Tortalus

"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."

- Tortalus^[1b]

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Tortalus
Species	Human
Type	Astartes
Gender	Male
Relatives	Roboute Guilliman ("Father" via Gene-Seed) Ultramarines & Successors ("Brothers" via Gene-seed)
Occupation(s)	Space Marine Victrix Guard member[1] Ultramarines Chapter Ancient[1]
Affiliation(s)	Imperium of Man Realm of Ultramar Ultramarines Ultramarines Honour Guard
Preceded by	Helveticus[2]

Tortalus was the Chapter Ancient of the Ultramarines at the beginning of the Indomitus Crusade, being the first to hold the rank since the devastation of the 1st Company during the Battle of Macragge.^[1]

Sources

• 1: Codex Supplement: Ultramarines (8th Edition):
  • 1a: pgs. 40-41 - Honour Guard
  • 1b: pg. 51 - An Army of Heroes
• 2: Chapter Approved 2001, pg. 121