templargdt Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Man I am so excited. Sounds like a sisters of battle box release as well. Incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Adelard Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Hopefully with some decent savings, we're going to need them! templargdt 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sete Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Good news is that we will all get a box :) templargdt and painting.for.my.sanity 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneTrueZon Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Give me our holy hand grenade back. Or did that already happen. I'm VERY behind on rules. My last game in person was some Kill Team in December of 2019. Haven't looked at the core book or anything else since, however I have been painting I am also glad I can finally speak of something that has held my faith through 2020. On that very same December after said game of Kill Team I had the pleasure of meeting Jonathan Hartman, who I met by chance at the FLGS I had been frequenting since my other mainstay had closed due to greedy landlords (RIP Aero Hobbies). After complementing me on my Templars he said that I would be "very happy with what's coming", showed me some photos of him and Maxime Corbeil playing a game with Jes Goodwin, and then said that he'd been through the design studio and that, I, as a Templar player, had MUCH to look forward to. I didn't think that getting assault marines was what he meant, and so I have kept vigil and now my faith is finally rewarded. Kastor Krieg 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Adelard Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 We got the holy hand grenade back as a strat for a while. But, it wasn't great, I think it's still legal in Open play, bit nowhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banjulhu Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Good news is that we will all get a box They say we are getting a box but I bet when it's opened it will just turn out to be a bunch of Ultramarines and an Inquisitor that went messing a couple of thousand years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urkh Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 I think the pose is a little off for me, but ultimately: Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sete Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Replace the rock for a severed head. Pose is awesome. templargdt 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchomatic Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Brothers. Our faith has been rewarded. This model is glorious. Rules change. Rules don’t really matter. Models are forever. What a beautiful primaries reimagining of the old Emperor’s Champion. Is it perfect? No. But how could it be. The old model was the single best marine ever produced. The pose. The stance. The fist. Iconic. Literally any model would be not as good as that. We really need to remember this. You can’t improve on perfection. What you can do is pay homage to your past whilst moving into the future and they did that in spades. This is a new iconic pose. A new iconic champion. His hand curling in rage as he strides forward shining the emperor’s light from the black sword held high. His footfalls the herald of doom for the unclean. He wears the armor of faith, imbued with the power of the Emperor. He wears no Aquila, he needs no sign of the Emperor for he is the sign of the Emperor. The Emperor’s wrath made flesh has descended to purge the universe of the mutant, the xenos, the witch, the heretic. Nothing can stand before the righteous zeal embodied here. Rejoice for the eternal crusade is at hand! Sete, Kastor Krieg, templargdt and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastor Krieg Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Trust in the Emperor at the hour of battle.Trust to Him to intercede and protect his warriors trueas they deal death on alien soil.Turn their seas to red with the blood of the slain.Crush their hopes, their dreams.And turn their songs into cries of lamentation.+ I HAD TRUST AND HE HATH INTERCEDE. + Trignama, Sete and templargdt 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Loss Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Look forward to getting my hands on him. Hopefully they show the launch box soon - time for me to start planning out how I'm going to approach this scheme! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trignama Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Notice too it says LAUNCH BOX, not patrol box, but LAUNCH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJyo Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Oof gonna need multiples of that launch box, not for the characters but for the crusaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9x19 Parabellum Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) I thought it said Lunch Box at first. The only thing I dislike is the laurel wreath. The fact that it is raised up off the top of his head makes it look like a set of horns instead of laurel wreath. As for rules....I'm hoping something along the lines of ignores invuln saves on any turn in which their super doctrine is active possibly only against characters if that is to be his schtick. Edited August 9, 2021 by 9x19 Parabellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
templargdt Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 I thought it said Lunch Box at first. The funny part about this is that I could easily see GW doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Laeroth Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 I know who, but he aint telling Spill the beans! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerman Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Great reveal today. Not sure on the tabard, but overall a great reveal! Can’t wait to see what more is on the horizon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Talarian Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I wonder if they’ll be trickling things throughout the week, or if we’ll need to wait for next Monday to see the next new model(s)! In any case, our faith has been rewarded, brothers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayrich131 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 It's a 10, it's a bloody 10. Anyone who says otherwise is a heretic. All the lore-nudges that people have mentioned are 1 reason. The perfect balance of zealous iconography and large, exposed panels. The first-born aesthetic with the primaris modernisation and scale. And the single best part of the entire model is the sword. They took a huge gamble to rotate it but it makes so much sense, visually and logically. If you are holding your sword up as an emblem of glory, why wouldn't you turn it sideways to intimidate your foes and encourage your army. It's like he is holding up a holy crucifix but at the same time showing off the blade he is about to use to slice off the enemy captain's head. And the rock... I am so sick of rocks, but in this case it doesn't take anything away from the glorious model which speaks volumes of how good the model is. When I first saw it I thought "hmmmm...", Second time I thought "mmmm"... Then the third time I thought "mmmhmm" at this point I'm just sitting here nodding my head, listening to O Fortuna and humming mhmhmhmhmhmh Trignama, BLACK BLΠFLY and Sword Brother Adelard 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gederas Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 .... I'm going to be painting another black armoured marine army, aren't I? :lol: Jayrich131 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayrich131 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I forgot to mention the best thing about the sword. I love the old model but if you look at the sword it has a 2 handed hilt and yet the blade is only that of a short sword. On the new sword the proportions are much better and more realistic. The sword blade is a bit longer and the hilt is suitable for 1 and a half hands. This type of sword has many names but perhaps the one most would recognise is a 'bastard sword'. The purpose of this is that it has the benefits of a short sword, being able to wield it one-handedly and for quick, nimble movements. Or, you can grasp it with both hands for a heroic strike, delivering a devastating blow to the enemy that shears through heavy armor. Now for me, this is perfect for the EC. In ordinary combat he swings it around fighting off a dozen lesser foes, then when he catches sight of an enemy hero or monster, he charges forward and swings it with the might of both arms, dealing a mortal wound to an enemy much larger than him. It would be absolutely amazing if his attack profile reflected this. If he had a multi-swing profile and a heroic swing profile that would just be too perfect for this sword design. Gederas 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gederas Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) I forgot to mention the best thing about the sword. I love the old model but if you look at the sword it has a 2 handed hilt and yet the blade is only that of a short sword. On the new sword the proportions are much better and more realistic. The sword blade is a bit longer and the hilt is suitable for 1 and a half hands. This type of sword has many names but perhaps the one most would recognise is a 'bastard sword'. The purpose of this is that it has the benefits of a short sword, being able to wield it one-handedly and for quick, nimble movements. Or, you can grasp it with both hands for a heroic strike, delivering a devastating blow to the enemy that shears through heavy armor. Now for me, this is perfect for the EC. In ordinary combat he swings it around fighting off a dozen lesser foes, then when he catches sight of an enemy hero or monster, he charges forward and swings it with the might of both arms, dealing a mortal wound to an enemy much larger than him. It would be absolutely amazing if his attack profile reflected this. If he had a multi-swing profile and a heroic swing profile that would just be too perfect for this sword design. Thank you for pointing that out, I was wondering why I liked the sword much better, the proper proportions compared to the marine's size. Also: You're a bit off regarding the sword and how it's used. A hand-and-a-half/"bastard" sword would have the second hand gripping on the pommel as well as the hilt. The new Champion's Black Sword is actually a proper Longsword, as the handle is two-hand lengths and the pommel is below the second hand, the image of the Champion about to slam the Necrons is pretty clear with that: Note how the edge of the pommel is clearly below his right hand. (also yes: A Longsword is actually held with two hands on the hilt, not what D&D+all fantasy games based on it tells you about it being a one-handed weapon) Edited August 10, 2021 by Gederas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLŒ FLY Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Here’s the two models side by side for comparison… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvih Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 At least now you know he's a HQ since he got a rock to put his foot on! Shamansky, redmapa, Shadowshand and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trignama Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I can't see enough of that damn model lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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