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If Old Zogwort tries to turn the leader of a command squad into a squig, can his bodyguard transform instead? If not, will the bodyguard still sacrifice himself to save his new squig leader?

The bodyguard can only take wounds off of a commander, so no, this wouldn't work, as the spell doesn't cause a wound.

Fearspect wrote:The bodyguard can only take wounds off of a commander, so no, this wouldn't work, as the spell doesn't cause a wound.

What about the second question?

No, your questions are the same. The bodyguard cannot become, or sacrifice himself to become a Squig, as Look Out, Arghh only works when the Commander suffers wounds. Zogwort's Curse does not cause wounds.

My second question pertains to after the curse has resolved. The commander is now a squig, and he has been shot with a conventional weapon. Does the bodyguard still recognize him as his superior officer and block the shot, or does replacing the model break the effect?

I would say no, as he is completly replaced by a Squid, he is no longer a Company Commander. If it was just a stat-line change then I'd be inclined to say yes.

No, as he is now a Squig, not an officer

Ok, follow up to this. As the Commander is now a squig, can it contest objectives (in a squigly fashion?)

I swear i read a batrep where this happened...

The squig belongs to the ork player and it can contest but not hold an objective because it is not a troop choice.

Yes, as it is a unit.

....????? Well since he can only turn an IC into a Squig he can't target any of the models in the IG command squad so this shouldn't come up.

y0disisray wrote:The squig belongs to the ork player and it can contest but not hold an objective because it is not a troop choice.

the squig is under control of the opposing player, the ork player is simply required to supply the model.

the squig is an independent sharacter that counts as infantry. so you can contest with your squig and make the opponent wish he'd fried the squig

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as said above by Tri, the IC being squigged has to ba an IC otherwise zogworth can't curse it, so if the leader of a command squad is not an IC then it couldnt be squiggified in the first place

And the power is null in void if the ork player does not provide the opponent with a suitable squig model to use.

I've actually had Zogwort killed by a ghazgkull-squig in an ork V ork bash.

He zogged Ghazzy, because the big guy was getting waay too close..

Ghaz then charged and ate him (Zog was on one wound by that time )

It was epic

Tri wrote:....????? Well since he can only turn an IC into a Squig he can't target any of the models in the IG command squad so this shouldn't come up.

This is 100% correct.

Ascalam wrote:I've actually had Zogwort killed by a ghazgkull-squig in an ork V ork bash.

He zogged Ghazzy, because the big guy was getting waay too close..

Ghaz then charged and ate him (Zog was on one wound by that time )

It was epic

That's why I play orks! Ghazzy inflused squiggy! I bet he could take down a Gargantuan Squig!

I'm making a diorama to commemorate the occasion.

With a removable zog and Ghaz (and squig) of course..

If, for some reason, the bodyguard could take a wound for the squig, why would you do that anyway? Just let the squig die.

Darkninja107 wrote:If, for some reason, the bodyguard could take a wound for the squig, why would you do that anyway? Just let the squig die.

Well if it was possible then the squig would be and IC so also a kill point. Might be worth saving him in KP missions but that's beside the point; He is not an IC and it is not a wound so nether rule would work.