Do the Custodes have the Emperor's gene seed?

The Adeptus Custodes are the personal bodyguards of the Emperor. They are roughly similar to the Space Marines in that they are superhumans implanted with genetically-engineered organs. Unlike the space marines, they do not get a gene-seed from any Primarch, but instead are custom-tailored by the Emperor himself.

What is the Custodes gene-seed?

Gene-seed is a way of mass-manufacturing super soldiers, and is meant for adolescent aspirants. Custodes are taken as infants and are 'custom models', so to speak; in Master of Mankind, the Emperor himself states: "Each one of the Ten Thousand represents genetic lore acquired over many lifetimes.

Are Custodes related to the Emperor?

The Legio Custodes are by many accounts the Emperor's true firstborn, prefiguring even the gene-crafted Thunder Warriors of the Unification Wars. They are His first genetically-engineered, psycho-indoctrinated warriors, perfected weapons crafted by the Emperor's genius from the dread lore of the Dark Age of Technology.

Is the Emperor the primarch of the Custodes?

The Custodes is an elite cadre of genetically engineered transhuman warriors who are even more potent in combat than the Adeptus Astartes. They are to the Space Marines as the Emperor is to His primarchs, and it is rumoured that they were each created by the Master of Mankind personally.

Does Guilliman command the Custodes?

After the Emperor's internment in the Golden Throne, the Adeptus Custodes took a limited role as protectors of the Imperial Palace, as ordered by Roboute Guilliman in the Edict of Restraint.

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Do the GREY Knights have the Emperor's gene-seed?

They were created by the Emperor with the aid of Malcador the Sigillite at the time of the Horus Heresy to serve as Humanity's greatest weapon against the threat posed by the existence of Chaos. They have the honour of being implanted with gene-seed engineered directly from the genome of the Emperor Himself.

What are the Custodes in the Emperor's chosen?

Emperor's Chosen

The Adeptus Custodes are blessed with gifts the Emperor has given them physical might, mental robustness and the most powerful arms and armour available. Each time a unit with this trait is selected to shoot or fight, you can re-roll one hit roll or one wound roll when resolving that unit's attacks.

Who is the current Custodes leader?

Trajann Valoris is the current Chief Custodian and 17th Captain-General of the Adeptus Custodes, the elite bodyguard of the Emperor of Mankind, and perhaps the deadliest individual warrior in the entire Imperium.

Can a Custodes beat a primarch?

Three to Five custodes should work on the primarchs... But like they said above, it all depends on whos against them for well you know, each primarch has his own quirks and techniques unique to them.

Is Kaldor Draigo a Primarch?

The Emperor is an actual god. It's kind of expected that he'd be powerful. Draigo is essentially just a beefier Chapter Master, yet he's made out to be Primarch tier.

Has a grey knight fallen to chaos?

Upon locating the Purifier ship, Blade of Purity, they find signs of battle and possibly chaos corruption. Apparently, a Grey Knight has never fallen to chaos and the idea that one might have sent chills through our characters.

Is there a Primarch for the GREY Knights?

The Grey Knights were created after the Horus Heresy (around the time of the Second Founding) from "specifically engineered gene-seed" and so have no antecedents (Index Astartes: Purge the Unclean, WD260, pg20-22), this being the case we know that they are not one of the original Legions and thus have no Primarch.

Do Custodes feel pain?

As mentioned earlier, all non-vehicle Adeptus Custodes units get a 4+ invulnerable save as standard their 6+ feel no pain save now applies to all mortal wounds regardless of the source, this being the new Aegis of the Emperor ability that all non-vehicle Adeptus Custodes units have as standard on their Datasheet.

Do custodes respect GREY Knights?

( the custodes to protect the emperor and his interests, the grey knight to fight of demonic incursions) and according to the the emperors legion book they respect but distrust each other.

Who is stronger Custodes or Primaris?

Custodes are still head and shoulders above even the Primaris Astartes in terms of combat. Each one is a legendary combatant, trained from birth to a regimen harsher than any Space Marine faces, constantly tested against their betters, and are forged from genetic sciences that the Emperor never applied to the Astartes.

Do Custodes call the Emperor Father?

Some astartes do, and primarchs do, but Custodes have always seemed to be a bit more straightline in view with what the Emperor actually felt about his creations.

Which traitor Primarch is the strongest?

Primarch of the traitorous World Eaters legion, Angron is considered to be one of the strongest and most brutal of the Primarchs. It is said that Angron never tires or loses strength in a brawl.

Who is the oldest Custodes?

Constantin Valdor, known as "The First of the Ten Thousand" and "The Shield of the Emperor," was the first Chief Custodian and Captain-General of the ancient Legio Custodes, the elite bodyguard of the Emperor of Mankind.

Are inquisitors above custodes?

Inquisitors request the aid of the Custodians. They have zero authority over them. Generally they'll work together but yes, the Custodes have clashed with Inquisitors who don't seem to follow their perceived methods.

Have Custodes ever fallen to chaos?

Have there EVER been any custodes that turned to chaos? Probably not since they are probably the most loyal of the Corpse Emperor's servants, and they mainly have been shut-ins since the end of the Horus Hersey.

Are GREY knights better than Custodes?

Custodes. GK's are nice but AC's we're made to crush, if needed, everything the galaxy could offer up. They're (AC) not invulnerable but if it's a generic GK vs a 'generic' AC. Then the Custodes wins 99% of the time.

Why didn t the Emperor make more custodes?

As has been said, creation of Custodes is unsuitable for mass production, much too slow and far too refined.

What is the full name of the Custodes?

Known Custodes

Constantin Valdor — Chief Custodian, Captain-General of the Legio Custodes during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy. He was joined by the Ares Guard, his bodyguard and command unit.

Why do Custodes not have psykers?

The Custodians originated at a time when Terra was torn apart by psyker Lords and the Emperor was battling them. He didn't want corruptible guardians - hence why the Custodians were created from infants and non psykers - they would be utterly loyal, immune to psychic control and never doubted as His protectors.

Who is the weakest Primarch?

Lorgar (Lorgar was a preacher, he preferred fighting with words rather than weapons. He seems to be regarded as the physically weakest Primarch.