Games Workshop - Warhammer 40,000 - Astra Militarum: Lord Solar Leontus

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We also get a glimpse at a rather stunning, bombastic piece of art featuring Lord Solar Leontus, which’ll be on the front cover of the Imperial Guard’s upcoming 9th edition Warhammer 40k codex.

A war scholar, polyhistor and martial tactician of the highest calibre, the Lord Commander Solar's razor-sharp intellect and energetic leadership belie his extensive command experience of more than a standard century. Regiments of costly rejuvenat treatments, alongside suites of concealed bionics within his polished armour, keep Leontus at his physical peak.

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Wearied by the horrors of war and the Imperium’s brutal demands, the Lord Solar knows that he may never see the fruits of his tireless efforts. Nevertheless, he continues to lead from the front – armed with his pistol Sol’s Righteous Gaze, and his power sword Conquest. Lord Commander Militant • Warmaster (Lord Solar) • Lord Commander • Lord General Militant • Lord General • General The five lord commanders are each responsible for directing the operations of all of the Imperial Guard forces within an entire segmentum of the Imperium.

In its piece on Lord Solar Leontus, GW confirms his metallic-looking horse, Konstantin, is “decades old, now largely cybernetic”, while Leontus himself, though a baseline human, has “spent over a century leading the Emperor’s armies”– thanks mainly to the Imperium’s age-defying ‘rejuvenat’ treatments. Outside battle, however, he endures a weariness of spirit, privately appalled at the horrors he sees constantly perpetrated by the Imperium upon its own people. He has authorised many himself, having sent millions of guardsmen into the most terrifying conditions, but Leontus sees such steps as distasteful necessities on a path to ultimate salvation for Humanity. With grim pragmatism, the old soldier knows he will not see the hoped-for destination of his works. For him, it is enough that he paves the way.

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https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/10/31/lead-the-astra-militarum-from-the-front-with-the-legendary-lord-solar-leontus/ It is common to refer to each of the lord commanders by the name of the segmentum which they lead, i.e. lord commander solar, lord commander tempestus, lord commander obscurus, etc. The rank also has variant titles which have been used by some of its holders, such as "lord high general." Though he’s kept at his physical peak by a healthy diet, regular exercise, and staggeringly expensive rejuvenat treatments, Leontus has spent over a century leading the Emperor’s armies.

A storied military historian and peerless tactician, Lord Solar Leontus is solely responsible for safeguarding the most sacred Segmentum in the entire galaxy – with minor assistance from a cadre of advisors numbering in the hundreds. He will at times deem it necessary to personally strike out beyond the technical remit of the Solar Segmentum, to better protect Holy Terra itself – and where the Lord Solar commands, you must go.He would never gainsay Primarch Roboute Guilliman's directives, but within their parameters Leontus has emerged victorious from many political battles with planetary governors, Navis Imperialis admirals and Officio Logisticarum adepts. With the aid of entire corps of strategic advisers, cloisters of priests and a personally maintained stable of psychic seers, prophets and Emperor's Tarot readers known as the Collegiate Astrolex, Leontus has masterminded hundreds of stunning victories.

As befits the title ‘Lord Solar’, Leontus is supreme commander of all the Astra Militarumregiments within the ‘Segmentum Solar’– the core region of the Imperium of Mansurrounding Terra, seat of the Emperor of Mankind. However,WarCom’s articleconfirmshe’s also taken command of forays outside the Sol region, and won himself various battle honours. A Warmaster’s cross-regional command extends beyond any traditional remits – as demonstrated by Slaydo, the first Imperial Warmaster of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade, and his chosen heir Macaroth.** During the Declare Battle Formations step, for each Leader in your army, if your army also includes one or more of that Leader’s Bodyguard units, you can select one of those Bodyguard units. That Leader will then attach to that Bodyguard unit for the duration of the battle and is said to be leading that unit. Each Bodyguard unit can only have one Leader attached to it. Though his remit is technically confined to the defence of the Segmentum Solar, Leontus has led campaigns far beyond its boundaries. How else, he argues, can he protect Holy Terra from distant foes? Inquisitor • Commissar • Priest • Tech-Priest • Enginseer • Sanctioned Psyker • Primaris Psyker • Wyrdvane Psyker

Unorthodox use of the tarot readers of The Collegiate Astrolex gives Leontus the ability to change one of his army’s secondary objectives or Agendas on the cusp of battle, reacting to his foe’s plans. Or if he’s feeling secure in his tactical choices, he can proceed with steely confidence and gain an additional Command point in the first Command phase. Phillips - Phillips was the lord commander solar during the early years of the 41st Millennium. He was captured during the Roxane Rebellion by rebel forces, only to be rescued by the Donian General Macharius. After the battle and Macharius' victory over the rebels, Phillips made Macharius his successor as the lord commander solar. Phillips was later killed in action during the Lemort Landings. Morcar - A famed lord commander of the Astra Militarum remembered for his battles with the Asuryani. He is most famous among Imperial military strategists for this quotation, "I had heard many rumours of the horrors of the mysterious Eldar. Of fire-clad Daemons no weapons could harm. Of power-wreathed psykers who can tell your future and forecast your doom. Of winged warriors falling from the sky like rain and tall guardian warriors powered by the spirits of the dead. None concerned me. None held any terror for a faithful servant of the Emperor with the might of the Imperial Guard at his command. None save their aircraft. When fighting the Eldar, watch the skies..." Though he's kept at his physical peak by a healthy diet, regular exercise, and staggeringly expensive rejuvenat treatments, Leontus has spent over a Terran century leading the Emperor's armies. Wearied by the horrors of war and the Imperium's brutal demands, the lord solar knows that he may never see the fruits of his tireless efforts. Nevertheless, he continues to lead from the front -- armed with his pistol Sol's Righteous Gaze, and his Power Sword Conquest. Wearied by the horrors of war and the Imperium’s brutal demands, the Lord Solar knows that he may never see the fruits of his tireless efforts. Nevertheless, he continues to lead from the front – armed with his pistol Sol’s Righteous Gaze , and his power sword Conquest .