hahaha your preachin to the choir man
You must have waaay too much free time Daz
You're not supposed to name all the chapters. That's the point of having soo many.that is not likly to be a problem i had to sweat blood just to get that far i wanted them to sound good and not be really cheesy which is an easy trap to fall into
Kudos on naming 431 thoughthanks dude its nice my efforts have been noted
Which I mostly use to explain how my metal-hued Iron Warrior-look alike Space Marines are really Blood Angelsdude its you chapter u don't have to explain anything but if u do just use the geneseed argument then then u can use them to be any chapter good name aswell
No real reason originally, just sounded cool. Now, fits in with the idea of them bieng an Aztec themed chapter
Twisting ShadowI didn't include any chapter that was involved in the horus heresy, though i did include most of the ones u named there, but that was under the assumption they would have been part of the 1000 at the time
Oh! Do you have the chaos ones? I mean the chapters, not the legions (Violaters, Executioners, Warp Ghosts, The pyre, Children of Purgatos, Sons of Malice, Astral Claws [now the Red Corsairs])
Gah! How can I forget these guys:That sounds like a special division of the adeptus mechanicus, did u have any fluff to go with them
Tech-Hunters.
there was one in an inferno issue called the iron cobras i think.I like that i'll add it to my list
My own chapter: The Sons of the OctopusThats a really good concept, and octopi are fasinating and deadly but the name is not the best i would have went with the Octus legion or the Sons of Octarius. But hey their your guys and youv'e given me an idea for the name of another chapter so thanks
The only chapter specialised to underwater environment
No. The traitor legions were gone by the time they made the chaptersYeah I guess your right, I didn't really want to include them anyway.
O and the latest WD Magazines have a 'SM chapter naming table' in case you guys didnt know, quite interesting how they put get a few categories 'colors,animals, warriors, weapons' and they can turn it into cool SM names. hence the names 'grey- ravens' or 'Black-Templars' etcErr yes that actually pretty much how I came up with most of mine, except I used a dictionary and went from front to back looking for words that would work, and its not as easy as it seems.
Any chance of you posting this listYes there is. It might take a little time for me to sort it out though as its in spread sheet form. :) So give me a day...few hours at least
Or if any one has there own chapter what did u call them and why(maybe it just sounded cool?)
Permit me to introduce the Imperial Knights, a chapter of the Seventh Founding.Oh hello nice to meet you ;) and i'll add them to the list preceptor.
You haven't got the Helion LegionIts a bit to dark eldar wouldn't you say :-\
I havent really bothered reading the whole list. but.. *clap clap* to your effortsThanks :)
ChemeleonsShould that not be chameleons ;)
The Lost LegionI renamed them the "legion of the lost" its just there are many chapters that could be termed the lost legion/legions
Oh, and it's "Grey Ravens" not "Gray RavensGrey...gray...grey...gray, its spelt with an "e" when did that happen :-\
Heramicus' Sages, the army i am currently in development with.Will do thanks.
feel free to add it to the extensive list-and on the topic well done
And are they all yours wargamer, I need to know for colour coding purposes. will add them right awayYes... or at least, they belong to people I know...
Also, I couldn't find some of mine because they were in black, not green. However, my own personal chapter is still not included (Marines of The Emperor's Vengeance).That oversight has now been corrected :)
Also, I have another (GW official) chapter: Angels of VengeanceI knew those buggers where out there somewhere, they shall be added forthwith
And one other of my own... Fire of The Emperor.Ok i'll put it on the list
Here's another one for you if you like...Absolutly, i'll add it to the list
Vulkan's Chosen
Also I don't seem to see Deathwatch there. Don't know if it will count for this list because it is made up of others & stuff but it was just a thought I hadIts there in between the Deathstrike marines and the Death spectres
EMPEROR'S WARBRINGERSI have the Warbringers, it sounds better than Emperors Warbringers, which is a little liguistically unweildy
I recognize a few chapters you credit as your own having a rare mention in several books. There are also some, such as "Deaths Head" or "Death Heads" or whatever which are actually already names of other exsiting units, the "Deaths Head" or whatever being a Traitor Titan Legion. I don't think a self respecting Chapter would name themselves after hereticsWell to be fair I did ask if there were any that belonged to other as I had forgotten which one where mine and which ones I had pilfered from others so if you've seen them which ones are they and i'll go and change their colour.
Wait, scratch my Angels of yadda yah comment. I read your explaination wrong. I thought the red ones were you claiming ownership, and the black ones were GW. I apologiseNo problem, there where actually a few I had thought I had come up with, but I was wrong so I changed them, though I still think there might be a few I have claimed as my own but which in fact belong to GW or someone else, so if you do see them let me know.
Still, good work, man, I appreciate the effort, so don't take anything negative I say to heart...Not at all, critisism can only help make it better.
Did the White Panthers make the list? They're from the front of 3rd ED SM Codex in a fluff pieceI'll check
Yes, they're in the listThey are, which ones, I havent added the Fortis guys or techhunters yet, couldn't get on the board yesterday for some reason.
Just a quick question - have you added in all the Chapters that are listed in the beginning of the SM Collector's Guide?? Because if you have not already done this then and you don't have access to said book then I could list them for you and this will add quite a few to the totalRather than list them all check my list first and if I have missed any let me know, I do think that I have managed to gather most of the official ones though, of course there might well be some I have missed.
Rainbow Warriors (You have Rainbow Legion which I assume is the same but I put this in just to be sure)I did, oh well i'll change it.
Promethean DragonsAre they any relation the the community chapter, which I do have already.
Anyway, found another: Red Reapers550 ;D
Oh, and I found at least three duplicates in there... problem is, I can't remember which (Angels of Doom is one...).And we still have 551, not bad. I'll delete the lists I made and post your updated one(as its better than the origional) along with the colour codes :)
Somebody posted an army list with another in (the "Sons of Aquinas").Do you remember if this was in your updated version.
You know, when you (finally) get the list completed, it might be worth sending a copy to AiR so he can stick it on the soon-to-be-up Space Marine section of 40kOnline...I'd be more than happy to :), so that will be different from this space marine section, I apologise for my ignorance i'm just not that up to date with currwent events.
Just a thought - you've worked hard, why not share it with others proudlyWell ;D I did have help from a lot of people. Wargamer and every one else who's helped take a bow aswell :)
551 hey552 now ;)
The Emperor's Pointy Sticks - name sounds kinda silly but it could be a possible Chapter (maybeI suppose Spears of the Emperor might work, prefrably new ones will begin with W or V cos its a bugger having to go down and change all the numbers
Scions of Terra... Those are my smurfsI'll add them as soon as I can face changing all the numbers...so many :'(
Maybe when we get desperateIt won't ever get that bad ;)
you mist imperial dragons thats mine i'm working onwe did.....we did, ah the Udders of Thoth, it begins with an "I" look how many numbers i'll have to change :'(
EDIT: 555 now, and I may have a few more soon...How so, my list shows only 554.
the "Apostles of Ehirath", a chapter used by someone i know. just thought it sounded cool so add it if you wishIt does sound cool, but it begins with an A, Urrgh, ok it'll be added when I figure out what warmaster meant about bullit points.
Your list does not include Imperial Dragons, mine doesAh hell, I could have sworn I added that one, in fact i'm pretty sure I did, hellfire, well then with purple sages chapter it'll be 556 :)
I'm trying to build a chapter called BLOOD GUARD. It's a successor of Raven Guard and includes a trait of Blood RavensWell its a good name, but you don't think it sounds a little to chaosy, sounds very khorne blood for the blood guard...err god ;)
umm, arnt the ASTRAL CLAWS the chapter that went renagade and became the red coisers? I dont have my CSM codex on hand but I think I am right. I will check later.Yes I think your right, but we are not including the names of heretical chapters, the Astral claws would have been classed as part of the 1000 chapters before they turned to the dark side, so we have Astral claws on the list but not the Red corsairs.
Nah doesn't mean anything at all I used a random chapter generator and that was the one that came up first which I thought suited my colour scheme.Thats ok i was just curious
but i dont want to steal the project from youThats good, but lets just say we are collaberating, its a big project so your not stealing anything your helping me. Also if your planning to do an updated list add these ones to it
Sons of SekhmetThey're quite good, add those ones aswell T.H
Wraiths of Shu
Jackels of Neter-Khertet
Kheprian Scarabs (mine)
Sons of Serapis
Fists of Khonshu
Do we just list our chaptersYes, just list them if you like, though I think we already have most of the ones you have suggested Makenshi
Heres one more The Emperors Spades??? Seriously
It would be nice to have a phylogenetic tree of the chapters, or some other kind of categorization to work withPhylogenetic eh, well if I actually knew what that meant i'd be happy to try and furnish you with it. :)
So are you not going to add the Clandestine (Illicit) Guard then::)*sigh* if I must. ;)
Relating to or based on evolutionary development or history: a phylogenetic classification of species.Sorry still confused, what exactly was Wuestenfux asking for when asked for a phylogenetic tree, what exactly would that include, is it just like a family tree or somithing more complicated.
QuoteRelating to or based on evolutionary development or history: a phylogenetic classification of species.Sorry still confused, what exactly was Wuestenfux asking for when asked for a phylogenetic tree, what exactly would that include, is it just like a family tree or somithing more complicated.
Wow I like that, love the picture and thats an interesting source of inspiration for a marine chapter, incedently how did you do the picture and would you be able to do more of them. :)
I did a screen captureHow do you do that, and thanks for the link by the way, I knew something like that would be out there somewhere.
Hit the [Print Scrn] button and then just paste into your picture editing program. [Print Scrn] is next to [F12] - on my keyboard anyway.QuoteI did a screen captureHow do you do that
Hit the [Print Scrn] button and then just paste into your picture editing program. [Print Scrn] is next to [F12] - on my keyboard anyway.I to have that button, sadly it doesn't seem to want to work for me :(
Dude I know six
Daemon Hunters
Black Templars
Blood Angels
Dark Angels
Ultramarines
Salamanders
how did you get up to that number
how did you get up to that numberIt wasn't easy, years of being in the hobby you pick up stuff, there are over 100 official chapters...you don't even know about the space wolves :o
and the first oen is there because there's no such chapter as the DaemonhuntersUnless he meant Grey Knights, but yeah makenshi's right there is no chapter named daemon hunters
It's called getting 1250 posts and becoming a Senior MemberOoooh well laa dee daa ;)
Although it was weird in the Space Tavern, at first I had 3 normal stars and then I suddenly had 5 green onesThats what it was, I knew i'd seen green stars somewhere :)
Have you included any of the Chapter Master ones? Like the Brotherhood of the Bear etc. if not I can dig up my WDs and post them for youNot that I know of. And if you wouldn't mind digging them up that'd be great
Dude I know six
Daemon Hunters
Black Templars
Blood Angels
Dark Angels
Ultramarines
Salamanders
how did you get up to that number
All but the first one are on the list already (check the previous page, Dazo posted it there), and the first oen is there because there's no such chapter as the Daemonhunters ;).
~MTWC
Dude I know six
Daemon Hunters
Black Templars
Blood Angels
Dark Angels
Ultramarines
Salamanders
how did you get up to that number
All but the first one are on the list already (check the previous page, Dazo posted it there), and the first oen is there because there's no such chapter as the Daemonhunters ;).
~MTWC
Sorry to burst your bubble but in the DH codex it states that they are the 666 chapter founded to protect the imperium from chaos. Thus they ARE a chapter.
props on gettin 431...or how much u got::) :P 700+ the list is on a previous page
Mine are The Crusaders, red and blackIsn't there already an official chapter called the crusaders, or were you refering to them
Iron RetributorsThey are on the list aren't they
Also they have little shovels that I glued on from the cadian hvy weapons teamLittle shovels, well thats a new one ;) I seem to recall gravediggers being mentioned before
Sol Saints - Sunburst yellow armor/shoulders, deep gorish red trim, fiery orange eyes - I use the Marines Errant symbol of a star (or Sol/Sun) with flames around it. Works wonders with this chapter as it's orange and yellow itself. I havn't done history on them but I envision them as a rather religiously zealous chapter hellbent on the Emperorer's WillSol Saints, I like that, i will have to put it on the list.
Hm... reading through, I've foud someone had suggested Dragon Guard... how unfortunate, that is exactly what I've been doing-->really Can i have a look cause according to my fluff the dragon guard rule a small system and are extremly fantical about purity of mind and body HMMMMM
I've even posted fluff for them... ("The Forgotten Chapter")
???No he made a post earlier he is just changing his name
Is this related to Inquisitor Ayherious and myself?
I freely admit that I'm not entirely up on my fluff, but where do you get that there are only a thousand chapters? I had always assumed that there must be far, far more, as to try to go to war with such a tiny force on a galactic scale is insanity. Allow me to explain.
1000 chapters * 1000 men each = 1,000,000 space marines total
I also have a suggestions, as to when the list is finished, perhaps allow access for people who have submitted thier own chapter to place a URL within the name to a small page with Colour Scheme and Other background. Maybe even a picture of thier own Model in that scheme.If I had any idea how to do that then yes that would be a great idea, something I had actually envisioned myself.
what are they all aboot?
i can see some 1 is a canadian, thats a rather boring army, their only fluff is that they are pissed off and would wear ear muffs. but you can use them if you want... and make scouts look like rangers.. and instead of bikes have snownuggies or deer
extra fluff and or give them a few inquisitors, most likely witch hunter units 0-1 HQ 0-1 elite 0-2 troops 0-1 fast attack
that list doesn't suit your fluff, the Gk's are the knights in shining armour (literally)., and wouldn't really be classed as sinister and wouldn't go around slaughtering innocents who have not had contact with the warp, witch hunters on the other hand are more cold and sinister, laying waste to total populations because they have impure thoughts or actions. and i doubt that the GK would aid a space marine army (or any army) to kill people they were made to protect. and they dint help traitors either. as your Canadians would have been excommunicated by now.. and would have numerous inquisitors after them by now.
Blood Angels successor: Guilty Hands/Angels of LamentWhat about Lamenting Angels, or Angels of Lamentation, or drop the "of" and have Angels Lament.
"Hmm... let's see if Tigers of Veda are in there!"*cough* errm that would be "F" for Fighting Tigers of Veda same principle though ;)
*Skips to T*
"Tigers... aha! Tigers of Veda! Thirty seconds well spent!"
led by librarians - their homeworld Prospero (thousands sons old homeworld - chosen for its barrenness)Congratulations, your Chapter just got wiped out by the Inquisition.
faithless
"They shall be pure of heart and strong of body, untainted by doubt and unsullied by self-aggrandisement. They will be bright stars in the firmament of battle. Angels of Death who bring swift annihilation to the enemies of Man. So shall it be for a thousand times a thousand years, unto the very end of eternity and the extinction of mortal flesh. Roboute Guilliman - Primarch of the Ultramarines
Because in all respects every single Space Marine is and Angel of Death.
Also I think I know who the 2 chapters that where expunged from Imperial records.
I think they are the Grey Knights and the Fire Hawks (Legion of the Damned)
I can only explain my reason for the Grey Knights because they where created secretly.
You're not supposed to name all the chapters. That's the point of having soo many. See, if you aren't giving all the names, you're allowed to make your own (hence DIY chapters).
Just out of curiosity; if it is samurai based will it be oriented around assualt troops, or more along the black templar kinda style, or both, or do you mean a chapter with the samurai ideals?
124. Blood Ravens (GW)Shouldn't Relic get the credit for that?
could you add the sons of mars to that listAlready there mate. :)
I'm surprised these guys haven't been spoken for yetSo am I. Well i'll add them straight away.
Unfortunately, I see that they're right there at #628. Are they official enough to have their own background, or can I get away with passing them off as my chapter?Unless someone tells me otherwise they are so far unclaimed, i'm pretty sure theyre not a GW chapter, so if you have background for them I'll credit you with the name ShaneM :)
BTW, I noticed that my 'Night Hawks' Chapter is not on the updated list on page 16,My apologies grandmaster, sometimes I do miss them, but I shall correct this oversight immediatly :)
Could you add my DIY chapter , 'Steel Panthers' to your ilustrious list?Happy to :)
Secondly, I'm sure Dazo would rather have serious additions to the list.Most definitely Khemri, a point well made. While its fun to come up with funny names for chapters this would not be the place to do it.
Also, I thought Sons of Malice were traitor, they are in the Chaos codex after all.....They are! bugger, can I get confirmation of that as if its its the case then I will have to remove them.
Anyways, I created one called Knights of the Imperium.Are they not already on the list Marshal?
ey, Dazo, a while back I put up my Chapter, the Hands of the Moon, the 377th Chapter I think, and I've been revamping them, they're now called the Lunar Fists,Thats cool Khemri, but I like hands of the moon aswell so ill leave it on the list if you have no objections, someone else might like to claim the name. Lunar Fists shall be added forthwith. :)
The Forgotten brothersWere they always the Forgotten Brothers as that seems like an odd name for a new chapter "we made a new chapter"
and
the Endless Hunters
Sons of Malice are traitor, they are shown in the painting section of the Chaos Codex.Thanks
the endless hunt sounds good i like itCool, i'll add it straight away
and the forgotten brothers were ment as a chapter who stay hidden and are rarely seen in actionAh I see ok, well if I may offer a suggestion, the Verb/noun? forgotten implies something different to what you envisioned, it has rather negative connotations actually. How about (if you want to keep the forgotten aspect) Brothers of Lethe or Angels Nepenthe both of which imply forgetfulness, or you could go with Profligatiors which is another word for Lost, sort of, you could also just try being direct and simply go with the Hidden Brothers/Brotherhood. Other words you could try might be Shrouded, Cloaked or Veiled. Or you could use something which implies mystery such as Eldritch Chapel or Shadow Blades.
there was only ever 20 Space Marine legions.Pedantic git ;) yes indeed khemri is spot on in his assesment :)
would look better on terminatorsI believe they plan on doing a terminator painter aswell in the future.
All those "Crimson" chapters and no mention of my own dear Crimson Praetorians?Do you have a colour scheme for them? and with all the renovating ive been doing it shouldnt be to hard to squeeze them into the list (it wont happen over night though) :)
I figured you would give precedence of GW chapters over others, but I was unsure, so I thought I would let you know.Not sure what you mean, they are on the list, I just checked?
There's an easier way, when you see your completed image for the first time, click the link on the bottom of the image and it will show you your image again without the link on the bottom. Simply right click on it and save as.
I think it would be good if you put up a separate list of the GW ones - like the endorsed.I can understand both points especially the overuse of certain words, but partitioning the names would kinda defeat the point of doing the list as the GW ones would have to be part of the 1000, I can tell you now there are more than 2000 fan made chapters and theres no way im doing that list ;)
And then your group of the made up names. Also there are way to many angels and sons for my liking.
Well, looks like another GW formed chapter to add in, the Crimson Scions as listed on page 115 of the BRB, closest Space Marine chapter to the hive world Minea.You wouldnt happent to have the colour scheme to hand would you.
QuoteWell, looks like another GW formed chapter to add in, the Crimson Scions as listed on page 115 of the BRB, closest Space Marine chapter to the hive world Minea.You wouldnt happent to have the colour scheme to hand would you.
Iron falcons is also good, what is their symbol?
sky hawks are my friends chapter.I dont suppose you could be more specific with the colour scheme?
they are mostly in hawk turquoise with gold trimmings.
sky hawks are my friends chapter.I dont suppose you could be more specific with the colour scheme?
they are mostly in hawk turquoise with gold trimmings.
Angels RedundantThey are of no further use? Are you sure thats the meaning you were after?
If you could, PM me so I could check that it is right. Looks good, will need to sign-up to get into the blog.No probs, i'll send you it as soon as I get round to it mate :)
Kudos to you Dazzo for pursuing this this long!
Oh... and I came up with the name Ross before I even knew of GW, so don't flame me because it sounds like Russ.I actually prefer Knights of Russ, its a good name and I see no reason why you shouldnt use it, especially as it hasnt been used by anyone else. And it will come as no surprise to hear that the same names get picked by people from different continents purely by coincidence so even if they were similar or the same I wouldnt have a go at you I'd just point out what had happened and leave it up to you :)
I actually prefer Knights of Russ, its a good name and I see no reason why you shouldnt use it...
Are you adding player-made chapters to the list as well as GW chapters? Just a questoin, maybe thinking of posting our (Shalken and my) chapter and its fluff.