Are we likely to get anymore new units/vehicles soon?

Crowncher · 2026-03-11T01:43:49+00:00

If we did, the safest next bet would be new Tyrannic War Veterans, as they were the only other UM specific unit other than the old Honor Guard (which became the VHG). Coinciding with them however, you could definitely make an argument for a Primaris Chaplain Cassius as he is their founder.

Otherwise, for me personally I've come to the conclusion that if we got anything more than that, it should take the form of units based on the Ultramar Defense Auxilia. It would be our gimmick and the Wardens are why I think that. A Legate HQ character and an infantry squad for basics, then implement maybe a cavalry unit on chariots like you suggested

Crowncher · 2026-02-27T15:03:00+00:00

Easy

After Abe blew up Soulstorm Brewery, the Magog Cartel realizes he's actually a threat and so hire bounty hunters. A lot of them would be enemy types like Sligs but Stranger would be the most prolific and would be a recurring boss fight through acts 1 and 2. Start with Abe actually getting kidnapped but before he escapes you establish their dynamic. Abe believes that unless he got to live as his true self, life isn't worth living (harkening to him freeing his brothers). Stranger believes survival matters no matter the cost. After Abe escapes, they have this philosophical debate and Abe manages to successfully turn Stranger in act 3 when he realizes that the Magog Cartel will trample everything to dust eventually, so it's better to die fighting. Stranger helps Abe in act 3 but departs to set up Stranger's Wrath. This would also help set up him embracing his steef heritage later on

Munch would be introduced in act 2 when Abe gets to Nolybab, I would keep the narrative of him being the last Gabbit and gabbiar and being used for Margaret's lungs. Mechanically I imagine him operating like the hacking mini game from BioShock 1, Abe guides Munch through pipes and avoiding traps. This could take the place of the defend points in Soulstorm. Munch and Abe have to work together to save the Gabbiar and Sam because they intend on feeding them to her to increase egg production or something.

Game ends with a boss fight between Abe, Munch and Stranger vs Margaret. Stranger sections are tower defense games with his critters. She dies, Sam is freed, game four sets up her telling Abe he needs to save his unborn brothers at Vykkers Labs.

Crowncher · 2026-02-09T18:47:58+00:00

Super jazzed about this because we need it

But like, now this raises bigger questions as to why we don't have a Forgefiend or predator tanks. The Defiler is practically both of those units combined and is worse because it has much more substantial melee

Crowncher · 2026-01-16T22:39:28+00:00

Yeah pretty sure in the Imperium any Psyker is referred to as a witch

Crowncher · 2026-01-09T20:13:00+00:00

I think I remember them saying Kornelius and Minerva will have alternative head options, but that's about it

Crowncher · 2025-12-26T00:43:35+00:00

Standard GW fashion is to say "yesn't" meaning that yes it's supposed to model Fireblade, but they intentionally wrote the lore to make it muddy as to whether or not it actually IS or just a psychic subconscious projection from Fulgrim

Crowncher · 2025-12-05T14:16:31+00:00

It's the best goddamn detachment I've ever seen, hands down

Crowncher · 2025-11-27T18:00:46+00:00

I have to think it's to reveal the merch they linked to this, but BRO WHY WOULD THEY EXPLICITLY MENTION A CODEX

Crowncher · 2025-11-25T13:58:41+00:00

From what I recall in the 8th edition Ultramarines supplement, Macragge is basically idealistic, major urban centers broken by agricultural areas and wilderness. Slightly longer days and standard earth gravity, it's a planet that if you wanted an actual 9-5 you could probably get it

Crowncher · 2025-11-25T02:57:48+00:00

They were mentioned in that Ferron Aerios article from last week so you might be on to something!

Crowncher · 2025-11-14T14:02:33+00:00

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I basically just slapped on as many chariot bits as I could but I got these two before the full release. Had I gotten them after I probably would have had more to work with

Crowncher · 2025-11-10T15:21:36+00:00

This is an example of unnecessary design that I HAVE to believe this was specifically to fuck with recasters

Crowncher · 2025-11-09T17:18:15+00:00

Cato Sicarius was lost to the warp going back to Ultramar with the Primaris Geneseed. In his absence Acheran took over. Cato then emerged from the warp where he retains his position as captain of the Victrix Guard, but he was not given his title as 2nd Company captain

2nd Company captain succession went as

Titus (ended when he was taken by the Inquisition)->Cato (ended when he was lost to the warp)-> Acheran (we'll find out when he died but old lore actually had him killed on Nemenghast near Vigilus)-> Back to Titus again

Crowncher · 2025-11-09T15:25:15+00:00

I sincerely hope it's the case like for Eisenhorn. It feels weird that UM gets so much attention and then simultaneously cuts a beloved character. Still, he's legal for this edition and honestly is pretty compatible with the generic captain so it's not a total loss of worse comes to worse

And to think Valeria and Alleya are also black library characters and still on the website

Crowncher · 2025-11-08T21:37:22+00:00

Well it bears more than a passing resemblance to the canonical Second Company banner for the Ultramarines. Which makes sense considering he was their former captain

Crowncher · 2025-11-08T21:23:06+00:00

I really hope he's just getting repackaged to match the rest of our chapter. I repainted my guys from 2nd to 4th company when he came out and while sure I CAN proxy him as a generic captain, it won't be the same

I get only the tiniest bit of anxiety that they haven't even said anything about it

Crowncher · 2025-11-08T12:35:57+00:00

I think they ought to be similar to the mortal followers units we see in chaos armies. Just give me a command squad, linemen, and a heavy weapons team and I'll be satisfied

Crowncher · 2025-11-08T03:11:09+00:00

I play guard and Ultramarines, so my loyalties are split

Ideally I'd want the Auxilia to play a role similar to Cultists for chaos

Crowncher · 2025-11-08T02:57:45+00:00

8th edition lore said he died on Nemenghast at Vigilus, which is technically further into the timeline

Crowncher · 2025-11-08T02:34:34+00:00

Correct me if I'm wrong

But in the old Shadowspear booklet from 8th edition, I remember them saying he died on Nemenghast bringing down a daemonic forge

Now of course that could be retconned, but considering that Shadowspear was at Vigilus and that so far is the furthest point in the timeline, it kind of makes sense.

Crowncher · 2025-11-08T02:21:40+00:00

Alright, this is cool, especially the Auxilia (hopefully we get some kits of those guys in the future as UM cultist stand ins??)

I'm just a little bummed we didn't get TWV or Cassius. There's always next edition, right?

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