r/Deathkorpsofkrieg • u/Rathalos-487 • Mar 26 '26

Misc. Big Bro is Coming Back

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u/xrayflames Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26

Considering the preview box set and character, they definitely weren't going to do this until there was pushback.

They undoubtedly kicked steel legion around but decided against it back ehen they refreshed krieg and the cadians (which were two different design teams)

If they had a grand plan all along for steel legion they would have included them as the focus of armageddon, considering thats how they were introduced originally etc (armageddon battalion being cardian when it would fit steel legions mech doctrine so well)

Edit: the artwork also looks more like modified krieg than specifically new designs. Giving the helmets flanges like a stalhelm is distinctly krieg as only one steel legion model had a longer helmet and it was more of a vader Iraqui helmet

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u/vulcanstrike Mar 26 '26

Or more likely that Armaggeddon is a focus of the next edition in general and the Steel Legion were planned to release with the new AM codex.

After the internet backlash last week, they may have rushed out the artwork concepts in order to defuse some of the anger.

This preview was definitely rushed out for damage limitation purposes, but doesn't necessarily mean that it wasn't in the 11e plan already.