Eagle Marines – Background Update 2021
Previously......
The original back story for my Eagle Marines was that the Primaris marine units joined the Chapter and rather than them be integrated into existing companies, the Chapter Master decreed that the reinforcements should form ten new companies numbered 11 to 20 to replicate the First Born companies of the Chapter.
One good reason for not integrating Primaris with First Born was that the new units had incompatable tech. This is why Primaris cannot ride in Rhino transports. The connections and interfacesw are not compatible. It is like trying to plug into a VHS recorder using a USB cable when you require a Scart Lead.
Presently.......
As more and more units of Primaris reinforcements were released and added to the collection it became less satisfying that they were the 12th Battle Company with supporting elements of the 18th, 19th 20th etc
I took the decision to re-write the back story.
The updated version of events is that the Primaris reinforcements were dispatched from Mars to go and meet up with the Chapter fleet. However, shortly after departing they received word from the Tech Priests that the entire Chapter had been out of contact for several months. Their last report had been to declare that they were about to tackle a massive Tyranid Hive Fleet invasion force in the far Eastern sector of the quadrant. The silence from the Chapter led to the conclusion that they had failed in their attempt to stop the Aliens in their tracks and it is assumed that there are no survivors to be contacted.
The Primaris Eagle Marines were told that they must organize themselves into companies under a new Command Headquarters. They would carry on the traditions of the Eagle Marines as a chapter reborn.
10th Edition Update..........
The Laviathan Edition has re-introduced Terminators and Sternguard Veterans as new sculpts.
Fortunately these are both 'First Company' units and so, my Eagle Marines Back Story only needs a slight update.
The story is that the Pramaris Eagle Marine forces that went to meet up with the First Born Chapter Brothers were able to locate, and meet up with, a few Veteran Battle Brothers that had survived the Hive Fleet Invasion and the Over Run of the planetary systems in the Eastern Sector.
Although these veterans were not all First Company Brothers when they left to fight the Tyranids, the new Chapter Master immediately promoted any First Born Brothers into the Fist Company to fight alongside his Primaris Blade Guard units.
