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Games Workshop revealed Legio Custodes miniatures featuring unhelmeted female heads for the first time, giving players the option to field female-presenting Custodes without a lore change; the move follows years of female representations in related lore and media. The new models, compatible with both Horus Heresy and Warhammer 40K, are set to release later this year.
Games Workshop's New Year Warhammer Preview 2026 unveils sweeping updates across 40K, Age of Sigmar, and Horus Heresy: a new Eldritch Raiders box pitting Red Corsairs against Aeldari Corsairs led by Prince Yriel; plastic Custodes get a full refresh with grav-tanks and winged Venatari; the Ossiarch Bonereapers receive a ranged/rogue reinvention with Mortek Triaxes and Mortis Reapers; plus new Battletomes for Tzeentch and Lumineth, a High Elf Blood Bowl team, and a Warhammer animation set to debut later in the year.
Warhammer Community confirms the new Legio Custodes range includes female models, explains Custodes are not Space Marines, and notes recruitment can draw from both male and female nobles. There is no difference in combat efficacy between male and female Custodes, and the piece ends with a playful line about being too old to become a Custodes.