Editing Nemesor Zahndrekh (section)

==Why He's Such A Cool Guy==
Zahndrekh did not take well to the biotransference process. In fact, it gave him Alzheimer's. As such, he [[Wat|is completely unaware that he's an immortal robot zombie from outer space]], and thinks he's still a Necrontyr, from before the [[Eldar]] even existed. He's also nearsighted, making him see all of his enemies as Necrontyr rebelling against the Triarchs, which in turn makes him quite a bit less xenocidal than most of his species. Woe the day he finds a pair of glasses, and discovers the [[Ork|green, smelly and burly necrons]] he keeps meeting around the galaxy are [[Just As Planned|not what they seem]].

This utter weirdness fills his fellow Necrons with [[Rage]] because they don't know how to have fun, but they "live" with him anyways. Why? Remember the whole "Creedcron" thing? Despite being so deluded he can't even see his enemies right, his tactical genius is on par with Creed and wasn't affected by his delusions at all. He's no slouch in combat, but his prowess as a commander is what he's feared for, turning losing battles victories and equal battles into roflstomps.

The other reason they have to tolerate him is that the fools who don't end up plastered on the floor of the nearest pyramid. He's still alive to be Space Don Quixote, they're stuck respawning or permanently dead because, necron or necrontyr, somebody is ALWAYS trying to kill you and he's prepared for that. His sepulcher is [[Imperial Fists| fortified to the nines with traps]], he has three legions of [[Lychguard|Lychguards]] to protect him when he (tries) to sleep and more than anything else he has OBYRON, basically making everything else redundant (but redundancy helps!).

[[Wat|He also literally has a hundred spare taste testers for whenever he tries to eat]]. Remember, he's a necron. But nobody complains, because then they'd also have to complain to Obyron. He also wants to complain, but unlike the others he can suck it up because he's used to it.

HOWEVER.

It's been revealed in the newest story containing him and Obyron that it's more Robo-Dementia and he is a bit eccentric.[https://old.reddit.com/r/40kLore/comments/dtv03r/zahndrekh_and_obyron_best_characters_ever/f7b30zb/ His awareness of the world around him comes and goes] and he's somewhat aware of his condition and tries to make the most of it (eg; taking advantage of his condition to fool his enemies into underestimating him, literally just having fun with the fact that he is ''hypothetically'' an immortal robot zombie from outer space), which is both [[Awesome|awesome]] and tragic, making for a very compelling character. A small expansion to his character has also been made through the form of a small cameo in ''The Twice Dead King'' series, where he is shown as someone known for his quirky (read: trollish) character as far back as the time of the flesh.

As for the "Don Quixote IN SPESS" aspect, it's actually canon – in 8th edition (Carried forward in to ninth, yay!), his ''Transient Madness'' rule has an effect named "Solarmills? Charge!" - just with infinitely less [[Fail]], since his tactical acumen was untouched by his delusions. With a generous disregard for reality, swinging between pretense and belief that he's still in the past and a loyal servant who is aware of what's going on yet does nothing to stop him (compare Obyron with Sancho Panza), he's one hard-ass grandpa.

If you really want to see Zahndrekh in action, check out the Black Library Novella ''Severed''. Him and Obyron, a renegade crownworld, a hated ally, and some fun cyberpuppies.