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'''Blade Champions''' are [[Adeptus Custodes]] who seek out enemy leaders to behead with their giant two-handed [[Vaultsword]]s.{{Fn|1}}
==Description==
Blade Champions are afforded one of the greatest honours amongst the Custodes. After : after achieving many great deeds, their many names are etched within the [[Tome Eternal]], which sits in the [[Emperor]]'s own Throne Room.{{Fn|3}} Sitting below [[Shield-Captain]]s in rank and serve serving as the second-in-command in [[Shield Company|Shield Companies]], they act as leaders of smaller [[Adeptus Custodes]] forces.{{Fn|1}}. In battle Blade Champions act as hunters of the highest calibercalibre, seeking out and slaying key enemy commanders and champions in duels. Blade Champions often accrue unofficial bands of companions from within the Custodes and [[Sisters of Silence]], leading them into battle.{{Fn|3}}
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|2}}
==Known Blade Champion Ka'tah Fighting Styles==
*'''Behemor''' - Its clinical strikes, prevent even the toughest hide or armored armoured 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 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 last accessed on 9 December 2021)''
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Shadow Throne]] Rulebook, pg. 4
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Adeptus Custodes (9th Edition)]], pg. 81
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