Fire Angels
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| Founding Chapter: | Ultramarines[1b] | ||
| Founding: | 25th Founding (M40)[1b] | ||
| Homeworld: | Lorin Alpha[1b] | ||
| Fortress-Monastery: | Tower Athenaeum[1a] | ||
| Colours: | Silver with red knee pads and rims on pauldrons[1c] | ||
| Specialty: | Drop Pod assault, infiltration, tank combat[1a] | ||
The Fire Angels are a Space Marine Chapter descended from the Ultramarines that have a zealous devotion to the Imperial Creed.[1b]
Contents
History
The Fire Angels were created from Ultramarines gene-seed. They fought on the loyalist side during the Badab War. In one incident during the war, the rebel Astral Claws launched a suicidal counter-attack, in which a squadron of Rhinos broke through an Imperial salient to the Fire Angels' lines and detonated a virus missile, causing more deaths in one day than the Fire Angels had suffered in the war so far.[1a]
Known Campaigns
- M39: Aegisine Crusade — The Fire Angels witnessed the effectiveness of the 'Iron Cyclone' drop pod deployment pattern employed by the Black Templars and would go on to use the strategy themselves.[6]
- 760.M39-411.M40: Fenright Tithe Wars[5]
- 143-151.M41: Magdellan Prime Civil War[2a]
- 666.M41: Battle for Grand Al'gul[1a]
- 901-912.M41: Badab War[1a]
- 998.M41: Third War for Armageddon — At least sixth company fought there.[2b]
- Date Unknown: Destroying the Psyker Cult known as the Seven Daughters of Oblivion on the planet Lament.[2c]
Culture
Chapter Cult
The Fire Angels are a rare example of a theist chapter, whose Chapter Cult embraces the Imperial Creed as an unassailable truth, viewing themselves as holy warriors in service to the divine God Emperor. Uniquely, they do not revere their ancestral primarch as a living saint, believing this to be a form of idolatry, instead viewing him as an exceptional warrior. They tend to rely on "basic" Imperial technology and codex equipment, such as Rhinos and Predators, while their 1st Company is mostly composed of Sternguard Veterans rather than Terminators.[1b] Despite this, their armoury on Lorin Alpha is sophisticated enough to churn out large amounts of tanks such as the Predator, Vindicator, and Whirlwind, which the Fire Angels wield disproportionate numbers of.[1a]
Known as a conservative chapter, the Fire Angels are strict adherents to the Codex Astartes. Due to their belief that the Emperor is a god, they share many links with the Ecclesiarchy and regularly fight alongside the Sisters of Battle.[4]
The Fire Angels see discipline and holy duty as higher virtues than individual glory, and they tend to rely on rigid strategic doctrines that they rarely deviate from. Their Tactical Squads tend to wield disproportionate amounts of heavy bolters, their Fire Support Squads melta weapons, and their Assault Squads flamers. They also tend to favour using swords over any other close-combat weapon type, seeing them as a symbol of spiritual strength.[1a]
Notable Elements
Notable Vessels
Notable Members
- Haran Stark — Chapter Master.[1a]
- Mathias Dee — Chief Librarian.[1a]
- Narthaniel — Chaplain, KIA in 666.M41.[8]
- Tarnus Vale — Praetor of the 3rd Company.[1a]
- Aviddan Tagas — Member of the Deathwatch.[7]
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See also
Sources
- 1: Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One:
- 2: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition:
- 3: Warhammer 40,000 Compendium, pgs. 34-35
- 4: Deathwatch: Honour the Chapter, pg. 110
- 5: Imperial Armour Volume Eleven - The Doom of Mymeara, pg. 92
- 6: Imperial Armour - Apocalypse II, pg. 35
- 7: War Zone Octarius - Book 1: Rising Tide, pg. 30
- 8: Imperial Armour Volume Thirteen - War Machines of the Lost and the Damned, pg. 120
- 9: The Guns of Enth (Short Story)
Uncited
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- White Dwarf 101 (UK) "Index Astartes: The Badab Uprising" by Rick Priestley, reprinted in Warhammer 40,000 Compendium
- White Dwarf 103 (UK), Rampaging Rhinos by Rick Priestley
- GW UK's Campaign Weekends Badab War Rules (.pdf)
