Warhammer 40K Reveals Kaius Konorius After Death Mire Week Two
Warhammer 40,000’s Death Mire campaign has produced a new Space Marine character. Wargamer reported the reveal of Kaius Konorius, and Warhammer Community’s official Week 2 results article confirms the key facts: Space Marines won the campaign week, and Games Workshop revealed Kaius as the promised miniature for the winning faction.
The official Warhammer Community post frames Kaius Konorius as an Ultramarines-linked veteran with ties to major names in the chapter’s history. It says he fought alongside Marneus Calgar and Chaplain Cassius when all three were neophytes, later tutored battle-brothers in bladework on Macragge, and was summoned by Calgar after Calgar’s near-fatal duel with Abaddon the Despoiler.
That is classic Warhammer escalation. The model works as more than a reward marker for an event. It drops another named character into a story where campaign results, chapter identity, and tabletop collecting all feed each other. For Ultramarines players, that gives the reveal immediate shelf appeal. For everyone else, it is another reminder that campaign participation can steer what gets the spotlight.
The Ork side of the Death Mire framing is also part of the story. Wargamer’s coverage leans into the fact that Orks are taking losses while Space Marines get the new hero moment. That tension is useful for players following the event, because it turns a model reveal into a public scoreboard rather than a standalone product tease.
For Crosspad readers, this is a good moment to separate hobby excitement from hobby pressure. A new named character can be fun, but it is also designed to make fans feel the pull of faction loyalty and fear of missing out. Enjoy the reveal; do not let the reveal run your budget.
Kaius Konorius is now part of the unfolding Death Mire conversation, and Ultramarines collectors have one more champion to watch for as Games Workshop moves from campaign results to model release details.
Sources: Wargamer (https://www.wargamer.com/warhammer-40k/kaius-konorius-model-reveal-ultramarines); Warhammer Community (https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/25o4kiij/the-siege-of-death-mire-week-2-results/).