Again within the Nineteen Nineties, the Imperial Guard launched us all to the Catachan Jungle Fighters, who’ve been duking it out towards the galaxy’s predators ever since.
It was the center of 2nd Version and a rising Video games Workshop was increasing the all new Imperial Guard. Out was the outdated Rogue Dealer Imperial Military, and in was the set of well-known Regiments which might be with us to at the present time. Every month was full of recent minis and the universe was increasing earlier than the participant’s eyes.
Again in December 1994, White Dwarf 180 got here out with the primary Catachans, each minis and guidelines.
The FirstCatachan Guidelines & Background
To prepare for the brand new 2nd Version Codex launch, GW put out a multi-month sequence of articles on every regiment, plus the brand new Leman Russ and Chimera kits. Kicking the entire thing off, even earlier than the Cadians had been the Catachan Jungle Fighters. Let’s dive into their unique background and guidelines for our favourite loss of life world denizens.
I’m loving that retro homebrew terrain! Nothing says alien world just like the basic toothpicks-in-foam-ball terrain items. Each veteran 40k participant has considered one of these lucking about in a dusty closet.
Right here is the unique background on Catachan, its loss of life world environs, and the alpha predator tradition that developed to outlive on it. You get the hyperlink and call-back to the Catachan Satan, one of many unique beasts from the Rogue Dealer hardback, now given context and a house.
You get the superior story of Orks portray pink bandanas on their Gargants as a measure of respect for combating towards Catachans, and the standard origins of the IG heavy weapons groups. These would evolve into the later IG plastic groups, however first seems right here with guidelines to cowl the 2-model missile launcher group seen beneath.
The OG Catachan Minis
Catachans ain’t received time to bleed, nor shave. However there’s all the time time for tats.
Ahh, the unique metallic Catachans designed by Michael Perry. These robust hombres weren’t as excessive muscled up because the later plastic package, however all of the fundamentals are in place. The vests, the pink bandanas, the roided out upper-bodies, the tattoos, the disdain for any seen armor. That is the place all of it got here from 30 years in the past.
Quick Ahead to 2026
Over the previous couple of years or so we’ve seen GW kick out a handful of recent Restricted Version minis together with Sly Marbo, and you’ll see a sample forming.
We had been all hoping the Catachans would get some love within the tenth Version Astra Militarum launch. Alas, the AM Codex got here and vent with the Kreig getting all glory, and the Catachans left to fare for themselves out within the deep darkish jungle. It seems to be just like the Jungle Fighters must set their new package hopes on eleventh Version.
PPPST…Now that GW launched that attractive new tenth Version Tyranid Lictor in plastic – they need to put all these 4 minis collectively in a particular “Grimdark Predator”Kill Workforce set.
~ If it bleeds, we are able to kill it.
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