Editing Ortan Cassius (section)

==Why is Cassius So Badass?==
You may have noted a disturbing trend in Ultramarines special characters. [[Marneus Calgar]] is the BEST CHAPTER MASTER EVAR, [[Varro Tigurius]] is the BEST LIBRARIAN EVAR, [[Torias Telion]] is the BEST SCOUT SERGEANT EVAR, [[Antaro Chronus]] is the BEST TANK PILOT EVAR, and [[Cato Sicarius]] is the BEST SECOND COMPANY CAPTAIN EVAR (okay, maybe not so much on that one, but he certainly seems to think so)(Try to actually read some novels where Sicarius is, not the meme, it is really a good written character, better than the above). In other words, they're all a bunch of fucking [[Mary Sue]]s. They have essentially no character traits besides being THE BEST EVAR. There's nothing setting them apart from other Space Marines besides the fact they're just ''better''. They're so absolutely perfect that even [[Fulgrim]] himself weeps bitter tears that he can never be as perfect as the Ultramarines special characters.

Cassius, on the other hand, is not the BEST CHAPLAIN EVAR; he's not even necessarily a good Chaplain. But he has an interesting backstory that ties into the Ultramarines' fluff as a whole, he epitomizes the dogged determination that characterized the Ultramarines pre-Ward, he doesn't have plot armour, and he makes both his faction and the faction he fights look good. For instance, he doesn't impale a Carnifex on its own scything talons; he gets torn to shit by it and just barely survives, spurring him to dedicate the rest of his life to destroying every last one of the bugs. This makes Tyranids look like a credible threat for the Ultramarines, unlike the poor Daemons, which just look impotent next to the Grey Knights.

In other words, he's everything Matt Ward's characters usually aren't. Whether this is because his background was already set in stone by the time Ward got his hands on it, or it's a fluke of nature, the world may never know... but at least the world can breathe easy, knowing there is a least one Ultramarine that isn't a complete and utter prissy bitch.

He also patronizes Calgar (solely referring to him as "young Calgar"), which is worth the price of admission alone. Furthermore, whenever the Ultramarines fight the Tyranids, Cassius recruits MORE Ultramarines to his Tyrannic War Veterans group (although by now they're not all from the Tyrannic War), which is slowly but surely growing in size and influence. Old man Calgar has thought at various times about putting his Power Armoured boot down and stopping it, since it strays away from dad's Codex rules, but he reckons that sooner or later, another war on par with the Tyrannic War will come, at which point Cassius' faction will be invaluable. (Oh me oh my, looks like it's time for round 4 regarding the tyrannic wars)