Mephiston Returns To The World Of Warhammer 40,000
November 21, 2019 by brennon
The Chief Librarian of the Blood Angels, master of the Black Rage and all-powerful psyker from the world of Warhammer 40,000 is getting added back into the mix by Games Workshop with pre-orders going live 30th November. Check out the new Mephiston!
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This new version of Mephiston has now crossed the Rubicon Primaris and is reborn once more, armed with not only his psychic might but also the added boons that come with being able to draw on the power of the Primaris Space Marines. Inspired by the artwork of Mark Gibbons the model comes with either the option above, plasma pistol at the ready, or whipping blood away from his mouth (like a proper vampire).
Blood Of Baal marks the next step in the Psychic Awakening campaign which is rocking the world of Warhammer 40,000 and it would be really fun to see what else comes out to support the Blood Angels at this point.
They have seriously gone with the vampire look for Mephiston here which I think is rather cool; it adds an element of the Fantastical to these heavily armoured warriors. There is clearly something of the Von Carstein about him!
I like that they've taken some neat cues from the Blood Angel's past with the model, adding in that bright yellow which used to adorn all of their models back in the day. The sword looks particularly awesome reminding me a little of Elric of Melniboné's Stormbringer.
What do you make of the new model?
"The sword looks particularly awesome reminding me a little of Elric of Melniboné's Stormbringer..."
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Definitely getting this fella!
Its a great sculpt, shame GW ripped off this guys conversion 100% who ever puts there name to this sculpt should be done for plagerism….
https://masteroftheforge.com/2015/06/15/the-lord-of-death-again/
I think both are based on the original artwork though ?
I think that what is more likely is that they both are inspired by the same Mark Gibbons artwork!
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/11/20/mephiston-rereborn/
Wow, that’s a bit of an improvement!
Why is he holding his hand in front of his mouth in the other pose? Does he check for bad breath? Did he burp? oO
Well it’s replicating the old artwork you can see in the Warhammer Community article and he is probably supposed wiping away blood. You know Blood Angels and the Red Thirst, like to take a good sip very now and then.
BLOOOOOOD !!! HE GRAVES IT
I would love to see him painted in greyscale with his hand wiping away blood to look exactly like the Mark Gibbons artwork or maybe just a splash of red at his mouth/hand sin city style.
That would be very cool!
Really like how they’ve done this, not too cluttered but with some awesome details.
Great sculpt of an incredibly goofy concept, and it’s a nice Copolla Dracula homage.
I’m not the biggest fan of the Blood Angels, but this updated sculpt for Mephiston looks GREAT. He’s still got all of his old details, like his popped-collar psyker hood, cloak, and ridiculous sculpted chest plate, but with an updated and much cleaner look. Not to mention that other than his modified backpack, he isn’t too overtly Primaris for all the “Buh, Primaris suck!” crowd, so he looks like he always has, albeit with a much cleaner sculpt.
He looks good. The thumb sucking though. Kinda out of place.
He looks more like a demon with the horns.
Is it just me, or does this model have a Vigo the Carpathian vibe about him? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP2JPwbtq0g
You never know; with a lot of the pop culture references discreetly slipped into 40K (or not so discreetly, Inquisitor Obiwan Sherlock Clouseau…), it’s very possible that’s where his look came from.
I like this new incarnation!
He is progressing nicely. He is only two steps away from being Khorne’s most powerful Demon Prince. 🙂
When he finally falls, he’ll be capable of pulling the whole thing down.
A superb looking model!
Which they could have released without the Primaris nonsense.
Thankfully there’s a hand swap too included!
Tempting.
Lovely sculpt, but I’m not really into 40k anymore.
Another Chaos Sorceror model, so soon?