Middle Earth Mega Project
Denethor and the Guards of the Citadel.
Denethor in his right mind was described as much more sophisticated and Machiavellian than Theoden in Rohan, but lost his mind with the death of his favourite son and trying to master the Palantir, something that the true King of Gondor was able to do.
A cheap but risky character to include on the table top. For 35 points he is packs a wallop with F5 S4 A2 but at the same time he is a bit of a liability. If he fails a moral check at the beginning of every turn (and Boromir isn’t alive on the tabletop) his marbles are in absentia and the Evil player gets to control him. This means that he can kill good models, who will not strike blows if they win a fight.
A Ring Wraith using ‘Sap Will’ and ‘Drain Courage’ can seriously twist his knickers and increase the chances of him failing that crucial courage test, with a bit of blue on blue battery resultant as toys are thrown from the pram and he dishes out more fruitcake than the ‘Great British Bake Off’!
If you like your Gondor army with a large side helping of Bananas, Denethor provides a colourful if somewhat speculative risk for any Gondor Army. When pitted against low level heroes and troops, Denethor can dish out the spankings, which is great, as long as they aren’t yours!
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