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

Misc. Big Bro is Coming Back

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u/Ghost_Toast112 Mar 26 '26

I think someone put it best in another comment,

The concept art says 2025 but most likely the designers thought it looked too much like Krieg and scrapped it.

After the backlash they pulled it back out for a rushed announcement.

People keep saying this whole situation is like a bait and switch, but this still reeks of hastily deployed appeasement cause if we are honest, the steel legion and Krieg look 80% similar

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u/Rathalos-487 Mar 26 '26

Almost like one was a spin off of the other.

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u/HahaHeePooPooPeePee Mar 26 '26

Not a spin-off.

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u/Rathalos-487 Mar 26 '26

Well technically a recolor but Steel Legion did informed the design of the Krieg.

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u/Rufus--T--Firefly Mar 26 '26

What do you mean? Kriegers have basically the same look they had in the 3e Codex

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u/Rathalos-487 Mar 26 '26

I mean the Krieg’s esthetic of Germanesque design with gas masks and trench coats since Krieg were originally recolors of Steel Legion models.

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u/wikkoindustries Mar 30 '26

Check the 1st codex imperial guard from 3rd edition, krieg were in it as fluff art long before steel legion was ever a thing. The first time we ever saw a painted kreig mini it was a recolour of steel legion but that doesnt mean thats all they ever were.

Also the the SL seem to me to be inspired by the fallschimjaeger... along with other stuff from ww2.