![]() ![]() ![]() His opening brawl with a company's worth of Blood Claws follows some remarkably childish acts, and serves as a stark reminder of his skill. He still manages to fit in with this world, so rather than seeming utterly at odds with the Space Wolves chapter, he serves as a facet which is rarely seen.Ī major benefit of how the story continually depicts Lukas stems from how it knows exactly when to dial back the humour or divert it. Lukas' nature is in stark contrast to the dour-faced and saga spewing figures in charge of his Great Company, but the story presents it in the correct way. While the old trope of the dumbass who is secretly a badass is centuries old by this point, the book manages to find creative ways to express it. The book more or less manages it, and while he is perhaps not so overtly insane as people imagined from his reputation, the character walks a fine line between juvinile and laughably skilled. Let's follow on from that last point in the introduction - The balance required to pull off someone like Lukas. When he faces Duke Traevelliath Sliscus of the Dark Eldar, the encounter between the Serpent and Trickster will end only in blood on the snow, and neither will walk away from the battle unchanged. Yet, his constant drive to surpass himself may well have met his match. With a reckless joy which is matched only by his skill, Lukas proves himself a capable hunter time and time again, despite the frustrations of his brothers. With his presence inflicted upon another Jarl, Lukas sets about establishing himself among the younger Blood Claws. In most cases either an author would be forced to abandon these elements, or might crank them to intolerable degrees. The point is that between his humour and standing as the antithesis of typical Adeptus Astartes, the character stood on a knife-edge of becoming obnoxious. Yes, that is the last time Batman mentions will be made in here. Either he reflects a type of exaggerated humour that was all too rare in Warhammer at the time, or he passed Adam West right into George Clooney territory. Well, as a character who replaced a vital internal organ with high explosives, Lukas the Trickster sits firmly on the Adam West side of things.īorn out of the most insane elements of the Fifth Edition (non-Ward related ones anyway), Lukas is very much a love-him-or-hate-him character. A few years ago we discussed this, dubbing it the "Batman Effect" - Comparing it with how one character could represent the pinnacle of the comicbook Silver Age but also dark, serious and intelligent storytelling. Warhammer 40,000 benefits from a unique thematic standing, something which few other franchises have mastered: The capacity to slide back and forth between borderline parody and stone-faced seriousness in style and tone, without either clashing. A must read for any Space Wolves or Dark Eldar fan. Both of them in the same setting make for a great and exciting story. Lukas is a great character and so is the Duke. The conflict between the Dark Eldar and the Space Wolves is excellently done. The Duke, one of the most powerful of Dark Eldar players, exists outside the reach of Asdrubal Vect, or does he? There are a lot of plots going on here. While this is going on Duke Sliscus stages a raid/hunt on Fenris. Jarl Grimblood assigns Luks to train some Blood Claws (newer Space Wolves, similar to scouts in other chapters). This does not make him a popular member and having him on your team can be a hassle. His is to be the voice of dissent and to make the Space Wolves question some of their own beliefs. While on different sides, they both are different than their normal kin. The other is Duke Sliscus of the Dark Eldar. It is a story about two key characters who walk a different path. ![]()
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