Knights of Ultramar

Knights of Ultramar armorial with Chapter iconography.

Knights of Ultramar Battle-Brother of the 5th Company, 7th Battleline Squad.

### **Specialty**

Mass Assault, Targeted Decimation, Planetary Interdiction, Liberation & Limited Theatre Compliance Campaigns

### Successor Chapter(s)

None

"*We will fight to the last Astarte for the peace and prosperity of the Imperium of Man. We have done it before, and WE WILL DO IT AGAIN!*"
— Vaerendyr, the First Chapter Master of the Knights of Ultramar
The **Knights of Ultramar** are Loyalist Space Marine Chapter that is descended from the noble Ultramarines. They are amongst the most bravest and honourable Chapters in the entirety of the Imperium of Man, and were given the honour by the Ultramarines themselves to wear their symbol on their armour. Besides the Ultramarines themselves, they hold the *Codex Astartes* higher than almost any other Space Marine Chapter and are dogmatically loyal to the Imperium of Man and the memory of their Primarch Roboute Guilliman.

## Chapter Organisation

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## Chapter Beliefs

As inheritors of Guilliman, the Knights of Ultramar are strong adherents of the *Codex Astartes*, their Primarch's *magnum opus* and guiding tome of military organisation, strategy and tactics written by the hand of Guilliman himself over ten millennia earlier. Proud of their genetic heritage, the Knights of Ultramar is held as a prime example of a *Codex*-oriented Chapter, both doctrinally and tactically. The Knights have remained dogmatically loyal to the memory of their Primarch for ten millennia, and with his resurrection, they continue to venerate him not only as their founder but as the saviour of the Imperium.

These Astartes hold to the wisdom of the *Codex Astartes* in every possible way. The Chaplains of the Knights of Ultramar regard the words of the *Codex Astartes* as utterly sacrosanct, going to great lengths to ensure the Chapter's adherence to its tenets.

If there is a point of contention in regards to the *Codex*, it is thoroughly debated, with the opinions of the Knights' Chaplains as a recourse for final ratification. This ensures there is no doctrinal rift between Progenitor and Successor.

### Primarch's Curse: Honour the *Codex*

In all of their duties, from battle to study, the Knights of Ultramar are thorough, analytical, and attentive to every detail. They are slow to anger and rarely make a rash decision. By constant recourse to the articles of faith enshrined within the *Codex Astartes*, the Knights of Ultramar are able to face any eventuality with well-practised battle drills and established doctrine.

In their dealings with Battle-Brothers from other Chapters, Knights of Ultramar often fulfil the role of facilitator and peacemaker. While the Battle-Brothers of some Chapters display extremes of character, from hotheaded to taciturn, the Knights of Ultramar are balanced in their approach, and often able to broker agreements between wildly differing points of view. Do to their outlook and character, a Knight of Ultramar is likely to turn to the vast tracts of the *Codex Astartes* that he has memorised for the solution to a problem.

However, such adherence to blind orthodoxy to a tome (even one as perfectly contrived and penned by the finest of Primarchs) is looked upon as both foolish and unwise by other Chapters that don't hold to the same dogmatic principles as the Knights of Ultramar. Their detractors point out that by rigidly adhering to dogma could lead to stagnation and the inability to improvise on the fly. However, the Knights refuse to be deterred by naysayers, seeing no reason to deviate from the *Codex*'s wisdom, for it has continuously guided them successfully since their inception.

## Chapter Gene-Seed

Descended from the Ultramarines through the Templars of the Golden Dawn, the Knights of Ultramar have flawless and perfect gene-seed. No flaws, instabilities or the like are present.

## Chapter Fleet

The Sapphire Armada is the Knights of Ultramar's formidable void-fleet

## Chapter Appearance

### Chapter Colours

The Knights of Ultramar stride into battle primarily clad in silver power armour. Portions of the armour are painted white, including the backpack, plastron (chest guard) and sabatons (boots). The helmet, both polyenes (knee guards) and the Aquila or Imperialis affixed to the plastron are light blue in colour. The armorial insets, arms, cuirasses (elbow guards), vambraces, gauntlets, leg armour and greaves are bright blue in colour.

A large white squad specialist symbol stencilled on the right armorial inset, indicates a battle-brother's assigned specialty (Fire Support, Close Support, Batteline, Veteran or Command). A small white Roman numeral stencilled on the inset of the right armorial indicates squad assignment, while a much larger Roman numeral stencilled on the left poleyn indicates company assignment.

### Chapter Badge

The Knights of Ultramar's Chapter badge was inherited from their Progenitors - a large white coloured Terran "Ultima" glyph Ʊ outlined in gold, which is similar in appearance to the Grecian letter Upsilon found in the pre-isolation stellar charts of the Ultramar region. Veterans and officers wear a variation of this main symbol etched in gold.

## Notable Quotes

### About the Knights of Ultramar

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 White Scars Successors
 Space Wolves Successors
 Imperial Fists Successors
 Blood Angels Successors
 Iron Hands Successors
 Ultramarines Successors
 Salamanders Successors
 Raven Guard Successors
 Unknown Lineage
 Renegades

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## Gallery

Knights of Ultramar Veteran Marine of the elite 1st Company arrayed in relic Indomitus Terminator Armour.Knights of Ultramar Veteran Marine of the Chapter's elite 1st Company.Knights of Ultramar Sergeant of the 4th Company, 2nd Battleline Squad.