1st Company (Ultramarines)
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The 1st Company of the Ultramarines, known as the Warriors of Ultramar, comprises the Chapter's most veteran warriors.[1]
Overview
Numbering 100 of the most skilled warriors of the Chapter, the 1st Company is trained in the arts of fighting in usual or ancient patterns of Power Armour and with all manner of weaponry. The majority of their warriors serve in Terminator Armour while others act as Vanguard Veterans or Sternguard Veterans. These are attached to Ultramarines strike forces fighting all over the Galaxy. Sometimes, individual veterans of the 1st are chosen to join the ranks of the Victrix Guard, while other Primaris Space Marine Veterans may take to the field clad in Phobos Armour to launch stealth operations. The 1st Company benefits from a wealth of vehicles from the Chapter's fleet of Land Raiders and Repulsors to squadrons of Stormraven Gunships and several Dreadnoughts.[1]
The 1st Company is famous for its Strike Force Ultra formations. This formation mobilizes as many battle-brothers in suits of Terminator Armour as possible and supports them with Land Raiders and Stormraven Gunships. This allows for fast transportation of heavy-hitting forces that can crack the toughest of targets. Recently, this formation has been updated to use Repulsors to carry Intercessor veterans.[1]
Notable Battles
- 745.M41: Battle for Macragge: The 1st Company suffers appalling casualties at the hands of Hive Fleet Behemoth. It took many years for the 1st Company to recover their strength.[1]
- 946.M41: Battle of Eagle Gate[12]
- 999.M41: Invasion of Ultramar[4]
- 999.M41: Ultramar Campaign[5]
- Early M42: War of Beasts on Vigilus[7]
- ~012.M42: Plague Wars[6][10]
- ???.M42: Fourth Tyrannic War. Notably on Regium[11]
Notable Members
- Severus Agemman - Current Captain.[1]
- Saul Invictus - Former Captain, killed during the Battle for Macragge.[2]
- Varus Castamon - Lieutenant[11]
- Zuthis Abarim - Librarian[11]
- Vael Donatus - Sternguard Veteran. Member of the Deathwatch.[9]
- Galesus - Member of the Deathwatch.[3]
- Tanaro - Sergeant[11]
- Augustin - Dreadnought.[1]
Sources
- 1: Codex Supplement: Ultramarines (8th Edition), pg. 12
- 2: Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition), pg. 74
- 3: Codex: Deathwatch (7th Edition), pg. 52
- 4: The Chapter's Due (Novel), Chapter 6
- 5: Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch — Part 1
- 6: Dark Imperium: Plague War (Novel) [Needs Citation]
- 7: Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Defiant, pg. 68
- 8: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 23
- 9: One Bullet (Short Story) - Deathwatch: Ignition (Anthology)
- 10: Warhammer Community: Warhammer Preview Online: Black Library (posted 12/5/2020 – Interview with Guy Haley (last accessed 12/5/2020)
- 11: Leviathan (Novel) - Chapters 1-2
- 12: Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook, pgs. 385–399