Who's who – 40 years of the Ultramarines

[apologist]

This started as a post trying to work out who was in command of each Company during the Second War for Armageddon, but turned into a rather enjoyable research deep dive.

 

Here's a rough timeline for who's who in the Ultramarines officer corps at different points in history. It struck me that it might be fun to see whether we have enough information to see who succeeded and preceded who in particular posts – for example, who was Captain of the Second at a particular point; and how much things have changed since the resurrection of the Avenging Son and the Cicatrix Maledictum.

 

Take this all cum grano salis, as the background is twisting and often slightly contradictory, and often with gaping lacunae. Nevertheless, here's a vision of the Ultamarines during three in-universe periods which roughly parallel and represent 90s-era/2nd ed. Ultramarines; the mid-00s 5th ed. Ultramarines; and current-day 10th ed. Ultramarines. 

 

Key – 

† Death and date

* Promoted to the role and date

? Best guess.

 

The First Tyrannic War 745.M41–746.M41

Chapter Master – Marneus Calgar

1st Captain – Saul Invictus †746

2nd Captain – Severus Agemman

3rd Captain – Jehnnus Ardias †745

4th Captain – Idaeus

5th Captain – Cato Sicarius

6th Captain – Maximus Epathus

7th Captain – Gerad Ixion?

8th Captain – Captain Hellios?

9th Captain – Captain Sinon?

10th Captain – Captain Antilochus?

 

...and as a bit of interest, the 2nd Company saw a lot of change during this period. Lucian Trajan served as First Sergeant to Severus Agemman. As Agemman was promoted to the 1st, Trajan became captain of the 2nd, with Demetrian Titus (of Space Marine fame) serving as his First Sergeant. They fought together 'for a century afterwards', before Trajan was killed by Eldar on Beta-Arcturus. Titus then because Captain – which must be somewhere around 840.M41. He was only Captain for a handful of years, because 'soon after Sicarius became Captain, he was announced the Suzerain of Ultramar in 849.M41'.

 

The Second War for Armageddon 941.M41–943.M41

Chapter Master – Marneus Calgar *

1st Captain – Severus Agemman *from 2nd 746.M41)

2nd Captain – Cato Sicarius *from 5th ~848.M41)

3rd Captain – Mikael Fabian

4th Captain – Idaeus †7~997/999

5th Captain – Caito Galenus *unknown

6th Captain – Maximus Epathus

7th Captain – Gerad Ixion

8th Captain – Captain Hellios

9th Captain – Captain Sinon

10th Captain – Captain Antilochus

 

Between these wars, we had the Assault on Black Reach; and then the return of Guilliman. After the Terran Crusade, Sicarius disappeared and Acheran, who served under Sicarius (presumably in some role like First Sergeant). On his return, Sicarius was transferred to become the commander of the Victrix Honour Guard.

 

Galenius is noted noted as being promoted 'in the wake of the Battle for Macragge, but Sicarius wasn't promoted away 'til 848ish; so presumably around then? He must have served for around 50 years, as he is noted as active into M42. Pheian

 

The poor old 2nd must have wondered what was going on, as their other former Captain, Titus, returned as the same time, and currently serves as a Lieutenant! 

 

Post-Plague Wars M42 +

Primarch Roboute Guilliman*

Chapter Master – Marneus Calgar

1st Captain – Severus Agemman

2nd Captain –Sevastus Acheran *from within ~999.M41

3rd Captain – Mikael Fabian †?012.M42 (MIA)

4th Captain – Uriel Ventris *from within ~997/999.M41

5th Captain – Phelian *~012.M42

6th Captain – Ferren Areios

7th Captain – Gerad Ixion

8th Captain – Captain Hellios

9th Captain – Captain Sinon

10th Captain – Captain Antilochus

[Felix Antipodes]

This is exactly the sort of deep nerd dive that I love.  It also shows that there must be some sort of internal logic within the design team writers, as this fits relatively smoothly without too much shoehorning.