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I'd allow it for a proxy, in the same vein as allowing a Demon Prince model to proxy for a Hive Tyrant. It certainly doesn't look like a Tyranid is what I'm getting at.

However, if you were playing Demons and you were using that as a Demon Prince/Greater Demon model (appropriately painted of course) then absolutely I'd be cool with it. Alot of Warhammer's Warp/Demon lore is influenced by Cthulhu mythology in the first place after all.

Totally fine with it. Depending on size it may be a decent gargantuan creature instead...

Traditio wrote:

 Peregrine wrote:

 KaptinBadrukk wrote:
Wings, Lash Whip and Bonesword, pair of boneswords.

Yeah, I'm not seeing that at all. On top of not looking anything like a Tyranid model it isn't at all WYSIWYG.

I also consider this problematic.

He could easily use that as a proxy for a nurgle daemon prince, though, no?

Yeah. Nurgle DP looks right.

Considering I fielded a Chaos Furby in '99, I'd play against it.
However, I agree with those that class C'thulhu as a Nurgle DP.
Or weaponize him up right if he's gotta be Nid.
Or yes, better to have the whole army match him.

Personally I'd then expect you to bring custom rules that use 40K elements in whatever combo matches Great C'thulhu's own army. If he commanded a 40k style force. Lots if Cultists, freaking wierd stuff, etc. Go read the C'thulhu's RPG sources and translate to war gaming. Then contact me, so I can fight you XD.

Master of the Forge wrote:
Considering I fielded a Chaos Furby in '99, I'd play against it.
However, I agree with those that class C'thulhu as a Nurgle DP.
Or weaponize him up right if he's gotta be Nid.
Or yes, better to have the whole army match him.

Personally I'd then expect you to bring custom rules that use 40K elements in whatever combo matches Great C'thulhu's own army. If he commanded a 40k style force. Lots if Cultists, freaking wierd stuff, etc. Go read the C'thulhu's RPG sources and translate to war gaming. Then contact me, so I can fight you XD.

That sounds amazing. Chaos Space Marines CAD with cultists and a dark apostle. Allied detachment with a flying daemon prince of nurgle; add various nurgle daemons to fill in the rest of the points?

 Meatloafwarrior wrote:
Sure, why not? They're just toys.

This. So very this!

Why not? Has an aesthetic going for it similar to venomthrope, lictor and ymargl genestealers.

Though, if you're going to use this ongoing, and its supposed to have boneswords I'd be happier if you could model it with something that looks like swords in its hands.

My Orkz would battle against this if:
- it would count as a big Nurgle demon
or
- your whole Tyranid force looked like Cthulu-esque monsters
or
- you gave it some Tyranid bio-armour and/or Tyranid bio enhancements

Just this among a horde of regular 'Nids however, no.

The only problem I would have is he is not on a GW base for the model you are proxying him as. Outside that you should be good.

I can't judge. I once used an Ork Trukk as a Slaaneshi Daemons Chariot while also using... I think a metal Deff Dread.. as a Slaanesh Greater Daemon.

At least all my Seekers and Daemonettes were the real deal.

If it's on the right-sized base then no problem.

That chuthlu would work as a nurgle demon prince. Or that bigger chap.

Just this among a horde of regular 'Nids however, no.

To each his own I guess, but it always surprises me how seriously some people take pick-up games of toy soldiers.

I would totally play against this as a Hive Tyrant, and no, I would not care if the rest of your army was just plain old 'nids. It might be even cooler if you painted your army to match him, or if you added on some converted bio-amor or something, but really, in almost every case, playing is better than not playing. I just can't see going all the way out to the LGS, unpacking my army and then saying "Oh, I see the colors of your proxy don't match the rest of your army. Good day to you sir!"

TL;DR:

Yes. I would play it. Tell me what it is ahead of time and be consistent about it during the game and we're all good.

I've played against a broken half Defiler counting as a Sicarian Battle Tank, I'll play against anything. I'd play a polar bear.

I don't know the Tyranid codex, but if it is roughly the same size and armed with similar weapons as the Hive Tyrant then it seems fine to me. I would agree that you should finsih painting the base and base it. Glad to see it's mostly painted though. I give folks alot more credit for proxying when the model is painted.

Base sizes matter in 40k but if you don't want to use it just for 40k, basing could be as simple as using some double-sided tape to stick it to the appropriate sized base. If you need a cheap base, check out Proxie models or Renedra.

If I knew you already and you were a friend of mine, yes. if your army was themed around Cthulhu and the like, yes. If you're a stranger without a Cthulhu-themed army, probably not.

It'd be fine if he was armed with pure CC weapons. Don't get annoyed if I ask what he does every ten minutes though!

Sure. I play to have fun. If I wanted to act like middle-management I'd work in an office. Just tell me what it is before-hand. If it seems complicated I can spend all of three seconds writing it down.

I'm much more concerned with rudeness and general neckbearding than I am with whatever goofy model someone wants to use as a proxy.

I'd play against it.

WYSIWYG isn't a rule, it's what's commonly called a "convention" it just makes it easier to tell what is what.

It's a gribbly alien thing with tentacles and wings. It's about as real as a tyranid is going to get (and about twice as real as the contents of some dusty old book).

Tycho wrote:

Just this among a horde of regular 'Nids however, no.

To each his own I guess, but it always surprises me how seriously some people take pick-up games of toy soldiers.

I would totally play against this as a Hive Tyrant, and no, I would not care if the rest of your army was just plain old 'nids. It might be even cooler if you painted your army to match him, or if you added on some converted bio-amor or something, but really, in almost every case, playing is better than not playing. I just can't see going all the way out to the LGS, unpacking my army and then saying "Oh, I see the colors of your proxy don't match the rest of your army. Good day to you sir!"

TL;DR:

Yes. I would play it. Tell me what it is ahead of time and be consistent about it during the game and we're all good.

This^^

Why the hell not? I'd rather play against a nice fellow with unconventional models than a douche-canoe with perfectly compliant models and colours. (I'm assuming you're a nice fellow of course )