omo667 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 As in title. I would not be surprised by Blood Angels, given by the fact that they practice art in their free time (e.g. sculpting, painting). Same with Ultramarines, given they come from "civilized" area - though it would be funny to read about an Ultramarine unable to play e.g. zither or lute due to his fingers being too large. This question is (unfortunately) caused by me seeing a video of Ultramarine playing a saxophone - youtube link Mazer Rackham 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fajita Fan Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I don't remember if he had them in his sanctum for sure but it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Perturabo could play music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vykes Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 If memory serves, Captain Zephon (30K blood angel) played the harp and that sort of thing was encouraged by the 9th back in the days of yore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK0SIAN Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Before the Heresy the Emperor’s children (including Fulgrim) played instruments in their quest for perfection. They’ve now taken it to the extreme with noise marines :) Loken also talked about how the Astartes in the Luna Wolves were encouraged to better themselves so that they could lead richer lives when the Crusade was concluded and they weren’t going to be fighting all the time. In his case it was more of an education but it’s not hard to imagine learning an instrument being a route they could take. I also seem to have a hazy memory of one of the Space Wolves in the Ragnar series playing some kind of instrument but I’m a bit shaky there so could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Depends on the chapter and the individual Marine. However it definitely wouldn't be out of character for a Blood Angel Marine (though they prefer forms of art that actually create something iirc) or an Emperor's Children Marine. Depending on the instrument it would definitely have to be adjusted to the size of a Marine, however Marines aren't clumsy giants. They can be incredibly delicate with their hands if they want to. So with some trying and effort I'm sure that an Ultramarine could play most of any regular sized instrument as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyberos the Red Wake Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Come on now, the Noise Marines literally have electric guitar weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Caerolion Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Depends on the chapter and the individual Marine. However it definitely wouldn't be out of character for a Blood Angel Marine (though they prefer forms of art that actually create something iirc) or an Emperor's Children Marine. Depending on the instrument it would definitely have to be adjusted to the size of a Marine, however Marines aren't clumsy giants. They can be incredibly delicate with their hands if they want to. So with some trying and effort I'm sure that an Ultramarine could play most of any regular sized instrument as well. If it's regular-sized instruments, it doesn't matter how delicate they are if their fingers are too large to not hit multiple keys at a time, in the case of woodwind/brass instruments, unless they make some sort of rig that presses the keys for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendi Warrior Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 All space marines know how to use bolters. The sound of bolter fire tearing through heretics and foul xenos is music to the ears of the Emperor and His children. Hence all space marines do play musical instruments. QED omo667, Bjorn Firewalker, painting.for.my.sanity and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unseen Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Those commenting about giant fingers... Theres nothing stopping people creating instruments sized for giant hands, we just don't, because we don't have giants who want to play instruments. Would it be difficult to get the tuning right for say a flute thats much bigger than a traditional flute? Sure. But definitely not impossible. But I would say yes, absolutely, depending on chapter and homeworld. jeremy1391 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omo667 Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 All space marines know how to use bolters. The sound of bolter fire tearing through heretics and foul xenos is music to the ears of the Emperor and His children. Hence all space marines do play musical instruments. QED And the sound of battle was called a "hymn to the glory of Emperor" in some book IIRC. Mendi Warrior 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) I think it depends on how GW has changed the lore of the regimes of an Astartes. There used to be an account of how each marine spends every second of every day while not in battle and out of 24 hours I think they had 15 minutes personal time. The idea was that idle hands leads to chaos kind of thing. Now with more modern stuff it feels like, especiially from the black library stuff which is understandable, Astartes are often portrayed in a more statesman humanised form so that people can relate to them. While I personally see them as almost inhuman heavily indoctrinated warriors because that is what appeals to me personally but given the changes in more recent years it's not unthinkable to have other pursuits. I think this lends itself well to the mentality of the Great Crusade where the Astartes argueably had far more free will which to me is what lead to the later Heresy. But with the advent of the Primaris these guys have been portrayed initially as being much more like their crusade era counterparts. So really it boils down to interpretation by you as the outsider looking in. Edited January 22, 2020 by Doghouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) Marines being out and fighting 24/7 definitely doesn't fit with Blood Angels doing arts stuff or Ultramarines doing politics or Librarians doing their whole Librarian thing that's not being a space wizard etc. So apparently Marines do have quite some time away from the battlefields too. Edited January 23, 2020 by Panzer Doghouse 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I found a copy of the daily regime taken directly from 3rd edition that was what I was thinking of and some might find interesting but probably is a bit out of date these days. https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Daily_rituals_of_a_Space_Marine It was originally put in place to show how they were kept busy and monitored to deny temptations. I can't remember seeing anything like that in modern texts so take it as you will I guess. I can't see why even if this was still in place that they couldn't fit in arts and crafts band practice in somewhere. :D In all seriousness though Guiliman seems to be keen on the Golden Era warrior statesman approach for the marines so it's not out of the question I guess. Battle hymns have always been fairly common historically speaking so there is room for musical instruments in some form. Personally I think a Terminator teleporting in while playing the bagpipes would be terrifying... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Personally I think a Terminator teleporting in while playing the bagpipes would be terrifying... Literally a Noise Marine Terminator. :P Doghouse 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Personally I think a Terminator teleporting in while playing the bagpipes would be terrifying awesome ... :D You misspelled "awesome", there. :) Doghouse 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) Personally I think a Terminator teleporting in while playing the bagpipes would be terrifying...Better make it a set of bagpipes with an integral flamer and bolt rifle, from The World Is Not Enough. The Terminator can play AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" when he arrives, to stun the enemy. Edited January 23, 2020 by Bjorn Firewalker RandyB, Doghouse and Panzer 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aothaine Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I would say that it depends entirely on the chapter and their culture. I can see the Ultramarines and Blood Angels playing instruments on their free time. But I think it would also have more to do with individuals rather than chapters. I am almost positive there are space marine musicians out there that perform music that is beautiful to their super powered senses but possibly not even able to be heard by mortal senses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Personally I think a Terminator teleporting in while playing the bagpipes would be terrifying...Better make it a set of bagpipes with an integral flamer and bolt rifle, from The World Is Not Enough. The Terminator can play AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" when he arrives, to stun the enemy. Yes to both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Caerolion Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Personally I think a Terminator teleporting in while playing the bagpipes would be terrifying... Literally a Noise Marine Terminator. "I see your Terminator Ancient, and raise you one Terminator Bagpiper. I win." Doghouse and Panzer 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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