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 Kanluwen wrote:
Daemonspew:
Rot Axes and his steed "Whippermaw"(Orghotts is the build with twin axes and the single tentacled monster mount)

Rotspawned: Mounted on Bilespurter, Vile Bile, Daemon Flies, and Doombells. Rotspawned is the hooded sorcerer with the mount hawking a spitball.

Twiceborn: Mounted on Tripletongue and granting Regeneration to Nurglings and having Regeneration himself.

So yeah, they are just as bad if the quantifier is somehow that their name should preclude special rules or items with the same descriptors/themes.
Oh and let's not forget that they're called the "Maggoth Lords" to begin with.

Let's also not forget that I was saying they've got worse in the last few years, and they are only releases in the last few months

I mean there's always been Angron the Angry and Iron Hands, leader of the Iron Hands, but I'd say since the 5th BA and SW books, there's been a gradual slide in naming conventions, to the point where they've now descended into parody.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Bloodwrath.. really?

Are we really going to go down this road again?

As far as names go, it's fine. He's a Champion of Chaos, not a news anchor.

So is Archaon the Everchosen, Arbaal the Undefeated, Crom the Conqueror etc.

Being a Champion of Chaos does not mean you need an idiotic name.

 A Town Called Malus wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Bloodwrath.. really?

Are we really going to go down this road again?

As far as names go, it's fine. He's a Champion of Chaos, not a news anchor.

So is Archaon the Everchosen, Arbaal the Undefeated, Crom the Conqueror etc.

Being a Champion of Chaos does not mean you need an idiotic name.

Amen to that! This is a trend that has both accelerated, and gotten worse. Consequently it bears renewed remarks.

-C6

 Azreal13 wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Daemonspew:
Rot Axes and his steed "Whippermaw"(Orghotts is the build with twin axes and the single tentacled monster mount)

Rotspawned: Mounted on Bilespurter, Vile Bile, Daemon Flies, and Doombells. Rotspawned is the hooded sorcerer with the mount hawking a spitball.

Twiceborn: Mounted on Tripletongue and granting Regeneration to Nurglings and having Regeneration himself.

So yeah, they are just as bad if the quantifier is somehow that their name should preclude special rules or items with the same descriptors/themes.
Oh and let's not forget that they're called the "Maggoth Lords" to begin with.

Let's also not forget that I was saying they've got worse in the last few years, and they are only releases in the last few months

I mean there's always been Angron the Angry and Iron Hands, leader of the Iron Hands, but I'd say since the 5th BA and SW books, there's been a gradual slide in naming conventions, to the point where they've now descended into parody.

And I wasn't necessarily disagreeing with you, simply pointing out the absurdity of complaints that have surrounded the Khorne releases but not the Nurgle releases.

There were hardly any complaints about the "Blightkings", "Gutrot Spume", "Morbidex Twiceborn", "Bloab Rotspawned", and "Orghotts Daemonspew"--but somehow "Wrathmongers", "Skullreapers", the Bloodthirster variants, and now Skarr Bloodwrath are "over the line"?

I should have clarified my point a bit better with my initial post, but quite frankly the complaints are silly in my opinion.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Bloodwrath.. really?

Are we really going to go down this road again?

As far as names go, it's fine. He's a Champion of Chaos, not a news anchor.

"And that's it with today's news. This is Bloodwrath signing off."

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Could be Arbaal the Undefeated? Got his ass kicked at Praag but his death isn't confirmed...

It doesn't need to be. If he's ever defeated, he gets to suffer Khorne's wrath.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Azreal13 wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Daemonspew:
Rot Axes and his steed "Whippermaw"(Orghotts is the build with twin axes and the single tentacled monster mount)

Rotspawned: Mounted on Bilespurter, Vile Bile, Daemon Flies, and Doombells. Rotspawned is the hooded sorcerer with the mount hawking a spitball.

Twiceborn: Mounted on Tripletongue and granting Regeneration to Nurglings and having Regeneration himself.

So yeah, they are just as bad if the quantifier is somehow that their name should preclude special rules or items with the same descriptors/themes.
Oh and let's not forget that they're called the "Maggoth Lords" to begin with.

Let's also not forget that I was saying they've got worse in the last few years, and they are only releases in the last few months

I mean there's always been Angron the Angry and Iron Hands, leader of the Iron Hands, but I'd say since the 5th BA and SW books, there's been a gradual slide in naming conventions, to the point where they've now descended into parody.

And I wasn't necessarily disagreeing with you, simply pointing out the absurdity of complaints that have surrounded the Khorne releases but not the Nurgle releases.

There were hardly any complaints about the "Blightkings", "Gutrot Spume", "Morbidex Twiceborn", "Bloab Rotspawned", and "Orghotts Daemonspew"--but somehow "Wrathmongers", "Skullreapers", the Bloodthirster variants, and now Skarr Bloodwrath are "over the line"?

I should have clarified my point a bit better with my initial post, but quite frankly the complaints are silly in my opinion.

Honestly I think it's less the fact that they may have relatively silly names than it is the repetition.
"Bloab Rotspawned" doesn't have the Spawn of Rot special rule and isn't equipped with Rot Blades which have the Rotten special rule which causes an enemy model hit to suffer from Rot.
There's only so many times you can say the same word in one sentence before it sounds like a bad joke.

 Kanluwen wrote:
Are we really going to go down this road again?

As far as names go, it's fine. He's a Champion of Chaos, not a news anchor.

Yup. 'Cause it's getting dumber, and your attempts to defend GW at every turn are getting more desperate at every turn Kan.

He's a guy named Bloodwrath, armed with Bloodstorm Blades, and has a special rule called Bloodborn where he keeps a Blood Tally. It's reached Grimm Shado levels of parody, only its not parody!!!

 Kanluwen wrote:
There were hardly any complaints about the "Blightkings", "Gutrot Spume", "Morbidex Twiceborn", "Bloab Rotspawned", and "Orghotts Daemonspew"--but somehow "Wrathmongers", "Skullreapers", the Bloodthirster variants, and now Skarr Bloodwrath are "over the line"?

Yup. Some of the Nurgle ones are silly (Daemonspew and Bloab really). As for the rest:

"Rot Axes"

What's wrong with these. He's a guy armed with Rot Axes. It's not Rotaxe the Rotten, armed with Rot Axes and the power of Rottingness.

"Whippermaw"

That's a cool name.

"Rotspawned: Mounted on Bilespurter, Vile Bile, Daemon Flies, and Doombells. Rotspawned is the hooded sorcerer with the mount hawking a spitball. "

Daemonflies and Doombells don't strike me as odd. Vile Bile is just good assonance. The rest I can live without.

"Twiceborn: Mounted on Tripletongue and granting Regeneration to Nurglings and having Regeneration himself."

Ok, and? Twiceborn is an interesting name. Tripletongue isn't OTT, it's actually a little mundane.

The man, the legend, the Kan wrote:So yeah, they are just as bad if the quantifier is somehow that their name should preclude special rules or items with the same descriptors/themes.

The fact that you don't see it speaks more to your pathological need to defend GW than anything else really.

The Kan with the Plan wrote:Oh and let's not forget that they're called the "Maggoth Lords" to begin with.

Maggoth Lords? Pretty cool name. Better than "Maggot Lords". Makes 'em sound huge (which they are).

Maggot Lords sounds like the name of a death metal band.

i"m not usually one to cpmplain about name, but this skarr character is ridiculous

I'm keen to see if there are any new Slaaneshi characters, and the names/weapons/mounts they come up with

I gotta say, I don't give a gak what GeeDub names their characters. On my table I will call him Fluffy Lumkins and my opponent will not give a rat's hind end. Yes, the names are all silly and some are very OTT but you don't have to call them that as long as your opponent knows what you are using.

Who will be the first to be outraged at the sight of his dual axe-flails? Let the gak storm commence! Also that demure foot pose seems to be all the rage (haha) among Khorne worshippers!

I was a little disappointed that "axe flails" are flails with axe heads on the ends of the chains.

Like the model generally. Not a fan of the the flaily bits though.

 angelofvengeance wrote:
Like the model generally. Not a fan of the the flaily bits though.

Yeah, same. But that's nothing that couldn't be fixed with some trimming thankfully.

I'd have given him a big axe in one hand and a flail in the other.. though I suppose that'd just make him a baby thirster.

Ya, flails are getting snipped off. Love the rest though.

I kept this to myself, but is anyone else thinking that those axe-flails will be great for converting Dwarf Slayers?

There's a guy named Bloodwrath?
Are you sure they don't have Dethklok on the design team?

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
There's a guy named Bloodwrath?
Are you sure they don't have Dethklok on the design team?

I'm just disappointed he doesn't also have Burning Blood and a Blood Punch and that his axes don't bleed constantly and that they aren't made of blood.

He looks terrible.

Do we have an idea of how much GW is charging for Bloodwrath Axey-MacFlailerson?

 catharsix wrote:
Do we have an idea of how much GW is charging for Bloodwrath Axey-MacFlailerson?

Probably between 20 and 30 Blood bucks.

I dont like to judge models by single leaked pics, but those are some of the stupidest weapons I have ever seen on a GW model.
Easy enough to fix, but its still provocative.
Id like to see someone just turn the flails to lashing chain tentacles sprouting from his belly.

 thenoobbomb wrote:
He looks terrible.

Seriously. I could spend all day listing reasons why BloodBlood is ridiculous.

I just don't like the Daemon feet.

It pisses me off that we can get new characters like this but the 5 Chaos Champions for 40k don't get new models.

 Medium of Death wrote:
I just don't like the Daemon feet.

It pisses me off that we can get new characters like this but the 5 Chaos Champions for 40k don't get new models.

QFT - It seems so capricious and disappointing how GW refuses to provide models for certain things that tons of people are screaming for, but then comes up with new things that literally no one is demanding.

and as for Clockwork Zion's awesome "Probably between 20 and 30 Blood bucks." comment:

I'll take $1100 worth."




-C6

 Medium of Death wrote:
I just don't like the Daemon feet.

It pisses me off that we can get new characters like this but the 5 Chaos Champions for 40k don't get new models.

I'd be with you there, but then given the current run of character models, do you want an even more ridiculous Abaddon for twice the price?

 ClockworkZion wrote:
I was a little disappointed that "axe flails" are flails with axe heads on the ends of the chains.

Yeah, those are conceptually pretty weak.

Would be far better if they were flails with axe-heads instead of spiked balls at the end of the chains. As it is, the weapon seems ludicrously unwieldy.

I mean, heck...the chains are attached BELOW the axe head. There would always be the likelihood that your own chain would get in the way of the cutting edge of the axe.