7th Company, Ultramarines Chapter
The 7th Company of the Ultramarines, called Sacrifice, and later known as the Defenders of Caeserean, are an honourable Company which hones tactical flexibility.[1][6]
Contents
Overview
Typically Battle Brothers promoted to the 7th Company are for the first time moving away from single-gear missions and instead begin to emphasize the tactical flexibility of Tactical Squads and Intercessor Squads. The 7th normally deploy their strength in several large formations. They reinforce the Battle Companies en masse and begin most campaigns fighting in their own dedicated forces alongside their more experienced comrades. 7th Company Strike Forces are given the task of seizing and defending strategic assets, garrisoning fortifications, and swift reinforcements of any exposed gaps or flanks. In this way does the 7th earn its place amongst the squads they will one day reinforce. It is during their time in the 7th Company that Ultramarines train in operating various types of skimmers and aircraft such as the Stormhawk and the Land Speeder. Thus when the 7th goes to war, they are often accompanied by fast-moving formations and airborne assaults.[1]
The 7th Company earned its moniker "Defenders of Caeserean" after they dealt a crushing defeat to Korus the Defiler.[5]
History
Notable Battles
Heraldry
Company Banner
The banner of the 7th originally depicted a standard laurel, but since M38, when forces under Captain Gerostus fought alongside the Iron Hands under Iron Father Karrdas, the banner has since borne an iron chain to symbolize their bonds.[1]
Notable Company Elements
Notable Members
- Gerad Ixion - Captain[1]
- Gerostus - Former Captain[1]
- Evexian - Captain during the Horus Heresy[4]
- Lazarus - Squad Sergeant[6]
- Bengham - Battle Brother[6]
Sources
- 1: Codex Supplement: Ultramarines (8th Edition), pgs. 12-15
- 2: Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition), pgs. 12-15
- 3: Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition Rulebook, pgs. 154-159
- 4: Rules of Engagement (Short Story)
- 5: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 23
- 6: White Dwarf 97 (UK), pg. 49
