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Sons of Antaeus

2020-06-28T02:46:19Z

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{{Infobox Spess Mahreen Chapter
|Name = Sons of Antaeus
|Heraldry =
|Battle Cry =
|Founding = [[21st Founding]]
|Successors of = Probably Ultramarines
|Chapter Master = Unknown
|Primarch = Robutine Guilliman
|Homeworld = Unknown
|Specialty = Being tuff nutters
|Allegiance = [[Imperium of Man]]
|Colours = Grey and black
}}
The '''Sons of Antaeus''' are a Loyalist chapter of [[Space Marines]] who lead a very mysterious existence.

They are known to be particularly hardy and tough, being more impervious to damage than even other Space Marines, as well as being large even by Marine standards. They can shrug off blows that would instantly kill any other Astartes. This is due to the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] going crazy in adding all sorts of extra stuff to harden them up; some whisper that their toughness is on par with the [[Death Guard]] Legion.

Perhaps due to this, they are notably not open to most [[Imperium of Man|Imperial]] authorities and avoid contact with them whenever they can. This is probably a smart choice, considering [[Flame Falcons|what]] [[Blood Gorgons|happened]] to the other [[Cursed Founding]] [[Lamenters|Chapters]].

Over a decade ago, these guys had their own rules in 3rd edition, found [[Warhammer_40,000/Tactics/Chapter_Approved/Cursed_Founding|here]] ''(handily /tg/ updated for 6th edition)''

The Sons are confirmed as being active as late as M41.9, so they're not doing as badly as some of the other cursed chapters. Also, while their toughness is often likened to [[Plague Marines]], the process by which they were created bears more resemblance to [[Primaris Marines]] (made without [[Belisarius Cawl|Cawl]]'s expertise) and could also explain their toughness. Primaris Marines are made using some of the process of creating Custodes. So, the Sons might have a similar connection to the Thunder Warriors.

Note: In real-world Greek mythology, Antaeus was a total badass renowned for being completely invincible while touching his mother. Sounds like a shit superpower, until you find out that Antaeus was actually the son of Gaia... AKA ''the fucking Earth itself''. He, of course, abused this by challenging random passersby to ''Pankration'' matches (think MMA deathmatches) and taking their shit [[Khorne|and their skulls]] when they inevitably lost. This continued up until Hercules defeated him by picking him up off the ground and hugging him to death.

Also ''antaeus'' means literally "opponent" in ancient Greek... read of that what you will.

A Son of Antaeus shows up in the novel Shadowbreaker, as a member of the Deathwatch no less. Called Androcles, he is described as being fucking massive; without armour he was about the size of a Marine wearing theirs. We also get confirmation that they are thought to be Ultramarines successors. Androcles also claims that despite being a part of the Cursed Founding, the Sons don't see themselves as cursed at all. He also claims the Sons of Antaeus have never been defeated "on solid ground". Sadly he is killed when he's ganged up on by two other Marines, one hoisting him into the air while the other stabbed him to death. It should also be noted that the other two Marines were wearing full power armour and one had a storm shield while Androcles only had recon armour and his combat knife, and he still put up a very hard fight. Notice that until they got him off the ground, they couldn’t win. How much of this is skill and how much might be...something else is questionable if you think about how oddly akin to the myth of Antaeus they seem to be.

==chapter holidays ==
Recognition day

Robutine Guilliman officially recognizes them as sons after a gene seed test turns back positive from Guilliman genetic stock

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Hawk Lords

2020-06-27T03:47:17Z

2601:443:47F:3CA0:64DF:2B2B:42B6:5C24: /* Daily Rituals */

{{Infobox Spess Mahreen Chapter
|Name = Hawk Lords
|Heraldry = [[File:Hawk Lords Heraldry.jpg|200px]]
|Battle Cry = Unknown
|Founding = Unknown
|Successors of = [[Ultramarines]]
|Successor Chapters = Unknown
|Chapter Master = Unknown
|Primarch = [[Roboute Guilliman]]
|Homeworld = Preyspire
|Allegiance = [[Imperium]]
|Colours = Purple with Gray Aquila and Gold Heraldry
|Specialty = Fucking Shit up With [[Thunderhawk|Thunderhawks]]
}}
{{Topquote|Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart.|Manfred von Richthofen, The Red Baron}}
A [[Space Marine]] Chapter of an Unknown Founding, the Hawk Lords are a pretty cool chapter. Instead of using [[Drop Pod|Drop Pods]] like normal Space Marines, they instead go for the more hands-on approach of flying their troops in on [[Thunderhawk|Thunderhawk Gunships]]. When their ground forces don't work they send in entire squadrons of [[Stormtalon|Stormtalons]]. Besides their extreme boners for airships, they have accomplished making better Jump Packs. Their so-called Hawk Wings are apparently [[Awesome|powerful enough to the point where a Devastator Marine can use it]]. Why these guys don't get more lore is a mystery.

==Origin Controversy==
For whatever reason (mostly writers being lazy and/or not checking consistency) multiple books are giving different Legion origins for the Hawk Lords. On one hand, their heraldry and use of Thunderhawks instead of Drop Pods do lean towards Raven Guard or Emperor's Children (who liked blowing the fuck out of the enemy with big-ass aircraft). On the other hand, they are a [[Codex Astartes|Codex compliant chapter]] (which doesn't really mean anything, honestly). That and the fact that like other Ultramarine successor chapters ([[Aurora Chapter]] and [[Nemesis|Nemesis chapter]] for example) taking their names from their legion chapters, the 21st chapter of the Ultramarines Legion was known as The Hawks. But we don't know. They could be a [[Dark Angels]] chapter seeing as the call their air unit the Talon Wing. Thanks [[GeeDubs]].

==Notable Members==
Atherias: A battle-brother of the Hawk Lords before becoming one of the founding members of the [[Deathwatch]]

==Daily Rituals==
* 4:00: The Hawk Lords wake up to their [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ozHoyO78hA most holy of anthems].
* 4:30: Prayer to the emperor, and thanks to the Primarch, who has always been Roboute Guilliman, in spite of what some scribes might say. And they say hello to him and report to him once a week which he answers during that time assign to them
* 5:00: Morning firing rights and drills, usually while passing by and performing the "holy nosepat" upon the chapter's various aircraft.
* 7:00: Morning meal. Most of it is shared with chapter serfs and their families, both marine and serf . It is also by this point have just gotten done refueling the Chapter Thunderhawks for the day's missions and exercises.
* 8.00: Equipment maintenance. Special attention is paid to ensuring each and every craft in the hangars are in peak flying shape.
* 10.00: Close combat and firing drills. This is primarily to sharpen their skills, and serve to remind the Battle-Brothers that they cannot solve every problem with aircraft, as much as that would kick ass.
* 11:30: Aerial drills and exercises. The Hawk Lords at last return to the place they feel most comfortable; the cockpit of one of their many airships and single person flyers. Battle-Brothers can also cut a little loose by performing impressive feats of aeronautical artistry, but are usually reprimanded by superior officers as a matter of principal afterward, usually because the trick they just did was cooler than that of their superiors'.
* 13:30: Mid-Day meal. Usually on the tarmac of the air strip.
* 14:30: Physical training.
* 15:30: Down time. Most Hawk Lords engage in spirited games of volleyball without armor, squad bonding activities, or get right back into that [[Stormhawk]] they piloted earlier in the day to see "what this baby can REALLY do". Smart commanders and sergeants take this time to give more fly-happy battle-brothers scouting missions. Less popular battle brothers get stuck flying the Stormtalons.
* 17:30: Afternoon prayers, which ends with a flyover by special chaplain-flown thunderhawks.
* 19:30: Evening Prayer and meal. Chapter Serfs are allowed an autograph session.
* 21:30: Night-flying exercises. Not to spoke the local hive worlders if they can help it.
* 23:00: Hawk Lords retire to dream about soaring through the skies in the name of the Emperor.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Hawk Lord Womble.jpg|They got a Womble, and still Games Workshop doesn't give them more lore
File:Hawk Lords Space Marine.jpg|Back when their purple was redder, [[Ork|'cos red makes dere fightaz go fasta]]
File:Hawk Lords Primaris.jpg|8th Edition claims them as Ultramarines, an it is
</gallery>

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Hawk Lords

2020-06-27T03:45:53Z

2601:443:47F:3CA0:64DF:2B2B:42B6:5C24: /* Daily Rituals */

{{Infobox Spess Mahreen Chapter
|Name = Hawk Lords
|Heraldry = [[File:Hawk Lords Heraldry.jpg|200px]]
|Battle Cry = Unknown
|Founding = Unknown
|Successors of = [[Ultramarines]]
|Successor Chapters = Unknown
|Chapter Master = Unknown
|Primarch = [[Roboute Guilliman]]
|Homeworld = Preyspire
|Allegiance = [[Imperium]]
|Colours = Purple with Gray Aquila and Gold Heraldry
|Specialty = Fucking Shit up With [[Thunderhawk|Thunderhawks]]
}}
{{Topquote|Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart.|Manfred von Richthofen, The Red Baron}}
A [[Space Marine]] Chapter of an Unknown Founding, the Hawk Lords are a pretty cool chapter. Instead of using [[Drop Pod|Drop Pods]] like normal Space Marines, they instead go for the more hands-on approach of flying their troops in on [[Thunderhawk|Thunderhawk Gunships]]. When their ground forces don't work they send in entire squadrons of [[Stormtalon|Stormtalons]]. Besides their extreme boners for airships, they have accomplished making better Jump Packs. Their so-called Hawk Wings are apparently [[Awesome|powerful enough to the point where a Devastator Marine can use it]]. Why these guys don't get more lore is a mystery.

==Origin Controversy==
For whatever reason (mostly writers being lazy and/or not checking consistency) multiple books are giving different Legion origins for the Hawk Lords. On one hand, their heraldry and use of Thunderhawks instead of Drop Pods do lean towards Raven Guard or Emperor's Children (who liked blowing the fuck out of the enemy with big-ass aircraft). On the other hand, they are a [[Codex Astartes|Codex compliant chapter]] (which doesn't really mean anything, honestly). That and the fact that like other Ultramarine successor chapters ([[Aurora Chapter]] and [[Nemesis|Nemesis chapter]] for example) taking their names from their legion chapters, the 21st chapter of the Ultramarines Legion was known as The Hawks. But we don't know. They could be a [[Dark Angels]] chapter seeing as the call their air unit the Talon Wing. Thanks [[GeeDubs]].

==Notable Members==
Atherias: A battle-brother of the Hawk Lords before becoming one of the founding members of the [[Deathwatch]]

==Daily Rituals==
* 4:00: The Hawk Lords wake up to their [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ozHoyO78hA most holy of anthems].
* 4:30: Prayer to the emperor, and thanks to the Primarch, who has always been Roboute Guilliman, in spite of what some scribes might say. And they say hello to him he answers once a week
* 5:00: Morning firing rights and drills, usually while passing by and performing the "holy nosepat" upon the chapter's various aircraft.
* 7:00: Morning meal. Most of it is shared with chapter serfs and their families, both marine and serf . It is also by this point have just gotten done refueling the Chapter Thunderhawks for the day's missions and exercises.
* 8.00: Equipment maintenance. Special attention is paid to ensuring each and every craft in the hangars are in peak flying shape.
* 10.00: Close combat and firing drills. This is primarily to sharpen their skills, and serve to remind the Battle-Brothers that they cannot solve every problem with aircraft, as much as that would kick ass.
* 11:30: Aerial drills and exercises. The Hawk Lords at last return to the place they feel most comfortable; the cockpit of one of their many airships and single person flyers. Battle-Brothers can also cut a little loose by performing impressive feats of aeronautical artistry, but are usually reprimanded by superior officers as a matter of principal afterward, usually because the trick they just did was cooler than that of their superiors'.
* 13:30: Mid-Day meal. Usually on the tarmac of the air strip.
* 14:30: Physical training.
* 15:30: Down time. Most Hawk Lords engage in spirited games of volleyball without armor, squad bonding activities, or get right back into that [[Stormhawk]] they piloted earlier in the day to see "what this baby can REALLY do". Smart commanders and sergeants take this time to give more fly-happy battle-brothers scouting missions. Less popular battle brothers get stuck flying the Stormtalons.
* 17:30: Afternoon prayers, which ends with a flyover by special chaplain-flown thunderhawks.
* 19:30: Evening Prayer and meal. Chapter Serfs are allowed an autograph session.
* 21:30: Night-flying exercises. Not to spoke the local hive worlders if they can help it.
* 23:00: Hawk Lords retire to dream about soaring through the skies in the name of the Emperor.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Hawk Lord Womble.jpg|They got a Womble, and still Games Workshop doesn't give them more lore
File:Hawk Lords Space Marine.jpg|Back when their purple was redder, [[Ork|'cos red makes dere fightaz go fasta]]
File:Hawk Lords Primaris.jpg|8th Edition claims them as Ultramarines, an it is
</gallery>

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