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Just to go beyond the back of a plastic sprue, this is out in the wild now, so speculate away...

 

It does look like Draigo to me, except the wargear doesn't match. So I wonder...

 

http://i.imgur.com/mJvgwWp.jpg

 

GMV1.jpg

 

First up, Voldus: newly-promoted to the sacred office of Grand Master, Voldus has nevertheless served the Imperium for many decades. Wielding a massive Nemesis force hammer, he is the first Grey Knights character we’ve ever made in plastic, and like their line-infantry, his armour is an artificer’s masterpiece, decked out in the holy icons of the Emperor and his secretive Chapter.

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Well it looks like it might be Guilliman. It has his name in the pauldron, although idk if that's any indication (who puts their name on their own stuff?). He is also like double the height of anyone else.

 

He looks to be wielding the Emperor's sword as it is the same look (fire) as in those picture of Emperor Vs Horace.

 

Which means the guy to the left is likely Cypher with a new model that has him without the sword attached.

 

Guy to the right could be Draigo but I don't think it is. The facial structure is off as well as the facial hair. His implants are on the wrong side of his head if his old model is to be compared.

 

He does look important though so a named character for sure, obviously. :p

 

Also I don't think this is the triumvirate with Guilliman he will be separate. This will likely be Cypher, GK Guy and a third person. Maybe. Idk!

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That has to be Guiliman, the guy on the left I would put money on being Cypher, the model looks like it's about to draw his other pistol in addition to his plasma. Also anyone notice the black Marines behind him? looks like DA in the old colour scheme (or possibly Consecrators) and another Marine with them looks like a Knight of the covenant.    

 

Edit: Just read the side bar on the image, yea..thats Cypher 

 

 

Does the original Draigo have a beard? 

 

He did...does

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How do you know?

It know someone who works for gw. He never leaks, just answers you honestly if you ask the right question.

 

So he confirmed it is mordrak, and that Gulliman does indeed have the emperor's sword in the pics and videos leaked.

 

He's rarely ever wrong so I'm betting mordrak though model doesn't match the image for him in our codex

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First up, Voldus: newly-promoted to the sacred office of Grand Master, Voldus has nevertheless served the Imperium for many decades. Wielding a massive Nemesis force hammer, he is the first Grey Knights character we’ve ever made in plastic, and like their line-infantry, his armour is an artificer’s masterpiece, decked out in the holy icons of the Emperor and his secretive Chapter.

 

Oh man I'm just dying now.... I think he looks great, and the bad news is I could see using him for a few models in the army, but not at "triumvirate pricing"!

 

I also am curious if he can really be as potent as Draigo for the points. I mean really Draigo is an incredible unit onto himself. This guy better be pretty amazing... or be 200 points you can't live without (IE: Celestine-esque).

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Apparently Aurikon, the previous Grandmaster, died a pretty pathetic death at the hands of Magnus. Tried to shoot him with psychic lightning, Big M redirected it, and he exploded into nuggets of fool's gold...

 

Hopefully this book will be the start of the GK actually kicking butt again. I'm pretty happy with the model, but it does seem kind of...bland next to the other two characters in the Triumvirate. But hey, at least we're getting something.

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Hopefully this book will be the start of the GK actually kicking butt again. I'm pretty happy with the model, but it does seem kind of...bland next to the other two characters in the Triumvirate. But hey, at least we're getting something.

 

I knew it would happen further down the line, but to be honest I didn't think hit would be this quick. He's referred to (indirectly) as an adviser to Guilliman, so this could result in a longer relationship.

 

I mean imagine you just woke up and this old dude in silver armour is telling stuff that probably most Ultramarines.... any Ultramarines probably have little idea about. It would be a lot to swallow.

 

I'm really loving the model but the rules will be something I hope to like even more. I just don't want him to be the next 'Greyfax'. He's gotta have a strong role to usurp Draigo as the go to in most GK lists. :)

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I think part of the issue with this guy is that the other two characters are iconic, long-standing figures in the lore. Come on: Guilliman and Cypher? That's like... 30% of the community just jizzed themselves in a paroxysm that would make Slaanesh proud.

 

But this guy is a nobody with zero background and buildup, no history, so far no personality, and his model looks for the most part like you could have cobbled him together out of a GK Terminator box. Of course he's going to be overshadowed.

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Yeah don't get me wrong, I love the model and think it's great. It just doesn't blow me out of the water, like so many recent GW character models have. 

 

 Fluffwise, its interesting that this newly promoted Grandmaster is now Guilliman's most trusted advisor.

 

Fun fact! The Grandmaster of the 3rd Brotherhood is warden of the Librarius, so Voldus would be our closest thing to a Chief Librarian. I'm hoping this means some potent psychic rules, so we can finally have a go-to psyker specialist. And hopefully he is more effective than his predecessor...

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Definitely hoping for a helmet option as well. Hoping for something akin to Tigirius or at least not the price of a land raider.

Nice figure, but definitely over shadowed by Guiliman and Cypher. Hope I can finagle a few more from the people around my FLGS who don't want him so I can convert so Grand Masters in plastic.  

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