Catachan Devil Squads typically consist of one grizzled sergeant (always known as a "Sarge") and between four and nine "Catachan Devil" guardsmen, though some squads may include a veteran officer. Occasionally, a demolitions expert, or "Demo Man," will also accompany the team. Mysterious and aloof, little is known of Marbo's origins and most of what's told remains rumour and speculation. Only Colonel Traupman, Marbo's mentor and original commanding officer, knows the details of his past. It is said that he was one of ten brothers who were inducted into the Catachan XII Regiment, and that during fighting against WAAAGH! Urgok on Ryza all were killed. However, tales abound of a lone Guardsman returning two solar weeks later with the head of the Ork Warlord, a single bullet hole clearly visible between the Greenskin's eyes. They are able to move with surprising speed for something of their size, being superbly adapted to move across a large variety of terrain. Once capturing a victim, the Devil will shred it with razor claws or, alternatively, will sting into insensibility with short tentacles, located around its maw. The mouth itself is extendable and consist not teeth but a bony hooks, lining around it and tearing apart the meat of prey. The victim will then be consumed. [3] [5] They have become legendary amongst the rest of the Imperial Guard. In stories told to children they are almost as lauded as the Adeptus Astartes themselves, and in many ways maybe even more so, for the men and women of Catachan are just that -- mortal men and women. Everything they do, every storied battle they have won, they have achieved without all the genetically-enhanced advantages of the Emperor's Space Marines. Entire regiments may be drawn from small geographical areas. It is not uncommon for many squads to be made up of men related to each other. Cousin fights alongside cousin, brother alongside brother and quite often all serve under an uncle or, in rare circumstances, a grandfather. These close-knit structures have resulted in levels of trust and teamwork that are virtually unparalleled within the Imperial Guard.

Though their planet's predators, plant life, air, soil and water are all inimical to Human life, these natural warriors not only survive, but maintain a population high enough to raise dozens of new Astra Militarum regiments every year. Though little production occurs in these rough survivalists' few permanent fortified settlements, Catachan is rich in resources it trades for essential goods. Thes einclude bio-specimens, exotic vegetation, toxins and rare chemicals and, above all, the native Catachans themselves, for they are perhaps the most worthy component of their world's tithe to the Imperium. Great Barking Toads - Great Barking Toads, although appearing benign and harmless, are literally volatile creatures: this amphibioid is easily startled, and anything it finds threatening is liable to cause it to neurologically explode in a cloud of virulent toxins which kills anything within a very wide (up to 1 kilometre) area, including the Barking Toad itself. The Barking Toad toxin is virulent enough that even respirators and sealed suits such as power armour offer no protection, and no other known substance can serve as an antidote to the searing, acidic death it brings. The Barking Toads of Catachan are known as the most toxic and dangerous creatures known to Humanity in the galaxy. Catachan Fang - Measuring up to 20 inches of gleaming steel, the Catachan Fang is the most common type of Catachan Knife used by the Catachan regiments. Equally useful for cutting your way through jungle or a deviant Aeldari, the Catachan Fang is renowned throughout thousands of star systems. This knife is also used for settling disputes between Catachans. Usually, one knife is placed in the centre of a fighting pit and the combatants must each strive to get hold of the knife. The duel ends when one fighter draws blood, though this can often mean death as well.On Warhammer Community, coverage of Warhammer Fest will continue on Monday with even more Kill Team announcements. The rest of the week will focus on the exciting changes coming to specific factions in the new edition of Warhammer 40,000, as we start our Faction Focus series. Another Star Player? We’re salivating at the prospect. And so is Withergrasp Doubledrool, a heavily mutated Beastman with two heads and tentacles aplenty. He/they employs his/their god-given gifts in “Favoured of…” teams, proving difficult to take down, and even harder to escape from when they take up residence on the line of scrimmage. Withergrasp Doubledrool will be available in resin. Kieldar Rebellion (956.M41) - The Kieldar Rebellion is utterly crushed by the combined forces of the Catachan, Morax, Elysia, Cadian, Aegis, Tallarn, Harakoni, Neocassan, Paragon, Vostroyan, Birmingham, Mordian, Jjojos, Pintax, Athanos, K'phrani, Rassiosan and Bannan Imperial Guard regiments. The Brainleaf, a vegetative carnivore, is a small tree, not particularly conspicuous on Catachan, but is able to attach its tendrils to the spine and brain of a person, taking control over their body. This creature may be an offshoot of the Tyranid Cortex Leech, a creature with similar abilities. [18]

Marbo gained further renown as one of the few survivors who fought during the Dark Eldar incursion on Galabad. The small garrison of Guardsmen stationed on the planet were greatly outnumbered by the vast xenos horde, and were eventually overrun. Many Imperial historians recount the horrific details of long, dark nights of torture, in which the Catachan prisoners were dismembered whilst Wyches and Mandrakes bathed in the blood of their victims. It was Colonel Traupman who led the rescue force that eventually found Sly Marbo, standing alone and armed only with a knife, covered from head to toe in alien blood. Marbo was surrounded by destroyed vehicles, piles of alien bodies and the head of the Dark Eldar's Archon impaled on a spike behind him. The Beastmen are an all-new kill team, with 10 models who can be built as Fellgor Warriors or a range of fiendish specialists – including an Ironhorn, a Shaman, a Fluxbray and more. The kit also includes loads of interchangeable heads and horns, for that full custom Chaos experience.These tough, resourceful and uncompromising warriors excel at fast-moving, close-quarter firefights, infiltration and sniping. As born survivors, these courageous people have endured growing up on one of the most dangerous and perilous Death Worlds in the galaxy. Such is the infamous lethality of this creature that the Catachans have named both their most fearsome knives and deadliest, most elite soldiers after it.

Catachan was colonized by humans longer than Imperial records can remember. When the first probes arrived, the planet was a deceptive, calm green orb from orbit but when the colony ships crash-landed and the colonists had no way to escape, they awoke to find themselves on one of the harshest planets in the galaxy. The colonists only barely survived, holed up in their spacecraft against a living, besieging jungle, a battle for survival in which many undoubtedly died. [1] Current conditionsDefence of Jorn V (997.M41) - The 12th Army Group, comprised mainly of Catachan and Jornian Imperial Guard forces, continue to hold out against a tendril of Hive Fleet Leviathan. Reinforcements continue to be raised to help combat this dire threat. S Tier: Cadia Chainsword, Kantrael la Infantry lasgun, Accatran MG VIIa, Kantrael XII Lasgun, Catachan Devil Claw Swords (all MK versions are great) The daring and gung-ho attitudes of the Catachans have put them at odds with elements of the Spinward Front’s command, and out of tacit mutual consent, Catachan regiments tend to be placed in isolated battlegroups deployed to brutal warzones, where their distrust of authority figures and their tendency towards independence are less of a hindrance. The Spore Tree, the branches of this plant hold dangling flowers which launch a cloud of spores when they detect something moving close by, to carry their seeds to other fertile areas. The spore cloud is so dense, the creature which disturbed the tree often chokes and dies. This is also useful for the spore tree as its victim's decaying body will enrich the ground around its roots. [19]

Grappleweed - Grappleweed represents the most common and deadly variant of barbed vemongorse. Grappleweed is a hideous xenos plant that possesses stumpy bushes with trumpet-like flowers. It is a mobile carnivorous plant, able to shuffle across the landscapes of the galaxy's various Death Worlds in search of fresh morsels of prey. The plant's writhing, barbed tentacles are a deadly menace which will drag any prey that comes too close with its grapple-barbed tongue into the fleshy trumpet of the plant's main body for eventual digestion. It is a ravenous carnivorous plant that tumbles towards its prey with astonishing swiftness before dousing it in highly corrosive biochemicals and consuming the slurried remains. Grappleweed- the most common and deadly subform of the Barbed Vemongorse. The Grappleweed is a hideous alien plant, with stumpy bushes with trumpet like flowers, able to shuffle across the landscapes of the galaxy in search of fresh morsels of prey. The writhing barbed tentacles are a deadly menace which will drag any prey with its grapple-barbed tongue into the fleshy trumpet for eventual digestion. It is a ravenous carnivorous plant that tumbles towards its prey with astonishing swiftness before dousing it in highly corrosive chemicals and consuming the slurried remains. [25] [26] Macharian Crusade (392-399.M41) - Large numbers of Catachan Jungle Fighter regiments participated in Lord Solar Macharius' Macharian Crusade to expand Imperial rule into vast new territories on the fringe of the galaxy.If you prefer your war a little less like a burning skyline and a little more, uh… leafy? We’ve got you. Catachan Devil Catachan raises dozens of regiments for the Astra Militarum every standard year, their skills honed to a knife-edge upon the world of their birth. Viewing daily survival upon Catachan as but a microcosm of Humanity's wider struggle, the Death World's warriors proudly answer the Emperor's call to arms.