Ian, just want to give you a bit of kudos for how insanely high quality this channel is considering the short amount of time you've been active. You're out-performing guys who've been doing this for 10+ years.

@danioshea

2 жыл бұрын

Bloody right! Seconded.

@gilledgar2243

2 жыл бұрын

This!

@setnom321

2 жыл бұрын

This channel is the kind of warhammer/GW content I’ve always wanted

@jamesw137

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Such consistent quality. Ian is a treasure.

@ProfDCoy

2 жыл бұрын

To be honest, when he hit my recommended list and I watched a couple of his videos I just assumed he'd been doing this for years. So I went digging through his archive, expecting loads of videos to watch and - wait what, you've only been doing this for SEVEN MONTHS?!

Internet grumblers - "we want Squats, we want Squats" GW - "here are Squats" Internet grumblers "we want different Squats"

@awakeandwatching953

2 жыл бұрын

this reason for not liking this specific faction of squats due to this vocal and fairly illusive "minority" is utterly ridiculous

@robnancekivell2202

2 жыл бұрын

@@awakeandwatching953 I agree, I'm not always a fan of GW's business model but it seems they can't do right in some peoples eyes.

@dastreb4698

Жыл бұрын

I still have the old squat models including the hell's angels biker figures and a full epic army of them, love the old / odd look of them. I always hoped they'd comeback and always had an opinion for how they'd look and this isn't it, saying that though, I like the new figures. Do they have the old school biker look, nope but a bit of kit bashing and the right paint job, who knows. The hover bike model would make a killer trike with the wheels of the new votann atv.

Calling it now, someone at GW has been binging Deep Rock Galactic and decided 'yeah, we can make this work in 40k'. This was the end result

I absolutely love the "This is just a quick reaction video I threw together; now, if you look at image 14b in Appendix C, you can see that..." vibe. The level of thought, preparation and historical literacy that goes into your vids is incredible. Keep up the good work!

@jamesw137

2 жыл бұрын

PS - I really like the model for now but the real test will come when we get a wider look at the range and see how the models contextualise each other. But I do feel the colour scheme they've chosen to go with is a bit bland/generic sci fi. Saw someone playing around with different colours in photoshop and they really changed the character of the model.

Hearing “they look towie” is making me imagine Squats from Essex

Definitely going to be putting a squad on hoverboards,just like RT intended.

@ArbitorIan

2 жыл бұрын

YES

@AndrewMcColl

2 жыл бұрын

If that's one of their Fast Attack options I'll be VERY happy.

@Bluecho4

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the motorcycles. You can't have Rogue Trader Squats without bikes.

@sonicwingnut

2 жыл бұрын

*SLAM SECTOR INTENSIFIES

@Enzo012

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bluecho4 I'm sure they'll do an updated version of the Squat trike, it won't look much like the original though it would look like a big chunky clean smooth military vehicle with monster tyres, an enclosed crew compartment and that kind of thing.

GW is no longer skipping leg day! All hail the Squats!!!!

Really been looking forward to hearing your thoughts this! Glad to see the squats back and I’m real excited to see where they’re taken in regards to their lore.

A couple of curiosities about the name "Wotan": He's the God that the day "Wednesday" is dedicated to, much like "Thursday" was originally "Thor'sDay" - it's "Wotan'sDay". Also (but this is debated, I can't find it on the internet) it's the base for both the name "Tervigon" and "Termagant", as both of these are anglicization of "Trivigante" , which is itself an italianized form of "Thor-Wotan". This amalgam of pagan norse Gods was part of the "Islamic anti-trinity" that misguided medieval Christians believed to be part of Muslim religion, alongside Mohammad and "Apollyon" (all non-christian creeds rolled into one!) Another thing to note: Warhammer Fantasy Dwarfs, much like other races, were supposed to have a "real world equivalent", (much like the Lizardmen were Mesoamericans and the Tomb Kings were Egyptians and the Ogre Kingdoms were the Mongols) the Dwarfs were clearly inspired by the Norse, having runes and names like "Makaisson". So with this "Votann" name they are, I believe, doing a callback to Warhammer Fantasy dwarfs who in turn are a callback to the Norse peoples.

11:23 I love that idea too! It really gives the feeling humanity being in the ascent with technology until it all collapsed and descended into the almost medieval designs the Imperium is now. Also, the Man of Iron model from the Blackstone Fortress boardgame has similar design aesthetics to pre-strife humanity as well. I like that they're able to keep it aesthetically cohesive like that.

@cooj2084

2 жыл бұрын

I thought that model was a mechanicus construct the Man of Iron AI took over?

I like the moonman astronaut look they’re going for, I hope we get a little clear bubble for the helmet so we can still see the face.

I love it. I was the only one of my friends who didn't think it was an April Fools gag. I was very smug the day after.

I like how their power pack resembles a miner's backpack (with the other silluets in the teaser showing pickaxes on it) and the armor, despite being high tech, is still quite chunky and industrial, especially the lamp/'head' light on the collar

@anotherzingbo

2 жыл бұрын

The backpack also has echoes of the various Space Marine backpacks, plus the backpack on the Kastelan robot.

@andrewstripay5987

2 жыл бұрын

having worked in a mine, those things rub me up like petting a cat backwards. headlight on your collar will test your pupils all day long, every day.

@AntonPNym

2 жыл бұрын

When I first saw the backpack, I thought they were borrowing from the Bugman's ale cask for the top and bust a gut laughing at the call-back. Still works in a techno way, though; when the line comes out, I'll be tempted.

If you're looking for the more Overlordy/Dwarfy vibe, in the 'They are back' sequence of the trailer you can clearly see a silhouette of a mining pick and a very Dwarfish axe

Agreed up until the end, I think we should use whatever Norse imagery we desire to take it from those people who coopt it.

The pluralisation in 'Leagues of Votann' implies some kind of unifying force behind the squat leagues as we used to know them, which might perhaps explain their re-emergence as a faction.

@awakeandwatching953

2 жыл бұрын

im pretty sure there was some thing unique about them in the old lore to

i'm a big fan of the practical looking, near-future space suit. with the primaris overhaul GW have been really leaning into pumping models full of verisimilitudinous greebly over-design, and i think this first model does that very well (i super don't get how people think this guy looks "plain") i see what people mean when they say it reminds them of tau models, especially the gun. that 45 degree battery combined with the barrel details immediately reminded me of a crisis suit fusion blaster also, looking at the model and the art side by side i can't help but notice the prominence of that carabiner clip on both their belts - maybe hinting at a common special rule, like endrinriggers being able to latch onto transports, or maybe like scions deepstriking from aircraft on ropes? one thing i feel like is missing from this first model is a melee weapon. the dwarf aesthetic is heavily reliant on axes, so i'm a little surprised even this basic rifle trooper doesn't have a handaxe or hammer or something. from the silhouette images we can see 1 guy has a pick, which hints at there being troops who are actually miners but do some combat work on the side, which is cool

@the3rdperson2

2 жыл бұрын

I learnt a new word today, thanks :)

@dreadpiratedan

2 жыл бұрын

@@the3rdperson2 greebly?

Just started playing Warhammer a littke while ago, and the old gent bringing me and my friends up to speed is ecstatic that the Squats are coming back, said they've been gone for decades. Me, I'm a fan of dwarven folk in general, so dwarves in space can only be awesome.

I already love the squats. A human descended race that will be a counter balance to the imperium’s zealotry and stagnation. Maybe ones more willing to live with other races and work with them?

This squat looks great, they look like imperial tech unfucked itself.

I'm not sure that pulling from old Germanic imagery/mythology is really as much of a mistake as you seem to think, that milieu is where we derived Dwarfs from in the first place and the Space Wolves couldn't be *more* "Vikings but with power armour" if GW tried. I'm honestly more concerned with why the powers that be chose to dust off the beloved starfaring stunties NOW... ...it couldn't have anything to do with restoring some customer goodwill after recent unpopular moves, could it? I'd hate to think this "new faction" was shunted out the door as a PR move.

I have always been curious about what a dark tech alt human faction would be like, I'm glad that the new squats are basically a vessel for this (tbh, I'm not really a fan of the old squat aesthetic, they just feel like anybother imperial force)

I hope that someone writes a few novels on the Squats

@Misadventures_85

Жыл бұрын

Same here. And since Mike Brooks has written about a few *aspects of the Warhammer universe that don't get covered much in terms of books, I think he could do an excellent job (*navigators, etc..)

I love that they became Squats thanks to the heavy gravity at the center of the galaxy. You know... where all the gravity is. Reminds me of fluff from Battletech where a small periphery faction lives on six different ice planets, you know, because it's cold if you live along the edge of the map.

@casanovafunkenstein5090

2 жыл бұрын

The galaxy of battletech follows the rules of the flat earth, apparently

The armour looks spot on when you hear the rumour that they are comming back in league with the men of iron.

@sonicwingnut

2 жыл бұрын

It's also interesting hearing there were a Squat-esque race in league with the Tau as a lot of people also thought there were Tau aesthetics in the new model.

@iandoddsblah

2 жыл бұрын

Oh dang, that's a cool rumour!

Odd, given we obviously don’t know each other, that I thought of you when I read the Squats news. Probably a testament to how good your content is. As for more off the cuff stuff like this, I think your knack for presenting + very solid knowledge = a really good video. Perfect reaction video I think. I watched wanting to hear your thoughts and gain some knowledge about the squats given they vanished a few years before I got into 40K. So from a heavily invested 40K player with only minor knowledge of squats I found this really helpful as well as entertaining. Thanks and looking forward to more stuff from you.

I did run across a suggestion that using Wotan is a deep cut reference to a sentient super computer in Doctor Who. Whether or not its true, the idea that they are ruled / guided by ‘heretical’ AI could be a way to make them grimdark without making them outright evil.

@sonicwingnut

2 жыл бұрын

Iirc there's some 40K lore where AI such as a dark age ship were actually kinda more like something out of the Culture novels so could be something like that where there's more of a symbiotic relationship between the two, which I think would be cool cos you could have Men Of Iron as kinda their Dreadnought equivalents on the battlefield.

@kingkongdong7042

Жыл бұрын

This comment actually aged very well. Very prescient!

Well, I mean they have your haircut…Ian.

I love how these Votanns look like. They might not look too much WH40k grimdark but thats just good to my eye. They look interesting and fun

With the generic sci fi vibe, fully agree that I like the idea that 40k is WAYYYY past that idealized far future aesthetic. What it makes me think of is Alien, Star Wars, kind of that generic but also very specifically 80s sci fi vibe. And having it pop up in Necromunda, Genestealers Cults and now LoV is perfect

The squats uniform remember a lot the sketchs of the imperial voidsmen. Maybe the design was inspired in a more navy-like scheme

@doomguy9049

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I agree and think this guy is part of a special or elite void/hazardous environment assault unit, and I would be willing to bet that the standard Squat troops will look more like the traditional ones. Given the context of the video and the meltagun he's armed with it makes sense.

Very excited for this. I've been looking for an army to paint up in a 2nd Ed style (complete with goblin green bases), and it looks like I've found it.

Loved hearing your thoughts on this! A lot of really good detail I missed!!

I did laugh at the haircut comment. I originally wondered if the design choice could be a nod to Ian's hairstyle, a he's a known squat supporter😂

@ArbitorIan

2 жыл бұрын

I am choosing to believe this is true. I shall also date badly!

As someone who only started collecting in the late 90s this sort of fluff summary is exactly what I needed. Thanks!

I absolutely adore the new look of the trooper, can't wait to see the new... but not as nearly as much as I can't wait to see the new guard codex

@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf

2 жыл бұрын

Why it's just gonna be oOoOO more cadian bs. I mean there nice but kinda generic looking.

I didn’t even know I was rooting for them to come back, but I am intensely proud of them.

The lore also portray them as “a human faction that is entirely separate from the Imperium”. It’s like they were watching your video on how to fix the Imperium.

@F1fty

2 жыл бұрын

He goes by Arbitor Ian online, but in real life, we call him James... James Workshop.

Hey Ian, great vid and I loved that it had all the natural flows and pauses of someone just actually talking! A refreshing change from the hyperactive tenor of so much KZread.

League of Votann sounds grand! I wonder who Votann is. A deity? A king? The founder and a great ancestor? Can't wait to get the Codex!

Fantastic as always Ian. Love that style of format, worked really well!

Very cool video. I don´t play Warhammer, though the lore has always interested me, cause I am a big sci-fi nerd. But I stumbled upon your channel right around that big bump you showed in your how-has-youtube been video of a few weeks back, and your content and channel has been a staple in my youtube diet since then. Really love all the expertise and background you are able to provide. When I saw the title of the video, and after watching the video, I´m excited for the return of squats just because of how you have always been a fan of them, so cool to have your favorite faction coming back. Liked the new format and thought that for it being a first time, it already worked quite well. As other people have been saying, your channel is very high quality considering how (and how recently) you started. Love it man, keep up the good work.

Like the format, and would love to see more content in the 'reaction to/comments on news and releases' vein. Not blown away by the new model, but as a 40k fan since around '88 I'll be delighted to have some squat rules for the modern editions to build some converted/kitbashed stuff for - I've got karadron bits leftover from a mechanicus project just waiting for a purpose. So what will they do next? I'm calling it now: Space Skaven!

I'm looking forward to seeing more of this faction! Appreciate your insight into where they come from and where we might be going in the 40k setting

They were supposed to be high-tech space miners. So, the look of that model works. BTW, I still have some plastic Space Dwarves on the sprue.

Yes!! More of this format please. I cannot find anyone doing constant updates on new releases and that's something that I am very interesting in. Thanks

Dont underestimate how evil a dwarf can be.... :)

Thank you for being a good and reasonable warhammer yt-ber. You lot is very much needed. I really liked this format, but then I like the sound of your voice. I would like more of these kinds of videos, or even a podcast?

Can't wait to make a chaos squats army Love these little alcoholics

So the name Votann seems derived from Wotan which is a variant of Woden/Odin, which is in keeping with the Norse roots of dwarves I suppose? Ah you covered the stuff I was going to say 😆 It's a shame that Odinist and Neo-nazis have to co-opt Norse mythology for their own ends, but I'll still enjoy Norse myth and things based on it regardless.

@Zalviongames

2 жыл бұрын

Why are you surprise a blood thirsty militant ideology is drawn to the religion of rapist, pillaging, human sacrificers. If anything modern society is trying to co opt something sinister into a more innocent fairy tale.

@nullakjg767

2 жыл бұрын

Im a bit confused, so all nordic people are actually nazis? is that why the immigrants in sweeden are rioting?

@gabrielwalton4097

2 жыл бұрын

@@nullakjg767 That's not what I was saying at all, I was referring to a very small (albeit vocal, as is always the case online) minority of people. I'm not knowledgeable enough about the political climate in Sweden to make any other observations or comments.

@nullakjg767

2 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielwalton4097 So because of a small vocal minority that means we should abandon the names of all things nordic and sweedish? why not abandon the german language and german words entirley by that logic?

@gabrielwalton4097

2 жыл бұрын

@@nullakjg767 I never said that, if anything I think that we shouldn't shy away from usage and reference to Norse mythology at all. Any myth can be extorted to ultra-nationalistic ends, But If we abandon everything that is touched by dirty hands, we'd end up with nothing due to the inherent problems of the world: all the swords are bloodied, so to speak. Basically I agree with you! Enjoy the things you like, reference them as much as you like and just ignore neo-nazis when they show up.

Awesome vid as always! I’m also seeing a lot of similarities, design-wise, between this new dude and some of the mechanicus stuff that’s supposed to be really old, like the castellan robots, or the robot from black stone fortress. That ammo chamber also looks really similar to some of the skitarii ones (the rest of the gun doesn’t, but the magazine does). I’m kinda digging the idea that if the imperium had continued the direction of technology from like 15,000 years ago, space marines would’ve looked like this squat too!

Very exited for the new space dwarves. Definitely gonna mix them and some genestealer hybrid into an Orlock Gang for ash wastes and have my own mining guild.

Thank you for being the only online commentary I’ve seen that mention the design similarities between that squat and the Van Saar

I gotta say, they do look sorta Tau to me too. You sort of dismissed that a little bit with "these bits clearly aren't Tau", and yeah, I'm not trying to say they they look identical to Tau or anything, more that it looks a little bit 'Space Marine if Tau made them', or something. (Also, with the variety that Tau theoretically have in their empire, they also wouldn't really look out of place fighting alongside them or anything either.) EDIT: Good video though! Sorry, sounded a bit negative, but no, good video, thanks!

@casanovafunkenstein5090

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, maybe they're trying to tie in that weird tau-aligned faction that was meant to replace them. Maybe the squats got fed up with the Imperium after they failed to do anything to protect their system and had aligned themselves with the tau until relatively recently; kind of a two for one when it comes to reviving short-lived factions within the fiction

@ScooterinAB

2 жыл бұрын

They have a very Tau look to me too. Makes me worry they'll be another cool unit in the less cool Tau army like Kroot but then get no love. And given how much GW keeps retconning Tau into Necromunda, it really wouldn't surprise me.

@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf

2 жыл бұрын

I don't really see it aside from the fact that there stuff ain't chunky.

@ScooterinAB

2 жыл бұрын

@@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf There are specific details you see on Tau equipment. In the one photo (not the video), it looks looks like he has "TAU" written on his shoulder. It's not that this doesn't look shitty enough for 40k. It's that it follows the same aesthetic that Tau models do.

@luketfer

2 жыл бұрын

@@casanovafunkenstein5090 If you mean the Demiurg, that's where Tau got their Ion technology from (not Plasma) but I'm guessing with the reintroduction of the Squats that the Demiurg will either be a splinter faction within the Leagues and that the Squats will be responsible for providing both Ion and Plasma tech to the Tau.

Great video as always. The setup was nice and I look forward to you using it again. I think the league idea might a way for them to try out different aesthetics for the faction. So maybe one of the other leagues might still look like the traditional squats.

glad they are back. when i started in 1989, the GSC was my favourite faction butwas phased out of 2nd ed. good to see GSC, SoB and now squats making a return

I think that lore wise LoV, Squats and Demiurges being different aspects of the same abhuman race makes perfect sense

@Azoth86730

2 жыл бұрын

Demiurg are Xenos, Squats are Abhumans.

@Tulkash01

2 жыл бұрын

@@Azoth86730 demiurges are xenos as far as the empire is concerned but they don’t have much knowledge about them really. And Demiurges are basically short bearded abhumans who gave the Tau their advanced weapon tech. Now check the new League of Votann mini and note how similar that weapon is to Tau weapons…

I like the hint that they might include some advanced tech (A.I. or Men of Iron) in this faction... allows for the race to still have some questionable elements, but hopefully removed from some of the areas GW has been mired in. Releasing this as a full faction means GW has a chance to bed in a nice diverse set of characters, as standard, from the very start and then it simply need not be a big deal going forward... then you can just focus on characters, lore and gameplay.

@AndrewMcColl

2 жыл бұрын

I'm secretly hoping for programmable robots like the Squats of yore. Heck, just some Men of Iron-style robots like the one from Blackstone Fortress would be fun.

Personally I'm hyped for there return, I was to young so when 40k came into my radar Squats where already gone but for many years I enjoyed the theme and design of Dwarves in fiction, so I'm all aboard there return. Unless future reveals really goes south I frankly think they alone might finally push me of my more then decade long fence sitting and actually get into painting a 40k army.

To elaborate on your points about the "Martin tradition". Mechanicum doctrine is a fanatical devotion to the STC. Though we do have reason to believe there is some amount of C'Tan influence. After the great arks left the Sol system with their STCs at sub light speed Terra likely continued to research new technology until the Age of Strife. It's possible that the Ural tech clans had technology greatly advanced to that of Mars in M30. The eastern European accent might indicate that these squats descend from a later wave of Terran diaspora that originated from the Ural tech clans.

Of course they brought Squats back. They wouldnt want Peter Dinklage to try and cancel them.

I wanted to hate it, that you now do reaction videos to upcoming products but sadly you are a wise scholar with a lot of wisdom and i still have to love it, eventhough it is not the content i was searching. Thank you very much for your insights (and please do attack on farm through the generations :D)

Votann the first thing I thought of is "Dude where's my Land Train ?"

I totally had that Heavy Weapons crew. Wow. That a memory I didn't intend to revisit.

It sounds more like a Nordic accent than Eastern European. That will also fit with the Nordic runes inspired runes in the background.

I liked the old “space trucker/biker” aesthetic, but I like the new one, too. I want to see where this goes. Opening up the setting for Humans to have more alternatives than Imperium or Chaos will be fun to see as well.

@TheGoGoat91

2 жыл бұрын

Kind of reminds of the space dwarves in deep rock galactic, which is pretty neat

While I'm not the biggest fan of the aesthetic, I think the characters could be very promising. Plus I like these heads better than some of the current space wolf heads, so maybe these will make for some good kitbashing.

I am very excited to see how these are gonna end up looking, really like the look of that trooper

I've been waiting for you to make this video!!

One thing that egg-shape silhouette really reminded me of was the Exo-Squats - maybe this is just a lighter version of that?

I knew it was only a matter of time! PREACH, BROTHER! Revel in the future video prospects! :D

Having seen the Beakie react and now this again, yes. I like this news/react with backstory format. It is a very nice combo for me at least whom is still absorbing the whole lore. Please continue 😀

I love how they look. I really don't like the look of the imperium and i really hope that they are a faction which operates their tech without rituals and religion.

I quite like the look of his armor and equipment. I'm also a Tau player, so take that as you will. It would be cool if the older Squat designs made their way in for units like scouts or slayers. This new design feels like a nice middle-ground between the flak jackets and the exo-armor.

@AndrewMcColl

2 жыл бұрын

I do wonder if they'll just slap an armoured helmet on that model to create an exo-armour variant. I feel like they could make the big dome look work without them turning into the egg warriors of old.

personally after just learning about them I am exctatic to hear they are adding dwarves back to the 40k universe

I too am really looking forward for these minis! Can’t wait.

I really hope that we can see some of the epic squat models adapted to 40k especially the war train

@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf

2 жыл бұрын

Oh most definitely they'd be stupid not to!

Your earlier predictions for 10th ed 40k is so far correct. Now let's just hope the rest of it will also come true!

I saw the Karman thing! Given the references to Dark Ages technology, and the way they use some art deco design elements, it makes sense.

Arbitor Ian.... more like Ambassador Ian! I would enjoy a GW release and updates of news from you.

Was waiting on this video, though it would be Ian happy crying for 10 minutes.

On the same page - the armour design immediately made me think about AT-43!

Gonna do some video game streaming... I recommend playing the Dawn of War: Soulstorm Unification Mod, an absolute blast even today! Maybe the modders will add Squats into the next version.

Always good to have a streaming setup. Might want to turn your voice audio channel up and your computer's audio channel down, it was a tad hard to hear you when you were talking during the video.

@ArbitorIan

2 жыл бұрын

Noted!

The armour and weapon looks like an improved old Adeptus Arbites miniature.

Thanks for bringing me up to speed with the lore, aesthetics and cues towards past and present armies. I got involved with 40K in late 3rd - early 4th edition so I missed Squats but always heard of them as some sort of phantom faction that was dropped beyond the sprinkle of models in games like Necromunda and Blackstone Fortress etc. I'm hoping your proposal that GW introduce more humanoid factions to dilute the fascist elements within the fandom bears fruit, in lieu of the satire of the past. And I find your format very personable and competent (especially with the interspersal of graphics), like we're talking around a table without hyperbole. All the best.

I like the format, and I'm thinking I will start painting some metal Squats... maybe :D

I really hope they get clear plastic bubble helmets.

Ian!! I’d love this format for.. frankly, any of the official cinematics released for 40k! I was watching the Darktide trailer and thought “Crap, I bet my mans could tell me more about this.”

@ArbitorIan

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea! Also easy to record, so the BEST sort of idea!

I'm going to try and back up the "galactic core = high gravity thing": ok so a solar system is formed from a "solar nebula" which is basically all the bits of dust that form a sun, solar accretion disk, planets etc. As the galactic core is denser, more dust will be attracted toward it meaning that the solar nebula will be bigger/thicker. Bigger/thicker nebula will form larger stars and bigger planets. Therefore closer to the galactic core = bigger planets (maybe).

Been waitin on this video! 😊 Am likewise very excited to get stuck in with some Space Dwarfs!

Ive never played.... but this is my next army...again channel is positively class

He also looks similar to the pre imperium robot in Blackstone fortress which could be a cool tie in

Great review thanks

Awesome video, yet again!! Just wanna add there that they also look very similar to Mantics Forge Father's models as well.. which is a bonus as they are fairly cheap compared to standard GW pricing The future for Squats is looking bright 👌

Yes! Now the Squats reveal is official :-) Thanks Ian - couldn't have had a more appropriate reaction video outside of an Adeptus Arbites faction return ;-) Another video suggestion - review on the new Maelstrom (Tempest of War) card deck? I liked your 'rules getting too complex video' - this might a good follow up counter to that "does it make 9th edition manageable?". Just a thought - keep up the fantastic content!

Some really good takes here, both on justifying the look of new squats, and diversifying human factions. GW can do a little more to guide the audience here for sure.

I really want to see the land train as their Lord of War. Cant wait to see more of them!

I like how the model has lots of practical details that indicate that this guy probably isn't a professional soldier but some kind of worker in a militia. He's got quite sensible rubber kneepads, a carabiner stuck to his belt, a lamp on his collar, and some kind of datapad on his wrist.

My son and I watched the video they released and had no idea what the reveal was going to be. We were totally surprised it was Squats. Happy to see them back. I don't have anything bad to say about the change in design aesthetic, only that it makes sense that 30 years later it would be updated. Most of the miniatures have had design updates (or are currently going through some like the Eldar) of one kind or another, so it makes sense that the new squat models would be updated as well. Plus, this is just one model. If the League of Votann is a totally new faction like GW says, then there will most likely be different types of troops. So, another box set of updated, yet more standard-looking squats, could also be in production. I think judging one model out of a whole faction is like watching a 35-second teaser trailer and assuming the movie will stink. I'm happy to see them back and looking forward to what GW has in store, and that doesn't happen much for me anymore.