Editing Daemonette (section)

==Daemonette Generations==

===Ackland Aliens===
[[File:Oldschool daemonette.png|350px|right|thumb|Old school Daemonette. Not much different from the new school Daemonette, other than the naked breast being the female one and a MUCH better paint job than any [[Eavy Metal]] painter has ever done being portrayed.]]
Daemonettes have a long history in Warhammer, being among the first unique creations to the setting; this is because Warhammer Fantasy was originally created to sell the licensed [[Citadel Miniatures|Citadel]] brand [[Dungeons & Dragons]] miniatures that weren't selling by creating a wargame while 40k came out later as its own unique game (that also conveniently sold [[Judge Dredd]] stock). Whenever Games Workshop lost the rights to an intellectual property the existing miniatures were rebranded and given lore in Warhammer which can most easily be seen with the [[Beastmen]] AKA [[Broo]].

But Warhammer needed something...new (new meaning "totally stolen from [[Michael Moorcock]]"). In 1988 a little book called [[Slaves to Darkness]] then in 1990 [[The Lost and the Damned]], together making [[Realm of Chaos]], was released with rules for [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]], 40k 1e, and Warhammer Fantasy 3e written by [[Brian Ansell]], featuring the artwork from [[Tony Ackland]]. Ackland was the original Warhammer artist, and his designs were given directly to the sculptors to create the unique models for Warhammer.
The massive success of this book resulted in most of the unique things created for it becoming staples of all Games Workshop Warhammer IPs. All of the Daemons that weren't stolen from Dungeons & Dragons originated in Ackland's sketchy art in Realm Of Chaos. Not the least of these...the Daemonette.

Ackland's designs vary in design from the ridiculously 80's cheese to the nightmare-inducingly fantastic. Many of his designs, the ones intended to actually be intimidating, feature insect-like and literally alien styles. His [[Bloodletters]] were Xenomorph/demon hybrids, his [[Pink Horrors]] were fungus-ridden beetle trolls, his [[Plaguebearers]] dripping in mildly realistic looking sores, and his [[Daemonettes]] were sexy graylings with gigantic black eyes and insect features.

The first models had the typical Ackland variation and mutations although fangs, crab claws, a half female and a half male chest, and HUGE eyes was the recurring trend in the population. Like most other early Warhammer models, each were given their own unique name in some advertisements. The second generation, released with second edition 40k, were very much the same model repeated in different positions and were FAR uglier although were 100% female.

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Image:First Daemonettes.png|The first artwork of Daemonettes.
Image:Ackland Daemonettes.jpg|First gen Daemonettes. Circa 1989.
Image:Daemonette Names.jpg|The Daemonette names. /tg/ has been particular to Lewdfang if only for her(?) name, although there is no clear winner in the competition to be Daemonette [[Slambo]].
Image:Oldest Daemonettes.jpg|Second gen. Released in 1999.

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===Titty Monsters===
To make a long story short, Games Workshop primordial executives weren't aware that when you hire someone part-time in the UK they keep what they create and take it away when they quit or are fired. They found this out while in the middle of revealing a new character named [[Kaleb Daark]] and his patron, the fifth Chaos God [[Malal]], and the guys they hired to do the writing for the whole thing decided they were sick of working together and started lawyer-ing up to decide who owns Kaleb. Games Workshop management reacted in horror, and in a knee-jerk fired all of the part-timers. Among them was Tony Ackland. Tony offered to sell them the designs, as he enjoyed the work, but he was dismissed and with him went ALL of the original Warhammer art...and the designs for their existing model lines. Although they were still able to use it all for a few more years, Games Workshop had to quickly redo all existing models. Many of Ackland's concepts, mainly Chaos mutants, were dropped and exist in description only while the actual visual models became markedly less diverse [[Chaos Spawn]]. The more popular designs were simply changed '''only''' enough that they could not be sued for copyright infringement (a practice that currently '''almost the entire miniature industry''' uses against Games Workshop. Turnabout is fair play!)

The result was the third generation of Daemonettes. Designed by [[Juan Diaz]], these Daemonettes remained inhuman but their eyes were reduced in size, their claws became less crab and more sleek, and a few of them gained rows of breasts. Their feet gained sharper talons, they gained hair-like horns, their faces became less alien and more elven, and in general they became very attractive. '''THIS''' is when Daemonettes gained a great deal of popularity, [[Monstergirls|for reasons that need not be stated]]. They were released with 3rd edition 40k in 1998.

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Image:Diaz Daemonette Art.jpg|The artwork of Diaz Daemonettes.
Image:Daemonette Old Models.jpg
Image:Minis_10daemonettes.jpg
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===Elf Banshees===
When Games Workshop decided to rotate themselves more in the direction of the younger audience the sexy Daemonettes got the axe. In 2008 the much cheaper and first plastic Daemonettes were released to coincide with 40k 5e. They were clothed and had half male chests like first generation Daemonettes, had the hidious shrieking faces of the second generation Daemonettes with the few odd calm faces, and had the sleek claws of the third generation Daemonettes. Their pointed ears were more pronounced indicating the importance of their connection to the Eldar in 40k. Most were portrayed shrieking.

They...were not very well received among older fans. Some Slaanesh players, both new and old, have come to like them however, since according to lore it is what Daemonettes look like during combat when their glamour breaks and their true ugly self is revealed. Others have spent nearly two decades complaining about censorship. Although far cheaper to collect, the old sexy 'nettes were immediately discontinued and although GW kept some outdated stock in production for those who wanted to pay more, all requests for more of the third generation were ignored. The sleek, cheap, and only option remain to this day. Well, other than when Games Workshop made the third generation Made To Order for one week only at a bit of a markup in 2016...

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Image:Plastic Daemonette Art.jpg|The current design philosophy of Daemonettes. Less scary than Ackland, less sexy than Diaz...but at a fraction of the price! 
Image:Subtle Daemonettes.jpg|Fantasy Daemonettes are subtle. 40k Daemonettes are extremes. No explanation why.
Image:Daemonettes Group.jpg|A Daemonette command group.
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