Saturday 13 July 2019

Core Space - Purge Annihilators & Gatherers

I come to the last of the Purge machines - the deadly Annihilators and Gatherers. These were a Kickstarter add on and I only have one set of them.
The Annihilator has only one function and that is to kill everything living. It doesn't care about collecting biomass or the collateral damage of its cohorts. When it appears there's little point standing your ground, it's a signal in humanoid form to run for your life. Although its function is similar to the Devastator it is like comparing a grenade to a tank. Its firepower is awesome and it's extremely resilient to damage. Both the Gatherers and the Annihilators have shielded cores that can be salvaged by a technician before dissolving.
Gatherers comprise of the Mother and "her" Spiders. The Mother is a large insect-like machine that gathers both the living and dead biomass. She will appear towards the tail end of a conflict but is formidable in her own right with a devastating attack. Her Spiders are knee-high machines with a nasty temperament that are more of a nuisance to a well armed Trader than an outright threat. However, they will mindlessly protect the Mother from assaults and may be the difference between life and death.
It will be rare for these Purge machines to appear in a game of Core Space but when they do they will be a serious threat to the Trader crews and anyone else who is foolish enough to get in their way. As with all the other Purge robots, these could be used in a wide variety of sci-fi games. Note that there are five Spiders in this set but I've only shown two as they are all identical sculpts.

9 comments:

  1. More robot goodness, Bryan, and some nice little additions to "Core Space"; albeit I'm definitely tempted to get some for "Metamorphosis Alpha".

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    1. Many thanks, Simon. I could certainly see these working in "Metamorphis Alpha", a real blast from the past that I have fond memories of playing many, many years ago.

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    1. Shiney is always good, Phil. Who can resist?

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  3. Great stuff! ...and usable in many scales!

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    1. Thanks, Scully. That's a great point you make which I hadn't considered.

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  4. Their looking good Bryan & hopefully we will get to see them in play even if its unlikely :)

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    1. Many thanks, Frank. You'll definitely see these in the "Robot Wars" scenario for my upcoming Judge Dredd campaign.

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