Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 8 hours ago, Karhedron said: It has not been specified as far as I know. But he does get severely beaten by Angron at the end of the final Arks of Omen book to the point that if Johnson hadn't saved him, he would have been a smear on the landscape. Assuming he had not already crossed the Rubicon before the book, I think that will probably be the reason. To be fair, getting smacked down by Angron is a suitably heroic way to retire FB Dante and give us the Primaris version. It’s hard to say if he’s primaris or FB at that point, but I think it highly likely the simple fact his wounds from DoB haven’t healed would be enough justification. imagine how epic Dante would be though if he fought angron while still bleeding out from months or years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindhamster Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 15 minutes ago, Inquisitor_Lensoven said: It’s hard to say if he’s primaris or FB at that point, but I think it highly likely the simple fact his wounds from DoB haven’t healed would be enough justification. imagine how epic Dante would be though if he fought angron while still bleeding out from months or years ago. The article stated he crossed the rubicon and that his armour is now modified mkX, the little animation has his body get broke and then restored. he is primaris, he just seems to be in the weird spot of being the only character with no detail at all on how or why it has changed as last we saw, he didn’t cross due to risks. painting.for.my.sanity, Sea Creature and DemonGSides 2 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyslugger Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Maybe, because his release is allegedly due to a model being shipped accidentally, they haven't had chance to explain how things have developed. I found his announcement strange compared to others, they didn't even discuss his rules. Inquisitor_Lensoven and VanDutch 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindhamster Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 His model Is shown in the new arks of omen book, so it was always planned this way. im kind of hoping it’s going to be covered in another luis Dante book by me Haley tbh painting.for.my.sanity, Arkangilos, Noserenda and 2 others 4 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyslugger Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Sorry, I meant there is usually a build up and a little shouting from the GW marketing team before a new model is released and they preview some of the models rules (IRC). I didn't see this with the Dante model but could have missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindhamster Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 They did do a preview as part of releasing the rules pdf. The approach definitely got ruined due to the leak though happyslugger 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont-Be-Haten Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I was not able to get the lord regent. Gonna wait and see towards the end of the month. Blindhamster 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 5 hours ago, Blindhamster said: The article stated he crossed the rubicon and that his armour is now modified mkX, the little animation has his body get broke and then restored. he is primaris, he just seems to be in the weird spot of being the only character with no detail at all on how or why it has changed as last we saw, he didn’t cross due to risks. I’m sure there will be a new book. dante 2: electric boogaloo Emperor Ming, Sea Creature and Spyros 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittlePlasticHomies Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Looks like some of the LGSs delayed putting them up until today to avoid scalpers. Just grabbed mine - good luck all! Karhedron and happyslugger 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alternis Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Here’s my take on why Dante’s crossing has been handled the way it has when you look at his time window and the random release of the sanguinary guard dice I feel blood angels was going to get a much larger release with a refresh, Dante may have been part of that refresh, but the time window may have gotten screwy and Dante had to be released when he did. I think the sanguinary dice are a clear indicator of a much bigger BA refresh that just didn’t happen, but we are likely to see it very early in 10th after Space Marines & Tyranids VanDutch, Aarik and ZeroWolf 2 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfTheLion Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I'd say it's a reasonable prediction that Sanguinary Guard will get redone, as they're likely to be the unit he attaches to. Aarik and HolyPestilience 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhavien Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I hope he isn't bound to just hang around with sang guard. That would be a bit repetitive if I have to bring this combo every time I want to run Dante. Arkangilos, Inquisitor_Lensoven and HolyPestilience 1 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Creature Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 I wouldn’t be surprised if he can join Vanguard Veterans. Inquisitor_Lensoven 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spagunk Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Oh man, I am extremely unhappy that the head is 3 pieces (4 if you count the halo). Spyros 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 3 hours ago, Spagunk said: Oh man, I am extremely unhappy that the head is 3 pieces (4 if you count the halo). I have just built mine and the head goes together surprisingly easily. In fact the whole model was one of the best I have built. The pieces go together snugly with no gaps and also no ambiguity about the correct alignment. As I posted in another thread, the head is in 3 pieces to allow them to pack a lot of fine concave detail into a small space. It would be hard to mould the head in one piece as you would not be able to get the deep grooves with fine detail between the helmet and the laurels. It is just an artefact of the injection moulding process. Oxydo, DemonGSides, Sea Creature and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) Appreciate the model is out of stock, but as it is now on general release this thread has ran its course. Further discussion can be found in the Blood Angels sub-forum Edited April 24, 2023 by Jolemai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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