After our first glimpse of a next-generation Khorne Berzerker in August, last week’s Warhammer Preview Online unveiled the full squad in all their gory glory. These ferocious troops are packed with all the World Eaters stylings we know and love – and the Blood God’s champions are taking things a step further.
It’s time to take a sneak peek at some truly brutal pieces from this and a few of the other upcoming World Eaters kits to see what makes these particular devotees of Khorne unique.
Skulls are a much-loved motif in the 41st Millennium, but the World Eaters are the original cranium collectors. Khorne and skulls go together like Orks and green, and the Blood God’s followers build their bony trophies into armour plates and hang them from brazen icons. It’s a grim fashion statement that neatly straddles the fine line between tasteful and terrifying.
10,000 years of exposure to the warp will leave its mark on anyone – and horns, claws, and teeth burst out of armour plates as the World Eaters’ attire twists to suit their bestial nature. These parts are clearly meant for vicious close-combat machines, and mark particularly savage fighters as people to avoid – as if the massive chainblade wasn’t enough of a warning.
What exactly is that? You’ll have to stay tuned to find out.
The Legion’s gladiatorial roots show up in small details all over the new models, from belt straps with broken chainmail to leather wrappings on their signature chainaxes. The axes themselves are adorned with classic Khornate motifs – skulls, spikes, and lots of brass trim.
World Eaters often strip away parts of their armour to give their chopping arms greater freedom of movement, replacing their classic pauldrons with small, angular plates reminiscent of Cataphractii-pattern Terminator armour.
One of the most recognisable parts of a Khornate Space Marine is their incredible taste in headwear, and the great sweeping vanes return with more detail and sharper points than ever before. If feeling the wind in your hair as you charge is more your thing, you’ll also have a wide selection of bare heads – some with horrifying fanged rebreather masks designed to reflect Khorne’s affinity for hounds.
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