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    world eater helmets?

    why do the world eaters wear the helmets shown in the games workshop and forgeworld models? i was just wondering if there was a fluff reason/explaination, or a case of someone thought it would look cool, and has since then turned into a essential part of their modelling

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    Its a dedication to khorne. It forms a stylised skull rune of khorne


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    Re: world eater helmets?

    I think, from a design perspective, it was a means of making khorne bezerkers look distinct from chaos marines armed with pistols and chainweapons, in much the same way as thousand sons got their egyptian-esque head gear.

    From a fluff perspective, I guess its supposed to be a stylistic representation of khorne's sigil, in a rough symbolic way.
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    Plus what could Lorgar possibly be meditating on for 9-10 thousand years? Was he producing Guns N Roses last album?

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    Re: world eater helmets?

    i bet it has prey sensors in it too

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    Re: world eater helmets?

    Quote Originally Posted by baphomael View Post
    I think, from a design perspective, it was a means of making khorne bezerkers look distinct from chaos marines armed with pistols and chainweapons, in much the same way as thousand sons got their egyptian-esque head gear.

    From a fluff perspective, I guess its supposed to be a stylistic representation of khorne's sigil, in a rough symbolic way.
    This, although as the World Eaters are being work on by ADB for the Horus Heresy series, there may be a reason that we don't know yet that will be in these books.

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    Re: world eater helmets?

    I guess the question there would be, did they have those style of helmets prior to the heresy, or are they something that is just post, or at least after they fell to Khorne worship?

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    Did you not know? When you turn to chaos your hats get bigger. It's as true with the space marines as it is with the dwarves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hrw-Amen View Post
    I guess the question there would be, did they have those style of helmets prior to the heresy, or are they something that is just post, or at least after they fell to Khorne worship?
    Since Khornate Lords and Heroes in WHFB have a similar party hat, I would hope that they don't change things and make it Pre-Heresy for the WE.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PoeGhost View Post
    Did you not know? When you turn to chaos your hats get bigger. It's as true with the space marines as it is with the dwarves.
    i like this as an explaination very much, the lure of big hats has caused many to fall.....

    seriously thoug, i struggle to see the link to the khorne symbol in it, i mean if you look hard enough yes, but its not really the right shape, doesnt bother me to be honest, i just always wondered when painting my guys why they had big hat :P

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    they are too angry to be style aware, if it looks vagely like khornes skull rune then they are happy
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    Re: world eater helmets?

    Quote Originally Posted by carnegiebear View Post
    i like this as an explaination very much, the lure of big hats has caused many to fall.....

    seriously thoug, i struggle to see the link to the khorne symbol in it, i mean if you look hard enough yes, but its not really the right shape, doesnt bother me to be honest, i just always wondered when painting my guys why they had big hat :P
    It looks like the Khorne symbol in the same way that the space wolves view their marks of aversion as 'eyes'. It's a symbolic, rough, representation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fortheempire View Post
    Plus what could Lorgar possibly be meditating on for 9-10 thousand years? Was he producing Guns N Roses last album?

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    Re: world eater helmets?

    In 'Age of Darkness' there is a short story that links to 'Deliverance Lost' that talks about some blood cult that is taking root within the World Eaters Legion. Part of this cult is painting your armour red and bronze, like current World Eaters. More than likely the helmet thing followed on from that.

    However there is a pic from CV:HH that shows Kharn the Destroyer with the bunny ears in the white and blue colours of the pre-Heresy World Eaters. Maybe before hand it was a sign of rank, or martial achievement?

    I'd much prefer if it was a mix of the two, where the World Eaters had all sorts of blood cults, signs of rank, divergences and the like previous to turning traitor, and turning to Khornate worship only intensifies this as every World Eater tries to be the best warrior in the Legion!
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    Quote Originally Posted by PoeGhost View Post
    Did you not know? When you turn to chaos your hats get bigger. It's as true with the space marines as it is with the dwarves.
    It also allows them to nail more babies* to the helmet than the plain boring "renegade astartes mk8 basic helmet".
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    It's so they can ram into tanks, pick up eac other to use as a weapon, and as TV antennae.
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    Khorne likes bunny ears, ergo his followers like bunny ears too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fluxeor View Post
    Khorne likes bunny ears, ergo his followers like bunny ears too.
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    It's obviously a testament to their incredible marshal prowess in hand-to-hand combat. "I'm not just swinging a great big chain-axe, but I have to constantly avoid these huge fins on my head and STILL KICK ASS!" ...or something like that.

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    Re: world eater helmets?

    Maybe they just found all the left over helmets from the first conan film?

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    I believe the World Eaters had their special helmets when they were loyal. IIRC in one of the HH books Kharn is talking to Loken and he notes his "knight like" helmet (not an actual quote but something similar). They look like the helmets that Teutonic knights use to wear.

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    In ADB's Night Lords books, it is mentioned that their bat winged helms were ceremonial. Maybe the same thing for the World Eaters and now that is all they have.
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