GW saved the best for last as they unveiled two huge new monsters; the Norn Emissary and Assimilator for 10th Edition Warhammer 40k.
The Sneaky Games Workshop Oghram Preview was on July 15th, for upcoming Warhammer 40k factions in 10th Edition!
Sneaky 10th Edition Warhammer 40k Oghram Preview
As the dust settles, we’re totting up the results, counting every spent shell case, weighing all the biomass, and surveying the lasting damage left by such unprecedented carnage.
The final results will be revealed on Saturday the 15th of July during a special preview for all of the new miniatures from the side who won.
Starting at 9am EST this is one of the better times for a preview across the world we’ve seen in a while. In contrast, the west coast of the USA will have to get up quite early.
Unstoppable Xenos Threat: Tyranids Norn Emissary & Assimilator
Straight from Warhammer Community, here’s the latest on the new huge Norn Emissary and Assimilator monsters for 10th Edition.
Amongst the teeming multitude of ravenous horrors that make up the Tyranid Hive Fleets, there are a few towering beasts that stride above the swarm – the will of the Hive Mind made manifest in an abhorrent behemoth.
The latest of these are the Norn Emissary and the Norn Assimilator, creatures spawned when the Hive Mind has a crucial goal it simply must accomplish.
The Norn Emissary is perhaps the ultimate synapse creature, bigger and nastier than even a Hive Tyrant. They are evolved for the singular purpose of preying on gifted commanders or abducting knowledgeable prey from heavily defended strongholds.
Before battle, the Norn Queen imbues this goliath with the distilled knowledge it needs to succeed in its mission, which it prosecutes with a combination of brute strength and incredible psionic power, backed up by a frankly unnatural degree of agility for a creature of its size.
Equal parts deadly to supportive, the psychic power of the Emissary is sure to run large with its size, and clear emphasis on the model’s design.
Norn Assimilator
If the Norn Emissary is the brainy avatar of the Hive Fleet, the Norn Assimilator is its raw strength made flesh. When the Hive Fleet has decided that a particular prey-creature or fortification must be eliminated, it sends forth an inexhaustible Norn Assimilator.
In the face of such raw alien power, running is the only sensible decision. In its infinite alien wisdom, the Hive Mind has already thought this through, so the Norn Assimilator packs a pair of massive toxinjector harpoons to pinion its prey in place.
We can see all the brainy psychic bits replaced with more spines and carapaces, making for a more durable combat-focused machine! Plus, those chest harpoons are sure to mix things up.
With a tower model and tons of interchangeable parts, these two new Norn monsters are sure to be big hits, regardless of their rules on the tabletop.
We also got to see a size comparison to a Wraith Lord, and it’s quite a bit taller in reference! These are giant terrors rather than the typical small ones we see for Tyranids!
Be sure to check out the rest of the new Tyranids miniature that were revealed for 10th Edition Warhammer 40k:
- Tyranids Genestealers Miniatures
- Bio Weapon Termagants & Hormagaunts
- Beastly Trio: Tyranids Unleash 3 New Lictor Variants
- Unstoppable Xenos Threat: Tyranids Norn Emissary & Assimilator
- Horrors of the Hive: Meet the New Biovore & Pyrovore Models
- 47 New Tyranids in the Leviathan Warhammer 40k Starter Set
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