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2021/06/28 19:21:54
Subject: Are Callidus skin-tight catsuits merely a visual shorthand for "stealthy assassin"?
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Twisted Trueborn with Blaster
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I fully understand how challenging it must be to properly represent Callidus assassins on the tabletop, given that their task is to blend in among the enemy until the time comes to strike. They would look like Chaos cultists if infiltrating Chaos cultists, T'au if infiltrating the T'au, etc. Obviously you cannot make a Callidus assassin model for every single faction that the Imperium fights.
I just wonder if the fluff ever mentions those suits in any way, or if we're meant to imagine a Callidus as wearing whatever clothes the enemy wears.
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This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2021/06/28 19:24:38
Cadians, Sisters of Battle (Argent Shroud), Drukhari (Obsidian Rose)
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2021/06/28 19:34:04
Subject: Re:Are Callidus skin-tight catsuits merely a visual shorthand for "stealthy assassin"?
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Preparing the Invasion of Terra
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Presumably, the Callidus model is to represent the Assassin in a battle environment. The Callidus present in the story "Throne of Lies" uses her Polymorphine to become a person but has to take their clothes/equipment to finish the disguise. Likewise, the many Callidus seen in the Beast Arises don't shapeshift clothes.
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2021/06/28 20:04:41
Subject: Are Callidus skin-tight catsuits merely a visual shorthand for "stealthy assassin"?
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Leader of the Sept
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It’s Synskin. It’s protective, lightweight and can fit easily under any disguise that may need to be taken.
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Also according to Rogue Trader it also feeds “sense enhancing chemicals” into the assassins skin, whatever that means. And I think is literally sprayed on, given that if you had synskin, you also got synskin solvent as an item.
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This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2021/06/28 20:21:10
Please excuse any spelling errors. I use a tablet frequently and software keyboards are a pain!
Terranwing - w3;d1;l1
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2021/06/30 14:15:15
Subject: Are Callidus skin-tight catsuits merely a visual shorthand for "stealthy assassin"?
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Otiose in a Niche
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Part of the fluff (mainly for balance reasons) is the assassins wear enemy uniforms and carry enemy weapons but drop them when they go into battle.
Yeah that shuricat may be useful, but the assassin's weapons are like extensions of her arm.
And in some comics I've seen the Callidus portrayed as using a holo disguise rather than shape changing.
That being said it would be cool project to have a Callidus for each major faction. Maybe an STL set.
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2021/06/30 14:18:31
Subject: Are Callidus skin-tight catsuits merely a visual shorthand for "stealthy assassin"?
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Perfect Shot Dark Angels Predator Pilot
Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
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I'd love to have a Callidus represented mid-trasformation.
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I can't condone a place where abusers and abused are threated the same: it's destined to doom, so there is no reason to participate in it. |
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2021/06/30 15:02:48
Subject: Are Callidus skin-tight catsuits merely a visual shorthand for "stealthy assassin"?
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Morally-Flexible Malleus Hearing Whispers
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Can we PLEASE have a Mother Gullet model?
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2021/06/30 15:51:07
Subject: Re:Are Callidus skin-tight catsuits merely a visual shorthand for "stealthy assassin"?
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Preparing the Invasion of Terra
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No! Absolutely not. That is one of the most cursed pieces of lore I've ever read and it should not be revisited.
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2021/06/30 17:29:31
Subject: Are Callidus skin-tight catsuits merely a visual shorthand for "stealthy assassin"?
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Dakka Veteran
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A Meh’Lindi half way transformed into a genestealer hybrid could be cool.
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