Knight Tyrant
The Knight Tyrant is a type of Dominus Pattern Chaos Knight.[1a]
Towering over their fellow kin, Knights Tyrant are bastions of corruption. Their massive suits carry the heaviest weapons system available to the Fallen houses. Their pilots delight in unleashing their formidable weaponry on the foe, often deliberately placing themselves in harm's way so they may shrug off the enemies pitiful attacks as a form of mockery. These Fallen Nobles tend towards towering arrogance and delusions of invincibility, a result of the spiritual bleed between themselves and the tainted machine spirits of the Knight suits they pilot. Pilots of Knights Tyrant almost always become fused with their suits, either due to an obsessive desire to become the biggest and most destructive warrior upon the battlefield, or else because they have simply been devoured by the beast within. These mutated Nobles become the fleshy brains at the core of each mutated war engine.[1a] More than one of these pilots has been wholly consumed inside their own machine, with the daemonic entity within metabolizing them and seizing autonomy over its own functions.[5]
Knights Tyrant frequently act as mobile firebases in battle, and are also known as powerful siegebreakers. Their ability to pummel enemies from afar with heavy firepower or smash a path through defensive lines and fortifications makes it invaluable to Chaos forces. In particular, they are highly prized by the Iron Warriors Legion. This has led Chaos Knight Houses such as House Gorgothorn and House Phleghra to secure alliances with the Iron Warriors, fielding their Knights Tyrant for the sons of Perturabo in exchange for aid.[5]
The Knight Tyrant wields a impressive array of long-range weaponry which includes Ectoplasma Decimators, Brimstone Volcano Lances, Conflagration Cannons, and Thundercoil Harpoons.[1a] At least one knight discarded these armaments for a pair of Reaper Chainswords.[3] Additional weaponry includes Gheiststrike Missiles, twin Meltaguns, and two Desecrator Cannons.[1a]
Notable Knights Tyrant
- Death of Hope — Piloted by Ivandar of House Lucaris.[3]
- Sire of Doom — Dreadblade Knight.[1b]
- The Killing Oath — Piloted by Abesh of House Khomentis.[1c]
- All-Hearing - Piloted by Kaligia of House Mandrakor[4]
Images
Knight Tyrant miniature[2]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Chaos Knights (8th Edition):
- 2: Games Workshop Knight Tyrant (last accessed 10/7/2020)
- 3: Apex Predator (Short Story)
- 4: War Zone Nachmund: Rift War, pg. 19
- 5: Codex: Chaos Knights (10th Edition), pg. 20
| Chaos Knights Forces | |
|---|---|
| Questoris Pattern | |
| Dominus Pattern | Knight Tyrant |
| Cerastus Pattern | |
| Acastus Pattern | |
| Armiger Pattern | |
| Other | Hell-Strider • Hell-Scourge • Hell-Knight |
| List of Traitor Houses | |
