igotsmeakabob!! Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 So what's your favorite mention of the Blood Angels, be it a quote, an entry, paragraph, etc. Nothing too long. My favorite is Lemartes' sermon on the Cult of Sanguinius in the back of the 3e codex. I'll just include an annotated version, as it's a bit lengthy otherwise. "And so it was that they fought - the Angel and the Beast. Titanic must have been that struggle, between those two gods amongst men. Long must they have rained blows upon one another, until it seemed that the life of the universe itself hung in the balance...Yet, Sanguinius was bested...Even as the blade of death waited to strike him, Sanguinius would not turn from the path of Light. Thus it was that Sanguinius passed from this world. He who was everything a man should be was taken from us by the Darkness. A thousand times a thousand years of lamenting will never atone for our loss. When the armor of your faith is buckled and torn, see in your mind that magnificent hero. Think upon his deeds and be humble, for his like will never walk the galaxy again." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cain Tiberius Kondrad Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I don't haave the codex to hand so can't quote... But I like the entry for the Dreadnought in the current codex. Specifically the paragraph about DC Dreads. When they survive the battle and carry on rampaging on until the Techmarines can improvise a device to catch them, lol. CTK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 The motto of the Blood Angels 10th Company: "Be bloody, bold and resolute" That, and pretty much anything Dante says: "For eleven hundred years, I have fought and I have seen the darkness in our galaxy. I have seen the vileness of the alien and the heresy of the mutant. I have witnessed the sin of possession. I have seen all the evil that the galaxy harbours, and I have slain all whose presence defiles the Emperor. I have seen what you will see. I have fought what you must fight, and I have slain what you must slay... so fear not and be proud, for we are the sons of Sanguinius, the protectors of Mankind. Aye, we are indeed the Angels of Death." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venerable Jazzman Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 The Blood Angels have, without a doubt, the very best Chapter fluff in the Imperium. We aren't all lame and disgusted with our bodies to the point of hacking bits off to be replaced by cybernetics, nor are we all goody-goody blue funboys with no real fluff short of, "Uhhhh... we got our asses handed to us by the 'nids." We aren't scouring the galaxy, searching for our brothers who turned to the dark side and might out us while living in a floating rock because we blew our own homeworld up. We aren't self flagellators in yellow armor, we aren't all albino with schtoopid mutant weirdos, we don't have lame claws growing out of our forearms, and we do not enjoy chowing down on a steaming bowl of dog food just before licking our balls and rolling over for a nap. We are among the oldest lived space marines. We are possibly the only ones who appreciate, and create art. We have a true hero Primarch that died in the service of the Emperor. Our Primarch didn't have canines, he didn't have pallid skin, or one freaky eye; he had wings! He had precognition without dabbling in the chaos arts. The Blood Angels are proud, yet not self-important. They fight as well as any marine, yet at the same time hold themselves back to keep from falling into the abyss of the Rage. I could go on, but I'd be speaking to the converted... The popularity of marine armies waxes and wanes as GW focuses their baleful eye on each one. While our rules may suffer in light of the current armies, there will always be a core cadre of players who play them because they are just so dang bitchen' regardless of the rules. Oh, I almost forgot... the Blood Angels are red. Not some fairy lame color like blue or yellow. Not presumptuous goth black, or goth-lite gray. Not green (I mean, green?) or white (coming up with a primary color was too difficult for them). They are red; the color of blood, violence, and Taiwanese hooker lipstick. In other words, the color of why it's good to be a marine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBMAKENZIE Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 QUOTE (Angels of Death pg.21) "There is a mystical streak to many of the Blood Angels' doctrines and also a strong belief that things can be changed for the better. After all, the process of transforming a scavenger into a tall, proud and handsome warrior is living proof of this tenet." (As per my sig) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanctarin Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 The codex has some nice quotes, but there a couple that I like which can be found in other books. The bonds of blood transcend all others. But no blood runs stronger than that of Sanguinius (read it in one of the James Swallow books) Only when your hearts have beat to the same pulse of clashing weapons as your enemy’s, only when his blood anoints you, and only you glimpse the blackness waiting for us all in his eyes – only then have you known battle. Brother-Captain Furio of the Blood Angels – Deathwatch Corerulebook p. 153 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claws of Corax Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 "For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my battle-brother eternal." — Invocation of the Flesh-Tearers. A blatant rip off of Shakespears; Henry V.. but I still like the quote. Claws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrahawk Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I've always liked "For the Emperor and Sanguinius! Death! DEATH!" a badass warcry that kicks straight to the nuts. Failing that, I'm partial to the legendary speech by Dante Xenith provided. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taranis Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Current Codex page 44. Treat them with honour, my Brothers. Not because they will bring us victory this day, but because their fate will one day be ours. It really sums up the soul and character of BA in my eyes. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Chris Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Most of them didn't make it into the new Codex. Dante's sermon 'I have seen what you must see. I have fought what you must fight. I have slain what you must slay'. Could have replaced that junk about saluting our necron friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnorriSnorrison Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I've always liked "For the Emperor and Sanguinius! Death! DEATH!" a badass warcry that kicks straight to the nuts. This would be my favourite quote as well. The story about Veteran Sergeant Adeon's assault on Stryia V is one of my favourites from the old codex. It's perfect because you can really see the struggle every Blood Angel has to fight within, while being confronted with enemies on the outside. Then, there is my other favourite quote, pg. 7 3rd Edition 'dex, written on the tomb of heros on Baal Secundus: Drink deep from the chalice of victory and remember the fallen. This is my translation into English, as I don't have the English codex. :D Snorri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenExxes Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 "How do I prove my allegiance? I have trodden the blood-choked dust of ten thousand worlds and there delivered the souls of countless millions into oblivions embrace. What other devotion could I make to prove my dedication?" -Captain Phaeton, Blood Angels 7th Company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrahawk Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I've always liked "For the Emperor and Sanguinius! Death! DEATH!" a badass warcry that kicks straight to the nuts. This would be my favourite quote as well. The story about Veteran Sergeant Adeon's assault on Stryia V is one of my favourites from the old codex. It's perfect because you can really see the struggle every Blood Angel has to fight within, while being confronted with enemies on the outside. Yeah, I know what you mean. That little story is definitely one of my favourite pieces of BA fluff of all time. I feel it summarizes perfectly what it is to be a Blood Angel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefireinferno Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 "They still fear me. Even outnumbered and armed only with a shattered axe, they still fear me. I can smell it in their sweat, hear it in their voices, and see it it their wide eyes that reflect the flames." This has to be my favourite quote of Blood Angel related literature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERO Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 One of my favorites in all of 40K.. symbolizing what Blood Angels stand for in all its glory: Pg.18, Codex, Zorael's Last Stand "In such dire circumstances, lesser warriors could perhaps have ceded all hope, yet these were Space Marines of the Blood Angels Chapter, the sons of honoured Sanguinius. Their forebears have fought beside the Emperor in the very blackest of days, and that memory was not theirs to dishonour". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igotsmeakabob!! Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 "They still fear me. Even outnumbered and armed only with a shattered axe, they still fear me. I can smell it in their sweat, hear it in their voices, and see it it their wide eyes that reflect the flames." This has to be my favourite quote of Blood Angel related literature. Where's this from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefireinferno Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 igotsmeakabob it is from the short story "At Gaius Point" from Legends of the Space marines A story following a Black rage effected Flesh Tearer during Armageddon. Written by A-D-B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igotsmeakabob!! Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Waiting on that novel, sounds like a great story. I completely forgot about this one from the HH, saw it in someone's sig. Horus saying who should have been Warmaster. Awesome. “Sanguinius. It should have been him. He has the vision and strength to carry us to victory, and the wisdom to rule once victory is won. For all his aloof coolness, he alone has the Emperor's soul in his blood. Each of us carries part of our father within us, whether it is his hunger for battle, his psychic talent or his determination to succeed. Sanguinius holds it all. It should have been his...” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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