The doomed Captain Tycho of the Blood Angels as soon as strutted proudly across the tabletops of early 40K, however is not any extra. Right here’s what actually occurred.
Right now we all know the story of doomed Captain Tycho. How he fell way back to the Black Rage, after mutilation by Orks. His angelic face mutilated, and hidden behind a golden masks. Like Macharius, he is likely one of the “historic” figures nonetheless within the sport, lengthy useless in line with the lore. In tenth Version, we even acquired him in two variations – within the Index, earlier than being swept away after a long time of service within the newest Codex: Blood Angels!
Right now, we’ll head again to the earliest days of the sport to be taught the place doom, and now misplaced Erasmus Tycho actually got here from.
Welcome to Rogue Dealer Captain Tycho
Rogue Dealer kicked off the Grimdark in 1987, and White Dwarf was an early powerhouse of {a magazine}, increasing the sport leaps and bounds every month. One of many beloved common options was the long-form written battle reviews. Many of those early battle reviews can be built-in into the lore of the sport, and randomly named miniatures would develop into highly effective heroes and villains down by means of the ages. That is how the mighty Ghaz was born, from the standard starting as a transformed Warboss.
Erasmus Tycho is not any totally different. Means again in July 1991, we acquired White Dwarf 139. In it, we noticed a showcase article on the Blood Angels, that includes Andy Chambers’ personal creation. This was a typical everything-but-the-kitchen-sink Rogue Dealer type record with some Tacticals and certainly one of all the pieces else. That is over thirty years in the past and properly earlier than the honed, point-optmized, meta-smashing armylists of immediately. It was an easier, extra harmless time for the sport.
It had all of the basic old-school minis, and a mixture of the plastic RTB-01 and early steel Mk.VII (then model spanking new) minis. It was additionally led by somebody you may acknowledge. A sure Captain Tycho, main the third Firm. He used the Blood Angels Captain mini from Rogue Dealer, with a banner-backpack and a customized banner you may print out and paint your self. You’ll observe he’s the very mannequin of a match and wholesome House Marine officer.
Hi there 2nd Version – Captain Tycho’s Final Check
Quick ahead two years, and we hit 1993. Specifically, we hit October 1993 with White Dwarf 166. This difficulty coincided with the launch of 40k’s second version, and naturally, that meant we wanted a bit fancy battle report. The problem didn’t disappoint with a flowery and exhaustive Blood Angels vs Orks write-up. The combatants have been Andy Chambers together with his Blood Angels versus artful Jervis Johnson, fielding what I can say is a really snazzy-looking Ork military.
So to comply with alongside, observe that Erasmus Tycho is again together with his identical golden mini. His banner is spectacular and he is able to slay greenskins for the Emperor. It was time to deploy armies, and it was right here that Tycho, erm… Andy made a fateful choice.
Tycho is deployed on the left flank in between two Tactical Squads and nestled behind the Furioso Dreadnought. Nevertheless, immediately throughout the frontlines, the Captain was dealing with down an Ork Weirdboy and his two minders. Nothing to fret about. Nothing in any respect. House Marine Captains are robust as nails and have Ld:10 in any case. The battle started, and the Blood Angels moved out. Some Blood Angel turn-one capturing thinned the Orks out a bit. Then it was the underside of flip one and Jervis pulled out his fortunate cube. I’ll simply let him take up the narrative of what occurred subsequent.
That’s tough, and we’ve all been there. However are you able to ever actually maintain a Blood Angel down? We must wait 4 years to get the reply.
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New Codex, New Tycho Mini
Quick ahead to 1996, and the 2nd Version Angels of Dying Codex arrived. It coated each the Darkish Angels and Blood Angels. Within the Blood Angels character part, we acquired a brand new miniature with a well-known backstory. Brother Captain Tycho clocked in at 104 factors (plus wargear playing cards) and had an all-new miniature. Properly, it was type of new. Word that the up to date Tycho mini (nonetheless in use to this present day), is constructed atop the aesthetic design of the traditional Rogue Dealer Blood Angel Captain mini, which was initially used for Tycho. Fairly cool proper?
Subsequent, we get to Tycho’s background within the codex. Word the second paragraph. “Early within the fight, which the Blood Angels finally received, Tycho was the sufferer of a lethal psychic assault by an Ork Weirdboy and was left for useless.” Ring any bells? Over the following twenty years, Tycho’s story can be embellished and the small print of his hatred in the direction of the Orks and his ultimate Military of Dying demise in a blaze of glory added to the sport. However that’s the place all of it started – borne out of a the narrative of a single battle report that kicked off 40K 2nd Version!
Quick ahead 28 years to 2024 and the brand new Codex: Blood Angels. Erasmus Tycho could also be gone, however he’s actually not forgotten.
And now you realize…the remainder of the story.
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