EXCLUSIVEIt's Wokehammer! Games Workshop engulfed in gender row with fans after it said Warhammer squadron that was previously thought of as men-only has 'always had females'

Games Workshop engulfed in gender row with Warhammer squadron fans

Bosses behind the Warhammer game have introduced a female character to one of their most…

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A ‘woke‘ gender row has broken out among Games Workshop fantasy fans after women were added to an army squadron for the first time.

Bosses behind the Warhammer game have introduced a female character to one of its most popular table-top battalions whose devotees include film star Henry Cavill.

But some men are furious at the move, insisting that the ‘Adeptus Custodes’ brigade has always been all-male and any changes should have been done differently.

The company was directly questioned on X, formerly Twitter, by a follower asking: ‘Why did you make female custodes?’

The official Warhammer account responded by posting: ‘Since the first of the Ten Thousand were created, there have always been female Custodians.’

Warhammer umbrella firm Games Workshop has announced for the first time that women were part of its popular ‘Adeptus Custodes’ brigade

Henry Cavill is an avid gamer and has signed up to star in Warhammer screen adaptations

Warhammer toys are at the centre of a new gender row after Games Workshop gave its update

The official Warhammer account was challenged over the latest update on X, formerly Twitter

A new edition of Warhammer 40,000 fantasy fiction introduces a character named ‘Custodian Calladyce Taurovalia Kesh’ – and using female pronouns for her.

Long-time fans say it is the first time a woman has been part of the gold-clad Adeptus Custodes squad – with an online backlash breaking out in response…