Brood Brother
Brood Brothers are the humans of the Genestealer Cults, who have been implanted by Genestealers and have served as hosts for their Genestealer Hybrid offspring.[2] Unlike typical cult rabble, Brood Brothers are a well-trained, militarized, and professional fighting force.[3]
Overview
THESE TAKERS, THESE POLLUTERS, THESE HARVESTERS - THESE TECH-PRIESTS! THEY HAVE DARED PILLAGE A WORLD CHOSEN BY THE STAR CHILDREN. YOUR LIVES MEAN NOTHING TO THEM. BUT THE STAR CHILDREN CARE FOR THEIR CHOSEN. CAST OFF THE SHACKLES OF THESE FALSE PRIESTS AND LET US BEGIN A NEW EPOCH OF DIVINITY![4]
Many of these Brood Brothers may be members of the local civil or military authorities, continuing to carry out their normal duties in society. They remain hidden until the cult/clan is powerful enough to completely take control of the host society. They regard and often venerate the Genestealer Patriarch as a grandfather or deity. They are especially fanatic members of the clan, motivated by intense, instinctual bonds to their Genestealer and Hybrid relatives.[1][2]
While normal Cultists infiltrate among laborers, criminal outfits, mining gangs, and so on, Brood Brothers infiltrate Planetary Defence Forces or local militia, giving the brood the military training and access to weapons they would normally lack.[3] At their highest and most successful echelons, Brood Brothers can take over entire Imperial Guard Regiments.[3] When the cult finally begins its uprising to claim the planet, the brothers will rebel along with their kindred, beginning a campaign of sabotage and guerrilla warfare to wreck planetary defenses and tie down loyal troops.[1][2]
Known Brood Brother Cells
- Cadian Neo-917 - Originally the 4th Company of the Cadian 917th Regiment. It was infiltrated and taken over by Brood Brothers of the Cult of the Chittering Verse on Bheta-Decima.[3]
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Miniatures
Brood Brothers (2016)
(2003' Cadian Shock Troopers + GSC upgrade sprue)
Brood Brothers (2024)
(2022' Cadian Shock Troopers + Brood Brothers upgrade sprue)
Brood Scum on Necromunda
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000: Compilation, pgs. 98, 108
- 2: Codex: Tyranids (2nd Edition), pg. 29
- 3: Kill Team: Termination, pgs. 9-15
- 4: Kill Team: The App - Supplementary Information: Brood Brothers, pg. 4
| Genestealer Cult Forces | |
|---|---|
| Leadership | Patriarch • Magus • Primus • Abominant • Jackal Alphus |
| Specialists | Biophagus • Clamavus • Kelermorph • Locus • Nexos • Reductus Saboteur • Sanctus • Benefictus |
| Troops | Acolyte Hybrid • Neophyte Hybrid • Metamorph Hybrid • Brood Brother • Purestrain Genestealer • Aberrant • Familiar (Mindwyrm • Soulsight • Alchemicus) • Atalan Jackal |
| Vehicles | Dirtcycle • Wolfquad • Goliath Truck • Goliath Rockgrinder • Achilles Ridgerunner • Chimera • Sentinel • Leman Russ (Eradicator • Exterminator • Vanquisher) |
| Other | Tectonic Fragdrill |
