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| − | The '''Primogenitor Chapters''' are | + | The '''Primogenitor Chapters''', or '''First Born''', are the [[Second Founding]] [[Space Marine Chapter]]s descended from the [[Ultramarines]] [[Space Marine Legion]].{{Fn|1b}} The Primogenitor Chapters revere [[Roboute Guilliman]], [[Primarch]] of the Ultramarines, as their Patron and founding father.{{Fn|1b}} |
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| + | These Chapters have stayed close-knit, often fighting alongside each other and always standing ready to answer any call from the [[Chapter Master]] of the Ultramarines.{{Fn|1}}{{Cite This}} | ||
==Known Primogenitor Chapters== | ==Known Primogenitor Chapters== | ||
| − | *[[Aurora Chapter]] | + | The exact number of Primogenitor Chapters is unknown.{{Fn|1b}} The [[Apocrypha of Skaros]], the earliest known copy of the [[Codex Astartes]], lists that there are 23, but does not name them.{{Fn|1b}} |
| − | *[[Black Consuls]] | + | |
| − | *[[Doom Eagles]] | + | * [[Aurora Chapter]]{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}} |
| − | *[[Eagle Warriors]] | + | * [[Black Consuls]]{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}} |
| − | *[[Genesis Chapter]] | + | * [[Doom Eagles]]{{Fn|1a}} |
| − | *[[Inceptors]] | + | * [[Eagle Warriors]]{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}} |
| − | *[[Libators]] | + | * [[Genesis Chapter]]{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}} |
| − | *[[Novamarines]] | + | * [[Inceptors]]{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}} |
| − | *[[Patriarchs of Ulixis]] | + | * [[Libators]]{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}} |
| − | *[[Praetors of Orpheus]] | + | * [[Mortifactors]]{{Fn|3}} |
| − | *[[Silver Eagles]] | + | * [[Novamarines]]{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}} |
| − | *[[White Consuls]] | + | * [[Nemesis Chapter]]{{Fn|2}} |
| + | * [[Patriarchs of Ulixis]]{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}} | ||
| + | * [[Praetors of Orpheus]]{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}} | ||
| + | * [[Silver Eagles]]{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}} | ||
| + | * [[White Consuls]]{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}} | ||
===Sources=== | ===Sources=== | ||
| − | * | + | * 1: [[Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition)]]: |
| + | ** {{Endn|1a}}: pg. 9 | ||
| + | ** {{Endn|1b}}: pg. 13 | ||
| + | * {{Endn|2}}: [[Chapter Approved 2001]], pg. 117 | ||
| + | * {{Endn|3}}: [[Deathwatch: Rites of Battle]], pgs. 55-58 | ||
[[Category:Later Foundings]] | [[Category:Later Foundings]] | ||
Revision as of 09:46, 30 November 2025
The Primogenitor Chapters, or First Born, are the Second Founding Space Marine Chapters descended from the Ultramarines Space Marine Legion.[1b] The Primogenitor Chapters revere Roboute Guilliman, Primarch of the Ultramarines, as their Patron and founding father.[1b]
These Chapters have stayed close-knit, often fighting alongside each other and always standing ready to answer any call from the Chapter Master of the Ultramarines.[1][Needs Citation]
Known Primogenitor Chapters
The exact number of Primogenitor Chapters is unknown.[1b] The Apocrypha of Skaros, the earliest known copy of the Codex Astartes, lists that there are 23, but does not name them.[1b]
- Aurora Chapter[1a][2]
- Black Consuls[1a][2][3]
- Doom Eagles[1a]
- Eagle Warriors[1a][2]
- Genesis Chapter[1a][2][3]
- Inceptors[1a][2]
- Libators[1a][2]
- Mortifactors[3]
- Novamarines[1a][2][3]
- Nemesis Chapter[2]
- Patriarchs of Ulixis[1a][2]
- Praetors of Orpheus[1a][2]
- Silver Eagles[1a][2]
- White Consuls[1a][2][3]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition):
- 2: Chapter Approved 2001, pg. 117
- 3: Deathwatch: Rites of Battle, pgs. 55-58
