Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought

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What happens when the Emprah's BFFs becomes severely crippled? They get interred in a golden dreadnought of course! Like all things Custodes, the Custodes Dreadnought is leaps and bounds more advanced than the vanilla variety. Even extremely specialized and powerful dreadnoughts such as the Mortis and Furioso are overshadowed by the sheer pain these golden rape trains can bring on the battlefield. As they are the elites of the elites, these wounded veterans are all interred in the Contemptor-Galatus pattern variety of dreadnoughts, albeit with even more specialist and advance modifications and equipment that sets it apart from other Contemptor Dreadnoughts from other Space Marine legions.

You'll notice that unlike the somewhat derpy-looking vanilla Contemptor, the Contemptor-Galatus looks like an actual suit of armor. Like a Terminator suit on steroids, even. You may find it useful for converting certain unsightly walkers if you feel inclined to do so.

With the release of the Custodes army, the Custodes Contemptor Dreadnoughts are finally given tabletop form. And my goodness is this thing decked out in the only way that could make a Custodes a Custodes; overdone and overdecorated equipment. The Contemptor-Galatus pattern Dreadnoughts are equipped with a gigantic EXS BAWKS HEUG Galatus Warblade with a twin-linked Infernus Flamer attached to said blade, so you can literally shoot fire out your giant-ass swords like you're in Dungeons & Dragons. For defense, the Custodes Dreadnought carries an equally EXS BAWKS HEUG Dreadnought-sized Praesidium Shield. While the already tough as nails armor of the Contemptor Dreadnought is quite noted on tabletop, giving the giant golden tin-can of doom a fuckhuge Stormshield is just compensating for something.

The exact GW kitchen latin High Gothic etymology for 'Galatus' is not certain. It is probably a reference to Galatia, an ancient region of nowadays Anatolia (central Turkey) where the Emperor was born.

It's also a possibility that GW spelt "Gladius" wrong, given the Dread's loadout.

More sensibly, if somewhat obscure, it may be in reference to 'Galatine', the Sword of Sir Gawain in the Arthurian Legends.

Nowadays in 9th edition, the Galatus is T/S7 with 9 wounds, 6 attacks, and it moves 8”. Like with most Custodes, it has the standard 2+ armor save. However, its kit is as follows. It has a giant fucking sword (S7 AP-3 D3, and an additional d3 attacks.) and an equally giant fucking shield (4+ invuln and -1 to hit in melee). Its job is to charge into something like a Daemon Primarch and smack it with its sword so hard Magnus’ skin will look pale in comparison.

Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought[edit]

The Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought AKA This is going to be one hell of a Anal Circumference.
"In those isolated cases where the body has been all but irrevocably destroyed but the Custodian’s mind remains intact and their will to survive undimmed, internment within the cold and unyielding body of a Dreadnought is the next step. To this purpose, the few Dreadnoughts of the Legio Custodes are as singularly advanced as their other wargear, outfitted with weapons and systems artificer-made by the servants of the Imperial Court. At the time of the outbreak of the Horus Heresy, the most widely employed was the Contemptor-Achillus, a general battle unit which combined phenomenal strength and speed with the echoes of the interned Custodes’ own unmatched martial skill."
– Forge World

Don't like the sword and shield ? It's fine, you can take a EXS BAWKS HEUG Dreadspear with an in-built Corvae Las-Pulser which can be wielded in either one or both hands instead. Problem Asterion?

The Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought is noted to be an upgraded/modified Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought. Furthermore, other than the rapestick known as the Dreadspear, the Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought could also be armed with a choice of two wrist-mounted Storm bolters, Infernus incinerators or Adrathic destructors. Since the Custodes get better stuff than Space Marines it's most likely packing Specialist Ammo, Heliothermic Shells or Molecular Acid Boltshells.

Apparently the Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought has a very interesting aspect. If the Dreadnought charges an enemy, and the controlling player rolls a six on the roll to hit on any of its attacks that attack will then become an automatic Str D. Figurative rape train indeed.

Forces of the Adeptus Custodes
Command Companions/HetaeronShield-CaptainBlade Champion
Troops Allarus CustodiansAquilon TerminatorCustodian GuardCustodian WardenSagittarum GuardSentinel GuardVexilus PraetorVenatariWarder
Walkers Contemptor-Galatus DreadnoughtTelemon Heavy DreadnoughtVenerable Contemptor Dreadnought
Transports Coronus Grav CarrierGrav-RhinoRhinoVenerable Land Raider
AFVs Caladius Grav-TankDawneagle JetbikeGyrfalcon Pattern JetbikePallas Grav-Attack
Flyers Ares GunshipOrion GunshipStormbird
Titans Warlord-Sinister Pattern Battle Psi-Titan
Spacecraft Drop Pod
Auxiliaries Sisters of SilenceSolar Auxilia
Vehicles of the Imperium of Man
Walkers Brutalis Dreadnought - Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought - Contemptor-Incaendius Dreadnought
Death Company Dreadnought - Deathwatch Dreadnought - Dreadnought - Nemesis Dreadknight
Doomglaive Dreadnought - Furioso Dreadnought - Ironstrider Ballistarius - Invictor Tactical Warsuit
Librarian Dreadnought - Mortifier - Mortis Dreadnought - Onager Dunecrawler - Penitent Engine
Redemptor Dreadnought - Sentinel - Space Wolves Venerable Dreadnought - Sydonian Dragoon
Telemon Heavy Dreadnought - Throne of Judgement - Wulfen Dreadnought - Paragon Warsuit
Arachni-rig - Ballistus Dreadnought - Eldthursar - Hrimthursar - Ridge Walker
Unmanned
Robots
Auto-Gurney - Ambot - Castellan-class robot - Cataphract-class robot - Colossus-class robot
Conqueror-class robot - Crusader-class robot - Cyberbeast - Cybercanid - Cyclops Demolition Vehicle
CATs - Nuncio-Aquila - Robot Crawler - Sanctioner Pattern Automaton - Servo-Automata - Servo-skull
Scyllax-class robot - Techmite - Thanatar-class robot - Thunderfire Cannon - Vultarax stratos-automata
Transports Aurox - Chimera - Coronus Grav Carrier - Crassus Armored Assault Transport - Chronos Pattern Ironcrawler
Freight Train - Goliath Truck - Gorgon Armored Assault Transport - Hades Breaching Drill - Immolator - Impulsor
Macro-Hauler - Pegasus AAV - Razorback Transport - Repressor - Rhino - Road-Wheeler - Skalvian Explorator
Taurox - Testudo - Titan Train - Trojan Support Vehicle - Triaros Armoured Conveyer - Tunneling Transport Vehicles
Light
Vehicles
Atlas Recovery Tank - Achilles Ridgerunner - Bane Wolf - Bike Squad - Cargo-8 Ridgehauler - Centaur Utility Vehicle
Devil Dog - Field Ordnance Battery - Galvanic Servohauler - Goliath Mauler - Heavy Quad-Launcher - Hellhound
Invader ATV - Land Crawler - Outrider Quad - Pegasus AFV - Salamander Reconnaissance Tank - Samaritan
Scylla Light Tank - Siegfried - Squat Bike - Squat Trike - Tauros - Tectonic Fragdrill - Venator - Wolfquad
Battle
Tanks
Castigator Tank - Caladius Grav-Tank - Gladiator Tank - Kratos Heavy Assault Tank - Krios Battle Tank
Land Raider - Leman Russ Battle Tank - Predator - Ragnarok - Repulsor Tank - Rogal Dorn Battle Tank
Sabre Tank Hunter - Sicaran Battle Tank - Spartan Assault Tank - Vindicator
Ordnance Basilisk Artillery Gun - Colossus Bombard - Deathstrike Missile Launcher - Exorcist
Goliath Mega-Cannon - Griffon Heavy Mortar Carrier - Hunter - Hydra Flak Tank
Legion Arquitor Bombard - Manticore Launcher Tank - Medusa Siege Gun
Rapier Armoured Carrier - Stalker - Whirlwind - Wyvern Suppression Tank
Superheavy
Tanks
Astraeus - Baneblade - Capitol Imperialis - Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer - Fellblade
Leviathan - Macharius Heavy Tank - Macrocarid Explorator - Malcador Heavy Tank
Mobile Cathedral - Mastodon - Ordinatus - Typhon Heavy Siege Tank
Skimmers Dawneagle Jetbike - Escher Cutter - Gyrfalcon Pattern Jetbike - Imperial Jetbike
Javelin Attack Speeder - Grav-Cutter - Grav-Rhino - Kharon - Kyzagan Assault Speeder
Land Speeder - Land Speeder Vengeance - Pulpit of Saint Holline's Basilica
Skorpius Hover Tank - Stormrider - Storm Speeder - Pallas Grav-Attack - Abeyant
Flyers Archaeocopter - Ares Gunship - Caestus Assault Ram - Container Transporter - Corvus Blackstar
Fire Raptor - Iron Eagle Gyrocopter - Nephilim Jetfighter - Orgus Flyer - Orion Gunship - Overlord Gunship
Sky Talon - Space Marine Landing Craft - Storm Eagle - Stormbird - Stormhawk - Chiropteran
Stormraven - Stormtalon - Stormwolf - Thunderhawk - Whispercutter - Valkyrie - Vendetta - Vulture
Fighters &
Bombers
Avenger Strike Fighter - Lightning Fighter - Marauder Bomber
Stormfang - Thunderbolt Fighter - Xiphon Interceptor
Seacraft Harvester Submersible - Lava Barge - Scrap Skiff - Sludge Barge - Triton-pattern Gunboat
Spacecraft Aquila Lander - Arvus Lighter - Boarding Torpedo - Devourer Dropship - Drop Pod
Faustus Interceptor - Fury Interceptor - Gun-Cutter - Shark Assault Boat
Starhawk Bomber - Tetrarch Heavy Lander - Galaxy Troop Ship
Titans Imperial Knight - Warhound Scout Titan - Dire Wolf Heavy Scout Titan - Reaver Battle Titan
Warbringer Nemesis Titan - Warlord Battle Titan - Warmaster Heavy Battle Titan - Emperor Battle Titan