Ordos Chemical Trooper

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The first Ordos unit-of-the-week has been posted at the official site. This week it is the Ordos Chemical Trooper, check out its info below:

What motivates the Chemical Troopers to act in battle is largely a mystery. Contrary to the Ordos credo of turning subterfuge into economic viability, Chemical Troopers seem to operate in a manner more consistent with Harkonnen philosophy - they fight for the thrill of combat, not profit. Some speculate that the prolonged exposure to the thick green gas - the contents of which are still shrouded in secrecy - that is dispelled from their primary weapons has caused irreversible damage to the thought centers of their brains. More specifically, it is said their ability to reason has been gradually overrun by irrational, primitive impulses to add to chaos, not order. Consequently, they tend to squander their precious ammunition at inopportune moments on the battlefield - a trait that inevitably leads to the Ordos Executrix terminating a substantial percentage of Troopers when the fighting is done. Nevertheless, when the hazy, pungent cloud from their toxic gas projectors begins to lift, Chemical Troopers remain a blood-thirsty lot who exert the acute ability to intimidate and overpower during the tides of war. Unprotected enemy units, particularly infantry, react immediately and violently to the noxious gas; armored units generally fair better, but reports have filtered through over time that side-effects can crop up and plague the infected for years after initial contact.

There is also a new rendering you can check out.