space marines chapters

Warhammer 40,000 is an exciting sci-fi collectible figurine game where human, aliens, and demons battle each other in different armies for the fate of the universe.

In the World of Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000, the Space Marines are divided up into many different chapters, each with different colors and abilities. Here is an overview of all the ones with a mythology, or "fluff"

The Ultramarines are the standard Space Marines. In the game they have no special rules or abilities. They are loosely based on roman mythology. This is a good choice for beginners.

The Space Wolves are a mix of werewolf and viking- and, of course, Space Marine. In the game they favor close combat, as well as having "stormseer's" with magical abilities. In the game they can also take giant wolves as troops.

The Blood Angels are a mix of vampire and Space Marine, while having some "Angel" iconography thrown in the mix. In the game every Space Marine can wear a jetpack, making this one of the fastest moving armies.

Templars are the "knights" of the Space Marines, with a variety of sword iconography.

The Dark Angels wear monk robes over their power armor. kind of neat.

The white scars are Space Marines on Motorcycles! Yep, thats right. Also, for some reason, their leaders are called "khan"

Besides all the chapters listed above, a player can also create his own chapter, painted any color he wants, and create his own mythology!

For more information on the exciting world of the Space Marines, and the Warhammer 40,000 hobby, visit http://www.games-workshop.com/gws//home.jsp?_requestid=634301