How old is the oldest astartes?

Dante is regularly noted as being the oldest living marine (at current 42nd Millennium timeline, I think he's up to 1500 or more) but there's a few other candidates - unfortunately, many of these are subject to similar warp time issues as the Chaos space marines, so it does get a bit messy as noted above.
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Who are the oldest Astartes?

Dante is the oldest living Space Marine in the Imperium (excluding Dreadnoughts) and is held in awe by leaders of other Chapters, who can remember him being a famous commander when they were in the Scout Company.
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How old can an Astartes live?

They do not age. They can effectively live for all eternity and fight forever as far as far as a combat effective Space Marine can. But, they will die, all Space Marines eventually at some point during their lifetimes will come accross a battle they will not survive. Death to a Space Marine is always a violent one.
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How old is the average Astartes?

The average age of a Space Marine who is dutiful to the Emperor and repelling enemies of the Empire is about 300-350 years. No Space Marine has ever been reported of dying of old age and all of them expect to die in battle against enemies of the Empire.
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Who is the oldest Chaos Space Marine?

Bjorn the Fell Handed: Oldest living loyalist space marine around, he's been there since the Horus Heresy.
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Who is the oldest person in Warhammer 40k?

Well from what I know the oldest "living" character in 40k is the Emperor followed by Urien Rakarth and Asdrubael Vect (they both remember the fall which happend around 31. M). Eldrad claims to be older, witnessing the Aeldari pre-fall and knowing plenty of the ancients personally when they walked the mortal path.
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How old is Logan Grimnar?

Grimnar has been the Great Wolf of the Space Wolves for over 500 of his 700 standard years of life and is one of the oldest Chapter Masters of a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter.
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Is Space Marine immortal?

Due to the aforementioned gene-seed, Space Marines are nearly immortal when it comes to aging. While their life expectancy is greatly hindered as they engross their lives in war, after reaching adulthood, Space Marine's essentially cease aging.
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Can Space Marine retire?

So Astartes never retire. They are made into ceaseless warriors, defending the Imperium and serving the will of the Emperor. There does not seem to be an observable age when their bodies break down. Dante, Commander of the Blood Angels, has lived and been fighting for more than 1,500 years.
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How old is Lord Commander Dante?

He is believed to be the oldest living Loyalist Space Marine as he is currently over 1,500 standard years old, with the exception of those Space Marines sustained by the cybernetic technology of Dreadnoughts, the use of temporal stasis or other technological means of extending Human life.
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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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Who is the oldest Dreadnought 40k?

The oldest Dreadnought in the Imperium, Bjorn the Fell-Handed of the Space Wolves, was a member of the Primarch Leman Russ' retinue and fought in the Horus Heresy when he was still whole of body, making him well over 10,000 standard Terran years old.
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Who is the strongest Space Marine?

Ultramarines. The Ultramarines are considered one of the strongest and most honoured of all the Space Marine Chapters in the Imperium of Man, and were responsible for almost single-handedly holding the Imperium together after the Horus Heresy.
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Who is Fabius Bile?

Fabius Bile is a Chaos Space Marine Apothecary, originally the Chief Apothecary of the Emperor's Children Legion, who has repeatedly attempted to use his knowledge of cloning and genetic engineering to create superhuman beings under his control.
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Who has crossed the Rubicon Primaris?

After hearing of heroes such as Marneus Calgar and Kor'sarro Khan ascending to the ranks of the Primaris, Lieutenant Yngvi of the 3rd Company volunteered to undergo the Rubicon Primaris process and becomes the first Mordekaisers Firstborn to cross it.
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Where can I watch ultramarines?

Watch Ultramarines: Warhammer | Prime Video.
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How long is Warhammer 40k Space Marine?

When focusing on the main objectives, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is about 7½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 20 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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How tall is an astartes?

I generally accept that the average Astartes is about 7 feet tall, Primaris about 8, Custodes 9, Primarchs vary more, but 10-11 feet on average (Vulcan you too damn tall XD), and Big E being 15ish (Though with E and the Alpha Primarchs it's harder to judge since they can use Psyker powers to change their appearance at ...
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Can Space Marines remove 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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How long do humans live in Warhammer 40k?

Chemical Rejuvenation

At that point the subject becomes more vulnerable to infections and organ failure. After 400 standard years of life few human beings within the Imperium can survive without mechanical assistance.
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Where is Leman Russ now?

After receiving a disturbing vision in 211. M31, Leman Russ disappeared with the warriors of his Varagyr bodyguard, his destination and fate unknown. Russ, along with his brother Primarchs Angron and Vulkan, were considered to be the greatest warriors one-on-one amongst the Primarchs.
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How old is Bjorn the Fell handed?

Bjorn the Fell-Handed

Unfortunately, he did get grievously wounded and was committed to interment in a Dreadnought. He still fights for the Space Wolves and the Imperium to this day. Over 10,000 years old at this point, Bjorn is clearly one of the oldest Space Marines still “alive” and kicking.
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Do Space Wolves have Primaris?

The Astartes of the Wolfspear suffer from a deep burden -- though they know their progenitors, the Space Wolves, have accepted Primaris Space Marines like them into the ranks of their Chapter, there are still many within the Space Wolves who have not yet decided whether to accept Primaris Marines as true inheritors of ...
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