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So I enjoy making Space Marine chapters and basing them off of differant cultures even if I don't make models for the chapter (most often I'll make at least 1). I've made quiet a few chapters but I'd like some suggestions on cultures that have existed throughout history that I could research and turn into a chapter. I'm not looking for themes or ideas on how the chapters could be made just cultures.

Also here are cultures I've already done.

Maori/Samoan/Polynesian
Russian Cossack
Native American
Aztec/Mayan
Chinese
Egyptian

Here are cultures suggested that I'll be doing so far

Zulu
Spanish Conquistadors
Tuareg

And cultures that won't be done as they are already popular or used

Templars or Knights of any kind
Mongols/huns
Greece/romans

Try the turks!

Aren't the Native American's used slightly by the Dark Angels?

Personally I'd like to see some more asian cultures (including the middle east as it is on the continent of Asia), because as far as I know, the White Scars is the only one, and they are largely based off of the Mongol culture.

How about african of some sort? Salamanders have dark skin, but they're the only chapter I can think of that does and their culture is 'burn stuff' rather than matching any earth society.

Or ancient Greek maybe? I guess Ultramarines have some of that look with the occasional helmet-crest, but I don't think there's any that focus on it specifically.

As another poster said there aren't any asian themed ones really, might be hard to pull off that look without some conversion though.

Egyptian could look cool, I can't think of any chapters based on that.

Umm...Babylonian? I have no idea how you would do that, but it's an interesting culture that isn't touched on much.

Incan. -- Strict regimentation and uniformity. Good variety of units including missile and melee. All infantry.

English era of Elizabeth I. -- Flamboyant individualist uniforms, very loyal, good naval forces.

Zulu. -- Strong focus on melee. Strongly regimented. All infantry.

Boer. -- Small, very mobile units with good shooting. Some artillery support.

Mahdist. -- Very religious. Focus on melee rather than shooting. No artillery.

Samurai.
Mongol.
Hashishin.

Certainly a difficult task, finding one that not only hasn't been done but sounds feasible.

Babylonians, Persians, Imperial Japan...think, as stated above, the larger portion of Eastern Asia has been left alone for the most part. India? Crusading-age Arabians? Zulus?

Think alot of the more recent history would be more in-line with the Imperial Guard, rather than the Space Marines.

Teutonic knights.

Little lord Fauntleroy wrote:Teutonic knights.

Exist =>


Spanish conquistadores

Hethites on chariots

Zulu (Leopard print is awesome, obviously)

Scots Highlanders (done very well by someone else here on the forum)

Canadian Mounties (Thunderwolf cavalry?)

London policemen

Carthage (Elephant Cavalry!)

1hadhq wrote:

Little lord Fauntleroy wrote:Teutonic knights.

Exist =>

Damn it, completely forgot about the Black Templars! Just ignore that then.

Wales!
No one has done a chapter based on Wales yet...

I've never seen a marine wearing a cowboy hat, nor a Mexican sombrero.

What about Balkan nations? Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, Slovenians...
We have always been thrived toward war and conquest.

Females
(runs and hides in fear of life from the inevitable Dakka Fatwa)

Mwnciboo has a rather tasty Native American Chapter. the Bear Claws.

Sikh
Moghul
Tibetan Buddhist in saffron and Monkey Magic
Kali worshipping Thuggi
Actually anything from the sub continent woul be ACE!
That has me thinking would it be possible to tie in with my SW's

Kilkrazy wrote:
English era of Elizabeth I. -- Flamboyant individualist uniforms, very loyal, good naval forces.

May not be that era, history is rusty, or from a SM chapter but isnt the moridian iorn gaurd based on them/era?

Culture wise how about the Visigoths, fast and stealthy?

Arabs or Christian Crusaders? Like those in the movie Kingdom of Heaven. Franks? some Germanic tribes perhaps? Huns? or maybe after Alexander the Great's armies or even Persians.

I am getting rather excited so have been naming everything that comes to my mind. Hope it helps.

Conservationist wrote:Arabs or Christian Crusaders? Like those in the movie Kingdom of Heaven. Franks? some Germanic tribes perhaps? Huns? or maybe after Alexander the Great's armies or even Persians.

I am getting rather excited so have been naming everything that comes to my mind. Hope it helps.

Crusaders could also be considered the Black Templars, if you ask me.

I was about to say the Black Templars are crusaders.

The Knights of the Temple were one of the crusading military orders.


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gloomygrim wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:
English era of Elizabeth I. -- Flamboyant individualist uniforms, very loyal, good naval forces.

May not be that era, history is rusty, or from a SM chapter but isnt the moridian iorn gaurd based on them/era?

Culture wise how about the Visigoths, fast and stealthy?

Mordian Iron Guard are more like late 18th century Prussian army, IMO.

Visigoths, Huns, Tartars and Mongols are all more or less similar steppe horse tribes. The main variation is how much each tribe depended on missile firepower rather than charging. They are all a good model for a Chapter.

It seems that the white scars are loosely based of the steppe peoples... Of course, none of the culture shows through in the models, only in they way they, supposedly, are obsessed with hit and run strikes.

Why not the Inuit? Conservation of resources, get the most of what is available, strike when necessary? Similar to Native Americans, but with fur.

And a power sword made from a walrus tusk would be AWESOME.

ORKS!

Da Empererz Boyz

A chinese based chapter would look quite cool, giving them nun-chucks and stuff.

@blazingpsycho&typhooni: The Dark Angels have very few Native American enfluences, that dosen't make them a Native American chapter.

@Ghyslain: Greece is a horse that has been beaten, brought back to life and beaten again. But the Zulu of Africa is a good idea however I already have done an Egyptian chapter (Eternal Guard) and an asian chapter (Jade Lions). It was early when I made this and I was half asleep so I'll update with what I've made.

@Killkrazy: As I said I only need the cultures not how the chapter could be based. Incans falls under the same catagory as the Mayans/Aztecs that I've already done and Mongolians are the White Scars. I'll look into the others though

@Fifty: The Scottish Highlander chapter is called the Ravenborn and they're a very well done chapter. Also London police and Canadian Mounties aren't cultures. And you probably won't be seeing marines in cowboy hats or sombraros from me although it woulden't be hard to make a "wild west" themed chapter.

@purplefood: forgive my ignorance as an American but I don't know how wales differs from the rest of England?

@Brother Coa: Aren't there Cossacks in the Balkans? I know I said Russians but the chapter has elements of all the cossacks peoples.

@Concervationist: Arabs is an idea as I haven't seen very many chapters strongly associated with the desert (and yes I know there is more to arab culture then the desert). But as has been said Templars or christian knight based cultures are pretty much covered with the Black Templars.

@Lord PoPo: The White Scars aren't "Supposedly" based on the Mongols and Huns they are based on them. Just because the models dosen't 100% represent the chapters fluff dosen't mean they aren't based off of a specific culture ya know?

@Mattlov: The Inuit peoples still fall under the Native American culture, furs dosen't really make a differance as many differant tribes wore furs depending on where they lived.

How about the French, circa early Hundred Years war. Lots of armor. Waaaay too much armor. And everybody has a flamboyant and colorful personal heraldry on their storm shields/combat shields/tabards, and individual crests and plumes on their helmets. Caparisoned SM bikers with roughrider lances.

And they die in droves to grubby english yeomen (woo hoo)

Assualt Turbanators.
Turbanator Marines.

DreadlockNought

Jamacans
Indians?

Warboss Imbad Ironskull wrote:@purplefood: forgive my ignorance as an American but I don't know how wales differs from the rest of England?

Wales is Wales. England is England. Wales isn't a part of England.
Historically it's Celtic and has had a few rebellions. Also they used the longbow a lot, it was their best weapon.

That and the Eisteddfodd, which will bore people unto death

Warboss Imbad Ironskull wrote:@blazingpsycho&typhooni: The Dark Angels have very few Native American enfluences, that dosen't make them a Native American chapter.

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I was aware of that, just pointing out that the DA used elements of Native American culture.
I would much rather see more mixtures of cultures rather than just one culture in a chapter, leaves more room for creativity and gives that a future feel as i doubt many cultures today will be here in the future. Has anyone mentioned any island nations? A polynesian culture?

Also do the cultures have to come from real life? A completely aquatic, or sky, or subterranean culture. Ice has been used before... and so has fire.

I thought Inuit would be unused, but I see it up there. Also Sikhs were mentioned but what about Ghurkas? A long militant tradition there and i love the idea of power kukris!

Good call re Ghurkas
The thought crossed my mind but failed to connect the idea with power kukris...eek
would strike fear into the heart of the hardest foe!