I didn't take much time to search the forum for this topic, so I figured I would post it here anyway and let the mods merge it, if necessary.
In Codex: Grey Knights, under the Nemesis Dreadknight rules entry, the book states that it comes standard with "WARGEAR: Two Nemesis Doomfists."
Proceed to the Wargear section and read about the Nemesis Doomfist, particularly the rules entry:
That line is important, and thus I direct you to the specific rule in the rulebook regarding Dreadnought close combat weapons:....A Nemesis doomfist follows the rules for Dreadnought close combat weapons.
Since a Nemesis doomfist "follows the rules for," and doesn't just "count as," or "functions in the same way as," that means it's iron-clad.DREADNOUGHT CLOSE COMBAT WEAPONS
...A Dreadnought close combat weapon is a power weapon and doubles the walker's Strength in close combat (up to a maximum of 10).
My point? A Nemesis Dreadknight is not a Walker. It never functions as a Walker under any circumstances. It is a Monstrous Creature. The rules for Dreadnought close combat weapons state specifically that it "doubles the WALKER'S Strength in close combat..."
If we are to take this as-written, the Dreadknight is Strength 6 with the benefits of a Nemesis Force Weapon (ie: Force Weapon and Daemonbane), and the bonus attack for 2 CCW, but does not gain the benefit of double-strength. The weapon states that it defers to the BRB ruling on Dreadnought close combat weapons, which only doubles the strength of a Walker.
While some would argue that this makes the Nemesis doomfist a wasted Codex entry, that's just not true, as the Dreadnoughts and the Venerable Dreadnoughts come standard with them. As they are Walkers, they would gain the benefits of the double-strength rule.
I'm not here to be a turd about anything, but I found this whole thing rather awkward...
Thoughts?