Visual Guide to the Ten Kingdoms: The Beauty and the Pig

Maedrethnir#1968

I come to ask: what, aesthetic wise, is your favourite unit in the game?

ROMOBOY#7812

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Wyvax#7456

ROMOBOY said:

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Something tells me they aren't going to appear so quaint and cute when Warhammer 3 rolls around. Seriously they have the potential to be one of the most brutal armies to face.

Maedrethnir#1968

ROMOBOY said:

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Yes, in fact this Spiky Pig was made with your request in mind.

TheMadTypist

One of the Tomb kings monsters. Hirotitan, or tomb scorpion maybe. I’m a sucker for constructs, be they golem or steel.

ROMOBOY#7812

Maedrethnir said:

ROMOBOY said:

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Yes, in fact this Spiky Pig was made with your request in mind.

Spiky Pig? Do you want to be sent to the mines?

Ariel#4992

Maedrethnir said:

ROMOBOY said:

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Yes, in fact this Spiky Pig was made with your request in mind.

Imrik might not be the same as Caledor II, but you certainly are

SerPus#7395

Erathil#3988

Weirdly enough, I think I'd go with the Coven Throne. I just loved its mix of gothic elegance, opulence, horror, and grisly efficacy.

Waywatchers and Sisters of Avelorn rank high up there, too.

Lunaticprince#9972

I say! Kinda simple but i just love them.

Swordmaster of hoeth.

Captain_Rex#1635

My favourite unit aesthetic Wise? That’s easy.

petertel123#3826

Wyvax said:

ROMOBOY said:

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Something tells me they aren't going to appear so quaint and cute when Warhammer 3 rolls around. Seriously they have the potential to be one of the most brutal armies to face.

All the artwork I've seen of them makes them look like anti-semitic propaganda from nazi Germany.

Cadia101

petertel123 said:

Wyvax said:

ROMOBOY said:

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Something tells me they aren't going to appear so quaint and cute when Warhammer 3 rolls around. Seriously they have the potential to be one of the most brutal armies to face.

All the artwork I've seen of them makes them look like anti-semitic propaganda from nazi Germany.

Really ? They strike me more has babilonians, to me.

Captain_Rex#1635

petertel123 said:

Wyvax said:

ROMOBOY said:

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Something tells me they aren't going to appear so quaint and cute when Warhammer 3 rolls around. Seriously they have the potential to be one of the most brutal armies to face.

All the artwork I've seen of them makes them look like anti-semitic propaganda from nazi Germany.

From their aesthetics they are clearly Assyrian and Babylonian. Thats also represented by their beards, names and their religion based on fire.

ROMOBOY#7812

petertel123 said:

Wyvax said:

ROMOBOY said:

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Something tells me they aren't going to appear so quaint and cute when Warhammer 3 rolls around. Seriously they have the potential to be one of the most brutal armies to face.

All the artwork I've seen of them makes them look like anti-semitic propaganda from nazi Germany.

Lol, what?

TheGuardianOfMetal#3661

ArneSo said:

petertel123 said:

Wyvax said:

ROMOBOY said:

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Something tells me they aren't going to appear so quaint and cute when Warhammer 3 rolls around. Seriously they have the potential to be one of the most brutal armies to face.

All the artwork I've seen of them makes them look like anti-semitic propaganda from nazi Germany.

From their aesthetics they are clearly Assyrian and Babylonian. Thats also represented by their beards, names and their religion based on fire.

not only their aesthetic. I've read some rather horrific stuff about what the Assyrians did with some of their enemies. Of course not all of that has to be true, but it could've served as an inspiration.

I remember reading once of one Assyrian noble who had his home decorated in flayed human skin...

Maedrethnir#1968

ROMOBOY said:

Maedrethnir said:

ROMOBOY said:

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Yes, in fact this Spiky Pig was made with your request in mind.

Spiky Pig? Do you want to be sent to the mines?

What about Bull Pig?

crazycrix said:

Maedrethnir said:

ROMOBOY said:

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Yes, in fact this Spiky Pig was made with your request in mind.

Imrik might not be the same as Caledor II, but you certainly are

Undeniably. My Prince is a much better elf than I.

davedave1124#4773

TheGuardianOfMetal said:

ArneSo said:

petertel123 said:

Wyvax said:

ROMOBOY said:

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Something tells me they aren't going to appear so quaint and cute when Warhammer 3 rolls around. Seriously they have the potential to be one of the most brutal armies to face.

All the artwork I've seen of them makes them look like anti-semitic propaganda from nazi Germany.

From their aesthetics they are clearly Assyrian and Babylonian. Thats also represented by their beards, names and their religion based on fire.

not only their aesthetic. I've read some rather horrific stuff about what the Assyrians did with some of their enemies. Of course not all of that has to be true, but it could've served as an inspiration.

I remember reading once of one Assyrian noble who had his home decorated in flayed human skin...

I think it's interesting that Assyria was the first Bronze Age nation to have a professional standing army who could train and fight all year round. so I assume violence became an important part of their civilisation.

davedave1124#4773

petertel123 said:

Wyvax said:

ROMOBOY said:

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Something tells me they aren't going to appear so quaint and cute when Warhammer 3 rolls around. Seriously they have the potential to be one of the most brutal armies to face.

All the artwork I've seen of them makes them look like anti-semitic propaganda from nazi Germany.

The Assyrians hated everyone equally.

ROMOBOY#7812

@Maedrethnir

No can do good sir. It’s either Dawi-Zharr or perhaps Bull-Zharr. But if you keep using those names, you’ll be in a mine before you know it.

Captain_Rex#1635

ROMOBOY said:

@Maedrethnir

No can do good sir. It’s either Dawi-Zharr or perhaps Bull-Zharr. But if you keep using those names, you’ll be in a mine before you know it.

Putting elves in the mines? Those pointy ears are way to weak to even hold a pickaxe, better use those weaklings as house slaves.

PoorManatee6197#6481

Aesthetic wise? I will have to swallow my dwarf pride and admit that dragon princes are my favourites. I don't like elves in general but their aesthetics are really beautiful.

Wyvax#7456

petertel123 said:

Wyvax said:

ROMOBOY said:

Is that a Chaos Dwarf I see!?

Something tells me they aren't going to appear so quaint and cute when Warhammer 3 rolls around. Seriously they have the potential to be one of the most brutal armies to face.

All the artwork I've seen of them makes them look like anti-semitic propaganda from nazi Germany.

Their whole religion of fiery bulls, human sacrifice and demon binding is clearly inspired by the Canaanites and other pagan nations detailed in the Old Testament, just notched up to eleven with fantasy effect. The Assyrian and Babylonian trappings are just meant to to cement that vibe, even though the cultures are quite different.

Tolkien's dwarves do have some thematic symbolism harkening to Jews particularly in the medieval period though. Nothing nasty of course, and the goofy depictions of Dawi Zhar from earlier editions are just par for the course for GW, nothing targeted unlike certain other short humanoid models.

PrinceTyrion

Not only do the Chaos Dwarves, High Elves and Dark Elves also have Assyrian and Persian influences: Asuryan, their long robes, mixed formations of archers and shielded spearmen (in the case of the Dark Elves, crossbows and spearmen: the old TT rules of the city guard), LSG is inspired by the Immortals, the cruelty and sadism of the Dark Elves, etc.

Captain_Rex#1635

PrinceTyrion said:

Not only do the Chaos Dwarves, High Elves and Dark Elves also have Assyrian and Persian influences: Asuryan, their long robes, mixed formations of archers and shielded spearmen (in the case of the Dark Elves, crossbows and spearmen: the old TT rules of the city guard), LSG is inspired by the Immortals, the cruelty and sadism of the Dark Elves, etc.

HE and DE are fantasy Greece from the classic era.

DE are Sparta and HE are Athens.

Draxynnic#3149

ArneSo said:

PrinceTyrion said:

Not only do the Chaos Dwarves, High Elves and Dark Elves also have Assyrian and Persian influences: Asuryan, their long robes, mixed formations of archers and shielded spearmen (in the case of the Dark Elves, crossbows and spearmen: the old TT rules of the city guard), LSG is inspired by the Immortals, the cruelty and sadism of the Dark Elves, etc.

HE and DE are fantasy Greece from the classic era.

DE are Sparta and HE are Athens.

That's part of it, but there are a lot of influences going into the Elves. For instance, the intricate politics, greataxe-wielding imperial bodyguards drawn from a location which is seen as politically impartial, and the general style of the High Elf army, pointy helmets, and scale armour are all Byzantine. (You won't find any period where Byzantine skutatoi look exactly like a High Elf spearman, but most of the individual pieces are there across different periods).

Games Workshop themselves have compared the Asur-Dawi contrast to Southern versus Northern England.

Mr_Finley7#4571

One of my absolute favorite in game models are the Minotaurs. Their TT models were complete trash and the redesign CA gave them is awesome.