Take a look back at why the Silent King Szarekh is coming to Warhammer 40k, and what else may on the way for the Necrons!
There have been bits and pieces all over the place talking about the return of the Necon Silent King himself, Szarekh, and now it looks like it may just be happening…
Here’s the latest from Warhammer Community:
Over time, even the most powerful rulers can become little more than legends, no longer worshipped, no longer feared. But while some may speak of them in hushed whispers to frighten the weak, there are still true believers who await their return.
New 40k Necrons Incoming In Latest GW Preview
Take a quiet moment of reflection to think about what you’ve seen, and then join us on the Warhammer 40,000 Facebook page to let us know what you think this foretells…
All signs seem to be pointing to the return of the Silent King on May 23rd.
Who is the Silent King?
A quick scan of the wiki gives us a pretty good idea of who he is and why he is a big deal.
Szarekh, also known as the Silent King, was the last in the line of Silent Kings to lead the ruling Triarch of the ancient Necrontyr Empire. It was during his reign that the Necrontyr encountered the C’tan and underwent the grand biotransference process that transformed the Necrontyr into the undying and soulless Necrons.
However, the biotransference process that allowed this to happen robbed the Necrontyr species of their souls and it was only afterwards that Szarekh realised the terrible fate he had unleashed upon his people. Embittered by his folly, he betrayed the C’tan after the Old Ones had been defeated in the War in Heaven, shattering them into C’tan Shards and imprisoning them in the arcane extradimensional devices known as Tesseract Labyrinths.
So he was the ruler, who essentially made the Necrons what we think of today. He also gave his people their revenge against the C’tan as well that they spoke of in the preview video.
Hidden In Plain Sight: The Return of the Silent King
Szeras was mentioned as being the character that GW gives a new model/focuses on. Reaching back to November of 2019, Kirioth on YouTube mentioned Szeras as getting a new model.
Hollownerox on Reddit also said:
…one thing that has stood out is the ever-increasing mention of the Technomandrites. The conclave of Crypteks behind most of the Crons’ insane weaponry and constructs, who were struck down by the Silent King.
First mentioned as kind of a footnote in 5th edition, 8th has been making ever more mentions of them. Culminating in Forgebane where it is said that The Silent King has called for them to return, and create anew. Thus it makes sense for Psychic Awakening to focus on Szeras, the premier Cryptek special character, if its related to this development. Since he is the sort to play around with his own body, having a big centerpiece model more suited for warfare would be reasonable.
Someone in Gold is Back…
Spotted in PA: Faith and Fury may be yet more clues:
The interrogation of an Astropath looks to have led to the small poem in bold at the bottom. The King on his Throne, Gold, Old & Bold sound like he could be the Emperor.
But we know now that this is probably a teaser for the Silent King Szarekh coming to 40k. He is also old as dirt, and when Dante met the Silent King a long time ago, he saw the Silent King wearing a golden mask to pay ode to Sanguinius. The Silent King also said he knew Sanguinius, which is neat.
So overall it looks like the preview video all but confirms Szarekh’s full swing return. from the lore, imagery, and especially the symbol at the end…
Now, if you are familiar with the Necron symbols, you may recognize that this is in fact, Szarekh’s personal seal, and/ or the symbol for the Triarchs,
Big, You Say?
Two years ago an industry insider made a two-part off the cuff remark to us about “new” Necrons that were in the 40k production queue. The problem is that sometimes our sources don’t have as much experience with the background and lore of 40k, so there can be a bit of deciphering between what we are told, and what the end product may be.
That being said, at the time we were told that “an undead model for 40k was coming, some sort of king the size of Nagash- bigger than Robby G for sure”. Of course with the Bonereaper release, we thought perhaps there was a mistake, and those were the rumored models…
But now, well let’s just say there is more to this rumor that has us VERY excited for what may just be coming next for Warhammer 40k!
Are you excited about the prospect of a new wave of Necron releases, or maybe you just want to see the new Silent King Szarekh model for 40k?
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