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An odd gripe, but his tactical rocks should look like Armageddon instead of generic rock #6372.

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
An odd gripe, but his tactical rocks should look like Armageddon instead of generic rock #6372.

Yeah, I'd have gone with some sandbags, a Tanktrap, and some barbed wire.

 Manu Miniatures wrote:
Cap definitely too small. Midhammer Yarrick FTW.

I don't mind going back to the old stories, new ones doesn't stick with me at all.

That may be the problem; I think they're remaking Armageddon, even though it was clear Yarrick died. It was bad enough as it is that they did Baal part II. Ragnar and Thraka in 8th, however, was a way to refresh their rivalry.

I would personally like them on Warcom to explain in two or three, very easy to understand, sentences explaining how Yarrick came back came back to life(and I don't mean body double).


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 Overread wrote:
GW creates new heroes all the time; some catch the attention of fans and some don't. There are loads who appear in stories who never just "click" With the fan base or whom GW uplifts to character status.

I won't argue about it, but you really can't respond to a new character being unpopular by repacking Malibu Stacy with a new hat, just like they did with Calgar's new sculpt.

Speaking of, I really don't like how Titus got a hat, his friends have sculpts, and there is a book based on him, no matter how popular SM II is.... or did both Saber and the entirety of GW forget that Space Marine I wasn't part of 40K(there is DoW with Blood Ravens, but that's for another time)?

Except that it was, they revamped the timeline ages ago to fit it in.

 parakuribo wrote:
I would personally like them on Warcom to explain in two or three, very easy to understand, sentences explaining how Yarrick came back came back to life(and I don't mean body double).

I wouls suggest lost in the warp when the cicatrix was formed while in pursuit of Ghaz (his last sighting prior to the time skip). He managed to pop back into reality over Armageddon as its about to be attacked by orks and Chaos again. A little to nod ot the fact Yarrick might have survived and reappeared at the right place and right time for a big battle thanks to the intervention of Gork (or possibly Mork) who wanted the most badass mortal there is to fight the biggest war there is.

PS: I painted my Kriegs in Steel Legion colors so it will be nice to add the man, the myth and the legend to my collection. I think Yarrick might be one of the oldest character in 40K lore and was sad he died in a very un40K way (probably just old age) instead of a stupid heroic last stand atop a mountain of corpses that lasts for several days.

Rather than divine intervention why not lean wholly into the idea that Orks make themselves the strongest foes they can.

He was killed.

The Orks got the body and rebuilt him. Specifically to fight them.

That would be so, so much cooler than just believing him back to life.

Maybe he's really a perpetual... that'd be an odd twist.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Rather than divine intervention why not lean wholly into the idea that Orks make themselves the strongest foes they can.

He was killed.

The Orks got the body and rebuilt him. Specifically to fight them.

I like this. I like this a lot.

 parakuribo wrote:
I would personally like them on Warcom to explain in two or three, very easy to understand, sentences explaining how Yarrick came back came back to life(and I don't mean body double).

Somehow, Yarrick returned.

It's almost like the only reason they moved the timeline forward was to make everyone repurchase their space marine army.

 Manu Miniatures wrote:
I don't mind going back to the old stories, new ones doesn't stick with me at all.

That's because the new ones ARE the old ones.

Armageddon? Let's do it again!
Damnos? Let's do it again!
Sanctuary 101? Let's do it again!
Cadian Gate? Let's do it again!

GW is just derivative of itself.

I did think that a lot of names seemed very familiar.

Like, by my count the Ultramarines have had three separate campaigns against the Necrons on Damnos now? In 5th, 7th and 9th edition?

Part of the problem is that the setting is one of perpetual sustained conflict as opposed to our usual preferred "the war is won and everyone lived happily ever after". No one ever "won" the prior wars for Armageddon. Ghaz got bored and without him, the world lost narrative focus but the actual conflict has been ongoing with the world existing as a place you could set stories and encounters whenever you want. They're not doing Armageddon again so much as just returning the focus to the ongoing war. That's the reality of a sandbox setting. There's no satisfying conclusion or clear victor on the grand scale; just results of individual battles or character arcs that don't actually meaningfully change the status quo.

Rumour from Valrak on how Yarrick comes back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM32AGMrM2s

 Shakalooloo wrote:
Rumour from Valrak on how Yarrick comes back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM32AGMrM2s

Spoiler:

The Space WOlves raise him from the dead with rune magick.

 JNAProductions wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Rather than divine intervention why not lean wholly into the idea that Orks make themselves the strongest foes they can.

He was killed.

The Orks got the body and rebuilt him. Specifically to fight them.

I like this. I like this a lot.

I mean, the simplest answer is that Orks, being a powerful but sporadically psychic race, never actually let him die. He has just been languishing in an infirmary/cot/Iron Throne for the last several (dozen) decades until the Orks were able to build up enough strength to 'ave at 'im.

I mean, if an Ork airship can actually defy physics, why not allow the collective to keep their favorite foe alive...regardless of their foe's actual thoughts on the matter.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 Shakalooloo wrote:
Rumour from Valrak on how Yarrick comes back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM32AGMrM2s

Spoiler:

The Space WOlves raise him from the dead with rune magick.

Spoiler:

Heretics.

You meme, but like, literally.

Go with the simple explanation, GW, given I don't think there was ever an on-screen body to confirm the death.

The vessel he was on was caught in a warp eddy during the pursuit of Ghazghkull, so he didn't actually die - maybe someone's PR people decided for morale it might be better that it look like he did rather than he was AWOL, but now he's managed to return to Armageddon for the latest round of Yarrick vs. Ghazghkull (vs Angry Ron?)

 Dysartes wrote:
Go with the simple explanation, GW, given I don't think there was ever an on-screen body to confirm the death.

The vessel he was on was caught in a warp eddy during the pursuit of Ghazghkull, so he didn't actually die - maybe someone's PR people decided for morale it might be better that it look like he did rather than he was AWOL, but now he's managed to return to Armageddon for the latest round of Yarrick vs. Ghazghkull (vs Angry Ron?)

Ok, that would be fun.

The Orks end up just watching Yarrick beat the **** out of Angron, actively cheering him on, as they truly believe that only G.T. has a chance to defeat Yarrick, and Angron is just a big red guy in a brass suit.

And Khorne just watches dumbfounded as the Ork belief in Yarrick overpowers the Blood God's blessings...

 Sacredroach wrote:

 Dysartes wrote:
Go with the simple explanation, GW, given I don't think there was ever an on-screen body to confirm the death.

The vessel he was on was caught in a warp eddy during the pursuit of Ghazghkull, so he didn't actually die - maybe someone's PR people decided for morale it might be better that it look like he did rather than he was AWOL, but now he's managed to return to Armageddon for the latest round of Yarrick vs. Ghazghkull (vs Angry Ron?)

Ok, that would be fun.

The Orks end up just watching Yarrick beat the **** out of Angron, actively cheering him on, as they truly believe that only G.T. has a chance to defeat Yarrick, and Angron is just a big red guy in a brass suit.

And Khorne just watches dumbfounded as the Ork belief in Yarrick overpowers the Blood God's blessings...

Wouldn't Yarrick's claw be just the right height to twist on Angron's dangly bits?

That's not how Ork belief works.

(Probably one of the most broadly applicable sentences in 40k, really).

Ever since Rogue Trader, Yarrick has had game mechanics that bring him back to life. I would have been surprised if he DIDN’T return.

 Sacredroach wrote:

 Dysartes wrote:
Go with the simple explanation, GW, given I don't think there was ever an on-screen body to confirm the death.

The vessel he was on was caught in a warp eddy during the pursuit of Ghazghkull, so he didn't actually die - maybe someone's PR people decided for morale it might be better that it look like he did rather than he was AWOL, but now he's managed to return to Armageddon for the latest round of Yarrick vs. Ghazghkull (vs Angry Ron?)

Ok, that would be fun.

The Orks end up just watching Yarrick beat the **** out of Angron, actively cheering him on, as they truly believe that only G.T. has a chance to defeat Yarrick, and Angron is just a big red guy in a brass suit.

And Khorne just watches dumbfounded as the Ork belief in Yarrick overpowers the Blood God's blessings...

Despite the memes, the ork belief power is not that powerful.
If you want something like that then Gork / Mork would have to crash the party and RKO Angron as if it were a WWE cage match.

Yarrick went off with the Templars and the Imperium lost track for a while, leading to him being declared dead. Happens a lot to Commissars, see Gaunt and Cain.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Gork / Mork would have to crash the party and RKO Angron as if it were a WWE cage match.

I would gladly pay for all the expansions if this happened.

I’m actually impressed that GW hasn’t had a Gork/Mork miniature in some way.

I’m sorta just in the I like new characters and like that some do get retired. But if back, then lost for a bit and back following ghaz is best.

But I also wonder if GW could pull that so in need of Saints, that the imperium is actually finding another loyal person and brainwash them and place them into the position with everything needed to continue the fight. Probably too much work to get it right for a setting like 40K

Pretty sure Stompas in 40K are basically as close to Gork/Mork as you'll get.

Gork and Mork are Chaos Gods so we'll never see them tableside just as we'd never see Nurgle, Khorne or others.

There was a Foot of Gork/Mork template in 2nd edition

 Ashiraya wrote:
That's not how Ork belief works.

It could be if they believe it is.

 Ashiraya wrote:
That's not how Ork belief works.

(Probably one of the most broadly applicable sentences in 40k, really).

Yeah I really don't like the idea that Ork beliefs alter reality. it started as a cheeky way of explaining why Red Ones Go Fasta - an Imperial scientist basically finding that red Ork cars do go slightly faster, and it's turned into a lazy deus ex machina.

So I'm fine with the idea that Ork tech works but no one is sure how. Not, an Orks turn rocks into guns by saying Bang Bang.

I think Ork beliefs, like Imperial beliefs can influence reality, but not bring the dead to life with nothing else.

So I like the idea Ghaz found the corpse, gave it to a dozen of his finest mad docs and said 'make it go' where the winners would get all the slaves and labs they want and the losers went out the airlock. Eventually someone jabbed the corpse with something, he's not even sure what was in the cocktail by then, and Yarrick started twitching. Ghaz smiled and dumped him near the Imperial lines happy to have his favorite chew toy back.