Editing Marneus Calgar (section)

==Just who is he?==
Calgar is one of the big three, the others being [[Dante]] and [[Logan Grimnar|Logan]], the three Chapter Masters the whole Imperium knows. While Dante is worshiped as a larger than life legend and Logan is beloved for being a bro to the common man, Calgar is respected for his leadership, both in battle and ruling [[Ultramar]].

His characteristic weapons are the Gauntlets of Ultramar, which were ''reclaimed'' by the [[Primarch]] [[Roboute Guilliman]] from a [[Chaos]] Champion (Where'd he lose them in the first place?). These gauntlets allow Calgar to bash gaping holes in enemy lines, allowing his men to achieve victory for the Imperium in a joyous slaughter of the heretic forces across the galaxy. They do, however, make it extremely difficult to use restroom facilities, turn door handles, or hold small objects. They also have attached Storm Bolters on each arm. Like a baws.

Following a skirmish against the [[Tyranid]] [[Hive Fleet]] Perseus in 976.M41, Calgar lost all four limbs as well as large areas of body tissue and his left eye. Fitted with bionic replacements, he is more machine now than man <s>twisted and evil</s>. So his giant, power fist, gun hands are pretty much his actual hands. Several guys have argued that he currently bears a prosthetic robotic penis. For unexplained reasons, his augmetics are inferior to [[Colonel_"Iron_Hand"_Straken|Col. Straken's]]

An unofficial nickname for Marneus is "Papa Smurf", due to other players referring to the Ultramarines as Smurfs and Calgar being their leader. The nickname has its origin in the actual miniatures' diminutive size and the fact that they are blue. One could also point out, of course, that the average cartoon smurf is either a [[Eldrad|total dick]] or pants-on-head-retarded, and requires Papa Smurf's constant leadership and guidance just to function on an everyday basis. This allows us to extend the metaphor in a hilarious way. Further extending the metaphor is that he once got his shit kicked in by the [[Swarmlord]], who has since been nicknamed Gargamel, while Roboute Gulliman (see below), who was the original Ultramarines leader, came back after a long time and, seeking to restore them to greatness, now gets the moniker of Grandpa Smurf.

As of 6th edition he is also a [[Love Can Bloom|xenos-loving]] bastard, having allowed the [[Tau]] to evacuate a planet that was facing [[Exterminatus]] due to a Tyranid infestation. To be fair, though, the Tau are one of two races (the other being [[Eldar]]) who work with the Imperials at points, so this could be just a bargaining chip to be used later. He also [[What|wielded a Necron Pylon]] (which are several stories tall) while the Ultramarines were retaking Damnos (before you ask, [[Phil Kelly]] wrote this, surprisingly).

As of the recent [[/co/|Marvel Comics]] series about him, it turns out that Marneus Calgar's past is a lot more murky than it first appears. First of all, he isn't actually the real Marneus Calgar. Before he became a Space Marine, he was actually a helot servant of the Calgar dynasty called Tacitan. After Calgar took him and his two friends along for pre-aspirant training, they were ditched on a moon that was secretly the wreck site of [[Horus Heresy|Heresy-era]] a [[Word Bearers|Word Bearer]]’s ship. The real Marneus Calgar was killed by their trainer, a disgruntled failed aspirant that became a Khornate servant of Chaos and corrupted Calgar’s two noble friends. With Calgar dead, Tacitan took his place and his name as he was the only who looked out for him. While cliché as all hell, it does at least give some understanding as to the source of his humility despite being one of the most powerful and influential space marines in history. Despite all his training and experience, [[Fail|he is unable to push the off button on an out of control combine harvester]]. Within the final issue, we can also see Calgar serving as a member of the [[Deathwatch]] during an event known as the ''Eucladus incursion'', and take out a [[Lord of Skulls]] (with supports).