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 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 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.

In the grim darkness of the 41st millennia, you truly do not want to know what goes into a hot dog.

 Cephalobeard wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 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.

In the grim darkness of the 41st millennia, you truly do not want to know what goes into a hot dog.

Hint: Two words. Corpse. Starch.

In fairness, that's a surprising percentage of food in the IoM...

Really liking the looks of this so far. Hopefully it continues to be impressive (and is released soon-ish).

 Haighus wrote:

 bullyboy wrote:

 Haighus wrote:

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

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 the back turned sure looks Mechanicus. Look at his staff head; sort of the gear-axe we are used to.

So it seems there are three sub-factions presented in the video:

"some still hold true to the ideals of the Imperium..."

- Hammerhead guy (navigator/tech priest?)
- Crusader/Electro Priest
- Ecclesiarchy Priest with his back turned (pope hat seems like a giveaway)

"...species who mankind has seen fit to cooperate with in the past..."

- Eldar/ Exodite Ranger
- Kroot Mercenary

"... those of some considerable use but with unclear motivations..."

This one is the hardest. I doubt the big guy is a Kastelan, because they would probably be attributed to the Imperial faction. I expect these to be Hive Scum or possibly deserters, maybe retired veterans from the Imperial army, looking for the big haul. Big guy might be a Squat or Demiurg in Exo Armor
Grappling hook dude appears to have a Scion breastplate. Doesn't appear to be a Squat judging from his proportions. Guy in the left ooks like fairly generic sniper at first glance, but the Eldar Ranger already covers that archetype, so it might be a Heavy Stubber or something similar instead.

I am so, so excited for this.

Barely know owt, still an instant buy for me.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
I am so, so excited for this.

Barely know owt, still an instant buy for me.

Same here. Really want to get some narrative games in and this ticks the boxes nicely!

 Cephalobeard wrote:
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.

It's either in a fancy holder, or it's a Camberwell carrot.

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

as if millions of wallets suddenly cried out, and then, silence.

BertBert wrote:
Guy in the left ooks like fairly generic sniper at first glance, but the Eldar Ranger already covers that archetype, so it might be a Heavy Stubber or something similar instead.

He's a most likely Scion, the mask and the rolled sleeping mat on his pack give it away. As for role, he could have more mobility/shots/armor penetration than the sniper while having less range/power per shot, it doesn't really look like a heavy stubber to me.

 Bobthehero wrote:

BertBert wrote:
Guy in the left ooks like fairly generic sniper at first glance, but the Eldar Ranger already covers that archetype, so it might be a Heavy Stubber or something similar instead.

He's a most likely Scion, the mask and the rolled sleeping mat on his pack give it away. As for role, he could have more mobility/shots/armor penetration than the sniper while having less range/power per shot, it doesn't really look like a heavy stubber to me.

He doesn't actually seem to be wearing a Scion "mask". Those two seem to be the Ratlings that have been mentioned--if you look, he seems to be wearing goggles ala Marine Scouts.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Bobthehero wrote:

BertBert wrote:
Guy in the left ooks like fairly generic sniper at first glance, but the Eldar Ranger already covers that archetype, so it might be a Heavy Stubber or something similar instead.

He's a most likely Scion, the mask and the rolled sleeping mat on his pack give it away. As for role, he could have more mobility/shots/armor penetration than the sniper while having less range/power per shot, it doesn't really look like a heavy stubber to me.

He doesn't actually seem to be wearing a Scion "mask". Those two seem to be the Ratlings that have been mentioned--if you look, he seems to be wearing goggles ala Marine Scouts.

Furthermore if you check the last image (where the group is show from the backs over a cliff) you can notice 2 normal figures at left the robot (wich towers like 2 head above the normal figures) and another 2-3 forms being half the size of the figures so halflings/Squats size for sure.

Moral ambiguity is basically the ratlings’ “hat” too, so it makes sense with the narrative. Besides, any dungeon crawler party needs a thief, and what makes a better thief for a space dungeon than a space halfling?

Also makes sense that the guy with the hammerhead shark head is a psyker of some sort. We need a wizard. We already have two rangers (Eldar and Kroot). Iron halo/space stormcast and the big robot are clearly the fighters of the group.

The priest fellow is also holding a power mace (crozius?) by the looks of it. I think the big robot is some form of Tau personally, with the 'intentions unclear' thing because they're on a mission to understand technology to destroy warp creatures better due to recent events in the timeline directly and indirectly impacting on the Tau considerably.

My guess is...

Guy with the iron halo in his head - new Crusader
Hammerhead guy - no clue
Guy with the mace and hat behind them - new priest model

Then we have a bounty hunter with a grappling hook
and a bounty hunter with a sniper rifle
Eldar Ranger
Kroot

and the big robot...

MAN OF IRON

Hammerhead is shown in the show with the narration saying that “there aresome that hold true with the ideals of the imperial”
No weapons so a psyker and as he has 3 eyes in his mask I think he might be a navigator.

Last group with unknown motives I think are squats (looks smaller than the rest in the cliff image) with the big one being a squat in exoarmour.

The big thing looks utterly.unlike.a Tau battlesuit. Legs aren't digitigrade and the backpack bit it all blocky with no.signs of.Tau powerpack or jumpjets. I remember a discussion here a whole.back centred about the idea that there was a bunch of Kastellans wandering about the galaxy on their own. It's almost like GW is mining Dakka for ideas

drbored wrote:
My guess is...

Guy with the iron halo in his head - new Crusader
Hammerhead guy - no clue
Guy with the mace and hat behind them - new priest model

I'm thinking the guy with the halo and respirator isn't a Crusader, but rather a Witchfinder. It's a thing that's been mentioned in lore in the past but never saw a model.

Both could also be 'minders' if the hammerhead guy is in fact a Navigator.

Then we have a bounty hunter with a grappling hook
and a bounty hunter with a sniper rifle

Ratlings. They're wearing Auxilia styled armor(it's the same gear the Tempestus and Bullgryns both have--along with the new Rogue Trader stuff) and the one not in shadow has the mutton chops they like to give Ratlings.

and the big robot...

MAN OF IRON

Yeah...the Men of Iron are dead. You really are better off thinking that it's AdMech.


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 Flinty wrote:
The big thing looks utterly.unlike.a Tau battlesuit. Legs aren't digitigrade and the backpack bit it all blocky with no.signs of.Tau powerpack or jumpjets. I remember a discussion here a whole.back centred about the idea that there was a bunch of Kastellans wandering about the galaxy on their own. It's almost like GW is mining Dakka for ideas

That discussion comes from the actual AdMech codex and the fluff on the Kastelans.

This is getting very exciting pretty fast. I have to admit I was expecting a group of an =I=, Rogue Trader, a Primaris Lieutnant and some guard vets or tech priest as the party. Maybe an Exodite. Then they go full "weird alien bar" on us!

I hope that they did their homework and the Kroot is really strong close quarter fighter thanks to its muscle structure despite looking scrawny. He/She could be a all-rounder type. Leveling up wasn't permanent in Silver Tower, right? A nice and easy Zombicide-like progression that has the Kroot able to skill either melee or ranged would be nice. Or a throwback to the old Kroot Merc dex, having him grow wings after snacking on some gargoyles or a muscle-bound freak after tasting (tainted) Astartes geneseed.

Hey, don't the Van Saar have some big suit...and the Water Guild...and like everyone else...

 Flinty wrote:
The big thing looks utterly.unlike.a Tau battlesuit. Legs aren't digitigrade and the backpack bit it all blocky with no.signs of.Tau powerpack or jumpjets. I remember a discussion here a whole.back centred about the idea that there was a bunch of Kastellans wandering about the galaxy on their own. It's almost like GW is mining Dakka for ideas

I'm not saying you are wrong by any means, but if you were a tau engineer and had to make a battlesuit that could lone wolf by itself without the support of tau infrastructure to keep it going, would you make it like a typical tau battlesuit, or something a bit easier to maintain?

This does look exciting! Here are some screen grabs.

endlesswaltz123 wrote:

 Flinty wrote:
The big thing looks utterly.unlike.a Tau battlesuit. Legs aren't digitigrade and the backpack bit it all blocky with no.signs of.Tau powerpack or jumpjets. I remember a discussion here a whole.back centred about the idea that there was a bunch of Kastellans wandering about the galaxy on their own. It's almost like GW is mining Dakka for ideas

I'm not saying you are wrong by any means, but if you were a tau engineer and had to make a battlesuit that could lone wolf by itself without the support of tau infrastructure to keep it going, would you make it like a typical tau battlesuit, or something a bit easier to maintain?

I'd still expect anything Tau to resemble their general aestetics, even if it's part of a board game. GW wants factions to be recognizable and having Tau looking like Admech would be rather unintuitive.

Might still be a one-off special character kind of deal, but I doubt it. Why would the Tau be seperate from the Kroot? One would expect them to be connected in some way. My money is still on Squats or Demiurg.

endlesswaltz123 wrote:

 Flinty wrote:
The big thing looks utterly.unlike.a Tau battlesuit. Legs aren't digitigrade and the backpack bit it all blocky with no.signs of.Tau powerpack or jumpjets. I remember a discussion here a whole.back centred about the idea that there was a bunch of Kastellans wandering about the galaxy on their own. It's almost like GW is mining Dakka for ideas

I'm not saying you are wrong by any means, but if you were a tau engineer and had to make a battlesuit that could lone wolf by itself without the support of tau infrastructure to keep it going, would you make it like a typical tau battlesuit, or something a bit easier to maintain?

Why would you make anything? You have the Stealth Suit--or Shadowsun's suit.

I'm also getting some vibes from fulgurite/electropriest from the guy with the halo (mostly due the staff at his back)

Is the "priest" holding a mace... Or some kind of gun? It almost looks like the slats of a melta weapon. Maybe an inferno pistol?

Taking a weapon capable of downing large enemies would be a smart idea based on my understanding of earlier WHQ games.

 Lord Perversor wrote:
I'm also getting some vibes from fulgurite/electropriest from the guy with the halo (mostly due the staff at his back)

It looks less like a "staff" and more like a brazier. That's actually why I'm thinking Witchfinder for him!

Haighus wrote:
Is the "priest" holding a mace... Or some kind of gun? It almost looks like the slats of a melta weapon. Maybe an inferno pistol?

Taking a weapon capable of downing large enemies would be a smart idea based on my understanding of earlier WHQ games.

Maybe it's a mace with a flamethrower built into it?

I'm backing the theory that giant robot dude is a squat in Exo Armour. The tech looks very human, but lacks the skulls and aquilas and gothic touches of Imperial/Admech Tech. It looks like a mix between a Terminator, a Kastellian and a old time diving suit.
Moreover, it's grouped with the Abhumans and rogues, not the Xenos, which I feel removes the possibility of it being Tau or a new species.
So to me, it's either a Squat (same root technology as humans) or a very wealthy merc.

Dreeeeeaaaaaammm, dream dream dream!



Wishlisting time I’m afraid.

But I really, really really hope they break the mould with this game. Not literally of course. That would suck. Just figuratively.

Use the first 40k Quest, where there’s not so many ‘background’ characters in plastic, to go back to the old old Quest Character Boxes.

They’ve shown potential with the Commanders for Kill Team. Just needs a subtle rebranding of the boxes, and a swap out of the cardboard gubbins for rules and suitable counters.

Why? Well, my little Thunderbird Puppet, I’ll tell you.

This. This is the chance and indeed GW have needed to show us some new Xenos, without a massive cost sink their end. They don’t even need to find a particular tactical niche necessary to flog a whole range.

Give us the flotsam and jetsam of minor Xenos species. They may only occupy a solar system or two, and therefore have no business appearing in 40k proper. That’s for the big boys.

But the Galaxy is a big place, as they continually tell us. This is a golden opportunity to not only support 40Quest in the future, but give us shiny spangle new.

It would be a major reimagining of exo armour if it is. It's huge, when the original stuff was basically a Faberge egg full of angry space dwarf.

Nice Kroot mini.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
They’ve shown potential with the Commanders for Kill Team.

Yes, the potential to release already existing models at a tremendous markup.