Are the adeptus custodes immortal?

As for the custodes, they are immortal and have pranced around the imperial palace for the last 10'000 years.
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Who is the oldest custodian 40k?

Constantin Valdor, known as "The First of the Ten Thousand" and "The Shield of the Emperor," was the first Chief Custodian and Captain-General of the ancient Legio Custodes, the elite bodyguard of the Emperor of Mankind.
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How many custodes are left?

As a result of the inherent difficulty of their creation, the number of active Legio Custodes warriors has never, it is believed, exceeded 10,000.
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Can new custodes be made?

The Custodes are Immortal

Each Custodes is created and tested in a unique almost handcrated method. Once fully grown an Custodes is effectively immortal outside of violence.
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Are the custodes older than the Primarchs?

Also, you need to remember the Custodian elite were mostly centuries older than the Primarchs and had seen a thing or two. They'd already have fought giant gene bred monstrosities in the early Terran conflicts, psi wars and later unification.
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Are custodes stronger than Primaris?

On tabletop even a basic Custodes is bigger, badder, tougher and more deadly than a Primaris.
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What can beat a custodes?

Many of the weapons which historically would do well against custodes are in the range of S6-8, Ap 1 or 2 with 2 or 3 (or d3) damage.
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How old can custodes get?

Are space marines, primaris and custodes immortal or do they die of old age? A friend told me that space marines, primaris and even custodes aren't immortal and can die of old age is this true? As for the custodes, they are immortal and have pranced around the imperial palace for the last 10'000 years.
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How tall is a custodes?

They tower over mortal men; each has the statuesque physique of an ancient hero, close to nine feet in height even without his scarlet-crested helm.
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Can you play custodes in 40k?

As an Adeptus Custodes player, you'll never be able to field a huge army; instead, you'll usually have just a few models – but each and every one of them is an army unto itself. In all of Warhammer 40,000, only the Eldar might be able to challenge an Adeptus Custodes over the depth of their absolute discipline.
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Do custodes have Psykers?

The Custodians have no psykers (that we know of). Their complete genetic rebuilding is of a different scale than even the Grey Knights, however, they aren't simply implanted with a bunch of organs but effectively recreated from the cellular level.
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Do custodes have ObSec?

First up, all Adeptus Custodes INFANTRY models gain ObSec, as well as Sisters of Silence Troops (i.e. Prosecutors).
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What did the Emperor say to roboute Guilliman?

What did the emperor say to Roboute? After the long pilgrimage Guiliman enters the inner sanctum and is alone with the emperor for some time. After some time in the sanctum imperalis Roboute comes out and only says that he had "received all the enlightenment that he required."
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Do custodes have dreadnoughts?

The Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought is a sub-variant of the Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought utilised exclusively by the Legio Custodes during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras.
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Can Space Marines reproduce?

So, whats the truth, or the closeste version to canon? Marines can reproduce, but they will spawn just normal humans, or they cannot reproduce at all? Astartes are still human in the mental department, they have more control on their psychological and stress factor than most humans.
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How heavy is a Astartes?

Considering that Astartes are supposed to be over 7ft tall, and weigh about 600+ lbs, it makes sense. Modern tactical body armor is roughly 35-40 lbs, average height & weight of a soldier about 5'9" 180lbs (US Army standards).
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What does adeptus mean?

In the days of Medieval Latin, an adeptus was a person who had learned the secrets of alchemy. Although an adept person today cannot turn lead into gold, the adjective is still high praise meaning "skilled, expert, highly proficient." Definitions of adept. adjective. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.
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Do the custodes have a fleet?

Fleet. The Custodes operate their own fleet of highly advanced warships which exist outside of standard Imperial classifications [36a]. These include everything from Battleship-sized vessels [25a] to Cruiser-class ships that patrol the Sol System.
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What is custodes Armour made of?

All Adeptus Custodes armour is made from the incredibly rare substance known as auramite. Its natural colouration is a lustrous gold, a hue entirely appropriate for the Emperor's personal guardians.
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Can a Space Marine beat a custodes?

Unless you're demonic possessed or a psyker, only the absolute most exceptional Astartes can match the weakest of Custodes. So someone like Sigismund can likely beat some Custodes. But not all - Valdor nearly beat Horus in a duel.
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Who is the strongest Space Marine?

Ultramarines. The Ultramarines are considered one of the strongest and most honoured of all the Space Marine Chapters in the Imperium of Man, and were responsible for almost single-handedly holding the Imperium together after the Horus Heresy.
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How many custodes are in a Killteam?

It's one of the most powerful effects in the game and you're going to use it every turn in a four-Custodian Kill Team.
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Can Primaris use thunderhawks?

But the Thunderhawk gunship can also transport primaris (doing so, it cannot transport other original astartes). It can carry 15 primaris models, so they count as having the bulk of a terminator.
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