They are already dead, right? Things can’t get much worse for the Blood Angels, so why not throw some Death Company in the Rubicon Primaris?
Weighing the benefits and drawbacks of Blood Angels throwing their already-insane Battle-Brothers back into the Rubicon Primaris, what’s the worst that could happen? Take a look at where the Blood Angels sit right now as well as what the outcome might be if Death Company went through the transformation.
Things Can’t Get Much Worse for the Blood Angels
Since the Devastation of Baal through their Psychic Awakening support, the Tyranid invasion was just the tip of the iceberg. Things are still looking grim for the Chapter. Here’s what the Blood Angels have going against them.
- Their homeworlds were almost turned into Xenos poo after a Tyranid tendril made planetfall.
- They were reinforced with Primaris (yay), but quickly started to fall to the Black Rage right after (boo). There is a dope story of a Blood Angels Chaplain falling to the Black Rage and an Eliminator Sergeant had to chant the litanies until he fell to the Black Rage.
- Black Ships that transport Psykers for the Emperor to eat have stopped landing on Baal. Librarians have been forced to pull back from the frontlines and interrogate the Psykers for purity/ Chaos taint.
- Because of this, Tyranids have noticed the lack of psychic coverage in the frontlines and have adapted a new strain of Tyranids with Psychic powers that appear where not Librarians are.
Ultimately, it sucks to be a Son of Sanguinius right now.
Nothing to Lose: Just Throw Death Company in the Rubicon Again
It’s already been proven that Primaris aren’t immune to the curse of the Black Rage. And with Blood Angels fighting a war on two fronts now, it might not be a bad idea to throw a now Death Company, Primaris Marine, in the Rubicon again o see what happens. Sure, he might die but he was going to die on the frontlines anyway. And the potential outcome of something even better could be there.
Sure, he might just be a normal Death Company Primaris (just like Death Company Intercessors on the tabletop). But he also might have a similar transformation to what Mephiston underwent. Being trapped under rubble for days while the Black Rage took hold, he wasn’t able to thrash and get his demented rage out of his system. Something snapped and Mephiston regained his personality, being newly dubbed as the Lord of Death.
(Yeah he’s pretty badass). But the same could be said for Death Company undergoing a violent bodily transformation with nowhere to go. The survival rate is probably in the teens, but as we said, they would just die anyway and they need a new type of soldier to counter the Tyranid’s adaptations.
Plot Armor Power Hour
This would obviously never happen, but if things get bad enough for the Blood Angels, they could grab someone who is immortal thanks to the plot armor GW gave them. Stick them in the Rubicon and hit print about 47 times and BOOM, you can have a Primaris Primaris Primaris character. Being a recast version of a legit Primarch, seeing a chonky Dante roll up on the field would be a new sign of hope for the Blood Angels.
What do you think the outcome of Death Company going into the Primaris Rubicon would be? Would they just be Death Company Primaris at that point or is there a possibility of a Mephiston-like version of Primaris?
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About the Author: Wesley Floyd
Wesley Floyd
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About Wesley Floyd: Wes has been in the Warhammer hobby since 2015 and joined the Spikey Bits writing team in 2018. He is known for his satirist takes on trending topics and imaginative yet amazingly affordable hobby solutions to painting Warhammer miniatures.
Imperial fanboy, tabletop fanatic, and the self-proclaimed King of Sprues. He knows for a fact that Mephiston red is the best-tasting paint and is the commission painting equivalent of a Wendy’s 4 for $4. If you like what he writes and want to contact him or have your tabletop minatures painted (to a mostly okayish standard), message him on Instagram.
