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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!






I started one of these for the Void Dragon a while ago, and got a plethora of great responses.

But now I'd like to direct attention to some of the lesser-known Star Gods - the Outsdier, the Burning One, the Endless Swarm, etc.
What do/did they look like? If you were to convert models of them, what would they look like?
The new cron codex has the option for homebrew C'Tan Shards. Does anyone have any specially converted Shards that they'd like to share?
Has anyone done any artwork or found any cool images for C'Tan?

Come one, come all!
   
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Fate-Controlling Farseer





Fort Campbell

I'd be more interested in what their form as prior to being encased in necrodermis.

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Stormin' Stompa






Ottawa, ON

djones520 wrote:I'd be more interested in what their form as prior to being encased in necrodermis.


They were just energy before the necrodermis, they had no form.

Ask yourself: have you rated a gallery image today? 
   
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Nasty Nob





Canada

Giant sheets of sentient energy

Stomped

To Be Stomped
No One
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Trazyn's Museum Curator





on the forum. Obviously

Whatever a C'tan wants to look like.
They can mold their necrodermis in any shape they want.

What I have
~4100
~1660

Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!

A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble

 
   
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Sinister Chaos Marine




FREAKING MASSIVE BALLS OF MORPHING ENERGY WHICH CAN SHAPESHIFT INTO ANYTHING FROM A BANANA TO A SPACE MONSTER-THING.
   
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Fireknife Shas'el





United States

Thanks for the caps. We would've had trouble without those caps helping us read better. On topic, hey look like stars do before they actually become stars, but instead of dust, they are giant clouds of energy.
   
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Raging Ravener





Surprise, AZ

McNinja wrote:Thanks for the caps. We would've had trouble without those caps helping us read better. On topic, hey look like stars do before they actually become stars, but instead of dust, they are giant clouds of energy.


Caps Lock, CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL. Or maybe he was just super happy/angry about having to type the answer.

BURN THE HERETIC! KILL THE MUTANT! PURGE THE UNCLEAN! 
   
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought





Thousand Sons Battleship wandering the galaxy...



The Outsider...bet you didn't see that coming, did you?

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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.

'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' 
   
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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!






A GURLLLL?!?!?!
   
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Mutating Changebringer





New Hampshire, USA

There is a C'Tan called the "Endless Swarm" now?

Hmm...

$20 says it's the hivemind.


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Tadashi wrote:

The Outsider...bet you didn't see that coming, did you?


Lol. Robo-boobies.

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Khorne Daemons 4000+pts
 
   
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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!






What...is this?


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I take your robo-tits...

http://www.thiel-a-vision.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cyberwoman.jpg
And raise them by two.

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Trazyn's Museum Curator





on the forum. Obviously

Crystal Geyser wrote:What...is this?


Automatically Appended Next Post:
I take your robo-tits...

http://www.thiel-a-vision.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cyberwoman.jpg
And raise them by two.


Oh yeah, that episode was dumb.

What I have
~4100
~1660

Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!

A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble

 
   
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Pyro Pilot of a Triach Stalker




New York

CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Crystal Geyser wrote:What...is this?


Automatically Appended Next Post:
I take your robo-tits...

http://www.thiel-a-vision.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cyberwoman.jpg
And raise them by two.


Oh yeah, that episode was dumb.


Agreed, but staying on topic, a C'tan probably consists of pure energy (keeping on the Dr. Who theme, the episode where the star is sentient and everybody is getting possessed and shouting "Burn with me!"), that is capable of controlling a necrodermis shell.
   
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Trazyn's Museum Curator





on the forum. Obviously

Dr. What wrote:
CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Crystal Geyser wrote:What...is this?


Automatically Appended Next Post:
I take your robo-tits...

http://www.thiel-a-vision.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cyberwoman.jpg
And raise them by two.


Oh yeah, that episode was dumb.


Agreed, but staying on topic, a C'tan probably consists of pure energy (keeping on the Dr. Who theme, the episode where the star is sentient and everybody is getting possessed and shouting "Burn with me!"), that is capable of controlling a necrodermis shell.


I don't remember that episode. Is that one of the new ones? It sounds awesome.

What I have
~4100
~1660

Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!

A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble

 
   
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Ichor-Dripping Talos Monstrosity






It's a Tennant + Martha episode from 2007:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_%28Doctor_Who%29

It's a reasonably interesting one, the problem is of course Martha Jones is so damn forgettable xD

   
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Lethal Lhamean






Kanto

Didn't something like it come up in a torchwood episode?
On-topic, what would a C'tan shard look like? The same as one in a necrodermis?

   
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Daemonic Dreadnought






AL

p_gray99 wrote:
On-topic, what would a C'tan shard look like? The same as one in a necrodermis?


Yes. unless you're talking shard without necrodermis, in which case in would be a big ball/cloud/whatever of energy.

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Gods? There are no gods. Merely existences, obstacles to overcome.

"And what if I told you the Wolves tried to bring a Legion to heel once before? What if that Legion sent Russ and his dogs running, too ashamed to write down their defeat in Imperial archives?" - ADB 
   
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Banelord Titan Princeps of Khorne




Noctis Labyrinthus

http://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/tg/image/1336/48/1336488761858.jpg

This is my favorite fan picture of the (Void) Dragon.

But a C'tan can look like whatever the hell it wants, per the fluff.
   
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Willing Inquisitorial Excruciator




Croatia

 Void__Dragon wrote:
http://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/tg/image/1336/48/1336488761858.jpg

This is my favorite fan picture of the (Void) Dragon.

But a C'tan can look like whatever the hell it wants, per the fluff.


Nice....

ADB: I showed the Wolves revealing the key weakness at the heart of the World Eaters; showing Angron that his Legion was broken and worthless compared to the others; that he was the one primarch who couldn't trust his own warriors, and that they didn't care if he lived or died; showing that loyalty to brothers and sons is the heart of success for the Legiones Astartes, to the point even Lorgar makes a big deal out of saying the World Eaters and their primarch were massively outclassed by Russ, and Angron was too stupid to see the lesson Russ had sacrificed time, sweat, and blood, to teach. We're talking about a battle the Wolves won, by isolating the enemy general through pack tactics, and threatening to kill him, without a hope of defending himself. It was a balance, 50/50 - Angron overpowered Russ, and the Wolves were losing ground to the World Eaters; but Russ and his warriors had Angron by the balls, and barely broke a sweat. They won, no question. Lorgar even says: "The Wolves won, meathead."

Dorn won’t help you either. He’s too busy being the Emperor’s groundskeeper, hiding behind the palace walls. The Wolf is too busy cutting off heads as our father’s executioner, while the Lion holds on to his secrets, and has no special fondness for you. Who else will come? Not Ferrus, certainly. Nor Corax either. Even as we speak, I suspect he flees for Deliverance. Sanguinius?’ Curze laughed cruelly. ‘The angel is more cursed than I. The Khan? He does not wish to be found. So who is left? No one, Vulkan. None of them will come. You are simply not that important. You are alone.’ Konrad Curze to Vulkan


 
   
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought





Thousand Sons Battleship wandering the galaxy...

 Void__Dragon wrote:
http://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/tg/image/1336/48/1336488761858.jpg

This is my favorite fan picture of the (Void) Dragon.

But a C'tan can look like whatever the hell it wants, per the fluff.


All that's missing is a knight in golden armor holding a burning sword in one hand with a crimson cape billowing behind him standing before the dragon.

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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.

'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' 
   
Made in hr
Willing Inquisitorial Excruciator




Croatia

 Tadashi wrote:
 Void__Dragon wrote:
http://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/tg/image/1336/48/1336488761858.jpg

This is my favorite fan picture of the (Void) Dragon.

But a C'tan can look like whatever the hell it wants, per the fluff.


All that's missing is a knight in golden armor holding a burning sword in one hand with a crimson king billowing behind him standing before the dragon.


Well if demons are with horns and tails why not....

ADB: I showed the Wolves revealing the key weakness at the heart of the World Eaters; showing Angron that his Legion was broken and worthless compared to the others; that he was the one primarch who couldn't trust his own warriors, and that they didn't care if he lived or died; showing that loyalty to brothers and sons is the heart of success for the Legiones Astartes, to the point even Lorgar makes a big deal out of saying the World Eaters and their primarch were massively outclassed by Russ, and Angron was too stupid to see the lesson Russ had sacrificed time, sweat, and blood, to teach. We're talking about a battle the Wolves won, by isolating the enemy general through pack tactics, and threatening to kill him, without a hope of defending himself. It was a balance, 50/50 - Angron overpowered Russ, and the Wolves were losing ground to the World Eaters; but Russ and his warriors had Angron by the balls, and barely broke a sweat. They won, no question. Lorgar even says: "The Wolves won, meathead."

Dorn won’t help you either. He’s too busy being the Emperor’s groundskeeper, hiding behind the palace walls. The Wolf is too busy cutting off heads as our father’s executioner, while the Lion holds on to his secrets, and has no special fondness for you. Who else will come? Not Ferrus, certainly. Nor Corax either. Even as we speak, I suspect he flees for Deliverance. Sanguinius?’ Curze laughed cruelly. ‘The angel is more cursed than I. The Khan? He does not wish to be found. So who is left? No one, Vulkan. None of them will come. You are simply not that important. You are alone.’ Konrad Curze to Vulkan


 
   
Made in ph
Ancient Venerable Dreadnought





Thousand Sons Battleship wandering the galaxy...

 DarthMarko wrote:
 Tadashi wrote:
 Void__Dragon wrote:
http://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/tg/image/1336/48/1336488761858.jpg

This is my favorite fan picture of the (Void) Dragon.

But a C'tan can look like whatever the hell it wants, per the fluff.


All that's missing is a knight in golden armor holding a burning sword in one hand with a crimson king billowing behind him standing before the dragon.


Well if demons are with horns and tails why not....




Wait...you do know who the knight is supposed to be, don't you?

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/08/20 05:50:16


I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.

'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' 
   
Made in hr
Willing Inquisitorial Excruciator




Croatia

 Tadashi wrote:
 DarthMarko wrote:
 Tadashi wrote:
 Void__Dragon wrote:
http://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/tg/image/1336/48/1336488761858.jpg

This is my favorite fan picture of the (Void) Dragon.

But a C'tan can look like whatever the hell it wants, per the fluff.


All that's missing is a knight in golden armor holding a burning sword in one hand with a crimson king billowing behind him standing before the dragon.


Well if demons are with horns and tails why not....




Wait...you do know who the knight is supposed to be, don't you?


Suprise me:-)

ADB: I showed the Wolves revealing the key weakness at the heart of the World Eaters; showing Angron that his Legion was broken and worthless compared to the others; that he was the one primarch who couldn't trust his own warriors, and that they didn't care if he lived or died; showing that loyalty to brothers and sons is the heart of success for the Legiones Astartes, to the point even Lorgar makes a big deal out of saying the World Eaters and their primarch were massively outclassed by Russ, and Angron was too stupid to see the lesson Russ had sacrificed time, sweat, and blood, to teach. We're talking about a battle the Wolves won, by isolating the enemy general through pack tactics, and threatening to kill him, without a hope of defending himself. It was a balance, 50/50 - Angron overpowered Russ, and the Wolves were losing ground to the World Eaters; but Russ and his warriors had Angron by the balls, and barely broke a sweat. They won, no question. Lorgar even says: "The Wolves won, meathead."

Dorn won’t help you either. He’s too busy being the Emperor’s groundskeeper, hiding behind the palace walls. The Wolf is too busy cutting off heads as our father’s executioner, while the Lion holds on to his secrets, and has no special fondness for you. Who else will come? Not Ferrus, certainly. Nor Corax either. Even as we speak, I suspect he flees for Deliverance. Sanguinius?’ Curze laughed cruelly. ‘The angel is more cursed than I. The Khan? He does not wish to be found. So who is left? No one, Vulkan. None of them will come. You are simply not that important. You are alone.’ Konrad Curze to Vulkan


 
   
Made in ph
Ancient Venerable Dreadnought





Thousand Sons Battleship wandering the galaxy...

 DarthMarko wrote:
 Tadashi wrote:
 DarthMarko wrote:
 Tadashi wrote:
 Void__Dragon wrote:
http://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/tg/image/1336/48/1336488761858.jpg

This is my favorite fan picture of the (Void) Dragon.

But a C'tan can look like whatever the hell it wants, per the fluff.


All that's missing is a knight in golden armor holding a burning sword in one hand with a crimson cape billowing behind him standing before the dragon.


Well if demons are with horns and tails why not....




Wait...you do know who the knight is supposed to be, don't you?


Suprise me:-)


The man who defeated the Void Dragon and imprisoned it in Mars during ancient times...was the Emperor.

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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.

'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' 
   
Made in hr
Willing Inquisitorial Excruciator




Croatia

 Tadashi wrote:
 DarthMarko wrote:
 Tadashi wrote:
 DarthMarko wrote:
 Tadashi wrote:
 Void__Dragon wrote:
http://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/tg/image/1336/48/1336488761858.jpg

This is my favorite fan picture of the (Void) Dragon.

But a C'tan can look like whatever the hell it wants, per the fluff.


All that's missing is a knight in golden armor holding a burning sword in one hand with a crimson king billowing behind him standing before the dragon.


Well if demons are with horns and tails why not....




Wait...you do know who the knight is supposed to be, don't you?




Suprise me:-)


The man who defeated the Void Dragon and imprisoned it in Mars during ancient times...was the Emperor.




I live and learn...:-)

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ADB: I showed the Wolves revealing the key weakness at the heart of the World Eaters; showing Angron that his Legion was broken and worthless compared to the others; that he was the one primarch who couldn't trust his own warriors, and that they didn't care if he lived or died; showing that loyalty to brothers and sons is the heart of success for the Legiones Astartes, to the point even Lorgar makes a big deal out of saying the World Eaters and their primarch were massively outclassed by Russ, and Angron was too stupid to see the lesson Russ had sacrificed time, sweat, and blood, to teach. We're talking about a battle the Wolves won, by isolating the enemy general through pack tactics, and threatening to kill him, without a hope of defending himself. It was a balance, 50/50 - Angron overpowered Russ, and the Wolves were losing ground to the World Eaters; but Russ and his warriors had Angron by the balls, and barely broke a sweat. They won, no question. Lorgar even says: "The Wolves won, meathead."

Dorn won’t help you either. He’s too busy being the Emperor’s groundskeeper, hiding behind the palace walls. The Wolf is too busy cutting off heads as our father’s executioner, while the Lion holds on to his secrets, and has no special fondness for you. Who else will come? Not Ferrus, certainly. Nor Corax either. Even as we speak, I suspect he flees for Deliverance. Sanguinius?’ Curze laughed cruelly. ‘The angel is more cursed than I. The Khan? He does not wish to be found. So who is left? No one, Vulkan. None of them will come. You are simply not that important. You are alone.’ Konrad Curze to Vulkan


 
   
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Onuris Coreworld

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Whatever a C'tan wants to look like.
They can mold their necrodermis in any shape they want.


This.

In the Old Necrons Codex, the Deceiver makes himself look like a Planetary Governer. While he has been splintered and turned into C'tan Shards, I imagine he could still do this.

"Most mortals will die from this procedure...and so will you!"  
   
 
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