Plagueburst Crawler

2017-09-30T11:34:05Z

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[[File:Plagueburst-crawler-1.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The Plagueburst Crawler, the Contagion's less retarded and more slick-looking brother.]]

The [[Death Guard]] got a new toy around, and this time it looks absolutely [[Awesome|beast.]] Like this is the most [[Nurgle|Nurglite]] thing that GeeDubs has ever made. It is bland, rustic and visually unappealing, which is everything a Death Guard player wants. And unlike the [[Nurgle Plague Tower]], it doesn't look [[derp|fucking stupid.]] Speaking of the Nurgle Plague Tower, the '''Plagueburst Crawler''' is essentially the spiritual successor of the giant medieval idiot tower, as well the spiritual successor of the [[Contagion]] in terms of function.

For a [[Daemon Engine]], the Plagueburst Crawler is surprisingly quite benign and modest, showing very little if no daemonic traits at all as opposed to the [[Derp|over-the-top silliness]] you find in other Daemon Engines such as the [[Lord of Battle]]. The Plagueburst Crawler does not give a shit about [[Gay|fancy shmancy decorations]] and goes [[Awesome|straight into practicality and utility]], as befitting the one who first conceived of them.

The Plagueburst Crawler is essentially an artillery vehicle with a giant plague mortar as its main weapon. It is also equipped with two sponsons, each armed with Plaguespitters or Entropy Cannons, a bulldozer and a triple-barrelled frontal hull weapon called a "Rothail Volley Gun" in the shape of the Nurglite symbol of the Plague Father. The drawback of this weapon is its inability to fire at targets that are closer than its minimum range.

In-universe, they were designed by [[Mortarion]] as an artillery piece capable of outmatching any of its Imperial counterparts, and the toxic spores their plagueburst mortars spew out are so toxic that even Daemons of Nurgle look at them askance.

For months Morty locked himself away in the smog-wreathed spires of the Black Manse on Plague Planet like the [[Edgy|edgy emo that he is]], obsessing endlessly over his foul brainchild, turning all of his remarkable intellect to the challenge. The resultant Daemon Engines reflect well the values of the figure that created them. Plagueburst Crawlers are lumbering, formidable siege tanks whose huge ram-blades, thick armor plating and daemonic energies provide them with incredible resilience.

Great effort is required to [[Rape|bind]] a [[Daemon]] within each Plagueburst Crawler, once installed the possessed entities tirelessly obey their masters and, by extension, the will of Mortarion. Plagueburst Crawlers are not swift vehicles, even running at full power. Yet their advance is as grinding and relentless as the Death Guard themselves. Intended to support infantry offensives, Plagueburst Crawlers plough forward like huge mechanical slugs, their mortars firing with metronomic regularity. An area under sustained bombardment from these weapons becomes so saturated with foul spore clouds Armour provides little protection, for the daemonic spores corrode the thickest adamantium plating.

So far, reviews have been positive, and it is seen as one of the most visually accurate and mundanely practical of any daemon-possessed vehicle (with the exception of the [[Harbinger|Chaos]] [[Hell Talon|air]] [[Hell Blade|fleet]]) that has been released by GeeDubs. [[Blood Reaper|Although]] [[Slaanesh Subjugator|considering]] [[Death Dealer|the]] [[Lord of Skulls|amount]] [[Questor Scout Titan|of]] [[Nurgle Plague Tower|shit]] that the forces of Chaos were forced to use, it may not really be that much of an accomplishment in the first place.

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Primaris Ancient

2017-09-30T03:38:51Z

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[[File:Ancient1.jpg|200px|right|thumb|I am NOT [[Tarkus]]!]]

'''Primaris Ancients''' are [[Primaris Marines]] dubbed honorable enough to have the privilege of carrying the Standard's Banner for a company or full Chapter of Marines. Identifiable by their white helmets (although that could change depending on the Chapter), they are in no way related to another [[Tarkus|dude-clad-in-powerarmor-wearing-a-white-helmet-that-also-comes-with-the-same-name-from-a-certain-WH40K-game.]]

The Primaris Ancient functions pretty much the same as regular old Adeptus Astartes Standard Bearers with the exception of the equipment and armor they are carrying.

In case you were wondering, "Ancient" is a old corruption of the rank of "Ensign" which was a term for an army's flagbearer in the Middle Ages, so it has nothing to do with how old the Marine in question actually is, that said, since you have to earn enough honor to hold the standard, these guys are likely somewhat ancient.

==Crunch==

The Primaris Ancient is often confused with the [[Primaris Apothecary]] as they both seem to offer some buffs or special support abilities to their Primaris comrades. Usually the confusion stems from the fact that from a newfag's perspective, both of these units have a similar ability to recoup some of the value from slain marines, and both of them seem very worthwhile when teaming up with the more expensive Primaris marine choices.

The key difference to differentiate between the two however (Other then the obvious differing appearance of the marines), is that the Ancient allows a mortally slain allied unit to fight once before dying (Think of it as a last stand or the [[Gene-seed#Primaris Space Marines|Belisarian Furnace]] working in action), whilst the Apothecary tells him to suck it up, stop being a pussy and get back in the fight. Both of these marines offer unique playstyles with neither of the two being blatantly superior then the other. So whether you want to have an Ancient or Apothecary is up to you.

Basically, if you want to have a unit that brings back downed units, then choose the Apothecary, if you want to allow your dying unit to offer one last fuck you to the enemy, then choose the Ancient. And if you want that dead unit to come back and do it again next turn, you take them both.

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