Valrak was right. The Lion has returned to Warhammer 40,000 with a brand-new miniature from Games Workshop. A new Primarch for the forces of the Imperium now joins his Battle Brother as they look to take down Vashtorr and the other forces of Chaos that have amassed as part of the Arks Of Omen series.

Lion El'Jonson - Primarch Of The Dark Angels // Warhammer 40,000

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The Lion has awoken from his sleep deep within The Rock and as part of the final book in the Arks Of Omen series, he is going to be clashing with Vashtorr and Abaddon as the new storyline meets its climax. He gets a brand new miniature as you can see here, showing off the age of this venerable knight who is back to lead the Dark Angels against their most hated foes.

Lion El'Jonson, Primarch Of The Dark Angels - Details // Warhammer 40,000

Lion El'Jonson doesn't come with his famous sword from The Horus Heresy as a certain individual is carrying that around with him but that doesn't make him any less of a potent combat master. He does also carry The Emperor's Shield into battle which deflects all but the most deadly of attacks.

It will be fascinating to see just how Lion El'Jonson takes to being awoken at this particular moment in the Imperium's history. I would think that he has quite a few things that he'd like to bring up with Roboute Guilliman and there is still the small matter of The Fallen to deal with.

Lion El'Jonson gets a few neat head options for you to choose from which accurately reflect his different moods in the morning. I think this goes from "full of coffee to not enough coffee" if you go left to right.

Lion El'Jonson, Primarch Of The Dark Angels - Helmets // Warhammer 40,000

I like the hooded and unmasked version of Lion El'Jonson which gives him that wandering knight vibe. I would imagine that we're going to be seeing a lot of different conversions coming up for this particular Primarch that could end up going into a range of other armies.

Arks Of Omen - The Lion

The story will be told through the new Arks Of Omen book which is packed with narrative elements that explore the climax of this particular storyline in Warhammer 40,000.

Arks Of Omen - The Lion // Warhammer 40,000

This book will see the forces of the Dark Angels and the Blood Angels (alongside Dante) coming together to battle the forces of Chaos. As we've seen that 10th Edition is coming, it seems like things might turn out ok for the Imperium...

Dark Angels In Battle // Warhammer 40,000

...or as well as they can do in the grimdark future. I would imagine at least a few people are going to die or be sent back into The Warp with their tails between their legs. I would really like to see Luther show up alongside more of The Fallen with some new miniatures.

Blood Angels & Dark Angels Vs Chaos // Warhammer 40,000

If you've been following Arks Of Omen, this will bring this particular chapter to a close. It will be intriguing to see how the lore spins out and what other Boarding Action offerings we get as part of the final book.

What do you make of The Lion reborn?