Ultramarines

The Ultramarines are major protagonists of the Warhammer 40,000 franchise. They are universally regarded as the strongest and most honored of all Space Marine Chapters of the Imperium of Man. They were created by the Emperor of Mankind as the XIIIth Legion of the Imperium of Man, and were originally known as the War-born. They are led by the Primarch Roboute Guilliman and Chapter Master Marneus Calgar.
Highly-disciplined and courageous warriors, the Ultramarines have remained true to the teachings of Primarch Roboute Guilliman for ten thousand years. The Ultramarines were originally the XIIIth Space Marine Legion before the reforms that initiated the Second Founding and reshaped the Imperium after the Heresy in the Time of Rebirth on the orders of Guilliman himself as the Lord Commander of the Imperium and Imperial Regent.
The name "Ultramarines" is a nod to the Chapter's galactic region of origin, its standing amongst the other Space Marine Chapters and their role as the source for the gene-seed of more Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes than any of the other former First Founding Legions combined.
The culture of the Ultramarines is loosely themed upon the culture of Old Earth's ancient Roman Empire, as exemplified in their Astartes' High Gothic names and their strict adherence to the Codex Astartes, as well as the society of their homeworld of Macragge and the Chapter's method of recruitment.
The Ultramarines directly rule the sub-sector of space in the Segmentum Ultima of the galactic east known as Ultramar as a fief of the Imperium and their Chapter Master is also considered the Lord of Macragge and the Master of Ultramar.
==History==
===Great Crusade===
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===Horus Heresy===
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===Post-Heresy===
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== Powers and Abilities ==
The Ultramarines are believed by most across the galaxy to be the most powerful and comprehensive Astartes Legion. While their specialty of logistics doesn't have them specialize in a particular form of combat or strategy, they are bar none the most formidable and masterfully commanded and functioning legion, able to maintain great hosts across vast distances due to the sheer brilliance behind their planning. They are the jack of all trades legion, and while they don't greatly excel in any particular aspect apart from the prementioned logistics, this also means they are competent in all aspects and have no real weaknesses to exploit. They are also very honorable men and not above showing compassion that several other legions lack.
== Trivia ==
* In the same way the Black Legion are seen as the mascots of the Chaos Marines, the Ultramarines are the mascots of the Imperial Astartes.
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