How big are the Ultramarines?

The approximate sizes of a few of the Legions at the start of the Heresy have been given in various sources: Ultramarines – 250,000. Sons of Horus – Between 130,000 and 170,000. Iron Warriors – 150,000 to 180,000.
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How big is Ultramarines Legion?

Following the dissolution and/or destruction of the II and XI Space Marine Legions, the ranks of the Ultramarines supposedly swelled to approximately 250,000 Astartes, making them the largest Legion at the start of the Horus Heresy.
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How tall is an Ultramarine?

This may have been intentional, as Space Marines in Warhammer 40,000 canon average 7–8 feet in height.
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How big are Space Marines Warhammer?

Something like space marines are generally 7' tall/a little over 2 metres, primaris space marines are 8 1/2 feet tall/over 2.5 metres tall, and primarchs are roughly 10 feet/3 metres tall with Alpharius Omegon possibly being smaller.
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How many Space Marines are in the Ultramarines?

A Post-Heresy Ultramarines Chapter Terminator armed with a Storm Bolter. By the year 833. M30, the XIII Legion had increased in number to an active force of around 33,000 Space Marines, whose primary battlegroup now consisted of the autonomous 12th Expeditionary Fleet.
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Are Ultramarines Greek or Roman?

Blood Angels - Renaissance Italy. Iron Hands - Celts. World Eaters - Roman Gladiators. Ultramarines - Ancient Rome.
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How tall is an Astartes?

I understand that 40k is all about ghoulish overkill, but some of the estimates and illustrations I've seen portray the Astartes as about 9 feet tall and weighing in at the 700-800 lbs range, without armour. With armour, we're talking like 10 feet tall and weighing in at about the same weight as a forklift truck.
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Why are there no female Space Marines?

Reason #3.

Alan Merrett: “The reason there aren't female Space Marines has nothing to do with lore, or background or character of Marines. It's to do with simple logistics of making miniatures and selling miniatures.
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Could a Space Marine beat a Spartan?

Edge: Space Marine, This was also no contest, as the bolt pistol would win if the Space Marine was able to close the distance against the Spartans. Medium Ranged Combat: Space Marine - Bolter (Bolt Rifle), Let's just say that the bolter, the standard issue Space Marine gun, rapid-fires .
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How big are necrons?

Going by the art, necron (warriors) are about the size of a space marine but I've also seen art of them being the size of an imperial guard.
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Who is the tallest primarch?

Horus is described as being 3.5 metres tall (loken as 2.5, but abaddon and torgaddon were both taller with the latter being the tallest).
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Who are the largest Space Marines?

It can be said that there are three main categories of Space Marine Chapters. The first and largest group are the scions of Guilliman –- those Chapters descended from the Ultramarines and their Primogenitors.
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Why are Space Marines so big?

A space marine starts life as a normal sized human. When a human adolescent is chosen to be genetically transformed into a space marine, they're implanted with several new organs. Some of these organs specifically alter the growth of bodily tissues, making the subject grow bigger and faster.
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How big was each legion 40k?

The approximate sizes of a few of the Legions at the start of the Heresy have been given in various sources: Ultramarines – 250,000. Sons of Horus – Between 130,000 and 170,000. Iron Warriors – 150,000 to 180,000.
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Will there be a Space Marine 2?

Saber Interactive's Space Marine sequel was announced at last year's The Game Awards with a fancy CGI trailer that confirmed the return of Ultramarines hard man Captain Titus, as well as a few GIFs' worth of gameplay.
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How heavy is a Space Marine without armor?

Remember, it can withstand sustained fire from a bolter indefinitely unless struck in the soft under layer. Power Armor Astartes weighs about 300-400 kilograms. Space Marine weighs about 300 kg.
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Is Doom Slayer A Space Marine?

6. The Slayer has been trained as a Space Marine and Knight Sentinels and became a living God. He was already super strong, fast and intelligent as a Human but after exposure to the Divinity Machine, he literally became so powerful it's not even possible to measure his strength.
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Can Space Marines join the Tau?

Not likely unfortunately. Space marines are born and trained only for war and battle much like orks which is why they have no lasting place in the tau empire and the greater good.
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Can Space Marines reproduce?

So, whats the truth, or the closeste version to canon? Marines can reproduce, but they will spawn just normal humans, or they cannot reproduce at all? Astartes are still human in the mental department, they have more control on their psychological and stress factor than most humans.
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Do Space Marines ever take off their armor?

Yes, a Space Marine can remove his armour according to the Deathwatch core rulebook. The Deathwatch core rulebook's armour section explains that it takes around 30 minutes to remove or put on power armour with 3 chapter serfs (slaves).
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Do Space Marines get tattoos?

Some tattoos may even be vestiges of pre-Space Marine tribal markings or gang affiliations. Space Marines are recruited from hundreds of different human cultures so it is no surprise to see this reflected in some Astartes retaining the tattoos, scarification or warpaint of their homeworld culture.
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How tall is a custodes?

Clad in baroque, golden Custodian Armour and armed with priceless relic weaponry, the Adeptus Custodes make for a magnificent sight. They tower over mortals; each has the statuesque physique of an ancient hero, close to nine Terran feet in height even without his scarlet-crested helm.
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How tall are Eldar?

Any taller than that and it's just like, indignant; at that point we're pretty much just dancer of the boreal valley-posting. Imo, eldar range between (Smol) 6″3′ - 7″3′ (tol), and anything beyond or beneath that is something you should politely not remark upon.
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How tall is an Ogryn?

The average Ogryn stands between 2.5 and 3 metres tall, and are far bulkier and more muscular than humans, having a muscle mass to height ratio of about double that of a human being.
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