What are Successor Chapters in Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2?

Successor Chapters in Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 are also included in the customization skins available for the game. Space Marine 2 mainly focuses on the Ultramarines chapter of the Astartes. You play as Lieutenant Titus from the previous Space Marine game and fight the Tyranid invasion. However, the game also offers skins that players can use to customize their Marines.

There are around 30 skins available in the game, including Chaos Legions and other Chapters. Some of these Chapters are also Successor Chapters of other legions. In this article, we have shared everything you need to know about Successor Chapters in Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2.

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Successor Chapters in Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 explained

Customize your Marine with Skins (Image via Focus Entertainment)

In the history of Warhammer 40k, one of the most important events is the 'Horus Heresy'. Horus was one of the Primarchs created by the Emperor of Mankind. They were considered the Emperor's children. However, some of them had other loyalties and intentions, which resulted in a grand mutiny led by Horus.

This civil war changed the Imperium of Man forever. The legions of Space Marines were split into two. Those who stayed true to their vows and joined the war at the Emperor's side were given the title of 'Loyalists', and the others were given the name of 'Traitor Legions'. Currently, most of these Traitor Legions are blessed/cursed by Chaos Gods and turned into Chaos Marines.

When the Horus Heresy came to an end, the Loyalist Legions were split into Chapters, each with 1,000 Marines. Later, the geneseed of each of these chapters was used to make other Space Marine Chapters. An example of this would be the use of Blood Angels' geneseed to make Imperial Fists.

However, it's not always true that Successor Chapters are made of offspring created with other Chapters' gene-seed. There are instances where a particular incident has forced a legion to break into smaller, more specialized Chapters to battle a particular threat. On the other hand, there are also Legions that never had any Successor Chapters, such as Space Wolves and Salamanders.

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What are the Chapters available in Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2?

Skins that are currently available in the game (Image via Focus Entertainment)

Here are all the Chapters available in the game as skins that you can use to customize your Marine:

Adeptus Astartes:

• Blood Angels
• Salamanders
• Imperial Fists
• Raven Guard
• Iron Hands
• Black Templars
• Space Wolves
• Dark Angels
• White Scars
• Ultramarines

Heretic Astartes:

• Iron Warriors
• Black Legion
• Alpha Legion
• Death Guard
• World Eaters
• Night Lords

Unknown Founders:

• Minotaurs
• Exorcists
• Blood Ravens
• Taurans
• Red Scorpions
• Storm Giants
• Carcharodons
• Omega Marines

Ultramarines:

• Doom Eagles
• Genesis Chapter
• Liberators
• Novamarines
• Praetors of Orpheus
• Scythes of the Emperor
• Ultramarines
• Iron Hounds
• Tome Keepers
• Void Tridents
• Castellans of the Rift
• Brazen Consuls
• Hawk Lords

That's all the customization skins available in the game so far. Keep in mind that to get access to some of these Chapters, you will have to buy the Gold or the Ultimate edition that includes the Season Pass and the DLC.