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Zoats were introduced in 40K's first book as a part of the Tyranid army. They are described as one of the Tyranids' genetically engineered slave races, and fulfilled for the Tyranids the role of warrior. In game terms, any Tyranid force had to have at least half its numbers made up by Zoats. Although naturally a psychic race, they could not develop psychically under Tyranid dominance.
Zoats were not popular and didn't did not survive into the game's second edition.
== History ==
== Technology ==
Zoat technology seems to be a very unusual cross between symbiotic, organic devices and entirely mechanical devices. They are able to both carry living weapons, such as the [[Fleshborer]] and [[Bonesword]], and more standard mechanical weapons, such as the [[Flamerflamer]] and [[Missile Launchermissile launcher]] at the same time. Their spacecraft also displays this odd mixture, being partially organic, in that they are conch-like and grown, but also inanimate, in that they are formed from stone rather than the bone-like material Tyranid ships are made from.
A possible reason for this is their independence from the Tyranid race as a whole and need to be able to interact with the universe around them without the influence of the Hive Mind. Either way, their dependence on non-organic technology is now complete, as all Zoats appear to have to wear respirator masks.
==See also==
*[[Species of Tyranid]]* [[Zoats miniatures]]
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