Two words: Primaris Necrons- check out the latest rumors about the latest trend for Warhammer 40k, as well as what may be coming with the Silent King.
Surprisingly, it looks like earlier rumors of the Silent King could be coming true. On top of that, he may have a new unit hitting the scene with him. But before we jump into the latest, here’s what we saw from Warhammer Community earlier on to get caught up.
New 40k Necrons Incoming In GW Preview
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.
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…
Well, the insider could have very well been talking about the Silent King himself. Now, we said this was all a part of a “two-part off the cuff remark”. So what’s the second-half of the rumor?
Necrons Getting Bigger Sculpts (Primaris Necrons?)
The second-half of the rumor was that there were going to be bigger undead models….maybe Primarisized Necrons on the way to 40k. After seeing the video, it doesn’t seem like something that’s too far off…
In this frame from the video above, we can clearly see some hieroglyphics of a frail body begging to what looks to be the Silent King. From there, the people look to be turned into JACKED warriors.
There Are Still “Normal” Necrons With the King
One big thing to note here as well is that while the Silent King went off into the void to think about what he had done, there are normal-sized Necrons on his ship. These are probably Warriors if we had to take a shot in the dark. But the fact that AFTER the Silent King did his work, there are still normal-looking Necrons points to the fact that he could have just turned some of his followers into bodybuilding robot people.
Finally, as the narrator says that they’ve awoken and are “surrounded by frail newborn empires”, we see these hulking fighters standing twice as high as what a human stands. We could very well be seeing some kind of new bigger Necron unit splash along with the Silent King that are tired of seeing their faction picked on.
The only big question that we have to ask is: In the hieroglyphics, why is the Silent King clearly Necron-looking, but these new warriors look like a bodybuilder you’d see on a late-night gym equipment infomercial? Are they actually made of living flesh? Or is that just the artist’s depiction of these guys?
With the clock running down to late May, we may have to keep asking these kinds of questions until then.
What do you think we’ll be seeing the Necrons get? Do they need an anvil unit that can take a beating as well as dish out the pain in melee? If the Silent King became a model on the tabletop, how much do you think he’d cost points-wise?
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