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This isn't really serious, but with GW showing off the new Marbo model, and the new Custodes HQ, I joked about how this was the first two models in a new triumvirate box set. So, with that in mind, lets come up with the most awful third figure for this fictional box set (must be imperial), and the story that brings them together.

My idea: Rerelease of Inquisitor Kazamarov. Him leading a Catachan/ Custodes force to establish an Imperial beachhead in one of the "safer" passages through the Great Rift to unite the two halves of the Imperium.

I'm hoping that Tau will get a triumvirate. Shadowsun in plastic, Farsight in plastic, and O'Kais(who has been getting chatted up in the fluff and apparently features in the forthcoming Dark Angels book).

Marbo and the Custodes doesn't work sadly as Marbo is resin and the Custodes guy is plastic.

Oh may, a Tau Triunvirate box could be lovely... but for variety I'll prefer a Ethereal hero, not another commander. Doesn't O'Kais uses the same armour type as Shadowsun? They could release a XV22 commander box, with bits to make Shadowsun, O'Kais, and a generic commander on XV22 just like the Tyranid Tyrand Box can make a special character or a bunch of generic ones.

I don't think we'll see any triumvirate boxes again unless GW choose to do the next portion of the story as they did the last --- but all of that will take a backseat to finishing the first run of codices.

Perhaps seeing the sequel to The Gathering Storm next Summer? So wherever the story goes (probably driven by whatever armies they want to buff) so will the Triumvirate follow. While they could do a Triumvirate for any number of races - I'd imagine we'll see more Imperium and more Chaos.

Marbo, Schaeffer and Creed.

Semi seriously Marbo, Straken and Nork Deddog as a Catachan triumvirate.

 Galas wrote:
Oh may, a Tau Triunvirate box could be lovely... but for variety I'll prefer a Ethereal hero, not another commander. Doesn't O'Kais uses the same armour type as Shadowsun? They could release a XV22 commander box, with bits to make Shadowsun, O'Kais, and a generic commander on XV22 just like the Tyranid Tyrand Box can make a special character or a bunch of generic ones.

We have two named Ethereal heroes right now and a plastic Ethereal with a special loadout.
Remember that Aun'va is technically dead, being nothing but a hologram.

Haven't seen a mention as to what O'Kais is using but it could be that Shadowsun is getting bumped up to a special Ghostkeel, seeing as how that's something she was apparently fond of from Kauyon and Mont'ka.

I don't like the idea of Shadowsun on a Ghostkeel. It is too big, I believe, to translate that idea of a "character". Plus, how will she show her head inside that?
And I wouldn't, personally, be agaisn't a new Aun'Shi in plastic.

 Galas wrote:
I don't like the idea of Shadowsun on a Ghostkeel. It is too big, I believe, to translate that idea of a "character". Plus, how will she show her head inside that?

How does she show her head in the helmeted head variant that she comes with?

Giving it specialized weapons and the like would be a way to differentiate it as a character. Look at the Swarmlord compared to a Hive Tyrant; what's the difference?

 Llamahead wrote:
Semi seriously Marbo, Straken and Nork Deddog as a Catachan triumvirate.

I would buy this* for Nork.

*i would not actually buy this

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Galas wrote:
I don't like the idea of Shadowsun on a Ghostkeel. It is too big, I believe, to translate that idea of a "character". Plus, how will she show her head inside that?

How does she show her head in the helmeted head variant that she comes with?

Giving it specialized weapons and the like would be a way to differentiate it as a character. Look at the Swarmlord compared to a Hive Tyrant; what's the difference?

Thats my point. She can take his helmet off in the XV22. She won't be able to do that with the Ghostkeel... or it will look very strange.

And yes, the only difference the Swarmlord has is different weapons and a bigger horn. Thats the downside of having multikits with special characters, they aren't as unique. But look at Nork Nedogg, he looks unique enough even coming from a multi-kit.

One is the emperor's elite bodyguard. The other's an insane jungle commando. Together, they fight crime.

 cuda1179 wrote:
This isn't really serious, but with GW showing off the new Marbo model, and the new Custodes HQ, I joked about how this was the first two models in a new triumvirate box set. So, with that in mind, lets come up with the most awful third figure for this fictional box set (must be imperial), and the story that brings them together.

My idea: Rerelease of Inquisitor Kazamarov. Him leading a Catachan/ Custodes force to establish an Imperial beachhead in one of the "safer" passages through the Great Rift to unite the two halves of the Imperium.

The third member of the Triumvirate is the head of the Administratum. Sly Marbo is actually the Emperor, Trajann is following him around trying to keep him safe, and the Head Scribe is just trying to get him to focus on his job.

Orks: Ghaz as a new much bigger model. Wazdakka, Nazdreg

UrsoerTheSquid wrote:
Orks: Ghaz as a new much bigger model. Wazdakka, Nazdreg

Three warbosses? I'd like a psyker among the three superheroes. Old zogwort maybe?

Yarrick, Helbrecht and Ghazghkull will form the "The Hunt continues" Triumvirate set.

 cuda1179 wrote:
So, with that in mind, lets come up with the most awful third figure for this fictional box set (must be imperial), and the story that brings them together.

Not sure about the Custodes guy, but since Marbo is a Rambo riff (or Schwarzenegger after all?), I'd add

- Obiwan Sherlock Clousseau!

Wazdakka is a big mek

Ghazgull, Orkamedes and Old Zogwart?

How about Zog, Zapp and Plokk, a Triumvirate of gretchin

I think the best Triumvirate box should be during the final Imperial Civil War, during its transition from Empire to Republic:

Crassus, Pompey, Caesar.

I doubt we'll see an Ork triumvirate simply because they're such a "nothing" in the grand scheme of pushing a story.

Well we've got an adeptus custodian and marbo. Obviously marbo makes the mess and the custodian mops it up with his custodian-issue power mop, we need a model to tie it all together to act as the mess itself.

The third model in the triumvirate should be a new plastic squat battleforce.

The Lion, Azrael, Asmodai (or Ezekiel)

It's going to be Lionel Johnson.

 Xenomancers wrote:
It's going to be Lionel Johnson.

Not to be confused with the Dark Angels primarch, of course. This ancient, 41,000 year old poet will be the perfect addition to any imperium army, capable of depressing your foes with morose poetry and attacking with his mighty power pen (Power Sword+1S)

the_scotsman wrote:

 Xenomancers wrote:
It's going to be Lionel Johnson.

Not to be confused with the Dark Angels primarch, of course. This ancient, 41,000 year old poet will be the perfect addition to any imperium army, capable of depressing your foes with morose poetry and attacking with his mighty power pen (Power Sword+1S)

Man GW sure has a sense of humor. Is it not hilarious that this guy wrote a poem called the dark angel?

Lion el Jonson as a demon primarch.

 TheWaspinator wrote:
One is the emperor's elite bodyguard. The other's an insane jungle commando. Together, they fight crime.

This just brought me the image of Gimli telling to Aragorn at Helm's Deep Toss me!!

But Marbo to Nork who proceed to launch him against a Chaos titan or Greater Demon

Going on the Marbo + Custodes theme, I think the 3rd should be some sort of transport for them, like a Stormlord with police sirens or something.