Editing Venatari

[[File:99560108207_LegioCustodesVenatariSquad01.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The Emperor tried and failed to make a giant golden cybernetic eagle. So this is the closest he could get, through the power of [[Role-playing|Role-Play.]]]]
The [[Space Marines]] have their [[Assault Squad]], the [[Primaris Marines]] got their [[Inceptor]]s, the [[Sisters of Battle]] fly around with their [[Seraphim Squad]], whilst the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] have their [[Ursarax]] and [[Pteraxii]] toys; even the [[Imperial Guard]] have entire regiments called the [[Elysian Drop Troops]] and the [[Harakoni Warhawks]]. Meanwhile, the forces of [[Chaos]] gets to choose between [[Chaos Raptor|Chaos Raptors]] and [[Warp Talons]], whilst [[Orks]] charge in crashing with their [[Stormboyz]] against the [[Necron|Necron's]] [[Triarch Praetorian|Triarch Praetorians]] as the [[Eldar]] and their [[Dark Eldar|Edgy counterparts]] shoot from afar with their [[Swooping Hawks]] and [[Scourges]]. The [[Tyranids]] on the other hand, blanket the sky with swarms of [[Gargoyle|Gargoyles]] as the [[Tau]] counteract this with their various assortments of [[Crisis Battlesuit|Crisis Battlesuits]]. With almost every single faction on the tabletop having a Jump Unit, the [[Adeptus Custodes|watchers of the]] [[Emprah]] have long felt left out in the void; forced to [[Gyrfalcon_Pattern_Jetbike|whip their dicks out]], or if that was too embarrassing, slog through the battlefield on their feet, or huddle in awkward and cramped spaces in either a [[Land Raider]] or a [[Coronus Grav Carrier]].

Fortunately for these Custodes players, [[Forgeworld|the group who still cares about the old rules]] have answered the call and gave these players an answer to their woes.

==Overview==

Elegan/tg/entlemen and Ca/tg/irls, we welcome you to the Venatari. Custodes Jump Units are vulnerable to being gunned down like the Assault Squad but not vulnerable to being crushed into paste like the Swooping Hawks; while hitting back quite well in both CQC and ranged combat (unlike the assault squads), making them both flexible and versatile in comparison to the other faction's Jump Units. Why is this important? [[Mary Sue|Because they are Custodes and fuck you and fuck your Jump Units, 'cause we are the best at everything.]]

More seriously though, the Venatari are a pretty [[Awesome|sick looking unit that is surprisingly more restrained with their gold obsession, whilst ditching the helmet and equipping themselves with Emprah approved Aquilon wings.]] Similar to the [[Sanguinary Guard]] in appearance but surprisingly less gaudy. They are often referred to as the Emperor’s ‘Hunting Eagles’, the Custodian Venatari are specialists in neutralizing threats to the Emprah amidst the sprawling towers and spire-tops of the Imperial Palace. Veterans of the Blood Games, their ranks contain those with the proven skill to master the rare and sophisticated flight system and [[Archaeotech Repeater|archaeotech weapons they use.]]

As already mentioned, the Venatari are pretty damned squishy, [[Powergamer|By Custodes standards mind you,]] as they only have [[fail|a 3+ armor save]] (presumably because they wanted to wear comfy pants instead of real armour) and thus, they are designed as a cheaper alternative to the [[Dawneagle Jetbike]] and the [[Gyrfalcon Pattern Jetbike]]. They also come automatically equipped [[Awesome|with blazing with]] [[Kinetic Destroyer]]s [[Miscellaneous Weapons#Tarsus Buckler|and an awesome shield that doubles as a motherfucking Power Axe]] [[AWESOME|and as of November 2020 grants a 2+ armour save (fucking finally) .]] If you want your Venatari to be extra [[Choppa|choppy]], you can equip any of them with the multipurpose [[Power weapon#Venatari Lance|Venatari Lance]] to slice and dice MEQs like Swiss cheese.

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