Space Marine Name Change

[Bigred]

Apparently "Imperial Guard" getting a name change to Astra Militarum is only the beginning.

via 40K Radio's Rik (https://www.facebook.com/pages/40K-Radio/147396461962884)

Goodbye "Space Marines"

I prefer GW's made up Latin to what they have now. I can't wait until they re-brand Space Marines as Adeptus Astartes... From what our source told us Space Marines will get a name change in the future.

[eldargal]

Mehh, changing the name of Codex: Space Marines to Codex: Adeptus Astartes isn't really a renaming. Makes a hell of a lot more sense than making up a stupid name for IG. Still very sceptical about all this.

[phil035]

I see this happening but not unill they do new sculpts of all marine boxes

[Mr Mystery]

Ditto.

Though given their seeming push to tighter, less generic IP it's not completely outside the bonds of possibility!

[RGilbert26]

Yeah future kinda means several years.

[SaveModifier]

As much as I love the silliness of the game, Space Marines really is kind of a dorky name when you think about it, but the problem with Adeptus Astartes is its not easy to pronounce, little things like that can put off new players

[eldargal]

'Mummy mummy, buy me the new As starts book!'

[Wolfshade]

The problem with astartes is that "astartes" is the wrong word, oh sorry I forgot it's high gothic *not* latin.

[Psychosplodge]

You mean they're switching from Low Gothic to High Gothic?

[Arkhan Land]

Colonial Recon & Assault Platoon

[SaveModifier]

I like when you see Space Marine used in the Horus Heresy books, they rarely seem to refer to themselves as Space Marines, its more like a nickname humans give them but when the less capable authors don't realise that, it makes me cringe