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 nintura wrote:

 Mentlegen324 wrote:

 nintura wrote:

I would like to think it's more C'tan than Necrons. Though watching and waiting fits crons quite well. The straight line staff could easily be a necron staff or halberd.

How does it, though? I'm not too knowledgeable about Necron lore, but i was under the impression that they are already active within the galaxy for the most part. They aren't all awakened, but i can't think of anything that implies they're watching the galaxy and waiting for the right moment to appear, they're already there - just not all of them.

The same goes for the T'au, as much as i'd like it to be them, they aren't just watching the Galaxy and waiting, they're already there and taking part in what's going on. The way this is worded implies some sort of outside threat that has just been biding their time until things were suitable for them to arrive, not something that's already in some way active.

If it was just a Codex for one of the already known races, then it wouldn't class as a huge, unexpected announcement.

The cron's machines have been watching the galaxy since their sleep. The Canopteks. Some crons have been awake a long time because they woke up far before they were supposed to.

Aren't they just watching over the Necron Tomb Worlds themselves, they aren't looking out into the wider galaxy and keeping an eye on things, are they? This implies something that's watching the galaxy as a whole and weren't around before now. It doesn't really fit any of the races or factions we know of.

 Formosa wrote:
Not necrons

They haven't watched, they haven't waited, they have been active and waking for centuries now.

In fact this doesn't really fit any of the current races, tau haven't been watching and waiting, they have been actively attacking and expanding.

I think this is one of the two new races

Two new races? This is the first i've heard of that, where were two mentioned?

Here's a wild thought what if the hive mind was not invading the universe/galaxy but fleeing from something in terror so strong that it causes the shadow in the warp/local psychics go insane.

Might explain why after all this time the "main body" of nids has never arrived and why the splinter fleets are so piece meal. The hive mind is dead and the splinter fleets are acting upon the dying echoes.

Now what ever has terrorised the nids has been watching and waiting to make a move on this universe. What it could be who knows off the top of my head I can think of a few things that have potential and could be cool in no particular order.

A fully living and powered ctan with his client race army.
The 2 missing Primarchs and there highly advanced empire.
A subsect of pre fall elder who avoided the cataclysmic end of there race,maybe a long forgotten expansion fleet or somthing that has not only avoided decline but continued to advance.

I was using Google translate to read a French forum. Someone on there hinted that Custodes would be teased this Saturday, and made that prediction a few days ago.

 The Power Cosmic wrote:
I say the Lion, because of the "watched" reference. And because it's "they," I'll throw in the Wolf too.

That's a double primarch prediction!

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 cuda1179 wrote:
I was using Google translate to read a French forum. Someone on there hinted that Custodes would be teased this Saturday, and made that prediction a few days ago.

Who cares about bloddy custodes?

I'm very curious to see what this ends up being.

It's going to be one of two things:

-I get pleasantly surprised at a new faction/race/army and see 40k's universe expand...

-I get to see the outrage from plenty of people because GW put a lot of hype on something we've already had

I'll say this again and it has been repeated multiple times across many GW sources.

All 20 Primarchs were found and all 20 participated in the Great Crusade. FWIW one of them went missing when he lead an expedition to some big arse Necron space obelisk near Solemnace (the site of Trazyn's museum) according to one Fulgrim.

 Adeptus Doritos wrote:
I'm very curious to see what this ends up being.

It's going to be one of two things:

-I get pleasantly surprised at a new faction/race/army and see 40k's universe expand...

-I get to see the outrage from plenty of people because GW put a lot of hype on something we've already had

Yeah, this popcorn is gonna need some ...

It's going to be Custodes. People saying otherwise are setting themselves up for disappointment, just like people did over malign portents.

Protos starcraft.

 Grimtuff wrote:
All 20 Primarchs were found and all 20 participated in the Great Crusade. FWIW one of them went missing when he lead an expedition to some big arse Necron space obelisk near Solemnace (the site of Trazyn's museum) according to one Fulgrim.

Uhhh... I'm not disbelieving you, I just want some source on this or at least a little more information. This is very interesting.

Meh. Leaning towards just an announcement of necron codex.

They were largely left out of Gathering Storm/Dark Imperium narrative, so it could be their reaction to chaos wrecking the galaxy.

 Adeptus Doritos wrote:

 Grimtuff wrote:
All 20 Primarchs were found and all 20 participated in the Great Crusade. FWIW one of them went missing when he lead an expedition to some big arse Necron space obelisk near Solemnace (the site of Trazyn's museum) according to one Fulgrim.

Uhhh... I'm not disbelieving you, I just want some source on this or at least a little more information. This is very interesting.

From the latest Fabius Bile novel- Clonelord.

“Fulgrim made mention of it, once. Apparently one of the two Forgotten Ones was said to have led an expedition to its black heart, in the early centuries of the Great Crusade. Though why he was out this far, and what he might’ve found, was never recorded"

It's probably whatever the next Primarch is. Not particularly exciting if so.

JSG wrote:
It's going to be Custodes. People saying otherwise are setting themselves up for disappointment, just like people did over malign portents.

How would Custodes be a "huge announcement" though? We already know they're part of the galaxy and are active again, so this wouldn't fit with them as it implies it's a new, previously unseen thing that's only just joining in. They haven't been "watching and waiting", either - their whole job was to Guard things, which they were doing.

Speaking of. Wasn't one of the Primarch rumors that The Lion would come in a Triumvirate along with Dante (Or another redone Blood Angel) and an as of yet unnamed Imperial Character?

Trajann could easily fit that slot, especially with the Lions on his armor, there'd be a thematic fit. And a Custodes Army, The Lion, and a new Campaign would definitely fit in as "HUGE" compared to just announcing 3 new codexes (That's basically just Next Tuesday in this rapid fire release environment!)

RG did chastise the Custodes for not doing more and only watching while the galaxy went to crap.

Yes, they have been more active since they got a talk'n to, but they still had their "really cool" stuff locked up in a vault. Maybe they're breaking the seals and dusting off the old Jetbikes, Grav Tanks, and Dreadoughts.

 Mentlegen324 wrote:

JSG wrote:
It's going to be Custodes. People saying otherwise are setting themselves up for disappointment, just like people did over malign portents.

How would Custodes be a "huge announcement" though? We already know they're part of the galaxy and are active again, so this wouldn't fit with them as it implies it's a new, previously unseen thing that's only just joining in. They haven't been "watching and waiting", either - their whole job was to Guard things, which they were doing.

It'll be the first time they're playable as a stand alone force in 40k (I think). This is exactly why people are gonna be raging tomorrow. We know Custodes are coming so thats one line down. Have they been watching and waiting? yep. Looking any deeper into that is just wishful thinking.

I have fun either way so knock yourself out mate.

Actually its part of a larger image. If you do a reverse image search.....

 Dulahan wrote:
Speaking of. Wasn't one of the Primarch rumors that The Lion would come in a Triumvirate along with Dante (Or another redone Blood Angel) and an as of yet unnamed Imperial Character?

Trajann could easily fit that slot, especially with the Lions on his armor, there'd be a thematic fit. And a Custodes Army, The Lion, and a new Campaign would definitely fit in as "HUGE" compared to just announcing 3 new codexes (That's basically just Next Tuesday in this rapid fire release environment!)

They announced a massive AoS campaign yesterday. It won't be a 40k primarch or campaign.

Fafnir wrote:Probably just Tau or Necrons. The wording makes me think Necrons though.

I'd be pretty livid if it was a new army. We've got so many factions with absolutely ancient model lines and a whole host of rules that need to be written.

The last thing 8th needs is even less focus.

As cool as it would be to get a new faction, I would rather all existing factions be brought into the modern era by completely phasing out metal and finecast models. No hopeful of that, though.

Mentlegen324 wrote:

 nintura wrote:

I would like to think it's more C'tan than Necrons. Though watching and waiting fits crons quite well. The straight line staff could easily be a necron staff or halberd.

How does it, though? I'm not too knowledgeable about Necron lore, but i was under the impression that they are already active within the galaxy for the most part. They aren't all awakened, but i can't think of anything that implies they're watching the galaxy and waiting for the right moment to appear, they're already there - just not all of them.

The same goes for the T'au, as much as i'd like it to be them, they aren't just watching the Galaxy and waiting, they're already there and taking part in what's going on. The way this is worded implies some sort of outside threat that has just been biding their time until things were suitable for them to arrive, not something that's already in some way active.

If it was just a Codex for one of the already known races, then it wouldn't class as a huge, unexpected announcement.

As far as we know, the only C'Tan that wasn't captured and shattered was the Void Dragon, who is all but confirmed to be the World Dragon imprisoned by the Emperor, which means the Machine Spirit is actually a C'Tan.

 cuda1179 wrote:
RG did chastise the Custodes for not doing more and only watching while the galaxy went to crap.

Yes, they have been more active since they got a talk'n to, but they still had their "really cool" stuff locked up in a vault. Maybe they're breaking the seals and dusting off the old Jetbikes, Grav Tanks, and Dreadoughts.

Doing Custodes before finishing the existing codexes would bring some serious flak though, so I'm not so sure.

It is highly unlikely that it is something completely new and unheard. The teaser made me think Necrons, though there probably should be something more than just the new codex to warrant the fanfares. Could be bunch of new models like the Death Guard had. New plastic C'tan or something. Personally I hope it's not that, Necrons are the most boring faction in 40K.

Custodes seems possible, we know that they're gonna get some new stuff.

I really, really hope it is the Inquisition, though that seems unlikely. SoB would be the best news ever of course, but that doesn't fit the text at all.

After the outrage for the countdown for Malignen Portents... if this is another imperial thing that isn't SOB... oh boy...

Custodes are already playable in 40k though. They aren't new in any way shape or form. As a matter of fact they have been screaming for an HQ to be playable and GW has already shown him off so I doubt its custodes.

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GW has confirmed malign portents is just the start for AoS and that there will be multiple new model lines launched on facebook this year for AoS. I don't know why people thought that would instantly reveal the undead army when its clearly the years event.

Watched and waited - it should be Sisters

but likely to be Custodes or Necrons

As long as its not another Fethng Marines dex

Oh if its custodes or marines I am so fething pissed off. We don't need more damn marines. On the upside at least it will let me stick to my current projects. A new xenos race might get me to stop working on everything for it.

 MannyMcCoconut wrote:





Actually its part of a larger image. If you do a reverse image search.....

I knew I had seen the image somewhere before! Cheers dude!

 MannyMcCoconut wrote:





Actually its part of a larger image. If you do a reverse image search.....

I dont see how it could be anything but this tbh

Oh man I hope it's a fifth Chaos God with Fallen!

JSG wrote:

They announced a massive AoS campaign yesterday. It won't be a 40k primarch or campaign.

No reason they can't do both. Especially in the "Gathering Storm" or "Wrath of Magnus" way of doing a campaign.

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2017/11/40k-rumors-the-narrative-moves-forward.html

Found the rumor I was referring to as well.