& we're back with...
THE BEARDIEST
THE CHEESIEST
THE MOST GROSSLY OVERPOWERED
40K ARMY
EVER!
I warn out, you might want to have children and people with heart conditions leave the room cause this... this is just over the top.
You thought your mutants with metallic bodies, teleport and fire breath was gross?
You thought the squat guildmaster on a hoverboard with a heavybolter who hits you an infinite number of times was abusive?
You ain't seen nothing yet.
Prepare yourself for...
THE IMPERIAL GUARD?
Yes.
The Imperial Guard.
This by the way is an ad for the 10 UKP (20 US$) box of them. 36
IG, including heavy weapons.
I never got a chance to buy them.
Anyway you're wondering why they're so cheesey? Here's why.
do you see it now?
Let me 'splain. This army list introduces the mighty auxilery grenade launcher. Fair enough right? Underbarrel
GLs have been part of modern arsenals since the Vietnam war, it only makes sense the
IG should be able to buy them right?
Well then look at the grenades a squad can buy.
Yeah some tangle foot grenades might be nice to slow down those charging orks. Or maybe some plasma grenades to ruin a marine's day.
Or you could spend 25 points to get vortex grenades. 200 points for 10 guardsmen, 10 to givem them all
GLs, 250 to give them all vortex grenades... can you say win on turn one?
Other than that
IG haven't changed much over the years.
OK beastmen are gone.
As are jump pack assault squads with 2 las pistols.
Yeah, and thudd guns.
Yeah Land Raiders and Rhinos are now Marine-only.
And human bombs, though honestly they're not quite as funny these days
But other than that, the
IG are still flak wearing, las gun totting grunts.
Other than tanks, which came in 2nd edition most of the staples are already here. Rough riders, ogyrn, ratlings, tech priests and commissars are all introduced in this issue.
So with no further ado here is a gallery of classic
IG!
The army list came with cartoony drawings for each unit. Anyone recognize the artist, he looks familiar, another 2000AD alumnus?
Everyone loves the commissars
And the tech priests
I love the old Rome meets WWII officers
I was so glad to get the Adeptus Mech back in the 3.5 codex
Still going strong!
Command section
Tac, heavy and assault squads.
Well I guess we can always use Kroot rules for...
oh... never mind then.
Looking sharp
I can't beleive these guys survived while squats didn't
Penitent squad & human bombs
And finally I leave you with an ad for the Orc's Nest
They've showed up in every issue so far, I remember them from 80s issues of Dragon too. Anyone ever go there? Are they still around?