I've added a poll - the thread topic was crying out for one.

Reviewing all the units (I've listed them in reverse order of appearance), I can't help feeling they have gotten better as we come close to the release date. Both graphically, in looks, and also in terms of originality and historical interest. Maybe I am imagining it.

I guess I'd vote for the Scots Guard. As a realism fan, I like the fact that it is not a MTW retread or a bland generic unit, but an interesting and genuine historical unit that I had never heard of. Total War has always been an education for me; long may it continue to be so.