The idea of Harlequins being included in the new Dark Eldar codex has been bandied around for a while now, but as of yet nothing has been officially confirmed. However...
A keen eyed warseer poster spotted a quote in this months White Dwarf which could be seen as an 'official' hint.
WD 368 August 2010 (UK Edition) P27 Last Paragraph
"Such an Alliance, so feared and loathed by the Eldar of the Craftworlds, would doubtless have triumphed were it not for the arrival of the Eldars Dark Kin. Led by the Lithe and Deadly servants of the Laughing God, they struck the Daemons without warning."
So clearly GW, in theory have no problem with the idea of a Dark Eldar Kabal fighting side by side with a Harlequin Troupe.
Personally I can't imagine anything cooler than the image conjured in the above quote. The creepy swirling, clown-esque, colours of the Harlequins contrasting with the dark, sleek, shadowy look of the Dark Eldar. What a terrifying sight it would be for our enemies to behold...
I'd love to hear what other people think about this. Should Harlequins be included in the new codex? Do you think they will? What could they add to our playstyle?
I think it would be a nice bit of character for the army. I personally play my dark eldar as if there were just eldar pirates, not using anything but warriors(Probably one of the strongest armies ;} last 11 tournament games I have won 8, and only lost kill point missions...(got 18 kill points onthe field.. since lots of raiders:[)
ReplyDeleteAnyway in summary, the fluff says that the dark eldar have hidden themselves from slaanesh, and the harlequins really know their way around the warp.. so makes sense, that they would work together, since dark eldar also experience great happyness and joy, and would really enjoy a good performance;}
Hey Ripgiblet, what's your army list? :P
ReplyDeleteI drool at the idea of giving Harlequins assault vehicles.
ReplyDeleteI Love Harlies, even if they compete with Wyches in function they deserve love, that the Eldar Codex didn't give them,
ReplyDeleteHopefully the Dark Eldar can spread the love better. Is it so much to ask for a Solitaire? However i think it would be awesome for GW to release rules for a Harlequins troupe that can be used with both Eldar, or even other forces Like the Kroot Mercs.
My normal tourney list is as follows:
ReplyDeleteNAME TYPE # TOTAL NOTES
DRACHON HQ-A 1 87 Punisher,Tormentor Helm,Combat Drugs,Plasma Grenade.
REAVERS FAST 3 121 Punisher,Tormentor Helm,Plasma Grenade,Blaster,Haywire Grenade,Goblet Of Spite.
RAIDER SQUAD RETINUE 5 125 2xCannon,HorrorFex,Desintegrator.
RAIDER SQUAD TROOP 5 157 Blaster,Cannon,Punisher,Tormentor Helm,HorrorFex,Desintegrator,Plasma Grenade,Haywire Grenade.
RAIDER SQUAD TROOP 5 157 Blaster,Cannon,Punisher,Tormentor Helm,HorrorFex,Desintegrator,Plasma Grenade,Haywire Grenade.
RAIDER SQUAD TROOP 5 153 Blaster,Cannon,Agoniser,Splinter Pistol,HorrorFex,Desintegrator,Plasma Grenade,Haywire Grenade.
RAIDER SQUAD TROOP 5 153 Blaster,Cannon,Agoniser,Splinter Pistol,HorrorFex,Desintegrator,Plasma Grenade,Haywire Grenade.
WARRIOR TROOP 10 100 2xDark Lances
WARRIOR TROOP 10 100 2xDark Lances
RAVAGER HEAVY 1 105 3xDark Lances.
RAVAGER HEAVY 1 120 3xDesintegrator.
RAVAGER HEAVY 1 120 3xDesintegrator.
1498
Not sure how it will show up here though:]
Harlies FTW. The fluff has always said that they recruit from both Craftworld and Dark Eldar- I see no reason why they would fight with one set of bretheren and not the other. Harlies don't get involved in the politics of war, they simply warp around killing for the hell of it. If Dark Eldar were in need of some help, I have little doubt that Harlies would oblige.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, I just imagined a new kind of Webway portal. What would you say if I told you that in the new rules, Characters would not have Webway portals. Consider, if you will, that every deep striking Harlequin Unit in your army opened a webway portal from the inside out. Once they deep struck, other units could exit from the same place where the Harlies opened a rift in the warp. Essentially, this means your army would have enlisted a squad of harlies to 'guide' them through the warp, as they know all the passages by heart.
I'd love for harlequins to be part of the new codex, I love them so much that i actually started an eldar army just so that i could field three big units of the clowns! If they were included i could finally field the coolest looking Dark Eldar army in existance! Also it says in the harelquin background part of the eldar codex that they 'are even rumoured to visit the cursed Dark Eldar in their twilight city of Commorragh'
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