What kind of army is Dark Angels?

The Dark Angels are often thought of as three armies in one, as they have a core of regular Space Marines, surrounded by fast-moving Ravenwing units, and ultra-resilient Terminator Deathwing units.
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What makes Dark Angels special?

Why Play Dark Angels. The Dark Angels bring everything we should expect from a Space Marine chapter, while showing a stoic and dour knight attitude. They also have special units and formations, totally unique to their chapter.
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Who do Dark Angels fight?

The Dark Angels hurled themselves at their enemies and broke their greater strength in countless battles against the vile xenos on the edge of the Halo Stars. This campaign culminated in the Third Rangdan Xenocide around 890.
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What do the Dark Angels do?

They instigate war, hatred, and mass destruction to eradicate the filth, which are the humans who have gone so far down into corruption, and destroy the world so that a new world can be established. In some passages, these angels are regarded as the avengers of God's justice without being evil spirits.
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What culture are the Dark Angels?

Dark Angels - Medieval European knights. Emperor's Children - Late Roman Empire. Iron Warriors - Greeks. White Scars - Mongol Khanates.
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What are Raven Guard based on?

Doctrine and Record. During the Great Crusade the Raven Guard, based upon the training Corax had learned on Deliverance, became masters of sabotage, assassination and other covert operations.
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Are Dark Angels heretics?

By going to Istvaan, the Dark Angels – all Dark Angels - would be seen as traitors and heretics however vociferously it might be denied by their primarch. Despite the relatively small number of Dark Angels present at Istvaan, the legion reaped a bloody tally against the loyalist Raven Guard.
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Are Dark Angels any good?

Dark Angels on the other hand just get to be good at everything. Their Chapter Tactic, unlike pretty much any other, is amazing in both combat and shooting. Their super doctrine, likewise is good all the time. They have access to amazing special shooting units, but also super awesome close combat units.
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Are the Dark Angels loyal?

The Dark Angels are loyal to the Emperor, no matter what the broader 40k community might think.
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Who are the 7 fallen angels?

The fallen angels are named after entities from both Christian and Pagan mythology, such as Moloch, Chemosh, Dagon, Belial, Beelzebub and Satan himself. Following the canonical Christian narrative, Satan convinces other angels to live free from the laws of God, thereupon they are cast out of heaven.
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Why are deathwing white?

The Deathwing Company's Astartes later painted their Terminator Armour in a bone-white colour scheme to remember the lone squad of Dark Angels Terminators who defended a Dark Angels recruitment planet known as Plain's World from a Tyranid Genestealer invasion.
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How do the Dark Angels recruit?

These days, the Dark Angels get their recruits from a number of Death Worlds, such as Piscina V, which is deliberately left untouched by the Imperium so the Dark Angels can recruit its inhabitants.
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Do Deathwing Terminators have ObSec?

1st Company - Terminator Squads, Terminator Assault Squads, Relic Terminator Squads and Deathwing Terminator Squads (not Command Squads or DW Knights) get ObSec if they are in a Vanguard Detachment containing only DEATHWING/INNER CIRCLE models.
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What units can Dark Angels have?

The Dark Angels are often thought of as three armies in one, as they have a core of regular Space Marines, surrounded by fast-moving Ravenwing units, and ultra-resilient Terminator Deathwing units.
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Can Dark Angels advance and charge?

The increase to a 4+ invulnerable save if you advance is also a nice bonus. However, the loss of Speed of the Raven, allowing you to advance and still shoot and charge, will mitigate the effectiveness of doing so, unless your unit has Assault Weapons or does not need to fire that turn.
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Who is the Primarch of the GREY Knights?

Before he departed, the Sigillite selected Janus from among the eight to continue the work he had begun. So it was that Janus became the first Supreme Grand Master of the Grey Knights.
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Can Dark Angels take centurions?

It cannot transport Jump Pack, Primaris, Terminator or Centurion models.
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What did the Dark Angels do 40k?

The Dark Angels took a significant part in these battles, which later came to be called the Scouring. As they pursued the rebels, the Legion diverted to nearby Caliban, which had been enshrouded by Warp storms since Horus' betrayal. For Lion El'Jonson, one final act of treachery remained to be discovered.
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Can Dark Angels use space marine stratagems?

As well as the powerful stratagems in the Space Marine Codex, Dark Angels have access to a range of new ones to boost the power of the army even further. Wrath of the Lion (2CP)– Use in the command phase if a combat doctrine is active.
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Who is the dark angel?

A Dark Angel is an angel who acts as a soldier of God, however, they are much different than fallen angels despite the similarities in their characteristics or traits.
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Is Luther a Space Marine?

Luther, also known as the "Arch-betrayer," was once the second-highest-ranking officer of the ancient Dark Angels Space Marine Legion.
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Why did the Dark Angels change to green?

Sometime after the Betrayal, the Dark Angels changed their primary heraldry colour from black to dark green. Lion El'Jonson had previously decreed that Dark Angels could change their armor to green in memory of the war against the Great Beasts of Caliban.
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Who are the watchers in the dark?

The Watchers in the Dark are a strange race of humanoid creatures of small stature native to the lost world of Caliban who inhabit The Rock, the mobile fortress-monastery of the Dark Angels Space Marine Chapter. They are often utilised by the Chapter and its Unforgiven Successor Chapters as favoured servants.
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