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**Samus_aran115**

Eskimo marines?

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

Inuits have been suggested already
Sami
Reindeer herding joik singing marines in bright colours ftw
AND they can have Santa for a patriarch

**Captain Roderick**

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:
AND they can have Santa for a patriarch

I'm not sure if having a patriarch is a good idea for a loyal Astartes chapter...

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

My bad
Well I knew it began with a pee and ended in an ark. That is one aspect of the Flood they don't mention in the Bible!

Christmas can be a bit chaotic
But bloomin 'eck! Santa looks a bit rough .

**Mr Nobody**

Darth Bob wrote:Aztec or Mayan-themed marines would be pretty cool.

Or maybe Voodoo marines?

zombie marines, not the hollywood kind, but the voodoo ones. That would be cool.

**Cable**

The IRISH space marines............minor changes to weaponry, etc.

1) Charging into combat in cover or at a vehicle-replace frag/krak with.................."bricks"

2) Fighting in combat-replace chainsword with..........................."shillelagh"

3)Apothecary tending wounds with drugs-replace with..............."beer and whiskey"

**Samus_aran115**

Turkish marines.
Aborginese marines (flows off the tongue well)
Canadian marines (speak french)
Panamanian marines (good at standing around while guys build canals)
Colombian Marines- guerilla tactics, combat drugs (

)

**112lom**

What about Australian Aborigianls or torrisyraight islanders?

**Ascalam**

Dey're called choppas, but da boyz want powerd wunz...

How about Thai?

Or Hawaiian? (jetbike surfboards?)

**Warboss Imbad Ironskull**

Ok well most people are just suggesting the same things over and over, aren't being serious or things I've already done so I'm pretty sure I got all I needed. Thanks all

**Exergy**

Polyinesian
Dravidian(India)
Arian(India)
Confucian(China)
Taoist(China)
French Revolution(Possible Traitor Chapter, "Down with the King/Emperor)

**Warboss Imbad Ironskull**

Again these have already been mentioned or I've already done them, don't you guys even read OPs anymore?

**PresidentOfAsia**

What about an Ottoman Empire themed Chapter?

**Cheesecat**

How about a space-marine chapter based on the punk subculture (might make a good theme for a chaos marine chapter as well)?

**Orblivion**

Warboss Imbad Ironskull wrote:Ok well most people are just suggesting the same things over and over, aren't being serious or things I've already done so I'm pretty sure I got all I needed. Thanks all

Not interested in Feudal Japan like I mentioned? I am surprised nobody else mentioned it to be honest.

**Cheesecat**

Warboss Imbad Ironskull wrote: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

Egyptian has already sort of been done with Thousand Sons legion.

**bigmek35**

Dude, A turk is knoking @ your door now.

look us up, please.

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

Orblivion wrote:
Warboss Imbad Ironskull wrote:Ok well most people are just suggesting the same things over and over, aren't being serious or things I've already done so I'm pretty sure I got all I needed. Thanks all

Not interested in Feudal Japan like I mentioned? I am surprised nobody else mentioned it to be honest.

Hmm I like
Also could combine with the monk concept I mentioned and have a chapter of Warrior Monks. Shaved heads for a reason!

Or some units consistist of Samurai, with others as Monks.

Trouble for me is have the SW codex whereas the Warrior Monks would best be based on GK's?
I like the idea of squads of marines running round with those banners with the chapter mon.

**Warboss Imbad Ironskull**

Just because I haven't updated the OP with chapters I'll be doing dosen't mean I'm not doing some of the suggestions

**WarOne**

Swedish is a possibility (not Vikings; think 17th-18th century Sweden).

**Pyriel-**

Innuites (eskimos) FTW!

**Asherian Command**

Japanese. Or Korean, or Australian

**blazinpsycho&typhooni**

I take slight offence to the Canadians speaking French, probably because I can't speak it, nor can most of the population of west coasters...

Maybe Canadians during WWI, strong martial pride and the reputation as stormtroopers (although that did get a lot of them killed in Paschendale)

**Ratius**

The IRISH space marines............minor changes to weaponry, etc.

1) Charging into combat in cover or at a vehicle-replace frag/krak with.................."bricks"

2) Fighting in combat-replace chainsword with..........................."shillelagh"

3)Apothecary tending wounds with drugs-replace with..............."beer and whiskey"

A wonderful collection of clichés

Have you considered a Celtic theme though? Lots of excellent lore and stories behind them and some incredible names throughout. Imagery could be very strong too with symbols etc.

**Lord Castellan**

WarOne wrote:Swedish is a possibility (not Vikings; think 17th-18th century Sweden).

I personally think 18th century Sweden would be better represented as an IG force. I even came up with fluff for a Carolean-themed IG army.

As for the OP:

-China (Shaolin Monks)
-Japan (Samurai)
-Korea (Hwarang)
-Persia (Immortals)
-Ottomans (Janissaries)

**Captain Roderick**

Persian Immortals would allow for some seriously badass conversions

**sailense**

I'd love to see how you've done Maori/Samoan/Polynesian. Any chance it's up here somewhere?

**Warboss Imbad Ironskull**

sailense wrote:I'd love to see how you've done Maori/Samoan/Polynesian. Any chance it's up here somewhere?

No sorry they aren't on here, but if you google Maori Space Marines one of the first results should say Storm Riders and it should be on B&C. It's an old version and I've updated the fluff since then but I haven't put it online. I'll be posting some of these chapters after I create them on here for people to see and it'll include the updated index.

Also I found my folder with all of my DIY chapters and I have done a celtic chapter. They are called the Head Takers and are based off of the time period when Saxon settelers lived with and alongside scottish tribes (such as the Picts) at the fall of the Roman Empire. Their a slight mix between celtic peoples/mythologies with a few Scandinavian bits mixed in. Their colors are half and half woad blue and iron grey, their name comes from the celtic practice of taking the heads of defeated enemies which they believed contained their souls. There are also influences from other time periods such as claymores, the chapter has a honor guard of Terminators who wield Eviscerators shaped like claymores.

So in short yes I have made a celtic chapter

they should also come up on a B&C through google. I'd post links but I'm on my phone

**sailense**

I found it. Looks pretty good. What Codex do you use for them? SM or SW?

**Warboss Imbad Ironskull**

Both actually