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Are there any grey knight successor chapters, and how do they function as a chapter? For example, what tactics do they use? Do they have the same/similar wargear to the GK's? Any known basic history?

And, in advance, thank you for your time if you post.

Grey Knights have no successors. End of.

It's kinda the point.

Von Chogg

Von Chogg wrote:Grey Knights have no successors. End of.

It's kinda the point.

Von Chogg

I'm not sure... rumors abound that the Exorcists are a Grey Knights successor, but 80% of 40k fluff is "rumors" lol

no theres no "gk but not gk" unit out there lol

GKs were a one time only Emperor special.

The Exorcists are supposed to be GK successors, but they function more or less like a codex chapter. The GK gene-seed was used as an experiment to see about making marines even more resistant to daemons.

The rumors of the Exorcists being GK successors does NOT come from any published source. It comes from the fans. The rumors in the published sources are that Ordo Malleus might have been involved with order that the Exorcists Chapter be created.

The first of Steve Parkers Deathwatch stories in Legends of the Space Marines, Headhunted, has a mention, and the only mention, that the Exorcists are Grey Knights successors.

Otherwise it's just that they were created at the request of the Ordo Malleus to combat Daemons and Grey Knights were present at one of their training sessions, in case things went awry.

The Exorcists are never rumored to have GK geneseed. They simply have ties to the Ordo Malleus, and the GKs by default.

This could make them a spiritual successor chapter, but the GK geneseed is far too valuable to dilute it by founding new chapters.

Pilau Rice wrote:The first of Steve Parkers Deathwatch stories in Legends of the Space Marines, Headhunted, has a mention, and the only mention, that the Exorcists are Grey Knights successors.

Otherwise it's just that they were created at the request of the Ordo Malleus to combat Daemons and Grey Knights were present at one of their training sessions, in case things went awry.

Pilau is correct. There is one short story with a single sentance mention of the Exorcists being Grey Knight successors.

Veldrain wrote:

Pilau Rice wrote:The first of Steve Parkers Deathwatch stories in Legends of the Space Marines, Headhunted, has a mention, and the only mention, that the Exorcists are Grey Knights successors.

Otherwise it's just that they were created at the request of the Ordo Malleus to combat Daemons and Grey Knights were present at one of their training sessions, in case things went awry.

Pilau is correct. There is one short story with a single sentance mention of the Exorcists being Grey Knight successors.

It doesn't even say that...
At best you could claim Exorcists are spiritual successors...
Until GW/BL does something to confirm or deny it...

CrashCanuck wrote:The Exorcists are supposed to be GK successors, but they function more or less like a codex chapter. The GK gene-seed was used as an experiment to see about making marines even more resistant to daemons.

The Exorcists are more resilient to deamons not due to geneseed but due to their induction. Each initiate must be possessed and expel a deamon, creating a defence against another possession (much like being immunised against a disease).

purplefood wrote:

Veldrain wrote:

Pilau Rice wrote:The first of Steve Parkers Deathwatch stories in Legends of the Space Marines, Headhunted, has a mention, and the only mention, that the Exorcists are Grey Knights successors.

Otherwise it's just that they were created at the request of the Ordo Malleus to combat Daemons and Grey Knights were present at one of their training sessions, in case things went awry.

Pilau is correct. There is one short story with a single sentance mention of the Exorcists being Grey Knight successors.

It doesn't even say that...
At best you could claim Exorcists are spiritual successors...
Until GW/BL does something to confirm or deny it...

You might want to check again...

Your all wrong the gray knights aren't a chapter they are a different branch of the imperium

Brother maximus wrote:Your all wrong the gray knights aren't a chapter they are a different branch of the imperium

Actually yes, the Grey Knights are a chapter, just they function as more of a separate branch, much like the Deathwatch.

Back on topic: No, the GKs have no successors. I don't know exactly why, though.

DOOMBREAD wrote:

Brother maximus wrote:Your all wrong the gray knights aren't a chapter they are a different branch of the imperium

Actually yes, the Grey Knights are a chapter, just they function as more of a separate branch, much like the Deathwatch.

Back on topic: No, the GKs have no successors. I don't know exactly why, though.

I think it might be due to their need for secrecy and the fact their gene seed is said to come from the emperor, also the high mortality rate of their recruits means they simply don't have the numbers to dedicate to training and founding a successor, all their effort goes towards replacing combat losses.

once you have made it to the big boys table there is no father to go

GK are like fething Kings of Kings


the Ultimate tool of the Imperium

DIDM wrote:
the Ultimate tool of the Imperium

I thought that was Cato

There's no mention of a proper Grey Knight successor chapter, from what I know. As mentioned, even the Exorcists are more like a normal Chapter than the Grey Knights themselves.

However, this is the ever-adaptable 40k universe, and if you want to make a successor, you go right ahead and invent some fluff for it! Maybe a high-level Inquisitor in the Ordo Malleus is concerned that Grey Knight numbers are dwindling (this is alluded to in the Purifiers' codex description) and sends some original Grey Knights off to found a new Chapter.

...to settle another point - the Grey Knights ARE a Space Marine Chapter, they're just an unorthodox, non Codex Astartes one. Codex Grey Knights (and older fluff before it) points out that it's designated as Chapter number 666.

As already said, using grey knight geneseed to found a space marine chapter would be a waste of the geneseed. The amount of effort it takes to find suitable recruits for the GK is massive so any successor would just have to be a normal chapter. When you want to found a normal chapter you might as well just use Ultramarines stock.

Story goes that the Exorcists were a successor Chapter to the GK but are an Ordo Malleus concoction, a more speedily created and cheaper version of the Grey Knight. Like above Exorcists are possessed, exorcised, those that survive at acceptable rates are made into Exorcists with only X% falling to possession again. If they are fielded they are generally always fielded with Grey Knights in tow so that at any sign of problems the Grey Knights execute the Exorcists.

SkyD wrote:Story goes that the Exorcists were a successor Chapter to the GK but are an Ordo Malleus concoction, a more speedily created and cheaper version of the Grey Knight. Like above Exorcists are possessed, exorcised, those that survive at acceptable rates are made into Exorcists with only X% falling to possession again. If they are fielded they are generally always fielded with Grey Knights in tow so that at any sign of problems the Grey Knights execute the Exorcists.

They do nto use GK Geed seed so not a successor chapter

The exists were created as a non secret gk stand in force.

The Gk's were a one shot one deal with their founding but rumors are rumors so the exorcists could be the gk's second founding chapter or they could be like the relicters and become obsessed with chaos. Cause dont they all have to become possesed by a deamon and then exercise it to become a battle-brother?

I'm pretty sure the Grey Knights are considered a chapter but do not follow the Codex Astartes meaning they could have well over 1000 Battle Brothers and no one would say anything. Which kinda eliminates the need to have any successor chapters.

TheCrazyCryptek wrote:I'm pretty sure the Grey Knights are considered a chapter but do not follow the Codex Astartes meaning they could have well over 1000 Battle Brothers and no one would say anything. Which kinda eliminates the need to have any successor chapters.

Terrifying thought....a whole legion of thousands of Grey Knights to purge the galaxy.

Fido198674 wrote:

TheCrazyCryptek wrote:I'm pretty sure the Grey Knights are considered a chapter but do not follow the Codex Astartes meaning they could have well over 1000 Battle Brothers and no one would say anything. Which kinda eliminates the need to have any successor chapters.

Terrifying thought....a whole legion of thousands of Grey Knights to purge the galaxy.

...some might say... ten thousand.. possibly even... forty thousand...

TheCrazyCryptek wrote:I'm pretty sure the Grey Knights are considered a chapter but do not follow the Codex Astartes meaning they could have well over 1000 Battle Brothers and no one would say anything. Which kinda eliminates the need to have any successor chapters.

Except IIRC they are noted to have 1000 members...

Wrakkar wrote:Are there any grey knight successor chapters, and how do they function as a chapter? For example, what tactics do they use? Do they have the same/similar wargear to the GK's? Any known basic history?

And, in advance, thank you for your time if you post.

1) No.

2) See Codex: Grey Knights