40K Beast Snaggas - new info on pp7. T5 Boyz.

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**Sterling191**

The model is great, the spell is fantastic, and the laser beam eyes are always a nice bonus.

But dear god that name is not going to do any favors.

**Dreamchild**

It's the guy on the top of the Squig chariot

**H.B.M.C.**

Well I guess that's the transport they allude to at the end of the article.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Ahhhh! If he’s vehicle crew, that would explain the model being somewhat unadorned.

**Dreamchild**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
Well I guess that's the transport they allude to at the end of the article.

Yeah... I'm still not letting the dream of new Trukks die though!

**Shadox**

Ufff, that's a really big miss for me and actually the first one of this release. The other ones were all at least nice.

Also I really can't stand the super light green they're using for Orks now. That's not how they looked on my Black Reach box

**Mr_Rose**

Dang, and I was hoping they were bringing the Weirdboy Tower out of retirement…

Maybe they’ll do that too and generally revamp Ork psykers?

**Galas**

A shame a fun spell like that has become just more mortal wounds.

**GaroRobe**

Good catch about him being the one on the squig sled.

As much as I hate models with slime/fire or smoke/electricity, I feel like he'd benefit from having something coming out of his hands. Heck, make it be a big cloud of smoke that's beginning to resemble a squig or something.

Maybe he'd look better if he was dancing on one leg or something

**Tiberius501**

Yeah he does not at all look like an Orky psyker to me. He just kinda looks like an Ork, maybe a Mek if I had to choose a character. The rest of the line has been really cool so far, I’ll keep using my Sigmar weirdnob as my Weirdboy it seems.

**Grimskul**

Galas wrote:
A shame a fun spell like that has become just more mortal wounds.

Yeah, it's a far cry from Old Zogwort's squig spell from 4th/5th ed. I get that they probably don't want someone's expensive tooled out HQ being turned into a squig, but it was always hilarious seeing people model different looking squigs for that exact purpose.

**Kanluwen**

Meet the Ork Psykers who turn mighty heroes into measley squigs

model!

Spoiler:

Some info!

Known as the Wurrboyz, these unsavoury characters channel Waaagh! energy in its most primal, animalistic form, unleashing roiling storms of psychic energy through their foes that leave them as little more than shrivelled husks, or worse…

Off the battlefield, the Wurrboyz take on what is possibly an even more important role in their tribes. By using their pseudo-shamanistic powers to receive visions from Gork and Mork themselves, they spur their fellow hunters towards the biggest prey around with grand proclamations and barely coherent prophecies. So important is this role in guiding Beast Snagga society that they are granted a level of respect far above that of a regular Ork psyker, seen as divine oracles rather than dangerous ticking time bombs like the Weirdboyz.

The powers channelled by these bestial psykers stand apart from the usual stomping feet of Gork and random teleportation employed by other Weirdboyz. By far the most alarming of these is the ability to transform enemy soldiers into mindless, biting squigs who proceed to cause havoc among their own lines.

Spoiler:

Although the notion of exercising any kind of control over their powers is alien to the Orks, Wurrboyz do achieve some measure of focus through ocular devices known as the Eyez of Mork. While each is as unique as the deranged Mekboy mind that constructed it, these technological marvels all serve to amplify lances of psychic power through the caster’s eyes, turning their gaze into a weapon capable of piercing even power armour.

Spoiler:

With all of the respect they’re afforded, it wouldn’t seem out of place for the Wurrboyz to have some kind of transportation on the battlefield, would it? Unfortunately, it looks like our time’s up and we need to skedaddle before this guy decides he needs a few more red and bitey friends around. Join us again soon, where we’re taking a closer look at exactly who’ll be arriving in the first wave of Ork pre-orders, and let us know what you’re most excited for so far on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Bringing over from the previous page.

**Mr. Grey**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Ahhhh! If he’s vehicle crew, that would explain the model being somewhat unadorned.

If he was vehicle crew, he wouldn't be on a proper base.

I don't mind the model. I wish the spell were more than just "does mortal wounds". It has such a cool description, I'd have loved for it to also actually create squig models that then run amok for a turn.

**GaroRobe**

The one Ork who would conceivably be covered in weird fetishes and totems and bones is somehow one of the blandest Beastsnaggas around. I mean, it's not a bad model and yay plastic weirdboy. But his head makes him look mek-y or freeboota-y. And judging by the cable connected to his head, in won't be a simple head swap fix. Let's just hope the full kit has more options or at least him on his sleigh looks better

Edit: also, given that he is on foot, that means we'll probably have another option for someone in his howdah. Like how Fyreslayers can have various characters on foot if you build the magmadroth. Maybe that'll be the weirdboy that looks like a weirdboy should

**Tarvitz77**

Grimskul wrote:
Galas wrote:
A shame a fun spell like that has become just more mortal wounds.

Yeah, it's a far cry from Old Zogwort's squig spell from 4th/5th ed. I get that they probably don't want someone's expensive tooled out HQ being turned into a squig, but it was always hilarious seeing people model different looking squigs for that exact purpose.

Yup. I do remember (somewhat fondly, somewhat angrily) putting Karandaras down and him getting squigg'd in the proceeding turn. As far as I recall, the squig still fought for the player that controlled the character?

I guess I can understand wanting to just do mortal wounds to try and keep things simple, but the game has plenty of complications elsewhere so I think having a few squads of inconsequential squigs popping up to cause some trouble would be a good laugh instead of everyone just disappearing.

**Kanluwen**

Mr. Grey wrote:
Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Ahhhh! If he’s vehicle crew, that would explain the model being somewhat unadorned.

If he was vehicle crew, he wouldn't be on a proper base.

Spoiler:

There's more examples(the Magmadroth, for example, can build 2-3 heroes depending on how you set things up) certainly, but it might just be they wanted to show him off by himself first?

I don't mind the model. I wish the spell were more than just "does mortal wounds". It has such a cool description, I'd have loved for it to also actually create squig models that then run amok for a turn.

Could you imagine the gnashing of teeth if you had to buy squigs for a psyker ability?

**Dreamchild**

Mr. Grey wrote:
Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Ahhhh! If he’s vehicle crew, that would explain the model being somewhat unadorned.

If he was vehicle crew, he wouldn't be on a proper base.

I don't mind the model. I wish the spell were more than just "does mortal wounds". It has such a cool description, I'd have loved for it to also actually create squig models that then run amok for a turn.

It's probably like the Magmadroth thing for Sigmar - get a couple of alternate riders for a big weird centerpiece model, build the one you didn't use as an "extra" foot character.

Which I'm not a fan of personally, especially since the sled thing was the only upcoming release that I wasn't excited about but I really hoped for a new weirdboy.

**GaroRobe**

Not sure about 40k, but isn't that sort of how things worked for Chaos players? People would get turned into daemon princes or more likely, chaos spawns. But only if you had enough spawns to represent the models on the table top.

If they didn't come with night goblins, GW could have just reused the squig herd set in 40k

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

Grimskul wrote:

Yeah, it's a far cry from Old Zogwort's squig spell from 4th/5th ed. I get that they probably don't want someone's expensive tooled out HQ being turned into a squig, but it was always hilarious seeing people model different looking squigs for that exact purpose.

Aye I was hoping he would come back... my poor Squiged boyz are still waiting to be used as intended, at least I can use them as Squighounds (or counts as Grots)

Spoiler:

**StewMan Group**

This new model is viciously underwhelming. I’m currently painting the failcast weirdboy and it’s amazing how much detail and thought went into that as opposed to this. You’d think this guy would have tons of bones and trinkets dangling from him and look more like a shaman or witch doctor, instead he looks more like a mek

**jullevi**

Wurrboy is cool, one of my favourite new models so far. However, I agree that it doesn't remind me of Psyker.

**ImAGeek**

I rather like the model, a bit surprised at the negative reaction here. To each their own though.

**Mr. Grey**

Could you imagine the gnashing of teeth if you had to buy squigs for a psyker ability?

People complain about everything else, why not this as well?

Could have been done with an addition along the lines of: Each suffered Mortal Wound allows the ork player to place a squig model within 3" of the affected unit. Squigs have the following profile [yadda yadda profile stats] and move and attack as normal through the next ork turn. If you do not have any squig miniatures, this portion of the spell ability is disregarded."

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

a solid meh from me which is sad as I love a smart ork,

as has been said, he's ok but bland

**MajorWesJanson**

Mr_Rose wrote:
Dang, and I was hoping they were bringing the Weirdboy Tower out of retirement…

Maybe they’ll do that too and generally revamp Ork psykers?

I wish FW had actually made the wyrdboy tower upgrade for the battlewagon that I remember the concept art for.

**Keramory**

I know the internet has a trend for being more on the negative side, but I don't blame people for not liking this ork drop.

Would a single person here have thought this was a weridboy variant from the picture alone? It looks like a weaponless big mek.

**AllSeeingSkink**

Keramory wrote:
I know the internet has a trend for being more on the negative side, but I don't blame people for not liking this ork drop.

Would a single person here have thought this was a weridboy variant from the picture alone? It looks like a weaponless big mek.

Yeah, I think it's a nice looking model, just not a Weirdboy.

**Arbitrator**

He definitely doesn't scream Weirdboy, but I don't dislike the model per say. Definitely has Mechboy vibes more than being a psyker.

At least he's not jumping off a Tactical Rock(tm) I suppose. Wonder if at some point he was supposed to be modelled with lightning coming off his hands or something.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Keramory wrote:
I know the internet has a trend for being more on the negative side, but I don't blame people for not liking this ork drop.

Would a single person here have thought this was a weridboy variant from the picture alone? It looks like a weaponless big mek.

I’m really thinking we need to see him in situ on his hopefully sweet ride.

The illustration is suggestive of significant amounts of bone colours. Could be his relatively plain (but nicely executed to be fair) design may be to not overwhelm the aesthetics of the ride.

**Mr_Rose**

AllSeeingSkink wrote:
Keramory wrote:
I know the internet has a trend for being more on the negative side, but I don't blame people for not liking this ork drop.

Would a single person here have thought this was a weridboy variant from the picture alone? It looks like a weaponless big mek.

Yeah, I think it's a nice looking model, just not a Weirdboy.

But it’s not a weirdboy! It’s a wurrboy, apparently.

But yeah, I’m with this faction. Nice Ork, doesn’t scream psychic monstrosity though. Could easily be a mek if you strapped some gubbinz to his chest?

Doesn’t even need swirly gak™—a staff or cane would work. Especially if made of bone.