Victrix Honour Guard
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This article is about the Indomitus-Era Primaris Honour Guard; for the firstborn incarnation, see Ultramarines Honour Guard. |
The Victrix Honour Guard are a group of veteran warriors within the Ultramarines Chapter, led by Captain Cato Sicarius.[1]
Overview
The Victrix Guard were created by the Primarch Guilliman following his rebirth and each was initially hand-picked by him to act as envoys[1] and bodyguards for the Ultramarines' senior officers.[10] However, their selection is now commonly carried out by their Chapter Master Calgar.[9] The Victrix Guard is composed of veteran members drawn from the Chapter's First Company who have demonstrated selflessness, measured statecraft and peerless skill at arms.[10]
At the time of their creation, they were an elite subset of the Ultramarines Honour Guard, formed exclusively from Primaris Space Marines that originally served in the Honour Guard.[4] However, the Victrix Guard has appeared to have replaced the original Honour Guard, and now contains the Chapter Ancient[9] and Chapter Champion that used to be part of the Honour Guard.[13] Whether the Honour Guard still exists as a separate, larger entity is unclear.
Guilliman has declared them to be as much statesmen as warriors[2a] and because of this, the Victrix Guard seek to excel in every aspect of statecraft and battle alike.[1] As such, their tactical skill is matched only by their martial prowess[3] and the members of the Victrix Guard are more than capable of cutting their way through entire armies of foes.[1] The Victrix Guard will also gladly lay down their lives to safeguard the officers they have been charged with protecting. They are typically deployed in three or six member squads, which can include the Ultramarines' Chapter Ancient and Chapter Champion.[10]
Known Battles
Wargear
The Victrix Guard wear ornate and decorated Power Armour and carry Storm Shields and Power Swords to battle.[3]
Known Members
- Captain Cato Sicarius - Commander[1]
- Lethro Ados[3]
- Nemus Adranus[3]
- Dibus[2a][5]
- Gaius[12]
- Trismerus Gerorian[4]
- Macullus[2a]
- Issoros Praernon[4]
- Morvio Tarilis[4]
- Tierinus[6]
Images
Trivia
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- The Victrix Honour Guard are the Primaris version of the original Ultramarines Honour Guard, created for Games Workshop's Primaris Space Marine range refresh. As of January 2026, GW no longer sells the original Ultramarines Honour Guard kit, while many key models have been moved to the Victrix Honour Guard kit, meaning it is likely that they intend to entirely replace the Honour Guard with the Victrix Guard.
Sources
- 1: Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch, pg. 131 — Formation: Victrix Guard
- 2: Dark Imperium (Novel) (1st Edition):
- 3: Marneus Calgar, Ultramarines Chapter Master
- 4: Codex Supplement: Ultramarines (8th Edition), pg. 41
- 5: Imperium 09 — Ultramarines: Courage and Honour
- 6: Avenging Son (Novel), Chapter 16
- 7: The Silent King (Novel), Chapter 44
- 8: Warhammer Community: Pre-order Today: Vigilus Defiant, Chapter Approved, And More! (posted 08/12/2018) (archived page, dated 17 December 2018, last accessed via Wayback Machine 21 January 2026)
- 9: Warhammer Community: Cato Sicarius, Captain of the Victrix Guard (archived from the original 21 October 2025, last accessed 24 October 2025)
- 10: Warhammer Community: Ultramarines Rules Reveal – Datasheet previews for the new Marneus Calgar, Cato Sicarius, and Victrix Honour Guard (archived from the original 24 October 2025, last accessed 24 October 2025)
- 12: Warhammer Community: Heroes of the First Founding – A Meeting of Blades (archived from the original 24 October 2025, last accessed 24 October 2025)
- 13: Games Workshop webstore: Victrix Honour Guard (last accessed 15 January 2026)
