Editing Adeptus Arbites (section)

==In Tabletop 40k==

Until the early 2000's the Adeptus Arbites featured a very small range of metal miniatures for 40k and Necromunda, and in these earlier editions they were typically (but infrequently) taken as allies by other Imperial armies. Arbites were well equipped with [[Hydraphur Judge's Armour]] and the ability to use different ammunition types for their shotguns, although they could take a decent variety of other weaponry as well. Unsurprisingly, Arbites filled approximately the same role of elite baseline-human infantry that Storm Troopers do currently. Although they are one of the last major Adeptus organizations that have yet to be given the full [[Repressor|army treatment]], it is uncertain when or if GW will ever grant them attention again (considering copyright). Thankfully you can convert Palanite Enforcers with a simple head swap, as third party heads are a dime a dozen.

=== 9th Edition Return ===
On January 3rd, 2023, [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/01/03/arks-of-omen-how-to-build-boarding-actions-army-lists/ GW released a PDF] detailing rules changes for playing Boarding Action missions. In the section on Agents of the Imperium, it is mentioned you can choose to give either '''[[Imperial Navy Breachers|NAVIS]] [[Voidsmen-at-Arms|IMPERIALIS]]''' Troops, '''[[Acolyte|ACOLYTES]]''', or '''ADEPTUS ARBITES''' Troops in your army Objective Secured.

[https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/01/27/lvo-2023-play-the-ultimate-game-of-cops-and-robbers-with-kill-team-soulshackle/ As was revealed on January 27th,] we're getting an Arbites Kill-Team in the same vein as the Imperial Navy Breachers. They feature a more copyright-friendly redesign of the buckethelmet, so Geedubs can safely say they're "Judge Dredd inspired" without 2000 AD bringing out the belt.