The Silent King (LeNecrons)

[billyboy]

I was just finishing up a Lychgaurd sqaud when the silent king just popped into my head. Now I know there hasent been a lot (If any of art work on him) because he is suppose to be a....well.... silent person, but it still got me wondering if any any point the necrons will get him as a model? Just a thought, dont insult me too much

[Deathmage]

He went off into exile, noticed the Tyranids and came back to warn the Necrons. Seemingly got a bit lost... So IF there was ever to be a 13th Black Crusade Scenario he would probably turn up, but until then he is still quite lost

[billyboy]

I thought he joined a necron force which was fighting the blood angels, but the nids attacked during so they teamed up, then went their separate way?

[Rev. Tiberius Jackhammer]

Yeah, he's active in the Milky Way now. Seems like release of new 40k special characters is slowing down a touch, but if any additional Necron characters are added, it'll most likely be the Silent King or that one-eyed Flayer King bloke.

[Arkhan Land]

I wonder how powerful/point costed he would be, more/less than a c'tan?

[billyboy]

Well, being the king of all Necrons, and maybe having the knowledge to fix the control thing he broke which could control the entire necron force, i'd say he'd be quite powerful, maybe even more so than a shard

[David Crossley]

Apparently Anrakyr the Traveller's concept art and profile was called the Silent King during testing, but they decided to make him a separate character and keep the Silent King a mystery instead prior to the previous codex dropping.

[Wizzardx3]

I thought he joined a necron force which was fighting the blood angels, but the nids attacked during so they teamed up, then went their separate way?

He's in the novella "Word of the Silent King"
"He was taller than the rest, yet not as tall as I had imagined he might be... Framed by a cowl of shimmering light and the traceries of his intricate collar, Szarekh- heralded as the last and greatest of the Silent Kings, and undisputed overlord of the necron race - wore..."
Well, I don't want to spoil that part.

[billyboy]

If he is taller than the rest of the necrons, he must be nearly as tall as a Primarch, yes? On the model standards a necron is taller than a space marine, and a primarch was only a head and shoulders taller right? So this means he one big SoB.

[Wizzardx3]

Billyboy, that is how I took it at first. Now that I read it again, I think that The Silent King is only just a little bit bigger than the Lychguard and Overlords that were his escort. I'm thinking that the point-of-view space marine was expecting a Primarch-sized necron.

Some day when 3d scanning and 3d printing technologies are up to snuff I'd like to try to make my own Silent King. Hopefully, GW will beat me to the punch.

EDIT:
I just looked at some Warriors that I have compared to my son's space marines. The warriors would be taller than the space marine if he wasn't slouched down so much. The Immortals and Lychguard tower above the Space Marines, so the Silent King would indeed be "one big SOB".

Powers wise? He would need to have powers that make Necrons better across the board. There isn't any necron character with those types of powers (other than Zahndrek's ability to choose Warlord Traits every turn).