New rumors and teasers are here for what may be the names and purpose of Mega-Gargant Characters that are on the way soon for AoS!
We’ve known about Sons of Behemat for a while. As far as we know, there will be three model variations that look to be potentially from one box. Think about how you can make just about any Questoris Class Imperial Knight from one kit, for example. On top of this, we know that Sons of Behemat models can be allied in with any army.
They really don’t care who wins as they just want to eat and go about their merry way. In the wise words of George Strait- These guys are here for a good time, not a long time.
With the confirmed stuff out of the way, Warhammer Community recently took the community by surprise dropping a potential named character for the Sons of Behemat. We’re not sure if there is something to it or if GW was just being cute but we are going to explore the idea.
RUMORS: Sons of Behemat Mega-Gargant Characters
Looking at what GW had to say, they were on the topic of allying in a Kraken-Eater Gargant with the Lumineth Realm-lords…
Just who is Bundo Whalebiter? Allow us to explain! Sons of Behemat is coming out before too long, and in it, you won’t just find rules for an army of gargants, but a set of mercenaries that let you add a named Mega-Gargant to your armies! Order and Destruction forces can take Bundo Whalebiter, a towering (and surprisingly cunning) Kraken-eater. If your Lumineth Realm-lords need some extra punch, make sure to grab him when the Mega-Gargant kit drops!
As far as things are looking, depending on what kind of Alliance your army is a part of (Order, Death, Destruction, Chaos), you’ll have a certain named character (which is the same model but probably with different rules) unlocked for you.
Overread on TGA Community was pretty on-point with what they had to say:
It sounds like the different Grand Alliances can take a different named hero mega gargant as an ally. This makes sense and means that GW can give the allied versions different stats, both from those generic ones in the Battletome for Giants and also from each other. So the Chaos one can have Chaos features etc… It’s a neat idea on how to add a single model kit as a generic ally to any army; whilst at the same time allowing GW to design rules that are practical for that model in different situations.
With named Sons of Behemat now on the table, it’s got us thinking about an old classic Gargant…Kind Brodd.
Who is King Brodd?
King Brodd is an old character within the lore of the Godbeasts book who is basically the leader of the Gargants. Within his story, he’s known for wearing a Moul Dragon skull as a helmet/crown and using an old temple pillar as his main weapon (which he uses as a symbol of status as well). It looks like King Brodd was the inspiration for an Aleguzzler Gargant conversion. Note, that’s not his official model.
Now let’s look at a rumor engine that could potentially point to King Brodd. 
There’s this rumor engine (which has been flipped) which could be a section of the Moul Dragon headpiece Brodd wears. While the majority of fans in the community thought it could be to a new Squig model (which is a good point), we also just saw the entire Gloomspite Gitz line reworked less than three years ago. It’s probably unlikely to have Squigs worked on once again so soon.
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So what do you think about named Sons of Behemat characters headed this way? What kind of rules do you think these “faction mercenaries” will have to set them apart? Could King Brodd pop up as a character exclusive to an all-Gargant army?
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