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Minotaurs-SPARTAAAAAAAAA IN SPAAAAACCCEEE!!!!
Asterion Moloc is one badass guy WHO LOOKS AWESOME

Altough I'm a BA fanboy at heart, I just had to choose Dark Angels.

a) their painting scheme is in the end pretty cool

b) they are heretic-hunting badasses who are constantly on a crusade to right their wrongs and coceal their shady past.

I'm actually not a fan of their double role with both Death- and Ravenwing.
If the Ravenwing never excisted in the fluff, the chapter would be even more badass IMO.
Might also work the other way around.

Black Templars.

Rar!!!

I voted Black Templars as my next army is gonna be a Black Tide one

Black Templars. The eternally crusading chapter. Doesn't rely on psykers in battle. Filled with hate and zeal and ready to bring it to the enemy via a powerfist to the face. Nuf said.

 ImAGeek wrote:
Carcharodons. (Fluff wise).

This. The only Chapter that the entire IoM refuses to work with beacause of how violent and psychopathic they are. When even the Inquisition think you are too willing to sacrifice allies, you may have issues.

No Pity! No Remorse! No fear!

I love my Ultramarines, and am a loyal son of Macragge. But Crimson Fists hold a special place in my hearts. They are as old school and hard core as you can get. I stood with Cantor at The Farm.

 Lord Blackscale wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:
Carcharodons. (Fluff wise).

This. The only Chapter that the entire IoM refuses to work with beacause of how violent and psychopathic they are. When even the Inquisition think you are too willing to sacrifice allies, you may have issues.

*cough* Flesh Tearers *cough*

 Icculus wrote:
Clearly it's the Black Templar.

Though I am a Space Wolf player, I know that the baddest dudes around are the Black Templar. I've only ever seen them fielded once, sadly.

 soomemafia wrote:

 Lord Blackscale wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:
Carcharodons. (Fluff wise).

This. The only Chapter that the entire IoM refuses to work with beacause of how violent and psychopathic they are. When even the Inquisition think you are too willing to sacrifice allies, you may have issues.

*cough* Flesh Tearers *cough*

The Flesh Tearers not only worked alongside the Blood Angels and other Imperial armies in Leviathan, they even took the time to save some Sisters of Battle. You don't see the Sharks stopping the muder-hoboing to save some space nuns! Also, while it is a weaker argument even the table top rules enforce this, as they are desperate allies with any IoM army.

Half of these mutant thin-blood chapters don't hold a candle to the Ultramarines.

In fact, they all secretly aspire to be ultramarines!

 Sych01 wrote:
Blood Angels!

A bunch of beautiful, noble, and heroic figures who are ALL destined to fall to an all-consuming black rage that causes them to believe they are their primarch battling the Emperor's enemies on Horus' barge unless death takes them first? YES PLEASE!

Oh yeah, and they have lots of nipple armor.

Gameplay wise, they're so much fun to play if not in a competitive setting...When your six-man Sanguinary Guard unit charges and completely slaughters a nine-man Imperial Fist squad before they even get to swing back (I didn't even get to roll for axes and fists) you'll know what I'm talking about.

Very much this.

They come across as righteous and noble but come the fight they rip people apart and drink blood, doesn't get much more bad ass than that

Minotaurs

 Lord Blackscale wrote:

 soomemafia wrote:

 Lord Blackscale wrote:

 ImAGeek wrote:
Carcharodons. (Fluff wise).

This. The only Chapter that the entire IoM refuses to work with beacause of how violent and psychopathic they are. When even the Inquisition think you are too willing to sacrifice allies, you may have issues.

*cough* Flesh Tearers *cough*

The Flesh Tearers not only worked alongside the Blood Angels and other Imperial armies in Leviathan, they even took the time to save some Sisters of Battle. You don't see the Sharks stopping the muder-hoboing to save some space nuns! Also, while it is a weaker argument even the table top rules enforce this, as they are desperate allies with any IoM army.

Well, the Blood Angels are the only chapter that has accepted the help from Flesh Tearers, and even that is because the new Chapter Master has shaken things up a little bit.
Most Imperial groups have refused to work with them because of their bloodlust that isn't always focused on the enemy.

Carcharodons

Uh what. As much as I should be saying Salamanders....

Astral Knights by a long shot. So badass you did not even put them in your poll.

Chapter Master Amrad takes his battle barge and rams a necron world engine right up the balls, then takes his brothers on a 1 way mission to kill, burn, maim everything on and in the world engine, including the world engine, while the imperial ships outside blast you to dust.

Yeah and all the other chapters involved are glad the Astral Knights did it, because none of them had the balls to do it themselves. Showing their respect, they tell the surviving Astral Knights to go and off themselves, even though chapters have rebuilt to full strength against much worse losses. Because god forbid, its easier to just let the chapter die off and split their remaining stuff among the other chapters.

Top it off by having the smurf successor Sable Swords come in and just take their monastery for themselves, even though that part of the fluff is screwed up.

At least BA saluted their awesomeness.

Space Wolves. Because wolf, wolf, wolf.

I've always enjoyed Salamanders, so much that it tempts me to start them. Also, the HH line of characters has a great centrepiece. I almost bought it because I saw one on sale at my LGS, but my friend who collects bought it instead!

aw_man wrote:
Uh what. As much as I should be saying Salamanders....

Astral Knights by a long shot. So badass you did not even put them in your poll.

Chapter Master Amrad takes his battle barge and rams a necron world engine right up the balls, then takes his brothers on a 1 way mission to kill, burn, maim everything on and in the world engine, including the world engine, while the imperial ships outside blast you to dust.

Yeah and all the other chapters involved are glad the Astral Knights did it, because none of them had the balls to do it themselves. Showing their respect, they tell the surviving Astral Knights to go and off themselves, even though chapters have rebuilt to full strength against much worse losses. Because god forbid, its easier to just let the chapter die off and split their remaining stuff among the other chapters.

Top it off by having the smurf successor Sable Swords come in and just take their monastery for themselves, even though that part of the fluff is screwed up.

At least BA saluted their awesomeness.

This.

Space Wolves! They get sent in to wipe out other Marines! They also stand up for the poor little guy, even to their own near-destruction. They've gotta be the most bad-ass!

Sorry to break it to ya, Corellia, but the Minotaurs have replaced the pound puppies as the go to for offing other marines. Hell, they have Favored Enemy(space Marines)!

 Lord Blackscale wrote:
Sorry to break it to ya, Corellia, but the Minotaurs have replaced the pound puppies as the go to for offing other marines. Hell, they have Favored Enemy(space Marines)!

I sence heresy...

 soomemafia wrote:

 Lord Blackscale wrote:
Sorry to break it to ya, Corellia, but the Minotaurs have replaced the pound puppies as the go to for offing other marines. Hell, they have Favored Enemy(space Marines)!

I sence heresy...

But it's not, they are just pathetic lap dogs of High Lords of Terra, bringing order to mis-behaving chapters.

And they are still at best only second place when it comes to savagery and pure team killing I-don't-give-a-feth-atude.

It makes me sad to see how many people voted for the rabid mongrels of the 40k universe.

Black Templar all the way.

I can't weigh in on the Forge World chapters, as I know very little about them.

The Sky-Warriors of Fenris, the Vilka Fenryka, The Sons of Russ, the Space Wolves.

Warriors steeped in legend that never lose sight of their past, superhuman angels of death who would sooner turn and face enemies that could annihilate them than let one human life be lost unnecessarily. The last of the Astartes to truly reflect the Emperor's vision and not the twisted mockery it has become, who bow to none but Russ and the All-father, and who, in ten thousand years, still honour their duty to the people of the Imperium like no other. None are mightier, nor more humble.

I would say Salamander's, all the way. I know some other chapters have some pretty sweet fluff and lore, but the Salamander's always stood out. I will continue to build my Salamander army now that I am playing again.

"On the Anvil of War are the strong tempered and the weak made to perish, thus are men's souls tested as metal in the forge's fire."
— The Primarch Vulkan

Executioners.