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Yeh, more WH40K art, go me!While commissars are known for maintaining discipline through fear and brutality, it wouldn't surprise me if there are regiments that look to alternate means to maintain morale.
In 1998 Games Workshop released a limited edition "female commissar" for Gamesday, and as befits a hobby geared towards pubescent boys they modelled her with a corset and ample cleavage. This image is based on that model.
Now I'm all for some good fanservice, but I've wondered why there aren't more "serious" female Imperial Guard models. Supposedly they serve more or less in equal measure with men in the Guard, but I only know of three models made, a couple of penal legion models, and one generic Tanith trooper. Are there any others out there?
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I remember someone stating that model was "cheesy."
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By all fact and canon right, their should be entire tabletop IG armies made ENTIRELY* of Women.
Seeing as how the Imperium only rarely mixes the sexes, something to do with......long-term incompatibility?
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I think its more along the lines of having a mixed gender regiment poses more problems then it solves, for example,Β the men might be spending more time thinking about the women than fighting for the Emperor. Β
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Slanneshi cultists might try to cause them all to have a big orgy
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Chauvinists and Feminists would be out for the other gender's blood or at least put them down as being a "lesser" Human being and that would cause infighting that the enemy would exploit.Β
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There is also the chance of Guardsmen being more loyal to their lover/mateΒ than towards the Regiment and therefore the Imperium.
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And there are probably be a host of other reasons as well,Β but the point is that Mixed-gender Regiments are rare and for good reasons.
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if she was giveing orders im sure she would get the best out of any guardsmen! haha
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i know this kinda joke has been mae, but i still have an obligation to make it.
squad morale restored.... in my pants.
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The Emperor protects, this proves it. Nice work.
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It's a pleasure to be helpfull master ^^
PD: are you working on any new 40k Project? Please say you're ! (I'm a fan of your work since LiS , and sincerly, Mistress Eliza rules XDDD)
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Yep, there is another model. If I remember well, I have a Catachan special weapon guardmen equipped with a Grenade Launcher that has boobies. In fact, I think I got it the reason you said, it was strange to see a women in the ranks of the GI (miniature range...), and more with the Catachans who look like an entire rambo army...
I can't find a picture to show you, but she was wearing a tight shirt, looking to the left side while holding the grenade launcher in one hand and in the other a big knife (surely to get rid of all the undesired jungle guys who aproached her xD)
PD: In fact I found it, here she is. It's not the best painted miniature of the world but at last you'll see the model. ^^
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Hey not bad, thanks for showing me.
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Well, women actually serve in the imperial guard and quite a lot of them too, it's just to bad that Games Workshop hasn't made any female Guardsmen... women moddels. It would be pretty cool to have women in the army as well.
Nice picture by the way
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They normally have the Women segregated into Female only regiments and battlions.
They only rarely make a regiment "co-ed".
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Ah, actually wasn't aware of that. Though from what I've read about the Imperium, you can't generalize anything, it's different on every world.
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Not from what Caiphus Cain stated(mind you all of which is certified canon)
Caiphus stated that the Adminisortium(spelled wrong I know)Only creates co-ed regiments when their aren't enough men or women by themselves.
This usually happens as a result of 2 regiments taking severe casualties in battle, and since it would take too long to have replacements transferred from their planet of Founding, they combine understrength regiments with regiments that are likewise understrength.
Only occasionally does this result in a co-ed regiment, as they still try to combine women with women, men with men.
He says it is a result of...."Long-term incompatibility".....that and other undesirable situations that arise from co-ed troops.
Pregnancy being foremost amongst them, and uh...lovers quarrels can be a tad bit more "uncivil" when you consider both parties are...armed.
That and in-fighting over partners can lead to bad things too.
And in-so-far as Cain makes knwon the aforementioned policy is enforced on all worlds throughout the Imperium.
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Ah, I see, well as I said it was only something I read somewhere, I have nothing to back my claim up.
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Lol if I had to guess, GW never made all female IG armies is because if they did......nobody would play with the males anymore....
And yes...I know that doesn't sound right.....
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very nice... i like the expression on her face! a mix between something sexy and "don't ya mess around with me or else...!"
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A excellent picture. Now to track down the modelyou mentioned for my guardsmen display.
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I'd charge whatever she asked me too 
nice drawing ^_^
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To be fair to GW, they didn't commission the female commissar model. It was sculpted by Chris Fitzpatrick as an "interview piece" to show them his skills. They then put it out as a North American limited edition. It was never put on general release because it wasn't felt to fit well with the general feel of models at that time.
I love your interpretation, though.
Chris went on to produce some of the best female models in the GW range, including Lucrezia Belladonna. I think he's working for Privateer Press now.
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Huh, I didn't know that! Lucrezia eh? Thanks for the info, I'll google him up right away.
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What's that ma'am? Charge the Khorne Bezerkers? I don't kno- *flash!*
FOR THE EMPEROR! *charges to his death*
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she can interogate my privates any day, rawr. :3
good work as always mr mead. your absences are felt keenly
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Well, with the Ciaphas Cain novels, we might be seeing some female Valhallans in the future.
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I also found it quite odd - guess the IG is more of a "boy club" and dont like the idea of a woman being in charge of an entire legion of IG troops. They shurely would fight a damn sight harder for a female commisar if you ask me
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That brings back memories of my Warhammer 40k days. It was all good and fun painting an army up and then realizing I'm crap at war games. If they had more models like this I'd still be at it!
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Then again, who says she isn't tough, too - some of the Interrogators are supposed to be very beautiful - and very dangerous.
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None that I know of. Most people I know who've used FemGuard have converted the old Necromunda models.
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A leather whip would complete the look
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Yeah... probably because of the lack of hygiene in the target demographic.
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*mind wanders*........Eeeeew....
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sisters of battle anyone?
she sure looks like a potentially cruel mistress to me...
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Well naturally, there're a bunch of female eldar models as well. I mean IG women specifically.
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dark eldar has some sweet boob-models too... check out the 2000point limit special char they got, complete with bikini slave chicks
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