Imperial and Xenos Players rejoice as it looks like there will be plenty of new 40k models and rules teasers for Octarius!
The event was announced on Warhammer Community inside the video of this week’s upcoming preorders.
While it’s not as fun as going to an event in person, it’s better than nothing! Let’s check out the details.
Games Workshop Reveals a Second New Preview For July!
You can tune in to Warhammer Community on Saturday, July 10th to see all of the reveals as they happen from 6 pm (BST), or catch them live on Twitch.
That’s right, hot on the heels of the Dominion Celebration, we’re plunging headfirst into another Warhammer Preview Online on Saturday, this time giving you an early look at what’s coming up next for Warhammer 40,000. Following the culmination of the War Zone Charadon story in Book II – The Book of Fire, our eyes turn to Ultima Segmentum where a meaner, greener threat brews.
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Of course, we will also have you covered here at Spikey Bits if you want to see our coverage along with some extra context/commentary.
We all expect this to be heavily 40k focused, however, they might sneak in some previews for other game systems as well so be sure to tune in! However, there are also some rumors floating around…
RUMORS: Steel Legion Returning To 40k In Octarius Preview
First off, a snazzy hobbyist, @IsMuffinz on Twitter, noticed something peculiar;
kill team font and kriegsman in background of initial announcement hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
A quick look at the image from Warhammer Community seems to confirm that observation!
You can tell this may not be the Death Korps of Krieg and could be Steel Legion mainly because there is no Pickelhaube (spike) on the top of the helmet!
The font on the other hand is definitely nearly identical to the Kill Team font. Perhaps foreshadowing an Imperial Guard Steel Legion vs. Orks Kill Team box set?
There is still more! This image from @WarComTeam on twitter seems to depict the Great White Squig, which we have seen hints about before…
We have also seen a rumor engine depicting the same image as the background of the WarComTeam tweet!
All of this seems to pretty much guarantee a model reveal of Morzog & The Great White Squig!
Lastly, the nail in the coffin for some speculations, the preview post by Warhammer Community had this to say:
You may remember from Warhammer Fest Online that more Ork reveals are yet to come, and it’s going to be quite hard to keep the lid on them once they know we’re off to one of their favourite fighty places.*
And that asterisk is addressed at the bottom of the article…
* After Armageddon, of course. Almost nothing beats Armageddon for a good scrap.
If a return to Armageddon is truly coming like WHC seems to point towards,we already know which factions were previously involved. As it turns out, it just so happens to be Tyranids, Orks, and Steel Legion (with a hint of Salamanders, which are also mentioned in the WHC post, and Black Templars) making all of these rumors looking extremely likely!
@WarComTeam on twitter put out two more preview teasers giving us a little more insight into what is coming!
First off and much easier, is a simple number and logo. There are two aspects worth noticing. The first thing you may notice is the inquisition =I=, meaning we will probably see a new model or something having to do with them.
However, what’s unique about it is there appears to be a Tyranid skull in it, which is in line with what WHC said on the original post telling us that Tyranids were present.
So this teaser looks to add two more factions to the potential list of releases coming with this story arc for Perhaps Ordo Xenos!
This other new teaser is a little harder to break down, but it does appear to be an imperium-style force sword. Perhaps this adds to the previous Inquisition teaser? It could also be something else for guard or another Imperium faction. Since there are two potential factions that we already know are in Octarius, it is most likely for one of them.
Currently, it looks more likely this is for the new Imperial Guard units.
One Day Left
The @WarComTeam on twitter put out the final teaser today. This looks to be another Orky one to us, with plenty of claws, engines, and just general madness. If you look closely in the top left corner, you can almost make out some kind of Ork driver.
They did say they would be revealing some new type of transport (or maybe just a rework of a current one), since they didn’t show it yet, it only makes sense to show it on Saturday!
Luckily for all of us, there is not much waiting left till all the big reveal on Saturday at 1 pm EST!
Will you tune into the Octarius Preview? Are you hoping for anything in particular?
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