How uniform are the Skitarii?

[Panzerkopf]

I'm in the planning stages for a Skitarii army and I was wondering just how uniform they all would look. My plan calls for buying a large number of models that look the same and then buying a few that look different to add some variety. Since I imagine every trooper looks a bit different due to their augmetics, I think this could work and there's fluff evidence for this in "Titanicus". However, you could argue that they would all look the same; "indistinguishable cogs in a great machine".

[Gaz1858]

I would go with your initial thought of making them all different. From what i rememeber in Titanicus the descriptions never sounded the same. Sure there were similarites but essentially id think each one would vary slightly from the next.

[WarInHeaven]

give them al red cloths or ropes, weapons build into the arms and the adeptus mechanicus sign on there chest or head

everything else is yours to choose, bassicly

[Mustalid]

There is a picture of them in one of the older Imperial Guard codex, third I think. They don't look very cool in that one though. My advice is: Don't worry about it, as long as they look suitably techy with built in weapons, eyepieces whatever, they'll be fine. PLUS - If you want to come up with your own rules, I'd just count them as a normal Imperial Guard squad with carapace armor and Feel No Pain.

[son of sanguinus]

in titanicus one of the tempestus rematks that the invicta skitarii "are barbariens so unlike our own"(rough quote )

so im quessing that they would differ fron legio to legio and forge to forge.

[Guardian Paru]

I've also been brainstorming skitarii an found that forge world models of renegade ogryn are by far the best to represent them because there over muscled brainless teched out machines that don't wear alot of armour because of there built in systems

 

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[Sawtooth]

I think they're very different. Remember that the original Forge Worlds were created from expeditions sent during warp storm lulls by the Mechanicus on Mars, and had thousands of years to develop differently on their own. Their armies should have diverged in the same way that normal human armies diverged on their isolated worlds. So even the original Forge Worlds probably had very different uniforms and configurations.

 

I also take in to account that individual leaders within the Mechanicus have their own specialties and approaches. So it makes perfect sense for a master Genitor to have 'roided up superfreaks and clone troops (don't tell the Ecclessiarchy we're doing that), or a master of cybernetics to have a servitor army with bizarre cutlery welded on to their faces.

 

This is why I like Skitarii armies, people often let their inner mad-scientist run free. I say go nuts with your idea, it's a good one.

[Gaz1858]

I've also been brainstorming skitarii an found that forge world models of renegade ogryn are by far the best to represent them because there over muscled brainless teched out machines that don't wear alot of armour because of there built in systems

 

Dont confuse Skitarii with Servitors. Skitarii are not mindless. They are juiced up killing machines that can communicate with the tech priests in binary but can also think for themselves

[Guardian Paru]

yeah with built in combat protocols. they in all terms are servitors that follow a program built into them to kill there enemies and protect the titans. the only difference is that they can survive alot longer than a simple combat servitor.

[talos402000]

Skittarii are NOT lobotomized human robots. They are cybernetic-warriors, the elite of the Mechanicus conventional forces, and are well able to think for themselves.

Indeed, the Mechanicus has many different warrior groups, such as the Skittarii, the various Tech-Cultists (such as Electro-priests), Secutor warrior-priests, heavily-armed and armored Praetorian war-servitors, lightly armed combat servitors, the Tech-Guard, the veteran Tech-Guard Hyspaptists, the Saggitarians (Tech-Guards heavy-weapon speacilists), and last but not least, the Explorators, clad in Pioneer enviromental-armor and armed with and avanced Lumen-staves.

[Hyaenidae]

In titanicus, the chapter's due and soul hunter, the skitarrii are described as bestisal, almost tribal in decoration, but loaded down with the best arms and tech the AdMech can provide. And fully capable of rational, independent thought. A heavy mix of bionics (obviously), with a touch of fur cloaks and tooth necklaces, will give you the look you're searching for.

[Imperialis_Dominatus]

Titanicus provided differences between the Orestes and Invicta. The Invicta were pretty cool (fur capes with feather lining). As an aside, I loved that book purely for the part where

Sonne is trying to sneak into the Diagnosticae and his servitors start rattling their sabres (I have an automatic grenade launcher).

[Alexos]

I'd say that each world has its own flavor of skitarii, but every skitarii on that planet wear the same uniform

[SquigBait]

I agree that from forge to forge they would be different. You get different descriptions of the Skitarii from book to book, though each force would tend to be fairly uniform to itself. I certainly would not expect that they would be a rabble of techno-barbarians, but rather each forge having a destinct style with their own particular details. The vast majority of conversions I see use the High Elf Archer legs with the Cadian torsos. I too will be using High Elf legs, though I am going to use the scale armored ones for a heavier look to them. My reasoning for this is that this particular group goes to generally more hostile environments/regions and are more likely to see combat. Game wise they are carapace armored Stormtroopers with Hellguns and fill the same battlefield role, they simply have different armor.

[Godhead]

I'm new to the ad mech, but mine are going to use the necron warrior bodies with tassels and cloaks green stuffed on, guard head and arms to bring that little touch of humanity to them.

[Dr_Khorazin]

I always thought of them being different based on the whims of thier masters (and forge world traditions), with some very uniform while others literally 'optimised' individualy over time and battle. Until GW comes out with some models (and even then) you can't go wrong. :)

[Verythrax Draconis]

I believe they would be different for each FW, but the same inside the same regiment. As methodical as the AdMechs are, HW teams would all be the same between themselves, same for standard troops, etc. Think about an assembly line :)

[Eddie Orlock]

I've often imagined them as looking a little like the Borg. Uniform utilitarian carapace/jumpsuit with a diverse yet uniformly dense set of augmetics affixed.

[Captain Juan Juarez]

Titanicus provided differences between the Orestes and Invicta. The Invicta were pretty cool (fur capes with feather lining). As an aside, I loved that book purely for the part where

Sonne is trying to sneak into the Diagnosticae and his servitors start rattling their sabres (I have an automatic grenade launcher).

 

Especially the percentages bit!