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I know they all consider each other "battle brothers," but has there ever been an instance where two actual brothers went through the space marine initiation process and both came out as space marines together? Just curious about it. Thanks!

Alpharius and Omgeon?

(Very much a dodge of your true question.)

Yes. There were a couple of Blood Angels who were brothers. Then one went all Chaos.

Ahriman.
To be more precise, Ahzek and Ormuhzd Ahriman.

This is something I’ve always wondered too, as mega mega rare as it would be, I’d like to see a set of identical twin brothers, and as cliche as it is, one goes traitor.

There was, I really can't for the life of me remember the books - I have read a lot of BL - but it has been mentioned on a few occasions.

Kellenkir and Kellendvar of the Night Lords during the Heresy were actual siblings

There's also Erik Morkai and his twin brother Irnist the Wise, of the Space Wolves. They're a reference to a famous British comedy double act, in case anybody is unaware.

Blood of Iax by Robbie McNiven is about two brothers that enter the Ultramarines. One becomes a Chaplain, other an Aphotecarian

In Dark Vengeance, IIRC the chaos lord guy was brother of the one interred in hellbrute as punishment, both were loyalist SM before the whole chapter went mad.

Another example is Commanders Bran and Aggapito of the Raven Guard during the Heresy were brothers.

Dreyf wrote:
Ahriman.
To be more precise, Ahzek and Ormuhzd Ahriman.

locarno24 wrote:

Dreyf wrote:
Ahriman.
To be more precise, Ahzek and Ormuhzd Ahriman.

Spoiler:

as far as Ahzek thinks, anyway

That just makes me picture a soap opera with Chaos Marines. In todays episode Huron vandalised slaves belonging to Abbadon and he's fuming.

There were two Salamanders who were brothers in Overfiend. I can't remember their names though. I think that they were actually step-brothers though.

In the emperor's gift there's a pair of Grey Knights, Malchadiel and Sothis who are borthers. and Twins if my meory's not playing tricks on me

Plenty. See:

Ahriman and Ormuzhd

Two of the main Night Lords characters in Pharos (forget their names)

Ekaddon and Argonis of the Sons of Horus in Slaves to Darkness

etc

That's quite a lot of examples.

It makes sense, though, if you think about it. Whether an individual can successfully become a Space Marine is primarily a genetic question. Your genes need to be compatible with the geneseed and implanted organs.

So if boy A has the right genes to become a SM, then the chances are pretty good that his brother B also has the right genes. And his identical twin brother C should definitely be compatible.

So we should expect a SM chapter to have a significantly higher number of blood siblings and identical twins than a random sample of 1000 human males.

 Duskweaver wrote:
That's quite a lot of examples.

It makes sense, though, if you think about it. Whether an individual can successfully become a Space Marine is primarily a genetic question. Your genes need to be compatible with the geneseed and implanted organs.

So if boy A has the right genes to become a SM, then the chances are pretty good that his brother B also has the right genes. And his identical twin brother C should definitely be compatible.

So we should expect a SM chapter to have a significantly higher number of blood siblings and identical twins than a random sample of 1000 human males.

it IS actually pretty rare. It's notable that a LOT of these examples are heresy era examples.

Many examples but one springs to mind. Sevastus Kranon, Chapter Master of the Crimson Sabres, and his brother by birth was captain of tbe third company.

Bharring wrote:
Alpharius and Omgeon?

(Very much a dodge of your true question.)

They don't exist. Stop spreading fake news. There is no Alpha Legion, there is no conspiracy, and there are certainly no Alpharius and/or Omgeon.... just drop it

 Galas wrote:
Blood of Iax by Robbie McNiven is about two brothers that enter the Ultramarines. One becomes a Chaplain, other an Aphotecarian

Spoiler:

Lol I wondered if it was deliberate that those two looked, like Really alike

In the blood angels omnibus I think it was rafen and arkio who were blood brothers but I might be wrong

 Mud Turkey 13 wrote:
I know they all consider each other "battle brothers," but has there ever been an instance where two actual brothers went through the space marine initiation process and both came out as space marines together? Just curious about it. Thanks!

Ahriman had a twin Astartes, who ended up being a chaos oracle. There are a few others though can't remember specifics.

I'm going off memory but I believe the Crimson Slaughter had the chapter master shoving his loyalist biological brother into a hellbrute when the chapter finally fell fully.

 Mud Turkey 13 wrote:
I know they all consider each other "battle brothers," but has there ever been an instance where two actual brothers went through the space marine initiation process and both came out as space marines together? Just curious about it. Thanks!

Azhek Ahriman and Ohrmud Ahriman.