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As the title says, this can range from anything, vehicles, weapons, soldiers, you name it.

I would have to say the sisters of battle's exorcist vehicle is the most ridiculous thing I've seen, an organ that shoots out missiles, only in 40k would you get something like that.

Space Marine Centurions are up there

What do you mean by 40k genre? Do you mean like Sci-Fi fantasy horror?

It's hardly horror, but Star Trek's transporter is pretty ridiculous. Not because it's outside the realm of imagination, but because of the limited way in which they use it. There they have a device that cal literally reconstruct a human that is a precise copy of the original, right down to the exact molecule, and yet people die and get sick all the time. Like when Nagilum killed Ensign Haskell, why didn't they just resurrect him from his last saved entry in the pattern buffer of the transporter. Also, how does the universal translator just "know" almost every language. Also, how come no one ever bumps into the walls of the holodeck?

Great show though.

 Ginjitzu wrote:
What do you mean by 40k genre? Do you mean like Sci-Fi fantasy horror?

It's hardly horror, but Star Trek's transporter is pretty ridiculous. Not because it's outside the realm of imagination, but because of the limited way in which they use it. There they have a device that cal literally reconstruct a human that is a precise copy of the original, right down to the exact molecule, and yet people die and get sick all the time. Like when Nagilum killed Ensign Haskell, why didn't they just resurrect him from his last saved entry in the pattern buffer of the transporter. Also, how does the universal translator just "know" almost every language. Also, how come no one ever bumps into the walls of the holodeck?

Great show though.

I think he meant the IP not the genre, I could be wrong though.

Centurions are up there. Although they would be battling it out with the original Chaos Obliterators and the original Chaplain 'Who starched my purity seals???' Lemartes.

I've always loved the Exorcist. It's silly, but good silly. Like Wolf Santa (Although I fully realise that opinion is a little more controversial... )

 Ginjitzu wrote:
What do you mean by 40k genre? Do you mean like Sci-Fi fantasy horror?

It's hardly horror, but Star Trek's transporter is pretty ridiculous. Not because it's outside the realm of imagination, but because of the limited way in which they use it. There they have a device that cal literally reconstruct a human that is a precise copy of the original, right down to the exact molecule, and yet people die and get sick all the time. Like when Nagilum killed Ensign Haskell, why didn't they just resurrect him from his last saved entry in the pattern buffer of the transporter. Also, how does the universal translator just "know" almost every language. Also, how come no one ever bumps into the walls of the holodeck?

Great show though.

As for bumping into the walls on a holodeck, I always assumed it worked like a large 3 dimensional treadmill. However, that doesn't make sense if you consider that multiple people can be in a holodeck moving in different directions. This shatters all my delusions about star trek :(

As far as rediculous looking things... the Khorne Lord of Skulls just looks dumb IMO.

 Ginjitzu wrote:
What do you mean by 40k genre? Do you mean like Sci-Fi fantasy horror?

It's hardly horror, but Star Trek's transporter is pretty ridiculous. Not because it's outside the realm of imagination, but because of the limited way in which they use it. There they have a device that cal literally reconstruct a human that is a precise copy of the original, right down to the exact molecule, and yet people die and get sick all the time. Like when Nagilum killed Ensign Haskell, why didn't they just resurrect him from his last saved entry in the pattern buffer of the transporter.

I've always assumed that, if working properly, it doesn't save the data once the targets been reconstructed.

That space wolf guy with two lightning claws riding the fat wolf, forget the name of this guy. But I think he's a bit derpy, at the least. Also not a fan of Catachans, which just seem like a b movie rip off arnold in predator, or rambo. Centurions are also kinda lousy, and some of the new primaris stuff is borderline heading in that uncanny territory.

Santa Logan - a flying viking boat with a Terminator on it, pulled by wolves

Heldrake - looks aweful and lacks a tail

Mutilators - derp

Harlequins - space elves that dress as italian clowns? Sure... Really nice Minis though.

Deredeo

About half of the Space Marine model range. Centurions, Wulfen, Logan, Thunderwolves, Inceptors, Wrathknight, Aggressors, Suppressors, some Chaplains, some Captains and so on...

Oh, and the AdMech Ironstrider.
And Taurox. Don't forget that thing...

Lord of Skulls is an honorable mention, but given its Chaos, I don't think it's that ridiculous.
Other honorable mentions are the T'au big battlesuits and Imperial Knights and Titans. Warhound and Armiger are somewhat OK (reverse leg-joint makes it much less clumsy looking), but the rest is just ridiculous.

It is hard to pick what is the MOST ridiculous, though. It all is.

Hard to say, really.

The ward grey knights codex that was cheedar pure.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Hard to say, really.

They were my first army and my favourite Legion/Chapter until 5th. My how the mighty have fallen. Shame.

Currently? the Exorist and Penitent Engine.

Not that they're bad - just ridiculous, but I like that.

Using an ICBM as a tactical battlefield asset is pretty daft, though.

Ridiculous bad - Grey Knight Baby carriers of JUSTICE! *cough* sorry Dreadknights.


Ridiculous Good - The Tyranid Hierophant. COLLOSAL LIVING SIEGE ENGINE, only 4 tiny contact points on the ground. By the Dark Gods though I will own one, one day.

I have several things that I think look ridiculous.

-The Taurox is butt-ugly.
-Leman Russ tanks look like a slightly less cartoonish Metal Slug tank
-Pretty much any guy with horns coming out of his helmet
-Chainaxes are just downright silly IMHO
-The 40-something Daemons player that is like 5'3, 300 pounds, and always wearing Pro Wrestling shirts and cargo shorts (regardless of the weather)
-Front sight posts on suppressors (Eliminators)
-That weird AdMech guy in the Elucidian Starstriders
-Night Lords' 1984 heavy metal album paint scheme
-Original Obliterators that look like terminators rolled in a bits box
-That hottie GSC Magus chick that would totally get me infected (but depending on how long I've taken my doxycyclene, I might infect her right back)
-Pretty much all the artwork from the early 90's
-The price tags on Primaris characters
-Power fists in general

I mean, I'm not saying I hate all of these things- the ridiculousness of some of these things is exactly why I like them.

Dreadnoughts far and away.

"walking" washing machines that couldn't possibly get a center of gravity over one leg.

We have a small store chain here called "biedronka" aka ladybug in english. From time to time they have "promotions" if you buy stuff for X money, you get an ugly toy or stuffed pet. Now sometimes people get crazy over those, like a few years ago there were stuffed pet vegetables, parents were beating each other up to get the full collection for their kids. This time around the theme of the promotions was african animals. And a guy at my store spent over 60$, that is a lot in Poland, on non alcohol and cigarate stuff, to get 12 small plastic lions. He got a ton of other pets, but he just dumped them. He uses the 12 lions as summon khorn demons in his CSM army. the army has some bizzar fluff about how the csm are anti csm, and it is even suppose to be actual fluff, as people around the store told me.

Any of the more recent Space Wolf models...

Matt Ward's Grey Knights, who could forget Draigo snorting warp dust and carving his name on Mortarion's heart.

Karol wrote:
We have a small store chain here called "biedronka" aka ladybug in english. From time to time they have "promotions" if you buy stuff for X money, you get an ugly toy or stuffed pet. Now sometimes people get crazy over those, like a few years ago there were stuffed pet vegetables, parents were beating each other up to get the full collection for their kids. This time around the theme of the promotions was african animals. And a guy at my store spent over 60$, that is a lot in Poland, on non alcohol and cigarate stuff, to get 12 small plastic lions. He got a ton of other pets, but he just dumped them. He uses the 12 lions as summon khorn demons in his CSM army. the army has some bizzar fluff about how the csm are anti csm, and it is even suppose to be actual fluff, as people around the store told me.

Malal, but lions?

Ridiculous in a good way is probably the imperator titan, its a cathedral on legs!

Ridiculous in a bad way, probably perpetuals.

Not Online!!! wrote:

Karol wrote:
We have a small store chain here called "biedronka" aka ladybug in english. From time to time they have "promotions" if you buy stuff for X money, you get an ugly toy or stuffed pet. Now sometimes people get crazy over those, like a few years ago there were stuffed pet vegetables, parents were beating each other up to get the full collection for their kids. This time around the theme of the promotions was african animals. And a guy at my store spent over 60$, that is a lot in Poland, on non alcohol and cigarate stuff, to get 12 small plastic lions. He got a ton of other pets, but he just dumped them. He uses the 12 lions as summon khorn demons in his CSM army. the army has some bizzar fluff about how the csm are anti csm, and it is even suppose to be actual fluff, as people around the store told me.

Malal, but lions?

I don't remember how the khorn lizard dogs are called . If the question is why he uses the lions, no idea, he does have a full set of original models, he just doesn't use them. And it is not for LoS tricks, as mounted all of them on big scenic bases which look like mini dioramas of lions eating IG.

Most models I'd mention have already been posted (lord of skulls, Santa Paws, thunderwolves, centurions). Some of these are a result of too much time and effort put into marines by GW, to the point they often make absurd and unnecessary moels

I don't like the new ork buggy that looks like an F1 car. The other buggies are alright, a couple are nice models. Flash gitz are too much for me. The rest of the ork range is awesome.

The maleceptor looks ridiculous, all other nids are awesome

Boxy mech things in the tau range. Not a fan.

I don't hate the taurox. I don't love it either, but I think it fits the rugged IG aesthetic. Maybe it suits the more industrial genestealer cult aesthetic more

This nurgling:

I remember when I saw Canis Wolfborn in white dwarf. I always loved him, specially because by that time he was the "exception", the Tarzan-like of the space wolves.
Now he has lose that virtue.

Just for the armies I play:

Ridiculous in a good way: Centurions. Somebody besides the If the Emperor had a Text-to-Speech Device guys has to defend the cute little buggers.

Ridiculous in a bad way: Terminators. I kit-bashed their heavy weapons for Tartarus Pattern termies instead because I dislike the "normal" Termie models so much. Honorable mention to that absurd wing-face helmet.

Also have to mention the Tyrannofex and the Tervigon. I don't play Tyranids, but those are bad-funky.

The points system?

The number 4 being listed in points cost next to the imperial guardsman. like seriously how crazy is it that this number is places here.. it is so unbelievable mind boggling looking in a position where a 5 surely belongs.

The Taurox is up there for me. It's not even a completely poor model, it's purely the tracks. Those damn tracks. It's like someone parked it in a bad Forge World neighbourhood and came back to find some renegade techpriests had replaced the wheels.

 Jidmah wrote:
This nurgling:

Spoiler:

Ah, that kit is one of my favorite things.

You buy an awesome Nurgling and it comes with a Plague Marine.

Also, one of the most ridiculous things about Games Workshop, rather than Warhammer 40k genre?

The overwhelming popularity of the Gaunt's Ghosts novels, as well as the massive amounts of 40k fiction featuring Chaos Cult/Heretic Militia armies and GW never being smart enough to capitalize on that and give them their own full-blown army.

And yes, I'm very much aware of the Forge World "Renegades and Heretics" army, but you'd think that something as 40k-centric as "army full of Chaos-worshipping human dudes with tanks and stuff" would see more support than 7 individual monopose models in a board game released in 2018.

Hell, Imperial Guard or Chaos Militia... GW likes to ignore them like they're ugly babies born from a drunken one-night-stand with a toothless bog hag behind the dumpsters at Hardee's.