Eagle Warriors
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| Founding Chapter: | Ultramarines[1a] | ||
| Founding: | Second Founding[1b] | ||
| Descendants: | Marines Errant[6] | ||
| Homeworld: | Fleet Based | ||
| Colours: | Blue & White, halved. | ||
The Eagle Warriors are a successor Chapter of the Ultramarines.[1a]
Overview
The Eagle Warriors were a Fleet Based Chapter that was founded during a particularly dark period of anarchy within the Imperium[9], and that continually campaign to defend the systems conquered by Roboute Guilliman during the Great Crusade.[4a][9] They were noted as being the forebears of the Marines Errant Chapter, although the reason they were given this honour is not recorded.[6]
During the 13th Black Crusade, the Chapter lost several ships and two whole Companies in the aftermath of the Great Rift's creation.[9]
Notable Actions
- 914.M40-224.M41: Baran War
- 919.M41: The 7th Company took part in the Balur Secundus Strike Force.[3b][8]
- 994.M41: The Defence of Hyth
- 999.M41: The Zeist Campaign — The Eagle Warriors heeded the call of Marneus Calgar and provided a score of Terminators to fight for the liberation of Augura, a staging point for the Tau forces.[4b]
- ~???.M42: The Indomitus Crusade — Two companies are lost.[10]
- Undated — Shortly after the Second Founding, 100 Eagle Warriors are lost on Namolas.[5a]
- Undated — A company of Eagle Warriors, lead by Captain Nikon, responded to a distress call from Zurcon Primus. There they assisted the Flesh Tearers in combating a Khornite cultist uprising. However, they witnessed (and were attacked by) Flesh Tears who had fallen to the Black Rage. To keep their secret, the Flesh Tearers killed the entire company.[5a][5b]
- Undated — The assault on Kyran's Pass.[3a]
Heraldry
The Eagle Warriors wear halved white-and-blue armour. Their chest aquilas are gold.[11]
Company colours are displayed on Eagle Warriors' left kneepads, and squad numbers and battlefield roles are displayed in the usual Codex-approved fashion, with blue Roman numeral squad numbers superimposed over white battlefield role symbols.[11]
Their Chapter Badge is a blue eagle's wing on white.[11]
Eagle Warriors will often colour their weapon casings red.[11]
Notable Chapter Elements
Known Vessels
Known Members
- Acacius — Member of Squad Aiaxis.[5b]
- Ampelio — Terminator.[5a]
- Axcillian — Dreadnought and member of the Deathwatch.
- Erastos — Sergeant of Squad Aiaxis, Honour Guard of Captain Nikon.[5b]
- Galenos — Member of Squad Aiaxis.[5b]
- Hilarion — Apothecary of Squad Aiaxis.[5b]
- Ligeia — Standard Bearer of Squad Aiaxis. Killed on Zurcon Primus by Marines of the Flesh Tearers Death Company.[5b]
- Lycus — Sergeant.[5a]
- Nikon Pelahius — Captain.[5a]
- Nzahan — Veteran Sergeant and only survivor of a battle on Balur Secundus in 915.M41. Due to his injuries from the battle, Nzahan was entombed within a Contemptor Dreadnought.[8]
- Varis[11]
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition):
- 2: Insignium Astartes
[Help] - 3: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition:
- 4: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition):
- 5: Sons of Wrath (Novella) — Flesh Tearers (Anthology):
- 6: Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One, pg. 74
- 7: How to Paint Space Marines, pg. 84
- 8: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes, pg. 22
- 9: Codex: Space Marines: Your first look! - Successor Chapters
- 10: Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition), pg. 30
- 11: Codex Supplement: Ultramarines (8th Edition), pg. 24
- 12: Index Astartes: Battle Barges, pg. 10
