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zamerion wrote:


advent calendar
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New arbites?

I reckon that’s probably a Sisters of Battle unit or character. The general shape of the armour and the flier de Le. Sure other Imperial units do have that style like the Inquisitors.

With the joint and robotic foot I am wondering if this is meant to be like Fallout 4 power armour. So it’s a bulkier suit for carrying bigger guns. Could be a special character but I’d really like them to make a new unit.

I mean they did drop that article saying the Sisters had sold really well and teasing they’d be getting new stuff like the Palatine (likely their 9th Ed codex). Plus the basic Sisters unit selling really well. So, dropping a bigger version of the core unit ala Heavy Intercessors could make sense. They do only have one troop choice....

Just curious on the highlighting coz I am struggling to judge the scale of this thing? Any ideas?

 Kanluwen wrote:

Dandelion wrote:
Why would it have to be identical to the current models? The whole point is that it’s new and fancy. Either way, it has a very similar silhouette which is more important imo than the trim or knee pad. Plus, it’s likely bionic, so there’s no actual greave.

Nobody has said it "has to be identical to the current models". What is an important thing to note, however, is that there are design aesthetics that are across a range.

That trim and kneepad being different to the Sororitas 'design aesthetic' hints towards it not being a part of the faction.

Right now the closest matches are those of Skitarii:

Spoiler:

I genuinely would not be shocked if whatever is coming for AdMech includes a 'character wave' ala the Genestealer Cult Codex for 8th.

How? The Skitari foot is a slab of metal meant to show how they’ve been chopped up by the tech priests and rendered inhuman cyborgs. Not an ornate, vaguely feminine, slightly kinky boot whose front vaguely resembles a certain piece of artwork. I get that there’s a joint at the ankle but you see that on the Canoness bionic as well. We saw a more detailed Skitari commander in the teaser and he isn’t remotely like that model. To be Admech it would need to be a totally new unit type of robo assassin women or something like that. Which is quite left field.

I’ve been more convinced by the argument it’s a Fem Knight due to the shape of the trim. But then because Sisters models are quite small they might be adding that on a more upscaled model.

I am pretty convinced it’s big sisters or some kind of mini mini Knight. Although a completely humanoid Knight would be a departure as well.

 Coenus Scaldingus wrote:

Dandelion wrote:
Why would it have to be identical to the current models? The whole point is that it’s new and fancy. Either way, it has a very similar silhouette which is more important imo than the trim or knee pad. Plus, it’s likely bionic, so there’s no actual greave.

Why would it more likely be different from the current models though? We've seen dozens of new plastic Sisters, and none of them have this trim on their armour, or a vaguely similar style of greave - including the one figure with a bionic leg. Sure, they can introduce something new, but it sure is more likely to be part of a range that already contains those designs. Not expecting this to be a Sister, and quite right, they don't need new sets for a while.

But we know they are getting a new unit in the Palatine and possibly codex pretty soon. GW did an article recently reflecting on how well the range went. It’s really not impossible they might get a second wave.

If it’s an upscaled variant of Sisters armour you would want to add more trim and change certain setups like the knee and foot. You would want to visually distinguish it in he same way a Hevay Intercessors doesn’t look like an Intercessor. But still keep general look. For example on the resin Canoness they do have a more rounded foot and a separate segment at the knee. Making the knee a separate section rather than one block is probably a design choice to add more detail.

Not Online!!! wrote:
an elaborate power maul...
Tell me SoB players, is that weapon an option`?

You can give a retributor sergeant a power maul. Very different look though.

I could see this being a sisters weapon but it’s either a special character or some kind of elite unit just on the scale. Maybe connected with the 1st image. I still stand by that was Fallout 4 style armour for sisters and maybe this suggests they’d be armed with maces? Maybe a more tanky unit than Repentia or Penitent engines.