A Catachan Deathworld Veterans army may be joined by Colonel 'Iron Hand' Straken (note that he cannot lead Deathworld Veterans armies raised on worlds other than Catachan). If you take him then he replaces the Officer in command of the army and takes over the Command HQ. He must be used exactly as described here and may not be given any extra equipment. In addition, he may only be used in a battle where both players have agreed to the use of special characters.
Wargear: Plasma pistol, shotgun, unique bionics (see Special Rules).
| Points | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | Sv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straken | 130 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5+ |
Special Rules
Unique Bionics: Straken was severely injured by a Miral Land Shark. He survived and killed the shark, but is now fitted with a bionic arm and chest unit. The arm mimics the effect of a power fist but devices in the chest unit allow him to strike using his Initiative value instead of going last. In addition he counts as having bionics as described in the Wargear section of Codex: Imperial Guard. If Straken ever makes his special 'bionics saving roll', then it's assumed his bionic arm had been disabled and he can no longer use it.
Gung Ho: Straken is indifferent to all danger. Straken, the unit he is with and any friendly units with a model within 6" of him may re-roll failed Morale & Pinning tests. In addition, they may always attempt to regroup.
Catachan Devil Force: The 2nd Catachan Regiment is unique in having a very high proportion of Catachan Devil units, so a Deathworld army that includes Straken may count Catachan Devils as Troops choices rather than as Elites choices. Note that they can't count as both Troops and Elites in the same army, it's either one or the other.
Errata — Chapter Approved: Codex: Catachans Q&A (v1.0): Straken's Catachan Devil Force ability does not limit his force to the normal 0-1 Catachan Devils squads restriction — he can have any number of Catachan Devils squads.