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malfred wrote:Legion Colossus would probably require multiple warlock ex-sanguinations. I approve.

Well with all the female warlocks, you can pretty much get a colossus once a month.

Kurgash wrote:

malfred wrote:Legion Colossus would probably require multiple warlock ex-sanguinations. I approve.

Well with all the female warlocks, you can pretty much get a colossus once a month.

I just realised the menoth one will be affected by Amon's spells and feat.

Yup!

Even if theyre not warjack as they are still models in his battle group.

And if they are considered warjacks for being affected by spells, 15 point mangled metal=Reznik+menoth colossal

That would be amazing!
So any ideas what the power attacks are?

some sort of slam from a standing start and a thresher like attack that only targets those in front left or right arc. (this is rumour of course)

Colossal thresher?
Wow

Add in that they have reach as standard and yep, lots of things will die.

BTNeophyte wrote:And if they are considered warjacks for being affected by spells, 15 point mangled metal=Reznik+menoth colossal

Iron Aggression would be cool, but extra movement wouldn't work. NQ
already said that extra movement abilities won't work for colossals. I think
that means stuff like Witch Hound and Perdition won't work, but stuff
like Mobility will (since it adjusts their movement rather than gives them
an additional move or place).

Everything I've heard so far is that hey are in fact Warjacks and count as such, and that they will be pointed such that you'll usually be able to take one with your caster in 15pt Mangled Metal.

The Thresher and Slam power attacks were stated somewhere official, though I forget where. I think it was the video? Will be interesting with the Cryx one as those tenticles likely give it a 4" Reach rather than the standard 2", but that's mere supposition and not known.

I wonder if they count as "Non character Warjacks" for Epic Casters to bond with? Imagine it bonding with eHaley, gaining 2" of movement and extra focus. Mmmm, tasty.

I'll bet anything that they won't, but it could make for some scary-assed combos.

These kinda disappoint me... they are just supersized warjacks... the Khadoran one is particularly uninspired... its basically an extra-large behemoth (as if it wasn't large enough already), more or less reminds me of the battle engine really...

If they're FA2 doesn't that mean they aren't characters?

Right. They're non-characters.

Also, we don't know if they can be bonded yet.

chaos0xomega wrote:These kinda disappoint me... they are just supersized warjacks...

Yes. And?

Perhaps he just needs to think about it some more:
http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=281

I stand by the girls comment in the last panel

So, since this is in the Colossals book, I'll just leave this here.

Fellow Cryxian generals, players, and overall ne'er-do-wells... may I introduce Asphyxious the Hellbringer!

Didnt realize that the game was crossing over with Soul Calibur >.>

I'm still hoping for Epic Karchev

Hm... Karchev was captured by Cryx in the last book, right?

Imagine Cryx getting Karchev's epic form.

Bwahaha.

Also, does anyone else see what I see in that picture of Gaspy? He's said some sort of cheesy one liner, and even his sword is rolling it's... eye.

That's Daemortus, former boss of Asphyxious. His current epic form has that as his pole arm, eye and all. Looks like he thought it was too long and shortened it into a sword. Otherwise he looks the same as he does now, and I don't see any special side kicks in that picture off hand.

Sooo, Cryx is getting a muthafrakking kraken, Menoth a walking missile-launching cathedral, and Khador yet another incarnation of their "Bigger is better" motto in all its elegant simplicity. Not gonna help me pick a faction, but I like what I see !
I liked the video, it's nice to hear the designers' thoughts about their new baby.

infinite_array wrote:Also, does anyone else see what I see in that picture of Gaspy? He's said some sort of cheesy one liner, and even his sword is rolling it's... eye.

... And now I'm picturing them as a manzai-like comedy duo, with the sword as the straight one being forced to endure Gaspy's puns and antics

I'm really gettin sick of the 'bigger is better' bit from Khador. When the game first started out Khador was supposed to be ice-themed and they have steadily moved further and further away from that concept...

chaos0xomega wrote:I'm really gettin sick of the 'bigger is better' bit from Khador. When the game first started out Khador was supposed to be ice-themed and they have steadily moved further and further away from that concept...

Are they only supposed to be ice themed?

I agree in that they're the faction with the least present elemental theme, but that means they distinguish themselves by other means (relentless winters shaping them towards a general philosophy of brutal efficiency). In comparison, one may say Cygnarans are close to overdoing it.

No, but show me where all the ice is? Compare Khadors Ice to Menoths Fire, Cryx's Corrision, and Cygnars Lightning, and the theme is virtually non-existant. Its like they realized that being able to spam Critical Freeze was far too powerful or something, so instead Khador would be the straightforward "smash face and beat them with a stick" faction.

chaos0xomega wrote:No, but show me where all the ice is? Compare Khadors Ice to Menoths Fire, Cryx's Corrision, and Cygnars Lightning, and the theme is virtually non-existant. Its like they realized that being able to spam Critical Freeze was far too powerful or something, so instead Khador would be the straightforward "smash face and beat them with a stick" faction.

Because they are frosty soldiers of a rugged nature.

I mean, Corrosion as a theme doesn't always work for Cryx unless you think in
terms of debuffs and abilities that slowly weaken you.

Menoth's fire doesn't work for them all the time unless you also consider
they're anti-magical puritanical nature.

Cygnar's lightning is everpresent in their storm dudes, but it's also thematic
to their advanced mechanical natures.

Hyd wrote:

infinite_array wrote:Also, does anyone else see what I see in that picture of Gaspy? He's said some sort of cheesy one liner, and even his sword is rolling it's... eye.

... And now I'm picturing them as a manzai-like comedy duo, with the sword as the straight one being forced to endure Gaspy's puns and antics

Gaspy: "Say goodnight, Daemortus"

D: "Goodnight, Daemortus."

(OKay, so I am old enough that George Burns and Gracie Allen was the first thing that came to mind.)