Over the coming weeks we are going to be introducing you to the squad leaders and characters that you’ll be commanding in the Dawn of War II campaign. We’re starting things off with a familiar face:

Name: Davian Thule

Rank: Captain

Proficiencies: Heavy Weapons, Leadership

“Never forget that your squad looks to you to lead them. Do not let them down.”

Fans of Dawn of War will likely remember Davian Thule. Thule vaulted to prominence when he slew the Chaos Witch Morgana in the Black Abbey of Vespa and he led the Blood Raven forces that were sent to Planet Kronus during Dawn of War: Dark Crusade. He is a veteran of hard campaigning and still bears the scars of his battle with the Necron Lord of Kronus. Now commander of Space Marine operations in Sub-Sector Aurelia, Davian Thule is charged with protecting the Blood Raven recruiting worlds of Calderis and Typhon.

Thule is a highly respected Blood Raven captain, and is renowned for being fiercely protective of those who serve under him. As a new Blood Ravens Force Commander, you’ll be taking your orders from Captain Thule during your campaign in Dawn of War II.

For those of you who haven’t clicked play yet and are actually still reading, we promised to share footage of the 2008 Gamesday demo with you all and here it is at long last, narrated by Lead Designer Jonny Ebbert:

We gathered the best fan submitted questions for the guys at Plastic Wax, creators of the Dawn of War II cinematic trailer. You asked and Dane Maddams at Plastic Wax took the time to answer! Our thanks to Dane and to all of you who submitted a question for the creators of the Dawn of War II cinematic trailer. You can check out all of his responses in our forum: Plastic Wax Answers Fan Questions

“There are loads of details in every frame of the video so it is easy to over look some of the smaller ones, so is there anything you would like to describe or point out that might otherwise go under appreciated?

Dane: Oh there sure is. If you take a look at the space marine bolters, bolt pistols and heavy bolter you can clearly see the ‘kill marks’ the marines have enscribed onto their weapons. There are orc skull marks near the triggers on all of them meaning confirmed kills from a previous mission.”

Nice touch!