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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8462929" data-attributes="member: 4534">And this is a criticism I never quite understood.  [ATTACH=full]146954[/ATTACH]This little guy is a Necron Overlord complete with a warscyth and a resurrection orb.  The Necrons were first introduced around 1997 towards the end of 2nd edition.  (Aside:  The models were actually introduced years earlier as Chaos Androids around 1990.)  Many people seem to be under the impression that these models were heavily based on 1984's The Terminator which featured skeleton-like robots trying to wipe out humanity.  [ATTACH=full]146955[/ATTACH]This big guy is an Imperial Knight armed with an Avenger Gatling Cannon, a Reaper chainsword, and the optional Ironstorm missile pod on its carapace.  This is a mech that wouldn't be at all out of place in a BattleTech game.  A game which itself was influenced by media from Japan including Macross, Gundam, Transformers (probably), and whatever other show featured giant robots fighting one another.  One of the greatest strengths of Warhammer 40k is that each faction is fairly unique.  You like big mechs and you cannot lie?  Well we have the Imperial/Chaos Knights that you'll love.  You live anime inspired power armor, vehicles, and lasers?  Well come on down and give the Tau a shot!  Do you like 1980s and early 1990s American action movies like Predator, Alien, and Rambo?  Well give our Catachan Imperial Guard models a look.  40k has always gotten inspiration from various works and put them into the blender.  To complain specifically about the Tau is just odd to me.</blockquote>

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