ace_of_something said:
As for my favorite I'm gonna have to go with the Space Wolves: Vikings combined with Werewolves and spaceships? Yes please. Can't say I'm a fan of the color scheme though.
I second this, you can't beat the Ale swilling Werewolf Space Vikings.
Another reason they're my favourite is they seem to have more character than the other chapters, there's something about them getting drunk and loving a good punch-up that makes them seem more human and down-to-Earth than some of the other, more regimented and disciplined chapters... their flaws and digression from the Codex is very endearing.
As for their colour scheme, while it's not a scheme that I would use when painting my own chapter, it has grown on me and now the a combination of blue-grey and yellow does represent awesome to me, purely because it's the Space Wolves colour scheme (e.g in
Forza 3 I painted a TVR Speed 12 with that colour scheme for added awesome, and will often use in in other games in which you can customise your vehicle).
Exposure to the characters and story in the
Dawn of War games has made me interested in the Blood Ravens, and I've got quite a soft spot for the Grey Knights, although they're so overpowered it almost feels like cheating.
I've never been too keen on the Blood Angels, Imperial Fists or Ultramarines (although the upcoming
Space Marine game may change that), partly because I've never been interested enough to find out more about them, and partly because they were the 3 chapters you could play as in the old
Space Crusade game, so they seem a bit standard and default to me.