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4/5 stars. Little Horus comes the the Heresy wracked with haunted guilt about the side he has chosen, and armed with Mourn-It-All which is fantastic. A very fluffy choice for the Sons of Horus!
Background.
Little Horus looked exactly like his gene sire in appearance. He chose to follow the same into Heresy and became a traitor, but was never too sure about his choices. He became wracked with guilt about it, and sought to justify his choice to himself repeatedly, ultimately fighting on Beta-Garmon. He also has a knack for staying alive despite the most grievous wounds.
Strengths.
Purely from a points cost point of view, Little Horus is about right for what he brings. He is fundamentally a praetor with a stat line to match. He has a few special rules which are worthy of mention.
His warlord trait let's him return to the game with +1d3 wounds when he first "dies", but not against instant death and similar.
Mourn-It-All is a very nice blade with a valuable AP2 along with bonus S, and a few special rules which make Little Horus great in close combat against even elite enemies.
The Castigatus close combat shield on the surface looks good with a 5+ invulnerable save that reflects back attacks at S=4 if he successfully saves with it. But that's about it. It is more of a draw back if you ask me.
The Haunted special rule is exceptionally circumstantial and represents bonus victory points if Loken is on the opposition. Two bonuses if Horus Aximand does the deed up close and personal. Honestly, it won't happen outside of a narrative game, or that once in a while 3 sigma event!
Weaknesses.
The warlord trait obviously only effects himself, rather than being a force multiplier.
The shield should probably just be dropped. He can do better realistically, and it hampers him having two close combat weapons.
Haunted won't happen most of the time unless its forced.
Overall.
Very fluffy! Little Horus is worth the points, and is particularly effective in close combat. You need to get him there. And you need to face off against Loken if you can! It won't happen, but hey, when it does its a dream narrative!
3 comments:
100% fluffy model, it's unfortunate that is shield is utter trash as it is.
Good sword but low amount of attacks, I can't see a real use for him outside of a pure narrative game (which are the best)
Absolutely agreed. Very much a "narrative character"!
Little Horus, along with so many characters is just dying to be taken in a narrative game representing the Saturnine trap
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