A few new leaks over the weekend and the Harlequins may have gone from ho-hum to holy-cow! Check these guys out!
via warseer’s Manwe 2-15-2014
Harlequin Deathjester
WS5 BS5 S3 T3 W2 I7 A3 Ld10 Sv –
Holosuit, Shuriken Shrieker Cannon, Flipbelt
Fear
Fleet
Furious Charge
Hit & Run
Independent Character
Precision Shot
Can buy Haywire Grenades, Enigmas of the Black Library
Death is Not Enough: If an enemy unit suffers casualties from the Shrieker cannon, it must make a Ld. check at -2. If it fails, the Jeath Jester determines which direction the units falls back on it’s initial fallback move!
Harlequin Shadowseer
WS6 BS4 S3 T3 W2 I7 A3 Ld10 Sv –
Holosuit, Grenade Launcher, Shuriken Pistol, Mistave Flipbelt
Fear
Fleet
Furious Charge
Hit & Run
Independent Character
Psyker (lvl1, upgradable to Lvl2) (Phantasmancy, Daemonology, Telepathy)
Can buy Haywire Grenades, Neuro-disruptor, Enigmas of the Black Library
Now combo these guys with some of the wargear AND formations that were leaked over the weekend, and the Harlequins may just be packing serious HEAT!
Harlequin Rumor Roundup
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