Dominating the battlefield with its massive frame, the Beetle Knight Attacking is a powerhouse of chitin and steel. This gargantuan miniature features intricate layered elytra and a colossal slab-cleaver, making it the ultimate boss encounter for any forest or subterranean campaign.
The knight is bracing for a massive sweeping strike or has just landed and is squaring up against a group of foes.
A major boss encounter within an insectoid hive, a legendary guardian of a primordial forest, or a champion general for a subterranean monstrosity faction.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: HERO, MONSTER
Pose: Wide-stanced braced crouch, right arm extended laterally, left arm holding weapon low.
Action: Attacking
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Attacking
Genre: Fantasy
Suitable Locations: underground chitinous hive, enchanted fungal forest, ancient dwarf-built citadel, wizard's laboratory as a guardian, shadow-corrupted glade, depths of a crystal cavern, overgrown ruins of an elven city
Encounter Scenarios: An elite guardian protecting the queen of an insectoid hive (boss), A magically animated suit of armor infused with beetle essence (enemy), A member of a rare warrior race offering a challenge to the party (quest-giver/ally)
Power Level: Deadly (score 78/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (perfect): Works as a Thri-kreen Fighter, a homebrew Beetlefolk, or a Helmed Horror.; Pathfinder (perfect): Excellent for a Cavalier or Fighter of a monstrous race.; Warhammer Age of Sigmar (good): Fits the Sylvaneth aesthetic or as a Chaos Warrior of Nurgle with insectoid mutations.; Frostgrave (good): Suitable as a heavy armored construct or an elite mercenary.; Kings of War (usable): Could serve as a hero unit for a nature or monster-themed faction.
Race: Beetle-folk, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Hulking, Size: Huge, Age: Ageless, Style: Stylized
Also suitable as: Thri-kreen variant, Warforged (Insectoid model), Insectoid Construct
Distinguishing Features: Rhinoceros beetle horn on forehead, Layered elytra on back, Segmented chitin-like armor joints, Massive wings under shell
Weapons: Buster sword / Great Cleaver: A very wide, single-edged blade with a flat top edge ending in a vertical hook. The crossguard is ornate and circular with protruding spikes.
Armor: full plate (metal plate, Full body); helmet (metal plate, Head); pauldrons (metal plate, Shoulders)
Clothing: loincloth
Equipment: Elytra
Character Classes: Fighter (high%), Paladin (medium%), Barbarian (low%)
NPC Role: Elite Hive Guard
Creature: Beetle Knight (Monstrosity), Size: Huge
Body: Humanoid with thick chitinous-style plate armor, a large horn protruding from the center of the head, and four large, rounded wing-covers on the back.
Also known as: Chitinous Golem, Anubian Guardian, Giant Beetle-folk Warrior
Related creatures: Giant Stag Beetle, Thri-kreen, Umber Hulk
Distinctive Features: Rhinoceros beetle horn, Quad-layered back elytra
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Horn, description: A large, forward-curving rhinoceros beetle horn., position: Head, type_ja: 角, description_ja: 前方へカーブした大きなカブトムシの角。, position_ja: 頭部, type: Great Cleaver, description: A massive, heavy-bladed sword., position: Left hand
Defensive Features: Heavy plate armor, Large protective back shells (elytra)
Aesthetic: Cool / Badass, Intimidating / Imposing, Grimdark, Classic Fantasy
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy, East Asian — Japanese
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Heracross (Pokemon) warrior-type, Hollow Knight boss-type, Guts (Berserk) due to the oversized slab sword, Kamen Rider insectoid motifs, Vordt of the Boreal Valley (Dark Souls) silhouette
Miniature Dimensions: 55.0mm H x 95.4mm W x 61.1mm D (base: 125.0mm)
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