Vanilla Marines

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**pj-brainz**

Right heres just a question i think im being a bit thick and i may sound like a total noob but who are the Vannilla marines i hear it alot in the forums and just wondering what it meant.

**Samus_aran115**

LOL, really?
Vanilla marines are any chapter that doesn't have a specific codex, Ie, imperial fists, ultramarines, salamanders, crimson fists. In other words, they use the generic "Codex: Space Marines"

Blood angels and space wolves are not vanilla. You get the idea

**pj-brainz**

Yeah i get ya like Mentors, Revilers, Storm Lords etc lol. Dont here much of that terminology over here in the UK

**Valkyrie**

Plain as vanilla, no "flavour"

**lliadon**

yup...as indicated. vanilla marines are any army based and used from the standard codex space marines. now again as stated there are special characters in the codex that can allow you to play a specific chapter. we have vulcan for sallamanders. khan for white scars. shrike for raven guard. and so on. however a vanilla list/army is generally used without the special characters as they promote various chapters.

**Nurglitch**

Vanilla is a flavour. The term people should use is "Awesomeberry Blue".

**Th3ee Legged Dog**

Nurglitch wrote:Vanilla is a flavour. The term people should use is "Awesomeberry Blue".

I thuroughly LOL'ed.

**Melissia**

Valkyrie wrote:Plain as vanilla, no "flavour"

Vanilla ice cream is the best kind of ice cream.

**Samus_aran115**

I agree. Who eats a rootbeer float with chocolate ice cream? Bahrf.

**Melissia**

Actually I kinda prefer the vanilla codex to the Blood Angels ones. Aside from the usual jokes about brass nipples, it just feels more Marine than the BA codex does, to me anyway.

**Dark**

Melissia wrote:
Valkyrie wrote:Plain as vanilla, no "flavour"
Vanilla ice cream is the best kind of ice cream.

Chocolate with almonds begs to differ

**Samus_aran115**

Mint chocolate chip argues with your chocolate and almonds

**Melissia**

And yet, I still prefer just plain vanilla. Funny, that

(mind you, I'm rather peculiar when it comes to my chocolate, milk chocolate with no nuts, though other kinds of filling like nougat can work).

**Brettila**

I agree. The regular marine codex is so versatile that it can do about anything you need it to. It can take a hit, dish out the pain, scream across the table and melt a tank or two, deploy rapidly, fight in CC with claws, hammers, and S6 power weapons. Not bad however you slice it.

**Chowderhead**

Nurglitch wrote:Vanilla is a flavour. The term people should use is "Awesomeberry Blue".

Sigged

**Melissia**

Indeed, having cheaper TH/SS terminators is a very strong benefit for those who like to use termies. And termies are the most interesting single unit (from my perspective at any rate) SMs have to offer.

**Brettila**

I must confess to terminator weakness myself. My CSM have 7 squads worth. Curse GW for printing Apocalypse!..

**Dark**

Not only in game terms... the armour it's itself beautifull.

**Wyvern**

We should call them Ice Flavoured Ice Cream.

Or better yet, Bread Sandwich Marines!!!

**Rurouni Benshin**

I love Vanilla ice cream! What's wrong with vanilla?

*lol*

**Grey Templar**

Samus_aran115 wrote:I agree. Who eats a rootbeer float with chocolate ice cream? Bahrf.

Never had a Mintchip Dr. Pepper float have you?

Awsome with Awsome sauce!!!

**Shadowbrand**

Ever had a float with coke o cola instead of rootbeer?

**Grey Templar**

Yup

also had Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Cherry Coke, and Sprite

**Battle Brother Lucifer**

Melissia wrote:
Valkyrie wrote:Plain as vanilla, no "flavour"
Vanilla ice cream is the best kind of ice cream.

Qft, I may even sig it for the lolz

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Samus_aran115 wrote:Mint chocolate chip argues with your chocolate and almonds

Worst ice cream flavor. Ever. >:[

**Lord_Inquisitor**

Why does no one appreciate how amazing cookies n cream (with real oreos!) is?!]

also, how acceptable is it to use a specific chapter's ruleset for a homebrew chapter? i'm guessing it's perfectly fine, but i figure i should make sure

**Bullfrog**

Wyvern wrote:We should call them Ice Flavoured Ice Cream.

Or better yet, Bread Sandwich Marines!!!

A toast sandwich is actually rather tasty.

**Dark**

Lord_Inquisitor wrote:also, how acceptable is it to use a specific chapter's ruleset for a homebrew chapter? i'm guessing it's perfectly fine, but i figure i should make sure

As codex marines? Perfectly fine. You don't even need a background for them, they can just be a colour scheme you came up with because you liked none on the codex.

**Captain Solon**

capitalise your I for the word I. Don't use Noob.

'nillarz are marines that don't have their own codex.

**Dark**

A little late onto the fray, lad

**SaintHazard**

It is never too late!

Also, Butter Pecan.

That is all.