Why are Ultramarines so Popular? | Warhammer 40k Lore

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Wed love to see your take on 30k primarchs taking Guilimans role in 40k

I'll add that Bobby G also wanted his marines to be useful and have a job after the crusade, so wanting your sons to have a peacetime job skill is a point in their favor. Someone has to do the paperwork, why not the big blueberry that can do it ultra fast and ultra good so we can all hit the bar after with our bestest file clerk who can drink us all under but cause space marine biology hacks can serve as the driver as well to get our drunk asses home.

They're the best because Guilliman said "Oh you're gonna shoot at me?", and went to show Lorgar what it was like to be on the receiving end of what Lorgar would do to kids.

The matt ward thing is actually gw mostly throwing him under the bus. Around 4th Ed gw decided that , due to their glut of special characters, Ultramarines would get their own codex. They tasked matt ward to write it and so he did, only for last minute gw to decide that the codex needed to be the generic space marine codex. Hence it seemed like Ultramarines were getting special attention in the art and lore of the space marine book. (The grey knights were all him tho)

One reason no one seems to have picked up is that Guilliman wrote the codex astartes which serves as the blueprint for all loyalist chapters. So essentially they are the template for space marines in the 40k setting

I liked the Ultramarines initially and was starting to consider picking a different faction like the Black Templars. But then I got Boltgun. Malum Caedo has cemented the Ultramarines as my favorite legion.

I think their lore is also the easiest for people to get into and understand. Great to lure in new players who want to learn more, before going into the more edgy lore

They are one of the few groups in the setting that are not total dicks and are genuinely heroic. So much so that we root for them and want them to succeed.

They have a nice color scheme, their ornamentation looks cool and they are decent at pretty much everything. Yes, they are the very definition of convention and perhaps a bit dry compared to other chapters, but you need someone to set a benchmark so that everyone else can deviate a bit and thus become cooler. (Looking at you Dark Angels, Space Wolves, Blood Angels, Black Templars, Grey Knights). It's tough being Superman (who is also blue) but you're sure glad when he shows up to a crisis situation. Same with the Ultramarines - they don't necessarily grab my attention but I wouldn't say no to their help in a warzone.

Ultramarines have always been my favorite chapter/legion. I love the Roman aesthetic and the fact that they're genuinely heroic and good people, even if they are a bit uptight. Of course they'll never be as heroic and nice as the Salamanders but hey, nobody else will ever be at that level lol. I also think it's nice to see Guilliman, a Primarch with common sense, run things. Plus it's gotta be nice for Imperial citizens and even other Space Marine or Guardsmen groups seeing the Ultramarines show up. Knowing that not only are you getting more Space Marines, but also good battle tactics, supply lines and a food supply. And at the end of the day, someone has to be the poster boys. It might as well be the space Romans

I like the contrast they give to more specialized chapters like White Scars or Raven Guard, I can imagine something like an Ultramarines main force with Scars harrying the enemy flanks for them to be an absolute nightmare

I'm a Black Templars fan and player, but I've come to appreciate the Ultramarines a lot more than I ever did. I never disliked them, but they just seemed like the default bland space marines. But reading books like Know no Fear, Dark Imperium, and the Sicarius omnibus really made me like them a lot. Their style, that Roman aesthetic, their lore, it's all great. Guilliman is probably my favorite Primarch as well.

well there is also the fact that the Word Bearers are their direct rival wich makes boxes like the "betrayal at calth" a litteral red Vs. blue scenario, the classic struggle.

I mean Ultra Marines are the best. Mad props for the game Shootas, Blood, and Teef going with the White Scars for their Space Marine antagonist.

Guilidad is like the ONE guy in the whole Galaxy who's switched on enough to try and unfuck it. Makes ya wanna root for him. Same with the Ultramarines. Kinda like the Salamanders they're one of the few Space Marine chapters that aren't completely terrible and will go out of their way to fight for common humanity. Grimdark is what makes 40k great, but when there's a handful of kinda sorta good guys to root for, it serves to highlight just how horrible everything else is. I think they're a cool faction, overrepresented maybe, but definitely underapprecaited. Besides space Rome is literally like the most badass thing ever.

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Just waiting for the video about how each pre heresy primarch would react to being in guillimans situation as imperial regent :) im really hoping one of those long form videos is this bad boy ....

I love Roman history and motifs. Blue and gold looks sick. Their heroes are awesome. My heart is Imperial Fist/Black Templars 🖤 🤍 💛