[[Emperor's Will]]'' - [[Strike Cruiser]] of [[Cato Sicarius]], currently lost in the [[Warp]].{{Fn|62a}}
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*''[[Prandium]]'' - [[Strike Cruiser]]{{Fn|97}}
*''[[Cavascor]]'' - [[Strike Cruiser]]'', Heresy-era
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'''''Other'''''
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*''[[Aquila Resplendum]]'' — The personal landing craft of [[Roboute Guilliman]].{{Fn|87}}
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====Aircraft====
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*''[[Adriaticus]]'' — [[Overlord (Space Marine)|Overlord]]{{Fn|59l}}
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*''[[Guilliman's Arrow]]'' [[Stormtalon Gunship]]{{Fn|52}}
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*''[[Jove]]'' — [[Overlord (Space Marine)|Overlord]]{{Fn|59l}}
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*''[[Masali Spear]]'' - [[Thunderhawk]]{{Fn|56b}}
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*''[[Scion of Ultramar]]'' — [[Overlord (Space Marine)|Overlord]]{{Fn|59l}}
  
 
====Vehicles====
 
====Vehicles====
*''[[Adriaticus]]'' - [[Overlord (Space Marine)|Overlord]]{{Fn|59l}}
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*''[[Blade of Masali]]'' [[Impulsor]].{{Fn|77b}}
*''[[Gladius II]]'' - [[Land Raider]]{{Fn|62c}}
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*''[[Calth' Revenge]]'' [[Repulsor Executioner]].{{Fn|77b}}
*''[[Guilliman's Arrow]]'' - [[Stormtalon Gunship]]{{Fn|52}}
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*''[[Heritor of Gage]] — [[Sicaran Battle Tank]].
*''[[Heritor of Gage]] - [[Sicaran Battle Tank]]
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*''[[Gladius II]]'' [[Land Raider]]{{Fn|62c}}
*''[[Invictus (Land Raider)|Invictus]]'' - [[Land Raider]] named in honor of [[Saul Invictus]] - [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[1st Company]]{{Fn|54}}
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*''[[Fist of Guilliman]]'' — [[Land Raider]].
*''[[Jove]]'' - [[Overlord (Space Marine)|Overlord]]{{Fn|59l}}
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*''[[Invictus (Land Raider)|Invictus]]'' [[Land Raider]] named in honor of [[Saul Invictus]] [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the [[1st Company (Ultramarines)|1st Company]].{{Fn|54}}
*''[[Scion of Ultramar]]'' - [[Overlord (Space Marine)|Overlord]]{{Fn|59l}}
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*''[[Ozirus]]'' — [[Land Raider]].{{Fn|56d}}
*''[[Sire of Calth]]'' - [[Spartan Assault Tank]]
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*''[[Flame of Illyrium]]'' [[Land Raider Proteus]].{{Fn|56c}}
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*''[[Sire of Calth]]'' — [[Spartan Assault Tank]].
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*''[[Eknomos]]'' — [[Rhino]].{{Fn|56d}}
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*''[[Praxis (Rhino)|Praxis]]'' — [[Rhino]].{{Fn|56d}}
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*''[[Scion of Nobility]]'' [[Repulsor]].{{Fn|77b}}
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*''[[Wrath of Calth]]'' [[Fellblade]].{{Fn|101}}
  
 
====Notable Members of the Ultramarines====
 
====Notable Members of the Ultramarines====
 
{{main|Known Members of the Ultramarines}}
 
{{main|Known Members of the Ultramarines}}
  
'''NOTE''' - Only '''''NOTABLE''''' Ultramarines should be added below (officers, special characters, main characters of novels, etc.) Any other Ultramarines should be added ''[[Known Members of the Ultramarines|HERE]].''
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'''NOTE''' Only '''''NOTABLE''''' Ultramarines should be added below (officers, special characters, main characters of novels, etc.) Any other Ultramarines should be added ''[[Known Members of the Ultramarines|HERE]].''
 
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[[Image:UMvsBL.jpg|thumb|right|450px|The Ultramarines battle the [[Black Legion]]{{Fn|88c}}]]
 
=====Heresy Era=====
 
=====Heresy Era=====
*[[Roboute Guilliman]] - [[Primarch]]{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Roboute Guilliman]] [[Primarch]]{{Fn|3}}
*[[Gren Vosotho]] - Lord Commander of the legion before reunification with Guilliman. Killed in the [[Osiris Rebellion]]
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*[[Gren Vosotho]] Lord Commander of the legion before reunification with Guilliman. Killed in the [[Osiris Rebellion]]
*[[Marius Gage]] - Chapter Master of the Ultramarines Legion's First Chapter (First Master of the Ultramarines).{{Fn|25}}
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*[[Marius Gage]] Chapter Master of the Ultramarines Legion's First Chapter (First Master of the Ultramarines).{{Fn|25}}
*[[Eikos Lamiad]] - Tetrarch of [[Konor]]{{Fn|50a}}
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*[[Eikos Lamiad]] Tetrarch of [[Konor]]{{Fn|50a}}
*[[Tauro Nicodemus]] - Tetrarch of [[Saramanth]]{{Fn|50a}}
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*[[Tauro Nicodemus]] Tetrarch of [[Saramanth]]{{Fn|50a}}
*[[Eben Frain]] - Tetrarch of [[Occluda]] during the [[Great Crusade]]{{Fn|50a}}
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*[[Eben Frain]] Tetrarch of [[Occluda]] during the [[Great Crusade]]{{Fn|50a}}
*[[Valentus Dolor]] - Tetrarch of [[Occluda]] during the [[Horus Heresy]]
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*[[Valentus Dolor]] Tetrarch of [[Occluda]] during the [[Horus Heresy]]
*[[Stolos Amyntas]] - Tetrarch of [[Iax]]{{Fn|50a}}
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*[[Stolos Amyntas]] Tetrarch of [[Iax]]{{Fn|50a}}
*[[Orfeo Cassandar]] - Legatus of [[Armatura]]
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*[[Orfeo Cassandar]] Legatus of [[Armatura]]
*[[Promus]] - [[Chief Librarian]]
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*[[Promus]] [[Chief Librarian]]
*[[Phratus Auguston]] - 1st Chapter Master
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*[[Phratus Auguston]] 1st Chapter Master
*[[Verus Caspean]] - 2nd Chapter Master
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*[[Verus Caspean]] 2nd Chapter Master
*[[Atreus]] - 6th Chapter Master{{Fn|56}}
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*[[Atreus]] 6th Chapter Master{{Fn|56a}}
*[[Klord Empion]] - 9th Chapter Master
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*[[Klord Empion]] 9th Chapter Master
*[[Arceas Odinathus]] - 10th Chapter Master
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*[[Arceas Odinathus]] 10th Chapter Master
*[[Vared]] - 11th Chapter Master{{Fn|56}}
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*[[Vared]] 11th Chapter Master{{Fn|56a}}
*[[Banzor Evido]] - 16th Chapter Master{{Fn|56}}
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*[[Evido Banzor]] 16th Chapter Master{{Fn|56a}}
*[[Aecus Decimus]] - 17th Chapter Master
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*[[Aecus Decimus]] 17th Chapter Master
*[[Machon Phalaris]] - 22nd Chapter Master, killed by [[orks]] in the [[Great Crusade]]{{Fn|56}}
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*[[Machon Phalaris]] 22nd Chapter Master, killed by [[orks]] in the [[Great Crusade]]{{Fn|56a}}
*[[Eleon Iasus]] - 22nd Chapter Master{{Fn|56}}
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*[[Eleon Iasus]] 22nd Chapter Master{{Fn|56a}}
*[[Castor Alcade]] - Legate
+
*[[Castor Alcade]] Legate
*[[Drakus Gorod]] - Commander of the [[Suzerain Invictarus]]
+
*[[Drakus Gorod]] Commander of the [[Suzerain Invictarus]]
*[[Titus Prayto]] - [[Librarian]]
+
*[[Titus Prayto]] [[Librarian]]
*[[Casmir]] - [[Equerry]] to [[Phratus Auguston]]
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*[[Casmir]] [[Equerry]] to [[Phratus Auguston]]
*[[Lysimachus Cestus]] - Captain of the Seventh Company during the [[Horus Heresy]]. (dec.){{Fn|22b}}
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*[[Lysimachus Cestus]] Captain of the Seventh Company during the [[Horus Heresy]]. (dec.){{Fn|22b}}
*[[Remus Ventanus]] - Captain of the 4th Company during the Horus Heresy. Lead the defence of Calth planet-side.{{Fn|18}}{{Fn|25}}
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*[[Remus Ventanus]] Captain of the 4th Company during the Horus Heresy. Lead the defence of Calth planet-side.{{Fn|18}}{{Fn|25}}
*[[Adallus]] - 199th Company Captain
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*[[Adallus]] 199th Company Captain
*[[Teus Sullus]] - 39th Company Captain
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*[[Teus Sullus]] 39th Company Captain
*[[Lyros Sydance]] - Captain
+
*[[Lyros Sydance]] Captain
*[[Hektor]] - Captain
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*[[Hektor]] Captain
*[[Lucretius Corvo]] - Captain and later founder of the [[Novamarines]]
+
*[[Volusius]] — [[Chaplain]]
*[[Ptolemy]] - First and greatest Librarian of the Ultramarines, founded the [[Library of Ptolemy]].{{Fn|18}}
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*[[Lucretius Corvo]] Captain and later founder of the [[Novamarines]]
*[[Tylos Rubio]] - Former [[Codicier]], recruited by [[Nathaniel Garro]] on the orders of [[Malcador the Sigillite]]{{Fn|24}}.
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*[[Ptolemy]] First and greatest Librarian of the Ultramarines, founded the [[Library of Ptolemy]].{{Fn|18}}
*[[Aeonid Thiel]] - Sergeant of the 135th Company. Marked for censure prior to the Defence of Calth for running theoretical scenarios on fighting Space Marines. Was later honoured for heroics during the battle by having the Red Helmet of Censure he wore become the symbol of Sergeant rank.{{Fn|25a}} After the Heresy, he became Captain of the 2nd Company.{{Fn|59a}}
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*[[Tylos Rubio]] Former [[Codicier]], recruited by [[Nathaniel Garro]] on the orders of [[Malcador the Sigillite]].{{Fn|24}}
*[[Telemechrus]] - [[Dreadnought]]
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*[[Aeonid Thiel]] Sergeant of the 135th Company. Marked for censure prior to the Defence of Calth for running theoretical scenarios on fighting Space Marines. Was later honoured for heroics during the battle by having the Red Helmet of Censure he wore become the symbol of Sergeant rank.{{Fn|25b}} After the Heresy, he became Captain of the 2nd Company.{{Fn|59a}}
*[[Marcellus]] - [[Deredeo Dreadnought]]
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*[[Kletos]] — [[Destroyer Marine]]
*[[Tyrennius]] - [[Contemptor Dreadnought]]
+
*[[Telemechrus]] [[Dreadnought]]
*[[Steloc Aethon]] - Captain
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*[[Marcellus]] [[Deredeo Dreadnought]]
*[[Proximo Tarchon]] - [[Centurion (Rank)|Centurion]]
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*[[Tyrennius]] [[Contemptor Dreadnought]]
*[[Didacus Theron]] - [[Centurion (Rank)|Centurion]]
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*[[Steloc Aethon]] Captain
*[[Oberdeii]] - [[Scout]], later founder of the [[Scythes of the Emperor]].{{Fn|55}}
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*[[Proximo Tarchon]] [[Centurion (Rank)|Centurion]]
*[[Arrias Cordos]] - Went on to become the first [[Chapter Master]] of the [[Black Consuls]]
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*[[Didacus Theron]] [[Centurion (Rank)|Centurion]]
 +
*[[Oberdeii]] [[Scout]], later founder of the [[Scythes of the Emperor]].{{Fn|55}}
 +
*[[Arrias Cordos]] Went on to become the first [[Chapter Master]] of the [[Black Consuls]]
  
 
=====Post-Heresy=====
 
=====Post-Heresy=====
 
*'''Chapter Command''':
 
*'''Chapter Command''':
**[[Roboute Guilliman]] - The recently reborn Primarch of the Ultramarines, who has become [[Lord Commander of the Imperium]]{{Fn|57}}
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**[[Roboute Guilliman]] The recently reborn Primarch of the Ultramarines, who has become [[Lord Commander of the Imperium]]{{Fn|57}}
**[[Marneus Calgar]] - [[Chapter Master]] and [[Lord Macragge]]. 77th Chapter Master in the history of the Ultramarines.{{Fn|7}} '''Lord Defender of Greater Ultramar''' after Guilliman's return.{{Fn|59j}}
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**[[Marneus Calgar]] [[Chapter Master]] and [[Lord Macragge]]. 77th Chapter Master in the history of the Ultramarines.{{Fn|7}} '''Lord Defender of Greater Ultramar''' after Guilliman's return.{{Fn|59j}}
**[[Varro Tigurius]] - Current [[Chief Librarian]], and is believed to be the strongest [[psyker]] in the Imperium{{Fn|1a}}
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**[[Varro Tigurius]] Current [[Chief Librarian]], and is believed to be the strongest [[psyker]] in the Imperium{{Fn|1a}}
**[[Ortan Cassius]] - [[Master of Sanctity]] and veteran of the [[Battle of Macragge]], and now leads the [[Tyrannic War Veterans]] into battle{{Fn|1a}}
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**[[Ortan Cassius]] [[Master of Sanctity]] and veteran of the [[Battle of Macragge]], and now leads the [[Tyrannic War Veterans]] into battle{{Fn|1a}}
**[[Lazlo Tiberius]] - [[Lord Admiral]], [[Master of the Fleet]]
+
**[[Lazlo Tiberius]] [[Lord Admiral]], [[Master of the Fleet]]
**[[Tigris Decon]] - [[Chapter Master]] during the [[Third Founding]]{{fn|55}}
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**[[Tigris Decon]] [[Chapter Master]] and 3rd [[Lord Macragge]] during the [[Third Founding]]{{fn|55}}
**[[Odaenathus]] - [[Chapter Master]] during the [[War of the Beast]] in [[M32]]
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**[[Odaenathus]] [[Chapter Master]] during the [[War of the Beast]] in [[M32]]
**[[Agnathio]] - [[Chapter Master]] during [[The Beheading]] in [[M32]]
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**[[Agnathio]] [[Chapter Master]] during [[The Beheading]] in [[M32]]
**[[Ollonius]] - was the [[Chapter Master]] of the Ultramarines in early [[M36]]
+
**[[Admeus]] — [[Chapter Master]] during the [[Siege of Ygdravere]]
**[[Vaniel]] - [[Chief Librarian]] during the [[War of the Beast]] in [[M32]]
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**[[Balthus Dardanus]] — [[Chapter Master]] and 17th [[Lord Macragge]]
**[[Maxellus]] - the twenty-first '''Chapter Master'''
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**[[Maxellus]] — 21st [[Chapter Master]]
 +
**[[Ollonius]] [[Chapter Master]] in early [[M36]]
 +
**[[Dacian]] — Former [[Chapter Master]]
 +
**[[Vaniel]] [[Chief Librarian]] during the [[War of the Beast]] in [[M32]]
  
*[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]s:
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*[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]s and [[Space Marine Lieutenant|Lieutenants]]:
**[[Calistes]] - Captain of some company in early [[M36]].
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**[[Calistes]] Captain of some company in early [[M36]].
**[[Garus]] - former Captain, now [[Venerable Dreadnought]].
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**[[Garus]] former Captain, now [[Venerable Dreadnought]].
 
**[[Mikael Fabian]]
 
**[[Mikael Fabian]]
**[[Saul Invictus]] - [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the 1st Company during the [[Battle of Macragge]] (Dec.).{{Cite This}}
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**[[Saul Invictus]] [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of the 1st Company during the [[Battle of Macragge]] (Dec.).{{Cite This}}
**[[Severus]] - Captain of the Second Company during its mission to [[Mithron]].
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**[[Severus]] Captain of the Second Company during its mission to [[Mithron]].
**[[Severus Agemman]] - Captain of the First Company and current [[Regent of Ultramar]].{{Fn|1a}}
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**[[Severus Agemman]] Captain of the First Company and current [[Regent of Ultramar]].{{Fn|1a}}
**[[Cato Sicarius]] - Captain of the Second Company and commander of Imperial Forces during the [[Medusa V]] Schism{{Fn|1a}} Became a member of the [[Victrix Guard]]{{Fn|59a}} before being lost in the [[Warp]].{{Fn|62a}}
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**[[Cato Sicarius]] — Former Captain of the Second Company and commander of Imperial Forces during the [[Medusa V]] Schism{{Fn|1a}} Became commander of the [[Victrix Guard]]{{Fn|59a}}  
**[[Acheran]] - Current Captain of the 2nd Company.{{Fn|62a}}
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**[[Acheran]] Current Captain of the 2nd Company.{{Fn|62a}}
**[[Uriel Ventris]] - Captain of the Fourth Company, sent to fulfill a [[Death Oath]] for failing to follow Codex Astartes rules.{{Fn|1a}}
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**[[Uriel Ventris]] Captain of the Fourth Company, sent to fulfill a [[Death Oath]] for failing to follow Codex Astartes rules.{{Fn|1a}}
**[[Titus (Captain)|Titus]] - Company Captain who fought during the [[Graia Invasion]].{{Fn|26}}
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**[[Titus (Captain)|Titus]] Company Captain who fought during the [[Graia Invasion]].{{Fn|26}}
**[[Macrinus]] - Captain during the [[War of the Beast]].
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**[[Macrinus]] Captain during the [[War of the Beast]].
**[[Agies]] - Captain of the 2nd Company in [[M38]], later encased in Dreadnought.
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**[[Agies]] Captain of the 2nd Company in [[M38]], later encased in Dreadnought.
**[[Andros]] - Captain of the First Company during the Battle of Thessala.{{Fn|59a}}
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**[[Andros]] Captain of the First Company during the Battle of Thessala.{{Fn|59a}}
**[[Decimus Felix]] - Primaris Captain during the [[Indomitus Crusade]].{{Fn|59d}}
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**[[Decimus Felix]] Primaris Captain during the [[Indomitus Crusade]].{{Fn|59d}}
**[[Diameos]] - Captain during the [[Indomitus Crusade]].{{Fn|59d}}
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**[[Diameos]] Captain during the [[Indomitus Crusade]].{{Fn|59d}}
**[[Demeter (Captain)|Demeter]] - [[Primaris]] Captain
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**[[Demeter (Captain)|Demeter]] [[Primaris]] Captain
 
**[[Anaton Thassarius]]
 
**[[Anaton Thassarius]]
 +
**[[Maximus Epathus]] — 6th Company Captain{{Fn|7}}
 +
**[[Gerad Ixion]] — 7th Company Captain{{Fn|7}}
 +
**[[Aeschelus]] — Captain during the [[Indomitus Crusade]]
 +
**[[Ferren Areios]] — [[Unnumbered Sons]] Lieutenant, served in the [[Indomitus Crusade]]{{Fn|87a}}
 +
**[[Cassian]] — [[Primaris Lieutenant]].{{Cite this}}
  
 
*'''Other Ranks''':
 
*'''Other Ranks''':
**[[Altarion]] - [[Venerable Dreadnought]]{{Fn|45}}
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**[[Altarion]] [[Venerable Dreadnought]]{{Fn|45}}
**[[Antaro Chronus]] - Armoury, "The Spear of Macragge"{{Fn|1d}}
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**[[Antaro Chronus]] Armoury, "The Spear of Macragge"{{Fn|1d}}
**[[Gaius (Chaplain)|Gaius]] - [[Chaplain]]. Took part in purging [[Orks]] from [[Sylphis II]]
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**[[Gaius (Chaplain)|Gaius]] [[Chaplain]]. Took part in purging [[Orks]] from [[Sylphis II]]
**[[Galatan]] - [[Ancient]] and Bearer of the [[Banner of Macragge]] (Dec.){{Fn|15}}{{Fn|10}}
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**[[Galatan]] [[Ancient]] and Bearer of the [[Banner of Macragge]] (Dec.){{Fn|15}}{{Fn|10}}
**[[Helveticus]] - [[Ancient]] and Bearer of the [[Banner of Macragge]] (Dec.){{Fn|7}}
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**[[Helveticus]] [[Ancient]] and Bearer of the [[Banner of Macragge]] (Dec.){{Fn|7}}
**[[Severus of Tarentus]] - [[Dreadnought]]
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**[[Severus of Tarentus]] [[Dreadnought]]
**[[Torias Telion]] - [[Scout]] Sergeant, unparalleled marksman.{{Fn|29}}
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**[[Torias Telion]] [[Scout Sergeant]], unparalleled marksman.{{Fn|29}}
**[[Zalthus]] - [[Company Champion]].{{Fn|47}}
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**[[Zalthus]] [[Company Champion]].{{Fn|47}}
**[[Selatonus]] - [[Venerable Dreadnought]]
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**[[Selatonus]] [[Venerable Dreadnought]]
**[[Macullus]] - Member of the Victrix Guard.{{Fn|59d}}
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**[[Macullus]] Member of the Victrix Guard.{{Fn|59d}}
**[[Dibus]] - Member of the Victrix Guard.{{Fn|59d}}
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**[[Dibus]] Member of the Victrix Guard.{{Fn|59d}}
**[[Andron Ney]] - Chapter Ancient.{{Fn|59j}}
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**[[Andron Ney]] Chapter Ancient.{{Fn|59j}}
**[[Cassian]] - [[Primaris Lieutenant]]
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**[[Praxa­medes]] - Lieutenant.{{Fn|84}}
**[[Keritraeus]] - [[Primaris Librarian]]
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**[[Keritraeus]] [[Primaris Librarian]].{{Cite this}}
**[[Dematris]] - [[Primaris Chaplain]]
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**[[Dematris]] [[Primaris Chaplain]].{{Cite this}}
**[[Pasanius Lysane]] - [[Sergeant]]
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**[[Pasanius Lysane]] [[Space Marine Sergeant|Sergeant]].{{Cite this}}
  
 
=====Unique Troops=====
 
=====Unique Troops=====
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*[[Ultramarines Honour Guard]]
 
*[[Ultramarines Honour Guard]]
 
*[[Victrix Guard]]
 
*[[Victrix Guard]]
 +
*[[Chosen of the Tetrarchy]]{{Fn|80a}}
 
*[[Fulmentarus]] (Heresy-era)
 
*[[Fulmentarus]] (Heresy-era)
 
*[[Suzerain Invictarus]] (Heresy-era)
 
*[[Suzerain Invictarus]] (Heresy-era)
 
*[[Locutarus]] (Heresy-era)
 
*[[Locutarus]] (Heresy-era)
 
*[[Evocati]] (Heresy-era)
 
*[[Evocati]] (Heresy-era)
 +
*[[Nemesis Destroyers]](Heresy-era)
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*[[Praetorian Breacher Squad]] (Heresy-era)
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*[[Alaris Pilot]] (Heresy-era){{Fn|93}}
  
==Related Articles==
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==Images==
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==See also==
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*[[Loyal Space Marine Chapters (List)]]
 
*[[Loyal Space Marine Chapters (List)]]
 
*[[Space Marine Forces (List)]]
 
*[[Space Marine Forces (List)]]
*[[Ultramar Auxilia‎]]
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*[[Ultramar Auxilia]]
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==See Also==
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===Related products===
*[[Codex (Short Story)]] by [[Graham McNeill]]
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*[[Codex (Short Story)]]
  
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==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]]{{cite this}}
 
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]]{{cite this}}
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**{{Endn|1e}}: p.89
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**{{Endn|1f}}: pp. 18-19
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**{{Endn|1f}}: pgs. 18–19
**{{Endn|1g}}: p.48
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**{{Endn|1g}}: pg. 48
**{{Endn|1h}}: pp. 12-13
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**{{Endn|1h}}: pgs. 12–13
 
**{{Endn|1i}}: {{Cite This}}
 
**{{Endn|1i}}: {{Cite This}}
 
**{{Endn|1j}}: {{Cite This}}
 
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**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 47
 
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 47
 
**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 36
 
**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 36
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition)]], p.9
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition)]], pg. 9
 
*4: [[Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition)]]
 
*4: [[Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition)]]
**{{Endn|4a}}: p. 6
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**{{Endn|4a}}: pg. 6
 
**{{Endn|4b}}: {{Cite This}}
 
**{{Endn|4b}}: {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Tau (3rd Edition)]], pp. 58-60
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Tau (3rd Edition)]], pgs. 58–60
 
*6: [[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]]
 
*6: [[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]]
**{{Endn|6a}}: p.14
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**{{Endn|6a}}: pg. 14
**{{Endn|6b}}: p. 23
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*{{Endn|7}}: [[Chapter Approved 2001]]{{cite this}}
 
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Chapter Approved 2001]]{{cite this}}
 
*8: [[How to Paint Space Marines]]
 
*8: [[How to Paint Space Marines]]
**{{Endn|8a}}: p.40
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**{{Endn|8a}}: pg. 40
**{{Endn|8b}}: p.84
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**{{Endn|8c}}: p.79
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*{{Endn|9}}: [[White Dwarf 288 (US)]] 288, p. 115
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*{{Endn|10}}:[[White Dwarf 264]] p.47
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*{{Endn|10}}: [[White Dwarf 264]] pg. 47
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One]], p. 126
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*11: [[Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One]]
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**{{Endn|11a}}: pg. 116
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**{{Endn|11b}}: pg. 126
 
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Index Astartes II]]: [[Imperial Fists]]
 
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Index Astartes II]]: [[Imperial Fists]]
 
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Index Astartes I]]: [[Iron Warriors]]
 
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Index Astartes I]]: [[Iron Warriors]]
 
*{{Endn|14}}: [[Index Astartes IV]]: [[Alpha Legion]]
 
*{{Endn|14}}: [[Index Astartes IV]]: [[Alpha Legion]]
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Nightbringer (Novel)]] [[The Ultramarines Omnibus]] by [[Graham McNeill]]{{cite this}}
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*{{Endn|15}}: [[Nightbringer (Novel)]] [[The Ultramarines Omnibus]]{{cite this}}
**{{Endn|15a}}: Chapter Six, pgs. 94-98
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**{{Endn|15a}}: Chapter Six, pgs. 94–98
**{{Endn|15b}}: Chapter Sixteen, pgs. 232-233
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**{{Endn|15b}}: Chapter Sixteen, pgs. 232–233
**{{Endn|15c}}: Chapter Two, pgs. 53-54
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**{{Endn|15c}}: Chapter Two, pgs. 53–54
 
**{{Endn|15d}}: Chapter Two, pg. 46
 
**{{Endn|15d}}: Chapter Two, pg. 46
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Warriors of Ultramar (Novel)]] – '''The Ultramarines Omnibus''', by [[Graham McNeill]]{{cite this}}
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*{{Endn|16}}: [[Warriors of Ultramar (Novel)]] — [[The Ultramarines Omnibus]]{{cite this}}
**{{Endn|16a}}: Chapter Seven, pgs. 368-369
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**{{Endn|16a}}: Chapter Seven, pgs. 368–369
 
**{{Endn|16b}}: Chapter Twelve, pg. 449
 
**{{Endn|16b}}: Chapter Twelve, pg. 449
*{{Endn|17}}: [[Courage and Honour (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]]{{cite this}}
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*{{Endn|17}}: [[Courage and Honour (Novel)]]{{cite this}}
 
**{{Endn|17a}}: Chapter Three
 
**{{Endn|17a}}: Chapter Three
*{{Endn|18}}: [[The Chapter's Due (Novel)]] by '''Graham McNeill'''{{cite this}}
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*{{Endn|18}}: [[The Chapter's Due (Novel)]]{{cite this}}
**{{Endn|18a}}: Chapter Eleven, pg. 217
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**{{Endn|18a}}: Chapter Eleven
 
**{{Endn|18b}}: {{Cite This}}
 
**{{Endn|18b}}: {{Cite This}}
 
*{{Endn|19}}: [[Rogue Star (Novel)]]{{cite this}}
 
*{{Endn|19}}: [[Rogue Star (Novel)]]{{cite this}}
 
*{{Endn|20}}: [[Star of Damocles (Novel)]]{{cite this}}
 
*{{Endn|20}}: [[Star of Damocles (Novel)]]{{cite this}}
*{{Endn|21}}: [[Fall of Damnos (Novel)]] by [[Nick Kyme]]{{cite this}}
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*{{Endn|21}}: [[Fall of Damnos (Novel)]]{{cite this}}
*22: [[Battle for the Abyss (Novel)]] by [[Ben Counter]]
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*22: [[Battle for the Abyss (Novel)]]
 
**{{Endn|22a}}: {{Cite This}}
 
**{{Endn|22a}}: {{Cite This}}
 
**{{Endn|22b}}: {{Cite This}}
 
**{{Endn|22b}}: {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Chapter War (Novel)]] by '''Ben Counter''',{{Cite This}}
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*{{Endn|23}}: [[Chapter War (Novel)]],{{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|24}}: [[Garro: Oath of Moment (Audio Book)]] by [[James Swallow]], Track 13: The Oath
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*{{Endn|24}}: [[Garro: Oath of Moment (Audio Book)]], Track 13: The Oath
*{{Endn|25}}: [[Know No Fear (Novel)]] by [[Dan Abnett]]{{cite this}}
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*{{Endn|25}}: [[Know No Fear (Novel)]]{{cite this}}
**{{Endn|25a}}: Ushkul//Thu, Chapter Two, p. 351
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**{{Endn|25a}}: ''Target//Acquisition'', Chapter 1
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**{{Endn|25b}}: ''Ushkul//Thu'', Chapter 2
 
*{{Endn|26}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]] (Video Game 2011)
 
*{{Endn|26}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]] (Video Game 2011)
 
*{{Endn|27}}: [[Battle for Armageddon (Game)]]
 
*{{Endn|27}}: [[Battle for Armageddon (Game)]]
 
*{{Endn|28}}: [http://youtu.be/lWxl0TnkeYA?t=7m40s Interview with Dan Abnett (7m40s)]
 
*{{Endn|28}}: [http://youtu.be/lWxl0TnkeYA?t=7m40s Interview with Dan Abnett (7m40s)]
 
*{{Endn|29}}: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1500002
 
*{{Endn|29}}: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1500002
*{{Endn|30}}: [[Deathwatch: Rites of Battle]], pgs. 55-56
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*{{Endn|30}}: [[Deathwatch: Rites of Battle]], pgs. 55–56
*{{Endn|31}}: [[Consequences (Short Story)]] by '''Graham McNeill'''
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*{{Endn|31}}: [[Consequences (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|32}}: [[Dead Sky, Black Sun (Novel)]] – '''The Ultramarines Omnibus''' by '''Graham McNeill''' Chapter One, pgs. 532-533
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*{{Endn|32}}: [[Dead Sky, Black Sun (Novel)]] — [[The Ultramarines Omnibus]], Chapter One
*{{Endn|33}}: [[The Killing Ground (Novel)]] '''Graham McNeill''': Chapter Eighteen, pg. 277
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*{{Endn|33}}: [[The Killing Ground (Novel)]], Chapter Eighteen
*{{Endn|34}}: [[Battle of the Fang (Novel)]] by [[Chris Wraight]], Chapter Nineteen, pgs. 419-420
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*{{Endn|34}}: [[Battle of the Fang (Novel)]], Chapter Nineteen
*{{Endn|35}}: [[Eye of Vengeance (Audio Book)]] by '''Graham McNeill''', Track 4
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*{{Endn|35}}: [[Eye of Vengeance (Audio Book)]], Track 4
*36: [[ Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook]]  
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*36: [[Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook]]
 
**{{Endn|36a}}: pg. 169
 
**{{Endn|36a}}: pg. 169
**{{Endn|36b}}: pgs. 385-399
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**{{Endn|36b}}: pgs. 385–399
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Targetdrone.gif This article is about the Space Marine Chapter. For other uses of Ultramarines, see Ultramarines (disambiguation).
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Ultramarines
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Legion Number XIII
Primarch Roboute Guilliman
Homeworld Macragge
Fortress-Monastery Fortress of Hera
Chapter Master Marneus Calgar
Colours Blue, with white and gold[8c]
Specialty Codex Chapter, Combined Arms,[98a] Diplomacy and Logistics[98b]
Strength ~1000 marines
Battle Cry Courage and Honour! / 'We march for Macragge!'[38]

The Ultramarines, originally known as the War-Born,[50a] were the XIII Legion of the original twenty Space Marine Legions. This loyalist Legion was later re-organized and divided into Chapters according to the Codex Astartes. Their Primarch is Roboute Guilliman, whose leadership, not to mention his authorship of the Codex Astartes, were instrumental in humanity's survival following the Horus Heresy. Because their Primarch wrote the text that defines a Space Marine Chapter, the Ultramarines follow this Codex strictly; their only deviation being the recent formation of the Tyrannic War Veterans, comprised entirely of veterans of battles with the Tyranids. The Ultramarines are possibly the most important Imperial organization on the Eastern Fringe.

History

Great Crusade and Heresy-era Ultramarine

Early History

The Ultramarines, in the days before being reunited with their Primarch, were originally known as XIII Legion. The legion was created towards the end of the Unification Wars, developed from a gene-seed that was noted to be absent of mutation and with a high adaptability. The original recruits were drawn from from the sub-equatorial maglev clans of Panpocro, the war families of the Saragon Enclave, the Midafrik Hive Oligarchy and the anthropophagic tribes of the Caucasus Wastes. As varied in culture and origin as these groups were, they all had one factor in common; their violent and often bitter resistance to the later stages of Unification, a resistance broken ultimately in each case not by negotiated surrender but near annihilation, with in some situations little remaining save interned refugees and orphaned populations left by the savage conflicts which had brought these peoples to heel. The legion was created at such a late stage in the war that they have no recorded combat operations on Terra, instead being used for the first time for the liberation of the Solar System.[50b] During the Early Great Crusade, the Legion became known as the War-Born, referring to their disparate Terran origins that were all nonetheless forged through war.[50a]

They were one of the three Space Marine Legions to take part in the First Pacification of Luna, the first pitched battle of the Great Crusade.[39] Another major early campaign of the legion was putting down the Osiris Rebellion. By 833.M30, the strength of the legion had risen to 33,000, but its morale and pride was harmed as a result of heavy losses during the Osiris Rebellion.[50b]

The Youth of Roboute Guilliman

Like the other Primarchs, Roboute Guilliman was taken as an infant by the powers of Chaos, and removed to a far-flung world in an effort to prevent the coming Age of the Imperium. The infant Guilliman's capsule fell on Macragge, where it was discovered by a group of noblemen hunting in the forest. Inside the capsule they found a child, surrounded by a glowing aura. He was taken back to Konor, one of the two Consuls who governed Macragge, who adopted the infant as his son and named him Roboute.[1h]

Roboute was a prodigy, growing fast in both body and intellect. By age ten, he had mastered every subject the wisest men of Macragge could teach him, and his insights into matters of history, philosophy, and science often stunned his elders. However, his greatest talents were as a military leader. These talents led his father to give him command of an expeditionary force to Illyrium, a mountainous region in the far north of Macragge, whose wild inhabitants had terrorized the civilized regions for years and successfully resisted every previous military campaign. Not only did Roboute fight a brilliant campaign but he also earned the respect of the wildmen who never again threatened the more civilised parts of Macragge. However, on his return to the capital Roboute found the city in chaos, as his father's co-Consul, Gallan, had attempted a coup. Gallan led a faction of Macragge's nobility who were used to enjoying their wealth and position at the expense of armies of slaves, and resented Konor's legislation favoring the common people, among whom he was immensely popular.[1h]

Approaching the city, Roboute and his soldiers saw the city in chaos, being sacked by mobs of Gallan's men, while the Consul House was under siege. Roboute left his men to restore order to the city, while he rushed to the Consul House and lifted the siege, only to find his father close to death, surrounded by his loyal bodyguards. He had been mortally wounded by an assassin in Gallan's employ, and with his dying breath, told Roboute who was responsible.[1h]

Roboute swiftly crushed the rebellion and, amid a wave of popular relief, assumed the title of sole Consul of Macragge. He set about punishing the treachery and carrying out his father's vision. Gallan and his co-conspirators were executed, and their lands and wealth were redistributed to the people. With superhuman energy, Roboute reorganized Macragge's entire social structure, creating a meritocracy where office and honours were given to the hard-working, rather than the wealthy and influential. Under his leadership, Macragge prospered as it never had before.[1h]

The Arrival of the Emperor

While Roboute was prosecuting his war against the Illyrian rebels, the Emperor of Mankind and his armies had reached the neighboring planet of Espandor. It was there that the Emperor heard stories of the extraordinary son of Consul Konor, and realized that he had found one of the lost Primarchs. However, due to an unexpected warp storm, his ship was thrown far off course and by the time it reached Macragge, Roboute had been ruling for almost five years.[1h]

When the Emperor reached Macragge, he found a world that was self sufficient, prosperous, with a strong and well-equipped military, and engaging in trade with nearby systems. Impressed, the Emperor assigned command of the Ultramarines Legion to Guilliman, and relocated the Legion's forward base to Macragge.[1h]

The Great Crusade

With the exception of the Luna Wolves, no Legion conquered as many worlds, or conquered worlds as fast, or left conquered worlds in such good state during the Great Crusade, as the Ultramarines. Guilliman restored the legion's morale and prestige following difficulties in the Osiris Rebellion and later took revenge on the Osirian Psybrids at the Battle of the Eurydice Terminal.[50b] Whenever Guilliman liberated a world, he would not move on until he had set up a self-sufficient defense system, and left advisors behind to create industry, set up trade routes with the rest of the Imperium, and form a government whose first concern would always be the well-being of the people.[1h] The success of the Ultramarines may be thanks to their diverse but stable gene-seed. In them was found a mixrure of aggression and restraint, discipline and determination which rendered them supremely suited for joint taskforce operations and cross-theatre warfare.[50b]

As Ultramar grew into a small stellar empire in its own right, Guilliman created a supremely efficient military machine, centered around Macragge, that provided the Ultramarines with a steady flow of new recruits. Between this factor, and the minimal casualties suffered as a result of Guilliman's tactical genius, the Ultramarines soon became the largest of all the Space Marine Legions[1h] — so large, in fact, that an organizational unit above the Company was required. The Ultramarines were thus organized into Chapters, numbering at least 25 just before the Battle of Calth.[50d] Rumors speculate that the size of the Ultramarines could only have been possible due to the fates of the Two Unknown Legions.[71]

At the time of the Horus Heresy, it is estimated that the Ultramarines Legion numbered around 250,000 Space Marines.[28]

The Horus Heresy

Ultramarines during the Battle of Calth

See main article — List of Heresy Era Battles of the Ultramarines

Before Horus declared his treachery against the Emperor, he ordered the Ultramarines Legion to assemble for war in the Veridian System in Segmentum Tempestus far to the galactic south, claiming that the system was under attack by an Ork invasion force from the Ghaslakh Empire. Ultramar was close enough for an assault against Veridian, so Guilliman ordered his Legion to assemble in the Calth System.[50d]

Battle of Calth

Main article: Battle of Calth

As Guilliman and his fleets arrived at Calth, they knew something was wrong, because none of their Astropaths could get messages through the Warp and the storms were interfering with the navigation of their ships; they were blocked from the rest of the Imperium. It was at this moment that the traitor forces of the Word Bearers Legion attacked, rendering the Ultramarines unable to participate in much of the Battle of Terra. Simultaneously, the Word Bearers under Lorgar as well as the World Eaters attempted to cut off the rest of Ultramar from the greater Imperium in the Shadow Crusade.[41] The battle at Calth, though ultimately a victory for Guilliman, was devastating for the Ultramarines. Nearly 120,000 of the Legion's Space Marine were lost and another 28,000 rendered combat-incapable.[50c] This represented almost 60% of the Legion's Pre-Heresy strength of 250,000.[28]

Imperium Secundus

After the formation of the Ruinstorm, Guilliman feared Terra lost and used the Ultramarines and the realm of Macragge to create a new contingency empire known as Imperium Secundus.[43] Imperium Secundus faced a major test in the Battle of Sotha, where the Ultramarines and their fellow Astartes allies that had gathered fought off a force of Night Lords.[51]

Ultimately after a number of disasters, clashes between Guilliman, Sanguinius, and Lion El'Jonson, and a vision by Sanguinius that the Emperor was alive, Imperium Secundus was abolished. The three Primarch's led their Legions in an attempt to breach the Ruinstorm and reach Terra. Through an arduous journey, they eventually reached Davin, the nexus of the Ruinstorm, and engaged a vast Daemonic host. After the battle and the destruction of Davin, a way to Terra through the Ruinstorm was clear. However in their way stood many enemy blockades as Horus had foreseen this route. Sanguinius and the Blood Angels raced directly for Terra, as was their destiny, while Guilliman and Lion El'Jonson led the Ultramarines and Dark Angels in diversionary attacks against Horus' blockade.[67]

After the death of the Ruinstorm, Guilliman gathered whatever forces he could and made haste for Terra. In his path lay a large defensive chain of hundreds of worlds manned by the Iron Warriors. In a series of bitter engagements, both sides took heavy losses but the loyalists were able to maintain a steady advance.[60]

The Great Scouring

Main article: Great Scouring

Guilliman was ultimately able to set course for Terra, destroying Chaos reinforcements along the way, but arrived after Horus had already been defeated, and the Traitor Legions scattered. Because of this, the Ultramarines were one of the few Legions at full strength in the aftermath of the Heresy; thus, Guilliman and his Ultramarines bore much of the burden of holding the Imperium together against aliens and Chaos forces. During this time, the Ultramarines recruited heavily from Ultramar and eventually counted for over half of the Loyalist Marines. Apart from leading his Ultramarines in countless battles across the Galaxy, Guilliman also accepted an extraordinary appointment as Lord Commander of the Imperium; with the Emperor crippled and Lord Malcador dead, it fell to Guilliman to re-organize the Council of Terra into a ruling body capable of running the Imperium without their sovereign.[Needs Citation]

Around a decade after the Heresy ended, the Imperium finally reached a point of stability[Needs Citation].

Creation of the Codex Astartes

After the Horus Heresy, Roboute Guilliman set himself to create the Codex Astartes, which would define the tactics and organization of all Space Marines, from battlefield strategies to squad markings. Most important of these changes was the division of the Legions into 1,000-strong Chapters. One of the Chapters would retain the heraldry of the original Legion, but the others would be given a new name and symbol. In doing so, Guilliman hoped to divide the power of the Space Marines to ensure that a civil war on the scale of the Heresy could never occur again.[Needs Citation]

This, however, caused dissention among the remaining Primarchs. Rogal Dorn, Vulkan and Leman Russ opposed the splitting of their legions while Guilliman himself was supported by Jaghatai Khan and Corax. Neither side was willing to relent and the controversy grew more intense, with Rogal Dorn calling Guilliman a coward for not having participated in the Siege of Terra, and Guilliman accusing Dorn of being a rebel for his refusal to follow the Codex. The situation threatened to bring the Imperium into another civil war. When the Imperial Fists strike cruiser Terrible Angel was fired upon by the Imperial Navy, Dorn finally relented and agreed to split his legion.[4a]

Duel on Eskrador

On Eskrador Alpharius, the Alpha Legion's primarch, was apparently taken by surprise when Guilliman departed from his own strictures and led a surprise assault by his elite units on the Alpha Legion headquarters. In the resulting personal combat between Alpharius and Guilliman, it is believed that Alpharius was killed. The Alpha Legion responded, not by breaking and fleeing as Guilliman expected, but by turning on the Ultramarine detachment and harrying them so mercilessly that by the time they had returned to the main body of the Ultramarine force their casualties were almost total. The Ultramarines were driven from the planet in the subsequent battle.[14]

The Bitter War

Main article: Bitter War

The Bitter War was a campaign that began in 010.M31 during the Horus Heresy, pitting various Loyalist forces of the Imperium, such as the Iron Hands, against the Word Bearers defending Colchis.[100] The war for Colchis was then concluded, when the Ultramarines and Inquisition destroyed Colchis with cyclonic torpedoes]] carried by the Ultramarines battle barge Octavius.[25]

The Iron Cage

Main article: The Iron Cage

Shortly after the Heresy, the Imperial Fists laid siege to the Iron Warriors' greatest construct, The Eternal Fortress. The Fortress consisted of over 20 square miles of bunkers, towers, minefields, trenches, razor wire, tank traps, redoubts and a system of complex underground tunnels in the shape of an eight pointed star. At the center was a massive bunker intended to serve as a decoy and of no value whatsoever. Guilliman advised his brother Dorn against the siege, but Dorn was embittered at having lost the debate over the Codex to Guilliman, and wished to vent his anger and frustration on his most bitter of rivals.[Needs Citation]

Hundreds of Imperial Fists littered the grounds of the fortress before Guilliman and the Ultramarine relief force arrived, three weeks and six days later. The Imperial Fists had fought without sleep and had long run out of ammunition before the Ultramarines found them. Perturabo, unable to hold against the two legions, made his final ploy, stopping the Imperial Fists to recover over four hundred of their dead and the gene seed they contained.[Needs Citation]Perturabo's victory was spoiled because of the intervention of the Ultramarines. However his sacrifice was great enough for him to be raised to Daemon Prince status.[12][13]

Thessala

Main article: Battle of Thessala

Ultimately, Guilliman's rule over the Imperium would come to an end in the Battle of Thessala. There, he faced his traitorous brother Fulgrim in a fateful duel. Guilliman was mortally wounded during the battle and put into stasis thereafter by the Ultramarines, where he would remain for the next 10,000 years.[59a]

Recent Events

See main article — List of Post Heresy Battles of the Ultramarines

Marneus Calgar and the Ultramarines during the Battle for Macragge

Timeline

  • 759.M41Scouring of Quintarn — Marneus Calgar take personal command of forces driving out Ork scavengers who had captured the Systems of Quintarn, Tarentus, and Masali in the aftermath of Hive Fleet Behemoth.[2b]
  • 974.M41The Damnos Incident — On the resource rich planet of Damnos, Captain Cato Sicarius and Chief Librarian Varro Tigurius led an Ultramarine assault onto the planet against the recently risen menace known as the Necrons. Sicarius split the 2nd Company into three separate squads; he led one against the heart of the Necron force at Kellenport's Outer Walls. Upon landing Sicarius's team was surrounded by phalanxes to guard the Necron Lord. During the battle Sicarius fell, gravely wounded by the Lord's War Scythe but was rescued and was evacuated back to his Battle Cruiser to heal. Damnos was lost to the Necrons but due to the unstable reactor of the planet and thanks to a few Thunderhawk Gunships the reactor blew and took the Necrons and planet to their deaths.[1][Needs Citation][21]
  • 990.M41The Battle of Ichar IV — At the beginning of the Second Tyrannic War, Ichar IV was infested with Genestealers. A genestealer cult, operating under the name, "the Brotherhood," instigated a rebellion on the planet that caught the attention of Inquisitor Agmar. The Inquisitor petitioned the Space Marine chapter, the Ultramarines, to help put down the rebellion. Marneus Calgar, chapter master of the Ultramarines, arrived 39 days later aboard the space marine battle barge, Octavius. Eventually, with the combined support of the Ultramarines, PDF forces and the Imperial Guard, the inquisition successfully destroyed the invasion and cleansed the planet of all Genestealers.[6b]
  • 999.M41The Battle of Tarsis Ultra — the Ultramarines 4th Company were dispatched to the world of Tarsis Ultra to defend it against on of the two tendrils of Hive Fleet Leviathan. With help from the Mortifactors Chapter and several regiments of the Imperial Guard, the invasion was successfully repelled, though at great cost.[16]
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Undated

  • Arthos repenting - putting down a rebellion on Arthos.[48]
  • Hagus Wars — a battle between the Ultramarines Second Company, led by Captain Cato Sicarius, and a Tau expansionary force. The Ultramarines managed to achieve victory.[47]

Gene-seed

The gene-seed of the Ultramarines is highly regarded as one of the most stable, with only a ten percent chance of mutation[Needs Citation]. Ultramarines Gene-Seed perfectly utilizes every organ and implant with low risk of mutation or defect. Moreover there is little observed degeneration of Gene-Seed over time, making Ultramarines Gene-Seed as perfect today as it was in the time of the Horus Heresy.[66] The Gene-seed is noted however for having a predisposed increase in aggression and a tendency towards cohesion and adaptation of hierarchy.[50b]

As the largest Space Marine Legion, the Ultramarines Gene-Seed was subsequently used to create most Second Founding Chapters and today are still the most over-represented origin of Gene-Seed among the Adeptus Astartes Chapters.[66]

Successor Chapters

The Space Marine Chapters that split from the Ultramarines Legion are amongst the most celebrated Space Marine forces, specially those near the Realm of Ultramar. Most of these chapters closely follow the doctrines in the Codex Astartes.[30]

Primogenitors

The Ultramarines successors of the Second Founding, known as the Firstborn or Primogenitors[66] maintain a far closer bond with the ultramarines than many other chapters, with many having their homeworlds in the Ultima Segmentum. But even the most distant Chapters send representatives to the Fortress of Hera, to confer with the Lord Macragge to coordinate the war across the entire Imperium. Many Space Marines of these chapters aspire to take a pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Primarch.[30]

Culture

The Ultramarines pride themselves on their strict adherence to the Codex Astartes, and view themselves as an exemplar for all other Space Marine Chapters. They believe - not without cause - that their Primarch's teachings have moulded the Adeptus Astartes, and the Imperium as a whole, in the aftermath of the Horus Heresy, and that it is their responsibility to continue to serve as this paragon.[17a][31] For this reason they are viewed as strait-laced and somewhat elitist by their brother chapters, from the more anarchic Space Wolves[34] to even their own successor chapters, such as the Mortifactors.[16a]

The chapter treats deviation from the Codex as a crime tantamount to heresy, punishable by a Death Oath — exile from the chapter on a suicidal mission to combat the forces of Chaos inside the Eye of Terror.[31][32] To the Ultramarines, the Codex is more than a set of rules, it represents discipline and respect for order, the key virtues that separate the Ultramarines and their brethren from the Traitor Legions. Disobeying the Codex, even for a noble cause, is simply the first step towards the belief that the ends justify the means, and from there to total anarchy.[31][17a]

To the wider galaxy at large, Ultramarines are renowned for their logic, superb training, tactical flexibility, and ability to learn from failure and improve themselves accordingly. This is reflected in mental-strategic concepts emphasized by Guilliman himself. The Practical represents discipline, skill, courage, flexibility, and battlefield results while the Theoretical represents analysis, assessment, precedent, and planning. Virtually any challenge an Ultramarine faces will see the warrior balance these two notions in their mind. Despite their reputation for strict Codex adherence, Guilliman emphasizes individual independence in tactical decision-making and believes lives should not be wastefully expended for the sake of maintaining the Codex.[98b]

The Ultramarines are also strongly influenced by their unique history as stewards of Ultramar and its human population. Guilliman founded a culture based on striving for the common good, and the Ultramarines are proud to uphold these beliefs. Where other Space Marines are aloof, and sometimes contemptuous of the Imperium's "lesser" mortals, most Ultramarines are used to working closely with "ordinary" people in Ultramar, and regard any human life, no matter how seemingly insignificant, as sacred and worthy of protection.[15a][15b][16a][18a][33] They are also harshly intolerant when they encounter less altruistic behavior - greed, selfishness, corruption - on other Imperial worlds.[15a][16b]

During the Invasion of Ultramar in 999.M41, Inquisitor Namira Suzaku of the Ordo Malleus noted that the people of Calth regarded her and her entourage with curiosity, but no visible apprehension; she remarked that it was the first world in the Imperium she had ever visited where people felt they had nothing to hide from the Inquisition.[18b]

After the start of the Indomitus Crusade, some of the Ultramarines' Primaris began to call the 'common' (non-Primaris) Space Marines, as "first born", though Sicarius, for example, considered it overly reductive and colloquial.[79]

Home Sector

The realm of Ultramar

The Ultramarines are unique in that, unlike their fellow chapters, they control an entire sub-sector of space, rather than a single planet. Collectively, these systems are known as the Five Hundred Worlds of Ultramar, with Macragge as its capital. Though the realm itself is divided into smaller sectors which are each in turn ruled by Tetrarchs that are appointed by Roboute Guilliman himself.[59k]

While the number of colonized worlds in this domain numbers in the hundreds, some of the most well-known planets of Ultramar include[1c]:

Organisation

The Ultramarines follow the Codex Astartes in all matters of organization. Roughly two thirds of all Space Marines can trace their origins to the Ultramarines, and many still revere Roboute Guilliman as their creator[Needs Citation]. As well as a Boltgun, many Ultramarines carry a sword known as a Gladius.[22a] The Ultramarines Honour Guard wield formidable close combat weapons known as the Axes of Ultramar.[Needs Citation]

During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy, the Ultramarines were a much larger Legion commanded by Roboute Guilliman. Beneath him were Chapter Masters who led approximately 10,000 warriors and a segment of the Legion fleet. Each Chapter was in turn divided into ten Companies of 1,000 under the command of a Captain.[50]

Chapter Disposition

As the paragon Codex chapter, the Ultramarines are divided into ten Companies of 100 Marines, as prescribed by the Codex Astartes. Each Company Captain is a hero of the Ultramarines, many of whom are also Masters of the Chapter, in charge of a particular aspect of the Chapter's logistics.[Needs Citation]

Headquarters

The headquarters staff as of the Age of the Dark Imperium are:[78a]

Chapter Command
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Armoury

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Apothecarion

Fleet Command

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Librarius

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Chaplaincy

Fennias Maxim,
Master of the Forge

Corpus Helix,
Master of the Apothecarion

Lord Admiral Lazlo Tiberius,
Master of the Fleet[a]

Varro Tigurius,
Chief Librarian

Ortan Cassius,
Master of Sanctity

Companies

The current Companies and their Captains as of the Age of the Dark Imperium are as follows:[78a]:

Veteran Company Battle Companies
1st Company

"Warriors of Ultramar"

2nd Company

"Guardians of the Temple"

3rd Company

"Scourge of the Xenos"

4th Company

"Defenders of Ultramar"

5th Company

"Wardens of the Eastern Fringe"

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First Captain Severus Agemman

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Captain Acheran

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Captain Mikael Fabian

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Captain Uriel Ventris[a]

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Captain Phelian

Reserve Companies Scout Company
6th Company

"Brethren of the Forge"

7th Company

"Defenders of Caeserean"

8th Company

"The Honourblades"

9th Company

"The Stormbringers"

10th Company

"Scions of Ultramar"

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Captain Epathus

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Captain Gerad Ixion

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Captain Hellios[88a]

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Captain Sinon

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Captain Antilochus

Notes
Ultramarines Task Force

Ultramarines Honour Company

Because the Ultramarines Legion played little part in fighting the Warmaster's forces during the Horus Heresy, a number of Ultramarines Primogenitors Chapters contributed individual squads to a standing force near the Eye of Terror known as the Ultramarines Honour Company. Those that took this duty in the Cadian Gate were changed by the unknowable terrors. Many of these Space Marines went on to serve in the Deathwatch and were some of the most dedicated of their chapter's warriors.[30] It is unknown whether this company was either destroyed or simply made defunct after the collapse of the Cadian Gate and subsequent Cicatrix Maledictum.

Fulminata

The Fulminata is a newly formed demi-Company of the Ultramarines formed entirely from Primaris Space Marines.[73]

Recruitment

The Ultramarines continue the tradition, begun by Guilliman, of recruiting from the worlds of Ultramar. There is rarely a shortage of volunteer Aspirants, since the Ultramarines are revered throughout the realm, and many families can boast of having sent several generations of their sons to serve the Chapter.[1i][15c][35] Currently the Ultramarines first look to Macragge's Ultramar Auxilia Juventia for Aspirants, due to the level of their training.[94]

No recruitment rites and trials of the Ultramarines are specifically known. However they are known to utilize two types of general trials known as the Exposure Trial and the Challenge Trial.[82]

In the Exposure Trial, the Aspirant must simply go out into the wilderness and survive for a set period of time. While simple in its nature, it is extremely difficult as the trial is often set on Death Worlds, Desert Worlds, or Ice Worlds. Other times a Feral World savage might be inserted into the middle of a Hive city. The trial is often impossible to complete, with a subject succumbing but being recovered and healed by Apothecaries should he deemed worthy. The Ultramarines make extensive use of the Exposure Trial. This form of trial seems to be culturally ingrained into Ultramar society, as the warrior elite is known to cast newborn infants into the wilderness in order to test their resilience.[82]

The other trial, the Challenge Trial, sees the Aspirant engage in a duel with a full Battle-Brother. None of the challengers are expected to defeat the Brother, the trial is measured in degrees of failure. Very occasionally, an Aspirant does manage to beat the Battle-Brother, and when this happens it is not uncommon for the individual to go on to become a legendary hero of the Chapter.[82]

Aspirants who survive training at one of the barrack institutions in Ultramar, human youths are inducted into the Chapter as Scouts, as the Codex dictates, before completing their transformation into full Space Marines.[1j] Those who fail their trials, however, can be turned into Aspirant Servitors, which are then used by the Ultramarines to later fatally test new groups of Aspirants.[95]

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