Trigon prime a character ?

[ikken]

so i was reviewing the BRB faq and noticed :
Reference Section – Profiles, Codex: Tyranids.
Add the following profiles to the Tyranids section:
Model WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv Type
Trygon Prime 5 3 6 6 6 4 6 10 3+ Mc(ch)
Tyranid Prime 6 4 5 5 3 5 4 10 3+ In(ch)

the Trigon prim is now a character . I am not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing or a it makes no difference thing .
as a character he can allocate shooting and CC to hit rolls of 6 to any model he wants , and with his high iniative means he stands a good chance of killing the more dangerous stuff to him like PF and TH b4 they get a chance to swing .

how ever it means as a cheracter he can be challenged , and as a lone character i think he has to accept the challenge . which means he could get tarpitted by an IG squad fro several turns while he kills sargent after Sargent .

I thought i would kick this out there for discussion , as i don't recall it having been discussed before .

[tylertt]

Yup the Trygon prime is very much a character. It is nice in some ways and bad in others. Personally I don't use a Prime, but when I have I did take advantage of him being one. Being the fact you can safely get into a challenge, and generally in most 1v1 combats, the Trygon wrecks face easily, then hopefully you can sweep and be on your way, or even stay in combat another turn to avoid a nasty round of shooting if he is close to the enemy lines, plus hopefully win combat on your opponents turn, and then advance forward come your next turn as well.

[atrocity]

Yeah. It's been a character since 6th edition was released. It's both good and bad, just because of the challenge things you mentioned.

[t⊗theark]

Actually, I don't think any of our synapse monstrous creatures aren't characters.

[Raven]

This is the reason why I have never fielded a Trygon Prime this entire edition.

[Squire]

I can't see the prime remaining a character in the new codex. Everything about it is weird- like giving and receiving challenges. Imagine that in reality?

[Jabberwocky]

Just use your precision shots (average 2) to kill a sarge or 2 before the combat.

Overall I'd say it's very useful, especially when assaulting alongside other characters, so you can choose who fights the challenge.