Known Members of the Adeptus Custodes
Known Custodes
Pre-Enthronement
- Constantin Valdor — Chief Custodian, Captain-General of the Legio Custodes during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.[3] He was joined by the Ares Guard, his bodyguard and command unit.[4c]
- Kadai Vilaccan — Tribune, took part in the War Within the Webway[15a]
- Jasac — Tribune, took part in the War Within the Webway[15a]
- Ra Endymion — Tribune, Hykanatoi, last Tribune leading the War Within the Webway[15a]
- Diocletian Coros — Prefect of the Hykanatoi[15a]
- Zhanmadao Navenar — Prefect of the Tharanatoi[15a], took part in the War Within the Webway[15j]
- Agricolus[16]
- Amon Tauromachian[3]
- Aoikkys[16]
- Artulon[16][4c]
- Ascetum — Terminator[4c][16]
- Brokur[3]
- Enobar Stentonox - Shield-Captain[30]
- Haedo Emankon[3]
- Helios — Tribune
- Ihohet[25]
- Ixion Hale — Tribune
- Justinian Arcadius — Custodes Sentinel[4b]
- Khorarinn
- Lentum — Vexilus Praetor[16]
- Mikaelor Cobernus — Custodian Shield Captain[4c]
- Mulgan — Terminator[4c]
- Neron[16][4c]
- Samonas[19]
- Saturnalia[7]
- Sumant Giri Phalguni Tirtha[11]
- Uttam Luna Hesh Udar[11]
- Zerin[3]
- Hasturias Calaxor — since transferred into a Contemptor Dreadnought[Needs Citation]
- Tsutomu - Prefect Warden[22].
- Hanumarasi - Member of the Hykanatoi[31]
Dreadnoughts
- Primarus[4c][16]
- Sagittarus Malacque — Contemptor pattern Dreadnought[15a], survived War Within the Webway after suffering severe damage[15j]
- Senitorus[4c][16]
- Vettranio Shapura - Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought, who fought in the Battle for Prospero[18]
Command Squad Diocletan[4c]
- Diocletian Coros, Prefect of the Hykanatoi[15a]
Command Squad Vespason
- Vespason[4c]
Squad Adsulton - Heavy Assault Squad[4c]
- Adsulton
Squad Agricolus[4c]
- Agricolus
Squad Apollus — Assault Squad[4c]
- Apollus
Squad Aquila — Terminator Assault Squad[4c]
- Aquila[16]
Squad Argonus — Terminator Squad[4c]
- Argonus — terminator[16]
Squad Avito — Jetbike Squad[4c]
- Avito
Squad Ballatoron — Tactical Squad[4c]
- Ballatoron[16]
Squad Castason — Recon Squad[4c]
- Castason[16]
Squad Centuron — Tactical Squad
- Centuron[4c]
Squad Comentoron — Recon Squad[4c]
- Comentoron
Squad Dynastes, led by Ra Endymion, all sons or nephews of defeated Terran rulers from the Unification War
- Mycorian — Killed during the War Within the Webway[15h]
- Gathas — Killed during the War Within the Webway[15h]
- Juhaza — Half of his face removed during the War Within the Webway[15h]
- Solon — Left half of his face dissolved during the War Within the Webway[15h]
- Jodarion — Most of his face removed during the War Within the Webway[15j]
Squad Eratin — Tactical Squad[4c]
- Eratin
Squad Fulmen — Guard Cavalry[4c]
- Fulmen
Squad Lentum — Foot Knights[4c]
- Lentum
Squad Herculanus[4c]
- Herculanus
Squad Ostianus
- Hyaric Ostianus — Warrior of the Kataphraktoi,[15a] killed by Drach'nyen and corpse possessed to kill others during War Within the Webway[15f]
- Varujan — Jetbike rider killed by Drach'nyen during War Within the Webway[15f]
Squad Praetoron
- Praetoron[4c]
Squad Trajanar — Jetbike Squad[4c]
- Trajanar[16]
Squad Turmalis — Support Squad[4c]
- Turmalis
- Honoris — Shield-Captain[14a]
- Mikaelor Cobernus - Shield-Captain[18]
- Arascid Nassau - Custodian-Warder[18]
- Alectrus[14a]
- Neros[14a]
- Thraenus[14a]
- Velden Thonitor[14b]
- Herculanus Sodality[18]
Assigned to Lorgar
- Aquillon — Occuli Imperator[6a] — Prefect of the Hykanatoi assigned to watch Lorgar and killed during his betrayal[15j]
- Kalhin[6a]
- Nirulus[6a]
- Sythran[6a] — Member of Squad Dynastes assigned to Aquillon and killed during Lorgar's betrayal[15j]
- Vendatha[6a]
- Iacus[6b] — Led group of Custodes that were assigned to watch over Kor Phaeron and the Word Bearers in the 47th Expedition Fleet.
Assigned to Corax
- Heracal[17b]
- Lytanus[17b]
- Artoris[17b]
- Tagiomalchian [29]
Post-Heresy
- Beyreuth — Captain-General during the War of the Beast
- Adronitus
- Maldovar Colquan — Tribune
- Navradaran — Investigated the cult of the "Fallen Angel" on Terra during the 41st Millennium[20c]
- Aesoth Koumadra — Captain-General
- Excelsor — Captain-General during the Age of Apostasy[21b]
- Tybanus Lencilius — Captain-General M40 — M41
- Galahoth — Captain-General M41
- Andros Launceddre — Captain-General M41
- Trajann Valoris — Captain-General during the Thirteenth Black Crusade
- Valerian — Shield-Captain
- Heracleon — Tribune
- Italeo — Tribune
- Aadilus — Shield-Captain
- Borsa Thursk — Current Lockwarden
- Kalim Varanor — Aquila Commander
- Jaeharl Feldorus Ghau — Warden
- Tauramacchis Ossian — Warden
- Astoran Kalos — Companion
- Heraclast Vadrian — Shield-Captain
- Daryth — Shield-Captain
- Hasturias Calaxor — Shield-Captain
- Anatolyn Ganorth — Shield-Captain
- Nathadian Steale — Shield-Captain
- Apollus Pertinax - Shield Captain
- Marcus Achallor - Shield-Captain[24]
- Longinus - Companion
- Pydanoris Calligus — Warden
- Archimallus Tychor — Warden
- Tybalus Maxin — Shield-Captain[17a]
- Darian — Dreadnought
- Eratorius — Dreadnought
- Euramedes — Dreadnought
- Uriaxes — Dreadnought
- Talorian — Dreadnought
- Ynnades — Contemptor Dreadnought
- Tauramacchis Ossian — Custodian Warden who serves in the Aquilan Shield[17c]
- Tybaris Constor — Custodian Warden; see also his quote[17h]
- Kallisarian Tristraen Desh — Member of the Dread Host[17d]
- Pydanoris Calligus — Member of the Solar Watch[17e]
- Archimallus Tychor — Emissary Imperatus[17f]
- Leotydus Dat-Hastael — Successfully completed the Blood Games sometime between M33-M39 killing in the process a Drukhari assassin known as Blade of Ptesh. Vicious dark eldar to the last moment refused to give up the identity of the one who sent him.[17g]
- Vanius Arcturon-Tybus — Custodian, leader of the Gilded Fist[17i]
- Manastus Chaem — his subordinate[17i]
- Parradon Helastes — his subordinate[17i]
- Dalat Hap-Uramedes — his subordinate[17i]
- Caltor Tasolian — Vexilus Praetor of the Eagle Vigilans shield company, under the overall command of Nathadian Steale[25j]
- Toxvyrd Basillaeus — Vexilus Praetor (carries shield company’s vexilla) of the Eagle Vigilans shield company, under the overall command of Nathadian Steale[25j]
- Harkhas Bastoris — Allarus Custodian, see also his quote[17k]
- Rothrian Ganyth — Shield-Captain, see also his quote[17l]
- Aetheus Urdanesh — Vexilus Praetor, see also his quote[17m]
- Telchor — Custodian Guard, see also his quote[17n]
- Ganestus Talorn — Allarus Custodian, see also his quote[17o]
- Oldorian Mefistal — Shield-Captain of the Dread Host, see also his quote[17o]
- Kalluin - Eyes of the Emperor[20c]
- Ujoma[20a]
- Galion Magethus - Emissaries Imperatus[21]
- Ravathain - Vexillus Praetor of Shield-Captain Valerian's Argent Chamber, during the Hexarchy coup[20b]
- Halleon - Served in Shield-Captain Valerian's Argent Chamber, during the Hexarchy coup[20b]
- Anonasta - Served in Shield-Captain Valerian's Argent Chamber, during the Hexarchy coup[20b]
- Kleas - Served in Shield-Captain Valerian's Argent Chamber, during the Hexarchy coup[20b]
- Ximander - Only survivor of the Emerald Clave Shield Company, following the Battle of Lion's Gate. He later served in Shield-Captain Valerian's Argent Chamber, during the Hexarchy coup[20b]
- Penjad - Served in Shield-Captain Valerian's Argent Chamber, during the Hexarchy coup[20b]
- Tyvar - Shield Captain[23]
- Vesandrius Malathor - Shield-Captain[26]
- Hayani Rimush - Blade Champion[27]
- Aristothes Carvellan - Blade Champion[28]
Sources
- 1: Codex Imperialis (Background Book)[Needs Citation]
- 2: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader[Needs Citation]
- 3: Blood Games (Short Story), by Dan Abnett — Tales of Heresy (Anthology)
- 4: Horus Heresy: Collected Visions
- 5: Inquisition War Trilogy by Ian Watson, [Needs Citation]
- 6: The First Heretic (Novel) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
- 7: The Outcast Dead (Novel) by Graham McNeill, [Needs Citation]
- 8: White Dwarf December 2012 (US), pg. 43
- 9: Dark Heresy Rulebook, pg. 247
- 10: Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook pg. 6–8
- 11: The Outcast Dead (Novel) Chapter 12
- 12: Visions of Heresy pg.45
- 13: Games Workshop
- 14: The Horus Heresy: Burning of Prospero
- 15: Master of Mankind (Novel)
- 16: Visions of Heresy Index
- 17: Codex: Adeptus Custodes (8th Edition)
- 18: The Horus Heresy: Legions: Prospero Expansion (Last Accessed on 31 August 2019) - "Legio Custodes" card descriptions
- 19: Valdor: Birth of the Imperium (Novel), Chapter 14
- 20: Watchers of the Throne: The Regent's Shadow (Novel)
- 21: White Dwarf March 2020, pg. 58
- 22: Saturnine (Novel) Part 1 Chapter 2
- 23: Warhammer Community: Psychic Awakening: Consequences (Posted on 20/04/2020) (Last accessed on 23 April 2020)
- 24: The Gates of Bone (Novel) Chapter 9
- 25: Mortis (Novel), Chapter 5
- 26: War Zone Charadon - Act II: The Book of Fire, pg. 38
- 27: Warhammer Community: How do you Prove Yourself as the BEST of the Best of the Best? Become a Blade Champion! (Posted on 09/12/2021) (Last accessed on 9 December 2021)
- 28: Warhammer Community: Warhammer Day 2021 – Take the Fight to Terra Itself With the Next Battle Box and Codexes for Warhammer 40,000 (Posted on 30/10/2021) (Last accessed on 30 October 2021)
- 29: Dreams of Unity (Short Story)
- 30: Hands of the Emperor (Short Story)
- 31: Echoes of Eternity (Novel) - Dramatis Personae