[[Image:BlackTemplarsChapterBanner.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Black Templars Chapter Banner{{Fn|5b}}]]'''Standards''' are ceremonial objects of the [[Space MarineChapter]] Chapterss, bearing the symbol of the Chapter and marked with sacred motifs and the battle honours gained in past warsconflicts. They are revered as the embodiments of the honour and fighting spirit of the [[Company{{Fn|Companies]] and the [[Chapter]]. Standards are sometimes carried into battle.3}}

Normally they are hung in ==History==Carrying a Standard to battle is an ancient military tradition, dating back to the early days of [[Terra]]n warfare. During the [[ReclusiamHorus Heresy]] , [[Legion Standard]]s were a symbol of unity and inspiration for the Chapter's [[Fortress Monastery|fortress-monasterySpace Marine Legions]]. Many Whatever form they might have taken, it was beneath the shadow of these standards are ancient, having been carried in battle by generations banners and icons that the tides of Marinesvictory and defeat were determined.²{{Fn|12}}

==Present Day=='''Standards ''' are carried into battle by a chosen the most revered of all the [[Company Standard Bearer|Standard BearerChapter]]'s artefacts. each standard has proudly flown over a hundred battlefields{{Fn|2}}, who is part heavy with the glories of the [[Command Squad]]Chapter.{{Fn|4a}} Every Space Marine will understand the exact meaning of every nuance and reference that has been woven into their lavish designs.{{Fn|2}}

==Chapter Banner==The '''Chapter Banner''' is As holy relics and objects of worship, they are hung in the physical manifestation [[Reclusiam]] of the Chapter's honour[[Fortress Monastery|fortress-monastery]]. Marines accompanying the standard bearer {{Fn|1}}{{Fn|7c}} Once a banner has been damaged, it will furiously prevent the banner from falling to grace the enemy. Chapter banners are a source halls of fierce pride for any chapter, taken into battle only when the Space Marine Chapter Master takes to the field, or when a large part of a chapter is deployed to battle. Chapter banners are said to be created on Holy [[Terra]] and given to a chapter upon its foundingFortress-Monastery.{{Fn|3}}

==Types of Standard=====Known Chapter BannersStandard===*{{QuoteBox|quote = ''"To bear the Chapter banner makes one feel greater than the highest Lord, and more humble than the lowest serf. In your arms you bear the soul of the Chapter, everything your every brother, past and present, has ever fought for."''|source =<small>- [[Ultramarines]] - [[Banner of MacraggeChapter Ancient]], [[Tortalus]]</small>{{Fn|17b}}|}}

*[[Dark AngelsImage:CrimsonFistsBanner.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Crimson Fists]] - UnusuallyChapter Banner{{Fn|4b}}]]A chapter will own a number of Chapter Banners, but only one may ever be in use at any given time. It will have been consecrated by the Dark Angels have 3 Chapter Banners - ' [[Standard of FortitudeReclusiarch]]and dedicated to the heroes of the Chapter past, [[Standard present and future.{{Fn|3}} A Chapter Banner is the physical representation of the honour of Devastation]]the Chapter, [[Standard of Retribution]]³{{Fn|7a}} and is valuable to the point that some Chapters would sacrifice multiple worlds to save one.{{Fn|17a}}

==Company Standard==Similar to In battle the Chapter banner, will inspire the '''Company Standard''' represents Marines to superhuman feats of martial prowess against the honour of a particular company and will bolster enemy that threatens this holiest relic. It is carried into battle by the morale abilities [[Chapter Ancient]]{{Fn|3}}, typically part of nearby an [[Space MarinesMarine Honour Guard Squad|Honour Guard]].{{Fn|5a}}

==Sacred standard=Company Standard===The '''sacred company banner is the physical heart of the company on the battlefield, and every Space Marine, from the most inexperienced Scout to the hoariest veteran, fights all the harder in its august presence. The Standard Bearer is trusted never to let the standard''' out of his grip while he still draws breath - to do otherwise is to invite the most terrible and shameful dishonour.{{Fn|4a}} A Company Standard is carried into battle by a [[Company Ancient]], typically part of a [[Space Marine Command Squad|Command Squad]].{{Fn|6}} ====Sacred Standard====A Sacred Standard is a type of Company Banner which embodies the faith and resolution of the Space Marines, bolstering never to falter in the face of the enemy.{{Fn|7b}} ===Back Banners===Back banners are worn on a telescopic aerial attached to the top of the [[Power_Armour#Components|backpack]]. They are often displayed to help identify a marine [[Tactical Squad|Squad]] and mark its progress on the battlefield. Volunteering to display the resolve banner is a sought after act of heroism.{{Fn|1}} ==Notable Standards==*[[Angel of Sacrifice]] - [[Imperial Fists]] [[3rd Company (Imperial Fists)|3rd Company]] Banner. Reforged into a [[Crozius Arcanum]].{{Fn|16}}*[[Banner of Macragge]] - [[Ultramarines]] Chapter Banner.*[[Guilliman's First Oath]] - [[Ultramarines]] Honour Standard ([[Horus Heresy|Heresy]]-era).{{Fn|9}}*[[Shroud of nearby MarinesYrnax]] - [[Doom Eagles]]. {{Fn|15}}*Sacred standards are only carried by Standards of the Dark Angels:{{Fn|13}}**[[Standard of Devastation]] - one of the three [[Dark Angels]] Chapter Banners.{{Fn|13}}**[[Standard of Fortitude]] - one of the three [[Dark Angels]] Chapter Banners.{{Fn|13}}**[[Standard of Retribution]] - one of the three [[Dark Angels]] Chapter Banners.{{Fn|13}}*[[Standard of Meridian]] - [[Blood Ravens]].{{Fn|11}}*[[Standard of Sacrifice]] - [[Blood Angels]] battle standard bearers within a Reclusiam squad.{{Fn|10}}*[[Standard of the Emperor Ascendant]]*[[Stigmartyr]] - [[Excoriators]] Chapter Banner.{{Fn|14}} ==Images==<center><gallery mode=packed>BA Chapter Banner.jpg|[[Blood Angels]] Chapter BannerDarkangelsbanner.jpg|[[Dark Angels]] Chapter BannerIFBanner.jpg|[[Imperial Fists]] Chapter BannerIronhandsbanner.jpg|[[Iron Hands]] Chapter BannerRavenguardbanner.jpg|[[Raven Guard]] Chapter BannerSalamandersbanner.jpg|[[Salamanders]] Chapter BannerSpacewolvesbanner.jpg|[[Space Wolves]] Chapter BannerBanner of Macragge.jpg|[[Ultramarines]] Chapter BannerWhitescarbanner.jpg|[[White Scars]] Chapter Banner</gallery></center> ==See also==*[[Brotherhood Banner]]*[[Custodes Vexilla]]*[[Legion Standard]]*[[Pennant of the Fallen]]

*^{{Endn|1}}:[[Chapter Approved 2001Warhammer 40,000: Compendium]], pg. 137*^{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Ultramarines]], pg. 31*{{Endn|3}}: [[Insignium Astartes]], pg. 17*4: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]]:**{{Endn|4a}}: pg. 55**{{Endn|4b}}: pg. 29*5: [[Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition)]]:**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 66**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 42*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition, 2nd Codex)]], pg. 63*7: [[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)]]:**{{Endn|7a}}: pg. 23**{{Endn|7b}}: pg. 24**{{Endn|7c}}: pg. 18*{{Endn|9}}: [[White Dwarf 94 (2015)]] — ''Betrayal at Calth: At Any Cost''*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Blood Angels (8th Edition)]], pg. 139 — ''Relics of Baal''*{{Endn|11}}:[[Warhammer 40,000: CompendiumDawn of War II]] - '''Standard of Meridian''', (wargear selection screen)*{{Endn|12}}: [[Liber Astartes (2nd Edition)]], ppg. 137144*³{{Endn|13}}: [[Codex: Angels of Death (2nd Edition) ]], pg. 44*{{Endn|14}}: [[Legion of the Damned (Novel)]], Chapter One, pg. 34*{{Endn|15}}: [[Deathwatch: Honour the Chapter]], pg. 133*{{Endn|16}}: [[Sentinels of Terra - A Codex: Space Marines Supplement (4th 6th Edition)]]- ''Relics of the 3rd Company''*17: [[Warhammer 40,000Codex Supplement: WargearUltramarines (8th Edition)]]**{{Endn|17a}}: pgs. 40 & 41 - ''Honour Guard''**{{Endn|17b}}: pg. 51 - ''An Army of Heroes''

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