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Who's up next for a refresh?
Now that the Nids got their ancient kits modernized, I decided to check on all the factions over at the Lexicanum that had no relevant releases over the last years.
Of course 99% of Space Marines disqualifies by default. Their minis might be the aesthetical equivalent of drywall, but that doesn't change the fact that they at least got something. Unlike, ya know, Grey Knights, who since 2011 have gotten TWO CHARACTERS and that's it. If anyone would be due for a makeover on the imperial side it would be them, but given how for over a decade GW has tried their best to pretend the faction does not exist I doubt they will get anything. So onwards to the other factions:
Adeptas Sororitas: Got re-released as a faction in 8th, and got a whole bunch of stuff in 9th. Not likely to get a refresh anywhere.
Adeptus Custodes: Also released in 8th with an miniscule model range. How these guys qualify as an army faction and not a variant of Agents is beyond me. Might get some stuff, but no refreshes.
Astra Militarum: Literally just got an update towards the end of 9th, but there's probably a lot of older stuff that need redoing. Likely to get a bone when their codex drops but nothing massive.
Heretic Astartes: Got a whole bunch in 8th and 9th, also not very likely to get a massive refresh.
Death Guard: Became a faction in their own right models-wise in 8th, and got some more in 9th. Too new to get some refreshes.
Thousand Sons: Released with Magnus in 7th, got a bit of stuff during 8th, and only a single token character in 9th. Nothing up there needed a refresh but rather new stuff really.
World Eaters: Released literally last year - we might get a new Kharn tho.
Chaos Demons: shares the range with AoS so no shortage of new releases on big characters and monsters, but a lot of their rank-and-file units are getting somewhat dated. Wouldn't be surprised if we got an upgrade to 2008's Bloodletters and Daemonettes.
Craftworld Eldar: Got a bit of a refesh in 9th, but I wouldn't be surprised if we also get some upgrades to their 6th edition stuff. Despite all memes not a very high priority from what I can see.
Dark Eldar: These guys are NOT having a good time. Most of their stuff is from 5th edition, and since then we have gotten a bunch of characters, two units, and a flyer - all over the course of 4 whole-ass editions. In dire need of a refresh.
Harlequins: lol. lmao even.
Genestealer Cults: fairly new, given how they only got a single character in 9th they will most likely get new stuff, but no refreshes
Leagues of Votann: Literally came out last year, same situation as World Eaters, currently waiting for their second wave.
Necrons: Got a refresh in 9th, most likely getting their 2012 and earlier characters redone this edition (Trayzin, Stormlord, Orrikan) when their codex comes out, although Camoptek-stuff and the Ghost Ark sure be showing their age.
Orks: gigantic model range. Despite solid releases every edition there's always stuff that needs to be updated.
T'au Empire: Got a bunch of stuff 8 years ago, and not much since then. 2 Killteam boxes and 3 named characters sounds like something, but when armies field models from 2001 that definetly does not help.
Overall in that list there's only three that stand out: Demons, Dark Eldar and T'au. If we look at the severety of outdated stuff, the DE should be totally up next, but my guess is that GW will tie their refresh to when the story focus jumps back to where Arks of Omen left off in the Webway. If that happens still this year, they get it first, otherwise T'au gets their Codex early 2024 which is the most likely time they will get anything.
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luwupercal · 2 years
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Real quick, new Squats aka Leagues of Votann, or LoV for short lol, use old pre-imperial tech, seem to be less superstitious, have A.I. elderly data banks that hold the knowledge of ancestors but gain eccentric personalities, and are apparently clones. Not the exact replica kind, but clones made using a library of genetic code, and then modified to deal with certain conditions and jobs. Finally, tense as HELL relationship with the imperium, sounds like they don’t trust each other even a tiny bit.
I've heard of most of this, but a while back, so i appreciate it cause my memory was hazy ^^
The LoV are very cool though, i think they're super unique, which I think we can always use more of in warhammer
I also like non-chaos factions that aren't on great terms w/ the imperium, and w/ them beung clones i doubt they let outsiders in too which would fix the "why would you be w/ the imperium if these guys exist" issue
they do remind me a lot of maybe a 30k faction that survived, which is something i always enjoy there being. there should be more of that sort imo
But yes tyvm for the info!
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maniakminis · 2 years
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Current headcannons/hopes for the Squats
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I was thinking about this yesterday and didn’t get a chance to write my thoughts down before GW confirmed that they’re real and going to be the next army in 40k! I’ve already admitted I wanted Squats because of the memes but actually thinking about the potential of this army and I think it can make humanity much more interesting as a whole.
Squats can be the first Human, Non-Chaos faction, that is against the Imperium of Man. And the potential there is amazing!
So when the Squats were removed from the game/lore we were told that their homeworlds were devoured by a Tyranid tendril. If that is still the case I’d like to imagine up until now the survivors have been nomadic. No home planet, just a group of ships going from planet to planet for supplies and slowly regaining power. Effectively abandoned by the Imperium it’d make sense if they have a bit of a grudge with Space Marines and Imperial Guard for leaving their people to die. And now they come back, with better technology than a standard Guardsman. Technology that they understand beyond the paranoia and superstition held by the Mechanicus. 
The Leagues of Votann will still be absolutely dwarfed (lol) by the Imperium as a whole, but the fact that they’ve been surviving and thriving better than the rest of humanity is such a threat to the Imperium! And if the Squats are nomadic, this makes their threat much more difficult for the Imperium of Man to just exterminatus the problem away.
And it can still be grimdark. Obviously there have been centuries of strife and death for the Squats trying to survive on their own. Rogue AIs and Chaos and Xenos can still be a threat. Space Marines can still swoop in, destroy any resistance and return Squats to the unnamed billions of human workers. But I just want there to be a small portion of humanity, unaffected by Chaos or Xenos that can look at the Imperium of Man and say “We’re doing better than you”
And I want the Imperium to be super mad about it!
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ambling-ironkin · 1 year
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