Mythic Games Prepare For The Apocalypse In Final Days For Joan Of Arc Kickstarter
November 8, 2017 by brennon
With the Time Of Legends: Joan Of Arc Kickstarter from Mythic Games coming to a close soon they have prepared for the Final Days with an Apocalypse of their own and an utterly amazing expansion for the game featuring some stunning models.
The artwork that you see above adorns the cover of the Apocalypse expansion for the game and as you can see, Bayard Wu has done an utterly stunning job on this piece showing off each of the Four Horsemen. You can see the full list of contents within this box HERE but I wanted to close in on just a few of the special models from the set, namely the Horsemen.
Leading the way, as seen above, we have Conquest who is also joined by his comrade in arms that is War.
Both of them have been designed with a real in-depth look at some of the old artwork from the period and indeed then been bought up to modern standards with some absolutely stunning sculpting. The fact that these are going to be in 15mm, and after seeing some of the characters up close, I can tell you that these are going to be amazing to paint.
However, that's just two of the Horsemen as we also have Famine...
...and Death which is possibly one of the strangest of the bunch with his floating upside down steed. I suppose if you're looking to stay true to the period and do something different with your range this is the way to do it!
As if this wasn't impressive enough the team behind the game at Mythic have also got their sights set on another massive creature in the form of Leviathan. This model is the third and last of their mighty beasts that you might have seen popping up in some of the artwork.
However, considering all of this evil on the tabletop you'd be forgiven for forgetting that not all darkness is fangs and blades. Sometimes a more subtle form of evil comes to the tabletop and that's what this new model for the Anti-Christ represents.
He has no direct attacks of his own when it comes to gameplay and instead relies on being able to twist and turn the fortunes of those on both sides in order to achieve his ultimate dominion. A very interesting character to throw into the mix.
Holy Defenders
However, not everything is doom and gloom as there are ways and means of trying to stop the Apocalypse from striking and rendering us all down into smoke and ashes. Leading the way we have a stunning sculpt for Archangel Raphael.
He looks utterly fantastic, as have all of their Angelic characters for Joan Of Arc. I think the old school armour with a Classical feel to it looks great and acts as a point of difference against the heavier plate and chainmail of the other soldiers and characters in the game.
There is also The Holy Relic which acts as a way to buff your forces on the tabletop and fight for something devout.
Last but not least I also wanted to show off Judgement who is a fantastic combat monster, able to dive into the thick of it and deal with the likes of Leviathan.
I kinda lied in the last sentence as there is something more awesome than Judgement. You know how Unicorns have that horn and they are meant to be all nice and docile? Well, Triumph here sure is one of the most badass looking Unicorns I have ever seen...
I would not want to mess with him on the battlefield and he sure as hell doesn't poop rainbows and ice cream.
You can learn more about all of these characters and more HERE on their latest update for the Kickstarter AND see the rest of the amazing models making their way to the game with this expansion.
Will you be engaging in some Apocalyptic gameplay?
Death tho…
That upside down steed…. my goodness…. I’ve never wanted anything more in my life. Death don’t care bout no physics!
I dunno, I think I’d rather have Death and Binky from the Discworld books.
so true. we can all dream
The whole campaign has been brilliant, no getting away from that. The Apocalypse expansion is absolutely epic, except for one thing, Death on his upside down horse just isn’t imposing enough as one of the 4 horsemen should be.That’s my one tiny quibble from a fantastic campaign, it won’t stop me running him in an Unholy list, but to my eyes, he should be riding a horse the right way up like his brothers.
The Death models just feels like something out of grimdark Monty Python. You can imagine a sketch of the other 3 trying to stop Death from being so silly.
I guess it’s a marmite (other brands are available) model in that some will love it and some will hate it (I’m with the latter).
I’ve figured it out guys..
PMSL
Ok now that’s funny!
So it’s kinda like a 4 riders of the apocalypse scaletrix set?
Okay, this Add-On got me into the KS… Damn you Leo, let me save up some money…
Leo said the last add-on would be amazing; it was an understatement. Bravo!
I love the Death mini, the upside down horse is mind bending in a very good way!
I wasn’t sure which expansions to go for, but this one is definitely on the list.
I like the direction this has taken. I think they tapping into the market that was opened by kingdom death.
If you read the book of revelations (thats a part of the bible you know!) you will see this kind of scary imagery.
In particular i like the lamb miniature.
First reaction to death is ‘uh… that looks stupid’.
But the more I think about it, the more I like it. If you look at images of dead cattle in drought-ridden countries, you’ll see they have lots of sticking up legs. We don’t really see that very often in the ‘Western’ world, but in medieval Europe, dead cattle would probably have been a much more familiar sight, so this odd, floating horse wouldn’t have looked as odd to them.
So on reflection, I think I like it.
Here’s a question; do the legs of Death’s horse move backwards and forwards as if moving on the ground? Can Death only go so quickly, otherwise it becomes impossible to dodge the legs? Does Death’s mount float over water completely, or does the mount get a mouth full of water?
I don’t think Death has thought about the logistics in trying to be different.
He rides it like an American Chopper. The tail spins like a speedboat and the mouth carves into his enemies.
The game doesn’t appeal to me, but you have to give Mythic Games credit for being creative and offering up a fantastically thought out world. The Kickstarter offers so much, its months of entertainment. That might be the only issue, with so much out through the Kickstarter how is this going to develop.
Oh man, I was so stoked for these models for my undead army – until I found that they were being sculpted in 15MM!!!
I am so put out!
Death mini, which I find is awesome, is inspired by this statue of King Wenceslas in Prague
ooh they are fabulous figures.
really really hope gonna be able to get some of these minis seperately. The 4 horseman for instance neeeeeeeeeed the paint. stunning
Leo is live now – backers coming so fast we would need him to talk at 8x normal speed. The Good Place Tavern has been secured as the 3rd Super Exclusive for everyone that has at least a Maiden Pledge before the end of the Kickstarter.