Bushido: Previews

GCT Studios zeigen weitere neue Modelle für Bushido.

Für die Savage Wave erscheint ein neuer Oni

The latest addition to the forces of The Savage Wave, Ma’kid the Landslide, is here!

Sages and priests who studied the stars and bones of divination never knew that the powerful force known as Ma’Kid was an actual, living, breathing entity, rather than a force of extreme and violent destiny. Ma’Kid simply appears, unbidden, like a natural disaster, killing all in his path, leaving nought but destruction and annihilation in his wake.

Ma’kid can almost always reach his target and does so by altering the entire battlefield. He can move many models out of his path, even applying the prone state while doing so. Ma’Kid wields two massive Temple gongs as shields, providing him with unprecedented protection for an Oni, and when combining both Parry and Tough, Ma’Kid can withstand some heavy hits.

Another reveal and this time it’s the turn of Ren, Powerful Hatred, who was last available on prerelease over 12 months ago, those who have picked up The Awoken since then will now be able to add her to their warbands.

Grandmother takes pleasure in infecting and corrupting those with the purest hearts and noblest intentions, recruiting them to her brood. But every once in a while, a truly malevolent being crosses her path, ripe for the picking. Ren was one such wretch. Ren, already renowned for her herb lore and skill, apprenticed herself to the local healer who lived outside the village, helping the villagers with their ailments. Ren quickly grew to resent the seemingly endless stream of villagers becoming angry that she never received payment for her work, only food. Why should everyone else receive coin for their work and not her? Her hatred and jealousy toward the village grew. In time, after her mentor passed away, Ren began adding her spite and anger to her tinctures, making them bitter and unpalatable, often causing the villagers great pain and suffering, sometimes even death. Eventually, no one visited her, leaving her hungry and even angrier and more resentful. The villagers avoided her altogether as her dwelling collapsed, and she began to suffer from ailments brought on by age and hate. But all that changed after she became ensnared by Grandmother and the Awoken, deciding to visit her village one last time…

Ren’s knowledge from her former life has left her with the Heal trait, which can be helpful as the faction has plenty of models with many wounds but few other defences. She can leech from the weak, pathetic males, gaining Ki easier than other Jaakuna. While not a Melee model, her Ki Block option can find interesting uses. The Shadow Tendrils Ki Feat, well known to Savage Wave players, is quite different and adds a powerful control option. By far Ren’s best point, however, is her cost, at just 6 Rice, she is worth it just to increase the fear values of your other Kumo!