Infinity: Oktavia Grímsdóttir, Icebreaker Harpooner

Icebreaker crews spend their working lives dealing with things that are large, immovable and in the way, which turns out to be transferable experience. Oktavia Grimsdottir brings that attitude to a battlefield as a mercenary specialising in heavy weapons and the disruption they cause.

Mercenary characters earn their keep by being available where you need them. A profile that several armies can hire means one purchase serves more than one collection, and a heavy weapon character gives a list an answer to armour without committing to a TAG of its own.

• Faction: NA2 mercenary options, hired across several armies.
• Role: heavy weapon specialist for a force that already exists.
• Who it suits: players who want firepower without a walker.

Metal and resin, unpainted and unassembled, and one character on its own makes a satisfying painting project. Availability for hired profiles shifts between releases, so check the current army lists for the force you play before building around her. She reinforces an army you already own instead of acting as a way into Infinity, and newcomers will get further faster with a two player starter set.