Prime

The Sisters of Silence aren't the only ones rocking up with the bald with long-ass ponytail fashion trend.

Primes are a rank in House Van Saar on Necromunda and are considered the military leaders to the Archeotek's scientific and political leaders.

Overview

The most common middle-tier rank, Primes carry out a variety of duties such as work crew leadership, machine shop overlords, and administrative bureaucrats. Beneath the Primes are their various lieutenants such as Technos, Wratchs, Sparks, and Augmeks.

Like the Archeotek, the Prime shares an odd relationship when it comes to hierarchy. During peacetime, the Archeoteks are the ones that has immense influence and power, but in battle, a Prime acts as a commander and captain of common foot soldiers, wielding advanced technologies created by the Archeoteks. So the roles are reverse in that regard.

Due to being so high ranked, Primes are given access to the best of the best. These are Laspistols, Plasma Pistols, Rad Guns, Plasma Guns, Inferno Pistols, Meltaguns, Magna-Needle Mk.X Pattern Pistols, Ultra-Needle Mk.IX Pattern Pistols, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades, a god damn portable Halo-style Energy Shield, and a full set of Imperial Mesh Armour.

Crunch

On Necromunda, the Prime has 2 Wounds and 2 Attacks, but with WS4+ and BS2+, they are almost always seen built for shooting rather than any close combat action. That doesn’t mean a Prime can’t fight, but against dedicated melee fighters, the Prime is quickly outclassed. That being said, feel free to grab a Hyrstar Pattern Energy Shield to keep your prime alive and kicking: it works against shooting, too. Primes get access to Leadership, Shooting, and Savant skills as primaries, and there are few fighters with better skill access. With a big gun and the means to shoot it, a Van Saar Prime is one of the most dangerous characters in the game.