+ We March for Macragge +
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+ It's been a long time since I've tackled those boys in blue, but since they were involved with the Second War for Armageddon, I couldn't resist starting working up a new figure – the Captain above. +
+ I've exloaded before about why I find Armageddon such a rich canvas to work upon, and it'll be fun to play around with some 40k-era Ultramarines, rather than the Great Crusade-era warriors of the 15th Chapter, Praetors of Calth. +
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| + You can read the technique I used for my older Ultramarines (pictured) in this inload [+noosphericinloadlink embedded+]. + |
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+ Pseudo-historical nerdery +
Fittingly for the uptight strait-laced Warrior-Kings of the XIIIth, I've been trying to work out who was in command of each Company during the Second War for Armageddon. In the case of the Salamanders and Blood Angels, it's been a bit woolly, but the Ultramarines turned into a rather enjoyable research deep dive, benefitting as they do from being the 'default' Chapter for GW to explain things.
Here, then, is a rough timeline for who's who in the Ultramarines officer corps at different points in history. It struck me that it might be fun to see whether we have enough information to see who succeeded and preceded who in particular posts – for example, who was Captain of the Second at a particular point; and how much things have changed since the resurrection of the Avenging Son and the Cicatrix Maledictum.
Take this all cum grano salis, as the background is twisting and often slightly contradictory, and often with gaping lacunae. Nevertheless, here's a vision of the Ultamarines during three in-universe periods which roughly parallel and represent 90s-era/2nd ed. Ultramarines; the mid-00s 5th ed. Ultramarines; and current-day 10th ed. Ultramarines.
Key –
† Death and date* Promoted to the role and date? Best guess.
+ The First Tyrannic War 745.M41–746.M41 +
- Chapter Master – Marneus Calgar
- 1st Captain – Saul Invictus †746
- 2nd Captain – Severus Agemman
- 3rd Captain – Jehnnus Ardias †745
- 4th Captain – Idaeus
- 5th Captain – Cato Sicarius
- 6th Captain – Maximus Epathus
- 7th Captain – Gerad Ixion?
- 8th Captain – Captain Hellios?
- 9th Captain – Captain Sinon?
- 10th Captain – Captain Antilochus?
...and as a bit of interest, the 2nd Company saw a lot of change during this period. Lucian Trajan served as First Sergeant to Severus Agemman. As Agemman was promoted to the 1st, Trajan became captain of the 2nd, with Demetrian Titus (of Space Marine fame) serving as his First Sergeant. They fought together 'for a century afterwards', before Trajan was killed by Eldar on Beta-Arcturus. Titus then because Captain – which must be somewhere around 840.M41. He was only Captain for a handful of years, because 'soon after Sicarius became Captain, he was announced the Suzerain of Ultramar in 849.M41'.
+ The Second War for Armageddon 941.M41–943.M41 +
- Chapter Master – Marneus Calgar *
- 1st Captain – Severus Agemman *from 2nd 746.M41)
- 2nd Captain – Cato Sicarius *from 5th ~848.M41)
- 3rd Captain – Mikael Fabian
- 4th Captain – Idaeus †7~997/999
- 5th Captain – Caito Galenus *unknown
- 6th Captain – Maximus Epathus
- 7th Captain – Gerad Ixion
- 8th Captain – Captain Hellios
- 9th Captain – Captain Sinon
- 10th Captain – Captain Antilochus
Between these wars, we had the Assault on Black Reach; and then the return of Guilliman. After the Terran Crusade, Sicarius disappeared and Acheran, who served under Sicarius (presumably in some role like First Sergeant). On his return, Sicarius was transferred to become the commander of the Victrix Honour Guard.
Galenius is noted noted as being promoted 'in the wake of the Battle for Macragge, but Sicarius wasn't promoted away 'til 848ish; so presumably around then? He must have served for around 50 years, as he is noted as active into M42.
The poor old 2nd must have wondered what was going on, as their other former Captain, Titus, returned as the same time, and currently serves as a Lieutenant!
+ Post-Plague Wars M42 onwards +
- Primarch Roboute Guilliman*
- Chapter Master – Marneus Calgar
- 1st Captain – Severus Agemman
- 2nd Captain –Sevastus Acheran *from within ~999.M41
- 3rd Captain – Mikael Fabian †?012.M42 (MIA)
- 4th Captain – Uriel Ventris *from within ~997/999.M41
- 5th Captain – Phelian *~012.M42
- 6th Captain – Ferren Areios
- 7th Captain – Gerad Ixion
- 8th Captain – Captain Hellios
- 9th Captain – Captain Sinon
- 10th Captain – Captain Antilochus
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+ The Model +
As is hopefully clear, the Captain is inspired by this 2nd edition-era Captain model:
The plan is to bring in the laurels and banding on the legs through painting. The basic model is one of the many (many) Space Marine lieutenant variants we got, with the head from the Horus Heresy Praetor.
Painting-wise, I started this a few months back; leaving it with the base done and blues and golds blocked in. I drifted away from the project, and am waiting for enthusiasm to take hold again.
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