Quotes Space Marines
From Lexicanum
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Quotes made by or about the Space Marines.
| Alphabetical order | Author | Quote | Source |
| - | Battle Litany of the Spacewolves |
We are the wolf that stalks And swallows the star-fire We hide amongst the night The Light is within us We run the ruin of Fire Foes burn in our passing | Book of the Astronomican p22 |
| Ritual and Responses, Tome of Truths Foretold, Legiones Astartes, Library Copy |
Without the Dark, there can be no Light, | Book of the Astronomican p71 | |
| Adeptus Astartes, The Book of Faith | At battle's end, speak the Liturgy in a clear voice. Respect the bravery of the living. Give the Rite of Passage to the fallen. Honour the battle gear of the dead. To do all this with reverence, even when exhausted by battle and weary from the field, is the duty of a Chaplain. It is his burden and satisfaction. | Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p25 | |
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| Medic Credo | Do not fail your Brothers. Though their bodies die, their spirit must return to the Chapter. That is your charge. | Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p28 | |
| Attributed to Master of the Apothacarion Aslon Marr | Pain and death are illusions of the weak mind. While his gene-seed returns to the Chapter, a Marine cannot die. Without death, pain loses its relevance.
He that may fight, heal him | Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p29 | |
| C | Marneus Calgar | We pray for our brethren who pilot the Dreadnoughts. Though they take new form, their souls, and their weapon mounts, remain pure. | Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p59 |
| Carab Culln, Red Scorpions Chapter on Ogryns | If my Marines are ordered to serve alongside these tainted half-animals, they shall do so. But upon their return they shall be quarantined and purified by every means in our Apothecarion. | Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p52 | |
| G | Chaplain Gonzago, Operation Carthage (second pacification of Isstvan V) | Bravery is stronger than Adamantium. One is the stuff of the soul-forges, the other an illusion of safety created by fools. Adamantium walls cannot keep us out! We have the courage of the Emperor! And in the Emperor's name... ATTACK!! ATTACK!! NO PRISONERS!! | Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p22 |
| M | Attributed to Surgeon-Commander Grigor Markhava. Distributed as an exemplary text after he died during the storming of the Bourne slave pits (2150982.M41). | The duty of the Medic, my Brethren, is a sacred one. We embody the Emperor's divine will and his holy purpose. We bring death and we bring life. Let those true to Humanity's cause give thanks for our work. Let the impure bow down before our swords! | Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p28 |
| N | Chaplain Fergus Nils - an address to the defenders of Portrein | As our bodies are armoured with Adamantium, our souls are protected with our loyalty. As our bolters are charged with death for the Emperor's enemies, our thoughts are charged with his wisdom. As our ranks advance, so does our devotion, for are we not Marines? Are we not the chosen of the Emperor, his loyal servants unto death? | Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p21 |
| P | Poena Metallica Battlecry | Ride the Lightning | Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p59 |
| R | 'Commander' Leman Russ | Listen closely Brothers, for my life's breath is all but spent. There shall come a time far from now when our chapter itself is dying, even as I am now dying. Then my children, I shall list'n for your call from whatever realms of death hold me, and come I shall no-matter what laws of life and death forbid. At the end I will be there. For the final battle. For the Wolftime. | Book of the Astronomican p8 |
| Leman Russ, De Natura Belli, Book XIV | Only in the Space Marines of the Legiones Astartes are courage and expertise perfectly blended. In other troops they are present in varying degrees and proportions, and many scholars have debated their relative merits.
For my own part, I come down on the side of courage. For courage can sometimes make a virtue of inexperience. I myself have commanded Imperial Guard troops whose probitor units have achieved great things, because they were too inexperienced to realise that their goal was impossible. | Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p45 | |
| T | Last statement of Marine Psyker Troos | Arm yourselves, fools, the enemy are within us! | Book of the Astronomican p66 |
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| A fortress won't stop the Marines. But it may slow them down. +++ proverb +++ |
| Consider the Predator. Let your soul be armoured with Faith, driven on the tracks of obedience which overcomes all obstacles, and armed with the three great guns of Zeal, Duty and Purity. +++ Anon +++Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p85 |
| Honour your Chapter. +++ Space Marine Proverb +++ |
| By thy colour will he know thee,
By thy banners will he fear thee, By thy standard will he dread thee, Cry Marine, and let slip the weapons of war. |
| The enemies of the Emperor fear many things.
They fear discovery, defeat, despair and death. Yet there is one thing they fear above all others. They fear the wrath of the Space Marines! |
| They'll never get in. Even a chain fist wouldn't break down that barricade."
A pale blue glow appeared in the corner You'd think they'd try though. I mean, they're not even trying to get in. The glowing blue mist rapidly coalesced. The crunch of metal echoed from behind them What was that? The dark shape, now solid, raised an assault cannon and tore the two men apart in one fluid motion. A communicator cut through the static. Teleportation complete. Targets terminated. Awaiting further instructions.
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| At battle's end, speak the Liturgy in a clear voice. Respect the bravery of the living. Give the Rite of Passage to the fallen. Honour the battle gear of the dead. To do all this with reverence, even when exhausted by battle and weary from the field, is the duty of the Chaplain. It is his burden and his satisfaction. +++ Adeptus Astartes - The Book of Faith +++ |
| During the righteous pacification of the heretical insurgence on Iduno, Lysander (at the time still a sergeant) bravely led his squad in the stubborn defence of the Colonial Bridge. For fourteen hours Lysander and his men held against wave after wave of attacks by the hateful rebels who had forsworn the glorious Emperor of Mankind for the False Glories of the Fallen Gods. Well versed in the Rites of Battle, Lysander guided his men surely and strongly, bringing the vengeance of the Emperor in volleys of controlled, effective bolter fire. When Lysander and the survivors of his squad were relieved, it took several hours to clear the corpses of the shadow-shrouded recreants so the bridge could be crossed. +++ Excerpt from the Liber Honorus Imperial Fists Chapter, Legions Astartes +++ |
| Marneus Augustus Calgar is the renowned master of the Ultramarines, and his countless exploits while defeating the enemies of the Emperor (may his divine light always guide us) have earned him no small measure of fame throughout the Imperium. In particular, his stubborn defence and ultimate crushing defeat of the Tyranids during the 1st Tyrannic War has become the stuff of legend amongst the more vulgar elements of the population on those planets that owe allegiance to the Ultramarines. But fame and glory ever begets jealousy and spite, and these heroic tales, fuelled by Marneus' fierce (some might say intractable) pride, has earned him and his brethren many high-ranking enemies. While I can find no direct evidence, it seems probable that these enemies engineered the now infamous Court of Inquiry into Marneus' actions during the suppression of the uprising on Colony Beta//54, where Marneus was quite rightly exonerated of all charges, if his excellency will allow me to put forward my own, very humble, opinion. Recent reports that Marneus was slain during the defence of Ichar IV appear to be based upon nothing but base rumour and tawdry gossip, and all the reliable evidence I have found indicates the he continues to lead the Ultramarines to this day. +++ 'Leaders Of The Adeptus Astartes', A Most Secret Report, Compiled For His Most Supreme Excellency The Paternoval Envoy By His Humble Servant Master Maximus Pliny +++ |
| The final destination on my Warrior Pilgrimage to Rynn's World was my voyage to the Jadeberry Hill Necropolis. Upon that blasted knoll are to be found hundreds of hand-carved headstones, each one a memorial to a fellow battle brother of the Crimson Fists. Each stone is engraved with the battle honours of a hero whose mortal remains will never be recovered, his sacrifice an example to us all. I lingered at that bleak place for a day and a night, meditating upon the foes I had defeated and the terrible battles I had fought to return here and atone for my weakness. Come the morn, I was struck by a revelation. Though many of them had died here, my brethren had prevailed in the face of adversity. I would strive to emulate their example and prove myself worthy of the trust placed in me by my Chapter. +++ Preface to Chapter V, 'Warrior Pilgrimages of the Angels of Death' +++ |
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| Victory does not always rest with the big guns: but, if we rest in front of them we shall be lost. +++ Commander Argentius - Adeptus Astartes Silver Skulls +++ |
| The uniforms of the Imperial Guard are camouflaged in order to protect their wearers by hiding them from sight.
The principle is that what the enemy cannot see he cannot kill. This is not the way of the Adeptus Astartes. A Space Marine’s armour is bright with heraldry that proclaims his devotion to his Chapter and the beloved Emperor of Mankind. Our principle is that what the enemy can see, he will soon learn to fear… |
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| "Lead us from death to victory, from falsehood to truth. Lead us from despair to hope, from faith to slaughter. Lead us to His strength and an eternity of war. Let His wrath fill our hearts. Death, war, and blood; in vengeance serve the Emperor and the name of Dorn!"
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| "Trust in the Emperor at the hour of battle. Trust to him to intercede, and protect his warriors true as they deal death on alien soil. Turn their seas to red with the blood of their slain. Crush their hopes, their dreams And turn their songs into cries of lamentation."
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| "Smite now the scions of the Witch! Grant us the strength to pierce their unclean flesh! To cover their fields with the pale form of the blasphemous dead! To drown the thunder of guns with the shriek of their dying! To lay waste to their citadels with hurricanes of fire! To wring the hearts of their kin with unavailing grief! To send them into the waste of their desolate land in rags and hunger, broken in spirit, worn with travail and begging for the refuge of the grave. We ask it, in the spirit of wrath, O Master of Mankind!"
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| "O Emperor, in wrath rejoicing at bloody wars, fierce and untamed, whose mighty power doth make the strongest walls from their foundations shake. All-conquering Master of Mankind, be pleased with this war's tumultuous roar. Delight in swords and fists red with alien blood, and the dire ruins of savage battle. Rejoice in furious challenge, and avenging strife, whose works with woe embitter human life!"
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| "No Fear! No Pity! NO REMORSE!"
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| "For the Emperor and Sanguinius!"
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| "Knowledge is power. Guard it well." +++ Motto of the Blood Ravens chapter +++ |
| The Machine is strong. We must purge the weak, hated flesh and replace it with the blessed purity of metal. Only though permanence can we truly triumph, only through the Machine can we find victory. Punish the flesh. Iron in mind and body. Hail the Machine! +++ Paulian Blantar, Iron Father of the Kaargul Clan, Iron Hands Chapter +++ |
| Show me a fortress and I'll show you a ruin. +++ Captain Eddan Bourne, No. 2 Assault Company, Silver Skulls +++ |
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| The meaning of victory is not to defeat your enemy but to destroy him, to eradicate him from living memory, to leave no remnant of his endeavours, to crush utterly his every achievement and remove from all record his every trace of existence. From that defeat, no enemy can recover.
That, battle-brothers, is the meaning of victory |
| Damnation starts with little steps, by arrogantly thinking that you are wiser than our great forbears, by tinkering with truth, by compromising, by departing from the straight and narrow path of the Emperor’s light. +++ Marneus Calgar +++ |
| Know this, son of Guilliman. The father of our Chapter watches over us always. He knows your soul, your strengths and, aye, even your doubts. The chain of command must not be broken or we are nothing. Discipline and order are everything on the battlefield and the army that lives by that credo will always triumph. +++ Marneus Calgar, Chapter Master of the Ultramarines +++ |
| We are the Ultramarines, the Sons of Guilliman. Whilst we draw breath, we stand. Whilst we stand, we fight. Whilst we fight, we prevail. Nothing shall stay our wrath. +++ Marneus Calgar, Chapter Master of the Ultramarines+++ Warhammer 40k Rule Book 5th Edition |
| Only a madman knows no fear. A warrior knows what fear is, he feels it in his stomach, he understands fear better than any other mortal can. What makes us strong is that we have conquered fear, overcome it not once but many times, over and over again, until the process has become instinctive. but no matter how many battles you fight and how many victories you win, your fear will never completely leave you. Learn to live with that fear. Learn to master your fear. But never forget that there are things in this universe that even you cannot face and live, abominations so terrible that their very appearance will sear the flesh from your face and shrivel your eyes. Such things cannot be fought, and to confront them would be nothing but a futile waste of life. In those situations remember your vows to serve the Emperor, and remember also that you serve him best alive and not sacrificed upon the altar of vain glory. +++ Memorum Libris de Petronius Caligarus, Ultramarines Captain +++ |
| The blasphemy of the Tyranids is such that only one solution is acceptable. Extermination. +++ Chaplain Cassius, Ultramarines Master of Sanctity +++ |
| Camouflage is the colour of fear... I have no need to hide from my foes... I have no fear of death. My colours I wear openly, they proclaim louder than any words, "I am proud to live - I am proud to die". +++ Commander Carab Culln, Red Scorpions +++Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p84 |
| They are an effective force in their way, and I do not doubt the Emperor's wisdom in allowing tainted subhuman filth to serve Him. But my men shall not be exposed to the corruption of these beasts. +++ Commander Carab Culln, Legio Astartes Red Scorpions on Beastmen +++Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p150 |
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| Wherever and whenever they appear they leave only destruction in their wake; they are the Lords of Death, Bringers of War. The Dark Angels |
| You will fight in the streets, and in the habs! You will fight for the enemy's death, not your own lives! You will fight and you will drive this alien filth from the Emperor's city. You will do these things, or you will face my wrath. +++ Captain Denon of the Salamanders' 2nd Company +++ |
| The ethics of booklearning and scholarship I leave to the savants. But for what it's worth, I would have burned it without a second thought +++ Brother Captain CyneWolf of the Deathwatch on the Necroteuch affair +++ |
| Give me a hundred Space Marines. Or failing that give me a thousand other troops +++ Attributed to Rogal Dorn, Primarch of the Imperial Fists Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)+++ |
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| They shall be my finest warriors, these men who give of themselves to me. Like clay I shall mould them, and in the furnace of war forge them. They will be of iron will and steely muscle. In great armour shall I clad them and with the mightiest guns will they be armed. They will be untouched by plague or disease, no sickness will blight them. They will have tactics, strategies and machines so that no foe can best them in battle. They are my bulwark against the Terror. They are the Defenders of Humanity. They are my Space Marines and they shall know no fear. +++ The Emperor of Mankind, on the Creation of the Space Marines +++ |
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| The enemy have been sighted. I am going to engage. In the name of the Emperor: Ravenwing - Attack! Attack! ATTACK! +++ Grand Master Gideon of the Ravenwing +++ |
| Bravery is stronger than Adamantium. One is the stuff of the soul-forges, the other an illusion of safety created by fools. Adamantium walls cannot keep us out! We have the courage of the Emperor! And in the Emperor's name... ATTACK!! ATTACK!! NO PRISONERS!! +++ Chaplain Gonzago during Operation Carthage (the second pacification of Isstvan V) +++ |
| It is the way of Fenris. We stay as long as we can. Fight as hard as we can. Kill as much as we can. Only when we can do no more do we move on. +++ Skold Greypelt of the Space Wolves on Shadrac +++ |
| You ask a lot of questions, Marlin. You know what I think? I think you need another drink. +++ Skold Greypelt of the Space Wolves on Shadrac to Sergeant Marlin of the Xth Slavok Regiment +++ |
| Do you ever go into a fight thinking there's no point giving my best, I'll get another chance later? We only ever get one shot, Marlin. Life is one shot. Making it count is all that matters. +++ Skold Greypelt of the Space Wolves on Shadrac to Sergeant Marlin of the Xth Slavok Regiment +++ |
| To the darkness I bring fire. To the ignorant I bring faith. Those who welcome these gifts may live, but I will visit naught but death and eternal damnation on those who refuse them. +++ Chaplain Grimaldus of the Black Templars, hero of Helsreach +++ |
| Let a wave of repugnance for the enemy wash over you. Let hatred fill you. Hate is good, for our goal is a Human galaxy. We are called by the Emperor with a sacred duty to conquer it in His name. +++ Chaplain Grimaldus of the Black Templars at the Sermon of Harnoth +++ |
| To admit defeat is to blaspheme against the Emperor. +++ Roboute Guilliman +++ |
| The warrior who acts out of honour cannot fail. His duty is honour itself. Even his death - if it is honourable - is a reward and can be no failure, for it has come through duty. Seek honour as you act, therefore, and you will know no fear. +++ Roboute Guilliman, Primarch of the Ultramarines +++ |
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| Within dark and forgotten places hide the enemies of the Emperor. You have been chosen to enter such places and, protected by the best armour the Adeptus Mechanicus can provide, cleanse it. Take with you weapons, a valiant heart and the Emperor's blessing, and engage the enemy where it makes its lair. Acknowledge death as it approaches, but do not succumb to its touch, for your purpose is great. You have proved yourselves to be worthy of the status you now hold. Every one of you standing here, all of whom have declared allegiance to the Emperor and take his will as your guide, have shown your courage and have been rewarded for it. Those that stand before me, I charge you now, go forth and vanquish the foe. +++ sermon made by Chaplain Hanius to Blood Angels Terminator Squads before the attack on Thain II +++ |
| So it was in the beginning; so ever it shall be. +++ Credo of the Iron Hands +++Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p129 |
| The galaxy is the Emperor's, and anyone or anything who challenges that claim is an enemy who must be destroyed. +++ High Marshal Helbrecht of the Black Templars at the Battle of Fire and Blood +++ |
| The Emperor extends His will to us when we destroy the wicked and impure to reconquer the galaxy in His name. The Emperor leads the galaxy to righteousness, and thus we must petition for His judgement on the wicked... for it is judgement without mercy.. +++ High Marshal Helbrecht of the Black Templars, addressing his warriors prior to the Cleansing of Gemenon Majoris +++ |
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| Blessed is the mind too small for doubt. +++ Isador Akios, Librarian of the Blood Ravens+++ |
| Primarch! Progenitor, to your glory and the glory of Him on Earth! +++ War Cry of the Imperial Fists+++ |
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| Problems? Problems? There is no problem I cannot solve with this... +++ attributed to Mad Chainsaw Johnson, Commander of the White Scars +++ |
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| A battle for supremacy against many foes is a battle of the best kind. There are few considerations, only those concerning where to place your next shot. It is war in its purest form. +++ Commander Karziel, Ultramarines 5th Company +++ |
| This planet is a graveyard - care to join me? +++ Techmarine Keilor of the Deathwatch (from the Doom Eagles Chapter) shortly before blowing himself up amidst a genestealer cult on Pavia +++ |
| Only faith in the Emperor and the training I am going
to give you will save you on the battlefield. |
| Why, if it isn’t Brother Marius. The injuries from the last training exercise have healed well I see. And that new bionic eye should prove most useful for this next exercise. Tell me, how many hours have you had on Land Speeders up to now? +++ Veteran Sergeant Kesser +++ |
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The Damned and the World read the first The Castle and Chaos read the second Fire and the Executioner read the third Death and the Emperor read the last |
| An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded. +++ Blood Raven Librarian saying+++ |
| Knowledge is power, guard it well. +++ Blood Raven Librarian saying+++ |
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Where there is uncertainty, I shall bring light |
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This day shall be our day of reckoning. Look not to the shame of the past, but to the glory of the future. We shall wash away the stain of our dishonour in the hot blood of our enemies. |
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| Questions are for the briefing room, not the field. +++ Captain Malachai of the Black Templars +++ |
| SPEED KILLS! |
| It's not just a speeding bike you need, Gamaliel - a quick mind is just as important for victory. |
| Knowledge is Power +++ Mentor Legion2 +++ |
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| As our bodies are armoured with Adamantium, our souls are protected with our loyalty. As our bolters are charged with death for the Emperor's enemies, our thoughts are charged with wisdom. As our ranks advance, so does our devotion, for are we not Space Marines? Are we not the chosen of the Emperor, his loyal servants unto death? +++ Chaplain Fergas Nils - An address to the defenders of Portrein +++ |
| Your honour is your life. Let none dispute it. +++ Captain Navarre of the Black Templars +++ |
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Say what you will: I will not fight alongside these madmen. The past proves nothing, save that the Blood Angels are cursed and but a single step from damnation!
+++the words of an Imperial Commander regarding the Blood Angels+++
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| You strive for victory. That is obvious. What may be less obvious is the nature of victory. There are circumstances in which you can destroy the enemy utterly, without loss to your own forces, and yet the victory may be his. In all situations, you must first decide on the nature of victory, and then take steps to secure it. Avoid the instinct of fight first and think later. +++ attributed to Leman Russ, Meditations, Book VI +++ Adeptus Titanicus Rulebook p40 |
| A fortress circumvented ceases to be an obstacle. A fortress destroyed ceases to be a threat. Do not forget the difference. +++ attributed to Leman Russ +++ |
| A fortress is built with blood and toil. Only by blood and toil may it be taken. +++ attributed to Leman Russ +++ |
| Beat your thoughts to the mould of your will. +++ attributed to Leman Russ +++ |
| There are those who undervalue the Penal Battalions. But they should consider this: should a man who has wronged the Emperor be allowed to wrong Him further? For each man executed is a man who can no longer serve, and to fail in service to the Emperor is the greatest of sins +++ Leman Russ, Meditations on Imperial Command, Book XXI +++Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p148 |
| Do not underestimate the Squats. They survived for millennia cut off from the Imperium and assailed from all sides. Their determination and resilience is an example to all. +++ Leman Russ, Meditations on Imperial Command, Book XVI +++Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p167 |
| Harden your soul against decadence. But do not despise it, for the soft appearance of the decadent may be deceptive. One need only consider the Harlequin dancers of the Eldar to see the truth of this proposition. +++ Leman Russ, A Book of Admonitions for the Legiones Astartes +++Warhammer 40,000 Compendium p194 |
| Here I am and here shall I die. +++ attributed to Leman Russ at the Battle of Rising Fell +++ |
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| From the darkness we strike, fast and lethal, and by the time our foes can react... darkness there and nothing more. +++ Kayvaan Shrike, Shadow Captain of the 3rd Company +++ |
| While vile mutants still draw breath, there can be no peace. While obscene heretics' hearts still beat, there can be no respite. While faithless traitors still live, there can be no forgiveness. +++ Legiones Astartes Silver Skulls' Catechism of Hate Verse I of XXV +++ |
| There is only the Emperor, and he is our shield and protector. +++ Second Book of Chantings+++ |
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What is your life? +++ Space Marine pledge +++ |
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| All of creation suffers, young ones. Only in accepting our own mortality can we make a difference. Only in bearing the burden of our failures can we find the strength to go on. Only in detachment from glory, or honour, or jealousy... from life itself can we hope to spare others from grief.
We are Doom Eagles. And we are dead already. |
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| Our presence remakes the past +++ Inscription on the Chapter Banner of the Ultramarines +++ |
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| Come all you Xeno scum and fallen heretics! Come face the one true might of the universe and wither under the Golden Throne's gaze! +++ Chaplain Varnus of the Ultramarines 3 +++ |
| I can pulp your flesh and snap your bones in less than a second, and without so much as lifting a finger. What is the power of technology compared to that? +++ Chief Librarian Vel'cona of the Salamanders 4 +++ |
| We commend our souls to the Emperor. Let the story of our sacrifice burn across history like a shooting star. For death and for glory - for the Ultramarines! +++ Veteran Sergeant Lucian Ventris. 745.M41+++ |
| You carry the Emperor's will as your torch, with it destroy the shadows. +++ Verses of Sigismund, Book CIV, Verse I +++ |
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| Walls of stone and walls of iron,
Fall down all the same. They may delay but don't prevent The hail of death and pain. |
