Parasite question

[pigboy]

So, the parasite of Mortrex are characters, but they don’t have the “your army can only include one” text. Is that an oversight? Or can I run more than one. I know the fluff has areas where they mention multiple attacking, and how the name was created by some terrified guardsman, but I don’t want to make a list and get told that I can’t use it because I have multiple.

[dkng]

Me vote yes.

It is a Character but not a Named Character so... why wouldnt you be able to take multiple?

[piersonsmuppet]

Probably something that will be errata'd, but multiple Parasites can be fielded until that happens.

[miithos]

Fluff somewhere said that there are usually a bunch of them creating chest bursting aliens. They referenced some battle where they broke a defensive line of guard in trenches. I think this was in the GW intro page for them.

[hivefleetkerrigan]

Apr 16, 2022 21:13:33 GMT miithos said:

Fluff somewhere said that there are usually a bunch of them creating chest bursting aliens. They referenced some battle where they broke a defensive line of guard in trenches. I think this was in the GW intro page for them.

The bursters are ripper swarms that the parasite implants

[jimmicus]

The clincher for me is that named characters have fixed warlord traits. PoM is not mentioned in the list in the new codex so either they missed it twice or it’s not unique. Not sure of the utility of taking more than one though. It shines with alien cunning WLT but without it it’s just a mobile synapse point for fast moving swarms.

[jesses]

I second the idea this isn't an oversight. I know the Parasite used to be a named character but it isn't anymore.

- It doesn't have a limitation on one per army.

- It doesn't have a specified warlord trait.

- It does have a Synaptic Imperative.

Why is that last part important? Because the Swarmlord DOESN'T. Swarmie uses the Hive Tyrant Imperative, not a unique one.

[stormguard]

So, basically it’s cool to field Two Parasite models, this makes me happy. 🙂

SG.

[infornography]

In the 5th edition codex (the only other codex this unit appeared in) it was a unique character. In this codex it is not. The lore, rules, and supporting rules all seem consistent in indicating that it is not a unique named character anymore. I see no evidence beyond the 5th edition codex that this was in any way a mistake or oversight. Knock yourself out!

[hivefleetkerrigan]

They also dropped the first FAQ and did not update it to make it a named character. Therefore, it appears to be intended to be an unnamed character.