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 Overread wrote:
Expose him to Red Sonja, Alien 1 and other assorted films from the 80s with strong female leads (yes yes RS is a bit corny by modern standards). If that fails well then there's probably no helping him and he should be purged of the chaos taint within him with the the most holy of fires!

If it fails you can try a few other action movies like Kill Bill, or the absolutely magnificent jewel of cinema that is Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41.
If that still isn't enough, show him A gun for Jennifer. And then show him that this isn't just fiction (relevant extracts at 12:20 and at 17:35. Beware, discussion of rape and images of rapists that were literally burned alive).

Religious fanatics who like to burn things - what's not to like?

Same reason I played Menoth (specifically Feora) in WARMACHINE :-)

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 Overread wrote:
Expose him to Red Sonja, Alien 1 and other assorted films from the 80s with strong female leads (yes yes RS is a bit corny by modern standards). If that fails well then there's probably no helping him and he should be purged of the chaos taint within him with the the most holy of fires!

If it fails you can try a few other action movies like Kill Bill, or the absolutely magnificent jewel of cinema that is Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41.
If that still isn't enough, show him A gun for Jennifer. And then show him that this isn't just fiction (relevant extracts at 12:20 and at 17:35. Beware, discussion of rape and images of rapists that were literally burned alive).

Two lines, three vastly different emotional journeys.

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 Overread wrote:
Expose him to Red Sonja, Alien 1 and other assorted films from the 80s with strong female leads (yes yes RS is a bit corny by modern standards). If that fails well then there's probably no helping him and he should be purged of the chaos taint within him with the the most holy of fires!

If it fails you can try a few other action movies like Kill Bill, or the absolutely magnificent jewel of cinema that is Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41.
If that still isn't enough, show him A gun for Jennifer. And then show him that this isn't just fiction (relevant extracts at 12:20 and at 17:35. Beware, discussion of rape and images of rapists that were literally burned alive).

He's only 10 years old! Thanks for the suggestions though.

I don't play Sisters (waiting for plastic ones), but I've always absolutely loved the look of the Exorcist. It's by far my favorite Rhino variant.

SG

For me it was the over all themes as others have expressed but also the realization of how common they are in the setting. Almost every Imperium world would have at least a squad or two of them. They are far more common than Astartes and I really wish they got the support to show that.

ServiceGames 764750 10178532 wrote:I don't play Sisters (waiting for plastic ones), but I've always absolutely loved the look of the Exorcist. It's by far my favorite Rhino variant.

SG

Totally awesome model. Only in 40k would they dream up something like this!

 ServiceGames wrote:
I don't play Sisters (waiting for plastic ones), but I've always absolutely loved the look of the Exorcist. It's by far my favorite Rhino variant.

SG

And yet we get sisters players who hate it and swear by the forge world version which is nothing but a whirlwind...ugh...must resist... urge to salt...

After my first army, I choose armies based on playing styles that I want to experience.
Orks, I can go horde or mek walkers (Deffdreads, Kanz, and 'Nauts)
Blood Angels I have Death Company and scouts.
I'm building the Sisters to be a MSU Tank army, and I expect to always have at least 5 Immolators and 2 Exorcists on the board.

 Giantwalkingchair wrote:

 ServiceGames wrote:
I don't play Sisters (waiting for plastic ones), but I've always absolutely loved the look of the Exorcist. It's by far my favorite Rhino variant.

SG

And yet we get sisters players who hate it and swear by the forge world version which is nothing but a whirlwind...ugh...must resist... urge to salt...

The Faith of those sister players is not strong enough.

 ServiceGames wrote:
I don't play Sisters (waiting for plastic ones), but I've always absolutely loved the look of the Exorcist. It's by far my favorite Rhino variant.

SG

I have several - its lovely

Faith, Zealotry and a ruthless dedication to the Emperor are among three of the reasons.

For me it's mainly the aesthetic. They are really the last Gothic element left in 40k. Black Templars hung on there for a little while, but have faded and are now basically just another marine army. Dark Angels are the next closest thing left to a Gothic army, but they have lost a ton of flavor in their look over the last few editions too. All that is left is Sisters.
The religion, spires, and just overly decorative look used to be a pretty big 40k element, look at the old Imperial Battlefleet Gothic stuff. Imperial ships look like cathedrals in space. The injection of Primaris has made the core of imperial armies too futuristic looking for me, so Sisters are the only Imperials I collect, well some assassins too. IMO they have the most flavor.

Here's hoping the new Sisters designs keep going in the direction they seem to be (still waiting on the vehicle looks) and it carries over to the rules .