Aquilon Pattern Terminator Armour

Aquilon Pattern Terminator Armour is a variant pattern of Terminator Armour uniquely designed to operate in conjunction with the physiology of the Adeptus Custodes, the elite cadre of genetically-engineered transhuman warriors who are responsible for guarding the Imperial Palace and the physical body of the Emperor of Mankind. The origins of the Aquilon Pattern lie with the Cataphractii Terminator suits of the ancient Space Marine Legions, but the Aquilon Pattern possesses far greater power capacity and customised neuro-fibre uplinks which it is said were redesigned by the mind of the Emperor Himself for His elite forces.

History
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 would also be adapted for Legio Custodes use. The first pattern developed was what became known as Aquilon Pattern Terminator Armour. Advancing yet further upon the Cataphractii Terminator Armour patterns, the Aquilon Pattern took 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 was fitted with additional integrated power systems and capacitors which make up for some of the limitations of the origin-pattern. This allowed 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 lacked. The use of Aquilon Terminator armour was only utilised on those rare occasions when it was required for the Legio Custodes to operate under extreme conditions designated as "Zone Mortalis" or when they were required to storm a breach during an assault. In such operations, the Custodians were 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 for mobile heavy firepower.

Gallery
 File:Tharanatoi_Trio_Aquilon_Termis.png|A trio of Tharanatoi arrayed in Aquilon Pattern Terminator Armour and armed with Infernus Firepikes CustodianTerminators.jpg|Three Terminators of the Tharanatoi in Aquilon Pattern Terminator Armour File:AquilonTerminatorsFirepikes02.jpg|Close-up details of an Aquilon Terminator's formidable panoply of war including Solerite Power Talons and an Infernus Firepike File:AquilonTerminators01.jpg|An Aquilon Terminator Squad armed with Solerite Power Gauntlets and Twin-linked Andrathic Destructors File:AquilonTerminatorsFirepikes01.jpg|An Aquilon Terminator Squad armed with Solerite Power Talons and Infernus Firepikes File:AquilonTerminatorsFirepikes03.jpg|An Aquilon Terminator Squad marches into battle

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