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	[[Image:Jump Troopers.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|KICKING MAJOR ASS]]		[[Image:Jump Troopers.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|KICKING MAJOR ASS]]
	[[Image:Elysian Drop.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Elysians, face first into battle! Hooah!]]		[[Image:Elysian Drop.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Elysians, face first into battle! Hooah!]]
	{{Topquote\|We're paratroopers Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded.\|Band of Brothers}}		{{Topquote\|We're paratroopers Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded.\|A documentary chronicling the Elysian Drop Troops' 'Easy Company' entitled Band of Brothers}}
	{{Topquote\|Can you fly, Bobby?\|Clarence Boddicker, before using Bobby as a living projectile against the pursuing cop car.}}		{{Topquote\|Can you fly, Bobby?\|Clarence Boddicker, before using Bobby as a living projectile against the pursuing cop car.}}

202.160.36.16 at 21:09, 9 November 2022

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	Further fulfilling the fate of the Elysians to get dicked over, it's beginning to look like Forge World might even Squat them soon, as most of the squads on the Forge World site are now sold out and no longer available ([[derp\|even though they advertised one to be used in]] [[Shadow War: Armageddon]]).This was confirmed in April 2018 with the remaining available Elysians moved to the "last chance to buy" section. Vale Elysians.		Further fulfilling the fate of the Elysians to get dicked over, it's beginning to look like Forge World might even Squat them soon, as most of the squads on the Forge World site are now sold out and no longer available ([[derp\|even though they advertised one to be used in]] [[Shadow War: Armageddon]]).This was confirmed in April 2018 with the remaining available Elysians moved to the "last chance to buy" section. Vale Elysians.

	We have a tactica for these guys, it's [[Warhammer_40,000/Tactics/Imperial_Guard/Elysian_Drop_Troops(7E)\|here]]. [[Harakoni Warhawks]] maybe of ~~helps~~ with the models.		We have a tactica for these guys, it's [[Warhammer_40,000/Tactics/Imperial_Guard/Elysian_Drop_Troops(7E)\|here]]. [[Harakoni Warhawks]] maybe of help with the models.

	'''TL;DR''': They're the ODSTs of Warhammer.		'''TL;DR''': They're the ODSTs of Warhammer.

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	Further fulfilling the fate of the Elysians to get dicked over, it's beginning to look like Forge World might even Squat them soon, as most of the squads on the Forge World site are now sold out and no longer available ([[derp\|even though they advertised one to be used in]] [[Shadow War: Armageddon]]).This was confirmed in April 2018 with the remaining available Elysians moved to the "last chance to buy" section. Vale Elysians.		Further fulfilling the fate of the Elysians to get dicked over, it's beginning to look like Forge World might even Squat them soon, as most of the squads on the Forge World site are now sold out and no longer available ([[derp\|even though they advertised one to be used in]] [[Shadow War: Armageddon]]).This was confirmed in April 2018 with the remaining available Elysians moved to the "last chance to buy" section. Vale Elysians.

	We have a tactica for these guys, it's [[Warhammer_40,000/Tactics/Imperial_Guard/Elysian_Drop_Troops(7E)\|here]].		We have a tactica for these guys, it's [[Warhammer_40,000/Tactics/Imperial_Guard/Elysian_Drop_Troops(7E)\|here]]. [[Harakoni Warhawks]] maybe of helps with the models.

	'''TL;DR''': They're the ODSTs of Warhammer.		'''TL;DR''': They're the ODSTs of Warhammer.

1d4chan>Lord Grievous at 05:26, 16 April 2022

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	We have a tactica for these guys, it's [[Warhammer_40,000/Tactics/Imperial_Guard/Elysian_Drop_Troops(7E)\|here]].		We have a tactica for these guys, it's [[Warhammer_40,000/Tactics/Imperial_Guard/Elysian_Drop_Troops(7E)\|here]].

			'''TL;DR''': They're the ODSTs of Warhammer.

	==Song==		==Song==

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Song

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	''The fuel lines swung around his neck, generator cracked his dome.''<br>		''The fuel lines swung around his neck, generator cracked his dome.''<br>
	''Gravity fields were tying knots around ~~with~~ his skinny bones.'' <br>		''Gravity fields were tying knots around his skinny bones.'' <br>
	''The jet stream became his shroud, he hurtled to the ground.''<br>		''The jet stream became his shroud, he hurtled to the ground.''<br>
	''And he ain't gonna drop no more.''		''And he ain't gonna drop no more.''

1d4chan>NathanielPrime: Sad news that their elites aren't theirs, but it isn't such a big deal that it needs to be bold and on the first paragraph.

2021-11-18T17:38:06Z

Sad news that their elites aren't theirs, but it isn't such a big deal that it needs to be bold and on the first paragraph.

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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCc_51wSPtQ Their ''other'' theme song]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCc_51wSPtQ Their ''other'' theme song]

	'''Elysian Drop Troops''' use rapid deployment tactics to throw troops straight into (or more often, behind) enemy lines. They are famed in battles such as the Taros Campaign, the Anphelion Project and the Defense of Betalis. They come from Elysia, a planet about 30 light years away from [[Armageddon]]. Elysians are well trained in ship-to-ship boarding actions, ambush and guerrilla warfare as well as fighting in concert with orbital support when attacking enemies~~. '''(It was later revealed that their elite squads are not even their own soldiers, but [[Tempestus Scions]] sent to babysit the regiment, which kind of takes away from their overall badassness)'''~~.		'''Elysian Drop Troops''' use rapid deployment tactics to throw troops straight into (or more often, behind) enemy lines. They are famed in battles such as the Taros Campaign, the Anphelion Project and the Defense of Betalis. They come from Elysia, a planet about 30 light years away from [[Armageddon]]. Elysians are well trained in ship-to-ship boarding actions, ambush and guerrilla warfare as well as fighting in concert with orbital support when attacking enemies.

	Hilariously enough, despite being the most competent guardsmen around, in pretty much all canon conflicts they take part in they get dicked over for one reason or another, though it's always due to incompetent command, betrayal of some allies or the fuck-ups of other regiments. The Elysians, on the other-hand, always accomplish their missions and then get killed to a man due to not receiving reinforcements in time. Such is a life of space paratrooper. Maybe they're getting slapped with some kind of [[Lamenters\|bad luck]], or there's some [[heresy]] going on at [[Forge World]]. The actual reason behind this is actually simple: as a Paratrooper regiment, Elysians rely heavily on other regiments' [[Harakoni Warhawks\|support]], which require from those regiments to be fast and creative at dealing with troubles they should inevitably encounter on the way - and if you know anything about the Imperial Guard, you know that that's the exact opposite of what you should expect from 99% of non-Elysian regiments. More so, the Guard is deliberately designed to be flawed like that to ensure other branches of Imperial military may exploit these weaknesses when an army or two turn traitor. Why the fuck did someone decide to make an elite (i.e. expensive to train) force of space paratroopers who most likely are gonna die in their first serious engagement, since Imperial Guard is not designed to effectively work with them at all? Because [[grimdark]], that's why.		Hilariously enough, despite being the most competent guardsmen around, in pretty much all canon conflicts they take part in they get dicked over for one reason or another, though it's always due to incompetent command, betrayal of some allies or the fuck-ups of other regiments. The Elysians, on the other-hand, always accomplish their missions and then get killed to a man due to not receiving reinforcements in time. Such is a life of space paratrooper. Maybe they're getting slapped with some kind of [[Lamenters\|bad luck]], or there's some [[heresy]] going on at [[Forge World]]. The actual reason behind this is actually simple: as a Paratrooper regiment, Elysians rely heavily on other regiments' [[Harakoni Warhawks\|support]], which require from those regiments to be fast and creative at dealing with troubles they should inevitably encounter on the way - and if you know anything about the Imperial Guard, you know that that's the exact opposite of what you should expect from 99% of non-Elysian regiments. More so, the Guard is deliberately designed to be flawed like that to ensure other branches of Imperial military may exploit these weaknesses when an army or two turn traitor. Why the fuck did someone decide to make an elite (i.e. expensive to train) force of space paratroopers who most likely are gonna die in their first serious engagement, since Imperial Guard is not designed to effectively work with them at all? Because [[grimdark]], that's why.
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	Training Elysians usually include throwing kids from the back of moving [[Valkyrie\|Valkyries]] until they learn to use grav chutes, or being shown how to clusterfuck even [[Orks]] from behind with only a [[lasgun]]. It is a good time to mention that the Guardsmen being trained to do these kinds of things all volunteered to do this, which adds some rather wiry hairs to their massive steel balls. They also often employ [[Sentinel\|Drop Sentinels]] and the [[Tauros\|Tauros and Venator]] vehicles because the [[Leman Russ Battle Tank]] is too ponderous for their way of deployment...and heavy armor is for pussies, anyway.		Training Elysians usually include throwing kids from the back of moving [[Valkyrie\|Valkyries]] until they learn to use grav chutes, or being shown how to clusterfuck even [[Orks]] from behind with only a [[lasgun]]. It is a good time to mention that the Guardsmen being trained to do these kinds of things all volunteered to do this, which adds some rather wiry hairs to their massive steel balls. They also often employ [[Sentinel\|Drop Sentinels]] and the [[Tauros\|Tauros and Venator]] vehicles because the [[Leman Russ Battle Tank]] is too ponderous for their way of deployment...and heavy armor is for pussies, anyway.

	As Elysia is smack dab in the middle of an important trade route, it is a rather wealthy planet, and they actually go trough the trouble of outfitting their men with better bling than you would expect from your usual guardsman, they forego the [[Flak Armor\|T-shirt]] almost all other imperial soldiers are relegated to wearing and replace it with some honest to Emperah [[Carapace Armor\|carapace armour]], the same stormtroopers use (unlike them, their version covers less body area however), pressure helmets with respirators (that both allow them to drop from crazy high altitudes and survive the vacuum of space or toxic environments once on the ground), and sight enhancing visors among other toys. They are still stuck with standard issue flashlights for getting down to business though.		As Elysia is smack dab in the middle of an important trade route, it is a rather wealthy planet, and they actually go trough the trouble of outfitting their men with better bling than you would expect from your usual guardsman, they forego the [[Flak Armor\|T-shirt]] almost all other imperial soldiers are relegated to wearing and replace it with some honest to Emperah [[Carapace Armor\|carapace armour]], the same stormtroopers use (unlike them, their version covers less body area however), pressure helmets with respirators (that both allow them to drop from crazy high altitudes and survive the vacuum of space or toxic environments once on the ground), and sight enhancing visors among other toys. They are still stuck with standard issue flashlights for getting down to business though. Their elite squads are not actually their own soldiers, but [[Tempestus Scions]] sent to babysit the regiment, which kind of takes away from their overall badassness.

	In 6th Edition, with the ability to spam flyers from hell to breakfast, Elysians turned from "interesting tactically-flexible army" to "[[Cheese\|cheesy cheese of cheesiness]]," broken far beyond (almost) anything you faced before. Although, like with the Grey Knights, Necrons or Tau, you can create a balanced and interesting army with lots of deep striking guardsman, multi-melta sentinels, and heavy (but not cheesy-heavy) flyer support if you do not want to be a power-gaming douchelord. And by "can" we actually mean "'''must'''", unless you want to be beaten to death with old metal dreadnought models by everyone playing with you and/or watching you play.		In 6th Edition, with the ability to spam flyers from hell to breakfast, Elysians turned from "interesting tactically-flexible army" to "[[Cheese\|cheesy cheese of cheesiness]]," broken far beyond (almost) anything you faced before. Although, like with the Grey Knights, Necrons or Tau, you can create a balanced and interesting army with lots of deep striking guardsman, multi-melta sentinels, and heavy (but not cheesy-heavy) flyer support if you do not want to be a power-gaming douchelord. And by "can" we actually mean "'''must'''", unless you want to be beaten to death with old metal dreadnought models by everyone playing with you and/or watching you play.

1d4chan>Stephenlucas600: /* Song */

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Song

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	[[Image:Jump Troopers.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|KICKING MAJOR ASS]]		[[Image:Jump Troopers.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|KICKING MAJOR ASS]]
	[[Image:Elysian Drop.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Elysians, face first into battle! Hooah!]]		[[Image:Elysian Drop.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Elysians, face first into battle! Hooah!]]
	{{Topquote\|We're paratroopers Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded.\|Band of Brothers}}		{{Topquote\|We're paratroopers Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded.\|A documentary chronicling the Elysian Drop Troops' 'Easy Company' entitled Band of Brothers}}
	{{Topquote\|Can you fly, Bobby?\|Clarence Boddicker, before using Bobby as a living projectile against the pursuing cop car.}}		{{Topquote\|Can you fly, Bobby?\|Clarence Boddicker, before using Bobby as a living projectile against the pursuing cop car.}}

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	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCc_51wSPtQ Their ''other'' theme song]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCc_51wSPtQ Their ''other'' theme song]

	'''Elysian Drop Troops''' use rapid deployment tactics to throw troops straight into (or more often, behind) enemy lines. They are famed in battles such as the Taros Campaign, the Anphelion Project and the Defense of Betalis. They come from Elysia, a planet about 30 light years away from [[Armageddon]]. Elysians are well trained in ship-to-ship boarding actions, ambush and guerrilla warfare as well as fighting in concert with orbital support when attacking enemies.		'''Elysian Drop Troops''' use rapid deployment tactics to throw troops straight into (or more often, behind) enemy lines. They are famed in battles such as the Taros Campaign, the Anphelion Project and the Defense of Betalis. They come from Elysia, a planet about 30 light years away from [[Armageddon]]. Elysians are well trained in ship-to-ship boarding actions, ambush and guerrilla warfare as well as fighting in concert with orbital support when attacking enemies.

	Hilariously enough, despite being the most competent guardsmen around, in pretty much all canon conflicts they take part in they get dicked over for one reason or another, though it's always due to incompetent command, betrayal of some allies or the fuck-ups of other regiments. The Elysians, on the other-hand, always accomplish their missions and then get killed to a man due to not receiving reinforcements in time. Such is a life of space paratrooper. Maybe they're getting slapped with some kind of [[Lamenters\|bad luck]], or there's some [[heresy]] going on at [[Forge World]]. The actual reason behind this is actually simple: as a Paratrooper regiment, Elysians rely heavily on other regiments' [[Harakoni Warhawks\|support]], which require from those regiments to be fast and creative at dealing with troubles they should inevitably encounter on the way - and if you know anything about the Imperial Guard, you know that that's the exact opposite of what you should expect from 99% of non-Elysian regiments. More so, the Guard is deliberately designed to be flawed like that to ensure other branches of Imperial military may exploit these weaknesses when an army or two turn traitor. Why the fuck did someone decide to make an elite (i.e. expensive to train) force of space paratroopers who most likely are gonna die in their first serious engagement, since Imperial Guard is not designed to effectively work with them at all? Because [[grimdark]], that's why.		Hilariously enough, despite being the most competent guardsmen around, in pretty much all canon conflicts they take part in they get dicked over for one reason or another, though it's always due to incompetent command, betrayal of some allies or the fuck-ups of other regiments. The Elysians, on the other-hand, always accomplish their missions and then get killed to a man due to not receiving reinforcements in time. Such is a life of space paratrooper. Maybe they're getting slapped with some kind of [[Lamenters\|bad luck]], or there's some [[heresy]] going on at [[Forge World]]. The actual reason behind this is actually simple: as a Paratrooper regiment, Elysians rely heavily on other regiments' [[Harakoni Warhawks\|support]], which require from those regiments to be fast and creative at dealing with troubles they should inevitably encounter on the way - and if you know anything about the Imperial Guard, you know that that's the exact opposite of what you should expect from 99% of non-Elysian regiments. More so, the Guard is deliberately designed to be flawed like that to ensure other branches of Imperial military may exploit these weaknesses when an army or two turn traitor. Why the fuck did someone decide to make an elite (i.e. expensive to train) force of space paratroopers who most likely are gonna die in their first serious engagement, since Imperial Guard is not designed to effectively work with them at all? Because [[grimdark]], that's why.
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	Training Elysians usually include throwing kids from the back of moving [[Valkyrie\|Valkyries]] until they learn to use grav chutes, or being shown how to clusterfuck even [[Orks]] from behind with only a [[lasgun]]. It is a good time to mention that the Guardsmen being trained to do these kinds of things all volunteered to do this, which adds some rather wiry hairs to their massive steel balls. They also often employ [[Sentinel\|Drop Sentinels]] and the [[Tauros\|Tauros and Venator]] vehicles because the [[Leman Russ Battle Tank]] is too ponderous for their way of deployment...and heavy armor is for pussies, anyway.		Training Elysians usually include throwing kids from the back of moving [[Valkyrie\|Valkyries]] until they learn to use grav chutes, or being shown how to clusterfuck even [[Orks]] from behind with only a [[lasgun]]. It is a good time to mention that the Guardsmen being trained to do these kinds of things all volunteered to do this, which adds some rather wiry hairs to their massive steel balls. They also often employ [[Sentinel\|Drop Sentinels]] and the [[Tauros\|Tauros and Venator]] vehicles because the [[Leman Russ Battle Tank]] is too ponderous for their way of deployment...and heavy armor is for pussies, anyway.

	As Elysia is smack dab in the middle of an important trade route, it is a rather wealthy planet, and they actually go trough the trouble of outfitting their men with better bling than you would expect from your usual guardsman, they forego the [[Flak Armor\|T-shirt]] almost all other imperial soldiers are relegated to wearing and replace it with some honest to Emperah [[Carapace Armor\|carapace armour]], the same stormtroopers use (unlike them, their version covers less body area however), pressure helmets with respirators (that both allow them to drop from crazy high altitudes and survive the vacuum of space or toxic environments once on the ground), and sight enhancing visors among other toys. They are still stuck with standard issue flashlights for getting down to business though. Their elite squads are not actually their own soldiers, but [[Tempestus Scions]] sent to babysit the regiment, which kind of takes away from their overall badassness.		As Elysia is smack dab in the middle of an important trade route, it is a rather wealthy planet, and they actually go trough the trouble of outfitting their men with better bling than you would expect from your usual guardsman, they forego the [[Flak Armor\|T-shirt]] almost all other imperial soldiers are relegated to wearing and replace it with some honest to Emperah [[Carapace Armor\|carapace armour]], the same stormtroopers use (unlike them, their version covers less body area however), pressure helmets with respirators (that both allow them to drop from crazy high altitudes and survive the vacuum of space or toxic environments once on the ground), and sight enhancing visors among other toys. They are still stuck with standard issue flashlights for getting down to business though. Their elite squads are not actually their own soldiers, but [[Tempestus Scions]] sent to babysit the regiment, which kind of takes away from their overall badassness.

	In 6th Edition, with the ability to spam flyers from hell to breakfast, Elysians turned from "interesting tactically-flexible army" to "[[Cheese\|cheesy cheese of cheesiness]]," broken far beyond (almost) anything you faced before. Although, like with the Grey Knights, Necrons or Tau, you can create a balanced and interesting army with lots of deep striking guardsman, multi-melta sentinels, and heavy (but not cheesy-heavy) flyer support if you do not want to be a power-gaming douchelord. And by "can" we actually mean "'''must'''", unless you want to be beaten to death with old metal dreadnought models by everyone playing with you and/or watching you play.		In 6th Edition, with the ability to spam flyers from hell to breakfast, Elysians turned from "interesting tactically-flexible army" to "[[Cheese\|cheesy cheese of cheesiness]]," broken far beyond (almost) anything you faced before. Although, like with the Grey Knights, Necrons or Tau, you can create a balanced and interesting army with lots of deep striking guardsman, multi-melta sentinels, and heavy (but not cheesy-heavy) flyer support if you do not want to be a power-gaming douchelord. And by "can" we actually mean "'''must'''", unless you want to be beaten to death with old metal dreadnought models by everyone playing with you and/or watching you play.
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	''He checked off his equipment and made sure suspensor's tight.''<br>		''He checked off his equipment and made sure suspensor's tight.''<br>
	''He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar.'' <br>		''He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar.'' <br>
	''You ain't gonna drop no more. ''		''You ain't gonna drop no more.''

	''Chorus: Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die. ''<br>		''Chorus: Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.''<br>
	''Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.'' <br>		''Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.'' <br>
	''Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.'' <br>		''Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.'' <br>
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	''He hit the ground, the sound was "Splat," his blood went spurting high.'' <br>		''He hit the ground, the sound was "Splat," his blood went spurting high.'' <br>
	''His comrades they were heard to say, "A helluva way to die."'' <br>		''His comrades they were heard to say, "A helluva way to die."'' <br>
	''He lay there rolling 'round in the welter of his gore. ''<br>		''He lay there rolling 'round in the welter of his gore.''<br>
	''And he ain't gonna drop no more.''		''And he ain't gonna drop no more.''