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[[Image:BladeChampion.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A Blade Champion{{Fn|1}}]]
'''Blade Champions''' are [[Adeptus Custodes]] who seek out enemy leaders, to behead with their giant two handed [[Vaultsword]]s. {{Fn|1}}==Description==They sit below [[Shield-Captain]]s in rank and serve as the second-in-command in [[Shield Company|Shield Companies]] or as leaders of smaller [[Adeptus Custodes ]] forces{{Fn|1}}. When not in battle, the Blade Champions practice the Custodes' [[Martial Ka'tah]] in the [[Imperial Palace]]'s '''Colosseia Auris'''. Some of these fighting styles are only specifically used by the Champions' order.{{Fn|12}}
==Known Blade Champions==
*[[Aristothes Carvellan]]{{Fn|1}}
*[[Hayani Rimush]]{{Fn|2}}
==Known Blade Champion Ka'tah Fighting Styles==
*'''Behemor''' - Its clinical strikes, prevent even the toughest hide or armored hull to withstand the [[Blade Champion|Champions]]' blows.{{Fn|2}}
*'''Hurricanis''' - It lets the Champions carve their way through enemy ranks in a blur of blade and blood.{{Fn|2}}
*'''Victus''' - Its execution techniques have been used by Champions to claim the lives of countless tyrants and warlords.{{Fn|2}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.twitch.tv/warhammer Warhammer Twitch page: Warhammer Preview Online: Warhammer Day (Posted on 30/10/2021)] (Last accessed on 30 October 2021)
*{{Endn|2}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/12/09/how-do-you-prove-yourself-as-the-best-of-the-best-of-the-best-become-a-blade-champion/ 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)
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