Mantic Games has announced alongside Halo Studios that The Banished will be the next major faction to join the tactical miniatures game, Halo: Flashpoint, which is set in the epic Sci-Fi universe of the video game series.

Rise Of The Banished // Halo: Flashpoint

The Rise Of The Banished brings he fearsome Jiralhanae to the tabletop alongside some of their Sangheili mercenaries. The Jiralhanae miniatures tower over pretty much everything we've seen for the game so far, with eight of them in the box alongside four Sangheili. Your classic "Brutes" and "Elites" will be getting ready to kick the ass of Spartan teams, even with all of their fancy weapons.

Jiralhanae Berzerker With Dynamo Grenade // Halo: Flashpoint

The miniatures for the Jiralhanae look absolutely stunning and showcase these warriors' brutish ferocity. There are plenty of different nods to the various types of Jiralhanae in the Halo games throughout, which will no doubt spark moments of nostalgia as you remember battling them in the Halo video games.

Jiralhanae Chosen With Sentinel Beam // Halo: Flashpoint

Jiralhanae Captain With Hydra MLRS // Halo: Flashpoint

As well as the miniatures for the Jiralhanae and the Sangheili, there will also be a full Banished Garrison made from full-colour card terrain, a deluxe play board, faction-themed d8 and Command Dice, plus a new Rules Booklet alongside a wealth of new cards and tokens for fielding the Banished against the UNSC.

The set will also contain a limited edition sculpt of the infamous Warmaster Atriox, who Halo players will remember from the latest game.

Atriox - Rise Of The Banished Limited Edition Sculpt // Halo: Flashpoint

This Limited Edition sculpt will be available first with Rise Of The Banished, but there will also be a standard version of the miniature available later on for regular retail release. So don't worry about missing out on the character himself. He will also come with the cards to bring this legendary villain to the tabletop, perhaps to fight against the Master Chief himself.

Jiralhanae // Halo: Flashpoint

Sangheili Mercenaries // Halo: Flashpoint

It's great to see more coming out from Mantic Games to support Halo: Flashpoint. The game is great fun and built on the core of the Deadzone system, which is a hit in and of itself. The Banished are a perfect next faction for you to throw into the game to start turning up the heat on those Spartans training in the arena of Flashpoint at the moment.

Rise Of The Banished Terrain // Halo: Flashpoint

If you'd like to see Halo: Flashpoint in action, you can check out some gameplay below as Gerry and Shay played an Oddball match...

Let's Play: Halo Flashpoint - Oddball Match | Mantic Games

We're quite big fans of Halo and the work that Mantic is doing so seeing Flashpoint get more expansions is great! What do you make of the new miniatures and do you think this will end up convincing you to give Flashpoint a go?

Drop your thoughts down below...