Earlier this week at AdeptiCon, we revealed the new edition of Warhammer 40,000 with an epic trailer, showing a force of Space Marines facing off against a giant horde of Orks. It’s the kind of grim dark animation that we all love, so of course we’ve been watching it back repeatedly for the last few days.
Here are some of our favourite moments, but first let’s just watch it one more time…
That Blood Angels Chaplain Might Have… Anger Issues
One of the stars of the trailer is the Blood Angels Chaplain, who can be seen taking to the skies to mete out some Imperial vengeance against the invading aliens, alongside some jump pack-equipped battle brothers. Hmm, they seem to be much more ornate than even Blood Angels Jump Pack Intercessors.
You’ll also notice that the Chaplain gets steadily angrier as the battle goes on. Rage issues are certainly something that the sons of Sanguinius have a history of, after all.
Hives Dominate Armageddon
In the background, you can see the towering hive cities that are so emblematic of Armageddon. Similar colossal cities also featured in the recent Yarrick animation, both from the battlefield and from the hololith of the commander who… displeased the famous commissar.
Orks Have Some New Tech
It looks like the Ork Meks have been in their garages tinkering again, and have developed a huge new walker… gun… thingy. We’re not too sure what it is, but it’s got a lot of dakka on it – there are also a bunch of rokkits underneath that giant rotating cannon. It certainly makes a mess of that Space Marine skimmer.
Wait, is that new, too?
Forcefields Are the Essential Battlefield Accessory
The battlefields of Armageddon are dangerous places, especially with all those new Orky contraptions clanking around. Luckily, the highest-ranking people have an array of esoteric defences to help them out. We see the Space Marine Captain’s storm shield shrugging off both bullets and choppa strikes in a blaze of blue energy, while a little later on, the Chaplain’s rosarius protects him from similar attacks.
Not to be outdone, it seems the pilot of the Ork walker also has his own kustom shield, but in classic Orky fashion it has a satisfyingly green hue to it.
Weirdboyz are Scary – Just Ask the Orks!
That Ork Weirdboy looks to be a pretty terrifying foe to face on the field of battle. But don’t just take our word for it – look at how even the nearby Orks take a wary step back when he first appears. You’d have to be a madboy to stay close when he vomits a corrosive stream of devastating green ectoplasm at the unlucky unit of Space Marines.
Keeping their distance doesn’t seem to help the Orks for long, though. You can see several of them also caught in the blast when the Weirdboy loses control of all that Waaagh! energy as he prepares to unleash his ’Eadbanger attack.
Combined Arms
On a war world like Armageddon, you will find yourself fighting alongside whatever allies you can get. In this battle, the Blood Angels are battling shoulder-to-shoulder with the Ultramarines – seeing warriors from different Chapters fighting alongside one another shows the scale of the war gripping the planet.
It’s a LOT of Orks
At the end of the trailer, you can see a huge Ork army about to smash its way into the Imperial lines. We’re counting at least two Stompas in the background there, as well as some walkers, a mass of Boyz, and a bunch of squigs too.
The Ork Warboss is clearly using more than 2,000 points for this – we suspect he’s using the Apocalypse rules from Eye of Terror: Reign of Iron.
These are just some of the things we spotted in this awesome animation. Let us know your own favourite bits on our Facebook page, and stay tuned to Warhammer Community in the coming weeks as we delve into the upcoming rules and miniatures from the new edition of Warhammer 40,000.
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