What faction are Dark Angels?

The Dark Angels are considered amongst the most powerful and secretive of the Loyalist Space Marine Chapters. They were the Ist Legion of the original 20 Space Marine Legions to be created during the First Founding of the 30th Millennium.
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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 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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Are the 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 loyalists?

as for the dark angels themselves, they are all pure loyalists. its just that they crry the lions geneseed which makes them stubborn and tenacious and secretive beyond normal.
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Dark Angels in Warhammer 40K Ninth Edition - Army Overview and Unit Discussion



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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Who are the Dark Angels rivals?

The current point at which we are with the Horus Heresy novels is that there is a definite rivalry with the Dark Angels and the Night Lords. The Space Wolves have also always been rivals to the Dark Angels, although it's more a rivalry between competitive siblings than enemies.
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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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How good are Dark Angels?

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 ultramarines Greek or Roman?

The culture of the Ultramarines is loosely themed upon the culture of Old Earth's ancient Roman Empire, as exemplified in their Astartes' pseudo-Latin names and their strict adherence to the Codex Astartes, as well as the society of their homeworld of Macragge and the Chapter's method of recruitment.
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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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What are Imperial Fists based on?

The Imperial Fists stand out from other Space Marine Chapters since they possess no fixed homeworld, although they are most frequently based on Terra.
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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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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 Blood angels follow the Codex?

The Blood Angels generally adhere closely to the organisation laid down in Roboute Guilliman's Codex Astartes, and the Chapter's Astartes are equipped in a similar manner to most other Space Marines.
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Where is Lion El Johnson?

Perhaps one of the greatest secrets of the Imperium of Man, known only to the Emperor Himself, is that the Lion is still alive and resting in stasis, buried deep within the Dark Angels' mobile fortress-monastery, The Rock.
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What did the Dark Angels do during the Horus Heresy?

During the Horus Heresy, the Dark Angels were campaigning on the Gordian League shield worlds and were unable to participate directly in the events there.
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How old is Kharn the betrayer?

He is already over 10,000 years old and is still in his prime. Blessing of the Blood God: To mark that Khârn the Betrayer is truly the greatest "mortal" champion of Khorne, the Blood God has blessed him with full immunity to the effects of psychic powers and sorcery.
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Is Kor Phaeron an astartes?

Despite having become far more than human, Kor Phaeron had not ascended to the ranks of the true Astartes. But nevertheless, Kor Phaeron was overll accepted amongst Lorgar's Space Marines because of Lorgar's esteem for him.
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Is Zahariel Cypher?

Zahariel is Cypher in Horus Heresy times, but the rumours are that it's not by the 40K era. Cypher, by his very nature, is a role taken on by other Knights Order members.
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Who are the Ultramarines rival?

5: The Ultramarines and the Word Bearers

They took their revenge in the Battle of Calth (an event so dramatic we made a boxed game about it!) and thus began a ten thousand year feud.
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Who is Asmodai 40K?

Asmodai is the Master Interrogator-Chaplain of the Dark Angels Chapter of Space Marines. Also known as the Master of Repentance, Asmodai is at present the oldest and most successful Interrogator-Chaplain within the ranks of the Dark Angels.
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