| Points | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | Sv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mek | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6+ |
Options: A Big Mek may be given any equipment allowed from the Ork Armoury for Mekboyz, and also any equipment that can normally only be chosen by the Warboss and Nobz.
Bodyguard: The Big Mek may be accompanied by a bodyguard as detailed below. If the Big Mek has a bodyguard then he and the bodyguard are treated as a single unit during the battle. Note that the bodyguard does not count as a separate HQ choice (it does not use up one of the HQ 'slots').
Wartrukk: The Big Mek and his bodyguard may be mounted in a wartrukk at an additional cost of +30 pts. See the wartrukk entry on page 8 for details.
Special Rule
Independent Character: Unless accompanied by his bodyguard the Big Mek is an independent character and follows all of the rules for independent characters as given in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.
Big Mek's Bodyguard
Mekboyz
| Points/model | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | Sv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mekboy | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6+ |
Number: The Big Mek may be accompanied by between three and five Mekboyz. Options: The Mekboyz may be given any equipment allowed from the Ork Armoury. Mekboyz are highly individualistic and have a violent aversion to 'standardised' weapons. For this reason no Mekboyz in the bodyguard may be equipped with the same combination of weapons.
Errata — Chapter Approved: Codex: Orks Q&A (v1.0): This "no duplicate weapon combination" limit applies only to Mekboyz in the Big Mek's own bodyguard — it does not apply to the Mekboyz who can accompany a Warboss's bodyguard. Combinations differing only in which kustom job is fitted to an otherwise-identical loadout (eg a burna+slugga with Shootier vs. a burna+slugga with a different kustom job, but no other change) are a fine line: genuinely different weapon combinations (different close combat weapons or side-arms) are legitimate even with kustom jobs layered on, but reusing the same underlying combination and only swapping the kustom job's name to try to satisfy the letter of the rule is not allowed.