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'''Final Fantasy''' is a long, ''LONG'' running series of fantasy-themed video-games created by Square Enix. First released for the Nintendo, the original Final Fantasy was the company's last hurrah, as they were teetering on the brink of bankruptcy; the name was an ironic dig at this. Then, to everybody's surprise, it caught on, and the videogaming world would never be the same. The games didn't have a decent plot until FFV, as before that game the stories were paper thin (FFI,FFIII), a D&D style adventure(FFII), or cheesy melodrama(FFIV).

==/tg/ Relevance==
{erhaps ''the'' most iconic fantasy gaming series on /v/, Final Fantasy inspires more than its share of gamers to try and convert the games to the tabletop gaming experience. As such, threads about converting races, classes, jobs, spells and other such things from the games sporadically appear on /tg/.

The original game, Final Fantasy 1, is particularly beloved for its efforts at replicating the [[Old School Roleplaying]] feel, and is practically a [[Dungeons & Dragons]] game in everything but name - it even steals many classic D&D monsters and throws them at the party. Beware though, as unlike later games(FFIII,V,FFT) that use a class system, the remakes [[railroading|railroad]] you into having a Fighter/Knight and at least one healer.

An article in [[Dragon Magazine]] #323 saw the adaptation of the [[Chocobo]] running bird to [[Dungeons & Dragons]] 3rd edition. The most blatant thing to /tg/ however is the card game.

==Homebrews==
Of course there are homebrews. Some notable homebrews are:

* '''[http://www.ffrpg.net/ffrpg/ Final Fantasy RPG]:''' A surprisingly detailed and almost wholly original system created by a group called the Returners. Built to be essentially a translation of the Final Fantasy games directly onto tabletop, it can appear esoteric and bizarre on first glance, but it's actually much simpler in practice as [[4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons|it just involves a lot of math]]. It lacks a monster manual, which was going to be rectified by the Returners, until they lost the ability to host their forums.

* '''[http://seedrpg.wikidot.com/seed1:home Seed RPG]:''' A spiritual successor to Final Fantasy RPG created by a new team known as the Seed Team, with its major plus side being how modular it actually is. From skills systems to growth systems to even inventory, almost '''everything''' can be customized about this system for a GM and campaign's individual needs. It's primarily meant for IRC chatrooms.

* '''[https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?173958-Final-Fantasy-d6-(Complete-System) Final Fantasy d6]:''' More closely related to [[Exalted]] than to Dungeons and Dragons, this system, started by Scott Tengelin, only requires 2d6 for most play usage. Very obviously a labor of love from the introduction post to the amount of detail and care put into the system. Classes start with an "innate" ability and can choose from multiple abilities as they level up, meaning two Red Mages (or insert other class here) aren't inherently going to be the same, due to them choosing different abilities.

* '''[https://www.finalfantasyd20.com/ Final Fantasy d20]:''' A homebrew system compiled and created by Viladin in 2006, this is a rather comprehensive homebrew adding new classes, spells, feats and items into the Pathfinder system to replicate the Final Fantasy experience. Though the system has a heavy emphasis toward representing Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI, Final Fantasy d20 (or ffd20 for short) does make an attempt at replicating classes in their basic, popular states, while using Pathfinder classes as a chassis. Spellcasters even use [[Mana|MP]] rather than [[Vancian Casting]]... kind of. MP is balanced very similar to Vancian Casting, except there is much less MP to the point that a Black Mage has less MP than a wizard's equivalence in spell slots. Though the common argument is that a Black Mage becomes more capable of using more spells than said wizard (albeit, a Wizard at that point will have pearls of power), they will lose access to ''all'' spells by spending all their MP on level 9 spells rather than just the level nine spells, to say nothing about the relative weakness of level 9 spells in FFd20 versus Pathfinder casters (most level 9 spells being raw damage rather than narratively powerful spells like Wish). There is another argument that the MP is more flexible; in that you may sacrifice three 3rd level spells to cast a 9th, which ignores the relative weakness of the spells. Granted, some casters are better than others (namely Time Mage, Geomancer (with very specific builds), Necromancer and Illusionist (unless you get a metagaming GM)) but the most iconic casters such as Black Mage, Red Mage, Blue Mage and Summoner are either hindered, outshined by everything else or outright bad. [[Skub|That being said, due to this system being fan made and with an overly active creator,]] [[Derp|it is very prone to intensive changes and modifications over time]]; [[Rage|with classes sometimes getting overhauled mechanics overnight]]. On the flip-side, with the active creator and members it is simple to get an answer to a question or a fix to an issue with the content on their site; though occasionally the fix can be seen as a monkey's paw. In addition, there's a number of archetypes that are expressly not Final Fantasy related, but this is less of an issue. If there's any particular flaw, it is that although the system primarily averts the usual issue of [[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards]], it does so by making casters quite a means inferior and unable to truly match up in combat versus their martial brethren who gain immense numbers of dice, [[Book of Nine Swords|rather than making martial fighters more interesting]] [[Spheres of Power|in combat and able to compete with mages in these encounters]] or [[Psionics|limiting casters in a way that also]] [[Spheres of Power|could thematically fit Final Fantasy but keep them viable.]] They're also then stripped of their "toolkit" spells (save for Time Mage, Necromancer, Illusionist and Geomancer), and are often forced into a blasting role or otherwise mostly rely on their class features over their spells. When the original mechanics are actually found, however, they are quite literally amazing features to behold with an immense (albeit untapped) potential seen in the combo-system used by the [[Monk]] class; [[Awesome|granting the usually maligned concept a unique identity besides "flurry of blows until the enemy dies"]], but otherwise, there's a surprisingly high amount of content taken from other sources; such as [[Book of Nine Swords|Path of War]]'s Field Medic, Ruby Magister taking the Arcane Potential mechanic from Legendary Magus, Engineer being the third-party class, Machinesmith, and Sword Saint being almost 1:1 to a Path of War Warder; albeit with a butchered version of Maneuvers. It's entertaining and quite detailed, but it is definitely worth a warning before going into it. It's also one of the most popular Pathfinder homebrews out there, with a thriving community and a few living worlds dedicated to its gameplay.

* '''[https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LsDqsNbupzeLhkTIcPv Final Fantasy x DnD 5e]:''' Created by Silent Soren/Sorenson Asgard, this is a much more "minor" incarnation of FFd20; focusing on Final Fantasy XIV and mainly making races, new classes, and archetypes designed to work alongside 5e's own. Unlike FFd20, it chooses not to rework the wheel and instead uses the standard spell casting system of 5e; though there are a handful of new spells such as Flare and Holy. For those who want a more "grounded" experience, this isn't a bad option, though players will have to scour for actual FF-themed monsters to use with the system. There are other attempts at making FF classes and mechanics in DnD 5e, but this might be the closest one to a "full" set.

* '''[http://pathfinalfantasy.wikidot.com/ PathFinal Fantasy]''' A Final Fantasy system designed for Pathfinder; created by previous members of the FFd20 community. The system at core utilizes a modified form of [[Psionics]] as the core of its casting and makes an attempt to make casters and martials feel "equivalent" without compromising on setting or Final Fantasy feel. In addition, its creators are less of a singular individual but rather a council of differently minded individuals with a common goal of "making as close a Final Fantasy tabletop as possible". By comparison to the more popular and older FFd20, the system lacks content on account of it being very fresh and new, and its balance is potentially very wonky on account of its newer release. The nature of the creators being a "council" rather than a singular, autocratic visionary can also lead to some very jarring differences in classes; as each creator has their own unique visions (the Warrior and Red Mage feels different to Thief, which feels different to Black Mage, White Mage, Bard and Ranger, which feels different to Knight, Paladin and Dark Knight which feels different to Monk) which can lead to some classes being overtuned (an argument levied toward Red Mage and previously Warrior) or undertuned (levied toward the White and Black Mages and Bard). This system needs some additional time and effort to stew and truly come into its own, so an accurate assessment is difficult; as with nearly all newborn systems. Despite the initial burst of activity and steam, it appears the creators have somewhat lapsed into a more "quiet" period; though it doesn't mean they are completely inactive due to releasing new classes and new races. However, yet again, the nature of the "council's" conflicting beliefs and design philosophies means that the new classes and races are either [[Pathfinder|overtuned]] or [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition|undertuned]], and the nature of the game being a split off from the FFd20 community means the new community has split expectations on what the game's "power level" should be. Additionally, the differences in the team have reached a point where they are more wiling to yell and attack each rather than get to work on the project; an environment seemingly built on a difference of who's more experienced than the others. These differences create an environment of uncertainty and tension in the pathFF community, and will likely need resolution so that the team may move forward. Compared to the other popular Final Fantasy homebrew in Pathfinder, it isn't as prone to massive overarching changes, and it isn't very similar outside of superficially similar concepts (Limit Breaks having a different build up mechanic, Red Mages, Warrior and Black Belt being based on Magus, Fighter and Brawler respectively, ability names). It's also relatively lower powered versus FFd20, but still a degree above Pathfinder.

==Final Fantasy Trading Card Game==
Released in early 2011 in Japan it released in late 2016 in the US. Since it had an iconic franchise behind it and this was around when [[Magic: The Gathering]] and [[Yu-Gi-Oh]] went full retarded in their own ways, it actually has a decent marketshare in the west. All decks are exactly 50 cards and duplicate cards are limited to three however all character cards you control must be uniquely named. Multiple cards with different effects can have the same name but can't co-exist on the field though, having separate ID codes, count separately for deck limits.

==Settings==
The Final Fantasy series is both simple and complicated to get into for one major reason: it's not a continuous series, but rather a shared title. Different games take place in their own worlds, and whilst some games share a common universe (the world of Ivalice is particularly fleshed out), the connections between are... rocky at best. Instead, games tend to share common themes or elements, like different realms in D&D. Monsters, items, spells, and other things are pretty much the same across the series, even though their storylines are completely separate. This does mean that for the most part, you can get into the series from just about any game you like, at least as far as the main-line games are concerned.

At the very least there are hints of a shared [[Multiverse]] with the mention of the Interdimensional Rift/The Void, something that was created for Final Fantasy V and more or less the Final Fantasy equivalent of the [[Warp]]. However, the canonicity of this explanation is debatable, as much of this was added in via remakes and [[retcon]]s. Some notable settings include:

===Compilation of Final Fantasy VII===
This setting consisting of a world simply known as Gaia or The Planet, is one of the more fan-favorite worlds in the FF series; despite being far more restricted in terms of development and story. It's very Midgar and "main story" centric; as we rarely see much of the world that has nothing to do with the massive Shinra corporation or the main character Cloud and antagonist Sephiroth's shared journey.

Gaia's stated to be somewhat of a "living" planet, with a form of blood in the form of the Lifestream and its product of [[Mana|Mako]]. All things are created from the planet, and return to the Lifestream upon death. To a massive mega corporation like Shinra, Mako is a very powerful and useful resource, due to its ability to create Materia, [[Ioun Stone]] like orbs that can be inserted into weapons and armor to provide magical abilities. Raw Mako itself is also useful as a power source; something Shinra has built its technological empire around.

Some important locations include:

*'''Midgar:''' A company nation created by Shinra to help create more workers. It consists of multiple sectors and both an upper plate and the lower slums. There is a near constant war between the ecoterrorists of AVALANCHE and Shinra; until the former is mostly annihilated and later ousted during the first disc of FF7.

*'''Wutai:''' It's optional in the original FF7, but it's very important to the Final Fantasy 7 lore. Although it's a tourist spot by the time players get to it in the game, it was once a proud nation that clearly serves as a Far-East analogue. However, Shinra obliterated Wutai's status as a nation, and let it become a mere tourist trap.

*'''Nibelheim:''' This seemingly insignificant town is the impetus for everything wrong in Final Fantasy 7. Hometown of Cloud, the protagonist, this town becomes infamous for its later razing by the main antagonist Sephiroth. Before the razing, its reactor housed multiple tanks dedicated to horrible monsters, Makonoids, and the former home of the alien parasite, Jenova. After the razing, the town is housed by strange hooded individuals and fake civilians planted by Shinra.

===Ivalice===
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The other major fan favorite of the settings, Ivalice is a broad world with many locations, and peoples. Races are described in the section dedicated to them below.

Unlike most other Final Fantasies, the games that take place in the Ivalice world (collectively known as the Ivalice Alliance) not only take place in multiple locations, but also at different times and realities:
*'''Final Fantasy XII''': The earliest playable point in the Ivalice timeline, and even this period has prior history that strongly influences the events of the game. Set at the conjunction of three major continents of the world, follows a princess leading a Resistance to retake her throne. Notable across all the major Final Fantasy games to heavily emphasise nations and politics in its themes, a sharp contrast from the other run-of-the-mill heroes-save-the-world concepts prevalent across the franchise.
*'''Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings''': The game was exclusive to the Nintendo DS and was among the few true real-time strategy titles on the platform. Taking place one or two years after the events of XII, it follows the protagonists of the original game as they explore an unknown floating continent.
*'''Final Fantasy Tactics Advance''': The one divergent reality in the timeline, since the world itself was created by the wishes of its main characters. It is unclear where exactly FFTA lies on the timeline but it is generally agreed to take place before A2 and after XII, but does not inhabit the main timeline itself. Despite the cutesy and colorful characters, it had just as serious a story as XII, involving the protagonist trying to return to the real world while all his friends attempt to stop him.
*'''Final Fantasy Tactics A2''': Returning to the main timeline by synthesising many of the characters and ideas from both XII and FFTA together into a true sequel, A2 takes place on the western fringes of the original world, in a region called Jylland. Had a considerably lighter story but was tempered by darker subplots.
*'''Final Fantasy Tactics''' (including ''War of the Lions''): Jump forward several centuries and the original world is no longer recognizable - after an age of calamity that wiped out most of the non-human races, the world has regressed into a feudal society with little hope for change. Follows a convoluted plot of dynastic marriage, demonic conspiracy and shadowy heroes in possibly the bitterest plot of the franchise. The game itself isn't actually part of the Alliance due to being released in 1997, but is considered the main ancestor for the whole Alliance.

====Continents====

Ivalice is never explicitly defined as being the official name of the entire world, but the manner in which it's referenced by in-game characters make it de facto the title for the world that encapsulates all the locations across all the games in the setting, with the possible exception of FFTA.

Major land regions featured across the Alliance include:
*'''Valendia''':
*'''Ordalia''':
*'''Kerwon''':
*'''Jylland''':

===Vana'diel (Final Fantasy XI)===
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Though a somewhat undercooked as a setting, the setting of the first Final Fantasy MMO still holds some love from its diehard fans. Its races are showcased in a section below. Important nations include:

*'''Republic of Bastok:'''

*'''Kingdom of San d'Oria:'''

*'''Federation of Windurst:'''

*'''Grand Duchy of Jeuno:'''

*'''Empire of Aht Urhgan:'''

*'''Sacred City of Adoulin:'''

===Hydaelyn (or, the massive FFXIV clusterfuck)===
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Final Fantasy XIV, due to its status as one of the strongest selling Final Fantasies and also being a strong MMO, has grown to be quite popular as a setting, but also a massive clusterfuck of a setting. Only Final Fantasy VII can match Final Fantasy XIV's setting in terms of detail and attention, and that game has had decades of spinoffs. Its races are below.

Due to Final Fantasy XIV's nature as a "celebration" of all things Final Fantasy, nearly anything and everything can turn out to be canon in this game or show up. Final Fantasy VI's Warring Triad and Magitek? In it. Ivalice? A region in a far more massive world. Final Fantasy VII's weapons? Bio-organic weapons created by the ancient Allagan Empire and the Garlean Empire.

However, it's foolish to believe that this world is just ''one world'', because it's actually one Source world, and thirteen Shards. It gets weirder from there, and it's STILL going. But it still manages to be less disjointed than [[World of Warcraft]] has become.

Like Gaia, Hydaelyn {{Spoiler|actually called Eitherys}} (the Source and all her Shards) has a Lifestream, where all creatures are born from aether and their aether returns to Hydaelyn. However, certain beastman cultures can summon Primals; beings that consume vast quantities of aether and are a drain on the Lifestream, as if their rampaging ways and tendency to enslave followers weren't already enough motivation to get rid of them. However, the nature of the planet and Primals get stranger as the Warrior of Light, the player character, ventures deeper into their adventure.

Some important locations include:

====The Source====
The primary world of Final Fantasy XIV. It's where you start and spend the majority of the game.

*'''Eorzea:''' Also known as '''Aldenard''', the home of the Eorzean Alliance; a faction consisting of three nations, '''Ul'dah''', '''Gridania''', and '''Limsa Lominsa''', though the nations of '''Ishgard''' and '''Ala Mhigo''' are also here and later join Ul'dah, Gridania and Limsa Lominsa's Eorzean Alliance..

:*''Ul'dah:'' The desert jewel of Thanalan, and one of the three starting cities. Run by moneygrubbing Monetarists, and is supposedly a Sultanate. Their military is the Immortal Flames; formerly run by Raubahn Aldynn. You can obtain the Pugilist, Thaumaturge and Gladiator base classes, the Miner gathering class, the Alchemist, Goldsmithing and Weaver crafting classes, and the Monk, Black Mage, Paladin, Red Mage and Samurai jobs here. Their main leader is Nanamo ul Namo; the Sultana and figurehead of the state (though recently managed to reclaim some of her power and transfer it to help Ul'dah become a republic). Also the source of the first major "oh shit" moment when the Warrior of Light is framed for attempting to assasinate the Sultana, and is forced to flee Ul'dah.

:*''Gridania:'' A nation in the midst of the heavily forested Black Shroud, and one of the three starting cities. Infamously racist against Ala Mhigan Highlanders, Keepers of the Moon and Duskwights on the grounds of them disrupting the balance of the forest, Gridania is [[What|led by Padjals, a race of unaging, horned children]] who are apparently directly blessed by the Elementals. The Padjals' leader, Kan-E-Senna, runs the Order of the Black Adders, their military. You can obtain the Conjurer, Lancer and Archer base classes, the Botanist gathering class, the Carpenter and Leatherworker crafting classes, and the White Mage, Dragoon, Bard and Gunbreaker jobs. It also houses most of the Summoner quests when that's obtained.

:*''Limsa Lominsa:'' A nation of former pirates in the island of Vylbrand, and one of the three starting cities. Run by Admiral Merwylb Bloefhiswyn, she was the one who personally disbanded the practice of piracy, but still let some of the more stubborn crews serve as privateers against the invading Garlean Empire. Obviously, this is a very contentious point. They're also somewhat expansionist much to the dismay of the native Kobolds (who look less like cute squat dragons and more like moles. Their military is the Maelstrom; and very obviously naval in nature versus the more land bound militaries of the Flames and Adders. You can obtain the Arcanist and Marauder base classes here, the Rogue base class after obtaining level 10, the Fisher gathering class, the Armorer, Culinarian and Blacksmith crafting classes, and the Scholar, Summoner (though the Summoner quests are in Gridania), Warrior, Ninja, Dancer and Blue Mage jobs.

:*''Mor Dhona:'' A neutral land, contested by the Eorzean Alliance and Garleans. Due to Bahamut nuking Eorzea (and mostly this region), Mor Dhona has a large collection of aetherically charged crystals. Bahamut's wave of destruction also helped to unearth the Crystal Tower. In the midst of Lake Silvertear is the "carcass" of the king of dragons, Midgardsormr. Infamous for being the headquarters of the opportunistic Rowena and her House of Splendors.

:*''Ishgard:'' A two tierd, primarily Elezen city in the ice-blasted region of Coerthas and the primary focus of the first expansion, ''Heavensward''. When the players first encounter it, it's a Holy See run by Archbishop Thordan VII. Later, it gains a parliment similar to the UK consisting of the House of Lords and House of Commons and becomes a republic. Its military, the Temple Knights, was and still is led by Aymeric de Borel. Before and during Heavensward, Ishgard found itself embroiled with a war versus dragons. At first, it was believed the Ishgardians were in the right, when it later turned out it was the Ishgardians who murdered a mighty dragon known as Ratatoskr and incensed Nidhogg into creating a near permanent grudge. Unlike other expansions, you can find three jobs here; Dark Knight, Astrologian and Machinist.

:*''Dravania:'' Less a nation and more a region, Dravania is the home of dragons, [[Chocobo|Chocobos]] and Moogles, and also the former location of a colony of Sharlayan; a nation of scholars that nope'd out of the region when the war with Garlemald began. Also contains Alexander; a machine created by the Sharlayans that was later stuffed with a time-based Primal by goblins. And apparently cultivated the events surrounding its raid. Of course, Rowena has her House of Splendors here.

:*''Ala Mhigo:'' Found in the arid region of Gyr Abania, this nation is half of the focus of Stormblood. It was invaded very early in Final Fantasy XIV's lifespan (in fact, it was invaded before 1.0, the failed release of the game), and only liberated during Stormblood. Garleans led by Gauis van Baelsar (later, Zenos yae Galvus) were the previous owners of the place, and the nation was used as a guinnea pig for horrible weapons; including the calamitous Black Rose.

*'''Radz-at-Han:''' The focus of Endwalker, and the nation on Thavnair.

*'''Othard:''' The other focus of Stormblood; consisting of several notable regions.

:*''Kugane:'' Capital of the island nation of Hingashi, and a neutral zone as far as the war between other nations and Garlemald.

:*''Azim Steppe:'' Home of the Xaela Au Ra; and is basically fantasy Mongolia with Mongolian tribes. Also apparently Rathaloses from Monster Hunter exist here, and are fully canon.

:*''Doma:'' A nation obliterated by Garlemald and ruled over by Zenos and his viceroy Yotsuyu, but reclaimed and rebuilt during Stormblood.

*'''Dalmasca:''' Conquered by the Garleans, and had an alternate version of Ivalice history.

*'''Bozja:''' Home of the Hrothgar, this nation was all that basically stood against the Allagans during the Third Astral Era. Eventually, the Garleans attacked Bozja, and obliterated the city and its inhabitants. Now, a group of resistance attempt to reclaim the former nation; even as they unearth the sins of the nation.

*'''Garlemald:''' The big bad nation, armed to the teeth with [[Magitek]] and the willingness to use it. They have a fetish for the ancient Allagan Empire; and are an Empire themselves. However, due to events in Shadowbringers and soon to be seen in Endwalker, the nation has all but collapsed.

====The First====
A world drowned in light. No, this isn't a good thing; as the vast majority of the world is surrouned in raw stasis. The Warrior of Light fixes it after calling themselves the Warrior of Darkness for a bit during Shadowbringers. [[Grimdark|Light aspected demonic entities known as Sin Eaters also infest the world, and turn other creatures into Sin Eaters by slaying them due to the overdosage of Light aether.]] All locations here take place on the only known continent, Norvrandt.

*'''Crystarium:''' A nation built around the Crystal Tower, led by a mysterious individual known as the Crystal Exarch. Yes, ''that'' Crystal Tower from Mor Dhona. Yes, there is in fact an explanation. The Crystarium is also known as one of the few places resistant if not immune to Sin Eaters. It is situated in the region of Lakeland.

*'''Eulmore:''' Situated on an island off the shore of Kholusia, this nation was formerly led by a horrifically obese man known as Vauthry; claimed to be able to control the Sin Eaters. Now, it's a republic, thanks to the efforts of the Warrior of Light.

*'''Kholusia:''' This region wouldn't be too noteworthy (other than Eulmore) if it weren't for the fact that a pocket of [[Wat|YorHa machine lifeforms and androids were found here; including 2B and 9S of Nier Automata fame.]] This is canon as well.

*'''Amh Araeng:''' The edge of the Flood of Light, where the First's Warriors of Light gave their lives to stop the Flood of Light that they caused. Also the entryway to the Empty, where the massive Sin Eater, Eden resides.

*'''Rak'tika Greatwood:''' Formerly the location of the Mesoamerican-themed Ronkan Empire, now the home of the Night's Blessed, a group of people who (somewhat rightfully) shun the Light and wish for a return of the night, and a tribe of Viis; who descended from vassals of the Ronkan Empire.

*'''Il Mheg:''' The nation of the Fae; including Pixies, Nu Mou, Fuath and various other fantastical creatures. Not even the Fae are immune to the effects of the Light, as seen by their infected King, Titania.

*{{Spoiler|'''The Tempest:''' The floor of the ocean isn't interesting enough, make it a reference to Utopia, and confirm the theory and claim that Hydaelyn and its thirteen shards were all once one world. One world that was populated by Ancients, beings who were incredibly powerful, unaging and basically created all life as we know it in the worlds.}}

==Races==
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There are a wide variety of races in Final Fantasy, and many of them only appear in one game, while others may appear in multiple games in slightly altered forms. Many of them are just different tribes of humans, such as the Al Bhed (green-eyed humans with a racial proclivity for machina). The more unusual species tend to capture the imagination more.

'''Moogles''' are cutesy little humanoids who commonly feature in the games as companions to the player characters or NPCs. They've also been called Mogs and Moglis. Their depictions defer depending on the game but most follow the same design of pudgy white fluffballs with catlike ears, a red nose, comically small wings and a red "pom-pom", that hangs on top of their heads from an antenna. They also like saying "Kupo" a lot, especially at the end of a sentence. Can be considered the series mascot along with [[Chocobo|Chocobos]].
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ARR_Moogles.webp|Moogles from Final Fantasy XIV. Based on classic moogles as well.
Ffta-moogle.jpg|A not entirely traditional Moogle, hailing from the Ivalice games (FF12, FFTA and FFTA2). A surprisingly common [[Furry]] bait.
Ffcc_moogle.jpg|A Crystal Chronicles Moogle. Armless but not exactly harmless.
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'''[[Burmecian]]s''', who only appeared in FF9, are a race of [[ratfolk]] (arguably kangaroo rat-influenced). Their society is based on togetherness, family, and close community, and they are known to be quite religious, with practices focused on worshipping through dance.

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'''Elvaans''' (FF11) look like your classic [[elf]], but are proud, disciplined, hardy warriors who have no talent for magic and instead devote themselves to proving their skill with the art of the sword.

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'''Galka''' are hulking, seemingly all-male [[ogre]]-like creatures in FF11. Apparently asexual, they constantly live in a cycle of reincarnation. Your guess as to how this makes sense is as good as ours.

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'''Genomes''' (FF9) are a race of artificial life-forms that resemble humans with monkey-like tails, which were created to exist as back-up bodies for an invading alien race.

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'''Mithra''' (FF11) are infamous for being the [[catgirl]] race. There apparently are males, but due to their scarcity, they are kept strictly segregated in the Mithra lands, looking after the children. Like cats, they are playful, curious, and prone to mischief. They are best at being thieves, rangers, ninja, and mages with their high dexterity and agility.

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'''Qu''' (FF9) are a bizarre race of androgynous, long-tongued humanoids which dwell in swamps. Known for their obsession with gourmet cooking and their love of frog-meat in particular.

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'''TaruTaru''' (FF11) are basically the [[gnome]]s of Final Fantasy, although they look more like the titular Chipmunks and Chippettes from the 80s cartoon "Alvin and the Chipmunks". Dedicated and hard-working, they use their skill in magic to make up for their lack of physical prowess.

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===Ivalice Races===
Ivalice has made the most appearances of any one Final Fantasy setting, with two being tactical RPGs full of generic soldiers, and thus has the largest array of potentially playable races to show up so far. It's even shown up in Final Fantasy XIV through the "Return to Ivalice" series.

'''Aegyls''' are a primitive race of winged humanoids, in a state of cultural and spiritual decline. Only appeared in ''Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings'' and only on their own flying continent. Because of lore reasons their souls were enslaved to their god and said god was draining them to keep his godhood resulting in the Aegyl becoming mostly emotionless sentinels.

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'''Bangaas''' are a powerful race of hulking [[lizardfolk]], distinguished by their two pairs of long, droopy, bunny-like ears. They are note for their strength and agility (Officially. Gameplay wise they are fairly slow.), favoring classes that require high physical power. In earlier incarnations (FFTA/FFXII) they were the 'orc' archetype with penchants towards unsavory and criminal activities but later on (FFTA2) that archetype was taken over by the Seeq and now they fill the 'honorable warrior race' archetype.

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'''Garifs''' are a primitive race of [[ogre]]-like humanoids, characterized by their thick fur coats and their cultural doctrine of wearing masks throughout their life. They have a distinctly desert nomad feel and maintain an surprisingly intelligent culture but they do fuck all in any of the games aside from exposition.

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'''Gria''' are [[monstergirls|an all-female race of humanoid]] [[dragon]]s, with the classic "dragongirl" appearance of a dainty tail, horns and dragon wings on an otherwise human body. Despite their girlish looks, Gria are formidably strong due to their homeland being a volcanic island hellhole. They also make use of geomancers to survive in unfavorable terrain both at home and afar. Due to their natural wings they have the ability to fly everywhere but are gimped in terms of job selection.

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'''Humes''' are [[Humans]]. Well balanced and have access to a variety of jobs. What did you expect? Tends to render Bangaas and Nu Mou pointless in their respective areas simply by virtue of having wider options for support abilities and able to cheese the fuck out of their Speed stat through clever class management, resulting in extremely high initiative second only to the Viera. They pay for it by being statistically worse in many areas compared to the more specialized races.

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'''Moogles''' are as mentioned above. A distinct contrast from their depiction in most other Final Fantasy titles, the Moogles in Ivalice have a clearly defined, independent civilization and homeland while also being the most capable Moogles in any FF title. Think Dwarfs but with a lot more charm and a hell of a lot more scientific progress (they built the first airships of the setting, after all). While speedy they tend to focus on gimmicks mechanically, which barring a couple of absurd builds hampers their general use. Oddly enough they are the only other race barring Humes and select Bangaa to wield firearms widely and efficiently.

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'''Nu Mou''' are the wise race of Ivalice, resembling a strangely cute mix of [[lizardfolk]] and long-eared, hunch-backed dog- or [[rabbitfolk]]. They are known for their proficiency with magic and scholarly attitude, leaning more towards the science side of magic. They populate most of the learning centers of Ivalice and almost comically resemble university professors, aside from the fact they can very casually cast extremely advanced magic in battle. They are the premier spellcasting race in Ivalice but suffer terribly in every other role.

In Final Fantasy XIV, they're not actually ''in'' that game's version of Ivalice, but are instead treated as [[Fey]], using their more adorable Final Fantasy Tactics appearance as a reference for their model..

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'''Seeqs''' are the new [[orc]]s of Ivalice, appearing as large, bulky pig-men (with a hint of shark). Barbarous and cowardly, they often tend to be bandits though later interpretations make them out to be more inclined towards the outdoors and nature than merely being the criminal race. Their idiosyncratic culture often puts them at odds with the legalistic civilizations in Ivalice. They are playable in one game and very physically focused outside of one surprisingly broken setup that can boost ''and'' reverse the effects of items for massive damage.

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'''Viera''' are perhaps the most famous of Ivalice's races, being a species of [[monstergirls|practically all-female]] [[amazon]] [[rabbitfolk]]-[[elves]] [[monstergirls|of legendary beauty and with a preference for skimpy clothes]]. Quick, agile, great with bows, long-lived and equally proficient with both magic and martial combat, only female Viera ever appear, as their menfolk are both rare and extremely territorial, hiding even from their women until it's breeding season. Their depiction is the most erratic of Ivalice's races but tend to follow a synthesis of Wood Elf and Amazon elements. Despite their attractive image they are surprisingly stoic and deadpan. Due to FFXIV having an extremely similar setting to Ivalice, it is perfectly possible to make the same assumption about male Viera as in FFXIV.

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===Eorzea Races===

Eorzea is the setting of the MMORPG ''Final Fantasy XIV''. Some are variations of the same races from FFXI or other games, and typically come in two ethnicities, which basically amounts to variations in skin and hair colors. Unlike FFXI, races are largely cosmetic, so you can cast spells as a hulking Roegadyn or trade blows with a giant as a tiny Lalafell wielding an axe for little to no mechanical disadvantage.

'''Au Ra'''(Pronounced "OW-Rah") are human-like beings with dragon-like horns, tail, and scales over their body. Males are significantly taller than females. They generally come from the Far East, with most in Eorzea being refugees from Imperial conquest. They come in Raen(white scales) and Xaela(black scales). Both are pretty enough to count as [[Monstergirl]]s. According to the devs, they're supposed to be based more off ''Demons'' than Dragons, making them [[Tieflings]]

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'''Elezen''' are The game's version of the Elvaan, a.k.a. the Elves of the game. Elezen are tall, slender, and long-limbed, with the requisite ears and really good hearing. They are one of the few native races to Ezorea, with the Wildwood Elezen([[Wood Elves]]) who live in the forests of the Black Shroud and respect the power of the Elementals living there, and the Duskwight Elezen(i.e. [[Drow]]), who lived underground and have a not-too-unwarranted criminal reputation. They age slightly less according to official lore.

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'''Hrothgar''' are huge Cat-furries, one of the largest races in the game. So far, only male Hrothgar have been seen, but females are known to exist. Based on Final Fantasy X's Ronso race, which makes the lack of female playable Hrothgar stranger. There's also a conspicuous lack of hats. Similar to Male Viera, they'll be getting female Hrothgar, but they won't be available on release.

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'''Hyur''' are [[Human]]s(again). 'Nuff said. Comes in buff Highlander or twink Midlander form.

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'''Lalafell''' are the next version of the Tarutaru: Tiny and extremely cute(even the ones with facial hair are adorable). More like [[Halfling]]s than Gnomes, Lalafell don't have any particular bend towards the mystic arts. The game actually makes a decent point to ''not'' play kid gloves with the Lalafell in spite(if not ''because'') of their cuteness. Quite a few of the storyline NPC Lalas are either greedy, conceited, shady as fuck, or just irritable assholes; overall they come off as half [[Dwarfs (Warhammer Fantasy)|Dorf]], half Ferengi. Alone of the starting factions they OWN Ul'dah outright, both in name with Sultana Nanamo and in actuality with the Syndicate. They are split between Dunesfolk and Plainsfolk, but good luck telling the difference.

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'''Miqo'te''' are the resident Cat-person race, like the Mithra(who are said to be their ancestors, but not quite confirmed). Like the Mithra, they were originally a female-only race in the game, but apparently their males aren't as rare, and the ''A Realm Reborn'' relaunch allowed players to choose Male Miqo'te. They are split between the patriarchal and diurnal Seekers of the Sun and the nocturnal matriarchy of the Keepers of the Moon.

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'''Roegadyn''' Started off effectively being their versions of the Galka, but female Roegadyn NPCs were seen around the game. Like the Miqo'te, they got the option of playing females in the relaunch. Roegadyn are extremely tall, with even short females often being taller than the males of other races. Males are wide-bodied and muscular, rivalling Hrothgar in overall size. The race is split between the land-based and earthy Hellsguard and the piratey and ocean themed Sea Wolves. Hellsguard usually have simple “Adjective Noun” names. Sea Wolves have the same naming scheme, but are near impossible to spell due to a Welsh-inspired translation(Y’s everywhere!).

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'''Viera''' are pretty much the same as before. Bunny-girl fanservice that kicks ass. Despite fan demand, there are no [[Skub|male Viera]]... [[FAIL|nor are there hats and (most) headgear for Viera.]] At least, there aren't [[awesome|male Viera until Endwalker.]] No luck on the hats though, far as we know.

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==Classes==
''Final Fantasy''(I) started you with four faceless adventurers that could each be one of six classes. Most subsequent games would use defined characters, but often with abilities similar to the classes defined in the first and third games. Many spinoffs and the MMO games used classes as well. These classes have become rather iconic to the series, and even have signature looks and abilities that are shared between games.

One thing some games (especially III, V, the Tactics games, and the MMOs) had was what is called the '''Job System''': a single character may have many classes, and can switch from one or the other between battles, or sometimes even use the abilities of an alternate class on top of the one they’re currently using. Some of the most common examples include:

'''[[Fighter]]''' is usually one of the first classes a character can use at the start of the game. Nothing much to it but high physical stats, so it hits hard and takes hard hits. Usually used as a stepping stone to more specialized martial classes like [[Knight]], Warrior, or the like. Sometimes takes features from [[Barbarian|Berserker]] in MMOs when it's called "Warrior".

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'''Black Mage''' is the basic [[Sorcerer]] (with the aesthetic of the [[Wizard]]) who casts the spells that make the peoples fall down. They are specced almost entirely to inflict damage, with a few rebuffs for flavor. One of the more iconic looks for the series, the classic Black Mage wears a dark blue robe with a yellow cone-shaped hat with a wide brim. Typically, only a pair of yellow eyes can be seen of their faces beneath the hat.

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The '''White Mage''' conversely is the [[Cleric]]. Thus they heal damage, add protection, and smite with holy energy when needed. They are typically seen as wearing white hooded robes trimmed with red triangles. There is a very good chance that a "generic" White Mage(and many characters for that matter) will be female.

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'''Red Mages''' can cast both Black and White magic (though not as much as the dedicated mages), and can fight decently once their MP runs out. Taking that in mind, as well as the general flamboyance of the stereotypical Red Mage outfit, and it’s clear that this was initially Final Fantasy’s version of the [[Bard]]. Many games have given them the ability to ''Doublecast'' or ''Dualcast'', which allows them to cast a spell twice in one turn. As the series progressed, this is often the class that gets messed around with for the purposes of granting it an identity. FFV introduced Dualcast, FFXI attempted to play up a [[duskblade|Gish with]] [[Magus|spell-infused weapon attacks]] but [[Hexblade|failed and created something more enfeebling instead,]] FF Dimensions gave it a very Magus-like Magic Blade ability, FFXIV decided to somewhat abandon the "jack of all trades" aspect in favor of creating a strange hybrid melee-caster that can cast from afar to build up mana and then unleash it with weapon strikes, while the Final Fantasy-adjacent series Bravely Default plays up the Red Mage's potential for "action economy fuckery" by granting bonus Brave (Action) Points.

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By that token, '''Bards''' lose access to magic (most of the time) due to Red Mage's existence and instead focus on songs and performance, becoming a support-based powerhouse who can kill enemies with songs, empower their allies and whatever the developers decide to stick onto them. [[Memes|Infamous for being spoony]].

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Whether called '''Mystic Knights''', '''Spellblades''', '''Spellfencers''', or '''Rune Fencers''', this is a class built on having [[Duskblade|consistent spell damage every time they attack with a weapon]]. [[Munchkin|Often a key ingredient in breaking games.]]

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'''Thieves'''(some prefer to be called "Treasure Hunters") are literally just [[Rogue|Rogues]]. At first they only allowed the ability to run away without fail, but later gained their iconic Steal and Mug abilities that they became known for. Far more focused on sneaking rather than actually sneak attacking, though MMO entries attempt to rectify this. Often(but not always), the Thief is used as a stepping stone to...

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'''Ninjas''' are [[Ninja|Ninjas]]. They're sometimes known for having Black Magic(or similar attack arts of their own), but other times, they're where most of the sneak attack goes. They often gain the ability to throw things for massive damage, usually shuriken or all those old swords cluttering up your inventory. They're also the class usually keeping the Dual Wield ability hostage.

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'''[[Monk|Monks]]''' still do their unarmed(well, punching) attacks but are more often than not extremely powerful for what they can do. Sometimes they have unique combo mechanics and anime-style ki-abilities. To make up for a lack of armor, Monks often get a crapton of health. The Monk shown here, Sabin from Final Fantasy VI, is legendary for [[What|suplexing]] [[Awesome|a whole-ass train.]]

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'''[[Paladin|Paladins]]''' are as you expect them. White Magic-empowered knights that can heal allies and smite foes. However, they have an extremely defensive focus, being able to take hits for allies.

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'''Dark Knights''' are the closest thing to [[Blackguard]] that FF gets, but they're not quite close. Rather than being divine gishes, they tend to be HP-shaving masochists that use their own health as fuel for their combat prowess. Very glass cannony as a result, but a good White Mage in the party can keep their HP topped up and the attacks flowing.

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'''[[Alchemist|Chemists]]''' are potion makers. Capable of creating either standard items or stranger concoctions, they pretty much are an alternative means of healing versus White Mages.

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'''Beastmasters''' are [[Druid|Druids]] without the ability to cast spells, but they still get to have their "one with nature" shtick by commanding monsters in battle.

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'''Berserkers''' are [[Barbarian|unstoppably angry humanoid bulldozers who can't be calmed down by anything]]. Unlike the Barbarian, Berserkers usually can't turn their rage off, but thankfully won't usually attack their allies.

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'''Geomancers''' are weird semi-casters that have the ability to use different spell-like abilities based on their surroundings. Sometimes they get spells that they can use all the time, but it's not that common.

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'''Time Mages''' are the Wizard to the Black Mage's Sorcerer, as they break the world around them. Gaining access to strange enfeebling and enhancing spells often related to time and space(such as Haste or Slow), Time Mages are either entirely useless for relying almost entirely on status effects or overpowered for having some of the best buffs.

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'''Blue Mages''' can cast some of the spell-like abilities used by monsters and other enemies. This can range from unique spells and physical attacks, to launching missiles and spitting fish at your opponent. The problem is that to learn an ability, they usually have to experience it first-hand(i.e. have the enemy ''use'' it on them) first, although there was that one weird woman who could ''consume'' the enemy and learn it that way(never seemed to gain an ounce, though). The only thing consistent about the Blue Mage is that they get enemy abilities, really.

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'''Dragoons''', also known as '''Dragon Knights''' or '''Lancers''' are a specialized fighting class typically equipped with a spear/lance and armor that makes them look like a dragon. Their signature ability is to jump ''really'' high and come down right on your head. Other abilities are less consistent across games, but include breath attacks, stealing Health from the enemy, or having a small wyvern fight by their side.

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'''Summoners''' call on the power of God-like beings to fight in battle. In practice, they're usually Black Mages who drop much bigger numbers of damage after a short(or not) cutscene. The beings they summon have become recurring icons in and of themselves(and have helped reinforce the idea of [[Bahamut]] being a Dragon). This is also very likely to be a class that will be fucked around with, as summons and their mechanics often change from game to game.

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'''Dancers''' are a combination of Bard and a lightly armored offensive class (sometimes Thief, sometimes Monk, sometimes a wholly original discipline) that still support, but while looking fly as hell with their dances. When Bard and Dancer are together in a game, Bard often buffs allies while Dancer debuffs enemies.

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Of course there's '''[[Rangers]]''', but they work a little differently than their DnD/Pathfinder counterparts. They're almost entirely focused on using their ranged weapon with occasional nature-based help. Sometimes, there isn't a de-facto "ranger" and instead, the game features an archer or gunner.

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'''[[Samurai]]''' are the other iconic weeb job who, while other classes fight in their battles, they train with the sword. Their actual class identity varies as they sometimes throw money at their foes, sometimes do weird iaijutsu attacks or having a counter mechanic (as the Swordmaster in Bravely Default).

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'''Mimics''' aren't Monsters disguised like a treasure chest, but something of a joke job/character. They have only one ability: Do whatever the person who just moved did. Fighter swings his sword? Mimic swings a sword. White Mage casts Cure? Mimic casts Cure. Summoner calls Bahamut? Mimic calls Bahamut. This allows you to move twice for each character while effectively sacrificing a party slot. Depending on the game and system, this can be powerful, or difficult to properly use.

'''Gunbreakers''' wield FF's most iconic piece of gadgetry, gunblades. The typical gunblade in Final Fantasy is a sword which uses gunpowder charges to swing the blade with more force, although more traditional "guns with swords on them" gunblades also exist.

Chaplain

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2600:1700:91C1:A4E0:5961:EA63:E55B:70DE: /* Overview */

[[File:Doom Chaplain.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Welcome to the 1st Imperial Church of Awesome]]
{{Topquote|Happy indeed will you be if he finds you faithful in your stewardship. You are called shepherds; see that you do not act as hirelings. But be true shepherds, with your crooks always in your hands. Do not go to sleep, but guard on all sides the flock committed to you. For if through your carelessness or negligence a wolf carries away one of your sheep, you will surely lose the reward laid up for you with God.|Pope Urban II.}}

In the Warhammer 40K universe, a Chaplain is a basically a [[Space Marine]] version of the [[Ecclesiarchy|Ecclesiastical]] priest, but with guns and some [[Artificer Armour|pimped out power armor]]. They are also the most badass type of Space Marine.

==Overview==
Chaplains were originally formed by [[Lorgar]] as part of the religious slant he brought to the [[Word Bearers]], charging them with spreading the cult of the Lectitio Divinatus, his early form of [[God-Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]]-worship. After assuming control of the Council of [[Terra]], [[Malcador the Sigillite]] instructed the Space Marine Legions to employ Chaplains to enforce the [[Council of Nikaea|Decree of Nikaea]], the Emperor's restrictions on [[Librarians]], as a sort of proto-[[Commissar]]. Prior to this some legions employed the [[Legion Consul]]s for a while.
[[File:DreadnoughtChaplain01.jpg|300px|thumb|left|This Chaplain is a Dreadnought, [[Chaos Space Marines|your]] [[Heresy|argument]] is invalid]]

In the present, a Chaplain's role in the chapter is primarily ensuring the spiritual purity of the chapter: rooting out potential heresy, instilling and enforcing the wisdom of the [[Imperial Cult]] (although given the high amount of autonomy the Astartes gets, they may or may not have their own interpretations), and reminding his brothers of the chapter's traditions and history, from which they may draw strength and inspiration.

In battle however, Chaplains are just as inspiring, as they are in a chapel sermon. Donning black power or terminator armor with a skull helmet, a rosarius, their badge of office (a sacred power maul called a [[Power weapon#Crozius Arcanum|"Crozius Arcanum"]]) and a fiery rhetoric able to inspire the most unmotivated troops into fanatical warriors of the Emperor on the spot. A chaplain maintains the morale of his battle brothers, ensuring their [[RAGE|righteous anger]] is stoked into a raging fire, even in the most bleak and darkest of battles, either through inspiring sermons and/or being an example of The Emperor's fury by bashing His enemies into a bloody pulp with extreme prejudice. Outside of the company Chaplains, you have the Master of Sanctity or High Chaplain oversees the [[Space Marine Chapter|Chapter]] Chaplaincy and is a senior advisor to the [[Chapter Master]], and the Reclusiarch, who oversees the Reclusiam, where the Chapter's sacred relics and trophies are displayed. Many Chapters combine the two posts, but not always.

For all intents and purposes, just imagine a Space Marine, but even more fanatical and badass. He also has [[Indrick Boreale|great oratorical skills]] to make his brothers stop [[Bitch|bitching]] and to pick up his knife then charge that [[Bloodthirster]] and stab him right in the balls because goddammit that's how you make the [[God-Emperor of Mankind|Emprah]] proud. [[Promotions|It is also suggested that Chaplains use their "oratory" skills for other purposes as well]], but these may just be rumours spread to question the [[Slaanesh|loyalty]] of the Spess Mehreens. As an interesting aside chaplains seem to be more in-touch with their emotions than other Space Marines, seriously though if you listen to their lines in Dawn of War they sound like they're about to burst into manly tears of pride or rage; they must watch [[Fist of the North Star]] as part of training.

The [[Chaos Space Marine]] equivalent is the [[Dark Apostle]], most associated with the [[Word Bearers]]. Older fluff stated that this was because Word Bearers Chaplains were already those who were preaching about the Chaos gods before they'd even made it to their position, whereas the Chaplains in all other traitor legions (who were still all in favour of the Imperium) refused to turn and were killed by their fellow legionnaires. [[FAIL|Of course this didn't stop Forgeworld from giving traitors the ability to take Chaplains anyway.]]

For those more observant saying "Wait a minute, aren't loyalist Space Marines atheist super soldiers who still follow their own interpretation of the [[Imperial Truth]], and have no need of Chaplains after the Nikaea edict was dissolved?" After the Horus Heresy their roles changed from enforcers to moral & JAG(Judge Advocate General's) officers who watch for signs of Chaos taint among their battle brothers in addition to their normal duties.

==Variations==
===Blood Angels Chaplain===
The Blood Angels Chaplains were originally known as "Wardens", who served as advisors and mentors to the younger generations. When the Edict of Nikaea was declared and the Chaplain Edict followed, the Wardens were appointed to oversee enforcement. Following the Horus Heresy, the Wardens of the Blood Angels and their successor Chapters became Chaplains, and were tasked with an additional, somber purpose: they were to lead the [[Death Company]], those Marines who fell to the Black Rage and the Red Thirst, into battle. Being surrounded by raging berserkers, the Chaplains must have iron strong wills to oversee these Marines and maintain their own sanity.

===Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain===

The [[Dark Angels]] and their successors have an extra rank for Chaplains who make it into the Inner Circle and learn the "truth" (or at least part of it) about <s>the [[Fallen Angels]]</s> {{BLAM|RENEGADE MARINES DARING TO IMPERSONATE DARK ANGELS AND DO WRONG AGAINST THE IMPERIUM}}. After passing several trials of the soul (the penalty for failure being death or worse), they interrogate (read: torture) captured <s>Fallen Angels</s> {{BLAM|HERETICS WEARING STOLEN DARK ANGELS ARMOR}} to try and force them to repent for their crimes. These "[[Interrogator-Chaplain]]s" are extremely patient and resilient against the *cough* ''insidious lies'' of captured heretics, and will take as long as necessary to finally break them. To put this in perspective, the very best Interrogator-Chaplain that the Dark Angels ever had only managed to get ten <s>Fallen</s> {{BLAM|DOPPELGANGERS}} to confess and repent over the course of 300 years of service.

===Iron Hands Iron Father===
Among the [[Iron Hands]], the Chaplains are known as an "Iron Father", which combines the role of Chaplain and [[Techmarine]] together, which reflects the Iron Hands heavy preference for augmentics. Also unique in the fact that they're completely separated from the Ecclesiarchy altogether, considering the chapter's predilection towards machinery and the like. The spat ended with them splitting off and the Iron Hands unable to have Rosarii. To compensate that, the Iron Hands have to fabricate their own equivalents using some special [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] schemes.

===Space Wolves Wolf Priest===
The Chaplains of the [[Space Wolves]] are the [[Wolf Priest]]s, who combine the role of Chaplain and medic <s>and wolf</s> into one. All Wolf Priests, along with the [[Rune Priest]]s ([[Librarian]]s) and [[Iron Priest]]s ([[Techmarine]]s) serve as part of the Company of the Great Wolf (the elite Great Company under the Chapter Master of the Space Wolves) and are assigned to the other eleven Great Companies as needed.

===Grey Knights Chaplains===
Believe it or not, [[Grey Knights]] do have Chaplains of their own. The Chaplains of The Emperor's Space Paladins don't differ greatly when compared to other Chapters, but the challenges Grey Knight Chaplains have are unique (and very often difficult). Although Grey Knights are incorruptible, with time even their faith can be tested and doubt will assail their minds at some point one way or another. Chaplains are here to straighten them up, get them on the proper tracks, have their doubts evaporated and give new meanings to the mission of their Battle-Brothers. Just like all Grey Knights, the Chapter's Chaplains are also Psykers. They are recruited from the very purest of the Paladin Brotherhood, which is already one of the two elite brotherhoods, so this makes the Grey Knight Chaplains one man armies to a man. Also were known to not be available as HQ options for some stupid reason until 8th.

===Alpha Legion Chaplains===
All Alpha Legion chaplains are secretly Alpharius, just as all other Alpha Legionnaires are secretly Alpharius. or maybe not. They are used to spread propaganda and misinformation amongst Imperial citizens, though they might not be. Alpharius himself may have been a Chaplain, though he might not have been.

===Primaris Chaplains===
The [[Primaris Marines]]' [[Primaris Chaplain|version]] basically function pretty much the same, the only notable differences are their appearance and their Crozius Arcanum.

==Notable Chaplains==
*'''Varnus''': An [[Ultramarines]] Chaplain whose defining deed (making him a potential Mary Sue (IT WAS [[AWESOME]] NONETHELESS)) is single-handedly [[AWESOME|pwning a fuck-mothering]] [[Bloodthirster|BLOODTHIRSTER]]. Needless to say, [[Khorne]] was very [[RAGE|salty]].
*'''[[Asmodai]]''': Interrogator-Chaplain of the [[Dark Angels]]. A major buzzkill and batshit crazy, but more famous than his boss thanks to how much Asmodai sucks at his job. Takes interrogation to another level and leaves his victims deranged and totally insane, though, this seems to reveal little to no information.
*'''Sapphon''': High-Interrogator of the Dark Angels, at odds with Asmodai over practically everything. Supposed to be the head honcho, but Asmodai doesn't give a shit.
*'''[[Grimaldus]]''': Reclusiarch of the [[Black Templars]]. A seriously hardcore bastard who defended Helsreach and all-around [[awesome]] character. Took on a sizable WAAAAAAGH with a meager garrison, said some mean ass shit, and beat the crap out of countless orks.
*'''[[Xavier]]''': Famous [[Salamanders]] Chaplain, meaning he's a major bro.
*'''[[Ortan Cassius]]''': Master of Sanctity for the [[Ultramarines]]. Responsible for the formation of the Tyrannic War Veterans, to better help combat the menace that [[Tyranids|almost devoured all of Ultramar]]. One of the few Ultramarine character who is not "THA BEST EVAR!" and thus an unsufferable Mary Sue. Also helped envision serious deviations from the Codex Astartes... but anyone who goes blow for blow with a carnifex and asks for seconds gets their opinions duly rewarded.
*'''[[Ulrik the Slayer]]''': High Wolf Priest of the [[Space Wolves]]. A wild bastard who survived the First War of Armageddon and also has [[Leman Russ]]' own helmet. Angron himself saluted this dude's combat prowess after he curb stomped three Berzerkers completely unarmed.
*'''[[Kardan Stronos]]''': [[Iron Hands]] Iron Father. Was elected to act as Chapter Master by the clan council. Also has a massive boner for Razorbacks, and an equally large hate-boner for the [[Necrons]].
*'''[[Astorath]] the Grim''': [[Blood Angels]] Master of Sanctity and ''Redeemer of the Lost''. His job involves rounding up those in the [[Death Company]] and then lopping their heads off, as they're pretty much lost causes by that point. Gabriel Seth himself even said this dude was more than a match for him, and had to hurl him off a wall just to prove a point.
*'''[[Lemartes]]''': Blood Angels Chaplain who's badass enough to rein control over the [[Black Rage]]. Keeps an eye over the Death Company as ''Guardian of the Lost''. He is currently the second most 40K thing in 40K, being the patron saint of always being mind-shatteringly angry, closely beat out by the [[Eversor Assassin]]. He is only released when unstoppable carnage is the most expedient means to achieve victory.
*'''Mikelus''': [[Blood Ravens]] Reclusiarch who was said to have beaten the Necron Lord of Kronus...according to [[Davian Thule]]. Everyone else can attest to him dying like a bitch to the 'cron Lord's incredible amounts of [[cheese]]. But he was a nice honour guard member so it's okay.
*'''Carnak''': [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden|No, not that Carnac.]] This one is a Chaplain of the [[Imperial Fists]], from [[Ultramarines: The Movie]]. How do you stand out in a movie about the Ultrasmurfs? John Hurt has two words for you: '''"BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRN, HERETICS!"'''
*'''Durendin''': Chaplain of the [[Grey Knights]] who appears in the first story of Justicar Alaric. Known for wielding [[awesome|relic nemesis force lightning claws]] passed down from the early days of the chapter.
*'''[[Diomedes]]''': Former Honor Guard Captain turned Chaplain in light of his never waving faith and loyalty in the emperor when the [[Blood Ravens]] chapter master went full-heresy. His great oratory skills spur on his brothers in the battle for baldness. Believes that in a mad age, the [[Angry Marines|madmen]] should lead the way.
*'''[[Soul Drinkers|Daenyathos]]''': The [[Spiritual Liege]] of the [[Soul Drinkers]] chapter and a [[Heresy|traitor]] who used his influence and reputation to turn the Soul Drinkers away from the Emperor. His vision was to rule the galaxy through suffering and the enslavement of Chaos. He turned the Soul Drinker's entire Reclusiam into his personal agents of corruption.
*'''[[Thalastian Jorus]]''': Contender to the title of most awesome Chaplain to have ever lived in their 10 millennia of existence, for channelling the spirit of [[Sigismund]] (despite being a Blood Angel) and kicking [[Abaddon]]'s arse. No we are not kidding. This man lead a small contingent of Death Company brother on a string of suicide ambushes directly upon the Warmaster and his chosen guard. They fought so well, that after they were eventually slain, their bodies and armor were carefully preserved. NO looting or defilement at all. Abbadon himself demanded that they be honored. Though given Abbadon's track record, that may not be much of an honor.

==Tabletop==
For 90 pts Chaplains have a Veteran stat line with +1WS, 2Ws, and LD10. They've got a bolt pistol and Crozius which counts as a powermaul, and a 4++, with access to Terminator armor, ranged, special issue, and chapter relics like other Independent Characters. Chaplains are more a support character than a singular power house, giving their unit re-rolls to hit, and Fearless. Vanilla Marine's chaplains have no choice in melee weapons for some reason. Odd considering that codex represents the broadest spectrum of chapters. Only getting to take a powerfist, in place of their pistol.

Dark Angels have two: regular ones and Interrogators. Regular ones are identical to the above, but cannot take Terminator Armor and Chapter Relics. They do however have access to melee and ranged weapons. Interrogators come for 20 more points and get the Deathwing, Preferred Enemy (Chaos) and ''Fear'' rules and a near-captain stat line with -1WS, and access to every piece of wargear expect heavy weapons, they practically outstrip regular Captains in every way unless you pimp out a captain with loads of expensive gear. If you use them they're best used in either the Black Knights or Deathwing Knights.

Wolf Priests are probably an oddity among the Space Wolves, since they can take multiple ranged options but no melee. They also have access to Chapter Relics, Terminator Armor and Runic Armor, other than having a 4++ thanks to the wolf talisman. Having the same stat line of regular chaplains, these guys are even more support-focused than their vanilla counterparts. Thanks to the half-apothecary gig, they give Feel No Pain(6+) to the unit they're in, along with Favoured Enemy, making them the perfect scrub-sitters, making the weakest units in your army able to hold their own in a fight, especially if supported by big numbers. Wolf Priests also have Counter Attack and Acute Sense, much like every other unit in a Space Wolf army.
Best use for a Wolf Priest is to stick them in a big Blood Claws unit (or even better, Swift Claws) and use them to target the opponent's infantry. Favoured Enemy allows you to use an abundance of plasma guns with relative safety and kinda makes up for the Blood Claws' WS3 and BS3, while FNP gives your guys a chance to last even against stronger opponents, at least for a while. Unfortunately, the lack of melee options means the Wolf Priest is not gonna be much useful in challenges against MEQs, so you better give him a Wolf Guard pack leader properly kitted for the task, while the Wolf Priest and the Blood Claws drown the rest of the enemy unit with the sheer amount of attacks.

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image:SpaceMarineChaplains.png|<center>Chaplains</center>
image:BloodAngelsChaplain.png|<center>Death Company</center>
image:DarkAngelsChaplain.png|<center>Interrogator-Chaplain</center>
image:IronFather.png|<center>Iron Father</center>
image:UlrikTheSlayerModel.png|<center>Wolf Priest</center><center>(''[[Ulrik the Slayer]]'')</center>
image:DeathwatchChaplainOrtanCassius.png|<center>Deathwatch</center><center>(''[[Ortan Cassius]]'')</center>
image:GreyKnightChaplain.png|<center>Grey Knight</center>
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Image:Chapdread.jpg|Now in [[Dreadnought]] flavour.
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Image:BurningChaplain.jpg|I SERVE THE [[EMPRAH]]!!!!!
Image:Grimaldushelsreach.jpg|PRAISE THE EMPEROR AND PASS THE AMMUNITION!
File:EmprahsMetal.png|A Chaplain's role is not only to fight in combat, but to also duel in guitar solos.
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Captain Titus

2022-05-30T18:31:54Z

2600:1700:91C1:A4E0:5961:EA63:E55B:70DE: /* Graia */

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[[Image:Titus titlescreen.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Making the Ultramarines [[awesome]] again.]]
{{topquote|The Codex Astartes is a set of rules. They guide us, shape us as Ultramarines, teach us to place duty and honour above all. But how we live with those rules is the true test of a Space Marine. And you, have failed.|Captain Titus to Leandros, showing Ward and his failures just how wrong they are}}

'''Captain Titus''' (as of Space Marine II, demoted to Lieutenant), first name generally assumed to be "Motherfucking", is the disgraced Captain of the [[Ultramarines]] Second Company and the protagonist of the vidya [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]]. He is voiced by '''MARK MOTHERFUCKING STRONG!!!!'''

While his immediate fate after the first game is unknown, the trailer for Space Marine 2 confirms he's alive, has crossed the rubicon primaris, and is kicking ass again. He appears to have spent a formative amount of time with the Black Templars, seeing how he has his chainsword chained to his wrist and is ripping the heads off of tyranid warriors.

== Graia ==
When Forgeworld Graia was invaded by Warboss [[Grimskull]] and his [[Ork]] WAAAAGHH!!!, the Imperium, rather annoyed by this, in particular because of fear of losing some Warlord-class [[Titans 40k|Titans]], responded by sending the Ultramarines Second Company, led by Captain Titus. Titus, along with fellow Ultramarines Brother Leandros and Veteran Sergeant Sidonus, proceeded to aid the remaining Imperial Guardsmen led by Second Lieutenant Miranda 'Mira' Nero.

After destroying a captured planetary defense cannon that was shooting down Imperial reinforcements ("Clever of the damned Orks", as Sidonus put it), and furthering the guardsmen's advance, Titus and his companions made their way to Manufactorum Ajakis, where they found an inquisitorial servo skull, which carried a holographic video recording. The recording shows Inquisitor Drogan asking for aid, along with safeguarding an experimental device if he were to die. The Ultramarines then made their way inside the Titan works where they found the Titan ''Invictus'', intact but abandoned, and Drogan. Drogan explained that he needed to retrieve the power source of the experimental device from its chamber deep beneath the Manufactorum. They then proceeded to retrieve the power source, whilst also killing invading Orks and evading Grimskull himself.

As Titus obtained the power source, its instability made the entire room collapse. Titus, however, ''somehow'' survived and placed the power source into its canister. After escaping the sewers and reuniting with his comrades, they rendez-voused with Drogan in a ruined plaza. Drogan expressed surprise that Titus survived, since the power source was composed of [[Warp]] energy. Drogan then explains that during his time on Graia, he created a weapon known as the 'Psychic Scourge' in hopes of helping the Imperium's war against xenos, whilst also experimenting on Warp energy. The weapon's effect are described in audio logs as blowing up heads of selected Xenos (confirmed by testing on [[Orks]], [[Eldar]], [[Tyranids]] and even [[Tau]]).

Titus and friends fought their way to the Inquisitor's lab (both on their feet and in Valkyries), then through it, to the Psychic Scourge's firing station (blowing up all the Inquisition servoturrets in the process), where they jammed the Power Source in and turned it on. Unfortunately, the Psychic Scourge opened a bunch of Chaos portals instead of killing the Orks like advertised. Well, the Warboss got jumped by Bloodletters, but still... Sorcerer Lord [[Nemeroth]] showed up and blasted the Ultramarines with psyker power, all while declaring Drogan a long-dead puppet possessed by a handy daemon; but Titus resisted like a boss long enough for Grimskull to reappear and pull Nemeroth off the scene along with himself. Titus then fought his way past Bloodletters, Chaos Havoc Marines, and even more Orks to meet up with Mira's guardsmen.

After dueling with Warboss Grimskull (yes, a Sorcerer in Terminator Armour had not taken out the guy, because he was not finished with the Space Marine) and blowing up the big Ork's head with a [[plasma pistol]] ([[Awesome|because the Marine was finished with him]]), Titus returned to the manufactorum to power up the Titan. After he put the Power Source inside the giant death machine, the Titan's cannon blew the fuck out of the Orbital Spire with the big Chaos portal on top, before Nemeroth could bring in his ships. Titus gave the Power Source to Sidonus, but then Nemeroth teleport-snuck up behind them and [[Rape|rapes]] Sidonus with lightning claws. This makes Titus rage harder than fa/tg/uys in a Matt Ward thread, but Nemeroth just grabs the Power Source and teleports away like the Chaos pussy he is.

Still brimming with rage, Titus jumped off the manufactorum, met up with some [[Blood Ravens|Blud Rehvens]] who were practicing their [[Indrick Boreale|Steel Rehn]], and blasted his way across a bridge with a ton of Chaos Marines on it. Then he grabbed the same Thunderhawk he had jumped off and chased Nemeroth to the Orbital Spire (which was still floating somehow). Nemeroth tried to use the Power Source to turn into a daemon prince, [[Awesome|but Titus just bum-rushed the Chaos pansy off the Orbital Spire and beat him to death in freefall. Using the manly power of his hands, Titus crushed both the Sorcerer Lord's face and the Power Source, which exploded, and then he landed inside a flying Thunderhawk.]]

The next morning Titus is getting some much needed shut-eye as the Ultramarines, Blood Ravens, and Mira's guardsmen clean up the last tiny remnants of Nemeroth's invaders. Unfortunately, Titus wakes up to find Leandros has called the Inquisition on Titus. Wait... Didn't Leandros quote the Codex as Chaos allegiance causing Warp resistance, not the other way around? [[Fail|Logical fallacy! *faceplam*]] The Inquisitor clearly doesn't believe Leandros but has to arrest Titus anyway, so Titus tells Leandros that Guilliman's Codex is just guidelines and tactics, and that '''Leandros fails as a Space Marine because he's a blind [[Matt Ward|spiritual-liege-worshiping]] bitch who can't think for himself.''' Then Titus climbs aboard the Inquisition ship and flies off to <s>get painfully investigated for Heresy</s> save another day for the Emprah.

Ironically, in one of the Horus Heresy novels, Roboute Guilliman admits that while the Codex is an excellent work of strategic and tactical brilliance, it does not qualify as a replacement for the soldier's ability to independently act in the field (read: brains). So Titus was in fact holding to the Codex as Guilliman intended and is far more true to it than Leandros, making Leandros a freakin' [[Heresy|heretic]]. In other words, it's a scathing condemnation of [[Matt Ward|He who must never be named]] as a whole.

Double Irony, the Codex states if a marine suspects that one of his brothers has fallen to Chaos he should go to the Companies' Chaplain and Librarian, that part of their duties within the chapter. In other words, Leandros violated the Codex and circumvented the chain of command while claiming he's following it. [[Derp|IRL soldiers would be kicked out of the armed forces for doing that]]! Titus punishment was demotion to Lieutenant for breaking protocol. So we can assume Leandros has been knocked down to the reserves or Scout Companies or sentenced into one man Penitent Crusades by Space Marine 2. Maybe even kicked out of the Ultramarines and forced to work as a Black Shield.

== Relationships with characters ==
[[File:Mira.jpg|200px|right|thumb|"Hey there, Captain"]]
* '''Sidonus''' - Titus regarded Sidonus as his 'most trusted battle-brother' and closest friend. Sidonus in return shared this friendship with him. Unlike Leandros, who was quickly suspecting Titus of chaos corruption, Sidonus never suspected or even accused Titus of taint. When Sidonus got impaled with extreme prejudice by Nemeroth, Titus actually did a Big No! ([http://youtu.be/kvk9uZeorCE Which is parodied here]), and swore vengeance. Titus finally got revenge when he killed Nemeroth.
* '''Leandros''' - Titus is disappointed by Leandros' strict adherence to the Codex Astartes, but nonetheless tolerates his behavior due to Titus seeing it as immaturity. Leandros originally saw Titus as an inspiration, but his violations to the Codex Astartes and his supposed Chaos taint caused Leandros to suspect his captain. When Leandros gives Titus to the Inquisition, Titus tells him that his devotion to the Codex means he has failed to truly become a Space Marine because he cannot see past the Codex' text to the battlefield it is applied to. We last see Leandros unable to look Titus in the eye like the pussy Codex-[[Word Bearers|worshiper]] he is as the latter leaves with the Inquisitor.
* '''Second Lieutenant Miranda Nero''' - While there isn't any real action between her and Captain Titus and they spend the game focusing on their duties, there are very small hints that they do have some feelings for each other. Titus affectionately calls her Mira, instead of her formal name - that said, she always, ''always'' goes by Mira in the game. However, Mira urged Titus to try and resist the authority of the Inquisition when they accused him of Chaos taint, but Titus decided to surrender himself to them so that they wouldn't hurt Mira and his battle-brothers. Of course these hints are all vague and shouldn't be taken seriously (which cannot be said the same for [[Rule 34]] fanboys). It's much more likely that it's mutual respect due to the fact that Titus is a Space Marine and Mira earned his respect by taking charge and holding out against the Orks for so long. Besides, it's not like Space Marines have much in the way of sex drive (Have you forgotten [[Lukas the Trickster]]?). (BUT what woman could resist falling for a [[Space Marines|hunk genetically engineered by the science of the EMPRAHH]]?)
* '''Inquisitor Drogan''' - Titus is the only Marine in the game who trusts Drogan, and actually shows concern about the Inquisitor's near-fatal wounds, thinking it would be a shame to lose such a powerful ally. Of course, Drogan is a corpse being puppeted by a daemon.
* '''[[Warboss Grimskull]]''' - Contrary to most Marines, Titus sees the Warboss as an enemy that must be put down, but not to the extent that he's all zealous about it - In fact, he never underestimates the danger that the rather cunning Warboss presents, but doesn't put the Warboss down before much, much later, because the Ork isn't a top priority. Sure, he messes up the Captain's plans from time to time, but then again, the Marines' only job is to help liberate the planet (with a side quest for a certain Inquisitor coming popping up later), but going after the Warboss would consume so many resources that it wouldn't be worth it. In fact, after the Chaos invasion was started, Grimskull takes a backseat, trying to hold together his WAAAGH!, but failing to do so, and making a last stand against the Captain, trying to take him down to get revenge... Unfortunately, he had run out of patience for the Warboss. [[Blam|The results are obvious.]]
* '''[[Nemeroth]]''' - A fucking huge Chaos Sorcerer of Chaos Undivided. Through a bit of [[Just as Planned]] and similar douchbaggery, the Sorcerer arrive on Graia to use an artefact on the planet to simultaneously get his army into Realspace and to become even more fuckhueg. While Titus regards Nemeroth with the same kind of professionalism as he did with Grimskull, Nemeroth has much interest in the Captain, bordering to some sort of obsession. He frequently addresses him as "brother", which can mean one of many things (Brother, as in "fellow Marine", or making the point that the Captain might be susceptible to the forces of Chaos). Nemeroth also takes note of Titus' ability to "[[Promotions|resist his touch]]", claiming that the Captain is something special, as he is almost immune to Chaos in general. Even after Titus tells him to fuck off back to the Warp and stop his "brother"-bullshit, Nemeroth still addresses him as brother, and seems to know something about the Captain, which will bite him in the ass later... [[Just as Planned|Just according to keikaku]]. He also seems to have more [[Bloodletters]] at his disposal than Chaos Marines, [[Fail|despite being a Sorcerer.]]

== Reasons why Titus is such a Badass ==
[[File:Inquisitor Titus.jpg|330px|right|thumb|Leandros was wrong]]
* He's a fucking Space Marine. What did you expect?
** He's a fucking Space Marine Captain. Of the greatest cha{{BLAM}}
* He hails from Terra, a well-policed area known as Miami
* Women want him and men want to be him. Yeah baby!
* He was one of the VERY few Ultramarines characters prior to the 8th Edition rework that was multidimensional, not an arrogant ass, and a generally cool guy who cared about protecting others.
* He is one of very few, repeat, '''VERY''' few Ultramarines that <s>actually offs</s> gives the Codex Astartes proportionate importance. He states that the Codex is <s>just a set of rules and guidelines</s> a useful source of tactical and moral guidance, but should not be followed blindly, and how they choose to live by it is what makes them Space Marines.(The Codex is more what you call guidelines than actual rules.)
** The irony is that [[Roboute Guilliman]] would love Titus and be pissed with the rest of the chapter. Now that Robby's back, he'd probably want to talk to Titus. Grandpa Smurf being the kind of guy who reads debriefings to form his own opinion. Guilliman also would be able to see Titus is lacking in the areas of teamwork, leadership and tactics. So as a compromise for the Inquisition. He would reassign Titus to redeem himself in service to the [[Deathwatch]]. He may even be demoted to serve as leader of a [[Kill Team]].
** His interpretation of the Codex Astartes falls closer to that of the [[Raptors (Chapter)]], although the way that it is implemented relies on his own badassery.
* Unlike the majority of his chapter, Titus actually improvises when dealing with the enemy, be it Ork or Chaos, and is willing to employ somewhat unorthodox tactics to get the job done.
** Examples: His solution to his Thunderhawk being unable to land safely due to ork gun batteries is to simply use jump packs and descend down to the ork Kill Krooza (armed with nothing but his combat knife, his bolt pistol and his GIANT CERAMITE BALLS no less), and then blowing said krooza's bridge with its own dorsal gun battery (this tactic is similar to that favored by the [[Angry Marines]], but with less collateral damage); When the Orks were trying to use a Titan-sized laser weapon hanging from a crane to get into a Forge, Titus' way to deal with this was, of course, to drop the thing on the Orks; When an Imperial Warlord Titan gets ready to go shoot the Chaos-controlled orbital spire, two [[Blight Drone|Blight Drones]] and Chaos psyker sorcerers try to shut it down before it's ready. [[Awesome|Titus' solution is to surf the fucking Titan and kill them, without cover no less.]]
*** In short, Titus [[gets shit done]].
** Unlike [[Uriel Ventris]], Titus does this only when it is necessary. As opposed to trying to make some sort of point about the Codex Astartes.
* As said above, he killed thousands of enemies by himself and also with only Sidonus and Leandros to aid him.
* His reaction to a one-on-one challenge by a Daemon Prince? Body-tackle it off the edge of a kilometers-tall orbital spire and fight it while in free-fall, proceed to single-handedly beat the snot out of the partially daemonized Nemeroth.. and finally killing it by crushing the Daemon Prince's head ''with his bare hands while still in free-fall'' (unlike some cock-sure moron who got his body possessed by another Daemon Prince who's name is [[Ultramarines:The Movie|Severus]], not the [[Warhammer 40,000: Fire_Warrior|OTHER Severus]].)
* He's voiced by '''MARK STRONG !!!!'''. At least in the first game; time will tell if the new VA can do him justice.
* He's nice to the Imperial Guard he meets, even the lowest ranking Guardsmen, which can't be said about most high-ranking Imperials. He's, in fact, nicer to Guardsmen than some of their own commanders.
* He is surprisingly humble, attributing his successes to the Emperor's will, seeing himself as simply being an instrument of that will. This is a refreshing contrast to the stereotype of Ultramarines taking their label as the "Imperium's favored sons" for granted.
* He had the balls to stand up to the goddamn Inquisition, backed by four Black Templars. He willingly gives himself up to the Inquisition in order to save his friends and his chapter. Unlike Leandros, who betrayed his brother through his [[Matt Ward|ignorant adherence to the Codex]].
* He kinda looks like your dad.
* He and his few men were responsible in 5 minutes for more bad guy deaths than the entire Ultramarine chapter history.
* He gives zero to little fucks about standard protocol when there is a job to be done.
* He surfs a Warlord Titan
** No, really, he ''surfs'' on a motherfucking '''Warlord Titan'''. ''While blasting [[Blight Drone|plague drones]]''.
* Show me anything that solos groups of 10+ plus Bloodletters
** [[Eliphas|Eliphas the Inheritor]].
** [[Kaldor_Draigo|Kaldor Draigo]].
* His entire speech at the end of the game to Leandros is basically telling Matt Ward that he has failed as a writer.
**Several fans consider Titus to be the best balance between [[Matt Ward|Matt Ward's]] [[Lawful Stupid]] [[Spiritual Liege]] fan-wankery over the [[Codex Astartes]] and [[Graham McNeill|Graham McNeill's]] "the Codex Astartes is useless and cool Space Marines don't follow it" [[Chaotic Stupid]] [[Mary Sue]] special snowflake [[Uriel Ventris]].
* As of the recent space marine update, he has his own miniature model head alongside Sidonus (via sternguard squad).
[[File:Sternguard.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The minis in question. Our heroes are on the far right]]
* The future games starring him would have had him escape, become a renegade Astartes, go on a Jack Bauer killing spree across the galaxy in the name of the Emprah, and finally returning to head his ''own chapter'', presumably to beat some sense into Leandros and shame the Inquisition. Awesome.
** If he does become a Chapter Master, he will probably smack sense back into the rest of the Adeptus Astartes and, from there, the rest of the Imperium. Then mankind will steamroll the rest of the galaxy.
* Because the developers knew their audience, he's not a meaty slab of walking tank able to take any assault and come out unscathed, and on any difficulty above normal the game is genuinely challenging and requires [[Reasonable Marines|more strategy]] than simply wading in and killing everything. This is awesome for two reasons. The first is that it does the enemies of the Imperium full justice instead of just making them easily destroyable blood-juice-boxes, e.g. a large enough group of [[Bloodletter|Bloodletters]] is easily capable of overpowering you if you don't fight them in the right way. The second is that enemies that require you to ''think'' to take down are about ten times more satisfying to fight. Not to mention you're reminded that these enemies you have to actually work to defeat are fought by the Imperial Guard, too. Balls of adamantium the size of universes.

== ANGRY MARINE? ==
Damn straight. Titus thinks the Codex is for pussies, uses authentic [[Angry Marines|Angry Marine]] tactics such as fucking orks to death with his chainsword, and even gets an Angry Purity Seal which gives him an Angryness Meter. The latter is canon. He is also fueled by violence and thus regenerates health by murdering Orks to death in particularly messy ways. His basic equivalent of a medkit? Punching gretchin into bloody mist. His way of finishing off a Nob? Either jamming a chainsword through his mouth, or pinning its foot with an axe and tearing said mouth open with his bare hands. Not to mention he also has the lesser known Angry marine trait, namely a resistance to the warp.

Obviously at some point, maybe during a rare joint operation, some geneseed got mixed up and the Ultramarines got some Angry Marine geneseed, and the Angry marines got some Ultramarine. Equally obvious, when the angry geneseed was used by the Ultramarines most of there recruits blew up unable to contain THE SHEER FURY that is the angry marines, and when the angry marines used the Ultramarine geneseed they were like "WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH THIS WEAK ASS SHIT?" and their recruits equally failed as marines, but may have become serfs or something. Titus just lucked out in being able to take the angry geneseed, though you have to wonder what the Angry Marine version of Titus, an Angry Marine with Ultra traits, would be like.

I guess we know where the Inquisition is sending him.

== SERVANT OF KHORNE?! ==
Actually he's probably just being corrupted by Khorne and doesn't know it. His resistance to the warp is similar to the psychic immunity Khorne gives to his followers (see [[Kharn]], who really is a swell chap) and he rejuvenates himself by killing things in RIP AND TEAR fashion and by bathing himself in blood ([[Khornate_Knights|although all this is also a hallmark of the most pure and incorruptible of the Imperiums defenders]]). Also, he runs on anger, like all Khornate Chaos Marines. And can tap into it to go into what is pretty much a [[Berserker]]'s rage. Oh yeah, and he's fighting a douchebag Sorcerer of Tzeentch's. <s>Nemeroth isn't Tzeentch, he's one of those wishy-washy "unaligned" pussies.</s> Most Undivided Chaos sorcerers have heavy leanings towards Tzeentch anyway.
Or, he was just a hollow-guy.

Probably more relevant is one of the quotes he gives you on death: "Success is measured in blood: yours or your enemy's." Which, while the Imperium is certainly not opposed so some good old fashioned bloodshed, that sounds pretty Khornate.

Note: if he's corrupted this way, than what does that make the Black Templars?
PS: Remember, there's some that get immunity to the effects of the warp. Grey Knights are an example. He might just be a [[Blank]] who managed to avoid getting skullfucked by the Black Ships. You never see any Librarians willingly hanging around the guy, after all. Then again serving long enough to become a captain means he would have been around psykers long enough for them to have notice he was a blank. So we could just kept it to sheer willpower combine the fact he's emotionally stable means warp stuff wouldn't harm him as much.

It's possible he's a pariah, instead of a blank, since he's shown to be partially affected by the powers of the warp (like when the power source literally backfired in his face and just knocked him out cold when it should very easily have atomized him). Of course, it is important to remember that the Warp is entirely a matter of willpower. The device itself (especially its backlash) had no will. Compare that to the willpower of a Space Marine captain's determination to win. Yeah. So, in that way, he saved himself through sheer badassery. Literally. Which if you think about it fits the game (and canon in general) pretty well.

"A true man may flinch away its embrace, if he is stalwart, and he girds his soul with the armour of contempt.” - [[Ravenor|Gideon Ravenor]]

== '''Titus: The [[Living Saint]]!''' ==
Titus was undergoing apotheosis and becoming a [[Living Saint]]! Think about it. He suddenly is surrounded by a golden glow (like Living Saints), he gets a full heal (like Living Saints' ability to resurrect), his attacks become more powerful (Empowered by the Emprah!), and he has an ever growing resistance to the Warp. Nemroth even points out that he has been "touched by the Warp", yet its Titus. He doesn't have even an iota of Chaos corruption. He killed a Chaos Champion, '''WITH HIS BARE EMPEROR BLESSED HANDS!'''. His fury was not the unrestrained rage of Khorne (he would have glowed red), he was channeling '''THE EMPEROR'S HOLY WRATH!!''' He wasn't a full Living Saint yet, but he was well on his way to becoming another [[Greater Daemon]] of the Emperor!

== What would have happened in Space Marine 2 & 3 ==
“I had some big plans for Titus,” van Lierop said. “The second part of his story was to focus on a ‘Titus Unleashed’ plot—basically there were forces arrayed against him that would see his loyalty to the Adeptus Astartes pushed to its limit, and his reaction would be to kind of ‘[[Heresy|go rogue]],’ and we'd see a different Titus, not quite as in control as we saw him in Space Marine. He would be kicked out as a consequence—exiled, which would basically be a death sentence for him.” ([[Awesome|or a ticket to the Deathwatch as a Blackshield]])

The first game showed us what it looked like when a Space Marine was fighting in a disciplined manner, and the second game would have opened the door for a slightly wilder version of the character. That’s not the end, though.

“He would survive, and come back even stronger in the third game, where other Space Marines still loyal to him would rally around him and he'd return to ‘clean house,’ but as the head of a [[Astral Claws|brand new Chapter]] that we would build around him,” van Lierop continued.

So what kept this from happening?

“Sadly, THQ was already starting to fall apart by then and it became clear that Space Marine 2 wasn't going to happen. I was pretty heartbroken about that,” he said. “But that's the way the business works. In the end I'm glad things turned out the way they did, because I think if the end hadn't been so hard, I might not have sought out a better way. And Hinterland might not have ever happened.”

=== [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II]] ===
[[File:Titus 2021.png|800px|thumb|center|Titus, now a Primaris Lieutenant]]

Come December 2021, and a [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II|sequel]] under Focus Home Interactive and Saber Interactive has been announced. Trailer shows Captain Titus returning but as a [[Primaris Lieutenant]] and saving a bunch of guardsmen from a horde of Tyranids. We can safely assume that whatever plans Lierop had for him have been scrapped. Judging by Titus' services studs, he is now 400 years old or so. Eagle eyed viewers can also see that he has a small inquisitorial medallion (not a rosette, obvs) on his armour, suggesting that he did them some kind of service after his arrest on Graia as a deal.

== Subject of Canon ==
Captain Titus is considered canon by Black Library writer Nick Kyme. In the audiobook ''Veil of Darkness'' [[Cato Sicarius]] is walking in the [[Macragge]] Hall of Heroes, and one of the memorial statues is labeled "Captain Titus". Conveniently the video game itself doesn't timestamp itself at any point, only taking place sometime after "the Aurelian Crusade". Since there were actually three Aurelian Crusades, one for each ''Dawn of War II'' game, <s>we could theorize that Captain Titus fights on Graia sometime between ''DoW II'' and ''Chaos Rising''.</s>
Only we really can't because the Blood Raven said "None shall find us wanting, Ultramarine", which is their battle cry post-Retribution.

As per the release of the trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Titus is now officially canon.

The best way to interpret this is that the statue belongs to some other Captain Titus from earlier in the Chapter's history. A chance to finagle this is that Titus was Acting Captain at Graia while Sicarius was overseeing [[Uriel Ventris]]'s trial for codex breach and he was serving with the Black Templars during the events that took place between the [[Daemonculaba]] incident and before Chapter Master [[Marneus Calgar]] became Primaris. With a final adjustment of Sevastus Acheran, Cato's successor to Second Company Captain as the latter was missing in the warp before the [[Plague Wars]], being a senior sergeant to Titus but being wounded while Graia was being invaded and thus being the proper successor to the Second Company as Titus becomes a lieutenant after returning with Sicarius out of the way and promoted to the [[Victrix Guard]].

==Videos Starring Captain Titus ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh-NkuAtHW8 This Is Officially Canon.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvk9uZeorCE just...no.]
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Captain Titus

2022-05-30T18:31:04Z

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[[Image:Titus titlescreen.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Making the Ultramarines [[awesome]] again.]]
{{topquote|The Codex Astartes is a set of rules. They guide us, shape us as Ultramarines, teach us to place duty and honour above all. But how we live with those rules is the true test of a Space Marine. And you, have failed.|Captain Titus to Leandros, showing Ward and his failures just how wrong they are}}

'''Captain Titus''' (as of Space Marine II, demoted to Lieutenant), first name generally assumed to be "Motherfucking", is the disgraced Captain of the [[Ultramarines]] Second Company and the protagonist of the vidya [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]]. He is voiced by '''MARK MOTHERFUCKING STRONG!!!!'''

While his immediate fate after the first game is unknown, the trailer for Space Marine 2 confirms he's alive, has crossed the rubicon primaris, and is kicking ass again. He appears to have spent a formative amount of time with the Black Templars, seeing how he has his chainsword chained to his wrist and is ripping the heads off of tyranid warriors.

== Graia ==
When Forgeworld Graia was invaded by Warboss [[Grimskull]] and his [[Ork]] WAAAAGHH!!!, the Imperium, rather annoyed by this, in particular because of fear of losing some Warlord-class [[Titans 40k|Titans]], responded by sending the Ultramarines Second Company, led by Captain Titus. Titus, along with fellow Ultramarines Brother Leandros and Veteran Sergeant Sidonus, proceeded to aid the remaining Imperial Guardsmen led by Second Lieutenant Miranda 'Mira' Nero.

After destroying a captured planetary defense cannon that was shooting down Imperial reinforcements ("Clever of the damned Orks", as Sidonus put it), and furthering the guardsmen's advance, Titus and his companions made their way to Manufactorum Ajakis, where they found an inquisitorial servo skull, which carried a holographic video recording. The recording shows Inquisitor Drogan asking for aid, along with safeguarding an experimental device if he were to die. The Ultramarines then made their way inside the Titan works where they found the Titan ''Invictus'', intact but abandoned, and Drogan. Drogan explained that he needed to retrieve the power source of the experimental device from its chamber deep beneath the Manufactorum. They then proceeded to retrieve the power source, whilst also killing invading Orks and evading Grimskull himself.

As Titus obtained the power source, its instability made the entire room collapse. Titus, however, ''somehow'' survived and placed the power source into its canister. After escaping the sewers and reuniting with his comrades, they rendez-voused with Drogan in a ruined plaza. Drogan expressed surprise that Titus survived, since the power source was composed of [[Warp]] energy. Drogan then explains that during his time on Graia, he created a weapon known as the 'Psychic Scourge' in hopes of helping the Imperium's war against xenos, whilst also experimenting on Warp energy. The weapon's effect are described in audio logs as blowing up heads of selected Xenos (confirmed by testing on [[Orks]], [[Eldar]], [[Tyranids]] and even [[Tau]]).

Titus and friends fought their way to the Inquisitor's lab (both on their feet and in Valkyries), then through it, to the Psychic Scourge's firing station (blowing up all the Inquisition servoturrets in the process), where they jammed the Power Source in and turned it on. Unfortunately, the Psychic Scourge opened a bunch of Chaos portals instead of killing the Orks like advertised. Well, the Warboss got jumped by Bloodletters, but still... Sorcerer Lord [[Nemeroth]] showed up and blasted the Ultramarines with psyker power, all while declaring Drogan a long-dead puppet possessed by a handy daemon; but Titus resisted like a boss long enough for Grimskull to reappear and pull Nemeroth off the scene along with himself. Titus then fought his way past Bloodletters, Chaos Havoc Marines, and even more Orks to meet up with Mira's guardsmen.

After dueling with Warboss Grimskull (yes, a Sorcerer in Terminator Armour had not taken out the guy, because he was not finished with the Space Marine) and blowing up the big Ork's head with a [[plasma pistol]] ([[Awesome|because the Marine was finished with him]]), Titus returned to the manufactorum to power up the Titan. After he put the Power Source inside the giant death machine, the Titan's cannon blew the fuck out of the Orbital Spire with the big Chaos portal on top, before Nemeroth could bring in his ships. Titus gave the Power Source to Sidonus, but then Nemeroth teleport-snuck up behind them and [[Rape|rapes]] Sidonus with lightning claws. This makes Titus rage harder than fa/tg/uys in a Matt Ward thread, but Nemeroth just grabs the Power Source and teleports away like the Chaos pussy he is.

Still brimming with rage, Titus jumped off the manufactorum, met up with some [[Blood Ravens|Blud Rehvens]] who were practicing their [[Indrick Boreale|Steel Rehn]], and blasted his way across a bridge with a ton of Chaos Marines on it. Then he grabbed the same Thunderhawk he had jumped off and chased Nemeroth to the Orbital Spire (which was still floating somehow). Nemeroth tried to use the Power Source to turn into a daemon prince, [[Awesome|but Titus just bum-rushed the Chaos pansy off the Orbital Spire and beat him to death in freefall. Using the manly power of his hands, Titus crushed both the Sorcerer Lord's face and the Power Source, which exploded, and then he landed inside a flying Thunderhawk.]]

The next morning Titus is getting some much needed shut-eye as the Ultramarines, Blood Ravens, and Mira's guardsmen clean up the last tiny remnants of Nemeroth's invaders. Unfortunately, Titus wakes up to find Leandros has called the Inquisition on Titus. Wait... Didn't Leandros quote the Codex as Chaos allegiance causing Warp resistance, not the other way around? [[Fail|Logical fallacy! *faceplam*]] The Inquisitor clearly doesn't believe Leandros but has to arrest Titus anyway, so Titus tells Leandros that Guilliman's Codex is just guidelines and tactics, and that '''Leandros fails as a Space Marine because he's a blind [[Matt Ward|spiritual-liege-worshiping]] bitch who can't think for himself.''' Then Titus climbs aboard the Inquisition ship and flies off to <s>get painfully investigated for Heresy</s> save another day for the Emprah.

Ironically, in one of the Horus Heresy novels, Roboute Guilliman admits that while the Codex is an excellent work of strategic and tactical brilliance, it does not qualify as a replacement for the soldier's ability to independently act in the field (read: brains). So Titus was in fact holding to the Codex as Guilliman intended and is far more true to it than Leandros, making Leandros a freakin' [[Heresy|heretic]]. In other words, it's a scathing condemnation of [[Matt Ward|He who must never be named]] as a whole.

Double Irony, the Codex states if a marine suspects that one of his brothers has fallen to Chaos he should go to the Companies' Chaplain and Librarian, that part of their duties within the chapter. In other words, Leandros violated the Codex and circumvented the chain of command while claiming he's following it. [Derp|[IRL soldiers would be kicked out of the armed forces for doing that|]! Titus punishment was demotion to Lieutenant for breaking protocol. So we can assume Leandros has been knocked down to the reserves or Scout Companies or sentenced into one man Penitent Crusades by Space Marine 2. Maybe even kicked out of the Ultramarines and forced to work as a Black Shield.

== Relationships with characters ==
[[File:Mira.jpg|200px|right|thumb|"Hey there, Captain"]]
* '''Sidonus''' - Titus regarded Sidonus as his 'most trusted battle-brother' and closest friend. Sidonus in return shared this friendship with him. Unlike Leandros, who was quickly suspecting Titus of chaos corruption, Sidonus never suspected or even accused Titus of taint. When Sidonus got impaled with extreme prejudice by Nemeroth, Titus actually did a Big No! ([http://youtu.be/kvk9uZeorCE Which is parodied here]), and swore vengeance. Titus finally got revenge when he killed Nemeroth.
* '''Leandros''' - Titus is disappointed by Leandros' strict adherence to the Codex Astartes, but nonetheless tolerates his behavior due to Titus seeing it as immaturity. Leandros originally saw Titus as an inspiration, but his violations to the Codex Astartes and his supposed Chaos taint caused Leandros to suspect his captain. When Leandros gives Titus to the Inquisition, Titus tells him that his devotion to the Codex means he has failed to truly become a Space Marine because he cannot see past the Codex' text to the battlefield it is applied to. We last see Leandros unable to look Titus in the eye like the pussy Codex-[[Word Bearers|worshiper]] he is as the latter leaves with the Inquisitor.
* '''Second Lieutenant Miranda Nero''' - While there isn't any real action between her and Captain Titus and they spend the game focusing on their duties, there are very small hints that they do have some feelings for each other. Titus affectionately calls her Mira, instead of her formal name - that said, she always, ''always'' goes by Mira in the game. However, Mira urged Titus to try and resist the authority of the Inquisition when they accused him of Chaos taint, but Titus decided to surrender himself to them so that they wouldn't hurt Mira and his battle-brothers. Of course these hints are all vague and shouldn't be taken seriously (which cannot be said the same for [[Rule 34]] fanboys). It's much more likely that it's mutual respect due to the fact that Titus is a Space Marine and Mira earned his respect by taking charge and holding out against the Orks for so long. Besides, it's not like Space Marines have much in the way of sex drive (Have you forgotten [[Lukas the Trickster]]?). (BUT what woman could resist falling for a [[Space Marines|hunk genetically engineered by the science of the EMPRAHH]]?)
* '''Inquisitor Drogan''' - Titus is the only Marine in the game who trusts Drogan, and actually shows concern about the Inquisitor's near-fatal wounds, thinking it would be a shame to lose such a powerful ally. Of course, Drogan is a corpse being puppeted by a daemon.
* '''[[Warboss Grimskull]]''' - Contrary to most Marines, Titus sees the Warboss as an enemy that must be put down, but not to the extent that he's all zealous about it - In fact, he never underestimates the danger that the rather cunning Warboss presents, but doesn't put the Warboss down before much, much later, because the Ork isn't a top priority. Sure, he messes up the Captain's plans from time to time, but then again, the Marines' only job is to help liberate the planet (with a side quest for a certain Inquisitor coming popping up later), but going after the Warboss would consume so many resources that it wouldn't be worth it. In fact, after the Chaos invasion was started, Grimskull takes a backseat, trying to hold together his WAAAGH!, but failing to do so, and making a last stand against the Captain, trying to take him down to get revenge... Unfortunately, he had run out of patience for the Warboss. [[Blam|The results are obvious.]]
* '''[[Nemeroth]]''' - A fucking huge Chaos Sorcerer of Chaos Undivided. Through a bit of [[Just as Planned]] and similar douchbaggery, the Sorcerer arrive on Graia to use an artefact on the planet to simultaneously get his army into Realspace and to become even more fuckhueg. While Titus regards Nemeroth with the same kind of professionalism as he did with Grimskull, Nemeroth has much interest in the Captain, bordering to some sort of obsession. He frequently addresses him as "brother", which can mean one of many things (Brother, as in "fellow Marine", or making the point that the Captain might be susceptible to the forces of Chaos). Nemeroth also takes note of Titus' ability to "[[Promotions|resist his touch]]", claiming that the Captain is something special, as he is almost immune to Chaos in general. Even after Titus tells him to fuck off back to the Warp and stop his "brother"-bullshit, Nemeroth still addresses him as brother, and seems to know something about the Captain, which will bite him in the ass later... [[Just as Planned|Just according to keikaku]]. He also seems to have more [[Bloodletters]] at his disposal than Chaos Marines, [[Fail|despite being a Sorcerer.]]

== Reasons why Titus is such a Badass ==
[[File:Inquisitor Titus.jpg|330px|right|thumb|Leandros was wrong]]
* He's a fucking Space Marine. What did you expect?
** He's a fucking Space Marine Captain. Of the greatest cha{{BLAM}}
* He hails from Terra, a well-policed area known as Miami
* Women want him and men want to be him. Yeah baby!
* He was one of the VERY few Ultramarines characters prior to the 8th Edition rework that was multidimensional, not an arrogant ass, and a generally cool guy who cared about protecting others.
* He is one of very few, repeat, '''VERY''' few Ultramarines that <s>actually offs</s> gives the Codex Astartes proportionate importance. He states that the Codex is <s>just a set of rules and guidelines</s> a useful source of tactical and moral guidance, but should not be followed blindly, and how they choose to live by it is what makes them Space Marines.(The Codex is more what you call guidelines than actual rules.)
** The irony is that [[Roboute Guilliman]] would love Titus and be pissed with the rest of the chapter. Now that Robby's back, he'd probably want to talk to Titus. Grandpa Smurf being the kind of guy who reads debriefings to form his own opinion. Guilliman also would be able to see Titus is lacking in the areas of teamwork, leadership and tactics. So as a compromise for the Inquisition. He would reassign Titus to redeem himself in service to the [[Deathwatch]]. He may even be demoted to serve as leader of a [[Kill Team]].
** His interpretation of the Codex Astartes falls closer to that of the [[Raptors (Chapter)]], although the way that it is implemented relies on his own badassery.
* Unlike the majority of his chapter, Titus actually improvises when dealing with the enemy, be it Ork or Chaos, and is willing to employ somewhat unorthodox tactics to get the job done.
** Examples: His solution to his Thunderhawk being unable to land safely due to ork gun batteries is to simply use jump packs and descend down to the ork Kill Krooza (armed with nothing but his combat knife, his bolt pistol and his GIANT CERAMITE BALLS no less), and then blowing said krooza's bridge with its own dorsal gun battery (this tactic is similar to that favored by the [[Angry Marines]], but with less collateral damage); When the Orks were trying to use a Titan-sized laser weapon hanging from a crane to get into a Forge, Titus' way to deal with this was, of course, to drop the thing on the Orks; When an Imperial Warlord Titan gets ready to go shoot the Chaos-controlled orbital spire, two [[Blight Drone|Blight Drones]] and Chaos psyker sorcerers try to shut it down before it's ready. [[Awesome|Titus' solution is to surf the fucking Titan and kill them, without cover no less.]]
*** In short, Titus [[gets shit done]].
** Unlike [[Uriel Ventris]], Titus does this only when it is necessary. As opposed to trying to make some sort of point about the Codex Astartes.
* As said above, he killed thousands of enemies by himself and also with only Sidonus and Leandros to aid him.
* His reaction to a one-on-one challenge by a Daemon Prince? Body-tackle it off the edge of a kilometers-tall orbital spire and fight it while in free-fall, proceed to single-handedly beat the snot out of the partially daemonized Nemeroth.. and finally killing it by crushing the Daemon Prince's head ''with his bare hands while still in free-fall'' (unlike some cock-sure moron who got his body possessed by another Daemon Prince who's name is [[Ultramarines:The Movie|Severus]], not the [[Warhammer 40,000: Fire_Warrior|OTHER Severus]].)
* He's voiced by '''MARK STRONG !!!!'''. At least in the first game; time will tell if the new VA can do him justice.
* He's nice to the Imperial Guard he meets, even the lowest ranking Guardsmen, which can't be said about most high-ranking Imperials. He's, in fact, nicer to Guardsmen than some of their own commanders.
* He is surprisingly humble, attributing his successes to the Emperor's will, seeing himself as simply being an instrument of that will. This is a refreshing contrast to the stereotype of Ultramarines taking their label as the "Imperium's favored sons" for granted.
* He had the balls to stand up to the goddamn Inquisition, backed by four Black Templars. He willingly gives himself up to the Inquisition in order to save his friends and his chapter. Unlike Leandros, who betrayed his brother through his [[Matt Ward|ignorant adherence to the Codex]].
* He kinda looks like your dad.
* He and his few men were responsible in 5 minutes for more bad guy deaths than the entire Ultramarine chapter history.
* He gives zero to little fucks about standard protocol when there is a job to be done.
* He surfs a Warlord Titan
** No, really, he ''surfs'' on a motherfucking '''Warlord Titan'''. ''While blasting [[Blight Drone|plague drones]]''.
* Show me anything that solos groups of 10+ plus Bloodletters
** [[Eliphas|Eliphas the Inheritor]].
** [[Kaldor_Draigo|Kaldor Draigo]].
* His entire speech at the end of the game to Leandros is basically telling Matt Ward that he has failed as a writer.
**Several fans consider Titus to be the best balance between [[Matt Ward|Matt Ward's]] [[Lawful Stupid]] [[Spiritual Liege]] fan-wankery over the [[Codex Astartes]] and [[Graham McNeill|Graham McNeill's]] "the Codex Astartes is useless and cool Space Marines don't follow it" [[Chaotic Stupid]] [[Mary Sue]] special snowflake [[Uriel Ventris]].
* As of the recent space marine update, he has his own miniature model head alongside Sidonus (via sternguard squad).
[[File:Sternguard.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The minis in question. Our heroes are on the far right]]
* The future games starring him would have had him escape, become a renegade Astartes, go on a Jack Bauer killing spree across the galaxy in the name of the Emprah, and finally returning to head his ''own chapter'', presumably to beat some sense into Leandros and shame the Inquisition. Awesome.
** If he does become a Chapter Master, he will probably smack sense back into the rest of the Adeptus Astartes and, from there, the rest of the Imperium. Then mankind will steamroll the rest of the galaxy.
* Because the developers knew their audience, he's not a meaty slab of walking tank able to take any assault and come out unscathed, and on any difficulty above normal the game is genuinely challenging and requires [[Reasonable Marines|more strategy]] than simply wading in and killing everything. This is awesome for two reasons. The first is that it does the enemies of the Imperium full justice instead of just making them easily destroyable blood-juice-boxes, e.g. a large enough group of [[Bloodletter|Bloodletters]] is easily capable of overpowering you if you don't fight them in the right way. The second is that enemies that require you to ''think'' to take down are about ten times more satisfying to fight. Not to mention you're reminded that these enemies you have to actually work to defeat are fought by the Imperial Guard, too. Balls of adamantium the size of universes.

== ANGRY MARINE? ==
Damn straight. Titus thinks the Codex is for pussies, uses authentic [[Angry Marines|Angry Marine]] tactics such as fucking orks to death with his chainsword, and even gets an Angry Purity Seal which gives him an Angryness Meter. The latter is canon. He is also fueled by violence and thus regenerates health by murdering Orks to death in particularly messy ways. His basic equivalent of a medkit? Punching gretchin into bloody mist. His way of finishing off a Nob? Either jamming a chainsword through his mouth, or pinning its foot with an axe and tearing said mouth open with his bare hands. Not to mention he also has the lesser known Angry marine trait, namely a resistance to the warp.

Obviously at some point, maybe during a rare joint operation, some geneseed got mixed up and the Ultramarines got some Angry Marine geneseed, and the Angry marines got some Ultramarine. Equally obvious, when the angry geneseed was used by the Ultramarines most of there recruits blew up unable to contain THE SHEER FURY that is the angry marines, and when the angry marines used the Ultramarine geneseed they were like "WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH THIS WEAK ASS SHIT?" and their recruits equally failed as marines, but may have become serfs or something. Titus just lucked out in being able to take the angry geneseed, though you have to wonder what the Angry Marine version of Titus, an Angry Marine with Ultra traits, would be like.

I guess we know where the Inquisition is sending him.

== SERVANT OF KHORNE?! ==
Actually he's probably just being corrupted by Khorne and doesn't know it. His resistance to the warp is similar to the psychic immunity Khorne gives to his followers (see [[Kharn]], who really is a swell chap) and he rejuvenates himself by killing things in RIP AND TEAR fashion and by bathing himself in blood ([[Khornate_Knights|although all this is also a hallmark of the most pure and incorruptible of the Imperiums defenders]]). Also, he runs on anger, like all Khornate Chaos Marines. And can tap into it to go into what is pretty much a [[Berserker]]'s rage. Oh yeah, and he's fighting a douchebag Sorcerer of Tzeentch's. <s>Nemeroth isn't Tzeentch, he's one of those wishy-washy "unaligned" pussies.</s> Most Undivided Chaos sorcerers have heavy leanings towards Tzeentch anyway.
Or, he was just a hollow-guy.

Probably more relevant is one of the quotes he gives you on death: "Success is measured in blood: yours or your enemy's." Which, while the Imperium is certainly not opposed so some good old fashioned bloodshed, that sounds pretty Khornate.

Note: if he's corrupted this way, than what does that make the Black Templars?
PS: Remember, there's some that get immunity to the effects of the warp. Grey Knights are an example. He might just be a [[Blank]] who managed to avoid getting skullfucked by the Black Ships. You never see any Librarians willingly hanging around the guy, after all. Then again serving long enough to become a captain means he would have been around psykers long enough for them to have notice he was a blank. So we could just kept it to sheer willpower combine the fact he's emotionally stable means warp stuff wouldn't harm him as much.

It's possible he's a pariah, instead of a blank, since he's shown to be partially affected by the powers of the warp (like when the power source literally backfired in his face and just knocked him out cold when it should very easily have atomized him). Of course, it is important to remember that the Warp is entirely a matter of willpower. The device itself (especially its backlash) had no will. Compare that to the willpower of a Space Marine captain's determination to win. Yeah. So, in that way, he saved himself through sheer badassery. Literally. Which if you think about it fits the game (and canon in general) pretty well.

"A true man may flinch away its embrace, if he is stalwart, and he girds his soul with the armour of contempt.” - [[Ravenor|Gideon Ravenor]]

== '''Titus: The [[Living Saint]]!''' ==
Titus was undergoing apotheosis and becoming a [[Living Saint]]! Think about it. He suddenly is surrounded by a golden glow (like Living Saints), he gets a full heal (like Living Saints' ability to resurrect), his attacks become more powerful (Empowered by the Emprah!), and he has an ever growing resistance to the Warp. Nemroth even points out that he has been "touched by the Warp", yet its Titus. He doesn't have even an iota of Chaos corruption. He killed a Chaos Champion, '''WITH HIS BARE EMPEROR BLESSED HANDS!'''. His fury was not the unrestrained rage of Khorne (he would have glowed red), he was channeling '''THE EMPEROR'S HOLY WRATH!!''' He wasn't a full Living Saint yet, but he was well on his way to becoming another [[Greater Daemon]] of the Emperor!

== What would have happened in Space Marine 2 & 3 ==
“I had some big plans for Titus,” van Lierop said. “The second part of his story was to focus on a ‘Titus Unleashed’ plot—basically there were forces arrayed against him that would see his loyalty to the Adeptus Astartes pushed to its limit, and his reaction would be to kind of ‘[[Heresy|go rogue]],’ and we'd see a different Titus, not quite as in control as we saw him in Space Marine. He would be kicked out as a consequence—exiled, which would basically be a death sentence for him.” ([[Awesome|or a ticket to the Deathwatch as a Blackshield]])

The first game showed us what it looked like when a Space Marine was fighting in a disciplined manner, and the second game would have opened the door for a slightly wilder version of the character. That’s not the end, though.

“He would survive, and come back even stronger in the third game, where other Space Marines still loyal to him would rally around him and he'd return to ‘clean house,’ but as the head of a [[Astral Claws|brand new Chapter]] that we would build around him,” van Lierop continued.

So what kept this from happening?

“Sadly, THQ was already starting to fall apart by then and it became clear that Space Marine 2 wasn't going to happen. I was pretty heartbroken about that,” he said. “But that's the way the business works. In the end I'm glad things turned out the way they did, because I think if the end hadn't been so hard, I might not have sought out a better way. And Hinterland might not have ever happened.”

=== [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II]] ===
[[File:Titus 2021.png|800px|thumb|center|Titus, now a Primaris Lieutenant]]

Come December 2021, and a [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II|sequel]] under Focus Home Interactive and Saber Interactive has been announced. Trailer shows Captain Titus returning but as a [[Primaris Lieutenant]] and saving a bunch of guardsmen from a horde of Tyranids. We can safely assume that whatever plans Lierop had for him have been scrapped. Judging by Titus' services studs, he is now 400 years old or so. Eagle eyed viewers can also see that he has a small inquisitorial medallion (not a rosette, obvs) on his armour, suggesting that he did them some kind of service after his arrest on Graia as a deal.

== Subject of Canon ==
Captain Titus is considered canon by Black Library writer Nick Kyme. In the audiobook ''Veil of Darkness'' [[Cato Sicarius]] is walking in the [[Macragge]] Hall of Heroes, and one of the memorial statues is labeled "Captain Titus". Conveniently the video game itself doesn't timestamp itself at any point, only taking place sometime after "the Aurelian Crusade". Since there were actually three Aurelian Crusades, one for each ''Dawn of War II'' game, <s>we could theorize that Captain Titus fights on Graia sometime between ''DoW II'' and ''Chaos Rising''.</s>
Only we really can't because the Blood Raven said "None shall find us wanting, Ultramarine", which is their battle cry post-Retribution.

As per the release of the trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Titus is now officially canon.

The best way to interpret this is that the statue belongs to some other Captain Titus from earlier in the Chapter's history. A chance to finagle this is that Titus was Acting Captain at Graia while Sicarius was overseeing [[Uriel Ventris]]'s trial for codex breach and he was serving with the Black Templars during the events that took place between the [[Daemonculaba]] incident and before Chapter Master [[Marneus Calgar]] became Primaris. With a final adjustment of Sevastus Acheran, Cato's successor to Second Company Captain as the latter was missing in the warp before the [[Plague Wars]], being a senior sergeant to Titus but being wounded while Graia was being invaded and thus being the proper successor to the Second Company as Titus becomes a lieutenant after returning with Sicarius out of the way and promoted to the [[Victrix Guard]].

==Videos Starring Captain Titus ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh-NkuAtHW8 This Is Officially Canon.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvk9uZeorCE just...no.]
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Captain Titus

2022-05-30T18:30:25Z

2600:1700:91C1:A4E0:5961:EA63:E55B:70DE: /* Graia */

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[[Image:Titus titlescreen.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Making the Ultramarines [[awesome]] again.]]
{{topquote|The Codex Astartes is a set of rules. They guide us, shape us as Ultramarines, teach us to place duty and honour above all. But how we live with those rules is the true test of a Space Marine. And you, have failed.|Captain Titus to Leandros, showing Ward and his failures just how wrong they are}}

'''Captain Titus''' (as of Space Marine II, demoted to Lieutenant), first name generally assumed to be "Motherfucking", is the disgraced Captain of the [[Ultramarines]] Second Company and the protagonist of the vidya [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine]]. He is voiced by '''MARK MOTHERFUCKING STRONG!!!!'''

While his immediate fate after the first game is unknown, the trailer for Space Marine 2 confirms he's alive, has crossed the rubicon primaris, and is kicking ass again. He appears to have spent a formative amount of time with the Black Templars, seeing how he has his chainsword chained to his wrist and is ripping the heads off of tyranid warriors.

== Graia ==
When Forgeworld Graia was invaded by Warboss [[Grimskull]] and his [[Ork]] WAAAAGHH!!!, the Imperium, rather annoyed by this, in particular because of fear of losing some Warlord-class [[Titans 40k|Titans]], responded by sending the Ultramarines Second Company, led by Captain Titus. Titus, along with fellow Ultramarines Brother Leandros and Veteran Sergeant Sidonus, proceeded to aid the remaining Imperial Guardsmen led by Second Lieutenant Miranda 'Mira' Nero.

After destroying a captured planetary defense cannon that was shooting down Imperial reinforcements ("Clever of the damned Orks", as Sidonus put it), and furthering the guardsmen's advance, Titus and his companions made their way to Manufactorum Ajakis, where they found an inquisitorial servo skull, which carried a holographic video recording. The recording shows Inquisitor Drogan asking for aid, along with safeguarding an experimental device if he were to die. The Ultramarines then made their way inside the Titan works where they found the Titan ''Invictus'', intact but abandoned, and Drogan. Drogan explained that he needed to retrieve the power source of the experimental device from its chamber deep beneath the Manufactorum. They then proceeded to retrieve the power source, whilst also killing invading Orks and evading Grimskull himself.

As Titus obtained the power source, its instability made the entire room collapse. Titus, however, ''somehow'' survived and placed the power source into its canister. After escaping the sewers and reuniting with his comrades, they rendez-voused with Drogan in a ruined plaza. Drogan expressed surprise that Titus survived, since the power source was composed of [[Warp]] energy. Drogan then explains that during his time on Graia, he created a weapon known as the 'Psychic Scourge' in hopes of helping the Imperium's war against xenos, whilst also experimenting on Warp energy. The weapon's effect are described in audio logs as blowing up heads of selected Xenos (confirmed by testing on [[Orks]], [[Eldar]], [[Tyranids]] and even [[Tau]]).

Titus and friends fought their way to the Inquisitor's lab (both on their feet and in Valkyries), then through it, to the Psychic Scourge's firing station (blowing up all the Inquisition servoturrets in the process), where they jammed the Power Source in and turned it on. Unfortunately, the Psychic Scourge opened a bunch of Chaos portals instead of killing the Orks like advertised. Well, the Warboss got jumped by Bloodletters, but still... Sorcerer Lord [[Nemeroth]] showed up and blasted the Ultramarines with psyker power, all while declaring Drogan a long-dead puppet possessed by a handy daemon; but Titus resisted like a boss long enough for Grimskull to reappear and pull Nemeroth off the scene along with himself. Titus then fought his way past Bloodletters, Chaos Havoc Marines, and even more Orks to meet up with Mira's guardsmen.

After dueling with Warboss Grimskull (yes, a Sorcerer in Terminator Armour had not taken out the guy, because he was not finished with the Space Marine) and blowing up the big Ork's head with a [[plasma pistol]] ([[Awesome|because the Marine was finished with him]]), Titus returned to the manufactorum to power up the Titan. After he put the Power Source inside the giant death machine, the Titan's cannon blew the fuck out of the Orbital Spire with the big Chaos portal on top, before Nemeroth could bring in his ships. Titus gave the Power Source to Sidonus, but then Nemeroth teleport-snuck up behind them and [[Rape|rapes]] Sidonus with lightning claws. This makes Titus rage harder than fa/tg/uys in a Matt Ward thread, but Nemeroth just grabs the Power Source and teleports away like the Chaos pussy he is.

Still brimming with rage, Titus jumped off the manufactorum, met up with some [[Blood Ravens|Blud Rehvens]] who were practicing their [[Indrick Boreale|Steel Rehn]], and blasted his way across a bridge with a ton of Chaos Marines on it. Then he grabbed the same Thunderhawk he had jumped off and chased Nemeroth to the Orbital Spire (which was still floating somehow). Nemeroth tried to use the Power Source to turn into a daemon prince, [[Awesome|but Titus just bum-rushed the Chaos pansy off the Orbital Spire and beat him to death in freefall. Using the manly power of his hands, Titus crushed both the Sorcerer Lord's face and the Power Source, which exploded, and then he landed inside a flying Thunderhawk.]]

The next morning Titus is getting some much needed shut-eye as the Ultramarines, Blood Ravens, and Mira's guardsmen clean up the last tiny remnants of Nemeroth's invaders. Unfortunately, Titus wakes up to find Leandros has called the Inquisition on Titus. Wait... Didn't Leandros quote the Codex as Chaos allegiance causing Warp resistance, not the other way around? [[Fail|Logical fallacy! *faceplam*]] The Inquisitor clearly doesn't believe Leandros but has to arrest Titus anyway, so Titus tells Leandros that Guilliman's Codex is just guidelines and tactics, and that '''Leandros fails as a Space Marine because he's a blind [[Matt Ward|spiritual-liege-worshiping]] bitch who can't think for himself.''' Then Titus climbs aboard the Inquisition ship and flies off to <s>get painfully investigated for Heresy</s> save another day for the Emprah.

Ironically, in one of the Horus Heresy novels, Roboute Guilliman admits that while the Codex is an excellent work of strategic and tactical brilliance, it does not qualify as a replacement for the soldier's ability to independently act in the field (read: brains). So Titus was in fact holding to the Codex as Guilliman intended and is far more true to it than Leandros, making Leandros a freakin' [[Heresy|heretic]]. In other words, it's a scathing condemnation of [[Matt Ward|He who must never be named]] as a whole.

Double Irony, the Codex states if a marine suspects that one of his brothers has fallen to Chaos he should go to the Companies' Chaplain and Librarian, that part of their duties within the chapter. In other words, Leandros violated the Codex and circumvented the chain of command while claiming he's following it. [[IRL most soldiers would be kicked out of the armed forces for that|Derp]]! Titus punishment was demotion to Lieutenant for breaking protocol. So we can assume Leandros has been knocked down to the reserves or Scout Companies or sentenced into one man Penitent Crusades by Space Marine 2. Maybe even kicked out of the Ultramarines and forced to work as a Black Shield.

== Relationships with characters ==
[[File:Mira.jpg|200px|right|thumb|"Hey there, Captain"]]
* '''Sidonus''' - Titus regarded Sidonus as his 'most trusted battle-brother' and closest friend. Sidonus in return shared this friendship with him. Unlike Leandros, who was quickly suspecting Titus of chaos corruption, Sidonus never suspected or even accused Titus of taint. When Sidonus got impaled with extreme prejudice by Nemeroth, Titus actually did a Big No! ([http://youtu.be/kvk9uZeorCE Which is parodied here]), and swore vengeance. Titus finally got revenge when he killed Nemeroth.
* '''Leandros''' - Titus is disappointed by Leandros' strict adherence to the Codex Astartes, but nonetheless tolerates his behavior due to Titus seeing it as immaturity. Leandros originally saw Titus as an inspiration, but his violations to the Codex Astartes and his supposed Chaos taint caused Leandros to suspect his captain. When Leandros gives Titus to the Inquisition, Titus tells him that his devotion to the Codex means he has failed to truly become a Space Marine because he cannot see past the Codex' text to the battlefield it is applied to. We last see Leandros unable to look Titus in the eye like the pussy Codex-[[Word Bearers|worshiper]] he is as the latter leaves with the Inquisitor.
* '''Second Lieutenant Miranda Nero''' - While there isn't any real action between her and Captain Titus and they spend the game focusing on their duties, there are very small hints that they do have some feelings for each other. Titus affectionately calls her Mira, instead of her formal name - that said, she always, ''always'' goes by Mira in the game. However, Mira urged Titus to try and resist the authority of the Inquisition when they accused him of Chaos taint, but Titus decided to surrender himself to them so that they wouldn't hurt Mira and his battle-brothers. Of course these hints are all vague and shouldn't be taken seriously (which cannot be said the same for [[Rule 34]] fanboys). It's much more likely that it's mutual respect due to the fact that Titus is a Space Marine and Mira earned his respect by taking charge and holding out against the Orks for so long. Besides, it's not like Space Marines have much in the way of sex drive (Have you forgotten [[Lukas the Trickster]]?). (BUT what woman could resist falling for a [[Space Marines|hunk genetically engineered by the science of the EMPRAHH]]?)
* '''Inquisitor Drogan''' - Titus is the only Marine in the game who trusts Drogan, and actually shows concern about the Inquisitor's near-fatal wounds, thinking it would be a shame to lose such a powerful ally. Of course, Drogan is a corpse being puppeted by a daemon.
* '''[[Warboss Grimskull]]''' - Contrary to most Marines, Titus sees the Warboss as an enemy that must be put down, but not to the extent that he's all zealous about it - In fact, he never underestimates the danger that the rather cunning Warboss presents, but doesn't put the Warboss down before much, much later, because the Ork isn't a top priority. Sure, he messes up the Captain's plans from time to time, but then again, the Marines' only job is to help liberate the planet (with a side quest for a certain Inquisitor coming popping up later), but going after the Warboss would consume so many resources that it wouldn't be worth it. In fact, after the Chaos invasion was started, Grimskull takes a backseat, trying to hold together his WAAAGH!, but failing to do so, and making a last stand against the Captain, trying to take him down to get revenge... Unfortunately, he had run out of patience for the Warboss. [[Blam|The results are obvious.]]
* '''[[Nemeroth]]''' - A fucking huge Chaos Sorcerer of Chaos Undivided. Through a bit of [[Just as Planned]] and similar douchbaggery, the Sorcerer arrive on Graia to use an artefact on the planet to simultaneously get his army into Realspace and to become even more fuckhueg. While Titus regards Nemeroth with the same kind of professionalism as he did with Grimskull, Nemeroth has much interest in the Captain, bordering to some sort of obsession. He frequently addresses him as "brother", which can mean one of many things (Brother, as in "fellow Marine", or making the point that the Captain might be susceptible to the forces of Chaos). Nemeroth also takes note of Titus' ability to "[[Promotions|resist his touch]]", claiming that the Captain is something special, as he is almost immune to Chaos in general. Even after Titus tells him to fuck off back to the Warp and stop his "brother"-bullshit, Nemeroth still addresses him as brother, and seems to know something about the Captain, which will bite him in the ass later... [[Just as Planned|Just according to keikaku]]. He also seems to have more [[Bloodletters]] at his disposal than Chaos Marines, [[Fail|despite being a Sorcerer.]]

== Reasons why Titus is such a Badass ==
[[File:Inquisitor Titus.jpg|330px|right|thumb|Leandros was wrong]]
* He's a fucking Space Marine. What did you expect?
** He's a fucking Space Marine Captain. Of the greatest cha{{BLAM}}
* He hails from Terra, a well-policed area known as Miami
* Women want him and men want to be him. Yeah baby!
* He was one of the VERY few Ultramarines characters prior to the 8th Edition rework that was multidimensional, not an arrogant ass, and a generally cool guy who cared about protecting others.
* He is one of very few, repeat, '''VERY''' few Ultramarines that <s>actually offs</s> gives the Codex Astartes proportionate importance. He states that the Codex is <s>just a set of rules and guidelines</s> a useful source of tactical and moral guidance, but should not be followed blindly, and how they choose to live by it is what makes them Space Marines.(The Codex is more what you call guidelines than actual rules.)
** The irony is that [[Roboute Guilliman]] would love Titus and be pissed with the rest of the chapter. Now that Robby's back, he'd probably want to talk to Titus. Grandpa Smurf being the kind of guy who reads debriefings to form his own opinion. Guilliman also would be able to see Titus is lacking in the areas of teamwork, leadership and tactics. So as a compromise for the Inquisition. He would reassign Titus to redeem himself in service to the [[Deathwatch]]. He may even be demoted to serve as leader of a [[Kill Team]].
** His interpretation of the Codex Astartes falls closer to that of the [[Raptors (Chapter)]], although the way that it is implemented relies on his own badassery.
* Unlike the majority of his chapter, Titus actually improvises when dealing with the enemy, be it Ork or Chaos, and is willing to employ somewhat unorthodox tactics to get the job done.
** Examples: His solution to his Thunderhawk being unable to land safely due to ork gun batteries is to simply use jump packs and descend down to the ork Kill Krooza (armed with nothing but his combat knife, his bolt pistol and his GIANT CERAMITE BALLS no less), and then blowing said krooza's bridge with its own dorsal gun battery (this tactic is similar to that favored by the [[Angry Marines]], but with less collateral damage); When the Orks were trying to use a Titan-sized laser weapon hanging from a crane to get into a Forge, Titus' way to deal with this was, of course, to drop the thing on the Orks; When an Imperial Warlord Titan gets ready to go shoot the Chaos-controlled orbital spire, two [[Blight Drone|Blight Drones]] and Chaos psyker sorcerers try to shut it down before it's ready. [[Awesome|Titus' solution is to surf the fucking Titan and kill them, without cover no less.]]
*** In short, Titus [[gets shit done]].
** Unlike [[Uriel Ventris]], Titus does this only when it is necessary. As opposed to trying to make some sort of point about the Codex Astartes.
* As said above, he killed thousands of enemies by himself and also with only Sidonus and Leandros to aid him.
* His reaction to a one-on-one challenge by a Daemon Prince? Body-tackle it off the edge of a kilometers-tall orbital spire and fight it while in free-fall, proceed to single-handedly beat the snot out of the partially daemonized Nemeroth.. and finally killing it by crushing the Daemon Prince's head ''with his bare hands while still in free-fall'' (unlike some cock-sure moron who got his body possessed by another Daemon Prince who's name is [[Ultramarines:The Movie|Severus]], not the [[Warhammer 40,000: Fire_Warrior|OTHER Severus]].)
* He's voiced by '''MARK STRONG !!!!'''. At least in the first game; time will tell if the new VA can do him justice.
* He's nice to the Imperial Guard he meets, even the lowest ranking Guardsmen, which can't be said about most high-ranking Imperials. He's, in fact, nicer to Guardsmen than some of their own commanders.
* He is surprisingly humble, attributing his successes to the Emperor's will, seeing himself as simply being an instrument of that will. This is a refreshing contrast to the stereotype of Ultramarines taking their label as the "Imperium's favored sons" for granted.
* He had the balls to stand up to the goddamn Inquisition, backed by four Black Templars. He willingly gives himself up to the Inquisition in order to save his friends and his chapter. Unlike Leandros, who betrayed his brother through his [[Matt Ward|ignorant adherence to the Codex]].
* He kinda looks like your dad.
* He and his few men were responsible in 5 minutes for more bad guy deaths than the entire Ultramarine chapter history.
* He gives zero to little fucks about standard protocol when there is a job to be done.
* He surfs a Warlord Titan
** No, really, he ''surfs'' on a motherfucking '''Warlord Titan'''. ''While blasting [[Blight Drone|plague drones]]''.
* Show me anything that solos groups of 10+ plus Bloodletters
** [[Eliphas|Eliphas the Inheritor]].
** [[Kaldor_Draigo|Kaldor Draigo]].
* His entire speech at the end of the game to Leandros is basically telling Matt Ward that he has failed as a writer.
**Several fans consider Titus to be the best balance between [[Matt Ward|Matt Ward's]] [[Lawful Stupid]] [[Spiritual Liege]] fan-wankery over the [[Codex Astartes]] and [[Graham McNeill|Graham McNeill's]] "the Codex Astartes is useless and cool Space Marines don't follow it" [[Chaotic Stupid]] [[Mary Sue]] special snowflake [[Uriel Ventris]].
* As of the recent space marine update, he has his own miniature model head alongside Sidonus (via sternguard squad).
[[File:Sternguard.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The minis in question. Our heroes are on the far right]]
* The future games starring him would have had him escape, become a renegade Astartes, go on a Jack Bauer killing spree across the galaxy in the name of the Emprah, and finally returning to head his ''own chapter'', presumably to beat some sense into Leandros and shame the Inquisition. Awesome.
** If he does become a Chapter Master, he will probably smack sense back into the rest of the Adeptus Astartes and, from there, the rest of the Imperium. Then mankind will steamroll the rest of the galaxy.
* Because the developers knew their audience, he's not a meaty slab of walking tank able to take any assault and come out unscathed, and on any difficulty above normal the game is genuinely challenging and requires [[Reasonable Marines|more strategy]] than simply wading in and killing everything. This is awesome for two reasons. The first is that it does the enemies of the Imperium full justice instead of just making them easily destroyable blood-juice-boxes, e.g. a large enough group of [[Bloodletter|Bloodletters]] is easily capable of overpowering you if you don't fight them in the right way. The second is that enemies that require you to ''think'' to take down are about ten times more satisfying to fight. Not to mention you're reminded that these enemies you have to actually work to defeat are fought by the Imperial Guard, too. Balls of adamantium the size of universes.

== ANGRY MARINE? ==
Damn straight. Titus thinks the Codex is for pussies, uses authentic [[Angry Marines|Angry Marine]] tactics such as fucking orks to death with his chainsword, and even gets an Angry Purity Seal which gives him an Angryness Meter. The latter is canon. He is also fueled by violence and thus regenerates health by murdering Orks to death in particularly messy ways. His basic equivalent of a medkit? Punching gretchin into bloody mist. His way of finishing off a Nob? Either jamming a chainsword through his mouth, or pinning its foot with an axe and tearing said mouth open with his bare hands. Not to mention he also has the lesser known Angry marine trait, namely a resistance to the warp.

Obviously at some point, maybe during a rare joint operation, some geneseed got mixed up and the Ultramarines got some Angry Marine geneseed, and the Angry marines got some Ultramarine. Equally obvious, when the angry geneseed was used by the Ultramarines most of there recruits blew up unable to contain THE SHEER FURY that is the angry marines, and when the angry marines used the Ultramarine geneseed they were like "WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH THIS WEAK ASS SHIT?" and their recruits equally failed as marines, but may have become serfs or something. Titus just lucked out in being able to take the angry geneseed, though you have to wonder what the Angry Marine version of Titus, an Angry Marine with Ultra traits, would be like.

I guess we know where the Inquisition is sending him.

== SERVANT OF KHORNE?! ==
Actually he's probably just being corrupted by Khorne and doesn't know it. His resistance to the warp is similar to the psychic immunity Khorne gives to his followers (see [[Kharn]], who really is a swell chap) and he rejuvenates himself by killing things in RIP AND TEAR fashion and by bathing himself in blood ([[Khornate_Knights|although all this is also a hallmark of the most pure and incorruptible of the Imperiums defenders]]). Also, he runs on anger, like all Khornate Chaos Marines. And can tap into it to go into what is pretty much a [[Berserker]]'s rage. Oh yeah, and he's fighting a douchebag Sorcerer of Tzeentch's. <s>Nemeroth isn't Tzeentch, he's one of those wishy-washy "unaligned" pussies.</s> Most Undivided Chaos sorcerers have heavy leanings towards Tzeentch anyway.
Or, he was just a hollow-guy.

Probably more relevant is one of the quotes he gives you on death: "Success is measured in blood: yours or your enemy's." Which, while the Imperium is certainly not opposed so some good old fashioned bloodshed, that sounds pretty Khornate.

Note: if he's corrupted this way, than what does that make the Black Templars?
PS: Remember, there's some that get immunity to the effects of the warp. Grey Knights are an example. He might just be a [[Blank]] who managed to avoid getting skullfucked by the Black Ships. You never see any Librarians willingly hanging around the guy, after all. Then again serving long enough to become a captain means he would have been around psykers long enough for them to have notice he was a blank. So we could just kept it to sheer willpower combine the fact he's emotionally stable means warp stuff wouldn't harm him as much.

It's possible he's a pariah, instead of a blank, since he's shown to be partially affected by the powers of the warp (like when the power source literally backfired in his face and just knocked him out cold when it should very easily have atomized him). Of course, it is important to remember that the Warp is entirely a matter of willpower. The device itself (especially its backlash) had no will. Compare that to the willpower of a Space Marine captain's determination to win. Yeah. So, in that way, he saved himself through sheer badassery. Literally. Which if you think about it fits the game (and canon in general) pretty well.

"A true man may flinch away its embrace, if he is stalwart, and he girds his soul with the armour of contempt.” - [[Ravenor|Gideon Ravenor]]

== '''Titus: The [[Living Saint]]!''' ==
Titus was undergoing apotheosis and becoming a [[Living Saint]]! Think about it. He suddenly is surrounded by a golden glow (like Living Saints), he gets a full heal (like Living Saints' ability to resurrect), his attacks become more powerful (Empowered by the Emprah!), and he has an ever growing resistance to the Warp. Nemroth even points out that he has been "touched by the Warp", yet its Titus. He doesn't have even an iota of Chaos corruption. He killed a Chaos Champion, '''WITH HIS BARE EMPEROR BLESSED HANDS!'''. His fury was not the unrestrained rage of Khorne (he would have glowed red), he was channeling '''THE EMPEROR'S HOLY WRATH!!''' He wasn't a full Living Saint yet, but he was well on his way to becoming another [[Greater Daemon]] of the Emperor!

== What would have happened in Space Marine 2 & 3 ==
“I had some big plans for Titus,” van Lierop said. “The second part of his story was to focus on a ‘Titus Unleashed’ plot—basically there were forces arrayed against him that would see his loyalty to the Adeptus Astartes pushed to its limit, and his reaction would be to kind of ‘[[Heresy|go rogue]],’ and we'd see a different Titus, not quite as in control as we saw him in Space Marine. He would be kicked out as a consequence—exiled, which would basically be a death sentence for him.” ([[Awesome|or a ticket to the Deathwatch as a Blackshield]])

The first game showed us what it looked like when a Space Marine was fighting in a disciplined manner, and the second game would have opened the door for a slightly wilder version of the character. That’s not the end, though.

“He would survive, and come back even stronger in the third game, where other Space Marines still loyal to him would rally around him and he'd return to ‘clean house,’ but as the head of a [[Astral Claws|brand new Chapter]] that we would build around him,” van Lierop continued.

So what kept this from happening?

“Sadly, THQ was already starting to fall apart by then and it became clear that Space Marine 2 wasn't going to happen. I was pretty heartbroken about that,” he said. “But that's the way the business works. In the end I'm glad things turned out the way they did, because I think if the end hadn't been so hard, I might not have sought out a better way. And Hinterland might not have ever happened.”

=== [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II]] ===
[[File:Titus 2021.png|800px|thumb|center|Titus, now a Primaris Lieutenant]]

Come December 2021, and a [[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II|sequel]] under Focus Home Interactive and Saber Interactive has been announced. Trailer shows Captain Titus returning but as a [[Primaris Lieutenant]] and saving a bunch of guardsmen from a horde of Tyranids. We can safely assume that whatever plans Lierop had for him have been scrapped. Judging by Titus' services studs, he is now 400 years old or so. Eagle eyed viewers can also see that he has a small inquisitorial medallion (not a rosette, obvs) on his armour, suggesting that he did them some kind of service after his arrest on Graia as a deal.

== Subject of Canon ==
Captain Titus is considered canon by Black Library writer Nick Kyme. In the audiobook ''Veil of Darkness'' [[Cato Sicarius]] is walking in the [[Macragge]] Hall of Heroes, and one of the memorial statues is labeled "Captain Titus". Conveniently the video game itself doesn't timestamp itself at any point, only taking place sometime after "the Aurelian Crusade". Since there were actually three Aurelian Crusades, one for each ''Dawn of War II'' game, <s>we could theorize that Captain Titus fights on Graia sometime between ''DoW II'' and ''Chaos Rising''.</s>
Only we really can't because the Blood Raven said "None shall find us wanting, Ultramarine", which is their battle cry post-Retribution.

As per the release of the trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Titus is now officially canon.

The best way to interpret this is that the statue belongs to some other Captain Titus from earlier in the Chapter's history. A chance to finagle this is that Titus was Acting Captain at Graia while Sicarius was overseeing [[Uriel Ventris]]'s trial for codex breach and he was serving with the Black Templars during the events that took place between the [[Daemonculaba]] incident and before Chapter Master [[Marneus Calgar]] became Primaris. With a final adjustment of Sevastus Acheran, Cato's successor to Second Company Captain as the latter was missing in the warp before the [[Plague Wars]], being a senior sergeant to Titus but being wounded while Graia was being invaded and thus being the proper successor to the Second Company as Titus becomes a lieutenant after returning with Sicarius out of the way and promoted to the [[Victrix Guard]].

==Videos Starring Captain Titus ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh-NkuAtHW8 This Is Officially Canon.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvk9uZeorCE just...no.]
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