Sons of Guilliman
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| Founding Chapter: | Ultramarines[3a] | ||
| Founding: | M33[5] | ||
| Chapter Master: | Ansellus | ||
| Homeworld: | Praesidia[4a] | ||
| Colours: | White and light blue quartered[6] | ||
The Sons of Guilliman were a Successor Chapter of the Ultramarines.[3a]
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Overview
Hailing from the desert-ringed Death World of Praesidia, the Chapter had a dark past. Whispers persist that more than one of its members had fallen to Chaos and that the Chapter had a reputation for rash and codex-divergent behaviour. This reputation, however, saw them fight all the harder to prove themselves worthy of their name.[8]
History
Notable Battles & Events
- 953.M33: The Siege of Lakadamon — The Sons of Guilliman bolstered the defence of the Hive World Lakadamon against the hordes of Ork Warboss Vorhgad Bloodfang. They holds the planet for three years until relief arrives from the Night Reapers and the War Bearers Chapters.[4b]
- (in or around M37:) The Salinas Conflict — A small detachment came to the aid of the planet Salinas during a chaos incursion by the Daemon Prince Ustaroth, but fell along with the rest of the forces of the Emperor. Only thirty years later, when the Grey Knights led a crusade force to Salinas, was the world cleansed of taint.[3b]
- 746.M41: Constantinus Iconoclasm — Sergeant Constantinus goes renegade, proclaiming himself Constantinus the Liberator and starting a rebellion on Nova Terra.[2]
- 801.M41: Judgement of Hellenus.[4c]
- ~965.M41: Captain Uriel Ventris of the Ultramarines 4th Company returned 19 sets of Corvus pattern armour from Salinas lost by the Sons of Guilliman during the Salinas Conflict.[3a] Uriel and his Sergeant, Pasanius Lysane, discovered the armour when searching the Gallery of Antiquities on Salinas, while returning to Ultramar from their Death Oath.[3c]
- 998.M41: Third War for Armageddon — The Sons of Guilliman devoted 6 companies to the conflict.[1]
Heraldry
Marines of the Chapter wear quartered blue-and-white armour.[8]
Company colours are shown through the colour of the left kneepad.[8][Conflicting Sources] Battlefield role insignia is usually blue. Rather than displaying squad number over the battlefield role symbol, Sons of Guilliman instead display the number in the bottom right corner of their pauldrons, next to the Chapter's symbol.[8]
The Sons of Guilliman's Chapter badge combines an Ultima with a set of wings.[8]
Notable Members
- Ansellus — Chapter Master.
- Hilesto Fabian — A powerful Epistolary.
- Karch — Captain.
- Oriax — Redemptor Dreadnought.
- Sinos — Brother-Marine. He killed Evil Sunz Kult of Speed Warboss Garmek Oil-Guzzler in the Third War for Armageddon.[7]
- Daellenus — Brother, 3rd Company.[8]
Former Members
- Adharon - Founded a Chaos Space Marine warband
- Constantinus the Liberator - Squad Sergeant who turned to Chaos and led the planet of Nova Terra in a rebellion against the Imperium.[2]
Images
Trivia
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Conflicting sources
Different sources give different information on how the Sons of Guilliman display Company affiliation on their armour:
- Multiple sources indicate that Sons of Guilliman company markings are displayed in the form of a coloured left kneepad in the company colour.[8][9][10]
- However, other sources indicate that company markings are in the form of pauldron trims coloured the company colour (including page 85 of Adeptus Astartes: Successor Chapters, which shows an example Sons of Guilliman pauldron trimmed in gold, directly contradicting an image shown below of a 3rd Company marine with uncoloured pauldrons).[10] Additionally, an Armies on Parade army by James Karch contained marines with gold-trimmed pauldrons and uncoloured kneepads.
[Help] - How to Paint Space Marines shows a Sons of Guilliman marine with no discernable company markings whatsoever, lacking both coloured kneepad and pauldron trims. Additionally, this marine lacks a squad number, but has a Battleline battlefield role icon.[6]
- A piece of artwork from Codex: Space Marines (9th Edition) shows marines with white trims (which would otherwise suggest 1st Company) but red kneepads (meaning 3rd Company).[9]
- It is possible that the 2nd Company displays their company colour differently to the 3rd Company.[Help]
- It is possible that the 2nd Company displays their company colour differently to the 3rd Company.
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Armageddon (3rd Edition), pg. 32
- 2: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition), pgs. 18–19
- 3: The Killing Ground (Novel):
- 4: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition:
- 5: White Dwarf 249 (UK) - Index Astartes: Emperor's Shield
- 6: How to Paint Space Marines, pg. 84
- 7: White Dwarf 70 (2015) - Parade Ground
- 8: Codex Supplement: Ultramarines (8th Edition), pg. 24
- 9: Codex: Space Marines (9th Edition), pg. 27
- 10: Adeptus Astartes: Successor Chapters, pg. 85
