4/5 stars. A very useful Officer of the Line for the Ultramarines.
Background.
Remus Ventanus of the Ultramarines made a name for himself on Calth. Gathering the remnants of the 4th to him, he allowed the surviving tech-priest to finish regaining control of the orbital defence grid and then went straight on the rally the Ultramarines in an impressive fight back against the Word Bearers. In the later underground war, he became known as the Saviour of Calth and his name rings through the background history of 30k because of it.
Strengths.
Officer of the Line (2) already cuts Ventanus out as noteworthy. Although his stat line is nothing special, he comes with a host of special weapons and upgrades.
The Icon of Calth provides S+1 to the unit he is with which is very impressive.
The Vox Interlink is a +1 for reserve tests which is nice.
His weapon, Phaeton, is okay with A+1 and breaching combined with duellist's edge.
Weaknesses.
The points cost is too high for me to award 5/5 stars, and to be honest I almost gave 3.5 stars here due to that reason alone.
Overall.
A very reasonable choice for the Ultramarines and to obtain Officer of the Line. His stat line is nothing impressive, but he does have almost a Swiss army knife worth of tools to bring to the table along with melta bombs and other items. He needs a transport in all probability, but he is very versatile overall. And that is also his weakness: a lack of focus. But since this is Ultramarines we are talking about, there isn't really a true emphasis beyond tactical flexibility. And Remus Ventanus is an exemplar of that.
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