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I just read up on Soloman Lok, since he looks like a pretty sweet character, nice model, etc. etc. from Forge World. He's dead though, so I don't understand how we can play with him. Isn't that kind of like... playing as Horus? Anyone care to help me understand this?

Plenty of characters are dead, it just assumes that you're playing while they're still alive or it's a clone grown from 'em.

Yeah, Lysander died sometime in the M41.700's, but you can use him.

So did Eldrad, it even says right before the rules, but they STILL give you the rules, right?

Half of the Imperial Guard special characters are dead.

Not CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!! surely?

Nope, CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEED would simply outflank his age to somewhere else.

Cheese Elemental wrote:Yeah, Lysander died sometime in the M41.700's, but you can use him.

That was old fluff. New Marine Codex states that he was captured and held prisoner in the Eye of Terror only to escape and return to the Imperial Fists after all this time of them believing him dead.

So Lysander is once again alive.

Emperors Faithful wrote:Nope, CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEED would simply outflank his age to somewhere else.

lol. I'm a little new to recent WH40k lore/fluff/jokes.
But thats just funny. No prior knowledge required.. haha.
Is there a special; rule allowing him to outflank or somesuch?