Questoris Pattern Knight
Questoris Pattern Knights are an older type[1], yet the most common type[2] of Imperial Knight used during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.[1] The tall and versatile chassis allows a weapon placed in each of its two arms and one on top of the chassis.[2] Highly prized, several types are produced:[1]
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History
The Knight Questoris was the most common pattern of Knight Suit at the time of the outbreak of the Horus Heresy. Such was its popularity that it was reconfigured into a myriad of weapons and hull configurations. While many common types are still in use today, rarer types saw use during the Great Crusade and Heresy that had many sophisticated systems such as auto-repair and ionic flare shields.[3]
In Chaos Knight service, Questoris Pattern Knights are sometimes known as Abhorrent Class Knights. It is superficially similar to the Questoris, but have backwards-jointed legs and are often heavily corrupted by the powers of Chaos and its Heretek Idolators.[6]
Types
Imperial
- Knight Crusader[2]
- Knight Defender[4]
- Knight Errant[2]
- Knight Gallant[2]
- Knight Magaera[1]
- Knight Paladin[2]
- Knight Preceptor[1][2]
- Knight Styrix[1]
- Knight Warden[2]
Chaos
See also
Sources
- 1: The Horus Heresy Book Four - Conquest, pg. 295
- 2: Codex: Imperial Knights (8th Edition), pg. 16
- 3: Legions Imperialis Rulebook, pg. 207
- 4: Warhammer Community: Imperial Knights revealed – The Knight Defender is the greatest building-sized bodyguard in the Imperium (Saved archive page, dated 5 May 2025, last accessed 5 May 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/yom5sqsp/imperial-knights-revealed-the-knight-defender-is-the-greatest-building-sized-bodyguard-in-the-imperium/)
- 5: Warhammer Community: Chaos Knights revealed – Darkflame and a deadly drill make the Knight Ruinator a hellacious headhunter (Saved archive page, dated 12 May 2025, last accessed 12 May 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/mijwqkw4/chaos-knights-revealed-darkflame-and-a-deadly-drill-make-the-knight-ruinator-a-hellacious-headhunter/)
- 6: Codex: Chaos Knights (10th Edition), pg. 20
| Chaos Knights Forces | |
|---|---|
| Questoris Pattern | |
| Dominus Pattern | Knight Tyrant |
| Cerastus Pattern | |
| Acastus Pattern | |
| Armiger Pattern | |
| Other | Hell-Strider • Hell-Scourge • Hell-Knight |
| List of Traitor Houses | |