#caito galenus

[ladymirdan]

As someone who doesn’t know a lot about ultramarines (to lazy to read, don’t wanna deal with memes) if you would be so kind, could you give me a quick summary of their captains, or at least just your favs?

Captain Severus Agemman. Poor guy; he used to be captain of the second company until the entire first company got eaten by Tyranids, and they just moved all of them to the first. Politically this is a problem for him because some in the Senate think he hasn't earned the spot. He is a very by the book Ultramarine. He only does codex-compliant manoeuvres. Has a huge beef with Sicarius which is hilarious. They are like two chihuahuas going at each other every time they meet 😂

You thought I was going to write Sicarius here, didn't you? Well, he isn't a battle captain anymore. He is captain of Guilliman’s honour guard now. The captain for the second company is Sevastus Acheran, and he.. Exists? I think Acheran is a wasted opportunity to do some cool shit. Give Fabian command of the second, or even better, give it to Praxor Manorian. Imagine the story potential! But no, we are stuck with Acheran. I can't really say much about him. All mentions of him are in an out-of-print supplement that I won't buy for scalper prices just to maybe get some info on him.

Fabian! Mikael Fabian is basically “We got Sicarius at home”. They have the same loadout and gear, temperament, and personality. Fabian has a cybernetic eye and red trim. That's the only way to tell them apart. That and that he is a failure 😛 I usually joke and say that Fabian is the Ultramarines’ “damsel in distress”, because every book I've read with him in it is basically that he has failed and needs saving, but I still love the guy.

Uriel Ventris. This one people usually know. I think that if Ventris weren't born on Calth, he wouldn't have been an Ultramarine. He doesn't care for politics or image, and he has no influential friends at all. He doesn't care for the Senate. He should probably have been a Salamander or something (he looks good in green). But something he does have is that Ultramarine luck.

Caito Galenus. Galenus on the other hand doesn't have the classic Ultramarine luck. He is very different from the others I've mentioned, much more laid back. I would almost call him anxious. He is a master of void warfare, though, and is the guy you want to command a fleet. Allegedly has beef with Marneus Calgar because Calgar commanded his company on Galenus’ first mission and got pretty much everyone killed.

These are the five battle captains, the rest are more of reserve companies, but I want to name Numitor as an honourable mention. He is the most Ultramarine out of all of them. He is the captain of the eighth company. It’s very unclear if he still lives. He is gone from the codex, but he is featured in the book “Honour and Iron”, which takes place in Era Indomitus, so I don't know what to trust.

If you are into audiobooks, I would recommend “Blades of Damocles” with him as a protagonist (and bonus baby Sicarius as a Sergeant) I think it's very good and has a good view of how Ultramariens actually operate in the field. (And a lot of examples of what they shouldn't do )

(And We have Decimus Felix, but he is captain of the 11th company, and that is a can of worms I want to open later. Its so funny to me that the Ultramarines are no longer codex compliant)

[ladymirdan]

Realizing I only have final touches left on my second company firstborn Ultramarines and I still want/need to build more Ultras.

After this I will probably focus on primaris for a while. Their models are so pretty.

The thought hits me that I should probably make another company. I love second with all my heart but the other companies are fun too.

The first company is gonna be really popular now after Leviathan so I think I skip them. I really like Fabian and the third so they were a hot contender. But I ultimatley settled for fifth and Galenus. I love him so much my little soft boy (and black is very stylish, and If I ever want to start playing aeronautica imperialis he will ba a perfect leader).

Starts looking through the new books for more info...

GW... Where is Galenus? Why isnt he captain of the fifth anymore? I will murder all of you if you hurt a single hair on this mans body 😡😡😡😡

[ladymirdan]

I take back everything bad I have ever said about Cassius, he is an absolute badass.

I just started reading Eye of Vengence and this man has the balls to tell Torias Telion to shut his whore mouth 😂

The Torias Telion, the biggest Mary Stu the Ultramarines got. This man makes eversor assassins look like kindergarteners.

And Cassius strolls up to him and tells him to stop being a gossip queen and to be nicer to Captain Galenus (poor Galenus, his personality is basically to have anxiety and be bullied. Just imagine being an Ultramarine battle captain and still be “Cato 2”(I know he spells it Caito, but it still counts)

And also, imagine being an Ultramarine and being told off for gossiping, that is like their national sport. It's the only thing they love more than the colour blue. Cassius just wanted to start some beef 😂

This book is so good. I haven't finished it yet but man do I hope they keep this quality up.