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'''Necron Lords''' used to be actual lords, back when the [[Necron]]s were still fleshy and called Necrontyr. Presently, each Lord rules over a single [[Tomb World]] and all of its legions and phalanxes, assisted by a court of lesser nobles, and is himself a part of an [[Necron Overlord|Overlord]]'s Royal Court (along with the Lords of neighboring Tomb Worlds and a few [[Cryptek]]s as well). Because they were nobles, they were given higher-quality bodies and their minds were left quite intact by the biotransference, and so they are free-willed individuals, with names and personalities. That said, the millennia in stasis have done strange things to their minds, to say the least.


'''Necron Lords''' used to be actual lords, back when the [[Necron]]s were still fleshy and called Necrontyr.  Presently, each Lord rules over a single [[Tomb World]] and all of its legions and phalanxes, assisted by a court of lesser nobles, and is himself a part of an [[Necron Overlord|Overlord]]'s Royal Court (along with the Lords of neighboring Tomb Worlds and a few [[Cryptek]]s as well).  Because they were nobles, they were given higher-quality bodies and their minds were left quite intact by the biotransference, and so they are free-willed individuals, with names and personalities.
The Necron Lord used to be the only customizable HQ choice available to the Necrons (the non-customizable HQ choices being the [[Deceiver]] and the [[Nightbringer]]), but was otherwise devoid of character (to the point that, in [[Dawn of War: Dark Crusade]], the "voice" of the Necrons was a [[Pariah]]). With the infusion of character brought by the Fifth Edition Codex, Lords are now individuals in their own right (with names and everything), but with the new layers of rulers above them, they are not available on their own anymore; instead, you get up to five of them as a "Royal Court" for each [[Necron Overlord|Overlord]] in your army, and can parcel them out to lead a squad of [[Necron Warrior|Warriors]], [[Necron Immortal|Immortals]], [[Deathmark]]s, or [[Lychguard]], rather like a Sergeant or Wolf Guard.


The Necron Lord used to be the only customizable HQ choice available to the Necrons (the non-customizable HQ choices being the [[Deceiver]] and the [[Nightbringer]]), but was otherwise devoid of character (to the point that, in [[Dawn of War: Dark Crusade]], the "voice" of the Necrons was a [[Pariah]]).  With the infusion of character brought by the Fifth Edition Codex, Lords are now individuals in their own right (with names and everything), but with the new layers of rulers above them, they are not available on their own anymore; instead, you get up to five of them as a "Royal Court" for each [[Necron Overlord|Overlord]] in your army, and can parcel them out to lead a squad of [[Necron Warrior|Warriors]], [[Necron Immortal|Immortals]], [[Deathmark]]s, or [[Lychguard]], rather like a Sergeant or Wolf Guard.
They wore [[Sempiternal Weave]]s instead of regular old [[Necrodermis]] and carry around their identifiable [[Staff of Light]], but this is sometimes upgraded to a [[C'tan Phase Weapons#Warscythe|Warscythe]], [[Power Weapon#Hyperphase Sword|Hyperphase Sword]], or [[Voidblade]].


== Destroyer Lords ==
The 7e updated codex brought them back as a HQ choice in their own right, though.
 
Some Lords go crazy after the sixty-million-year-long sleep, and get a bad case of sour grapes for being stuck in a machine for so long.  They decide that they never really liked being alive anyway, and that everyone should join them in death as well.  To that end, they modify their bodies to have a hoverboard base and an enhanced internal structure, much like the regular [[Necron Destroyer|Destroyers]].  Destroyer Lords serve no Overlord or [[Phaeron]] (and are a stand-alone HQ choice), because the less-crazy nobles are worried that the Destroyer Lords will turn on their fellow Necrons once all organic life is wiped out, and because they're afraid that Destroyer-ness may be contagious.


== Miniature==
== Miniature==
When the Necrons were first introduced in Second Edition, the Necron Lord miniature was a scowling skele-bot with a goofy headdress (not that the other Necron miniatures were less silly). The miniature was later updated to be sleeker and have more options, though the old design was kept around as the "Classic Necron Lord" and updated to [[Finecast]] when the new [[Codex]] came out.
[[Image:Old-necron-lord.jpg|thumb|200px|Even with a good paint job, it looks silly.]]
[[Image:Derplord.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2016/09/40k-the-original-necrons.html Oldcrons looked really silly]]]
When the Necrons were first introduced in Second Edition, the Necron Lord miniature was a [[Assholetep|scowling skele-bot with a goofy headdress]] (not that the other Necron miniatures were less silly). The miniature was later updated to be sleeker and have more options, though the old design was kept around as the "Classic Necron Lord" and updated to [[Finecast]] when the new [[Codex]] came out. It is now no longer available.
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File:NecronLord.jpg|New model wielding a shiny toy called a Ressurection Orb. Good luck to the opponent's army... They'll need It
File:NecronLordScythe.jpg|Also comes in a black cape and Warscythe and sinister claws, he's had some work done.
</gallery>
== See Also ==


== See Also ==
* [[Necron Lord of All Kaurava]], an ancient (even by Necron standards) lord who want those fucking kids to shut up.
* [[Assholetep]] the Insufferable, a tantrum-prone Classic Necron Lord.
* [[Assholetep]] the Insufferable, a tantrum-prone Classic Necron Lord.
[[Category: Warhammer 40,000]]
[[Category: Xenos]]
[[Category: Necrons]]


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Latest revision as of 08:21, 22 June 2023

Oh...so you destroyed my army huh? Shame if a Resurrection Orb came by...

Necron Lords used to be actual lords, back when the Necrons were still fleshy and called Necrontyr. Presently, each Lord rules over a single Tomb World and all of its legions and phalanxes, assisted by a court of lesser nobles, and is himself a part of an Overlord's Royal Court (along with the Lords of neighboring Tomb Worlds and a few Crypteks as well). Because they were nobles, they were given higher-quality bodies and their minds were left quite intact by the biotransference, and so they are free-willed individuals, with names and personalities. That said, the millennia in stasis have done strange things to their minds, to say the least.

The Necron Lord used to be the only customizable HQ choice available to the Necrons (the non-customizable HQ choices being the Deceiver and the Nightbringer), but was otherwise devoid of character (to the point that, in Dawn of War: Dark Crusade, the "voice" of the Necrons was a Pariah). With the infusion of character brought by the Fifth Edition Codex, Lords are now individuals in their own right (with names and everything), but with the new layers of rulers above them, they are not available on their own anymore; instead, you get up to five of them as a "Royal Court" for each Overlord in your army, and can parcel them out to lead a squad of Warriors, Immortals, Deathmarks, or Lychguard, rather like a Sergeant or Wolf Guard.

They wore Sempiternal Weaves instead of regular old Necrodermis and carry around their identifiable Staff of Light, but this is sometimes upgraded to a Warscythe, Hyperphase Sword, or Voidblade.

The 7e updated codex brought them back as a HQ choice in their own right, though.

Miniature[edit]

Even with a good paint job, it looks silly.
Oldcrons looked really silly

When the Necrons were first introduced in Second Edition, the Necron Lord miniature was a scowling skele-bot with a goofy headdress (not that the other Necron miniatures were less silly). The miniature was later updated to be sleeker and have more options, though the old design was kept around as the "Classic Necron Lord" and updated to Finecast when the new Codex came out. It is now no longer available.

See Also[edit]

Forces of the Necrons
Command: Cryptek (Chronomancer, Plasmancer, Psychomancer) - Lokhust Lord
Necron Lord - Necron Overlord - Phaeron - Skorpekh Lord - Royal Warden
Troops: Apprentek - Cryptothralls - C'tan Shards - Deathmarks - Flayed Ones
Hexmark Destroyers - Immortals - Lychguards - Necron Warriors
Ophydian Destroyers - Pariahs - Skorpekh Destroyers - Triarch Praetorians
Constructs: Canoptek Doomstalker - Canoptek Plasmacyte - Canoptek Reanimator
Canoptek Spyder - Canoptek Wraith - Crypt Stalker - Scarab
Seraptek Heavy Construct - Tomb Sentinel - Tomb Stalker
Triarchal Menhir
Vehicles: Annihilation Barge - Catacomb Command Barge - Dais of Dominion
Doomsday Ark - Ghost Ark - Monolith - Tesseract Ark - Triarch Stalker
Flyers: Canoptek Acanthrite - Doom Scythe - Lokhust Heavy Destroyer
Necron Destroyers - Night Scythe - Night Shroud
Structures: Convergence of Dominion - Necron Pylon - Sentry Pylon - Starstele
Super-Heavy
Vehicles:
Abattoir - Æonic Orb - Doomsday Monolith
Megalith - Obelisk - Tesseract Vault
Necron Fleets: Tomb Blades