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Exocrine
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An Exocrine is a large Tyranid creature bred for long range fire support.
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Little more than a living artillery platform, the Exocrine is controlled by the brain of its Bio-Plasmic Cannon Biomorph, a giant weapon able to unleash a vast ball of plasma, or several focussed streams of fire from its multiple barrels. The Exocrine itself is purely a means of transportation for the bio-plasmic cannon nested into its flesh.[3] Only when the larger beast remains still can the symbiote focus all of its mental resources into targeting and destroying its prey.[4] Because of their ability to deliver powerful long-ranged firepower, Exocrines are perhaps the most feared gun-beast in the Tyranid swarms.[2]
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- 1: Chapter Approved 2001, pg. 103
- 2: White Dwarf January 2014 — Tyranids Exocrine
- 3: Games Workshop
- 4: Codex: Tyranids (6th Edition) (E-Book) — Forces of the Hive Mind
Tyranid Planetary Forces | |
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Command | Hive Tyrant • Broodlord • Tervigon • Norn-Queen |
Elite | Hive Guard • Tyrant Guard • Lictor (Lictor Alpha) • Venomthrope • Zoanthrope (Neurothrope) • Pyrovore • Maleceptor • Toxicrene • Malanthrope • Dimachaeron |
Basic | Tyranid Warrior (Tyranid Prime • Shrike) • Ravener (Ravener Alpha) • Genestealer (Ymgarl Genestealer) • Gaunt (Termagant • Hormagaunt • Spinegaunt) • Ripper (Sky-Slasher) |
Heavy | Carnifex • Biovore • Haruspex • Cerebore • Trygon (Trygon Prime) • Mawloc • Tyrannofex • Exocrine • Dactylis • Malefactor • Hierodule • Sporocyst |
Bio-Titans | Dominatrix • Hierophant • Viciator • Nautiloid • Vermis |
Flyers | Gargoyle • Harpy • Harridan • Hive Crone • Tyrannocyte |
Spores | Mieotic Spore • Mycetic Spore • Spore Mine • Mucolid Spore |
Unique Tyranids | Swarmlord • Death Leaper • Doom of Malan'tai • Old One Eye • Parasite of Mortrex • Red Terror |