Gladius

Space Marines Portal Ultramarines

Template:Ambiguous The Gladius is a type of combat knife used by most Space Marines as a basic close combat weapon.^[1] They are most frequently used as a sidearm by the Ultramarines Chapter as well as the Adeptus Custodes, Imperial Fists^{[Needs Citation]} and also the Deathwatch that have its own improved variant of this weapon.^[4]

After his recruitment to the Knights-Errant, Tylos Rubio was forced to divest himself of his Ultramarines livery, including his power armour. However, as a concession to his feelings, Nathaniel Garro arranged for him to be given a power sword patterned after a Gladius, reminding Rubio of his former Legion.^[2]

Images

Tylos Rubio carrying a power sword deliberately patterned after an Ultramarines-pattern Gladius.[2][3]	Sergeant Aeonid Thiel carrying a Heresy-era Gladius in his left hand, and an electromagnetic longsword in his right.[4]

Sources

• 1: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, ^{[Needs Citation]}
• 2: Garro: Sword of Truth (Audio Book) by James Swallow, Disc 1, Track 5: The Custodian
• 3: Detail from artwork for Garro (Novel) by James Swallow, artwork by Neil Roberts
• 3: Artwork for Censure (Audio Drama) by Nick Kyme, artwork by Neil Roberts
• 4: White Dwarf September 2016, Designer's Notes - Slayers of the Alien Horde, Upgrades Available

Uncited

• Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), ^{[Needs Citation]}