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Feel free to remove this if it's not deemed rumor enough, it just seemed like it belonged here.

So in the latest video on the Warhammer youtube channel (https://youtu.be/ase5yhVGJbw), Peachy shows his calendar for planning the assembly of models. At the 0:51 mark, highlighted in yellow on 1/18 is "Attend Project Magenta Meeting". This seems like a "let's throw it in and see if anyone notices it" type of thing to me. Anyone have any ideas what Project Magenta may be? A (very) quick google search found a few mentions of Magenta in the imperium, two of which seem interesting and related:

https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Lord_Procurator
This mentions that the Lord Procurator has access to the Magenta classification level.

https://www.facebook.com/GWWarhammerWorld/photos/magenta-message-incomingwhat-are-you-doing-out-therehave-you-forgotten-all-of-yo/1992808650738605/
The photo caption starts with ++Magenta Message Incoming+++ and then talks about assasins.

If it's even real, Project Magenta could be something Imperium based, maybe an Agents of the Imperium codex? Or potentially a reboot of the old Inquisitor game?

Could be nothing, could just be a generic codeword which means nothing at all. Impossible to know, probably just in the video to feth with people lol.

It's just Abnett code for "Top secret", so this is likely an Easter egg in the form of a joke for anyone that reads Dan Abnett books.

Sounds like a teleconference...

Also in the same color coded (yellow) is "Start Construction of Volcano Lair". Possibly connected.

My Guess would be the next Underworlds warband, either Chaos Dwarves (Volcano) or Saurus stuff.

It's clearly a joke calendar. they have other stuff like "Fight crime" and "Pet a Donkey" and such on there. On Twitch, they had fake-calendars/post-its with jokes like "plastic Thunderhawk release", etc..

And as said, it's also a Dan Abnett reference.

JWBS wrote:
It's just Abnett code for "Top secret", so this is likely an Easter egg in the form of a joke for anyone that reads Dan Abnett books.

I thought that was vermilion

Magenta is the classification level below Vermilion.

 bbb wrote:

JWBS wrote:
It's just Abnett code for "Top secret", so this is likely an Easter egg in the form of a joke for anyone that reads Dan Abnett books.

I thought that was vermilion

He has both magenta and vermilion. Not cyan though. Never Code Cyan.

JWBS wrote:

 bbb wrote:

JWBS wrote:
It's just Abnett code for "Top secret", so this is likely an Easter egg in the form of a joke for anyone that reads Dan Abnett books.

I thought that was vermilion

He has both magenta and vermilion. Not cyan though. Never Code Cyan.

Did someone say code Cyan , Duck and cover guys

Where does plaid fit in?

 warboss wrote:
Where does plaid fit in?

Now you’re being ludicrous.

If it's anything at all, it's probably to do with hedonites. Lots of magenta there.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Now you’re being ludicrous.

Are your brains in your feet?

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Now you’re being ludicrous.

Are your brains in your feet?

Mostly lodged about halfway. Been there for years

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Mostly lodged about halfway. Been there for years

Well you should take a 5 minute break.

Smoke if you got 'em.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Mostly lodged about halfway. Been there for years

Well you should take a 5 minute break.

Smoke if you got 'em.

I knew it! I'm surrounded by donkey-caves!

...

Keep firing, donkey-caves!

Sunny Side Up wrote:
It's clearly a joke calendar. they have other stuff like "Fight crime" and "Pet a Donkey" and such on there. On Twitch, they had fake-calendars/post-its with jokes like "plastic Thunderhawk release", etc..

And as said, it's also a Dan Abnett reference.

Wait, really? OMG

PLASTIC THUNDERHAWK CONFIRMED

I thought Vermillion was the highest security grade.

 Flinty wrote:
I thought Vermillion was the highest security grade.

Obviously you don’t have the proper clearance level to know how you are during a code Magenta .

Evidently *hangs head in grimdark shame*

Joke like plastic thunderhawk, "meeting for new space marine codex" etc you often see on background on their videos/streams.

 ekwatts wrote:

Sunny Side Up wrote:
It's clearly a joke calendar. they have other stuff like "Fight crime" and "Pet a Donkey" and such on there. On Twitch, they had fake-calendars/post-its with jokes like "plastic Thunderhawk release", etc..

And as said, it's also a Dan Abnett reference.

Wait, really? OMG

PLASTIC THUNDERHAWK CONFIRMED

And which Chapter has magenta armour? The Hawk Lords - who are famous for their aerial assaults from Thunderhawks!

It all fit's people. We're through the looking glass!

Summer of Fliers!

 Lord Damocles wrote:

 ekwatts wrote:

Sunny Side Up wrote:
It's clearly a joke calendar. they have other stuff like "Fight crime" and "Pet a Donkey" and such on there. On Twitch, they had fake-calendars/post-its with jokes like "plastic Thunderhawk release", etc..

And as said, it's also a Dan Abnett reference.

Wait, really? OMG

PLASTIC THUNDERHAWK CONFIRMED

And which Chapter has magenta armour? The Hawk Lords - who are famous for their aerial assaults from Thunderhawks!

It all fit's people. We're through the looking glass!

Summer of Fliers!