Aquilon Terminators

Aquilon Terminators are a unit of the [[Adeptus Custodes]] in Aquilon-pattern "terminator" armour. Only the Custodes wear this pattern of tactical dreadnought armour, derived from the Cataphractii type.

## Miniatures

Aquilon Terminators are available with several weapon loadouts, purchasable (as of October, 2023) via Forge World via two separate kits representing gear choices in each kit.  The "base" kit contains solerite power gauntlets, adrathic destructors, and lastrum storm bolters.

## Lore and Description

The basic Aquilon Terminator kit is described as follows:

"Within the ranks of the Legio Custodes, Aquilon Terminator Sodalities were employed rarely but as need dictated, particularly on those rare occasions where the Legio Custodes were required to operate under conditions designated as ‘Zone Mortalis’ or required to storm a breach. In such operations, the Legio was loathe to risk unwarranted loss of life, and the superior defences of the Aquilon Terminator armour was relied upon to mitigate the risk as much as possible as well as provide a platform of mobile heavy firepower.

"This multi-part resin kit contains the components necessary to assemble three Legio Custodes Aquilon Terminators. Noticeably more complex-looking than standard Tactical Dreadnought armour, with additional integrated power systems and capacitors adding detail to the model. Each Terminator is armed with a solerite power gauntlet, with an option of adrathic destructor or lastrum storm bolter in the other hand. Three different helmets are included, with one bare head option. The breastplates, pauldrons and top plates are detailed with Imperial iconography, and there are three plumes, made up of two different designs.

"This resin kit comes as 43 components, and is supplied with three 50mm round bases."

The variant with Infernus Firepikes is described as follows:

"Although the Tactical Dreadnought Armour project was conceived first and foremost for the use of the Legiones Astartes, it was inevitable given the success of Terminator armour that its principles could also be adapted for Legio Custodes use. The first pattern developed was what became known as Aquilon armour. Advancing yet further upon the Cataphractii Terminator armour patterns, the Aquilon pattern takes into account the enhanced physique of the Legio Custodes as being able to bear more weight and strain than even a Space Marine, and so is fitted with additional integrated power systems and capacitors which make up for some of the limitations of the origin pattern. This allows for the Cataphractii Terminator armour’s famous durability to be retained in the Aquilon pattern, but with a degree of speed and manoeuvrability the former lacks.

"This multi-part resin kit contains the components necessary to assemble 3 Legio Custodes Aquilon Terminators with Infernus Firepikes. Sharing much of their components with the standard Aquilon Terminators, they are noticeably more complex-looking than standard Tactical Dreadnought armour, with additional integrated power systems and capacitors adding detail to the model. They differ from the standard Terminators in that each is armed with an Infernus firepike and Solerite power talon. 3 different helmets are included, with 1 bare head option. The breastplates, pauldrons and top plates are detailed with Imperial iconography, and there are 3 plumes, made up of 2 different designs.

"This kit comes as 31 components, and is supplied with 3 50mm round bases."

1. ↑ https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-US/Legio-Custodes-Aquilon-Terminators-2017
2. ↑ https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-US/Legio-Custodes-Aquilon-Terminators-with-Infernus-Firepikes-2017
3. ↑ https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-US/Legio-Custodes-Aquilon-Terminators-2017