Yes, you heard right, Imperial Citizen, we will allow you a few minutes from your shift in the Hive Manufactorum to read the latest Warhammer Survivors news.
Warhammer Survivors thrusts you into the endless war of Warhammer 40,000’s Grim Dark future and Warhammer Age of Sigmar’s Mortal Realms, but no – that doesn’t mean Malum Caedo is going to hop through a Realmgate and blast away a bunch of Skaven hordes (and if you truly think so, report to your nearest Inquisitor to have your Warp-addled minds examined).
Today, we’re going to take a quick look at all of the characters we’ve shown so far. 👀
You last saw some of them in our Reveal Trailer, gunning down hordes of Tyranids and Skaven. Now, they're here for an additional exposé, just be careful they don't mistake you for one of those swarming masses.
Incidentally, if you haven't performed your daily (and mandatory) watching of our Reveal Trailer yet, click below 👇
First up, Warhammer 40,000’s defenders of the Imperium:
Malum Caedo, Sternguard Veteran
It would be fair to say that we're MORE than a little biased when it comes to the Boltgun-firing, heretic-purging Space Marine that is Malum Caedo. He is the titular protagonist of Auroch Digital's other Warhammer game(s) Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (and now Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2).
As an Adeptus Astartes of the Ultramarines Chapter's 1st Company, Malum was dispatched to the Forge World of Graia to quell a Chaos incursion of Daemons and Chaos-worshipping scum.
Given that Malum is a Sternguard Veteran, he has an aptitude for a vast arsenal of different weapons. In Warhammer Survivors, he's parked his signature Boltgun to get up close and personal by entering the fray with his Chainsword, which unleashes horizontal serrated attacks – perfect for eviscerating multiple enemies in one fell [serrated] swoop.
Trooper Kozlowski, Cadian Shock Trooper
Unable to call upon the powerful Adeptus Astartes for every conflict, the Imperium's high command must rely on the tithe of Imperial guardsmen to fight their wars. These regiments are the Hammer of the Emperor, ready to push back the horrors of the universe or die in droves against unstoppable waves of Xenos, Heretics and the unknown.
Trooper Kozlowski, a Cadian Shock Trooper, represents the backbone of the Astra Militarum. He's a tenacious soldier armed with only his faith and the belief that his lasgun will do the trick.
But, as a Cadian Shock Trooper, Kozlowski doesn't fight alone. His starting weapon, the lasgun, fires at the nearest enemy, but as it levels up, squadmates join his side, unleashing a barrage of small arms fire to whittle down the swarms.
Now, if only he had a trooper who could wield something a little more... heavy duty? 👀
Brother Luca, Space Marine Intercessor
If Trooper Kozlowski represents the desperate determination of the Astra Militarum, then Brother Luca, a Space Marine Intercessor, represents the might of the Adeptus Astartes, colloquially known as the Space Marines and more rarely, the Angels of Death.
Brother Luca is an entirely new character created for Warhammer Survivors (whose namesake might be a reference to our game's roots). Like Malum Caedo, Brother Luca fights under the banner of the Ultramarines, starting with a Boltgun in his sibling's stead.
While the iconic gun is powerful enough to blast Tyranid termagants apart, the evolved version of the weapon, the Heavy Bolter, unleashes a stream of unrelenting firepower, taking on the toughest of Tyranid swarms and larger bioforms.
For the Warhammer Age of Sigmar roster, our first revealed champions are warriors of renown, relentless in their fight against the skittering verminous Ratmen.
Neave Blacktalon
Neave Blacktalon, a living weapon of Sigmar, needs little incentive to dispatch the God-King's enemies. Like a tornado, Neave storms violently into battle in a torrent of whirling axe swings, never accepting defeat until her duty has been fulfilled. She often fights alongside her comrades, the Blacktalons (you can catch a glimpse of them in the Reveal Trailer).
Now, her ire has been turned in the direction of the Skaven, and she’s all too ready to do her duty for the God-king, hunting down and eradicating the Verminkind, starting each run with the iconic Whirlwind Axes – eventually evolving into whirling blades of arcing lightning, zapping Skaven indiscriminately!
You can run, but you can’t hide (especially if Neave catches up with you!)*
*In Warhammer Survivors, enemies will run AT you, not away - lucky Neave!
Sharynn Azurwrath, Stormcast Eternal Vanquisher
Sharynn Azurwrath is a Stormcast Eternal Vanquisher. Her duty to Sigmar is evident by her title.
Vanquishers are warriors who expertly wield two-handed Celestial Greatswords, deftly able to parry and deliver fatal flurries of strikes. When they aren’t out destroying the forces of Chaos, Death and Destruction, they meditate upon the shard of Celestium Realmstone embedded in their blade until they and their blade are one.
Sharynn starts battle with a Grandblade, which, when levelled up, unleashes a huge circular swing, cleaving vast swathes of enemies. Don’t believe us? Look below! 👇
Gotrek Gurnisson - the Realmslayer
Who would be better to dispatch the Skaven’s lumbering warpstone-twisted monsters than the last Dwarf?
In the long-lost world-that-was, Gotrek travelled the world, slaying monsters in the hope he would be rewarded with a valiant death to atone for a mysterious sin. Now trampling through the Mortal Realms, he seeks a new purpose – slaying any monster foolish enough to stand in his way.
Well, good news for Gotrek, we have a BUNCH OF ‘EM!
Gotrek wields the legendary axe Zangrom-Thaz, attainable in Warhammer Survivors by evolving it from a Fyreslayer Axe. How? Well, you’ll just have to find out when the game launches in 2026.
If you think these warriors alone will be enough to stand against the horrors spat out by the 41st Millennium and the Mortal Realms, then think again! Waiting in the wings is an entire roster of characters to be called in as reinforcements (and revealed).
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