Who Is Marneus Calgar In Space Marine 2 & Why Is He So Controversial?

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features plenty of quintessential elements from the universe, from hordes of Tyranids to the many Chapters of Space Marines and the heretic forces of Chaos. Although the game follows Titus, a lieutenant in the Ultramarine ranks and protagonist of the first game, and his squad, there are also a few named, preexisting characters from lore. One example of this is Marneus Calgar, a big name in the universe who is also the subject of a short comic book run.

Those familiar with the universe and lore have probably seen more than they would have liked from Calgar, but also thoroughly enjoyed the cinematic where he comes in to save the day in. To those unfamiliar, they might not have known what the fuss was about and why Marneus Calgar got so many dramatic, slow-motion shots. He was introduced in the game's best cinematic and starts a mass counterattack to start 's final battle. While the game does tell players his station, it doesn't elaborate on how much of a monster Calgar is.

Marneus Calgar is the Chapter Master (essentially the leader) of the Ultramarines, and is Lord of Macragge, the capital world of the realm of Ultramar. On top of this, he underwent additional arcane processes to become a powerful Primaris Space Marine, making him far mightier than the average brother in his Chapter's ranks. Unlike many other Space Marines, he was not the son of a noble house. He was a servant of House Calgar, and named Tacitan, although he was friends with the original Marneus Calgar before both became Ultramrine Aspirants.

Aspirants are the best recruits among humanity selected to become Space Marines, although the recruitment process varies between Chapters.

Together, Tacitan and Marneus discover that their trainer had been corrupting Aspirants, and fought him, only for Marneus to fall in battle. Tacitan was saved by the late intervention of an Ultramarine, and thentook Marneus' name to share his glory with his best friend.There ended up being a lot of glory to share. Calgar is