Wired4War Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Obviously traitor marines are the furthest you can get from the First Legion as they are the most loyal of all the Emperor's creations. But I mean in terms of gameplay and theme. I have quite a large collection of Dark Angels including a good variety of each "wing," but they are my first and only army. I'm thinking about starting a second army for variety's sake and having trouble figuring out what I would build/paint/play that would be most different from Dark Angels. With 3 different play styles and color schemes, the Dark Angels seem to cover everything but "cheap hordes" maybe? Does anyone else collect something besides DA that they feels gives them a different perspective on the game? I'm going back and forth between something completely different like a Xenos force, or something complimentary like Guard or Knights so I could mix and match with my DA. Thoughts? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFromSam Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I have guard, knights, and nids. Knights are some of my favorite models. They dont get used often, but there for a little bit the cerastus was running around just for the rule of cool. (Painted him white and red, and ran him with as many other deathwing dreads as I could fit.) The guard blobs are a pain to paint, but complete the DA visually, and gamewise. Nids... I have them, played two games with them... I'm just too much of a sucker for the 1st legion. However, if you're looking for the opposite of DA, this is it. You can paint them any color. Where DA have smoke and stone they have drool and slime. Trading Bleached bone, for bone hooks as it were. Wired4War 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5016960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevak Dal Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) What about Tyranids? Dark Angels are a primarily shooting army, and Tyranids would give you flesh and chiten to paint and be a close combat focused army. Edited February 22, 2018 by Trevak Dal Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5017111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Lightstar Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Dark Eldar are a very different play style and experience to marines and they have a new book coming out in the next *few* weeks. Rik Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5017169 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamingDeth Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 The opposite of Dark Angels are clearly Light Angels! Alternatively, orks. I mean they’re still green (usually, though I’ve seen some creative non green orks), but I can’t think of anything more different for play style. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5017170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Res Ipsa Loquitur Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 The opposites of Angels are clearly Daemons. Female Daemons, really. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5017314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1soul Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 The "Traitors" are really just freedom fighters in tune with the universe ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5017335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeChisler Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 To scratch the modeling and hobby itch I have a variety of Imperial models loosely put together with an Inquisitor. The core troops I'm using are Deathwatch, the background fits a soup orientated approach. It let's you buy interesting models and still have a framework in which you can play them. A nice easy formation is 3 assasins + a HQ I've gone for 2 vindicare's and a celexusus + Greyfex Another 1 could be 3 custodes shield Captains on bikes If you balance it out you can have some great games with these sort of things and there's nothing stopping you mixing it in with your DA + your not committed to 1 faction and can indulge in some of the superb miniatures available. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5017502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulf Vengis Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 The Space Wolves run a entirely different "ship" compared to their cloaked cousins. Where the sons of the Lion are somewhat rigid and well disciplined in their doctrine and lifestyle the sons of the Wolf are seemingly feral and wild. I've always felt the two chapters compliment each other perfectly on the tabletop. Where the wolves are mid-frontline aggressive the dark angels are mid-frontline supportive. The same can be said the other way as well. The wolves can be the perfect support group for a dark angels frontal assault. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5017919 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornestar Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) Can we please stop with the "Light Daemons are secret loyalists lololol" memes? They're getting soooo old, and are totally not funny. Edited February 23, 2018 by Juggernut BLACK BLΠFLY 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5017940 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalpynock Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 World Eaters? White and blue being the opposite of black and red? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5018372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired4War Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 So many good ideas, but so hard to pull the trigger when I could buy more Dark Angels... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5020999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
helterskelter Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Do fallen, when 50% of your legion goes traitor there's your polar opposite. And they'll double as heresy era DA. Just don't trade siege tanks for favours. Or use aliens that possess creepy children to get around the galaxy quicker. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5021057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkhanist Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Greenwing are one of the better power armour gunline armies (plaaaasma), deathwing cover the expensive elites and ravenwing cover the fast, shooty and fragile side. While guard are fun and horde-y and would ally well, I think they may play a little too close to greenwing in particular to really be a radical playstyle break. I think it'd be a nice break painting wise to avoid power armour armies, which narrows the list somewhat. Knights would certainly scratch that 'big project' itch if you wanted something to ally in. Other than that, xenos is the way to go I think. Orks are somewhat lackluster absent the codex for now, but they're certainly about as far from dark angels as you can get for style, but you're probably sick of painting green... Nids would be a huge change for painting and playstyle, and have a lot of viable ways to build from gaunt hordes to big bugs. Plus you can do genestealer cult allies which are just sneaky buggers, and even some brood brother guard if you fancy a leman russ or two... Some variant of Eldar could be interesting, and certainly more glass cannon than you're used to, but might not be a massive break from ravenwing to play. So for the biggest break in playstyle and painting with a lot of options to explore, I'd personally go nids and/or genestealer cult. Go from saving humanity to trying to eat it... Wired4War 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5021246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbaeza94 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I vote nids. I love mine. Very different style of play. Just tedious to paint Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5021665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishagu Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Orks imo, are very good in 8th even as a simple Index army. Tau are pretty different from Marine armies, imo. New codex around the corner. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5021686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spafe Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I'd say nid cult, they are very different play style to all wings, and you can then always ally in some guard that go with both armies. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5021707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Raziel Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I'm going with Pale Demons as the opposite of Dark Angels. For variety, I've got Imperial Guard, and Grey Knights, but they haven't really seen much play since 4th ed. Loved me the old Codex: Daemonhunters. The follow up Codex: Grey Knights, not so much. I used to have a Chaos Army that represented a renegade chapter that I was pretty happy with it, but I literally lost it. I've currently got a bunch of Chaos stuff I've been meaning to throw together from the 8th ed starter set, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Maybe March with be my Chaos month! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5021860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxxon the Dragoon Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) Opposite of Dark Angels? Blood Ravens. Dark Angels are a loyalist legion that is secretly traitor. While Blood Ravens are loyalist from a traitor legion (Thousand Suns) thats secretly loyal (and like to steal all kinds of artifacts, like custodes armor). http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/645/499/9b5.png But if you are looking for a different gameplay style, then probably guard, tau or tyranids. Guard is all about drowning your opponent with the blood of your own men. Tau is static gunlines while crisis suits rain from the sky, and Tyranids is mostly about completely overrunning your opponent with genestealers because thats been the only viable unit the codex has consistently had. Edited February 28, 2018 by Saxxon the Dragoon BLACK BLΠFLY 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/344675-opposite-of-dark-angels/#findComment-5021878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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