King Brodd
King Brodd is a named character for the Sons of Behemat faction in Age of Sigmar. He is de facto leader of the Gargant race, a title he earned through sheer belligerence and infectious reverence for the Gargants’ progenitor Behemat. Brodd made his first appearance way back in the dark ages of AoS 1st edition. In the “Godbeast” campaign supplement, he was a regular Gargant leading a battalion of other Gargants named (what else?) the Sons of Behemat. Now in 3rd edition he’s a fully fledged character with his own big stompy model and faction to lead into battle for the Mortal Realms.
Fluff
King Brodd claims to have crawled out of the Titansmawr fully grown and declared himself leader of the Gargants native to the Scabrous Sprawl. After pulverizing all challengers, he has cemented his rule and stated his ambition to reclaim Tor Crania (Behemat’s buried skull) from the vile Cygors and other Beasts of Chaos that desecrated it. During the Realmgate Wars, Brodd aligned himself with the Stormcast Eternals, seeing as how they were also fighting the forces of chaos and trying to prevent them from corrupting Behemat. The Gargant King would later witness the death of his forefather at the hands of Sigmar’s champions, seeing this as an inexcusable act of betrayal. Now King Brodd is on a ruinous path of vengeance against the Stormcast Eternals.
His hatred of the Azyrites has led him and his stomp to working with Gordrakk, who has his own beef with Sigmar. But King Brodd is fiercely independent, even refusing to bow to Kragnos’ will when the Drogrukh escaped his magical prison. He deems Behemat to be the only lord Gargants should revere and considers Kragnos a false idol. In keeping with the foot fixation in Gargant culture, he also cites Kragnos' having hooves instead of feet as another strike against him. He even goes as far as taking the role of “head priest” of Behemat, which usually just amounts to verbose chanting and bellowing…though it has proven to be effective in invigorating the Gargants with their progenitor’s power.
King Brodd never goes anywhere without two things; a crown made from the skull of a mouldragon he killed bare-handed, and a massive granite-pillar-turned-warhammer that serves as his personal weapon and symbol of his right to lead the Sons of Behemat. Like most other Gargants, his body is an oft transport for Creepers. In particular he has a favored “advisor” named Zeg the Creeper King. It’s unclear what sorta advice Zeg offers to Brodd, but they do share a loathing of Sigmar after Zeg watching a Stormcast Eternal accidentally crush a pear he was gonna eat.
Crunch
…Work in Progress…
Trivia
- In 1st edition, King Brodd was depicted with a regular Aleguzzler/Chaos Gargant wearing a skull clipped from one of the spare giant clubs, and carrying a literal stone column in both hands. Said column appears to be sourced from the Middle Earth: Mines of Moria Set.
- Speaking of 1st edition, Brodd initially died in his first appearance after being caught in a massive explosion during the Battle of Behemat. It was left vauge enough though to confirm his survival in the 2nd edition Sons of Behemat battletome.