Tyriks Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/04/18/warhammer-preview-3-revenge-of-the-previewgw-homepage-post-1fw-homepage-post-1/ Looks like the Szeras rumors were true! :cuss that model is amazing, can't wait to snag one! MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahzek451 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Its gorgeous. I hope there is some new explanation behind his color scheme. He doesnt belong to a particular dynasty right? His old model was colored in sautekh, so I would like to see what this new scheme is more aligned with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyriks Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 He is not tied to one Dynasty, that is correct. I honestly think he is painted as Sautekh because when he came out Dynasties were a brand new concept and everything was painted as Sautekh by default. Only Trazyn and Anrakyr were not painted as Sautekh. But even then, his staff was not really in line with the Sautekh scheme. MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Pics from the screenshot gods: Model looks amazing. I don't have much reason to include this character in my collection but we'll see what story GW cooks up to sell me on that. At least Szeras isn't specific to a Dynasty. theprophetofwar, MithrilForge and tychobi 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyriks Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 I might never have a reason to field him, but that won't stop me from buying him. Might even buy two since Necron character bits are so hard to come by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Ha! Yeah, I should be more specific. No real reason to include the character, but the model is absolutely coming to the table in some form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconCouch Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I love the *look* of the model...But man I am so confused as to what the new Szeras model is meant to be. He looks like he has a warscythe....and a Staff of Light....along with a 9 inch aura to cause perils on doubles for psykers, implying he wants to be close.... But crypteks are hilariously squishy, and worse than IG company commanders in melee...how does one use a model like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprophetofwar Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I'm pretty excited about him! Who knows if the rules will be worth power lists, but this is one of the rare cases where I want a model just for the modeling aspect. I'll likely never paint it well enough but dangit, I want him. I love the blood mist ..drain effect they did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahzek451 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Well I'd say out of a lot of existing characters that got an update...he has def at the top for biggest change. I dont expect a pile of new rules, but I do expect an expansion in toughness and wounds. We went from the size of a marine to a dread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 I can't wait to get him. The one I have, fail cast, is so miscast. I'm glad he's the first of the plastic characters, I'll be able to field him with ombiance instead of camouflage. It looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Thokt Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 With Szeras getting his super size upgrade, he certainly won't be running as a regular Cryptek. He has got to be at least T6 at that size. And with such a short aura ability, my gut feeling is he'll be a melee Cron. Spider legs hopefully means he'll be running up the board with no issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr4Minutes Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 His aura is like all the other Necron auras. Half the size of everyone else’s lol. I’m kind of hoping they’ll finally turn crypteks into semi-chaplains with a list of “litanies” to choose from. With Szeras being the name cryptek he’d get the ability to cast/know an additional or 2. The relic/device he’s using to “suck up” that psyker is pretty cool Through the teaser the narrator talks about being reduces to nothing. At first I thought it was referring to Necron gauss weapons. But it’s obviously talking about Szeras’s device that absorbs or devours the body. I wonder if that will be a new twist on Necrons trying to reclaim there flesh bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 So apart from him being an awesome model... Duh! I must have him. He is the only other Necron unit apart from tomb spyders that has some affect on Psykers..correct?... Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Unless you take Immortal Pride to give a character a deny bubble, yes, I believe he is. Hopefully he is a herald of things to come (like, you know, actual pariahs). Very impressive model all the same! Can’t wait to see his full rules. Dumah 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Thokt Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 The next question surely is, when do we find out more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 New article on Szeras/Crypteks today. Nothing of particular note but there is this sweet new artwork: MithrilForge and Tyriks 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr4Minutes Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I really like that artwork. Its helping me get a feel for what the new model looks like. An interesting tidbit(that may go nowhere) is the part about him not understanding the soul. Maybe that’s why he’s absorbing bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 It would be very cool if there was more than one stance option like with the recent Ghazghkull model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Thokt Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Jesus Chr..... This guy is making Human Candyfloss. And I want it theprophetofwar 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumah Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 So, we can safely liken him to Fabius Bile only made of metal and possibly smarter... theprophetofwar 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Retributor gold and Agrax Earthshade here we come ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTaW Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 So, we can safely liken him to Fabius Bile only made of metal and possibly smarter... The comparison is quite apt. One would hope though, as the engineer of biotransferrance, that Szeras has the edge in terms of knowledge but who knows. In Mephiston: Revenant Crusade, Mephiston has access to knowledge that the Cryptek character does not because he is a psyker. That Cryptek isn't at Szeras' level but still, I wouldn't be surprised to see humanity (or rather, super-humanity) befuddle a robot threat by being human (access to the Warp, irrational choices, other classic sci-fi stuff). The Necrons are they key to closing the Rift because of their knowledge of noctilith but their complete ignorance toward the powers offered by the Warp leave them vulnerable to the same thing they try to flex control over. theprophetofwar, Dumah and MithrilForge 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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