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That giant suit of armour, Tech-Heretic or Squat Exo-Armour?

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:
That giant suit of armour, Tech-Heretic or Squat Exo-Armour?

Or xenos? Could even be a Demiurg construct or something.

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:
That giant suit of armour, Tech-Heretic or Squat Exo-Armour?

You're assuming it's "armour" and not someone who's given themselves over to the Machine God.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:
That giant suit of armour, Tech-Heretic or Squat Exo-Armour?

You're assuming it's "armour" and not someone who's given themselves over to the Machine God.

Ha that's why I covered myself with Tech-Heretic. Downloaded himself into this perfectly fashionable machine body.

It definitely has shades of a Kastelan Robot about it.

Could it be something like a Men of Iron ? (like the last one "alive" or something like that)
Or just an AI ?

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:
That giant suit of armour, Tech-Heretic or Squat Exo-Armour?

You're assuming it's "armour" and not someone who's given themselves over to the Machine God.

Ha that's why I covered myself with Tech-Heretic. Downloaded himself into this perfectly fashionable machine body.

It definitely has shades of a Kastelan Robot about it.

That wouldn't be a Tech-Heretic though...that would be a perfectly acceptable thing!

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:
That giant suit of armour, Tech-Heretic or Squat Exo-Armour?

You're assuming it's "armour" and not someone who's given themselves over to the Machine God.

Ha that's why I covered myself with Tech-Heretic. Downloaded himself into this perfectly fashionable machine body.

It definitely has shades of a Kastelan Robot about it.

That wouldn't be a Tech-Heretic though...that would be a perfectly acceptable thing!

Not if he felt that the squishy brain was too much of a burden! In fairness I'm only thinking that due to the "...motivations remain unclear" line.

Could easily be a fine upstanding member of the cult of Mars.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:
That giant suit of armour, Tech-Heretic or Squat Exo-Armour?

You're assuming it's "armour" and not someone who's given themselves over to the Machine God.

Ha that's why I covered myself with Tech-Heretic. Downloaded himself into this perfectly fashionable machine body.

It definitely has shades of a Kastelan Robot about it.

That wouldn't be a Tech-Heretic though...that would be a perfectly acceptable thing!

They weren't shown with the "Imperial loyalists" but alongside the "don't know where their loyalties lie", so tech heretic seems more likely than tech loyalist

 reds8n wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/10/30/30th-oct-the-hunt-for-the-blackstone-fortress-2-the-explorersgw-homepage-post-1/

For the love of Khaine, I was about to pass on this until I saw that.

If they are preparing to update the Kroot models, then I might actually buy the darned things for my Tau. That is an amazing looking model, and I absolutely adore the pose!

First sight of an Abominable Intelligence? Self aware robot perhaps? Interesting twist if true.

If not, a band of Hereteks would be excellent.

That seems beyond a line, even for a rogue trader or radical inquisitor.

Eldar and kroot are fairly established xenos mercs by comparison.

Voss wrote:
That seems beyond a line, even for a rogue trader or radical inquisitor.

Eldar and kroot are fairly established xenos mercs by comparison.

I dunno. You're on the frontier or some backwater with no Imperial control. What better place for an AI to lay low offering its services?

 Haighus wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:
That giant suit of armour, Tech-Heretic or Squat Exo-Armour?

You're assuming it's "armour" and not someone who's given themselves over to the Machine God.

Ha that's why I covered myself with Tech-Heretic. Downloaded himself into this perfectly fashionable machine body.

It definitely has shades of a Kastelan Robot about it.

That wouldn't be a Tech-Heretic though...that would be a perfectly acceptable thing!

They weren't shown with the "Imperial loyalists" but alongside the "don't know where their loyalties lie", so tech heretic seems more likely than tech loyalist

100% a Squat!... probably

 alanmckenzie wrote:

 Haighus wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:
That giant suit of armour, Tech-Heretic or Squat Exo-Armour?

You're assuming it's "armour" and not someone who's given themselves over to the Machine God.

Ha that's why I covered myself with Tech-Heretic. Downloaded himself into this perfectly fashionable machine body.

It definitely has shades of a Kastelan Robot about it.

That wouldn't be a Tech-Heretic though...that would be a perfectly acceptable thing!

They weren't shown with the "Imperial loyalists" but alongside the "don't know where their loyalties lie", so tech heretic seems more likely than tech loyalist

100% a Squat!... probably

Yeah I'm leaning toward Squat too. The guy with the grappling hook and muttonchops looks like a Ratling and I suspect these three are the "abhumans". A pair of Ratlings and a Squat in Exo-Armour as the abhuman Imperials. A Rogue Trader, Psyker and I'm guessing a Crusader as the "regular" human Imperials and the Eldar Ranger and Kroot as the Xenos Merc.

 Voodoo_Chile wrote:

Not if he felt that the squishy brain was too much of a burden! In fairness I'm only thinking that due to the "...motivations remain unclear" line.

Could easily be a fine upstanding member of the cult of Mars.

I'd just like to point out that Stygies has been playing a fairly large role of late in the lore with regards to AdMech. Kill Team has not Martian forces on Vigilus, but Stygies. The Techpriest Dominus set that just got released for the Commander wave has a Stygies background with him being a member of the Xenarite cult.
Hell, the Xenarite Cult has apparently been active trying to acquire tech for the Golden Throne--I think the new AdMech codex makes a mention of them striking a compact with the Haemonculi Covens.


If ever we want to talk about a group with questionable motivations (at least to the outside world), then the Mechanicus is it...and the Xenarite Cult is a step beyond them.

I remember someone having mentioned that they heard a rumour about Ratling snipers and looking at the short guy on the left it would actually make some sense (long barrelled rifle and incredibly small height next to the robot)

Also my vote is that the robot looking thing is one of the last remaining Men of Iron. It doesn't really strike me as a battlesuit of any kind, and it also has the look of old human tech (looks like the castellan).

yeah, look at the last image.....several of the group seem to be pretty damn small

So you basically have..

Rogue Trader
2 Imperialists (tech fellow plus the guy looks like a cross between a scout and assassin)
2 Xenos (ranger and kroot)
3 questionables/abhumans? Robot, Tusken raider dude, grapple guy

Whatever this is I want it. I don't care.

 Cephalobeard wrote:
Whatever this is I want it. I don't care.

Right now the buzz/speculation is that it is a Navigator. Would make sense given the 'eye' in the head.

 bullyboy wrote:
yeah, look at the last image.....several of the group seem to be pretty damn small

So you basically have..

Rogue Trader
2 Imperialists (tech fellow plus the guy looks like a cross between a scout and assassin)
2 Xenos (ranger and kroot)
3 questionables/abhumans? Robot, Tusken raider dude, grapple guy

There is a third Imperial- the guy with the staff I think.

I'm pretty sure hammerhead guy is a Navigator. It's clearly Imperium affiliated due to it being shown at that point in the narration, but it doesn't look similar to anything else IoM that we have currently.

Doesnt a lot of the lore refer to them wearing helmets and full body suits to stop people from seeing their mutations? Plus the helmet has a lens for his 3rd eye, and the cane evokes an image of nobility. Plus Navis are sort of psykers which would fill a spell caster role.

 Haighus wrote:

 bullyboy wrote:
yeah, look at the last image.....several of the group seem to be pretty damn small

So you basically have..

Rogue Trader
2 Imperialists (tech fellow plus the guy looks like a cross between a scout and assassin)
2 Xenos (ranger and kroot)
3 questionables/abhumans? Robot, Tusken raider dude, grapple guy

There is a third Imperial- the guy with the staff I think.

I think you are confusing that fellow coming down the ramp. He's the Ranger with the sniper rifle shouldered.

I don't care if it ends up being 2 squats in a trenchcoat, I need to paint it.

Please don't let the details be bad, please don't let the details be bad.

As long as they don't give him a comical foot long hot dog for a cigarette like the rogue trader, I have faith.

Kroot: check!

This is getting better and better.

 bullyboy wrote:

 Haighus wrote:

 bullyboy wrote:
yeah, look at the last image.....several of the group seem to be pretty damn small

So you basically have..

Rogue Trader
2 Imperialists (tech fellow plus the guy looks like a cross between a scout and assassin)
2 Xenos (ranger and kroot)
3 questionables/abhumans? Robot, Tusken raider dude, grapple guy

There is a third Imperial- the guy with the staff I think.

I think you are confusing that fellow coming down the ramp. He's the Ranger with the sniper rifle shouldered.

There is a third person in the "Imperials" shot, with their back to the viewer. I thought it was the same as the person coming down the ramp, but I think you are right- ramp-dude is the ranger.

Guy with grapling hook look like a scion.

This group already look better than the Killteam one.

 Cephalobeard wrote:


As long as they don't give him a comical foot long hot dog for a cigarette like the rogue trader, I have faith.

Now I have to paint that cigarette/cigar thing as a hot dog.

GW, please, my wallet is already dead. :(

 Haighus wrote:

 bullyboy wrote:

 Haighus wrote:

 bullyboy wrote:
yeah, look at the last image.....several of the group seem to be pretty damn small

So you basically have..

Rogue Trader
2 Imperialists (tech fellow plus the guy looks like a cross between a scout and assassin)
2 Xenos (ranger and kroot)
3 questionables/abhumans? Robot, Tusken raider dude, grapple guy

There is a third Imperial- the guy with the staff I think.

I think you are confusing that fellow coming down the ramp. He's the Ranger with the sniper rifle shouldered.

There is a third person in the "Imperials" shot, with their back to the viewer. I thought it was the same as the person coming down the ramp, but I think you are right- ramp-dude is the ranger.

He has a strange pointed pope-like hat and what looks to be a mace. Maybe it's a new Imperial missionary?

The other Imperial guy with the halo could be a new crusader.

Chopstick wrote:
Guy with grapling hook look like a scion.

This group already look better than the Killteam one.

Dunno, they look like mercs of some sort. The fella on the left reminds me of the Forgeworld renegades. Another option for the two mercs and the big robot is something that reminded me that appeared in Imperial Armour 9 in the Tyrants Legion list - Heretek squad with a brute.