After the post with all the pictures of the space marine chapters, I decided to find out about each one and write a line or two for them. This turned out to be a bigger job that I had thought! Anyway, here's the list;
Angels of Redemption - second founding Dark Angels, original Unforgiven.
Astral Knights - Imperial fists successor, destroyed Necron world engine, chapter destroyed.
Astral Claws - unknown origins, turned traitor during Badab war, now Red Corsairs.
Aurora - second founding Ultramarines.
Angels of Fire - Ultramarines successor, third war for Armageddon.
Angels of Penance - unknown origin, nothing else known.
Angels of Iron - unknown origin, nothing else known.
Brazen Claws - second founding Iron Hands, fought 13th Black Crusade.
Blood Swords - Blood Angels successors, at Devastation of Baal.
Black Templars - no explanation needed for these guys.
Blood Angels - The BEST chapter ever, sons of Sanguinius.
Blood Ravens - Marines of Dawn of War fame.
Blazoned Legion - unknown origin, nothing else known.
Blood Drinkers - second founding Blood Angels, at Devastation of Baal, dodgy dealings with Chaos.
Celestial Lions - Imperial Fists successors, third war for Armageddon, Disliked by Inquisition.
Carcharodons - aka the Space Sharks, possible Raven Guard, Badab war veterans.
Celestial Guard - Unknown origins, model in display uses different colours to the official chapter colours.
Crimson Fists - second founding Imperial Fist successor, very much dislike orks.
Dark Angels - the 1st legion, sons of the Lion.
Deathwatch - Xenos hating taken to a whole other level.
Doom Eagles - second founding Ultramarines successor, one of the Shield Chapters of Ultramar.
Dark Hands - unknown origins, originally dark tan in colour.
Disciples of Caliban - Dark Angels successors, part of Unforgiven, possibly hunting Cypher
Death Spectres - Raven Guard successor, watchers of the Ghoul Stars.
Dark Eagles - suspected Raven Guard successor nothing else known.
Deathstrike - Imperial Fists successor, fought in 13th Black Crusade
Emperors' Storm - unknown origins, seems to have two colour schemes (gold or red\white).
Executioners - Imperial Fists successors, rebel faction during Badab war.
Eagle Warriors - Ultramarines successor, fought in 13th Black Crusade.
Emperor's Spears - Ultramarines successor, part of the Sentinels of the Veil.
Emperor's Shield - unknown origin, nothing else known.
Flame Eagles - possible Raven Guard successor, nothing else known.
Fire Hawks - possible Ultramarines successor, chapter recorded Lost, possibly turned in to Legion of the Damned.
Flesh Tearers - second founding Blood Angels successors, very angry blood thirsty boys.
Grey Knights - the psychic hammer of the Ordo Malleus.
Golden Gryphons - unknown origin, nothing else known.
Guardians of the Covenant - Dark Angels successors, part of Unforgiven.
Genesis - Second Founding Ultramarines successor, the Ultramarines bestest boys.
Hawk Lords - possibly Ultramarines or Raven Guard successors, like their flyers.
Harbingers - unknown origins, home world of Birmingham (the Black Planet), boarding and drop specialist.
Howling Griffins - Ultramarines successor, have a thing for Oaths.
Iron Hawks - Ultramarines successor, like their thunderhawks.
Iron Knights - Imperial Fists successors, two possible home worlds listed
Iron Snakes - second founding Ultramarines successor, guardians of the Reef Stars.
Iron Fists - Imperial Fists successor, nothing else known.
Iron Lords - Iron Hands successor, blockade of Grendl Star.
Imperial Castellans - unknown origin, nothing else known.
Imperius Reavers - fourth founding Ultramarines successor, Xenos (Tyranid) specialists.
Invictors - unknown origin, corrupted to form The Unhallowed, part of Abyssal Crusade.
Iron Hands - First founding cyborgs, sons of Ferrus Manus.
Imperial Fists - First founding stubborn boys, sons of Dorn.
Knights of the Raven - Raven Guard successor, very secretive.
Lamenters - Blood Angels to successors, rebel faction during Badab war, very unlucky.
Legion of the Damned - silent spectres of death, silent, flame wreathed marines, possibly the lost Fire Hawks.
Marines August - unknown origin, nothing else known.
Mantis Warriors - successors of White Scars (via Marauders), rebel faction during Badab war.
Marines Malevolent - unknown origin, angry boys, opposite of the Salamanders.
Mentors - reformed Star Scorpions (lost to the warp), Raven Guard successors, loan out squads to other Imperial forces.
Marauders - second founding White Scars successor, don't like playing with others.
Metamarines - Ultramarines successor, nothing else known.
Masters of Protelus - unknown origin, nothing else known.
Marines Errant - successor of Ultramarines (via Eagle Warriors), crusade past edge of known space with Rouge Traders.
Mortifactors - second founding Ultramarines successors, home world destroyed by Tyranids.
Nova marines - second founding Ultramarines successor, one of the Shield chapters of Ultramar.
Praetors of Orpheus - Second Founding Ultramarines successor, possibly AdMech best buddies.
Red Scorpions - (Secret) Unknown origins, don't like divergent chapters or abhumans.
Raptor - second founding Raven Guard successor, guerilla warfare and infiltration specialists.
Revilers - second founding Raven Guard successor, long standing war with Alpha Legion
Relictors - Renegade chapter, originally Fire Claws, Ultramarines\Dark Angels successors, one of Astartes Praeses chapters guarding Eye of Terror.
Rainbow Warriors - Ultramarines successor, original Rouge Trader chapters, since redacted\removed?
Red Templars - Imperial Fists successors, search and destroy specialist.
Red Talons - second founding Iron Hands successor, major vendetta for traitor legions
Silver Skulls - possible second founding Ultramarines successor, shield chapter of Ultramar, siege warfare specialists.
Star Phantoms - Unknown origins, possibly Dark Angels, although denied, Loyalist during Badab war, secretive chapter.
Sons of the Phoenix - Imperial Fists successors, ultima founding, holy crusaders.
Sons of Guilliman - Ultramarines successor (surprisingly!), rumoured to be non codex compliant.
Sky Sentinels - unknown origins, chapter destroyed in defence of home world.
Salamanders - first founding fire boys, sons of Vulcan.
Storm Wings - Raven Guard successor, home world in Segmentum Solar.
Space Wolves - first founding beasty boys, sons of the Russ.
Skull Bearers - claimed successors of Imperial Fists (via Executioners), nothing else known.
Sons of Jagatai (or Jaghatai, spelt wrong at Warhammer world?) - White Scars successor, nothing else known.
Storm Giants - Salamanders successor, very strong boys, even for space marines.
Scythes of the Emperor - Ultramarines successor, third founding, shield chapter of Ultramar, original home world destroyed.
Sons of Orar - Ultramarines successor, shield chapter of Ultramar, named after HH era Ultramarines Captain.
Storm Lords - second founding White Scars successor, keen Ork hunters.
Storm Wardens - unknown origins, tribal nature, favour Armoured assaults and close combat. Altercation with enslavers resulted in chapter master and first company placed in stasis.
Sons of Medusa - no official founding, formed due to internal Iron Hands war, about as AdMech as you can get without being AdMech.
Silver Guard - listed as second founding chapter of unknown origins (possibly Imperial Fists\Black Templars), very secretive, fleet based, mobile warfare.
Soul Drinkers - Imperial Fists successors, twice founded (second and ultima), lots of internal wars, destroyed original chapter.
Taurans - unknown origins, send brothers go the Death Watch.
Tigers Argent - unknown origins, home world cornered between great rift and pariah nexus.
Ultramarines - first founding boring ones, sons of Guilliman.
Victors - unknown origin, nothing else known.
White Minotaurs - unknown origin, nothing else known.
White Scars - first founding speedy boys, sons of the great Khan.
White Consuls - second founding Ultramarines successor, one of the Astartes Praeses chapters, original home world destroyed by chaos.
Yellow Jackets - unknown origin, emerged during Horus Heresy when cutoff from Imperium.
There were a couple of things that jumped out at me, there are a lot of unknown origin chapter, even in the home of Warhammer, where they can basically decided what the origins are! Also there are a few chapters that seem to have contradictions in their origin stories. Most of these have one chapter listed on the Warhammer label but others listed on various other sites (Lexicanum, 40k fandom). The last thing seems to be that there are a few spelling mistakes, such as Sons of Jagatai, or Jaghatai as it probably should be, seeing as that's how the primarchs name is spelt.
On other thing to point out is the key missing chapter, the Raven Guard - first founding sneaky boys, sons of Corvus Corax. Yep, I don't see these guys anywhere in the display, which was quite surprising. I thought that it was just me, but after several looks through the pictures, I couldn't see them.
Anyway, I thought this was a nice little exercise, and was pretty interesting, and I learnt a few things in the process.
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