🚨 FAFO HITS GAMES WORKSHOP – STOCK PLUMMETS After FEMSTODES RETCON VIDEO EXPLODES! 😡🛡️💥
GW’s “always been females” lore BS DROPS – reveal vid BURIED in 10K+ DISLIKES, fans ERUPTING over all-male Custodes RUINED! Shares TANK 12%+ since Jan, billions WIPED? Boycotts, rage-quits… Or GW’s woke gamble BACKFIRES into bankruptcy?!
The BRUTAL market MELTDOWN exposed… 👇
Games Workshop (GW), the British tabletop titan behind Warhammer 40,000, is facing a torrent of fan outrage after confirming female Adeptus Custodes – the Emperor’s elite, genetically perfected bodyguards – in a lore “clarification” tied to new miniatures. Dubbed “Femstodes” by detractors, the reveal has fueled viral YouTube rants claiming the company’s shares are “plummeting” in direct response, with one video titled “Games Workshop stock PLUMMETS in response to Femstodes retcon reveal video” racking up views amid boycott calls. X is flooded with memes and fury, one post quipping, “GW Just released female custodes. The end is nigh.”
GW insists it’s no retcon: Females “always existed” as rare recruits from noble daughters, per a January 16 Warhammer Community article. But skeptics cry foul, pointing to decades of lore portraying Custodes as exclusively male super-soldiers, far beyond Space Marines. Shares of GAW.L have dipped about 12% since early January – from highs near 19,500 GBp in December to 17,170 GBp by January 30 – coinciding with the drama, though executives blame broader market jitters and tout record profits.
The Reveal: New Models, Old Lore?
On January 16, GW’s “New Custodes: Your Questions Answered” addressed backlash to plastic female heads in the Legio Custodes range, unveiled in a New Year Preview. “Some of them are, yes,” the post admits on female Custodes, explaining: Noble sons from patriarchal houses were primary recruits pre-Unification, but “noble daughters could also have been taken” via secretive methods. All are “flawless creations” with no combat disparity.
The accompanying YouTube reveal video was “massacred,” buried under 10,000+ dislikes and rage comments – dubbed “most disliked in Warhammer history” by creators. Videos like ENDYMIONtv’s “UNDER SIEGE” tied it to stock woes, while Spikey Bits hailed “spicy lore shakeup.” Critics argue it contradicts 1987 lore and codexes emphasizing male-only creation from infant boys.
X sentiment boils: “Female custodes undermines the faction’s core concepts,” one user raged. Polls show majority rejection; ArchCast’s math breakdown claims females would decimate recruitment pools.
Key Backlash Points (From X/YouTube/Reddit)
Fan Claims
Lore Retcon
“All-male for 40 years; sudden ‘always existed’ gaslighting”
Model/Video Reception
10K+ dislikes; “Ratioed to oblivion”
Slippery Slope
Fears of female Space Marines next
Boycott Calls
“Don’t consoom; stock will tank”
Stock Slide: Backlash or Business as Usual?
GAW.L peaked near 19,700 GBp in December 2025 but trended down:
Date Range
Close Price (GBp)
Change
Volume Notes
Dec 1-31, 2025
19,630 → 18,920
-3.7%
Steady highs
Jan 2-12, 2026
18,440 → 18,870
+2.3%
Pre-reveal rise
Jan 13-16 (Reveal)
18,650 → 18,770
+0.6%
Jan 16: 316K vol (spike)
Jan 19-30
18,070 → 17,170
-5%
Post-reveal dip
Feb 1 (Latest)
~17,050
-0.7%
Ongoing slide
Total Jan drop: ~12% from 19,000 GBp (Jan 15) to 17,170 GBp. High volume on reveal day (316,801 shares) suggests reaction, but GW announced dividends and half-yearly results January 13 – potentially influencing the Jan 13 low of 18,040 GBp. YouTubers like “Games Workshop Stock DESTROYED” amplify “FAFO” narrative, linking to prior flops like AI art backlash. Analysts note GW’s market cap ~£5.9B, resilient on licensing (Amazon’s 40K series).
Fan Divide: Grimdark Purists vs. Inclusivity Push
Custodes lore: Created from infant nobles via Emperor’s tech, success rate ~0.1% vs. Space Marines’ 1%. Fans argue females – rarer due to breeding math – devalue the “pinnacle of humanity.” Supporters: “Okay start… but female Space Marines next?” GW defenders cite Sisters of Battle/Silence as female outlets, but preview snubs SoS fuel “sidelining” claims.
X top posts: NornQueenKya’s ironic “Female custodes is an okay start” (6K likes); Drone145’s furry allyship against “femstodes” (4K likes). Reddit’s r/40kLore tears apart the “gaslighting.”
GW’s Defense and Road Ahead
GW: “Custodes are not Space Marines” – distinct creation process allows diversity. Models sell via options; no sales data yet. Critics like ArchCast predict doom; optimists eye Henry Cavill’s rumored series.
Half-yearly report (Jan 13) showed profits, but Q3 looms. X: “GW’s stock wiping out gains because of Femstodes.” Plummet? Exaggerated – but backlash bites. As one post warns: “40K is the last stand.”
