Do Imperial Guardsmen retire?

It’s varied a bit in the how and when from the lore, but yes, guardsmen do retire. Both individually, and as units. Guard regiments are founded for a specific purpose. Once that purpose is completed, they are more or less abandoned.

How many imperial guards died?

~2800 glorious men and women die every second.

Do Space Marines care about Guardsmen?

It depends on the chapter and the individual Marine. The Space Wolves and Salamanders put a lot of value in human life, so they don’t look down on Guardsmen. Some Space Marines see the guard as the bravest examples of humanity, braver even than themselves. Some Guard see Marines as everything a human can aspire to be.

Do ultramarines like humans?

Many Chapters such as the Ultramarines, Salamanders and White Scars live among the people on there recruiting worlds and view humans with respect. All Chapters are different but most are cordial with humans, seeing as they all used to be humans.

Who are the strongest Space Marines?

The Dark Angels are considered among the most powerful and secretive of the Loyalist Space Marine Chapters and were the first of the original 20 Space Marine Legions to be created during the First Founding.

Can Space Marines fight each other?

When circumstances dictate, Space Marines will sometimes fight alongside Eldar or Ork forces, especially in times of war against the Chaos forces. Space Wolves and Dark Angels: These two Space Marine chapters do not work well with each other, as they have a long-standing feud going back to the days of their Primarchs.

What do Space Marines think of guardsmen?

Some Space Marines regard Guardsmen(basically all normal Humans) as fodder, others highly prize normal Humans, and try their hardest to protect them.

What do Space Marines do when not fighting?

There is no off duty for a space marine. When they aren’t fighting, they’re training. The most leisure they could possibly get is perhaps the pleasure of maintaining their weapons and bolters with the proper litanies. However, some chapters do encourage other activities other than training like the Salamanders.

Can Space Marines get drunk?

Enjoying a hearty feast after a hard day’s work is a time-honoured tradition on dangerous Fenris, and the Vlka Fenryka (Space Wolves) have kept this tradition alive, despite being transformed into superhuman Space Marines. This, combined with the very high alcohol grade of the Mjød allow the Space Wolves to get drunk.

How do Space Marines pee?

You can use suit reactor heat to boil the urine and distill off water for drinking. Yum! There’s an old Imperial Fist novel called “Space Marine” that confirms Astartes do indeed urinate, defecate and fart.