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**Riddick40k**

I've had this question for awhile and i'm just getting around to ask it.

For every Codex there is a star named Character that just beats the rest or has done the best for you.

Which named character in every codex is the MVP of that codex and why?

**reds8n**

More of a 40K general query this than background as such so...

**Grey Templar**

Crowe,

Unlocks the best troops you can get and is still decent in CC. all while being priced cheaply

even if he fails to do ANYTHING in the game, he's worth the points.

**SagesStone**

Eldrad for the Eldar codex.
Vulkan for the normal marine codex.

In my opinion.

Eldrad, like the Farseer, is more of a force multiplier, but better at it than the normal Farseers for not to much added onto it. Vulkan is also a force mulitplier, which improves wargear which seems to be needed the most lately due to the supposed meta.

Generally a character who adds onto the army as a whole will be more important and seem better than one that just bashes face well, except for Orks.

**Polonius**

Ghazkull Thraka - One of the best HtH characters in the game, makes a unit of nobs troops, and gives the army a 6" fleet move once per game...

**Hargus56**

Polonius wrote:Ghazkull Thraka - One of the best HtH characters in the game, makes a unit of nobs troops, and gives the army a 6" fleet move once per game...

Don't forget 2+ invulnerable save for his waaagh and 7 WS6 S10 attacks on the charge. Having said that I'm partial to Grotsnik, FnP for 30 boyz, yes please! I really like Zogwort too, 2+D6 poisoned attacks that always wound on a 2+, Warphead powers and the ability that gives a 50% chance to turn your Vulkan or Eldrad into a squig. While it's hard to pick an MVP no doubt Orks are like the '96 Bulls when it comes to big powerful names.

**stalkerzero**

The Monolith....

Oh wait you said named character.

Pick one. Either will do about the same on the field realistically.

**Lucid**

Sly Marbo 65pts, and almost always makes his points back.

I'm thinking the Callidus assassin might be similar. more points, but less risk, more reward

**scubasteve04**

Codex Marines: Vulkan He'stan
Blood Angels: Mephiston
Space Wolves: Njal
Dark Angels: Belial
Grey Knights: Crowe
Orks: Ghaz
CSM: Abaddon
Eldar: Eldrad
Dark Eldar: Vect
Tyranids: Swamlord
Necrons: Deciever
Tau: Farsight
Imperial guard: Marbo

**AlmightyWalrus**

Black Templars are gak outta luck I guess. Meh, I'll say Grimaldus, as he got a friggin' Cathedral in his head and still lived. Although Helbrecht won the space-battle for Armageddon.

*indecisive coma*

**scubasteve04**

I was going to out Grimaldus, but I was unsure if Emperors champion would be considered a character. He is unique is he not? There is only one Emperors champion IIRC.

**AlmightyWalrus**

scubasteve04 wrote:I was going to out Grimaldus, but I was unsure if Emperors champion would be considered a character. He is unique is he not? There is only one Emperors champion IIRC.

Technically there's one per Crusade, so it's not a specific marine at all times. Oh how I wish GW would give us a "Sigismundinor"...

**Tyranid Horde**

AlmightyWalrus wrote:
scubasteve04 wrote:I was going to out Grimaldus, but I was unsure if Emperors champion would be considered a character. He is unique is he not? There is only one Emperors champion IIRC.

Technically there's one per Crusade, so it's not a specific marine at all times. Oh how I wish GW would give us a "Sigismundinor"...

Technically again, there is one per fighting company.

**augustus5**

Baron Sathonyx for DE. I know he doesn't really stack up to most of the other characters mentioned here on paper. He makes hellions troops, not that big a deal, hellions are a unit that I consider not tournament quality. He grants stealth to a unit he is with, again an ability of medium quality. Where the Baron shines is from his ability to give the DE player a +1 to his roll to determine who goes first. All armies benefit greatly from choosing whether to go first or second. It is even more important to a DE player to get to shoot first. DE armor is so fragile that getting a chance to shoot and neutralize some of their enemy's firepower pays dividends. For that reason Baron Sathonyx has a place in any DE list IMO, and is my choice for DE MVP.

**Gavo**

IG: Wow. None of the HQ's, that's for sure. I'm going with Marbo, although I know a lot of people have had much success with Al'Rahem.

**terranarc**

rambo. Combi-upgraded-battlecannon is ridiculous.

**Andilus Greatsword**

Nids: Swarmlord. Obviously.
SW: Either Ragnar or Logan, they succeed in different areas.

**oadie**

Ghazzy, for the reasons already noted (to the point that he needs a third mention).

**JSK-Fox**

Kharn, because he's so fu-BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!! and he kicks the royal shi-SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!!! and he looks cool too!

**Cybronx**

scubasteve04 wrote:Codex Marines: Marneus Calgar
Blood Angels: Mephiston
Space Wolves: Njal
Dark Angels: Belial
Grey Knights: Crowe
Orks: Ghaz
CSM: Abaddon
Eldar: Eldrad
Dark Eldar: Vect
Tyranids: Swamlord
Necrons: Deciever
Tau: Farsight
Imperial guard: Marbo

Fix'd.

**Grey Templar**

Cybronx wrote:
scubasteve04 wrote:Codex Marines: Marneus Calgar
Blood Angels: Mephiston
Space Wolves: Njal
Dark Angels: Belial
Grey Knights: Crowe
Orks: Ghaz
CSM: Abaddon
Eldar: Eldrad
Dark Eldar: Vect
Tyranids: Swamlord
Necrons: Deciever
Tau: Farsight
Imperial guard: Marbo

Fix'd.

Vulkan is INFINITLY more useful and productive then the super expensive beatstick Calgar is.

I would rate Pedro above Calgar and Vulkan above Pedro.

**Movac**

Ones I actually have knowlege of...

BT - Emperor's Champion -90 pts for a pretty decent melee fighter, 50 points for an army wide persistent prefered enemy.

Codex- Lysander - total badass, great troop buffs

BA- Mephiston - great CC character

**Son 0f Dorn**

Darnath Lysander is my MVP. Bolster defenses is always helpful... most of the time, and he's a beast for CC.

Stubborn always helps as well.

And I've also heard good things about Vulkan and Marneus as well.

**econtutor**

+1 for Marbo and +1 for Vulkan.

Those are the only two codex's I know well enough to make a judgment call.

**liam0404**

AlmightyWalrus wrote:
scubasteve04 wrote:I was going to out Grimaldus, but I was unsure if Emperors champion would be considered a character. He is unique is he not? There is only one Emperors champion IIRC.

Technically there's one per Crusade, so it's not a specific marine at all times. Oh how I wish GW would give us a "Sigismundinor"...

Sod that - let's have Sigismund himself coming back! Hell, if Draigo can survive centuries in the Warp, who's to say that big crazy siggy can't do something similar?

**scubasteve04**

I love Lysander, and he is insane in close combat for only 200pts, but I would still rank vulkan higher for his massive army bonuses he confers. I would take twin linked meltas and flamers and THs over stubborn in a heartbeat.

**GCMandrake**

Codex Marines: Vulkan
Blood Angels: Dante
Space Wolves: Njal
Dark Angels: Belial
Grey Knights: Coteaz
Orks: Snikrot
CSM: Kharne
Eldar: Eldrad
Dark Eldar: Baron
Tyranids: Swamlord
Necrons: Deciever
Tau: Farsight
Imperial guard: Strakan

**Jatyu**

For the GK codex Coteaz>Crowe.

Crowe may make purifiers troops but Coteaz makes henchmen troops.

Henchmen are literally the most flexible unit in the entirity of 40k.

And Coteaz is pretty good for 100 pts too.

**Rampage**

IG: Straken, I've caused a lot of pain with him in my command squad, and he's a bargain.

**Lonecoon**

Al'Rahem has won me more games than Marbo, though I mostly use Marbo with vets. The whole "bringing in two blobs and a chimera full of Plasma" really turns the tide of a game.