Editing Marines Malevolent (section)

==Progenitor chapter==

While no chapter would admit it, there are a number of sound theories regarding the progenitor of this group of douchebags. All of them posit that their stock of gene seed came from a traitor. And most of them posit that they were not progenated from the first 20 legions, but one of their successor chapters.
While little is written of them, their attitudes (pragmatic, bitter, spiteful, consider one another disposable, consider others even more so, and massive entitlement) REEKS of [[Iron Warriors]]. Their colors of yellow & black seem reminiscent of the Iron Warriors' signature hazard stripes (and they still use the Iron Warriors hazard stripes too). Their Chapter emblem is just the Iron Warriors' marking for Fast Attack with a wing on it. However a member of the iron warriors (who wishes to remain anonymous) Expressly denied any involvement with the chapter. Insisting “we are called ruthless and cruel but we still respect humanity to an extent, they don’t... and we would be glad to deal with them for you.” (This offer was refused.)

There is also the option, oddly enough, of them being [[Rage|descendants of the Salamanders themselves]]. After all, several of them ''did'' join with the Dragon Warriors, who are not only comprised of traitor salamanders and successors, but also bear the Salamanders' old name from the Unification Wars/early Great Crusade.

Also, while not being a Second Founding chapter (supposedly) much of their wargear dates back to the Great Crusade. This includes Cataphratii terminator armour and Combi-Bolters (instead of stormbolters). Then again, much of it was probably [[Blood Ravens|stolen]] from other Space Marine chapters.