History Characters / Ultramarines

* BadassBoast: In ''Know No Fear'':
-->"What does not kill me is not trying hard enough."

People belonging to the Ultramarines, both on the Tabletop game, the animated film, and in the novel series by Creator/GrahamMcNeill.

* DropTheHammer: His Crozius Arcanum.

* DropTheHammer: His Crozius Arcanum.

* DropTheHammer: One of his arms is a piston-driven siege hammer. He’s seen using it in the prologue to basically obliterate an unfortunate Iron Warrior after Honsou insults him.

* TheStrategist

* CloningBlues: It is ''not'' grateful for Ventris's gene-seed, as its interaction with the Daemonculaba hot-housing leaves him in constant physical and mental torment.

--> '''Etassay''': ''(Laughing)'' "Wheras it's something I do rather well, though I prefer to be the dominant one in any intercourse."

* DrJerk: Has quite the poor bedside manner in ''The Beast of Calth''.

%%* TheMentor

%%* TakeUpMySword

%%* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld

* PeacefulInDeath: [[spoiler: Dies looking far more at peace in death than he did in life.]]

%%* {{Mutant}}

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: With regards to [[spoiler: [[MercyKill killing her own brother when he was tainted by Chaos]].]]
* MadeOfIron: [[spoiler: Survives every bone in her body being broken by a cave in that tested Space Marines.]]

%%* TheCaptain
%%* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette

* TheJuggernaut: Near completely unstoppable, especially when angry. [[spoiler:Toramino's army found that out the hard way.]]
* TheRival: With the Omphalos Daemonium.
* SealedEvilInACan: Sealed in Khalan-Ghol by the Warsmith to prevent sorcery from breaching the walls.

%%* DarkChick

* {{Bishonen}}: Uriel notes that he could pass as one of the Blood Angels.
%%* BladeOnAStick

* SuicideMission: Is sent on a death oath to destroy daemon wombs on Medrengard. And succeeds.

* SuicideMission: Is sent on a death oath to destroy daemon wombs on Medrengard. And succeeds.

* TheStoic: Until he sees [[spoiler: The ''Black Basisilica'' explode, thinking it's a new Warp threat. He gets a lot happier when he see it for what it is.]]

* NoodleIncident: We never find out what caused his exile - Vaanes himself calls it "a moment's madness" during one of his internal monologues, and never elaborates on what he means.

* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: Uriel mercy-kills him with a bolt-round to the head at the end of ''The Killing Ground''.]]

* BearerOfBadNews: In the ''Literature/HorusHeresy'' novella ''The Crimson Fist'', he served as adjutant to Perturabo, and later had to tell Perturabo that Sigismund was not in command of the Imperial Fists Retribution Fleet, but Alexis Pollux. [[spoiler:Perterabo responded by hitting Berossus twice, which is indicated to be what put him in the Dreadnought.]]

* TheHeavy: Serves as the [[DumbMuscle muscle]] for Toramino - most of the damage caused to Khalan-Ghol is actually caused by his forces, while Toramino sits back and waits for his chance.
* ThisIsADrill: One of his main arms is a siege drill.
* ManInTheMachine: Entombed in a Dreadnought, sometime during the Horus Heresy.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Has four Mechadendrites, all appropriately sized for a Dreadnought.

* BigBad: Of ''Dead Sky, Black Sun''. He semi-causes the main conflict by basically kidnapping Ventris and Pasanius to transport them to Medrengard, then [[spoiler:manipulates them into freeing the Heart of Blood so they can DuelToTheDeath as part of their rivalry.]]

* BerserkButton: Sorcery and Psyukers in general, like most Khornate Daemons. [[spoiler:Honsou mentioning that Toramino is a Sorcerer who commands other magic-users pisses the Heart off enough that it ignores its change for revenge, in favour of finding Toramino to kill.]]

* TheRival: With The Omphalos Daemonium.

* WhipItGood: Wields one of these, as well as an axe.

* CloningBlues: It is ''not'' grateful for Ventris's gene-seed.

* GenuineHumanHide: Has the skin of dead slaves stitched onto its muscles, due to the Daemonculaba process.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Dies this way.
* IKnowYourTrueName: [[spoiler: "Samuquan!" But instead of freeing him, it [[GoMadFromTheRevelation drives it over the edge]].]]
* ItIsDehumanising: Consistently referred to with "it" pronouns.

* TheEvilGenius: See above.

* MadScientist: As a member of the Dark Mechanicus, this is a given.

* CombatPragmatist: Very occasionally. The astonishingly callous manoeuvre he comes up with on the ''Indomitable'' [[spoiler: namely sending a ship on a suicide mission so that it crash-lands on the Imperial defensive lines and devastates them]] even impresses ''Honsou''.
* CombatSadomasochist: Actually ''thanks'' Honsou for driving shards of bone into his lungs at the Skull Harvest, because apparently the pain was...exquisite.
* TheHedonist: Slaaneshi. That says it all.
* DoubleEntendre: Cracks a BDSM joke at the climax of the Skull Harvest.
* HonorBeforeReason: Expects the etiquette of a duel to be obeyed, even when facing an ''Eversor Assassin''. [[spoiler: This eventually gets him killed, when an Eversor kicks him in the head then poisons him.]]
* MasterSwordsman: Able to go toe-to-toe with an [[TheBerserker Eversor Assassin]]. [[spoiler: For a time, at least.]]

%%* DarkActionGirl

%%* LightningBruiser

* [[ScaryBlackMan Scary Black Woman]]

* BerserkButton: Tears a soldier to ribbons for having an Ultramarines honour badge.

%%* DangerousDeserter: Easily holds his own against other Space Marines, and wreaks havoc behind enemy lines during the battle of the ''Indomitable''.

* FallenHero: From Raven Guard Captain to Renegade, then [[spoiler:to Chaos Space Marine. Ultimately redeems himself, at the cost of his life.]]

* {{Irony}}: Had to be prevented from killing Grendel for apparently betraying Honsou during the Skull Harvest. Grendel ultimately dies because ''Vaanes'' betrays Honsou.

* IWorkAlone: He never felt the brotherhood of the Space Marines.
* MeaningfulAppearance: Paints a red cross over his Chapter's symbol, in recognition of his rejection by them ([[spoiler: Also hinting at his Chaos-aligned past with the Red Corsairs]]). Later, both symbols end up being scraped off to leave the metal bare - Vaanes himself notes it reflects the fact that he no longer has a past, and is motivated solely by survival. [[spoiler: Eventually has his Chapter's symbol reappear on his body as a tattoo, reflecting his unwilling return to the Emperor's service.]]

* WolverineClaws: Most Raven Guard Captains have them.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He is horrified by the terrible things he did while [[spoiler:possessed by the dead of Khaturian]], and believes the God Emperor will never forgive him for these crimes. Uriel reassures him that the Emperor still loves him [[spoiler: before putting him to sleep]].
%%* TragicHero: Absolutely.

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Needs a moment to recall [[spoiler: Tarsis Ultra]].
* CombatPragmatist: He mocks Uriel for believing that they're always going to have a DuelToTheDeath.

* VisionaryVillain: Desires to see the whole of Humanity united under Chaos, as he believes it's the only way for them to survive in a galaxy of threats. [[spoiler:Also has some kind of plan that requires him to speak with ''Perturabo himself'', as ''The Corpse Road'' implies.]]

* {{Irony}}: He tells Pashtoq Uluvent that he's siding with Honsou because he thinks he can live through the fight Honsou will lead him to. [[spoiler: He's wrong.]]
* NeckSnap: [[spoiler: On the receiving end of one from Adaric Vaanes.]]

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Gives them out by the truckload - getting your spine ripped out is hardly a nice way to go. [[spoiler: Eventually torn to shreds by the Unfleshed, then finally killed by Cadaras Grendel with a Meltagun.]]
* TheDragon: To Honsou, serving as his bodyguard.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: His eyes and [[VolcanicVeins veins]] are constantly glowing silver.
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: Rips through Adaric Vaanes' warband, outright killing well over a dozen Space Marines in moments, and almost kills Uriel, stopping only because Honsou wants him alive.]]

* TheArchmage: Referred to at several points as being a powerful Sorcerer. [[spoiler: Utilises Chaos magics to help crack Khalan-Ghol open.]]
* BadassCape: It's stronger than Adamantium!

* NonActionBigBad: [[spoiler: Which is how Honsou convinces Berossus's men to join him.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Berossus's red.

* BearerOfBadNews: In the ''Literature/HorusHeresy'' novella ''The Crimson Fist'', he served as adjutant to Perturabo, and later had to tell Perturabo that Sigismund was not in command of the Imperial Fists Retribution Fleet, but Alexis Pollux. [[spoiler: Perterabo responded by hitting Berossus twice, which is heavily implied to be what put him in the Dreadnought.]]
* TheBerserker: Throws his warriors against Honsou's walls, has all captives [[CruelAndUnusualDeath disembowelled to taunt the defenders]], displays incredible glee while murdering everything in sight - yep, he's one.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Gets torn apart by Honsou and Onyx, solidified when Honsou rips Berossus's skull and spine out and shatters them.]]
* DropTheHammer: One arm is a piston-driven siege hammer.

* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Toramino's Blue.

* BigBad: Of ''Dead Sky, Black Sun''.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Wanted a confrontation with the Heart of Blood. [[spoiler: Gets killed and [[YourSoulIsMine devoured]] by it, after it powers up via Bloodstorm.]]

* TheRival: With the Heart of Blood.

* BerserkButton: Sorcery, and Psykers in general.

* BloodyMurder: The Bloodstorm.
* TheJuggernaut: Near completely unstoppable, especially when angry. [[spoiler: Toramino's army found that out the hard way.]]

* IKnowYourTrueName: [[spoiler: "I name thee Maloq Kartho."]]

* BodyHorror: The Obliterator Virus infected him, so this is a given.

%%* SpiderLimbs

%%* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking

* TheMentor
** MentorOccupationalHazard: He dies in the story he's introduced in.

* BadassBureaucrat
* BadassNormal

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: In ''Courage and Honour''.]]

* AFatherToHisMen: He cares deeply for all of his fellow Unfleshed, and does his best to ensure that the sickliest and most malformed of them get enough food to eat.

* AMillionIsAStatistic: As a quartermaster, he was used to thinking of war in terms of mathematics and statistics with little regard for the human element. This mindset carried over to both his command of the Falcatas and his governorship of Salinas.

* [[PresidentEvil Governor Evil]]

* '''WeHaveReserves''': And you thought the Generals of the Imperial Guard took this troop and ran with it.

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: Uriel and Leodegarius conclude the simplest way to stop him is to let him have his vengeance]].

* PsychicAssistedSuicide: A downplayed example. Thayer used his psychic powers to torment the soldiers who took part in the Khaturian Massacre with visions of the atrocities they committed, driving many of them to kill themselves out of guilt.

* RevengeBeforeReason: Anyone who was present at the Killing Ground must die, no matter how many innocents are harmed in the process.

* [[GeneralFailure Colonel Failure]]

* OnlySaneMan: In the leadership of Salinas.

%%* LightningBruiser
%%* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette

* EvilOverlord

* BadassInCharge: Outright refuses to be an armchair general, and takes to the field all the time. By the time of ''Know No Fear,'' Lorgar's men consider him the seventh or eighth best swordsman in the entire Imperium of several trillion.

%%* BadassInCharge

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: [[spoiler: Kills Warsmith Berossus, allowing him command of the latter's Grand Company.]]

* HiddenDepths: The Ultramarines, Learchus in particular, dismiss him initially as a [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob preening aristocrat]], but he turns out to be ''extremely'' skilled at logistics, and manages to get the Imperial forces on his planet fully armed and supplied ahead of the Tyranid invasion.

* TheRedBaron: The Corsair Queen.

%%* AnAxeToGrind

* AnAxeToGrind: Took one from a dead Black Legion member somewhere between Hydra Cordatus and ''Dead Sky, Black Sun''.

* AnAxeToGrind

* WhipItGood: Wields one of these, as well as AnAxeToGrind.

* WeaponOfChoice: He likes the chainsword, but he ''loves'' his meltagun.

* SimpleStaff: His cane. And it's housing a transmitter.

%%* BaldBlackLeaderGuy

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has a mane of azure hair.

%%* BaldOfAwesome

%%* BaldOfAwesome

%%* BaldOfAwesome