What age are Space Marines taken?

An initiate receives training before joining the ranks as a full brother. A Marine usually joins the ranks between the ages of 16-18, but such are the hormonal changes induced by the process of creating a Space Marine that recruits are physically fully grown before then.

What is the maximum age for a Space Marine?

They do not age. They can effectively live for all eternity and fight forever as far as far as a combat effective Space Marine can. But, they will die, all Space Marines eventually at some point during their lifetimes will come accross a battle they will not survive. Death to a Space Marine is always a violent one.

Can adults be turned into Space Marines?

Yes, adults can become space marines. Indeed, most space marines are technically adults by the time they are chosen, around 18. Without the time to become physically an adult, these aspirants would lack the ability to succeed in the initial trials.

How would someone become a Space Marine?

A Space Marine is created by implanting "gene-seed" in a human recruit, which transforms them into superhumans. Gene-seed cannot be mass-produced in factories. New gene-seed grows within the bodies of the Space Marines themselves and are periodically harvested by surgery to implant in new recruits.

Why do Space Marines have to be male?

There is indeed lore, published in the very early days of Warhammer 40k which reads thusly: “These considerations mean that only a small proportion of people can become Space Marines. They must be male because zygotes are keyed to male hormones and tissue types…”

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Are Space Marines child soldiers?

Marneus Calgar is here to remind you that Space Marines begin their service to the God Emperor as child soldiers.

Are Space Marines asexual?

Space Marine are officially steril and asexual (mentionned in their older codex and general fluff).

Why can't Space Marines be female?

Tldr: in order to even be considered for recruitment into the astartes, a person has to be the strongest human out of a group of (at least) 7 billion humans (reflecting the ratio of space marines to mortal humans), and that person is always going to be a man. Save this answer.

Why are Space Marines banned?

It's often banned in MP because of how fast and many it can kill (900 soft attack) and weapons 1 cant pierce it, so it maked weapons 1 obsolete, forcing other players to also make spacemarines, which leads to massive losses in both nations manpools.

How tall are Space Marines?

Space Marines are eight-foot tall transhuman behemoths, trained since early childhood to fight the enemies of Humanity. See how they prepare for battle.

How tall do Space Marines get?

Something like space marines are generally 7' tall/a little over 2 metres, primaris space marines are 8 1/2 feet tall/over 2.5 metres tall, and primarchs are roughly 10 feet/3 metres tall with Alpharius Omegon possibly being smaller.

Can Space Marines quit?

No. The only way out of the space marines, either before or after the Horus Heresy, is in a body bag. This is something they begin to worry about in the Horus Heresy novels, actually: why doesn't the Emperor seem to have a plan for what happens to them when the Crusade is over?

Are Space Marines evil Warhammer?

They are part of what might be considered the more villainous race in the Warhammer 40k universe, alongside the Dark Eldar, Orks, Necrons and Tyranids, and part of the Forces of Chaos, which also include demons and lesser humans.

Do Space Marines feel no fear?

They do feel fear but maybe not in the primal way humans do. Given their body's shock responses are all mediated by drugs and implants, they are going to experience fear differently than us, but it can still exist.

Can Space Marines sleep?

Rest Period

Space Marines are allocated 4 hours in which to sleep. It should be noted that many chapters will not keep strictly by this agenda, and may shorten prayer times for example, or even cut out one of the activities in the list, such as free time, if the Chapter Masters do not approve of it.

Why are Space Marines so huge?

A space marine starts life as a normal sized human. When a human adolescent is chosen to be genetically transformed into a space marine, they're implanted with several new organs. Some of these organs specifically alter the growth of bodily tissues, making the subject grow bigger and faster.

Why are Space Marines all white?

Subject: Re:How come there aren't any black space marines or humans in general in 40K? The real reason is because the writers and painters of Games Workshop are white and paint/write/draw what they know. In addition, it's easier just to paint one skin tone over an entire army than to vary it a bit.

Do Space Marines see their families?

The Sons of Vulkan are renowned for frequently meeting or even returning to live with their families for sometime, other stories mention the odd Astartes briefly visiting their families, these where from the Space Wolf or Dark Angel chapters.

Can Space Marines get tattoos?

Space Force tattoo policy 2022

Chest and back tattoos cannot be visible through any uniform or visible while wearing an open collar uniform. One tattoo on the neck or behind the ear is allowed, but it can't exceed 1 inch in any direction.

Do Space Marines get PTSD?

It is not uncommon for veterans who served in any of the U.S. military branches, such as the Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force, Space Force, or Coast Guard to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Do Space Marines take showers?

They're still living people, they take showers, geez. Not that there's any consequences for not showering or brushing teeth, as "no sickness or disease shall blight them" kinda means it doesn't matter. The Emperor's Children in particular had a thing for appearance so, yes they'd groom.

What do Space Marines call themselves?

The Adeptus Astartes (commonly known as Space Marines, and colloquially as Angels of Death) are one of the most elite and feared fighting forces in the Imperium of Man.

Do military kids have attachment issues?

Younger children show behavioral problems and attachment difficulties during the deployment and the reintegration period, such as difficulty sleeping, bed wetting, nightmares, excessive clinginess, and difficulty trusting the deployed parent or respecting their authority.

Are Space Marines loyal?

Chaos space marines can chose their loyalty freely, and most of them are only loyal to themselves. Yet, it is often said that many marines fight for their own domains/empires.

What are the unluckiest Space Marines?

The Lamenters are an unfortunate Loyalist Chapter of Space Marines which, perhaps more than any other Chapter of the present era, seems to have been cursed by a dark shadow that has long determined its fate.