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Some sort of flyer that you can assault out of? Be a bit like special forces guys jumping out of helicopters

I also desire fast assault vehicles for my BA.

I wouldn't be surprised if we got a dedicated termie kits, akin to the DA Knights, it seems an obvious niche unfilled for the BA.

I was hoping we'd be the marine chapter to get a chariot, but the SW have stolen that.

Not sure what else it could be... Dante riding a giant scorpion from Baal maybe?

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Well I am expecting Land Speeder Storms a Dedicated Transports for the Scouts.

I would like to see but don't Expect [I will be using Blood, well just because]
>Assault Blood Centurions: Replaces S&P for Relentless and possibly Lighting Claws
>Land Speeder Monsoon: Land Speeder Storm that can carry Power Armor. Dedicated Transport?
>Mephaston Lord of War: Seems logical

As for a Walker:
I really don't see one. Other than the Knights and Space Wolves getting new Dreads none of the Imperials have gotten any since 6th.

 th3maninblak wrote:
There was a mention in a rumor a while back of Blood Brothers, who were marines who had fought off the black rage. Now if what happened to mephiston is any indication of the changes you go through when defeating the black rage, these guys would be bosses, maybe like paladins in power armor with jetpacks. Ws5, init5, 2 attacks base with pistol+ccw and rage, fnp, furious charge, and 2 wounds. Would be sick

Sound like Marines crossbred with Khorne Hounds. Who are surprisingly also red.

The Blood Dragon.

Needs to be awesomely 80's and neon.

Slaughtertooth...

When the Blood Angels landed on the death world of Bloodicide they found this savage dreadnaught waiting for them. His identity is unknown but his murderous slaughterrage and fierce Slaughterclaws soon led them to call him Slaughtertooth!

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Slaughtertooth...

When the Blood Angels landed on the death world of Bloodicide they found this savage dreadnaught waiting for them. His identity is unknown but his murderous slaughterrage and fierce Slaughterclaws soon led them to call him Slaughtertooth!

I see what you did here

I expect it'll be a fast flier called the tampax raider or something

I'd not be suprised if blood angels just got handed the stormtalon. perhaps with some varient missiles to make it a bit more unique. and if they do thats not a bad thing. the storm talon is a very cost effective flier.

some sort of "fast assault termy" could be a neat idea.

I'd like vanguard vets with storm shields and 2Ws... this won't happen of course, we already have SG and GW won't be updating them much if at all I think.

But a BA specific assault terminator set would be pretty sweet, a la Deathwing Knights as pointed out above.

 Wulfmar wrote:
I expect it'll be a fast flier called the tampax raider or something

*slow clap*

There's a few things they could do, in the theme of BA = rapid strike/assault MeQ army.

Probable;
-Storm Talons are an obvious choice.
-New weapon type....really hope it's not a "blood cannon" or something, but I think Radiation weapons might be a good choice here. Their homeworld IS an irradiated waste land...they could hand-wave some manner of "radiation resistance/mastery after living in a waste land for 5000 generations...etc". There's no shortage of Rad weapons in the Horus Heresy books, so they wouldn't be starting from scratch either. That said, it's somewhat thematically at odds with their whole "pretty boy/perfectionist" style.
-Dante and/or Meph will be a Lord of War....and probably no better than they are now point for point if Ghaz and Logan are any indication.

Wish list
-Jump/teleport terminators, centurions and/or Dreadnoughts, ala GK Interceptors/Dreadknights.....Not impossible, but termintors are super unlikely. A heavy, fast moving, no transport required melee unit.
-Blood Angel's Dreadknight would be sweet. No psychic pilot, different weapons, jump pack instead of teleporter. Think Wraithknight-lite.
-Fast Predator transport variant. 13/12/10 fast assault transport in the 100-130 point range. Carry 10-12 models. Been dreaming of this forever. Basically a non-skimmer, down-gunned, shield-less Assault wave serpent.

Not happening;
-Very unlikely to get "Blood Brothers" as they would just be better death company/vanguard/honor guard/sang guard. The melee/jump infantry melee slot is already really packed.
-Land Raider variants are fairly well covered by Forgeworld (6+ variants now?)
-Storm Raven variants are fairly well covered by Forgeworld (up to 3 variants now?)
-Nothing will assault from deepstrike or outflank or out of a drop pod.

Mephiston Lord of War riding a platform pulled by giant bats, that has blood chalices all over it. he gets a new weapon Called a SanguinaryClaw. Because bloodclaw sounds too much like a SW unit.

Sanguinor +1

Has almost a MC statline, EW, hits like a maniac, and causes ID on 5+... AND costs only 115 points.

I'd like a giant angel, made of blood.

Just rip something out of Evangelion.

I don't care what, it all fits.

BaalSNAFU wrote:


Cheap assault transports.

Rhinos with assault ramps is something I thought would be awesome for SW, instead we got a sweet flyer. Could be awesome for BA, nice little 50-60pt transport or something, pretty much an adjusted rhino, so the cockpit is raised and in the back, and the front is replaced with a land raider style assault ramp. Maybe let it take sponsons like a predator for a bump in cost? Still as easy to kill as a rhino, but MSU in these buggers and you will have a difficult army to face.

EDIT mods please remove. Brain shart.

Assault ramp rhinos or pods would be amazing but doubtful, tbh I really hope they don't change all that much, update things into the new edition and tweak things, bring costs and options in line with newer marines.

Really tho I just want all the high initiative characters that are super expensive and have axes to not be unweildly, even if they get nerfed, dante hitting last is pretty terrible.

They already have a lot of unique weapons (hand flamers, melta pistols, glaives), and the unit roster is pretty well rounded as is. I just hope they don't do a total overhaul. The less change the better imo.

Some form of ghetto fleet would be good, making a weaker version of the frag cannon available on more units would be cool too. Rending flamer would be cool for like terminators, maybe devastators / attack bikes / speeders. Terminator with a Frag cannon would just look awesome even if it sucked. I could go for the SG wrist bolters being made more available as well though unlikely.

What I'd really like to see is an unit upgrade identical to wulfen then called it like Mark of the Sanguine. Really stick it to the space wolves you know. That's all I ever really want.