Lore Question: What's the difference between blue and pink horrors?

[Red Eclipse]

Is one melee and one ranged? Is one more powerful than the other? I know the pinks are happy and blues are sad all the time.

Any answers appreciated, thanks.

[parent child bowl]

Blue ones are boys, pink ones are girls.

You're welcome.

[Zoie Shales]

When a Pink Horror is slain it splits in twain and forms two Blue Horrors, and when one of those Blue Horrors are slain they split into two Brimstone Horrors. A few Pink Horrors can ascend to the position of Heralds of Tzeentch.
Pink Horrors are gleeful and capricious, pink are resentful, bitter and vindictive.
Brimstone Horror the lowest kind of Horror of Tzeentch is nothing more than savage little spites made of mite-sized living fire and pure malice.

[GalYurr]

When pink horrors die they can split into 2 blues, which can then split into a pair of brimstone horrors as well when they die. Pinks have ranged warp flame attacks. Blues and brimstones only have melee attacks but all 3 of the horror types are casters (in 40k rules at least).

So with 20 pinks you can split them into 40 blues, which then split into another 40 pairs of brimstone horrors making them rather difficult to get rid of quickly.

[Red Eclipse]

Originally posted by Zoie Shales:

When a Pink Horror is slain it splits in twain and forms two Blue Horrors, and when one of those Blue Horrors are slain they split into two Brimstone Horrors. A few Pink Horrors can ascend to the position of Heralds of Tzeentch.
Pink Horrors are gleeful and capricious, pink are resentful, bitter and vindictive.
Brimstone Horror the lowest kind of Horror of Tzeentch is nothing more than savage little spites made of mite-sized living fire and pure malice.

Originally posted by GalYurr:

When pink horrors die they can split into 2 blues, which can then split into a pair of brimstone horrors as well when they die. Pinks have ranged warp flame attacks. Blues and brimstones only have melee attacks but all 3 of the horror types are casters (in 40k rules at least).

So with 20 pinks you can split them into 40 blues, which then split into another 40 pairs of brimstone horrors making them rather difficult to get rid of quickly.

Ah, I see. Thank you. I'm learning about Warhammer lore as the TW:WH games come out.

[Jack Deth]

Some corrections.

Brimstone Horrors are an AoS thing (they did not appear in the 8th Edition book or supplements nor End Times material). So if they are included...it will be hilarious to see some of the flip flopping from some of the disgruntled posters on this forum when the topic is brought up.

The difference between them is basically pink horrors split into blue horrors when they die. Pink horrors are jovial, manic and excitable as they sling spells around the battlefield after they split...

...into 2 blue horrors are much more sullen and and malicious, reflecting their smaller stature. They tend to lack the same magical aptitude as when they were formed together as a pink horror.

Mechanically in tabletop it implied pink horrors could function as low level wizards who once split into blue horrors shifted roles into a more poor melee fodder role. Though in 8th edition blue horrors as models themselves were nixed on the table and restricted down to a rule using markers of a sort.

To more simply clarify, as I can be wordy and not always explain things well, pink horrors are stronger and "better"(but still terrible for melee combat) and also can also cast spells but blue horrors are numerous.

[Red Eclipse]

Originally posted by Dada dadda?:

Some corrections.

Brimstone Horrors are an AoS thing (they did not appear in the 8th Edition book or supplements nor End Times material). So if they are included...it will be hilarious to see some of the flip flopping from some of the disgruntled posters on this forum when the topic is brought up.

The difference between them is basically pink horrors split into blue horrors when they die. Pink horrors are jovial, manic and excitable as they sling spells around the battlefield after they split...

...into 2 blue horrors are much more sullen and and malicious, reflecting their smaller stature. They tend to lack the same magical aptitude as when they were formed together as a pink horror.

Mechanically in tabletop it implied pink horrors could function as low level wizards who once split into blue horrors shifted roles into a more poor melee fodder role. Though in 8th edition blue horrors as models themselves were nixed on the table and restricted down to a rule using markers of a sort.

To more simply clarify, as I can be wordy and not always explain things well, pink horrors are stronger and "better"(but still terrible for melee combat) and also can also cast spells but blue horrors are numerous.

This explains it very well, thank you.