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That would be such a cheap move. Especially since there's nothing stopping you from using whichever legs you want for the Venomcrawler. Unless it's radically different looking at the bottom and we just can't see it.

It could be a new defiler that has the same esthetic. Like a larger venom crawler. Lord knows that old POS model needs an update and complete overhaul to fit the line.

Thanks to Soulflayer’s dread rituals, malformed creatures now roam the warped industrial districts of Nemendghast in great number, a gruesome parade of heretical warriors infected with the touch of daemonkind and swollen with unnatural gifts. Though his command of the Black Legion on Nemendghast is absolute by decree of Abaddon himself, Vorash Soulflayer has not been without his rivals. The Legion’s Warpsmiths, in particular, have sought to dethrone him and lay claim to Nemendgast’s daemonic flesh-factories for themselves. Soulflayer cares little for such treachery – more than one Warpsmith has joined the ranks of his Daemonkin or been melded to a Daemon Engine for challenging his authority.

Yet those loyal to Soulflayer follow him without question, for they know that if he deems them worthy, he will reward them with transformation into a Greater Possessed – the largest, strongest and most fearsome of their kind. Fellow Daemonkin look upon these deformed champions with great reverence, for they are living proof of the ultimate ascension that awaits them all.

First model previews yaaay!

So, that's a greater possessed.

And the good news is, the mutated foot and claw hand are still unknown. Which could either mean theres a box of greater possessed, he's special character, or there will be a dual box.
Or it could just be the unit champion of a possessed squad

That looks AWESOME!

Plus that claw solves a RE from months ago for sure.

could be a new sould grinder!?

OMG thats a big boy possessed, reminds me of the recent rebooted doom games

Is that a 40mm base? It's kinda hard to tell, but the model looks huge.

Looks like a 50mm.

So there are Primaris Possessed now?

Aiight...

Judging by this model i'd say that ticks off all these peaks are parts o 'Greater Possessed' models:

I'm not sure I like the model? It's very detailed and all but it's not quite the possessed I was expecting. I was hoping for something along the lines of the Gal Vorbak from Forgeworld.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
So there are Primaris Possessed now?

Aiight...

Of all things to whine about.....this model looks stellar.

Possessed space marines SHOULD be the size of Primaris. note Gal Vorbak during the heresy.

Ahriman21 wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
So there are Primaris Possessed now?

Aiight...

Of all things to whine about.....this model looks stellar.

Possessed space marines SHOULD be the size of Primaris. note Gal Vorbak during the heresy.

Yeah, so long as it is smaller than a Daemon prince, it makes sense IMO.


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 Kanluwen wrote:
Looks like a 50mm.

That seems a bit large- this chap is about as tall as his base is wide. A 50mm tall Possessed would be colossal!!!

If it is 40mm, then they will be about the same size as the Gal Vorbak, and then we already have a FW alternate build

 Haighus wrote:
Is that a 40mm base? It's kinda hard to tell, but the model looks huge.

 Kanluwen wrote:
Looks like a 50mm.

Given the thickness of the rim compared to the width of the base, I really think it's a 40mm.
50mm bases look thinner in comparison to the width, even though all bases have the same height thickness.

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Ahriman21 wrote:
Of all things to whine about.....this model looks stellar.

Don't accuse people of "whining" in a pathetic attempt to dismiss criticism. And I never said I didn't like it. I actually do like it. Quite a bit. I hope there's more of them with lots of variety. One of those two things will probably be true.

Ahriman21 wrote:
Possessed space marines SHOULD be the size of Primaris. note Gal Vorbak during the heresy.

I disagree, and I see no reason why they should be the size of Primaris other than it's yet another up-scale of a Marine kit.

 Redemption wrote:
Daemon engine shows a daemon engine:

Umm...


...Lewd?

Doesn't possession just make you bigger in general? Muscles growing, legs maybe distorting and getting longer.

I definitely think that Possessed marines should be bigger than normal ones, makes them more imposing. Gal Vorbak are amazing, if I played Chaos I would 100% use them as Possessed.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

Ahriman21 wrote:
Of all things to whine about.....this model looks stellar.

Don't accuse people of "whining" in a pathetic attempt to dismiss criticism. And I never said I didn't like it. I actually do like it. Quite a bit. I hope there's more of them with lots of variety. One of those two things will probably be true.

Ahriman21 wrote:
Possessed space marines SHOULD be the size of Primaris. note Gal Vorbak during the heresy.

I disagree, and I see no reason why they should be the size of Primaris other than it's yet another up-scale of a Marine kit.

I just call it as I see it

The kit should absolutely be sized like Primaris, both for "upscaling" reasons AND for fluff reasons. Gal Vorbak style possessed (which seems to be what this unit is aiming for visually at least) are supposed to be huge in size as they matched Custodes in scale. If these new "greater possessed" *Gw speak for "new unit entry replacement* are supposed to be like that of course they will be big. looks like a 40mm

That possessed looks just like the bloke in the drawings / videos. Wonder if there will be variants of it.

And nothing indicates that this was a former primaris. Gal Vorbak were also significantly bigger than normal marines and at least in fluff could take on a Custodes.

In the name of the Emperor! I demand these space marine leaks stop being held prisoner by the heretics. We must know the new weapons we will have at our disposal to defend Vigilis!

Man, the Loyalist Space Marine side is just not going to hold a candle to the Chaos side whatsoever is it? So far everything that's been revealed for Chaos has been fantastic.

Dig everything but the giant mitt - Big Hand is one of the oldest but IMO lamest of the Chaos mutations I'm also a big fan of possessed chaos marines in general, really take the 'fallen space marine' seed and let it grow wild, instead of being sullen / angry spiky marines in dark and/or garish power armor. Not that there's too much wrong with that, it's just not OMF CHOAS enough for me some days

Re: alternate tick bits, seems a lot like the kit will build a new defiler. Autocannon, baleflamer, legs with heavy grieves all check out. Plus building a new defiler into that kit makes good sense - replaces an old model while condensing SKUs and limiting overall design work, while also allowing it to be based, which (Tizz bless them) GW is doing a much better job of when it comes to new vehicles. Looking at the Ork and GSC buggies. IMO all models should be based for game play purposes (abstraction legs to better translation of rules to tabletop, allows for freedom of modeling, etc, etc), I say having had so many years of having my defiler shot or charged because a leg spike was poking out of cover

At least the possessed has decent leg poses, that's been the biggest fault in a lot of GW's models (as if they're designers don't understand how humans move lately)

Is that Greater Possessed randomly chewing on a hunk of metal? Seems like a very odd design choice.

Sgt. Cortez wrote:
The kit should absolutely be sized like Primaris, both for "upscaling" reasons AND for fluff reasons. Gal Vorbak style possessed (which seems to be what this unit is aiming for visually at least) are supposed to be huge in size as they matched Custodes in scale. If these new "greater possessed" *Gw speak for "new unit entry replacement* are supposed to be like that of course they will be big. looks like a 40mm

If its Primaris sized I thinks most likely its just incidental. GW is upsizing all new marines, like Deathguard or Thousand Sons, but those aren't Primaris sized, they are just better proportioned and a little bit taller for it. These possessed are most likely like that and if they are Primaris sized its because the possessed are probably super-sized versions of the now upscaled standard marines rather than being a Chaos - primaris.

If the new possessed are suppose to be possessed primaris, I would actually hope they'd end up a little bigger than primaris for it.

Either way, I think this is the first Possessed kit I thought looked good enough that I actually want to build it for what it is. Thank you GW. It's been a long road paved with tooo many poor attempts at the concept but these are good.

 Redemption wrote:
Daemon engine shows a daemon engine:

Over on facebook GW community was insisting this isn't any kit they've already revealed. That once the reveal a whole model the won't generally tease a bit of it.

wow about time we got nice possessed models, and hopefully they finally get the rules they deserve.

Bob Lorgar wrote:
Is that Greater Possessed randomly chewing on a hunk of metal? Seems like a very odd design choice.

I think they just painted his tongue grey.

 Latro_ wrote:
Judging by this model i'd say that ticks off all these peaks are parts o 'Greater Possessed' models:

Yep. The 'daemon engine' pics are all bunched up on a few models. I'll be surprised if there or more than two 'greater' possessed in the box.

I think this guy will be another Greater Possessed to come in the box? He appears to have the claw from the Rumour (Daemon) Engine.

That Greater Possessed's backpack looks like the one from the Rumour Engine.