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Well, following the conversations in the various Syria threads (and the fact that I've too much time on my hands) I wondered what it would be like if instead of killing innocent people and soldiers to settle their disputes, world leaders battled each other to settle disputes!

Therefore, I have came up with the following Warhammer fantasy profiles for Obama and Putin, which I believe does justice to these great leaders. . All I need is somebody to roll the dice and tell me who wins!

Tell me what you think, I may make the model versions one day. And of course, feel free to come up with your own world leader profiles

If this thread goes wrong, blame Frazz!


Anyway, here goes:

Barack Obama
M4 WS6 BS4 S4 T4 W3 I5 A4 Ld10

Weapons, Equipment, special rules etc:

Obama carries George Washington's wig, a First lady, Patton's Pistols, Grant's sword, the declaration of independence, and wears Jackson's armour

Special Rules:

Commander in Chief - Such is the aura that extends from an American president, all American units are inspired to greater feats and may use Obama's leadership if they are within 18 inches, rather than the usual 12 inches.

Executive order: For those times when the Supreme Court and Congress won't play ball. Once per game, any American unit on the table may use the executive order to re-roll failed hits in close combat, a failed difficult terrain test, or a failed break test.

$600 Billion dollar defence budget. The Americans spend more on defence than anybody else, a fact that they are rather proud of. Therefore, all American units have access to better equipment. All American units in Obama's army gain +1 WS

No better friend, but…
Despite their close friendship and alliance in various conflicts over the years, the British still have the nagging feeling that Obama doesn't like them that much. Any friendly British unit may not use Obama's leadership.

George Washington's wig - said to belong to the legendary founding president of America, the wig weaves a potent spell of protection, granting the bearer a 4+ ward save, which is increased to 3+ when fighting British units.

First Lady- these hard drinking gals have long been loyal stalwarts at any president's side. Don't make them mad! Once per game, Obama may activate his first lady for a +2 attack bonus.

Patton's pistols. Only a cheap, New Orleans pimp uses pearl handed revolvers! Once per game, Obama may make a shooting attack with the following profile: Range 12 inches, shots D6, S4 armour piercing, flaming attacks.

Grant's sword. This mythical, shrieking blade, is sharper than a bald eagle's claws and seems to harbour an enmity against grey troops. The sword grants its bearer flaming attacks and armour piercing. Strangely, the sword adds +2 WS to Obama's profile if he fighting an enemy unit wearing grey uniforms.

Jackson's armour: Said to belong to old hickory himself, this armour is as tough as hickory and grants its bearer a 3+ armour save.
Declaration of independence: The day America turned its back on the greatest nation on earth, preserved forever in black and white, though they say otherwise. The declaration grants Obama Magic resistance 3.

Vladimir Putin
M4 WS7 BS5 S4 T4 W3 I5 A5 Ld 10

Weapons, Equipment, special rules etc:
Vlad rides a white horse, carries the order of Lenin, Stalin's vodka bottle, a Russian bear pelt, and the sword of Ivan the Terrible

Dark arts: Years of KGB training have honed Vlad's fighting skills to deadly effect. Vlad has the killing blow special rule

You have failed me for the last time: Vlad doesn't like failure, not at all. Any Russian unit that breaks within 12 inches of Vlad, suffers D6 S4 hits and immediately rallies.

Human rights? Meh!
Vlad's army may ally with any warhammer army except Americans (unless the scenario has Germans as the enemy)

Mother Russia: We've seen off Napoleon, we've seen off Hitler. What the Russian soldier lacks in equipment, he more than makes up for in fighting ability. All Russian units in Vlad's army are Stubborn.

Bare chest: Many an enemy has been intimidated by Vlad's masculinity. Any enemy unit fighting Vlad has -1 WS for the first round of combat

Russian Bear Pelt. Once per game, the bear pelt adds +3 to Vlad's toughness, the bear pelt also grants Vlad a ward save of 5+ which is increased to 2+ against flaming attacks.

Stalin's Vodka bottle: This bottle renders Vlad immune to fear, terror, and panic.

The Order of Lenin: Vlad's prized possession grants him magic resistance 3

Ivan the Terrible's sword: This rusted blade has the uncanny knack of finding an enemy's weak spots and grants Vlad +1 to hit in the first round of combat.

The white horse: Vlad's only childhood friend. The White horse is a demonic steed with the following profile: M12 WS4 BS4 S5 T5 W1 I6 A3 Ld10

Thematically I feel Putin should be some sort of Goblin.

Stalin's Vodka bottle should of course be Yeltsins Vodka Bottle - the same effect but its empty so has zero use except as an improvised weapon..

This thread reeks of utter WIN!

 notprop wrote:
Thematically I feel Putin should be some sort of Goblin.

Stalin's Vodka bottle should of course be Yeltsins Vodka Bottle - the same effect but its empty so has zero use except as an improvised weapon..

True, very true concerning the bottle, but I see Vlad as more a black orc warboss than a goblin. If you faced Vlad in battle, would you be intimated by the bare chest!


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 Frazzled wrote:
This thread reeks of utter WIN!

Got one for David Cameron as well, if this thread keeps going!

Forgot to add this to Obama's profile:

Air Horse One

M10 WS4 BS4 S4 T4 W1 I5 A3 Ld8

Air horse one treats all terrain as open ground. Due to it's superior breeding, and tax payer funded excess, air horse one suffers no movement penalty for barding or Jackson's armour.

Air Horse One may move over friendly and enemy units as if it were a flyer, but may not end its movement on top of an enemy unit unless part of a charge move.

You're either really really good, or have thought about this way too much...

 Frazzled wrote:
You're either really really good, or have thought about this way too much...

Today, I have too much time on my hands, but in all honesty, it took me 5mins to think this up. Honestly!

Kim Jong-un

M(4) Ws(4) Bs(>9000) Str(4) T(5) W(6) I(2) A(2) Ld(10)

Weapons, Equipment, special rules etc...

Kim Jong-un rides an Imaginary Unicorn, is followed by a Swallow, and wields a Golf Club.

Imaginary Unicorn: The Imaginary Unicorn is a Barded Elven Steed, but as it is Imaginary it provides no benefit. but it looks really cool(if you believe hard enough!)

Swallow: The Swallow follows Kim around. If he should die, the Swallow will sing a sad song. All Terrain features on the field immediately collapse in sorrow. all buildings collapse into a heap of rubble, replace all terrain with areas of Dangerous Terrain.

Golf Club: Kim Jong-un is quite a shot, and has a wicked punch. The Golf Club is a melee weapon that grants Kim +2 strength and has the Armor Piercing rule. It may also be used as a ranged weapon with a range of 30" Str4, armor piercing, Quick to Fire, and Hole in One*.

*Hole in One: ranged attacks with this weapon automatically hit and have the sniper special rule.

 Grey Templar wrote:
Kim Jong-un

M(4) Ws(4) Bs(>9000) Str(4) T(5) W(6) I(2) A(2) Ld(10)

Weapons, Equipment, special rules etc...

Kim Jong-un rides an Imaginary Unicorn, is followed by a Swallow, and wields a Golf Club.

Imaginary Unicorn: The Imaginary Unicorn is a Barded Elven Steed, but as it is Imaginary it provides no benefit. but it looks really cool(if you believe hard enough!)

Swallow: The Swallow follows Kim around. If he should die, the Swallow will sing a sad song. All Terrain features on the field immediately collapse in sorrow. all buildings collapse into a heap of rubble, replace all terrain with areas of Dangerous Terrain.

Golf Club: Kim Jong-un is quite a shot, and has a wicked punch. The Golf Club is a melee weapon that grants Kim +2 strength and has the Armor Piercing rule. It may also be used as a ranged weapon with a range of 30" Str4, armor piercing, Quick to Fire, and Hole in One*.

*Hole in One: ranged attacks with this weapon automatically hit and have the sniper special rule.

How could I forget the greatest leader the world has ever known!!! Nooooooooooooooo! Damn you!

Was thinking about doing a profile for Julia Gillard, complete with can of fosters but the Australians on this site claim to have never heard of it

Great, Canada gets Stephen Harper, not much to work with.

Although, he may secretly be a robot, so high toughness and maybe FNP.

You should do Hillary Clinton. I beg you!

 Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:

Was thinking about doing a profile for Julia Gillard, complete with can of fosters but the Australians on this site claim to have never heard of it

Julia Gillard isn't our leader anymore. She was replaced with Kevin Rudd a couple of months before the election, which he lost. So now Tony Abbot is our third PM this year.

 Dheneb wrote:

 Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:

Was thinking about doing a profile for Julia Gillard, complete with can of fosters but the Australians on this site claim to have never heard of it

Julia Gillard isn't our leader anymore. She was replaced with Kevin Rudd a couple of months before the election, which he lost. So now Tony Abbot is our third PM this year.

And I think abbot lends himself to this thread best, what with his budgie smugglers, daughters, etc.

 motyak wrote:

And I think abbot lends himself to this thread best, what with his budgie smugglers, daughters, etc.

So long as he rides to battle on the back of his steed. A wallaby named "Quade Cooper"

 Mr Nobody wrote:
Great, Canada gets Stephen Harper, not much to work with.

.

Yeah, and his special rules would involve giving the Americans benefits. And free cannon fodder (and I'm right-wing).

 Mr Nobody wrote:
Great, Canada gets Stephen Harper, not much to work with.

Although, he may secretly be a robot, so high toughness and maybe FNP.

He can also ignore the rules if he desires, and can pause the game indefinitely it looks like someone's going to call him on it.

I thought this would be partisan tomfoolery, but this is actually the best thing I've read so far - well done. I love the George Washington's wig especially, though love the word interplay for Air Horse One.

I also think Kim Jong-Un should have some rules similar to Kharn, or at the very least be able to kill a civilian to gain a re-roll a leadership test like Orks & Grots.

Tony Abbott

M----WS--BS--S--T--W--I--A--Ld
8---4----4---5---5--3---4--3--10



Equipment: Big Ears, Budgie Smugglers, Bike

Big Ears: Once per game during the movement phase Tony can give his ears a great big flap to take him out of danger. Place him anywhere within 20" of his starting position. This allows him to leave combat, and can be used even if he is fleeing, causing him to automatically rally after the joy of flight.

Budgie Smugglers: Tony is only hit on a 6 in close combat, as the enemy can't look directly at his manly Australian bulge.

Bike: This is Tony's favourite triathlon bike, and the speeds he can reach on it men he can only be hit by ranged attacks on a 6.

Special Rules: Fit as a Fiddle, Bad Experiences, Deep Denial

Fit as a Fiddle: When he loses his last wound, roll a dice. On a 4+ he stands back up with 1 wound.

Bad Experiences: Friendly units cannot benefit from Tony's Ld, as he has been known to suffer bouts of silence when forced to interact with some people.

Deep Denial: Science and what not holds no sway o'er this man. And since science and magic are the same thing when they are fancy enough (whatever the quote is), he denies that as well. Unless it is magic he believes in. Tony has MR3 against all spells not from the Lore of Light.

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:

So long as he rides to battle on the back of his steed. A wallaby named "Quade Cooper"

An overrated steed, a steed prone to bouts of idiocy and a severe case of the jitters?

And yes, by looking at my flag you can tell how much I enjoyed the past weekend!

 Fafnir wrote:

 Mr Nobody wrote:
Great, Canada gets Stephen Harper, not much to work with.

Although, he may secretly be a robot, so high toughness and maybe FNP.

He can also ignore the rules if he desires, and can pause the game indefinitely it looks like someone's going to call him on it.

Lol, nice btw this is a great thread.

 motyak wrote:
Tony Abbott

M----WS--BS--S--T--W--I--A--Ld
8---4----4---5---5--3---4--3--10



Equipment: Big Ears, Budgie Smugglers, Bike

............

Hmmm I know he's new but this is a rather glowing assessment of a politician. I don't know anything about him but what I will say is: Beware big eared leaders called Tony!

I was trying not to let my personal biases cloud the rules, but it looks like my avoidance of them forced his creation in the opposite direction entirely. And even though I'm not a fan we're stuck with him now, so we may as well stay positive and hope he keeps most of his promise, and sees that the others are illegal/stupid and drops them. One can hope.

Nick Clegg

M4 WS2 BS2 S3 T3 W2 I3 A2 LD5

Weapons and armour: hand weapon, battle suit (light armour)

Special rules:
Dancing around the issue: Nick Clegg gets a 5+ ward save, unless he is being attacked by David Cameron.

Nobody Cares: Nick Clegg cannot be targeted individually unless he is not attached to a unit.

Nobody likes him: Any model attacking Nick Clegg may re-roll failed To Hit rolls.

 rubiksnoob wrote:
You should do Hillary Clinton. I beg you!

Working on it. I'm busy these days with shifting furniture, but I'll get on it sometime.


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 Ensis Ferrae wrote:

 motyak wrote:

And I think abbot lends himself to this thread best, what with his budgie smugglers, daughters, etc.

So long as he rides to battle on the back of his steed. A wallaby named "Quade Cooper"

I'm probably one of the very few people that rate Cooper!

I'd do Hilary Clinton for you but she'd have to buy me a few drinks first.

No such condition for that Palin one though.

 Ouze wrote:
I thought this would be partisan tomfoolery, but this is actually the best thing I've read so far - well done. I love the George Washington's wig especially, though love the word interplay for Air Horse One.

I also think Kim Jong-Un should have some rules similar to Kharn, or at the very least be able to kill a civilian to gain a re-roll a leadership test like Orks & Grots.

Thank you. Good idea about Kim Jung-On


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 motyak wrote:
Tony Abbott

M----WS--BS--S--T--W--I--A--Ld
8---4----4---5---5--3---4--3--10



Equipment: Big Ears, Budgie Smugglers, Bike

Big Ears: Once per game during the movement phase Tony can give his ears a great big flap to take him out of danger. Place him anywhere within 20" of his starting position. This allows him to leave combat, and can be used even if he is fleeing, causing him to automatically rally after the joy of flight.

Budgie Smugglers: Tony is only hit on a 6 in close combat, as the enemy can't look directly at his manly Australian bulge.

Bike: This is Tony's favourite triathlon bike, and the speeds he can reach on it men he can only be hit by ranged attacks on a 6.

Special Rules: Fit as a Fiddle, Bad Experiences, Deep Denial

Fit as a Fiddle: When he loses his last wound, roll a dice. On a 4+ he stands back up with 1 wound.

Bad Experiences: Friendly units cannot benefit from Tony's Ld, as he has been known to suffer bouts of silence when forced to interact with some people.

Deep Denial: Science and what not holds no sway o'er this man. And since science and magic are the same thing when they are fancy enough (whatever the quote is), he denies that as well. Unless it is magic he believes in. Tony has MR3 against all spells not from the Lore of Light.

I knew things were bad in Oz land but you elected him as leader!


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 4oursword wrote:
Nick Clegg

M4 WS2 BS2 S3 T3 W2 I3 A2 LD5

Weapons and armour: hand weapon, battle suit (light armour)

Special rules:
Dancing around the issue: Nick Clegg gets a 5+ ward save, unless he is being attacked by David Cameron.

Nobody Cares: Nick Clegg cannot be targeted individually unless he is not attached to a unit.

Nobody likes him: Any model attacking Nick Clegg may re-roll failed To Hit rolls.

Reminds me of wormtongue in the LOTR mini game


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 notprop wrote:
I'd do Hilary Clinton for you but she'd have to buy me a few drinks first.

No such condition for that Palin one though.

First it was Kim Jung, now I've forgotten Palin! Argggggghhhhhhhhhh

To be fair you did stipulate World leaders and not crazy crumpet.

So don't too hard on yourself.

I think Queen Liz may just top the list here; she's pretty badass.

 walker90234 wrote:
I think Queen Liz may just top the list here; she's pretty badass.

Just wait til she brings out the shoulder mounted Corgi-launcher...

 4oursword wrote:
Nick Clegg

M4 WS2 BS2 S3 T3 W2 I3 A2 LD5

Weapons and armour: hand weapon, battle suit (light armour)

Special rules:
Dancing around the issue: Nick Clegg gets a 5+ ward save, unless he is being attacked by David Cameron.

Nobody Cares: Nick Clegg cannot be targeted individually unless he is not attached to a unit.

Nobody likes him: Any model attacking Nick Clegg may re-roll failed To Hit rolls.

Changeability: Nick Clegg may declare that he is charging a unit, move into base contact with them, but then change his mind shortly afterwards and assault a different unit.

 Goliath wrote:

 4oursword wrote:
Nick Clegg

M4 WS2 BS2 S3 T3 W2 I3 A2 LD5

Weapons and armour: hand weapon, battle suit (light armour)

Special rules:
Dancing around the issue: Nick Clegg gets a 5+ ward save, unless he is being attacked by David Cameron.

Nobody Cares: Nick Clegg cannot be targeted individually unless he is not attached to a unit.

Nobody likes him: Any model attacking Nick Clegg may re-roll failed To Hit rolls.

Changeability: Nick Clegg may declare that he is charging a unit, move into base contact with them, but then change his mind shortly afterwards and assault a different unit.

Whipping Post: If a unit fails a leadership test and is within 12" of Nick Clegg they can immediately blame him for the failure. They pass the test but Nick suffers a -1 LD modifier for the rest of the battle. Multiple modifiers gained in this way stack.