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{{quote|''We are the Ultramarines, the Sons of Guilliman. Whilst we draw breath, we stand. Whilst we stand, we fight. Whilst we fight, we prevail. Nothing shall stay our wrath.''|'''Marneus Calgar''', Chapter Master of the Ultramarines}}
 
{{quote|''Agitatis Ultramarini!''<br />
''Dominitis Ultramarini!''<br />
''Non praestatis Ultramarini!''<br />
''Nobilitis Ultramarini!''|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt1M8iZNHpQ Ultramarines' Chant], ''Chaos Gate''}}
 
The ''Ultramarines'' series by [[Graham McNeill]] delineates the adventures of one member of the titular Ultramarines, Captain Uriel Ventris: ''Nightbringer''; ''Warriors of Ultramar''; and ''Dead Sky, Black Sun'' (in the omnibus ''Ultramarines''); ''The Killing Ground'', ''Courage And Honour'', and ''The Chapter's Due''.
 
The Ultramarines (fan nickname Ultrasmurfs) are a chapter of [[Space Marine|Space Marines]] in the [[Warhammer 4000040,000]] universe. They're one of the more generic chapters within the [[Crapsack World]] that is the Warhammer 40,000 universe. In the game, they are considered the poster boy Space Marines, with about half the chapters deriving from the parent legion and Games Workshop using them for the majority of the artwork and material about Space Marines.
 
Their Primarch, Roboute Guilliman, wrote the [[Big Book of War|Codex Astartes]], his treatise on Space Marine tactics . The Ultramarines and most of the Ultramarine spin-off chapters rigidly adhere to it almost religiously, refusing to deviate from its teachings. Others, such as the Space Wolves, ignore it entirely - often a source of friction.
 
Should not be confused with the [[DC Comics]] superhero team of the same name. Also should not be confused with the pigment, although the Ultramarines ''do'' wear [[ColourColor-Coded for Your Convenience|ultramarine-coloured armor]]. And Games Workshop has a paint color entitled Ultramarine Blue, which is ([[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|you guessed it]]) ultramarine, and intended to be used to paint Ultramarines.
 
Please resist the urge to put examples on this page or link to this page on tropes unless you are citing from 40K novels in which the Ultramarines feature. Examples which are specific to rulebooks or other in-universe fluff should go on either the 40K page or in the Space Marines section of the [[Warhammer 40000 (Tabletop Game)40,000/Characters/Imperial Factions/Characters|Warhammer 40000]] page.▼
Please check out the [[Ultramarines (Literature)/Characters|character sheet]].
 
▲Please resist the urge to put examples on this page or link to this page on tropes unless you are citing from 40K novels in which the Ultramarines feature. Examples which are specific to rulebooks or other in-universe fluff should go on either the 40K page or in the Space Marines section of the [[Warhammer 40000 (Tabletop Game)/Imperial Factions/Characters|Warhammer 40000]] page.
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=== The chapter, and novels, contain examples of: ===
 
{{tropelist|Tropes used in the ''Ultramarines'' series include:}}
* [[Afterlife Express]]: The Omphalos Daemonium is a daemon train that transports souls.
* [[Alien Geometries]]: Honsou's fortress in Medrengard.
* [[Alien Sky]]: Medrengard has a dull grey one in ''Dead Sky, Black Sun.''
* [[Almost -Dead Guy]]
* [[And There Was Much Rejoicing]]: In ''Courage and Honor'' when the Tau blow up the Administratum Tax Bureau.
* [[A Million Is a Statistic]]: A short story in ''Planetkill'' ends with the annihilation of Tarsis Ultra, the same planet whose citizens the Ultramarines spent an entire book saving.
** In ''Warriors of Ultramar'' itself, the huge amount of deaths caused by the Tyranid invasion is oddly understated.
* [[Armed Withwith Canon]]: There seems to be an ongoing war between [[Graham McNeill]] and [[Ascended Fanboy|Matt Ward]]. The former has repeatedly tried to lessen the Ultramarines recent depiction as [[God Mode Sue|God Mode Sues]] [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|who everyone wants to be]] in his novels. The latter has made repeated efforts to Retcon McNeill's novels out of existance.
* [[Arcadia]]
* [[The Atoner]]
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* [[Buy Them Off]]
* [[Cain and Abel]]
* [[Cards of Power]]: In ''Killing Ground'', Grey Knight Leodagarius performs {{[[Whatevermancy |cartomancy}}]] using his deck of the Imperial Tarot, a psychically-imbued deck of Tarot cards with a spiritual link to The Imperium's God-Emperor.
* [[Children Are Innocent]]
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: The Dark Eldar enjoy torturing people in ''Nightbringer''.
* [[Comes Great Responsibility]]
* [[Cool Gate]]
* [[Dead Guy Onon Display]]
* [[Dead Person Conversation]]
* [[Dem Bones]]
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* [[Divided We Fall]]
* [[Dreaming the Truth]]
* [[Dressing Asas the Enemy]]
* [[Driven to Suicide]]
* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]
* [[Due to Thethe Dead]]: He that is dead, take from him [[Title Drop|the Chapter's due]].
* [[Dying Alone]]
* [[Dying Asas Yourself]]
* [[Egopolis]]
* [[Eldritch Location]]: Medrengard and the rest of the Warp.
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* [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]]: ''Dead Sky, Black Sun'' and ''The Killing Ground''
* [[Exact Words]]
* [[False -Flag Operation]]
* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]: Ultramarines are Romans. Or at least very Romanesque.
** They appear to be more Spartan than Roman, for example, on Macragge, unsuitable infants are left to die.
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* [[Good Is Old-Fashioned]]
* [[Good Old Ways]]
* [[Go Out Withwith a Smile]]
* [[Grand Finale]]: ''The Chapter's Due''.
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Plenty of them, including several from non-Space Marines.
* [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]]
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Their motto ''is'' "Courage and honor!"
* [[Hulk Speak]]
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* [[It Has Been an Honor]]
* [[It's All About Me]]
* [[Kill It Withwith Fire]]: Pasanius loves his flamer.
* [[King in Thethe Mountain]]
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]
* [[La Résistance]]: The Sons of Salinas in ''The Killing Ground''.
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* [[Never Hurt an Innocent]]: Pasanius almost strangled ''an Inquisitor'' to death for declaring exterminatus in ''Warriors of Ultramar.''
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Uriel seems to do this alot. Whether he's {{spoiler|sparing the omnicidal star god, releasing the daemonic juggernaut, stirring up a worlds ghosts or pissing off the Warsmith,}} he seems to leave places much worse than when he found them
* [[No -Holds -Barred Beatdown]]
* [[No One Gets Left Behind]]
* [[The Nose Knows]]
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* [[Powder Keg Crowd]]
* [[The Power of Friendship]]
* [[The Power of Trust]]
* [[Praetorian Guard]]
* [[The Promise]]
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* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]
* [[Revenge]]
* [[Rewarded Asas a Traitor Deserves]]
* [[Rule of Three]]
* [[Sand in My Eyes]]
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* [[So Proud of You]]
* [[Sour Supporter]]
* [[Space Romans]]: The Ultramarines are Space Greco-Romans.
* [[Survivor Guilt]]
* [[Take My Hand]]
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* [[Title Drop]]: Nearly every book.
* [[Too Dumb to Fool]]
* [[Training Fromfrom Hell]]: Since they're space marines, it's part of the program.
* [[Unwilling Suspension]]
* [[Weird Sun]]: ''Dead Sky, Black Sun'', of course.
* [[We Need a Distraction]]
* [[What You Are in Thethe Dark]]
* [[Writer Onon Board]]: Matt Ward in the codex.
* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: The Nightbringer does not enjoy the thought of sharing power.
* [[You Just Had to Say It]]
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[[Category:Science Fiction Literature]]
[[Category:Ultramarines{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Literature]]
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