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Species of Tyranid
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Contents
- 1 Bio-Ships
- 2 Titan Size Creatures
- 3 Warmachine Size Creatures
- 4 Monstrous Creatures
- 5 Medium Size Creatures
- 6 Small Size Tyranid Creatures
- 7 Tiny Tyranid Creatures
- 8 Theorized Tyranid Species
- 9 Tyranid Flora and Bio-Structures
- 10 Ex Tyranid Forces
- 11 Tyranid Descendants
- 12 Footnotes
- 13 Sources
- 14 Related Articles
Bio-Ships
- Leviathan Hive Ship6
- Beast of Bhein Morr7
- Void Kraken of Talassar7
- Razorfiend Cruiser6
- Prowler Drones6
- Stalker Drones6
Titan Size Creatures
- Dominatrix Huge monsters symbiotically fused with a smaller (Warrior-sized) entity which acts as a psychic link to the Norn-Queen aboard her ship.
- Hydraphant The largest known Tyranid creature capable of planetary deployment. They are even larger than the Hierophant bio-titan.
- Hierophant These are the equivalent of an Imperial Warlord Battle Titan.
- Vituperator A huge Tyranid monster capable of flight.
Warmachine Size Creatures
- Cerebore A massive Tyranid transporter organism.
- Tyranid Epic Species#Dactylis Long-range fire-power specialist organism.
- Tyranid Epic Species#Exocrine Bred as a long range tank hunter, its two forelimbs are fused together to form a massive cannon-like bio-symbiote weapon.
- Tyranid Epic Species#Harridan Large winged creature. It carries Gargoyles into battle.
- Tyranid Epic Species#Haruspex A genus of assault spawn intended to rush at the enemy lines.
- Tyranid Epic Species#Hierodule The equivalent of a small Imperial Titan.
- Tyranid Epic Species#Malefactor One of the general variety of assault creatures. It can carry other broods into battle under its carapace.
- Tyranid Epic Species#Malanthrope
- Tyranid Epic Species#Trygon Large serpentine organism, comparable in size to an Imperial Baneblade.
- Tyranid Epic Species#Viragon A huge tunnelling Tyranid which looks like a huge Trygon.
Monstrous Creatures
Medium Size Creatures
Warrior Creatures
Other Medium Size Tyranids
Small Size Tyranid Creatures
Tiny Tyranid Creatures
Theorized Tyranid Species
These are creatures that the Magos Biologis believe exist, but for which there is no physical evidence.
- Norn-Queens are believed to be the mysterious female counterparts to the Hive Tyrants. They lead the Tyranid swarms and direct the evolutionary paths to take. They invariably stay aboard their Hive Ships.
Tyranid Flora and Bio-Structures
- Barbed Thermotropic Vine9,10
- Broodhive9
- Brood Nest
- Capillary Tower9,10
- Magma Vent9,10
- Meiotic spore8
- Mycetic Spore10
- Reclamation Pool9,10
- Spore Chimney9,10
- Vitrified Plant9
Ex Tyranid Forces
These are species that were once believed to be associated with Tyranids. They have since been reclassified or believed extinct.
- Grabber-Slashers11 are destructive warrior assassins that appear to share certain biological traits with Orks. They are very muscular and aggressive creatures, capable of propelling themselves by their tails alone. Uniquely, they contain a type of algae within their blood that allows them to synthesise the genetic material of their victims and use this to mutate their form.
- Zoat
- Genestealer Patriarch
- Genestealer Magus
- Hunter Slayers
- Genestealer Hybrids
- Squig Swarm
- Shroud-Spinner11
- Mind-Slaver11
Tyranid Descendants
These are species that the Magos Biologis believe may be species that evolved from Tyranid that were left behind from failed Tyranid invasions (so called Forgotten Fleets).
- Ramblin' Snapper
- Kromlok Dangler
- Arenea Stalker
- Debilithrax
- Colossus
- Leaping Thornsnake
- Dakkarian Brain Slug
- Gorzal Swamp Lurker
- Brood Crawler
- Horror of Icthiam
- Shelled Slasher
Footnotes
a These species are possibly one-off mutations or an experiment by the Hive Mind that has not been widely utilized.
Sources
- 1Codex: Tyranids (2nd Edition)
- 2Tyranid Evolution (accessed 2007.06.14)
- 3Tyranid Special Characters (accessed 2007.06.14)
- 4Forge World Tyranid Range (accessed 2007.06.14)
- 5Tyranid Miniatures Gallery (accessed 2007.06.14)
- 6Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook
- 7Battlefleet Gothic Fleet Downloads (accessed 2007.06.14)
- 8Imperial Armour Volume IV
- 9White Dwarf 254(us) "Hostile Terrain" by Pete Haines
- 10White Dwarf 254(us) "Tyranid Planetary Assimilation Analysis" by Sherman Bishop
- 11Advanced Space Crusade (Game)