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Are we near 1000 yet?

Not that it matters they can always claim some chapters have factions with different names and so on but I'm sure someone somewhere is keeping a list.

Anyone know?

I still have 996 to mock in my sigs.

237 chapters have been named, according to lexicanum:
http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/List_of_Space_Marine_Chapters

but i would say some where round 125 actaully have fluff.

http://www.philipsibbering.com/WH40KRP/40K_9_Marine_4_Chapters_1000.shtml

While not official this is the largest knowledge base of Space marine chapters Ive seen. Mostly from people from the BnC. Even I got one on there.

@Shaman: I think this catalog contains mostly non-canonical homebrew chapters for B&C.

Lexi could be a good source as ph34r linked to .

I know the B&C kept track of chapters with paintschemes done with the "SM painter", so most of them would be
fanmade and the common "official" ones to make it "complete".

Tried to notice the GW named ones ( so I could have my own, non-GW names ), but lost track anywhere in the 200..

Would guess 30% could be right, if youre looking at chapters with at least their name used anywhere in a GW publication.

Maybe we could contribute names ( Chapter name generator is a funny piece of software ) to have them mocked by kid.



EDIT:
Dug out the old list:

Avenging Sons, Absolvers, Adulators, Angels of Damnation, Angels of Penance, Angels of Purgatory, Angels of Repentance, Angels of Retribution, Angels of Vigilance, Angels of Absolution, Angels of Redemption, Angels of Vengeance, Angels of Death, Angels of Doom,
Angels of Fire, Angels of Ice, Angels Penitent, Angels Porphyr, Angels Redeemed, Angels Repentant, Angels Resplendant, Angels Revenant, Angels Encarmine, Angels Sanguine, Angels Vermillion, Astral Claws, Avengers, Aurora, Benedictors, Black Consuls, Black Dragons, Black Guard, Black Hawks, Black Inculpators, Black Jaguars, Black Knights, Black Panthers, Black Templars, Black wings,
Blood Angels, Blood Drinkers, Blood Claws, Blood Ravens, Brazen Claws, Brazen Minotaurs, Brotherhood of a thousand, Blood Swords,
Celebrants, Celestial Lions, Children of the Light, Contendors, Crusaders, Crimson Fists, Crimson Guard,
Celestial Falcons, Dark Angels, Dark Crusaders, Dark Eagles, Dark Hands, Dark Hunters, Dark Sons, Death Knights, Death Spectres,
Death Strike, Death Eagles, Destroyers, Devourers, Dictators, Doom Eagles, Death Watch, Eagle warriors, Emperors Hawks,
Emperors Hands, Emperors Storm, Emperors Spears, Emperors Shadows, Emperors Tears, Emperors Warbringers, Espandors,
Excubants, Execruators, Executioners, Exemplars, Exorcists, Fire Devils, Fire Dragons, Fire Hawks, Fire Lords, Falme Falcons,
Flame Eagles, Flesh Tearers, Genesis, Golden Gryphons, Grey Knights, Hawk Lords, Heralds of ultramar, Hospitalers, Hounds of Demos, Hounds of War, Howling Griffons, Inculpators, Incaptors, Infernal Guard, Invaders, UINvictors, Inviolators, Imperial Fists,
Imperial Champions, Imperial Paladins, Imperial Talons, Imperial Castellans, Imperial Harbingers, Imperial Stars, Iron Hands,
Iron Champions, Iron Lords, Iron Snakes, Iron Fists, Iron Knights, Immortal Hearts, Ice Dragons, Jaguars of the Light,
Lamenters, Legion of the Damned, Liberators, Lions of Kerr, Lion warriors, Knights of Gryphonne, Knights of Dorn, Knights of the Raven, Mantis warriors, Marines Malevolent, Marines Erant, Marines Exemplar, Masters of Protelus, Meta Marines, Mentors,
Malefactors, Marauders, Minotaurs, Millenial Nightmare, Mortifactors, Napalm Death, Nemesis, Novamarines, Oblators,
Obsidian Templars, Omega Brothers, Omega Marines, Paladins, Panthers, Patriarchs of Ulixis, Penitents, Preators of Orpheus,
Purgators, Questors, Rainbow warriors, Raptors, Rampagers, Raven Guard, Redeemers, Red Hunters, Red Legion, Red scorpions, Red Talons, Red Templars, Red wolves, Red Zephyrs, Relictors, reparators, Retractors, Revilers, Rhetors, Salamanders, Sable Swords,
Scythes of the Emperor, Shadow Falcons, Silver Eagles, Silver Skulls, Silver Lions, Skull Beareres, Sons of Medusa, Sons of Anteus,
Sons of gulliaume, Sons of Sparta, Sons of Jaghatai, Sons of Orar, Sons of malice, Space Devils, Space Sharks, Space Wolves,
Sould Drinkers, Star dragons, Star Phantoms, Steel Panthers, Steel Cobras, Storm Callers, Storm Giants, Storm Lords,
Storm Warriors, Storm Hawks, Storm Wings, Subjugators, Supplicators, Talons of Ultima, Tempestors, Tromentors,
tributors, Taurans, Tigers Argent, Ultramarines, Ultimate warriors, Valedictors, Valiant Lords, Venerators of Osirion, Victors, War bearers, War hawks, Warmongers, Warrior Adepts, Warriors Tempest, White Scars, White Consuls, White Panthers, White Minotaurs,
White Templars, Widowmakers;

Last update at 24th of april 2005.

Included everything mentioned in a GW source ( WD, codices, background ).

Heres 837 of them!

http://www.tauonline.org/index.php?content=browse&army=SM&article=392

vodo40k wrote:Heres 837 of them!

http://www.tauonline.org/index.php?content=browse&army=SM&article=392

Its a long listing...
But it seems the xenos doesn't get the difference between traitor and loyalist ( still claiming only GW and loyal would be listed ).
Examples: Astral claws = badab war. Loyal? Dragon warriors = turned their backs on the E and seem to fight against sallies.

Plus, names like : 229 "Earth Sept" .... Really ?

So its not bad. Just does not answer the question about "named by GW" chapters. Most of the names there seem to be fanmade.

If a chapter falls or is wiped out, should it be removed from the list of one thousand?