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[[Image:SkitariiSoldier.jpg|thumb|right|Skitarii Soldier]]
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{{otheruses|USE=Adeptus Mechanicus troops|OTHERUSE=novel by [[Rob Sanders]]|OTHERPAGE=Adeptus Mechanicus: Skitarius (Novel)}}
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[[Image:SkitariiSymbol.jpg|thumb|right|Symbol of the Skitarii]]
The '''Skitarii''' (sg. skitarius, pl. skitarii){{Fn|1}} are the cyborg armies of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] and its primary military force alongside the [[Collegia Titanica]] and [[Cult Mechanicus Battle Congregation]]s.{{Fn|12}}
==Overview==
[[Image:SkitariiSoldier.jpg|thumb|right|Skitarii Soldier]]
"Skitarii" are armies of specially augmented cybernetic warriors sworn to a specific [[Forge World]] and serve alongside the [[Collegia Titanica]] and [[Taghmata Omnissiah]] as the military forces of the Mechanicum.{{Fn|11}} Skitarii, sometimes referred as '''Tech-Guard''' (or Tech Guard) to outsiders, both refer to these cybernetically augmented infantry.{{Fn|1}} During the [[Great Crusade]] the Skitarii Legions were sworn directly to the [[Fabricator-General]] of [[Mars]]{{Fn|50}}, though since the [[Horus Heresy]] they have been broken up to be commanded by individual [[Forge Worlds]].{{Fn|9a}}
[[Image:SkitRangerArt.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Skitarii Ranger]]s{{Fn|9c}}]]
*The word "Skitarii" likely derives from ''scitari'', Latin for "to seek to know; to ask, to inquire."
==={{Endn|Conflicting sources}}===
*In [[Andy Chambers]]'s short story ''[[Deus ex Mechanicus (Short Story)|Deus ex Mechanicus]]'', Praetorians are in fact [[servitor]]s, rather than living humans. They move on tank treads and are armed with powerful weaponry, such as [[plasma cannon]]s.{{Fn|3}}
*{{Endn|14}}: [[Dark Heresy: The Inquisitor's Handbook]], pg. 134
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Gods of Mars (Novel)]], Chapter 17
*{{Endn|16}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/05/10/warhammer-fest-uk-2019-live-bloggw-homepage-post-3fw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Fest UK 2019: Live Blog] ''(last accessed 11 May 2019)''
*{{Endn|17}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Three]], pg. 224
*{{Endn|18}}: [[White Dwarf 185 (UK)]], "Chimera Assault!"
**{{Endn|20a}}: Chapter 17
**{{Endn|20b}}: Chapter 19
*{{Endn|21}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/11/30/reveals-from-the-warhammer-40000-open-daygw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community: Reveals From the Warhammer 40,000 Open Day! (Posted on posted 30/11/2019)] ''(Last last accessed 30 November 2019)''
*22: [[Dark Adeptus (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|22a}}: Chapter 4
*{{Endn|25}}: [[Priests of Mars (Novel)]], Chapter 11
*{{Endn|26}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Seven]], pg. 286
*{{Endn|27}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/01/24/from-aelves-to-zoats-previews-from-lvogw-homepage-post-1fw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community: From Aelves to Zoats – Previews from LVO (Posted January posted 24 /01/2020)] ''(last accessed 1/24/January 2020)''*{{Endn|28}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/03/20/warhammer-preview-online-faith-damnation/ Warhammer Community: Warhammer Preview Online – Faith & Damnation (Posted on posted 20/03/2021)] ''(Last last accessed on 20 March, 2021)''*{{Endn|29}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/12/17/tridents-harpoons-and-very-large-spears-learn-to-fish-with-these-aquatic-imperial-knights/ Warhammer Community: Tridents, Harpoons, and Very Large Spears: Learn to Fish with these Aquatic Imperial Knights (Posted on posted 17/12/2021)] ''(last accessed 17th 17 September 2023)''*{{Endn|30}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/10/14/warhammer-day-preview-the-sydonian-skatros-pops-into-view-alongside-codex-adeptus-mechanicus/ Warhammer Community: Warhammer Day Preview – The Sydonian Skatros Pops Into View Alongside Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus (Posted on posted 14/10/2023)] ''(Last last accessed on 14/10/October 2023) ''
*{{Endn|31}}: [[Liber Mechanicum]], pg. 67
*{{Endn|32}}: [[Citadel Journal 21]], pg. 5
*{{Endn|33}}: [[Fire Caste (Novel)]], ch. Chapter 8
*{{Endn|34}}: [[Adeptus Mechanicus: Vanguard (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|35}}: [[Live Wire (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|39}}: [[Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus (10th Edition)]], pgs. 14-15
*{{Endn|40}}: [[Deliverance Lost (Novel)]], Chapter 16
*{{Endn|41}}: [https://regimental-standard.com/2021/04/21/introducing-the-guardsman-to-skitarius-phrasebook/ Regimental Standard: Introducing the Guardsman-to-Skitarius Phrasebook (posted 21 April /04/2021)] ''(Page archived 21 April 2021. Last , last accessed 22 March 2025.)''*{{Endn|42}}: [[The Last Son of Dorn (Novel)]] – , Chapter 8*{{Endn|43}}: [[Know No Fear (Novel)]] — , Part 3, Chapter 1*{{Endn|44}}: [[Soul Drinker (Novel)]] – , Chapter 3*{{Endn|45}}: [[Echoes of Eternity (Novel)]], ''Dramatis Personae''
*{{Endn|46}}: [[Genefather (Novel)]], Chapter 12
*{{Endn|47}}: [[The Art of Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus]], pg. 15
*{{Endn|48}}: [[Dominion Genesis (Novel)]] – , ''Gryphonne IV'', Chapter Six
*{{Endn|49}}: [[Rites of Passage (Novel)]], ''The Holy Ordo''
*{{Endn|50}}: [[Liber Mechanicum (3rd Edition)]], pgs. 10-11
*{{Endn|51}}: [[Imperfect Engines (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|52}}: [[Wrath & Glory: Forsaken System Player's Guide]], pg. 7
*{{Endn|53}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20251109052537/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/cwq62g00/world-championships-preview-skitarii-battle-pilgryms-pursue-treasured-technology-for-the-mechanicum/ Warhammer Community: World Championships Preview – Skitarii Battle-Pilgryms pursue treasured technology for the Mechanicum] saved page, original link: ''(archived from [https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/cwq62g00/world-championships-preview-skitarii-battle-pilgryms-pursue-treasured-technology-for-the-mechanicum/ (the original], last accessed 9/11/2025)''
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