Relic Knights Week: Meet The Factions – Doctrine
January 18, 2017 by dignity
It's time to visit the Space Wizards of Relic Knights as we meet the Doctrine. They are a faction of scholars, mystics, and powerful manipulators of Esper.
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The Doctrine and United Planetary Alliance have an uneasy partnership at present but with things the way they are in the Relic Knights universe it's one worth maintaining.
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this is one of the faction I am looking into
The one I have least exp with.
But I do love fiametta, some of the characters have a alt “dark space” version in a different faction, she is also in the sword sworn.
catgirls, schoolgirls and magical girls …. count me in 😉
Probably the most anime of all the factions
ok. these are the guys i really want to play. and if i get to design the character, mayb a debuffer for them. maybe a certain professor with a whip
faction slightly more difficult to use…. take care of type of Esper of every unit in your army !
The Wife just found her second faction.
Oh a Harry Potter faction, he says disappointedly, but saying that a fairly tempting faction. I like the wraith like guards and the wolf guardian mini with the ribbons etc perfect companion to a little girl. As a faction it looks very mismatched and all the more interesting for it, but not what I would usually take notice of
This is the faction my eldest daughter wants to play, something to do with wizards and cats I believe. 🙂
I am really enjoying learning about the different factions, and love the look of the minis! Great Work!!
Another full anime faction. Quite interesting to see this…
To be honest, my main problem with this game is that I like ALL these factions.
I really like Fiameta, the Academy Guards and Ekhis but i think this won’t be my faction.
Now this is the faction I’m in love with 😀
im spotting a trend. another faction i am liking minis for.
Oh man, I had no interest in this faction… and then there is a bloody cat race in there….. and giant scissors ….. and black and orange socks that I NEED to paint………….. goddammit ………
Ah, my favorite faction. The librarian is the first mini i saw for the game and it got me interested in the kickstarter. And i love Ekhys (the wolf).
its all gone a bit fairy tale and I love it. cat girls, witches and best of all the super cute little red riding hood and her wolf. they sound really interesting gameplay wise but really I just want to crush your super troopers with a gang of kids. i’ll take your sexy cool and raise you an super cute. I think this is the one for me.
They’re Relic Knight is my favorite, I love me some cat girls
seriously someone need to make an anime about Doctrine :).
I am so torn right now, Doctrine or Shattered Sword? Tough decision….
I want to paint up this faction, not sure it is the one I would choose to play though.
These really seem a more manga faction, the play style for them seems good fun as well.
Cool!
I have all the factions… Instead of making it easier to decide which to start with, all these videos are just making me want to jump in with all of them at once…
Thing they didn’t mention is that the little girl and her Big Bad Wolf are the questing knight in the battle box. She looks so adorable. Maybe I’ll paint her up all gothy and go for a “creepy child” look.
Like a Si-Fi Hogwarts! Ok these are my favourite faction so far!
This looks interesting. Cant wait to see the last few factions now :p
spooky, magicky girlies
So what I’m noticing about all of these factions is that I want them all!!!
Yup still need this game in my life 😀
The character figures are fantastic, but the students could use a resculpt. I love Kisa and Scratch…and the cat relic is just epic.
The second most interesting faction to me…Love the kids model
This is the faction for me.. and having just finished watching Kill la kill I can see the use of that big scissor blade
@wulveroffenris
Kill la Kill you say?….
https://twitter.com/ninjadiv/status/757612875062075392
Magic force that can move Golem Hummm looks interesting but i thing they need more fire power ……No ?
@magedelanuit
Dear lord, no lol. Only Black Diamond can match the Doctrine’s damage output.
For me, the most appealing thing about this faction is that I can field Tycho Brahe from Penny Arcade in it 😀
I love the minis
This isn’t my favorite faction out of the one’s covered, but I like the idea of a little girl as the questing knight. It’d be rewarding to see her take out bigger “tougher” characters.
Up until now that would be the faction of my choice
I am kinda mixed on the models but the fluff is interesting.
Space librarians
Very anime, love the golems, but still favouring the Noh.
Love the Delphyne and Ekhis combo.
Hmmm not my kind of faction. It is a bit kawaii for an army. I favor more of a military style, but still nice models.
most anime faction yet
They sound like a neat faction but I am going to wait until they get a re-sculpt.
Yeah these would be good to have for intro games and a nice change of pace. Not really my play style.
Looks like a fun force however probably not my cup of tea so much as some of the others.
Now this one isn’t too bad. The dodgy anime girls are a little worrying though!
Doctrine and Cerci are where the cheesecake is in Relic Knights.
They have a furry!!
I am ALL about the space wizards.
This is my second favorite faction. very fun a lot of fun surprises
The novitiates’ wands look like sports equipment for some jai-alai variant.
Not sure if I like this faction
Some of them are quite nice, BUT… Magicians, we dont need their scum.
Wizards in space, that I like!
These are not really my thing.
The librarian robot thing is cool. Otherwise, these guys don’t interest me much.
Definitely the most heaviest anime influence, which is cool. Magic weilding Cat people on mech’s whats the worst that could happen?
So… a mix of Kill La Kill and Little Witch Academia Plus a rather manic looking Catgirl riding a cat mecha, Oh boy, DO NOT let these magic tossing maniacs get a line of sight on you, ‘methinks it will be rather painful.
Interesting faction. My wife is torn between this faction and the Black Diamond.
Not sure if I would play these guys but I like how much thought seems to have gone into every character
Hmm, another faction I could have fun with, as well as tempt my daughter with (as long as I don’t mention the dreaded word “school”).
School’s out……
I did not know a single thing about this faction before this vid. I like them. I like them a lot.
An hilarious amount of cleavage there! Really liked the wolf and cyclops dude.
I’ll have to look into this faction
Like the minis, but not a huge fan of the style of play or magic themed factions
Magical cat girls and little red riding hood? Sign me up! At this rate I’m going to end up collecting them all. My bank account isn’t going to survive this… O.o
Weird and yet appealing models
Did I see right that a lot of the weapons etc. were bent? Why weren’t they better straightened guys?
Ok, definitely added this faction to my want list, and that was before you’d even got past showing the catgirl 😛
The Doctrine are not for me, great mini`s i`m just not feeling the tug for this faction. Now on the other hand i`ll be looking into getting FIAMETTA, as she look`s like a futuristic witch. I have an idea forming in the old grey matter, and Fiametta will fit in with what i hoping to do.
If the Shattered Sword are more to your liking then they have the Darkspace Fiametta.
Not for me though I do like the models. I have a friend who would love this faction as he loves magic and long range attacks. Will try to persuade him to get into Relic Knighrs with me.
This is the most different looking faction. I’m not sure whether I’m thinking different good or different bad. It does appeal to me that I can paint every miniature in the force however I’m feeling that day & not worry about army paint schemes though.
I’d paint it luke felicia
Cool faction, interesting angle.
Super hyped for void break! Can’t wait for the kickstarter. I already have all of the existing models so I can’t wait to get a few more to paint!
This is my second favorite faction.
Hasami is great and always seem to my friend’s primary target every time she moves! I have yet to play a game with Anthony and is choice of cyphers.
I hope Delphyne “grows” up in the next book, it would be fun.
Nerds & Coeds faction.
The look of this faction definitely appeals to me.
Very interesting faction. Requires more study.
an anime version of hogwarts in the future, nothing wrong with that at all 🙂
I like the scholars and constructs more than the student side but thankfully forces are small enough and factions are diverse enough that I can field that with no problem.
Doctrine do look cool. Can’t want to see the new stuff.
What a fun and very different faction from the mmore typical skirmish games. The miniatyres are once again, absolutely stunning. I love the librarian.
These are great
Holy harry potter on steroids batman… really cool minis but probably not my choice of faction
These are the ones that I want to play. They look cool great backstory and a like spellcasters.
I like the girl and wolf combo
This is my favorite faction, great sculpts and playstyle 🙂
Space Hogwarts, this could be a fun faction.
Nice…Love the floating guardians!
Shame they didn’t show cosplay hasami!
Weird lookin faces lol
Interesting how different these miniatures look compared to the other factions. I am amazed how diverse the art direction is on this game yet it all fits together.
And I though Cerci Speed Circuit had all the cheesecake. I clearly was mistaken. 🙂
Nice to see that the Noh aren’t the only aliens in the game.
These are quite cool, I do like the thought of them being at an academy learning their trade and getting mixed up in a bigger picture….interesting, cheers guys
love the doctrine faction
I like the wide variety of models in this faction from the questing knight with the big bad wolf to the Academy guards. Vary cool looking mini’s.
I think it would be fun to paint this faction up in the Hogwarts Houses color schemes. I could see Kisa robot battle cat painted up like the Gryffindor lion.
Schools out ! This would be THE force my wife would play nutty schools girls casting magic.
Interesting, seems like a cool magical rag tag crew to play.
Very cool for being librarians
Brother G
Interesting but Cerci and Corsairs are still edging me in.
A cat girl, school girls: major points for me.
This faction is definitely at the top of my list
lol, it is the anime faction 😀
Very interested to see how this faction develops in the future. Many different kinds of mystic and spiritual beliefs to draw from for inspiration.
Magic Cats and Little orange riding hood and the Big Bad Wolf. I like this faction too. My wallet, not so much.
This looks fun!
Strong Anime theme is not my cup of tea, but the play style looks really interesting for this lot.
awesome!
Love the look of both of the knights, but don’t know if they’d be my cup of tea on the table
Might have to use this faction to tempt my hardcore anime friends into this game.
I’d like to give this a go
SPAAAAACE WIZARDS! Now I’ve got Black Sabbath’s The wizard stuck in my head! …..Awesome!
Yeah these are looking like the main contender for my faction, just with it had a greater selection of minions to choose from.
This faction looks neat.
I think this could be my favourite faction just because the majority of the characters are different looking.
I’m not sure about the Togan/Cecilia mini though! :0
I find the faction and the minis meh. The anime high school look is really turning me off for some reason.
Hogwarts meets Indiana Jones…
This faction drew me into the game. I love the art for them and the play style. One of the few games where the army I like the look of also has the mechanics and style that I like to play.
yes cool looking collage of wizards
yes cool looking collage of wizards, that act like the librarians
Like Kisa, but not my cup of coffee, the staff look kind fragil
Who doesn’t love magic? This faction seems like a lot of fun.
the diceless system on this one is mind blowing, i’m really looking forward to it.
Catgirls, ehhh. Battlecats, yes please.
My fave faction.
This faction would be my second choice or even be tied for first, I love wizards and space wizard I think are just that much cooler. Absolutely love the minis and like the sound of their play style. I would paint this faction just for the sake of painting them.
Damn. Just when I thought I’d figured out what faction I wanted to play…