Warhammer Gender Bias Hobbyists Cancel Subscriptions
Over fifteen gender bias, miniature players have taken their hatred for women in a financial face-off with Games Workshop. The group of hobbyists who are self-acclaimed paid subscribers to the Warhammer 40k tabletop games. have declared war. In retribution for the studio’s mention of a female custodian, these players have canceled their subscriptions and have threatened to boycott the game.
Taking their fury to X, several players express their disgust at the usage of females in the lore. The problem started when an excerpt from the upcoming 10th edition of Codex: Adeptus Custodes revealed a female custodian.
“Custodian Calladayce Taorvalia Kesh stood upon the bridge of a Cobra-class destroyer. Named Vigilant Flame, the warship belonged to the mighty Battlefleet Solar. She lingered in the shadows at the back of the bridge, positioned at a spot where she could observe the actions of every crew member be they in the instrumentation pits, at the armament shrines or — in the case of Shipmaster Lethwyck — stood ramrod straight before his command throne.”
Warhammer Gender Bias Hobbyists Cancel Subscriptions
Another section of the codex seemed to define the gender of the custodian in no uncertain terms.
“Kesh was warned before anyone else aboard, sensing a sudden empyric energy spike coupled with the surge of overpressure and sharp temperature drop that presaged a teleport strike. Her guardian spear was leveled and armed before the first cry of alarm or howl of a klaxon rang through the bridge.”
Filled with rage, the players brought the issue to Games Workshop’s attention. The hobbyists were either expecting an immediate apology from the studio or at least a promise to correct the error. To their dismay, the miniature maker published a confirmation on X that showed that there were no errors in the lore.
To make matters worse, Games Workshop assured the community that female custodians have always been a part of the lore:
“Since the first of the Ten Thousand were created, there have always been female Custodians.”
Notably, no need to cry over spilled milk. Let these hobbyists take their money and go. it only saddens the world to see a bunch of women haters hiding behind a fictional lore. Games Works should probably add a new note to its terms of use:
”The characters of this lore are 100% fictional and shouldn’t be confused with true-to-life issues.”
