Join us in a stroll down memory lane by checking out the retro Warhammer 40,000 Bloodquest comic character Captain Leonatos.
Today we’re talking about Leonatos, who was featured in a comic strip series called Bloodquest back in the 1990’s. This was a really cool series that introduced a lot of new characters and fluff. The basic premise is that Captain Leonatos lost The Glaive Encarmine to a bunch of Chaos tainted Orks who then brought it to the eye of terror. Of course, Leonatos has to fulfill a bloodquest now and gathers up hid his Honor Guard to go get it back.
Warhammer Monthly featured this strip, amongst other ones so it stretched this story out over years. Then they wrapped it all up into this trade paperback. If you can find the soft or hard cover I’d recommend it.
This was pretty much the springboard for the black library. The Art was decent, it told a good story and it was one of my favorites from “back in the day”.
So, I don’t have the limited figure that you could mail in for, but I do have the certificate of ownership so I did own him at some point in the past.
He was cool because back in the day you could only have one relic so you could bring the glaive. He had a couple different rules, like an iron halo, and his sword ignored all armor saves!
In the 4th edition book, they show the honor guard, which someone converted up to be their kill team, they didn’t use the limited edition Leonatos, but it shows you the team.
Bobby Wong won the Golden Daemon slayer sword with his version of Leonatos in 2002 (above and below). Coincidentally that was a huge spring board for Vallejo because then everyone was like, “oh my god what paints did you use? Those pigments are so fresh!”
Everyone literally lost their minds. All we had back then were Citadel and Apple Barrel paints. It’s so weird how everything seems to be so interconnected at some point in this hobby….
Well, that wraps up this 40k Hobby flashback! For the full story, all mental meanderings and a couple predictions on the future watch the video below!
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
