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BIG 40K RUMOUR TALK! Which Rumours do I want to happen?!

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Gaming

Storyline / Setting Focus (Rumor Themes)

The video is a “rumor talk” about what the creator hopes comes true for Warhammer 40,000 11th Edition, with heavy emphasis on narrative and faction refreshes—especially around:

  • Grey Knights
    • A major range/lore revitalization
    • Hopes include Kaldor Draigo returning as a centerpiece-like figure
  • Legion of the Damned
    • Expanding from lore/background appearances into a bigger, more supported tabletop presence
    • Hopes include Kill Team content and beyond
  • Chaos
    • More depth for under-served Chaos warbands, such as:
      • Word Bearers
      • Iron Warriors
      • Alpha Legion
    • Model/design direction includes war engines, siege warfare, and warp-tainted monstrosities
  • Xenos
    • New or expanded focus, including:
      • Exodites
      • Dark Eldar (especially Vect)
      • More Eldar-style releases
  • Potential expansion into board games
    • Possibly tied to major 40k sub-universes (e.g., Horus Heresy-era)
  • A potential new faction:
    • Dark Mechanicum

Gameplay / Tabletop Highlights Mentioned

While the video is not a direct gameplay guide, it highlights what would improve the tabletop experience through new units, factions, and game updates.

Grey Knights: “Big Refresh” for 11th Edition

The creator wants a large-scale update that includes:

  • More modernized models
  • A stronger “centerpiece” style force
  • New options aligned with evolving Terminator/space marine refresh patterns

Wishlist items:

  • Kaldor Draigo as a returning centerpiece model
  • Upgrades to existing vehicle/transport concepts (“baby carriers” mentioned)
  • New vehicles designed to counter demonic incursions
  • Possibly more named characters in a tier similar to other loyalist faction “leader” releases (marshal/chaplain vibe)

Legion of the Damned: Kill Team as a Launchpad

The rumored direction suggests Kill Team could become the foundation for a broader range refresh.

Wishlist direction includes:

  • More “flame/holiness/vengeance” aesthetic units
  • Fire-themed (or converted) versions of large kits, such as:
    • Fire Redemptor Dreadnoughts
    • Fire upgrade kits for Repulsor tanks
    • More Terminator-esque units
  • Additional standout characters (e.g., “badass banner bearers”)

Chaos Factions / Warbands: More Characters, More Siege, More Flavor

There’s a strong desire for more models across more warbands beyond those already highlighted (Death Guard, Thousand Sons, Emperor’s Children, World Eaters).

Wishlist emphasizes:

  • More characters and warband-specific flavor
  • For Iron Warriors specifically:
    • More siege units
    • More siege vehicles
  • Larger models focused on hatred and battlefield “command fantasy,” including:
    • Demonic warp-tainted machines/engines

Specific rumored possibility mentioned:

  • Doomrider (rumored, associated with speed and a comically distinctive character concept)

Xenos / Eldar-Adjacent

Exodites

  • The creator expects/assumes Exodites could “snowball” into a bigger refresh after an initial release.
  • They want more dinosaur-themed and Eldar-style variety.
  • They personally enjoy Exodites more than other Eldar sub-styles.

Dark Eldar

  • Rumor: Vect getting a brand new model, with more releases following him
  • Narrative curiosity includes:
    • Vect’s return to the Dark City
    • Speculative connections to other in-setting events/persons

Board Game Rumors Mentioned (Key Wants)

The creator also discusses potential separate board games/expansions and what they would enable.

  • Battlefleet Gothic: Armada

    • A long-standing rumor they want to come true
    • Heard direction: set during the Horus Heresy, which they say fits commercial logic alongside Legion Imperialis
    • Motivation: they want variety beyond only the Imperium—specifically hoping for big Ork or Necron appeal (open to Imperium, but “boring if it’s only Imperium content”)

  • Space Hulk

    • They strongly want it (“God Emperor give me Space Hulk”)
    • Expected upsides (per the rumor talk):
      • Possible new Genestealer sculpts
      • Updated gameplay components (e.g., tiles)
      • Potential new Blood Angels Terminator models
    • Motivation comparison: other marine factions received Terminator focus, but Blood Angels have not received comparable Terminator love

New Potential Faction: Dark Mechanicum

The creator says rumors suggest Dark Mechanicum (or “Dark Mechanicus”) could be coming to Warhammer 40,000.

  • They believe it could connect to existing lore/range signals (referencing examples like Vashtorr and Perturabo)
  • Visual/theme expectation:
    • Chaotic, mechanical, warp-infused “fiends” marching onto the tabletop
  • They express surprise GW hasn’t done more of this already in 40k
    • Noting some prior presence in Horus Heresy and Legion Imperialis

Gamer / Sources Featured (as stated)

  • None named as other gamers, creators, or sources
  • The speaker identifies themselves only as “Varrock” / “Varrock, Varrock, (Varrock)” in the narration.

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