Space Marine Captain
A Captain leads from the front. By his example shall his men know what it is to be of the Adeptus Astartes, and from his teachings shall they learn the trade of battle in the Emperor's name.
No ordinary man can a Captain be, for many are the paths to victory and he must be master of them all. His very being shall be an extension of the Emperor's work. With every strike of his sword, with every word of his speech, does he reaffirm the ideals of our honoured master. He will vanquish darkness and heresy with every thought, word, and deed. So shall his coming be a sign of deliverance to the dutiful, and a herald of dismay to all traitors. No living man shall stay his wrath.
A Space Marine Captain (also known as Brother-Captain) typically commands an entire Company of his battle brothers (a customary maximum of one hundred Marines).
Captains assigned to Vanguard Space Marine formations will typically adopt stealth tools such as Omni-Scramblers, lightweight Phobos Armour, and master-crafted Instigator Bolters.[13]
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Role and Responsibilities
In addition to the leadership of his own Company and its resources, a Captain may have other Chapter responsibilities (and correspondingly, an additional title) - usually being responsible for an area of Chapter logistics.[1] Typically, the senior-most Captain commands the First Company and often serves as second-in-command to the Chapter Master and as their immediate successor.[9][10] In addition, some chapters, such as the Salamanders[7] and the Space Wolves[3a], the Chapter Master is at once the leader of the entire chapter and of his own company of marines. Additionally, the commander of a Space Marine Company's Battle Barge may be referred to as "Captain" aboard his vessel, regardless of his regular rank.[Needs Citation]
During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy, the rank of First Captain existed. This Captain commanded the prestigious 1st Company of the Space Marine Legion and acted as their Primarch's adjutant.[12]
Chapter Variations
- Shadow Captain redirects here; for the novella, see Shadow Captain (Novella)
Within many chapters, the Captain is sometimes referred to as "Brother-Captain" in recognition that all marines within the chapter are brethren. Several chapters refer to their Company Captains by different titles:
| Chapter | Title Variant |
| Dark Angels | Master[2] |
| Space Wolves | Wolf Lord[3b] |
| Red Scorpions | Commander[4] |
| Black Templars | Marshal or Castellan[5] |
| Iron Hands | Iron Captain[11] or Clan-Commander[25] |
| Grey Knights | Brother-Captain (represents a slightly different rank)[6] |
| Raven Guard | Shadow Captain[1] |
| Excoriators | Corpus-Captain[8] |
| White Scars | Khan |
| Deathwatch | Watch Captain[16] |
| Primaris Space Marines | Primaris Captain |
Notable Space Marine Captains
- Ultramarines
- Severus Agemman - Captain of the 1st Company[17]
- Sevastus Acheran - Captain of the 2nd Company[18b]
- Cato Sicarius - Former Captain of the 2nd Company and High Suzerain of Ultramar[18a]
- Uriel Ventris - Captain of the 4th Company[18b]
- Space Wolves
- Ragnar Blackmane - Wolf Lord of the Blackmanes[19]
- Harald Deathwolf - Wolf Lord of the Deathwolves[19]
- Krom Dragongaze - Wolf Lord of the Drakeslayers[19]
- Sven Bloodhowl - Wolf Lord of the Firehowlers[19]
- Blood Angels
- Karlaen - Captain of the 1st Company[20b]
- Erasmus Tycho - Former Captain of the 3rd Company[20a]
- Dark Angels
- Belial - Grand Master of the Deathwing[21]
- Sammael - Master of the Ravenwing[21]
- Lazarus - Master of the 5th Company[33]
- White Scars
- Kor'sarro Khan - Khan of the 3rd Company and Master of the Hunt[22b]
- Imperial Fists
- Darnath Lysander - Captain of the 1st Company[22a]
- Tor Garadon - Captain of the 3rd Company[23]
- Taelos - Captain of the 10th Company[24]
- Salamanders
- Adrax Agatone - Captain of the 3rd Company[32]
- Ur'zan Drakgaard - Captain of the 6th Company[31]
- Raven Guard
- Kyrin Solaq - Shadow-Captain of the 5th Company[26]
- Black Templars
- Grey Knights
- Deathwatch
- Red Scorpions
Miniatures
Primaris Captain (10th Ed.)
Primaris Captain in Gravis Armor (9th Ed.)[40]
Primaris Captain (Limited release, 9th Ed.)
Primaris Captain in Gravis Armor (9th Ed.)
Primaris Captain with Relic Shield (9th Ed.)[34]
Primaris Captain in Phobos Armour (8th Ed.)
Primaris Captain with Power Fist (Limited release, 8th Ed.)
Primaris Captain (8th Ed.)
Primaris Captain in Gravis Armor (Dark Imperium (Game), 8th Ed.)
Anaton Thassarius (7th Ed.)
Captain (7th Ed.)
Captain (6th Ed.)
Captain (Limited release, 6th Ed.)
Captain (Limited release, 6th Ed.)
Captain (Assault on Black Reach, 5th Ed.)
Captain (4th Ed.)
Captain (3rd Ed.)
Captain (1st Ed.)
Captain (1st Ed.)
- Captains in Terminator Armor
Captain in Terminator Armour (10th Ed.)[41]
Captain in Terminator Armour (Leviathan (Box), 10th Ed.)
Captain in Terminator Armour (Limited release, 7th Ed.)
Captain in Terminator Armour (7th Ed.)
Captain in Terminator Armour (3rd Ed.)[37a]
Captain in Terminator Armour (1st Ed.)
Sources
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- 1: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), [Needs Citation]
- 2: Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition), pg. 14
- 3: Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition)
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- 5: Codex: Black Templars, [Needs Citation]
- 6: Codex: Grey Knights (5th Edition), [Needs Citation]
- 7: Index Astartes IV, [Needs Citation]
- 8: Legion of the Damned (Novel), Chapter One, pg. 33
- 9: Fall of Damnos (Novel), Chapter Three, pg. 57
- 10: Codex: Blood Angels (5th Edition), pg. 8
- 11: Codex: Space Marines (6th Edition) (E-Book Edition), pg. 234
- 12: The Horus Heresy Book One, pg. 154
- 13: Codex: Vanguard Space Marines (8th Edition), pg. 7
- 14: Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition, 2nd Codex) pg.62
- 15: Codex: Grey Knights (5th Edition) pg.66
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