Warhammer 40,000: Tyranids, Explained
If there’s one threat in the Warhammer 40k Universe that can clear out a planet by even the mere idea of it coming close, it would be the Tyranids. These voracious, unending tides of biting, snapping insectoid aliens can strip even the most well-defended worlds into life-less husks in a matter of solar weeks. They’re considered to be the ultimate space-faring predators in the Universe.
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Tyranids devour everything in front of them from harmless backwater worlds to Daemon Infested Chaos Planets. There is not much the Imperium of Man can do to slow down the Tyranids, other than throw enough bodies at them when they get too close to important worlds. Even then, no matter the size of the fleet Tyranids will still outnumber them 10:1 with vast bio-mechanical armadas that can block out the stars and bathe a world in darkness. There’s a lot to take in about Tyranids, but here’s a condensed look at their Lore for those that might be interested in these hungry-hungry space bugs.
From the lowliest Hormagaunt to the shadow skulking Genestealers to the towering behemoths that are Carnifex, all these nightmare-spawned monstrosities and more share the same name: Tyranid. Named after Tyran Primus, the planet where they were first encountered by the Imperium of Man, Tyranids are the perfect blend of directed evolution and genetic manipulation.
The vast majority of these chittering, chitin-covered creatures are mindless eating machines. But their innumerable numbers are controlled by a vast and sinister intelligence that links all of these creatures throughout the entire galaxy in a hive mind, and directs them with one purpose: to feed. They are as diverse as they are deadly, with new
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