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After seeing the "UltraMarines trailer" at the end it says "and the greatest of them all are the UltraMarines" that made me laugh, but got me wondering.
What chapter really IS the greatest? Im talking through battles and total ass kickery. Im curious, as I dont much care for the SM so now I want to know

Iron Snakes.

(unless you mean legions)

Crimson Fists. .I can rebuild them.

iron warriors

Tunnel Snakes. They rule.

Kurgash wrote:Tunnel Snakes. They rule.

Sure thing, Butch.



I would have to say Alpha Legion. They usually hold some of their forces back, and they still usually win.

Slarg232 wrote:
I would have to say Alpha Legion. They usually hold some of their forces back, and they still usually win.

Oh yes. And most of the times, their enemies don't even know who they're fighting against

And also technically, although i'm huge Alpha Legion fan, they're not a chapter, they're a legion so they wouldn't count

Clearly it's the Rainbow Warriors.

The Boys in blue are who you call when need the job done. Ultramar's finest is the greatest the Imperium has to offer.

SPARKEYG wrote:The Boys in blue are who you call when need the job done. Ultramar's finest is the greatest the Imperium has to offer.

..... The Ultramarines were convieniently on the other side of the galaxy when this occured.

The Dreadnote wrote:Clearly it's the Rainbow Warriors.

Seconded. Although they haven't had much coverage recently.
Or ever really. Aside from a picture in 1st edition?

Still the tops though. Because they probably ride unicorns.

SPARKEYG wrote:The Boys in blue are who you call when need the job done. Ultramar's finest is the greatest the Imperium has to offer.

History of the Ultramarines

The Ultramarines have some of the most boring 1st founding histories for any Astartes Chapter in the Imperial history.

Circa M29: The Unification Wars. The Emperor of Mankind unites Terra, and sets off to conquer the stars in a series of violent and bloody battles. The Ultramarines’ Primarch, Roboute Guilliman (Nicknamed Rowboat Girlyman for his utter douchebaggery during the Heresy), is conveniently located on the other side of the galaxy when this occurs.

012.M31-014.M31: The Horus Heresy. Almost half of all Space Marine legions betray the Emperor and turn to Chaos. The traitors lay siege to Holy Terra, and most of the Space marine legions suffer major losses. The Blood Angels, Imperial Fists, and White scars are forced to make a stand on Terra while the Dark Angels lose their homeworld to renegade elements within their home planet, the Salamanders, Iron Hands, and Raven Guard are nearly destroyed, and the Emperor is crippled while battling Horus. The Ultramarines are conveniently located on the other side of the galaxy when this occurs. After the Heresy, Rowboat Girlyman created the Codex Astartes as we know it today, including the separation of the 10,000 strong legions into 1,000 strong chapters. Note that the Ultramarines didn't participate in the defense of Terra, didn't sustain crippling damage to their Chapter's manpower, and note that, best of all, when they arrived they were too fething late. The war was already won, yet their primarch still was the first to create the new rules.

546.M32: 'The Beheading': The High Lords of Terra are all slain on the orders of Drakan Vangorich, Grand Master of the Officio Assassinorum. The rogue Master of Assassins is tracked down and slain by a Space Marine strikeforce drawn from the Imperial Fists, Halo Brethren and Sable Swords. Only a single Space Marine survives the campaign. The Ultramarines are conveniently located on the other side of the galaxy when this occurs.

843.M35: Distress call from Grendel's World investigated. Planet discovered to have been attacked and all inhabitants slain by terror tactics of the Night Lords. The Ultramarines are conveniently located on the other side of the galaxy when this occurs.

Early M36: The Age of Apostasy and the Reign of Blood begin. Warp storms increase dramatically and Chaos and Ork attacks multiply. The Imperium falls into turmoil. An empowered Ecclesiarchy becomes more tyrannical. High Lord Goge Vandire becomes the most powerful member of the Senate of the High Lords of Terra, and manipulates a small sect, the Daughters of the Emperor(AKA: today the Sisters of Battle), into becoming his personal bodyguards, the Brides of the Emperor. Vandire rules largely unopposed and more and more bloody and tyrannical. Zhoros (Fire Hawks' world) thermal bombed. The Ultramarines are conveniently located on the other side of the galaxy when this occurs.

266.M36: Sebastian Thor is born on Dimmamar. He eventually becomes a threat to Vandire, who sends the Frateris Templar fleet to destroy Dimmamar. The fleet is completly destroyed by a warp storm, still existing today, named the Storm of the Emperor's Wrath in the Clax system. Vandire's armies are finally defeated by combined forces of the Tech Guard and several chapters of Space Marines, organized under the banner of the Confederation of Light, led by Thor. Vandire is executed by Alicia Dominica, the leader of his own bodyguards, who reclaim their old name Daughters of the Emperor in a conspiracy involving the Adeptus Custodes and the Emperor himself. The Ultramarines are conveniently located on the other side of the galaxy when this occurs.

723.M36: The 5th Black Crusade begins. Doombreed, a prince of Khorne declares war on the Adeptus Astartes. The Warhawks and the Venerators are lost. The Ultramarines are conveniently located on the other side of the galaxy when this occurs.

995.M40-000.M41 The Macharian Crusades. Lord Solar Macharius sets out to reconquer the Segmentum Pacificus for the Imperium. The Ultramarines are conveniently located on the other side of the galaxy when this occurs.

444.M41: First War for Armageddon. Chaos incursion led by Angron and World Eaters beaten back by Space Wolves and Grey Knights but only at a terrible cost. Only about a dozen of the grey knights survive the battle with Angron. The local planetary militia and the other citizens are mind-wiped, sterilized and put into work camps, to slave away for the rest of their short, miserable lives much to the horror of Logan Grimnar. The Ultramarines are conveniently located on the other side of the galaxy when this occurs.

742.M41 Damocles Crusade is launched against the Tau Empire due to the Imperium's ever growing Xenophobia, a small, strategically insignificant piece of nothingness, inhabited by weak fish people with minimal Faster-Than-Light Technology. The Ultramarines are thoroughly defeated along with the rest of the Imperial forces.

745.M41: First Tyrannic War. Hive Fleet Behemoth attacks the Ultramarines homeworld Macragge. Most of the chapter is eaten by Nids and lost their entire 1st company, the Chapter's company of hardened veterans and Terminators. The second fight they get and they still blew it, lulz.

901-912.M41 Badab War. The Astral Claws, Lamenters, Executioners, and Mantis Warriors chapters rebel against the Imperium, and are defeated by loyalist chapters. The Ultramarines are conveniently located on the other side of the galaxy when this occurs.

941-942.M41: Second War for Armageddon. The Ultramarines bump into an Ork Waaagh! while running away from the Tyranids. They are saved by the timely intervention of Commissar Yarrick and the Blood Angels.

988.M41: The battle of Rynn's World begins. A large ork army, led by the Warboss Snagrod attacks the Crimson Fists and thier homeworld. During the battle, a stray missle strikes the Fortress-Monastary of the crimson fists, killing most of the Marines. The survivors are wounded severly and are forced to rebuild their chapter. The Ultramarines are conveniently located on the other side of the galaxy when this occurs.

757998.M41: The Third War for Armageddon begins. Having learned from past mistakes, Imperial Commanders commit a ridiculous amount of forces to hold the world. It drags on for months in a bloody stalemate, and soon Ghazghkull grows bored and leaves his generals to finish the fight while he goes looking for other worlds to conquer. Commissar Yarrick joins a Black Templars Crusade and gives chase. The Ultramarines are conveniently located on the other side of the galaxy when this occurs.

5999.M41: Warmaster Abaddon launches the 13th Black Crusade. The armies of Chaos Undivided lay siege primarily to Cadia but attack many of the surrounding worlds as well. Imperial Forces launch a massive counterattack, and eventually push back the tides of Chaos, but only just barely, and at great cost. The Space Wolves' 13th Company are amongst the forces seen fighting against the forces of chaos. The Ultramarines are conveniently located on the other side of the galaxy when this occurs.

As an additional note of interest, there stands reasonable evidence that the Ultramarines are partially responsible for unleashing the Nightbringer on the galaxy in the current age. On the planet Pavonis, it was brought to the attention of Uriel Ventris, of the 4th company of the Ultramarines, that a group of revolutionaries were digging their way straight to the Nightbringer's sarcophogus while the Dark Eldar rounded up the keys to unlock the thing. Uriel was given a choice: he could either exterminatus the planet, burying the Nightbringer, revolutionaries, and Dark Eldar all at once in a single fell swoop, or he could boost his own ego by making a balls-first attack on the excavation site with nothing but chain swords and bolters. Unfortunately for the entire galaxy, Uriel chose the latter of these options, lost the fight, and let the Nightbringer get free.

Yes....they are the best.

Black Templars. They just kick everyone's ass

Kurgash wrote: snippity snip

I love that "article"

I don't hate Ultramarinesl, but that post was still hilarious.

Anyway, I like the Salamanders.

Ultramarines; despite all the hate vented at the ultras, theres two things that are always present in the fluff of 40k: 1)Its grimdark and 2)The Ultramarines are the best humanity has against the darkness.

742.M41 Damocles Crusade is launched against the Tau Empire due to the Imperium's ever growing Xenophobia, a small, strategically insignificant piece of nothingness, inhabited by weak fish people with minimal Faster-Than-Light Technology. The Ultramarines are thoroughly defeated along with the rest of the Imperial forces.

That's my favourite one. It's funny how they talk about the SM's like nothing could ever defeat them, one man equals 10 of any other race, etc...and yet with over ten thousand years of experiance in battle, constantly honing their skills and strategies...they lose a war to a race which has only been technologically predominant for about 1000 years, and only around for about 4000 years. Most of which were spent as primitives/ early gun powder weapons. Not to mention it says Tau don't live that long anyway, so it's not like their forces are compromised of warriors with centuries of experience like the marines do. Yet some how, I guess the teachings of Mont'ka and Kayoun were too much for them to handle. Silly imperium. Will they ever learn their lesson?

Kurgash wrote:The Ultramarines are conveniently located on the other side of the galaxy when this occurs.

I'm sensing a recurring theme in your post, but I can't quite put my finger on it.....

S_P

<-----------------------------Pfft

who cares?

None. They all pale before the might of the Imperial Guard

I've gotta go Space Sharks - if you aren't up to snuff they take your world from you. True fact.

It's probably going to be Templar actually...I don't even care for Templar all too much...but there's just too many of them for anyone else to compare.

Grey Knights compare, but they could easily kick the BT's asses.

Well yes they can...and Grey Knights are my favorites...

But there are 2000? GKs out there and most of them are at the Eye...Templar wins out.

Last I heard it was three thousand. And Black Templar are just as spread out than Grey Knights are.

The Emperors Pointy Sticks are by far the greatest. And the two Marines Ken and Ferp are the greatest of the Loyalist Space Marines.
If yoo don´t know what I´m talking about search for "Turn Signals On A Land Raider"

Okay then...but if it ever came to a battle royale they win...there's no denying it...numbers will consume them...

Numbers consume them except for foot Guard...they just pound through them.

If we are talking the greatest man for man...it's GKs hands down. (Except for Custodes of course) because GKs are the emperors most trusted. (except for the Custodes again)

CruoAngelus wrote:Human Space Marines.

While I admire the humor in the post, this is a contradiction in terms...

Well Custodes are exactly that...Space Marines without Gene Seeds.