What was the reaction to thunderwolves like when they first came out?

>>95963568 (OP)
People thought they were dumb, though it kind of blended with mocking about the new SW codex putting wolves on literally everything. Wolf Wolfsson wielding his wolfclaws and wolfblade while riding his thunderwolf, and so on.

>>95963568 (OP)
GW likes to get a bit out there with their SW designs.

>>95963587
They are dumb.

>>95963568 (OP)
Universal contempt and mockery, accusations of Gav 'literal cuckold' Thrope being a furry for some reason.

>>95963568 (OP)
Widely mocked

>>95964231
5e SWs was Phil Kelly

>>95963568 (OP)
I kinda like these guys are cool on their own but the fact that EVERYTHING SW has wolves on it is kinda lame.

>>95963568 (OP)
the unit kit didn't release alongside the codex that introduced their rules, so the opinions at the time were these two
>this is fucking retarded, at least I won't see them
>this is fucking retarded.... and OP, I have to convert them immediately

fully drilled

Why would space marines ride wolves? Isn't a space marine more dangerous and probably faster than a wolf? Would a wold be able to carry the weight of a space marine's armor?

DIGGANOBZ

>>95964284
Reminder that Phil Kelly just wanted to do that character on the wolf (his name escapes me atm) but Rick Priestly told him to give the SW a unit too

>>95963568 (OP)
Relentless ridicule.

>>95964424
It's not a wolf, it's a mutated space marine.

>>95963568 (OP)
I dunno man I play Battletech. They look ok I guess, do they have saddles? Why arent they using reins?

>>95964533
>I play Battletech
Yikes!

>>95964489
It was heavily implied early on that all the residents of Fenris were actually a form of werewolf abhuman and that is what caused all the Space Wolves' unique quirks.

>>95964434
Absolve me of my negligence, anon, but those are Wulfen

>>95963568 (OP)
It was the beginning of the current 'Wolf Wolf McWolfstein' phase that only got worse with the new Wulfen models. SW still haven't recovered

>>95964434
Cringe ancient meme

>>95964941
What are you expecting to find in a thread that asks how things went "back then", retard-kun?

>>95964652
That sounds retarded.

>>95963568 (OP)
Are these the wolf models with the accurately modeled assholes?

>>95964443
Canis Wolfborn.

>>95963568 (OP)
I remeber younger players thought they looked sick, olderplayers were joking about the wolves on wolves.

>>95963568 (OP)

>>95964434

>>95966868
no, someone infamously drilled one on them and painted it pink

>>95963568 (OP)
>"We need furry gay pride representation in our game."
Say no more, luv.

>>95963568 (OP)
Every pasty nerd with 0.0001 swedish ancestry, creamed themselves and started drilling.

>>95969710
You mean Wolf-raised Dog Wolfborn of Harald Deathwolf's Great Company on his Tunderwolf wielding two Wolf Claws with the special rules Saga of the Wolfkin and the Wolf King?

>>95963568 (OP)
>there are werewolf marines and also vampire marines
The Blood Angels could've been this bad but they were saved by becoming the wholesome tradlarp sacrificial lamb tragic hero marines. If that's any better?

>>95969710
Holy fuck that's some bad writing.

>>95963568 (OP)
I used them and the smaller doggies for converting my old metal wild riders and making mounted characters, minimal green stuff on the robo parts and you’ve got great unicorn/great stag replacements