More Chaos Space Marines are here. Today’s teaser is what looks to be a makeover for a weapon that is the staple of Marines good and bad, the Heavy Bolter!
Warhammer Community has been previewing this new series called “the rumor daemon engine” showing exclusive bits of what’s on the way for Chaos.
Get caught up with the first, second, and third rumor engine teasers before we jump into the latest (fourth) bit.
GW Rumor Engine PT I: Daemon Possessed Backpack?
Games Workshop was nice enough to give us a picture of a bit and there’s no doubt that a Daemon is inside whatever it is. At first glance, we thought it could be the backpack of some kind of new model/character like maybe a Possessed.
Speaking of Possessed, we know it looks like they’ve got some updated artwork on the cover of Shadowspear. Maybe this is the backpack to a newly sculpted Daemon-possessed Marine?
This Thousand Sons pack has the same layered plates as the snapshot GW gave us! The only difference is that there’s not a Warp-born face staring back at you! But speaking of Possessed Marines…
This rumor engine from a while ago looks to have finally been matched up to that Possessed artwork! However, we haven’t seen the official model that it goes to as of yet. But it turns out it looks to be the business end of a Chaos unit.
GW Rumor Engine Part II: A Paw Unbound
Looking at the latest rumor engine from Warhammer Community, this is without a doubt the underside of some kind of Space Marine’s foot. It’s clear as day that we can see the angled sloping ceramite that all Marines have around the bottom of their legs as well as the Chaosy trim. Whatever the model may be, it looks like it’s been surging with Warp taint for a while as it’s grown claws out of the ends of its toes!
Could this be some kind of twisted Marine that got one too many “gifts” from the Chaos gods?
GW Rumor Engine PT: III Big Meaty Claw!
This is what happens when you drop your order of Crab legs into the Eye of Terror.
Of course, this looks to be going onto the same model that we’ve been seeing bits and pieces of for the past few days. One thing we know for sure is that it’s going to have melee potential. Could the claw be a special weapon in the unit and have the stats of something like a power fist? Or is the claw purely cosmetic to the unit and every model will have it? There are more questions popping up than answers!
Young Imperial Guardsman taunting the Warp monstrosity (m.41 colorized).
Maybe this Master of Possession is bringing a new unit with him! The Warp has a funny way of mutating and distorting things in real space beyond human comprehension and the bits we’ve seen definitely look to be like a Daemon or two might be inside the “shell” of a human.
GW Rumor Engine Pt: IV Heavy Bolter Gets a Makeover
Moving right along to this bit, this is unmistakably some kind of Heavy Bolter. Now, whether this is a new Chaos unit shooting “special issue” warp ammunition is a different story. But looking at what we’ve got to go off of, you can definitely tell someone is holding it by the top handle. (i.e probably not a fleshmetal gun from an Obliterator).
Whether this is a new kind of -2AP Bolter or just a cosmetic reboot for Chaos Havocs, this will definitely be a welcome addition into the Chaos arsenal.
What do you think could be coming our way after taking a look at the latest rumor engine? Is that a new type of Heavy Bolter or just a cosmetic update? Will it be going to a new type of unit (different from Havocs) if it is a new weapon? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
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