The Emperor’s Champion Leads 40K’s Black Templars Into Battle
August 10, 2021 by brennon
Games Workshop has been showing off another new miniature. The Black Templars are coming to the grimdark of Warhammer 40,000 in the near future and they are going to be led by a brand new take on The Emperor's Champion.
The Emperor's Champion // Warhammer 40,000
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When gifted by visions from The Emperor himself, a Black Templar is then confirmed by the Chapter's Chaplains and they begin a new life. They cast off their old armour and weapons and instead lift a Black Sword and wear the Armour Of Faith. Combined with a relic from the vaults, an Iron Halo, the Emperor's Champion is a bastion of faith, fury and redemption on the battlefield.
As you can see, this is a brand new "Primaris" version of the Black Templar which has been significantly levelled up. I really like the more archaic armour style that has been preserved which brings things in line with the knightly look of the Black Templars.
The Emperor's Champion // Warhammer 40,000
Black Templars have a pretty special place in my little hobby heart. When I started collecting Warhammer 40,000 the army after Eldar was Space Marines (of course) and I went all-in on the Black Templars. I made my own Emperor's Champion because I couldn't afford the real metal miniature and had loads of fun playing with my relatively small force on the tabletop.
So, knowing that we're getting a new boxed set for the Black Templars is decidedly tempting. As I say, I really like the look of this particular model and if the others follow suit then I am very much on board. I also know that I can paint them up a little better than I did back in the day!
What do you make of the new take on the Emperor's Champion?
"Black Templars have a pretty special place in my little hobby heart..."
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Ooh I have the POWER (armour)?
(To me brother’s).
In an era where they’re plastering bits and texture all over Space Marine armour the restraint they’ve shown here is quite something.
One of the better primaris models IMO even with another flippin foot on another flippin rock.
Agreed.
Very understated – I like it – not that I have any interest in any sons of Dorn!
The most “are we the bad guys?” of all the Loyalist chapters
Totally, it’s really tastefully done, no clutter at all. I like it
I like this update a lot.
Weird… this guy actually looks kinda normal and understated compared to the other stuff pushed out for the Primaris range… WHY didn’t they just go with a design like this for the other Primaris models in the first place?!
I think I just found a new big evil dude for my D&D campaign. Just remove the jet pack. Love to find a head that resembles the artwork on the GW site. Ooo or maybe just a skull
I can still hear the echo from Valrak.