Warhammer Day 14 October 2023

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**Kanluwen**

Can't speak for anyone else, but Tyrion was iconic for me.

**SgtEeveell**

Shakalooloo wrote:
H.B.M.C. wrote:
It'll be a Primaris Marine.

Pff, Primaris are old news - it'll be an even newer marine variant that makes all Primaris redundant!

Some sort of Optimized Primaris marine perhaps? You can't disguise the way it transforms the whole concept of Space Marines.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/10/04/40-years-of-warhammer-screaming-and-killing-through-the-ages/

We’re finally at the present day, and for our penultimate iconic miniature, what could be more appropriate than a creature that straddles almost the entire history of Warhammer 40,000?

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/09/27/40-years-of-warhammer-the-soul-forge-king-is-regal-and-refined/

After many weeks trekking through the annals of Warhammer history, we’re finally at our penultimate stop.

"You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means."

**Ohman**

Sarouan wrote:
Settra, the King of Kings

A fine choice, maybe Arkhan The Black? But is any Tomb King-mini really iconic enough to be the final reveal?

Kanluwen wrote:
Can't speak for anyone else, but Tyrion was iconic for me.

Tyrion and Teclis are certainly iconic fantasy characters and so far no High Elves at all.

**zamerion**

Essen spiel ita this week. Before COVID, GW always showed things. Maybe Will we see something for minor games? (Maybe for this, there isnt new for other games un this preview)

**semajnollissor**

It will be the goblin spearmen from the 4th edition Warhammer Fantasy box set.

You know, the ones that would would stab into your arm when you reached over them to move a different unit.

That is the most iconic Warhammer miniature for me.

**nathan2004**

CROM or Harry!

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

semajnollissor wrote:
It will be the goblin spearmen from the 4th edition Warhammer Fantasy box set.

You know, the ones that would would stab into your arm when you reached over them to move a different unit.

That is the most iconic Warhammer miniature for me.

Ahhh those Gobbos.

From an era before weird people on the Internet claimed plastic can’t do sharp detail.

**BorderCountess**

Ohman wrote:
Sarouan wrote:
Settra, the King of Kings

A fine choice, maybe Arkhan The Black? But is any Tomb King-mini really iconic enough to be the final reveal?

I could using that spot to reveal a new Settra model for Old World.

**SgtEeveell**

nathan2004 wrote:CROM or Harry!

The Games Day mini really should have been Harry the Hammer. Even if there aren't any rules for him specifically, he's still a Chaos Lord.

**Garrac**

Ohman wrote:
Here are all the reveals so far:

Spoiler:

39 Screamer Killer
38 Vashtorr
37 Votann Living Ancestor
36 Lord Kroak
35 Black Coach
34 Thunderhawk Gunship
33 Primaris Intercessor
32 Amalia Novena
31 Genestealer Cults Patriarch
30 Roboute Guilliman
29 Alarielle
28 Stormcast Liberator
27 Nagash
26 Imperial Knight Paladin
25 Angron
24 Lord Of Plagues
23 Kabalite Warriors
22 Archaon Lord Of The End Times
21 Warhammer Giant
20 Ghazghkull Thraka
19 The White Dwarf
18 Space Marine Standard Bearer
17 Deathmaster Snikch
16 Bloodthirster
15 Orc Shaman
14 Ragnar Blackmane
13 The Green Knight
12 Space Marine Dreadnought
11 Eldar Vyper Jetbike
10 Adeptus Titanicus Warlord Titan
09 The Original Rhino
08 Gotrek & Felix
07 Imperial Space Marine
06 Imperial Dragon
05 Chaos Renegade
04 Grom The Paunch
03 Skeleton Horde
02 The very first Space Marine
01 Chaos Warrior "Slambo"

What's the most iconic thing missing?

Red Gobbo? Chaos Dwarf? Karl Franz? High Elf? Assassin?

Weirdly enough, warcom hasn't mentioned chorfs in the whole year, not even when Total War 3 released a dlc with them.

**triplegrim**

Garrac wrote:
Ohman wrote:
Here are all the reveals so far:

Spoiler:

39 Screamer Killer
38 Vashtorr
37 Votann Living Ancestor
36 Lord Kroak
35 Black Coach
34 Thunderhawk Gunship
33 Primaris Intercessor
32 Amalia Novena
31 Genestealer Cults Patriarch
30 Roboute Guilliman
29 Alarielle
28 Stormcast Liberator
27 Nagash
26 Imperial Knight Paladin
25 Angron
24 Lord Of Plagues
23 Kabalite Warriors
22 Archaon Lord Of The End Times
21 Warhammer Giant
20 Ghazghkull Thraka
19 The White Dwarf
18 Space Marine Standard Bearer
17 Deathmaster Snikch
16 Bloodthirster
15 Orc Shaman
14 Ragnar Blackmane
13 The Green Knight
12 Space Marine Dreadnought
11 Eldar Vyper Jetbike
10 Adeptus Titanicus Warlord Titan
09 The Original Rhino
08 Gotrek & Felix
07 Imperial Space Marine
06 Imperial Dragon
05 Chaos Renegade
04 Grom The Paunch
03 Skeleton Horde
02 The very first Space Marine
01 Chaos Warrior "Slambo"

What's the most iconic thing missing?

Red Gobbo? Chaos Dwarf? Karl Franz? High Elf? Assassin?

Weirdly enough, warcom hasn't mentioned chorfs in the whole year, not even when Total War 3 released a dlc with them.

Yarrick perhaps. An old fan favorite.

**Snrub**

Yarrick's model still holds up amazingly well for a near-25 year old model.

**Darnok**

Ohman wrote:
Sarouan wrote:
Settra, the King of Kings

A fine choice, maybe Arkhan The Black? But is any Tomb King-mini really iconic enough to be the final reveal?

Of all the many iconic options they had for a model alongside the 40th anniversary, GW went with... a bland sci-fi dwarf without a beard. A model that people would not even recognise to "be 40K" a few years ago.

So... I have my doubts about next weeks model being "iconic".

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

Well, it'll either be a new White Dwarf, or a Primaris Marine (the former with a storied history with the company, the latter pretending to hold the mantle of its primogenitors).

**Rolsheen**

Please let it be Asurmen or Fuegan

**ZergSmasher**

Ohman wrote:
What's the most iconic thing missing?

Red Gobbo? Chaos Dwarf? Karl Franz? High Elf? Assassin?

Perhaps Lion El'Jonson, whose return has been hinted at for many years and only got a new miniature earlier this year.

**schoon**

The Emperor.

(No, I don't actually think so, but he's iconic!)

**ZergSmasher**

Oh wait, just realized we were speculating about an UNRELEASED mini they might be previewing. My bad. Disregard my previous post.

**Matrindur**

The countdown was likely originally for the announcement at Warhammer Day of the Old World launch but that is rumoured to be moved back with Legions Imperialis taking the November launch slot. But its likely we will still see at least something special for the Old World on Warhammer day, maybe the launch boxes?

So if the final 40 years of Warhammer is a reveal instead of just an already existing model is could be an Old World model that also serves as the teaser model for Warhammer day the following Saturday in the same way Klonk was the teaser model for Nova

**kodos**

if true this would indicate that GW does not really care about TOW at all if a 40 week count down with a big reveal event at the end can easily replaced/shifted by another niche product in the line up

it would also mean that the TOW is much smaller than LI, simply because it can be moved to make place for LI

**MarkNorfolk**

It’ll be a classic miniature that they can reveal a new version of. Me, I’d love it if it was the Chaos Lavatory, but it’ll probably be Marine related.

**Matrindur**

kodos wrote:
if true this would indicate that GW does not really care about TOW at all if a 40 week count down with a big reveal event at the end can easily replaced/shifted by another niche product in the line up

it would also mean that the TOW is much smaller than LI, simply because it can be moved to make place for LI

The rumours also say that the two launch boxes for Tomb King and Bretonnia only have a single new hero each with the rest only being old stuff (even the old Tomb Kings Skeletons) so if that is true GW not caring about TOW and it being a small release doesn't sound unlikely

**Scottywan82**

semajnollissor wrote:
It will be the goblin spearmen from the 4th edition Warhammer Fantasy box set.

You know, the ones that would would stab into your arm when you reached over them to move a different unit.

That is the most iconic Warhammer miniature for me.

True story. I once lost my temper at my brother trying to teach him how to play and brought my hand down on that unit by mistake. I didn't need stitches, but holy crap there was so much blood.

**Geifer**

The last model in the lineup will be a Tomb Kings skeleton warrior from The Old World to lead into the upcoming preview. Then further down the article they'll show the same picture of the same skeleton as the faction's face during the last edition of Fantasy. Then they'll show the same picture of the same skeleton with a remark on the faction's first stand alone army book during 6th ed.

It'll be the most awesomest article ever.

**Seelenhaendler**

Geifer wrote:
The last model in the lineup will be a Tomb Kings skeleton warrior from The Old World to lead into the upcoming preview. Then further down the article they'll show the same picture of the same skeleton as the faction's face during the last edition of Fantasy. Then they'll show the same picture of the same skeleton with a remark on the faction's first stand alone army book during 6th ed.

Haha, that would be hilarious.
Especially, if the text talks about how the skeleton changed over time and how the „new“ skeleton is the pinacle in design with minute details and perfect proportions.

However, a skeleton was already part of the reveals, so another one is rather unlikely.

With 8 out of the last 10 reveals being from the 40k universe, let‘s hope they reveal a fantasy miniature for the 40th anniversary of WFB.

Do you think they will wait until Warhammer Day for the reveal?

**Metalmammoth**

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**Voss**

Scottywan82 wrote:
semajnollissor wrote:
It will be the goblin spearmen from the 4th edition Warhammer Fantasy box set.

You know, the ones that would would stab into your arm when you reached over them to move a different unit.

That is the most iconic Warhammer miniature for me.

True story. I once lost my temper at my brother trying to teach him how to play and brought my hand down on that unit by mistake. I didn't need stitches, but holy crap there was so much blood.

I got the spearpoints under my fingernails a lot. That stings for days.

**GaroRobe**

There’s an image of a built Pegasus floating around. I wonder if GW will reveal the full model now or wait a week?

**Sarouan**

Manfred von Drakken wrote:
Ohman wrote:
Sarouan wrote:
Settra, the King of Kings

A fine choice, maybe Arkhan The Black? But is any Tomb King-mini really iconic enough to be the final reveal?

I could using that spot to reveal a new Settra model for Old World.

Yep, and it is an easy way to make the link to The Old World, the continuation of Warhammer Battle that started these 40 years of Warhammer. Arkhan is nice, but is not the focus of TOW's new campaign right now. Settra the Imperishable is definitely it, though.

Well, easy way doesn't mean it's the one chosen. GW ways are only known to them.

I admit Harry the Hammer is another iconic figure suited.

**Platuan4th**

SgtEeveell wrote:

"You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means."

Pretty sure they do since it's the second to last article.