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**Anpu42**

warboss wrote:
Anpu42 wrote:
Kirasu wrote:
Anpu42 wrote:
Brother SRM wrote:
A pure Death Company supplement wouldn't surprise me at all, but they wouldn't remove Death Company from the BA dex. That'd be like removing the Deathwing and/or Ravenwing from the DA codex. They're central to the army as a whole.

Like with LotD

Huh? LOTD aren't central to any current army or 1st founding chapter.

I meant having a single entry [two with the dread] And then a Dataslate Death Company Book giving you a Death Company Formation.

While I see your point, it's an apples and oranges comparison. The legion was not in EVERY marine codex whereas the DC has been in EVERY blood angel codex. The Legion has ALWAYS been optional whereas the Death Company has frequently been mandatory (3rd, 4th, and half of 5th edition) for Blood Angel players. It is a much bigger deal if DC were removed completely to sell a subcodex. Legion, like Harlies, were optional flavor units that, while it sucks to have them taken away from certain books, were never to my knowledge a requirement for those armies contained in those books but rather a choice some folks used.

Yes I got that, I am sorry that I did not make a major edit before I made my post or made it clear what I was saying.

**evildrcheese**

Thinking about it I could totally see Tycho getting a new sculpt, with sufficient alterative pieces to make either Captain or DC Tycho.

A DC supplement would make since I you look at DE, all the Coven stuff is still in the main dex, but the supplement add flavour with formations, new relics and warlord traits...

D

**th3maninblak**

evildrcheese wrote:
Thinking about it I could totally see Tycho getting a new sculpt, with sufficient alterative pieces to make either Captain or DC Tycho.

A DC supplement would make since I you look at DE, all the Coven stuff is still in the main dex, but the supplement add flavour with formations, new relics and warlord traits...

D

If any character will get a new sculpt, its Mephiston. Hes the most iconic character in the book, even moreso than Dante, and his model is derpy as anything ive ever seen.

Even though the DE dex is totally bland, its power level is fine. The GK dex has been the same way, and even though the SW dex lost some flavor, its a pretty fantastic book. This makes me very hopeful for the BA dex.

**Zwan1One**

I think all three of them could do with a new sculpt. Dante, Meph and Tycho all could do with updating. But I don't expect to see any of that. I'm quite afraid of sanguinary terminators though, sounds like a terrible idea...

**casvalremdeikun**

The more I think about it, the more I would be willing to bet the supplement is going to be the Flesh Tearers. Perhaps their Chapter Master will get a new sculpt. It kinda seemed that way with Haemunculus Covens.

**Kelly502**

reds8n wrote:
If only for completeness we'll put this here...

... fake IMO, font etc not quite right.

Nice effort though.

That cover would work for me, everything I've read about them they are in the thick of it, how they prefer battle.

**th3maninblak**

Im not even sure what will be on the cover, though my bets are leaning towards a death company marine or sanguinary guard. I would prefer the latter.

**Kelly502**

I would like a scene of battle, kinda old school with helmetless Blood Angels engaged in battle with fierce grimaces.

No really, a scene of Blood Angles in battle would be fitting.

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I feel sorry for my wallet, Necrons and Blood Angels back to back.

**th3maninblak**

Im probably setting aside $200-300 within the next month and then ransacking my FLGS when the blood angels hit...

**Frankenberry**

If Mephiston is thrown on a chariot being pulled by giant flying bats I'm throwing my entire Blood Angels army in the trash.

**Breotan**

Even that bobsled the Wolves got stuck with is better than the pulpit-mobile they pushed on the DA. I don't know what to expect for the BA but you guys better be glad hot rods ain't a British thing or you'd be looking at something out of the Munsters.

**Eldercaveman**

I wouldn't be suprised to see one of the covers from the Omnibus' used as the codex cover.

**evildrcheese**

Frankenberry wrote:
If Mephiston is thrown on a chariot being pulled by giant flying bats I'm throwing my entire Blood Angels army in the trash.

Heh, if it gets to the point where you want rid of them that badly, chuck em my way

D

**th3maninblak**

Eldercaveman wrote:
I wouldn't be suprised to see one of the covers from the Omnibus' used as the codex cover.

Doubtful. Raymond Swanland has been doing the artwork for every book since 6th edition, which is fine by me since hes been one of my favorites since he was doing covers for forgotten realms novels and art for magic cards. I cant wait to see his rendition of the angels of death.

**Moopy**

Mr Morden wrote:
Chances of the Death Company beng moved to a seperate Supplement for another £30?

Shhhhhhhhhhhh.

Hush. No more of that.

Mephiston will probably go LoW, considering what a beast he is right now anyways.

If I were guessing at the Codex Supplement my vote would be: Flesh Tearers.

**Kelly502**

Dang state tax is due...

I really feel sorry for my wallet! Sod it! I'm getting it all!

**Mr Morden**

evildrcheese wrote:
Frankenberry wrote:
If Mephiston is thrown on a chariot being pulled by giant flying bats I'm throwing my entire Blood Angels army in the trash.

Heh, if it gets to the point where you want rid of them that badly, chuck em my way

D

nah be more like this....

**sonofruss**

I see them getting the same treatment the Wolves got Special edition with two or three books a folio with art pics and 6 coins
the extra books have the formations like the Death Company army, The all JP army ETC.

**th3maninblak**

Update from Lords of War Gaming. The Blood Angels codex will be the first space marine dex to be rebranded to "Adeptus Astartes: Blood Angels"

**DO IT TO IT**

th3maninblak wrote:
Update from Lords of War Gaming. The Blood Angels codex will be the first space marine dex to be rebranded to "Adeptus Astartes: Blood Angels"

Somehow I doubt it. If that were true, they probably would have started it with Space Wolves.

**evildrcheese**

It does seem strange that Space Wolves wouldn't have the it first.

I can't see it personally, but could be wrong.

D

**th3maninblak**

I dunno, it came from a super reliable source.

**pretre**

Lords of WG are spot on so far...

**Breotan**

th3maninblak wrote:
Update from Lords of War Gaming. The Blood Angels codex will be the first space marine dex to be rebranded to "Adeptus Astartes: Blood Angels"

Quick! Someone write a book about "Speckles, Adeptus Astartes".

**Anpu42**

th3maninblak wrote:
Update from Lords of War Gaming. The Blood Angels codex will be the first space marine dex to be rebranded to "Adeptus Astartes: Blood Angels"

Oddly, I am completely fine with this.

**Bull0**

Could've been worse, I was picturing the Astra Shootium Vampiratus or whatever.

**PastelAvenger**

Strange that they didn't label the Space Wolf codex in this way however GW does seem to want to solidify its IP at the moment

**Mr Morden**

I was surpised they did not do this after Adepta Sororitas and Astra Milletarium - although they did not bother with Imperial Knights or Wolves for some reason.........

**th3maninblak**

Bull0 wrote:
Could've been worse, I was picturing the Astra Shootium Vampiratus or whatever.

This... is very true. I dunno, the guy from LoWG didnt really know why theyre starting now instead of with wolves either. Time will tell.

**warboss**

PastelAvenger wrote:
Strange that they didn't label the Space Wolf codex in this way however GW does seem to want to solidify its IP at the moment

Although.. it is established in the fluff that the SW defy naming conventions used by other chapters so if they're not using the "codex" in game universe then I guess the writers thought it was appropriate to not call it Adeptus Astartes as well.