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! scope=row cellpadding=2 cellspacing=1 style="font-size:95%;font:95%"|Parent Agency
|cellpadding=2 cellspacing=1 style="font-size:95%;font:95%"|[[Adeptus Terra]]{{CME}}
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! scope=row cellpadding=2 cellspacing=1 style="font-size:95%;font:95%"|Headquarters
|cellpadding=2 cellspacing=1 style="font-size:95%;font:95%"|[[Tower of Hegemon]], [[Terra]]{{CME}}
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! scope=row cellpadding=2 cellspacing=1 style="font-size:95%;font:95%"|Leader
|cellpadding=2 cellspacing=1 style="font-size:95%;font:95%"|[[Captain-General]] [[Trajann Valoris]]{{CME}}
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! scope=row cellpadding=2 cellspacing=1 style="font-size:95%;font:95%"|Established
|cellpadding=2 cellspacing=1 style="font-size:95%;font:95%"|[[Unification Wars]]-era{{CME}}
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[[Image:CustodesArt8th.jpg|thumb|right|The Adeptus Custodes at war{{CME}}]]
The '''Adeptus Custodes''', renowned as the '''Golden Legion''', the '''Brotherhood of Demigods'''{{Fn|19}}{{Fn|Notes}}, the '''Golden Brotherhood'''{{Fn|19}}{{Fn|Notes}}, and a host of other titles ('''The Custodian Guard''', '''The Guardians''', the ''' Emperor’s Saints''',{{Fn|36a}} the '''Watchers of The Throne''', '''The Thousand Companions'''{{Fn|9}}, '''The Ten Thousand'''{{Fn|15a}}), but most commonly known as '''Custodians''', are the guardians of the [[Imperial Palace]] and the [[Golden Throne]], as well as the personal bodyguard to the [[Emperor]]. Due to the vast size of the [[Imperial Palace]], the Custodes always act as a defensive army.{{Fn|1}}
