Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

So, I saw a thread very similar to this in the 40k section, and thought I'd start it here. Basically, just post what unit or model, is the first to pop into your head when someone mentions a fantasy army..

For me..

Ogre Bulls.. Huge sweaty, nasty, fat mountains of muscle who like to gather up and go stompin things.

Bretonnian knights.. I dont play Brets, but a knight on horseback is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of them.

Saurus, DE assassin, dwarf warrior, gor, chaos warrior, orc boy, VC zombie, TK chariot, skavenslave, dryad, Empire halberdier, bloodletter, HE archer and yea bulls and knights.

Steam Tank for empire

The Chaos Warrior for WoC

Blood Thirster for DoC

Doombull for Beastmen

Hydra for DE

Screaming Bell for Skaven

Black Orcs for OnG

Special Choices in General for HE

When I think Warhammer Fantasy the first thing I think of is a bald, armored, hammer swinging warrior priest.

Grimgork Ironhide closely followed by grom da oldschool punch

A dwarf with an axe!

Warhammer Fantasy in general would be a Warrior Priest.
Wood Elves would be Glade Guard.
Dark Elves would be Witch Elves.
High Elves to me are Eagles.
Bretts are Knights.
Empire are mad pyromaniac fire wizards that set alight to anything that moves.
Lizardmen are Saurus.
Warriors of Chaos are self-explanitory.
Daemons are Bloodletters.
Beasts of Chaos are Minotaurs.
Tomb Kings are Skeletons.
Vampire Counts are Vampires.
Dwarves are short people with beards, loads of armour and battleaxes.
Skaven are Clanrats.
OnG are Orcs.

I think tree men or tree kin for WE.
HE Eagles or Spear men or possibly sea guard.

Other than that Avatar got it.

Well, I'll name my top 5

Warhammer: Warrior Priest, duh
Beastmen: Gors
Warriors of Chaos: Exalted Heroes
Empire: The humble State Troop
Deamons of Chaos: Bloodthirster of Khorne

WoC would definitely be Warriors heroes are nice but the warriors are iconic.
Daemons could be the blood thirster but crushers or letter are more iconic.

For me, its the Slaan floating in the middle of a unit of Temple Guard. Something badass about that...

Wood Elves: Waywatchers
High Elves: Spear Elves in a phalanx
Dark Elves: Witch Elves
Skaven: Clanrats! With attached warpfire throwers.
Warriors of Chaos: Chaos Knights
Daemons of Chaos: Any of the Greater Daemons
Beastmen: Gors.
Orcs: Common Orc boyz.
Goblins: Night Goblins with Fanatics.
Dwarves: Slayers (This was hard as it could have easily been ironbreakers).
Bretonians: Knights of the Realm
Empire: State Troops
Ogres: Ironguts
Lizardmen: Saurus Warriors
Vampire Counts: Skeleton Warriors
Tomb Kings: Chariots.

For the overall game? Hmmmm. I think a Chaos Warrior is a good iconic image.

Dark Elves: Witch Elves
Beastmen: Minotaurs
Lizardmen: Saurus Warriors

For my HE I think Phoenix Guard. Just because of the plumes and such they have.

Lizardmen: Slann, with lightning blazing from his fingertips..

For Empire, it would have to be the lowly state troopers. For OnG, Goblins.

I think of Giants, Dragons, and the like. I love that I've come back to fantasy and all these new shiny monsters are being released!

Well I don't really have iconic units but more like, iconic races.
Those races, for me, would be: Dwarfs, Orcs & Goblins and Empire and maybe Warriors of Chaos.