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==Notable Honour Guard== | ==Notable Honour Guard== | ||
*Commander of the Guard [[Aloysius]] - sacrificed his life to single-handily hold back the [[Swarmlord]] and its attending [[Tyrant Guard]] at Cold Steel Ridge during the [[Battle for Macragge]] to allow [[Marneus Calgar]], gravely wounded by the Swarmlord, to be evacuated off-world by the rest of his Honour Guard.{{Fn|2}} | *Commander of the Guard [[Aloysius]] - sacrificed his life to single-handily hold back the [[Swarmlord]] and its attending [[Tyrant Guard]] at Cold Steel Ridge during the [[Battle for Macragge]] to allow [[Marneus Calgar]], gravely wounded by the Swarmlord, to be evacuated off-world by the rest of his Honour Guard.{{Fn|2}} | ||
+ | *The [[Victrix Guard]] of [[Marneus Calgar]] | ||
==Images== | ==Images== |
Revision as of 02:38, 9 December 2018
The Ultramarines Honour Guard is a highly elite group of Marines unique to the Ultramarines Space Marine Chapter. In battle they act either as a group or as squad leaders. Each bears an Axe of Ultramar, potent weapons constructed from a rare metal found on Prandium. Only the most courageous of the Ultramarines ever come close to earning this honour, and then only some of them will achieve it. They are responsible for guarding the Chapter's ancient banner, the Banner of Macragge. Members of the Honour Guard are dispersed throughout the Chapter's companies. When the banner is taken into battle by a company, a squad will be formed from the company's Honour Guard members.[1] In battle, the Honour Guard Squad numbers between two and seven Honour Guards as well as the Chapter Ancient (Bearer of the Chapter Banner) and the Chapter Champion. They are armed with bolters, Axes of Ultramar, frags and krak grenades. The Chapter Ancient is the bearer of the sacred Banner of Macragge and is entrusted with a suit of Artificer Armour. The Champion is equipped with Powered weapons and artificer armour. They may be mounted in a Rhino, Razorback or Land Raider. They may also replace a single unit in a Command, Tactical or Devastator Squad.[1]
Notable Honour Guard
- Commander of the Guard Aloysius - sacrificed his life to single-handily hold back the Swarmlord and its attending Tyrant Guard at Cold Steel Ridge during the Battle for Macragge to allow Marneus Calgar, gravely wounded by the Swarmlord, to be evacuated off-world by the rest of his Honour Guard.[2]
- The Victrix Guard of Marneus Calgar
Images
Sources
- 1: Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition) - Ultramarines Honour Guard
- 2: Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition), p.13