TYRANID BIOFORMS: FROM LARGE TO ABSOLUTE UNITS | Warhammer 40k Lore
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The Tyranids, also known as The Great Devourer are an extragalactic alien race, whose sole purpose is the consumption of all forms of genetic and biological material in order to evolve and reproduce. Tyranid technology is based entirely on biological engineering. Every function is carried out by living, engineered creatures, each of which collectively forms the Hive Fleet, directed by a single Hive Mind. The Tyranid swarm is endless and constantly evolving, and in any given Hive Fleet there are an endless variety of creatures that have been incorporated into the Swarm. Certain Tyranid units are considered Synapse Creatures, whose job it is to control the lesser species within the swarm and exert the will of the Hive Mind. - Zábava
Fun fact, as seen in the devastation of Baal, if you blew off a carnifex's head the bioweapon it's carrying has a smaller secondary brain that it'll use to puppet the body around to continue fighting
Yeah, it's said in the book that almost every Tyranid unit is actually a collection of symbiotic organisms. Unless there's a need to create an entire new lifeform, the hivemind simply swaps out the symbiotic living weapons/ tools. This also explained why the carnifex are the most common large units in a Tyranid ground force. They are big enough to carry multiple modifications while also small enough to be mass produced.
@@minhducnguyen9276For all the tyranid artillery bioforms the guns have a brain Of their own and the guns are the ones on the relationship doing all the complex desicions including ordering the beasts to move and where to plant themselves on the ground.
@@davidfrancisco3502 Look can be deceiving when it comes to the nids. Sometimes the living weapons being carried are the ones in charge, not the creatures carrying them. Imagine the real reason why Swarmlords are so resilient was because they are actually not the creatures in control but the living swords on their hands are. It would be hilarious for the Imperium knowing that their heroes have risked their lives trying to hit a decoy where they could just shoot the swords out of the Swarmlords hand. There are tons of animals in the wild that have body parts looking like other animals to bait or create distraction it shouldn't be impossible for the Tyranid to get that creative.
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another great tyranid meme is two guardsmen standing in front of a absolute fucktone of tyranids and the first one says "the 1457th one from the left reminds me of your sister" "shut the fuck up karl"
Arrive on the planet after a few hundred years of fasting.
Swarmlord: "Looks like meats back on the menu boys!"
And then he remembers that he is the only one with a separate consciousness and then has to fight getting sad so that he is not deleted for weakness.
The reason that the Hierophant is only 810 points is because no-one was using it, due to the points cost, so they reduced it in either 8th or 9th. The old cost was 2000.
I can tell you another reason people weren't using it, it's Five Hundred Fucking Dollars plus Shipping from Forge World.
@@lordcommissarspartan Two layers of "Jesus fucking christ, HOW MUCH?"
@@lordcommissarspartan There's that as well, obviously. Lol. To Bricky & DK that's probably just a slow day on Patreon.
@@lordcommissarspartandamn, what a way to say that only ppl woth a 3d printer used it
@@lordcommissarspartanfortunately recasts exist
Do a neurolictor poster played completely straight, with it tearing into catachans like a scene out of predator.
Regarding the Hierophant, the model is so spindly that if you don't either cut the limbs and reinforce them with brass rods, or just use multiple supports for the body, it will end up sagging over time.
I never thought I wanted to see a Tyranid names a Dominatrix until this stream. I kinda just want to see one featured in an one off animation where you see this at the tail end of an invasion by the Tyranids. Awful… I love it.
When Slaanesh influences even the hive mind lol
What do you mean? It's just the word 'dominator' with the Latin feminine suffix '-trix', like 'bellator' (warrior) -> 'bellatrix' (female warrior). Nothing suspicious here at all.
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@@Stolanissilly tyranid trix are for guardsmen!
The screamer-killer is basically the original bio-plasma line, probably developed as a testbed prototype for the adaptation and then optimized by the hive mind.
The reason it makes that horriffic noise is that in order to generate bio-plasma, Tyranids basically rasp bony charge plates against each other in their throats, and then vomits forth the bright green glowing plasma that's essentially acid that has been vaporized and then charged with enough static electricity that it assumes a plasma state.
It melts your face, while it's melting your face.
That is amazing
13:56 what i like about yall is that even though you’re about 95-99% lore accurate. i CAN always count on your game accuracy as i was going to buy this guy until you gave me this info
Also the rules are not good, if that helps. Way too overcosted and does WAY too little in-game.
I wanna see more different titans bugs in the lore
Id love to see a lore event or something where we see a straight up planet eater or something, which undoubtely gets killed by maybe eldar and humans teaming up. But it would make the tyranids feel like theyre actually approaching again instead of just the tendrils chilling out.
@@thesaviorofsouls5210watch the "leviathan" video they made. Trust me, they do feel like theyre approaching and getting stronger
agreed, hierophants are cool but too small
Not enough variety
On the one hand, yeah, they're cool, but on the other the Nids brought down a warlord titan with mostly just gaunts during the First Tyranic War.
Bugs missed:
Winged warriors and prime
Malanthrope
Tyrant Guard
Dimachaeron
Sporcysts and tyrannocytes
Heirodules
Harridan
Viciator
Viragon
Cerebore
Dactylis
Malefactor
Nautiloid
And all the norns
Episode 3 required
we would but space marine fans require equal attention cake
Know thy enemy
@@Adeptusridiculous marines get cake every year and you’re gonna give bugs the shaft on their pent up release huh
@@Scrumbumblerswayed by the whims of popularism
45:40 I believe this is one of the minis to receive the honour of Kirioth praising it with "It's horrible, I hate it, but in the best possible way."
A book from the swarm lord perspective might be interesting narrating a whole army of nids with strategy and reminiscing and remembering past encounter like recognizing armour and symbols
That would work better as a short story
it would be cool though
"So I woke up at like 10, had my starbucks on my way to the battlefield..."
@@rexiudecem280For sure, don't know of any author that could make it both interesting and still alien-feeling over the course of a full novel.
@@rexiudecem280 yeh
Is that just me or Tyranids make Jack-o Pose the bigger they are?
...oh no no no no no
Oh us Nid players made memes about the Hierophant as soon as that meme became a thing
@@captainflapjax7240 I recently got to show my friends that meme cause we’ve been playing a lot of Helldivers and I keep calling the Bile Titan either just the Heirophanf or Jack-O
The pose makes logical sense on Hierophants and Psychophages, it is stupid on everything else.
For pt. 2 episodes you could give a quote pertaining to a specific point in the video and see if DK could guess what it is. Such as in this video Bricky could give a quote about the carnifex in particular and see if he could guess the specific unit.
I like this idea, quotes are a great bit for the pod and this would...maybe help DK soak it in, have that mental retention stat go up
Aw don’t make poor DK suffer 😂
Any time DK rejoices over an ultramarine getting killed in art or suffering defeat in lore I think of the meme from their meme review video of the crying girl hiding under the counter from a killer robot.
after that Dominatrix bit, I really wanna see a Neuro Lictor thigh-high mommy poster. if you're gonna walk this path, might as well go all the way
when I started as a casual collecter of nids, I just got the big bugs because they looked more forgiving to paint and generally looked cool.
Fun fact the Screamer killer carnifex is the OG carnifex. I've been thinking of starting up a nid army themed on the first release of the nids. guants with webbers, impalers etc, screamer killer carni's, derpy ork based biovores, so on and so forth. Pretty much i remember the wonder and amazement when the first arrived. I think a blast from the past is well deserved. Remember ya roots bois & gals.
Edit: Fun fact: that moon man cradle on top of the dominatrix, houses a norn queen. The off coloured fleshy lump that looks like a face? That's a norn queen. ;3
Monster fuckers 2: Tyranid Boogaloo
Boogaloo Bugs, along with their brethren Patriot Bugfront and Proud Bugs, are said to glow with unrivaled biolumenescence.
@FishIsMight only one I know is "The Breeding of Morrigan" on AO3
Massive content warning for that one lol
@@FishIsMight did you skim it 💀
@FishIsMight how did that go 😅
It's a pretty good read tbh ngl 👀
NO
The Swole Lord, and the Corn Emmisary are some of my faves
As a Dark Angels player, the Ultramarines bashing is nice to hear
Poor Bricky. Got vored by the Dominatrix.
28:38 "What do you think the Screamer Killer does?"
Logs onto multiplayer shooters and bullies 12-year-old microphone users.
You guys should talk about the invasion of Iyanden.
Or about the Doom of Malan'tai. Really, the 'Nids have done a number on the Eldar in the lore
They did in the specific craftworlds episode.
As a Child of the Emperor, my sympathy is with the Exodites but the Craftworlder's certainly are taking more L's than my Father took Ds.
9:28 shy you devious little cherub, I nearly freaked out because I was eating my breakfast. Also, AdRic and Cereal, breakfast for the body and memes.
The bio-titan reminds me of the Akrid from Lost Planet.
Love it
I now need to hear a Tyranid rendition of Monster Mash.
The carnifex model actually came out all the way back in 2005, I remember because I had a pewter one that I abandoned as soon as this one dropped 😂
Sad thing is the age of the mold means carnifex kits now have considerable gaps and huge mold lines, plus the size creep of Tyranid monsters has made them look a LOT smaller.
P.S. I actually have 2 stone-crushee carnifexes still awaiting painting and assembly. They had one version with two wrecker claws (basically just crushing claws but stronger), and one with a wrecker claw and bio-flail. I got one of each for Christmas in 2021. Glad I did since they discontinued them just this year :/ Now I wish they would bring the capillary towers and spore chimneys back, bring back tyranid terrain models!
P.P.S. Considering how overcosted and underpowered the rest of the Tyranid index is, a single really good model feels fair. Until they give us better profiles and better points, a cheap Haruspex at least acts as consolation.
Aye! I remember having seen those pewter Carnifex models when I started with 4th ed. 😂
..these days I wish to find people willing to play that 4th ed. era games, especially the custom ”king-of-the-hill/Battle-royale” in multiplayer style like how I did with my brother and two friends…
Reminds me of the time my Wardog sounded my friend’s Exocrine with its chaintalon
9:30 Damn, even with the heads-up, that might have been the most sickening thing I've seen.
You ever look at the psychic bugs the tyranids have and wonder what the hell the emperor is to be that psychically potent?
Not just a man, but THE man
That's because (if my memory serves, which it often doesn't) there was a group a loooong time before 40K who were more or less the psychic Illuminati. They saw that Chaos was growing stronger, devouring the souls of lone psykers as they died so that they couldn't be reincarnated, and they feared that humanity would perish without psykers to lead them.
The solution? Die willingly and then fuse all their psyker power together to be reincarnated into one SUPER PSYKER that could beat the ass of any Warpspawn it came across. He was known as the New Man, and basically worked in the background of humanity ever since civilisation first appeared helping usher things along in the background.
However, Chaos kept getting stronger despite the New Man's efforts to gently steer humanity in the right direction, so in the end he said 'screw it i'mma lead you fools directly ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL' and then became the God Emperor of Mankind as we know him in the main lore.
So yeah. The reason the Emperor is so ungodly psychically powerful is because he's basically what happens if you take the most powerful psykers humanity has to offer, stuff them all into a blender and then pour out the result into a single person.
Given that the Tyranids have one mind that is arguably non-sapient, I think maybe Tyranids channel psychic power in a different manner to the other races; the other races' psychic power is dependent on a combination of willpower, intelligence, and genetics but Tyranids only use the 3rd (and potentially the 2nd) and so they grow giant brains.
I am not sure if this is still canon but The Emperor was created by the ritual-self-sacrifice of many human-shamans, each of whom were somehow special, this created a being that embodied all aspects of humanity.
@@gerald2508 the ritual self sacrifice has never been confirmed.
@@WrathMilten Are there any other origin-stories for him? I am curious.
What if Bricky gave DK a quote anyway for days like this that don't relate to the topic at all.
9:39
I knew you’d do this, Shy. You can’t fool me.
I got no hope left to give.
Thank you for another great episode of the podcast! I hope you can one day talk about the Warhammer 40K videogames.
Bricky you forgot to mention the Tyrant guard. The Tyranids meant to act guards for the hive tyrant
They were in the last episode. :>
@@thou_dog Those were hive guards.
I get the impression that the dominatrix is actually like a smaller or younger norn queen meant for invasions lol
They left out the best part, which is that sometimes the dominatrix will carry a norn queen herself into battle.
Between the tervigon/tyranofex and hierophant biotitan, GW seems to be trying to make a grimdark Jacko pose
the editor is the legit the funniest person on this entire playlist. that racoon clip had me rolling
In today's episode, the AdRic crew navigate into the vast list of Tyranids, trying to avoid the Monsterf*cker fandom.
My favorite tidbit of bio-titan lore is that it makes and runs off of fucking *biodiesel.*
*BIODIESEL.*
Feels weird to realize 8 months ago I hadn't listened to a single podcast, now I'm caught up and planning to buy some minis sometime......why must you make an addict of 40k even more addicted?
14:40 just had an idea for the huge model problem. since the actual tentacles are simple you could use a wire or rubber tube with a thin length of metal through the center, then attach just the barbed tips of the tentacles to the ends of the wire/tube and it should make the tentacles look almost the same but be pose-able
Have you considered making a video specifically about the (in)famous tyranid individuals? The Swarmlord, the Red Terror, Old One Eye, etc. I think it's kinda cool that a hivemind still has individuals who stand out for various reasons.
This is an excellent suggestion.
I might legitimately pay them to talk about the Doom of Malantai.
A Psyker-bug who nommed an entire Eldari Infinity Circuit. What's not to love?
Fun fact: Carnifex is latin for MEATGRINDER (or butcher/executioner but thats no fun)
Sitting at the airport, 14 hour wait, decide to watch nids video but getw me wanting more adric, then 10 minutes later they released this banger. Thank you
Just give dk a quote anyway. Entirely unrelated to the second episode. Just to keep this man on his hind feet.
After all the lore I've read and watched over the last couple years, I have finally caved... I have a Leviathan boxset sitting at home and a painted metal Hive Tyrant I managed to snag on ebay sitting on by cupboard. May the Great Devourer have mercy on my wallet come october when the new Nid models come out. Cheers!
Also, Monster mash is not just cheaper to play, small nids and warriors are and have been awful for a while now from what I've seen, which makes me sad. I like warriors and primes and hormagaunts. Luckily I also love the big bugs. Well aside from the Haruspsex, not my favourite.
Damn, they sure have big guns!
Yes... "Guns" says the mini sculptor at GW
Finally, the big chonkers are here!
I had to immediately look up DK's cat when he said it had one eye. Lovely kitty!
34:12 - Tervigon: "I'm on the Brute Squad."
Other Tyranid units and/or hapless Imperial Guardsmen: "You ARE the Brute Squad."
Wait, Jerma's a Tyranid? This explains SO much. Especially that 'if I put you into a meat grinder' speech. Of course he eats ass - HE'D EAT ALL OF YOU.
Totally not going to add these to my custom Splinter Hive Fleet Monstri Mere.
As Rogal Dorn continued to grapple with his emotions, the chamber's atmosphere shifted once more. Angron, the Crimson Angel, and Mortarion, the Death Lord, entered with an air of solemn understanding.
Angron: **gruffly** "Dorn, we felt your turmoil. You're not alone in this."
Mortarion: **nodding** "Indeed. We've come to offer some... unconventional advice."
Rogal Dorn: **sniffles** "Angron, Mortarion... what is it?"
Angron: **crossing his massive arms** "Look, relationships are messy. They bring both joy and heartache. But you know what doesn't disappoint? Anime cat girls."
Mortarion: **deadpan** "Yes, you heard right. Anime cat girls. They don't break your heart, they just break the laws of physics."
Rogal Dorn: **confused** "Anime cat girls? What are you talking about?"
Angron: **smirking** "Imagine adorable cat-eared girls, Dorn. They're cute, they're fluffy, and they exist in fictional realms where your heart is safe from real-life troubles."
Mortarion: **sarcastically** "Yes, because getting invested in animated characters is definitely the solution to emotional turmoil."
Angron: **rolling his eyes** "Better than moping around, Mortarion."
Mortarion: **sighs** "Fine. Look, Dorn, the point is that sometimes, it's okay to find solace in fictional escapes. Anime cat girls are just one example of the strange and wonderful things you can find."
Rogal Dorn: **sniffles, managing a small smile** "You both have a strange way of comforting, but I appreciate it."
Angron: **clapping Rogal on the back** "Good. Now, go explore the world of anime and discover the wonders of cat girls."
Mortarion: **reluctantly** "And... if you ever need someone to talk to, we're here too."
Rogal Dorn: **wiping his tears** "Thank you, Angron, Mortarion. I'll... consider your advice."
Angron: **grinning** "Just remember, cat girls are eternal."
Mortarion: **deadpan** "And if you get tired of that, there's always the galaxy to defend."
As Angron and Mortarion left the chamber, Rogal Dorn was left with a mixture of bemusement and gratitude. While the solution they proposed was unconventional, he couldn't help but find a glimmer of amusement in their attempt to console him. And who knew? Perhaps exploring the world of anime cat girls might be a distraction he needed, even if it was just for a little while.
The green model of the biotyrant looks derpy, as if its coming to tickle ya with its gangley legs all bent and haunched over ready for a tickle fight.
By the law of the internet, you are now required to post pictures of your cyclops cat.
53:54 it definitely jump ropes with that dangly arm
I would love to see an episode where Kirioth comes on and it's just warhammer quotes. Where bricky and DK have to guess where those quotes are from. Help DK out, feel dumb, or maybe he gets as many right as bricky and feels good about himself.....but probably the first one.
I need to comment just to say... I enjoyed DK's unacknowledged and unappreciated "I have no mouth and I must scream" reference/joke.
i see the Haruspex and can only think "BAD DOGGIE!!! PUT THAT MAILMAN BACK RIGHT NOW!!!"
The Hierophant is actually very overcosted at the moment. There's a FW Knight variant that only costs 20 point more and is almost twice as killy AND survivable. Relative to other armies' big LoW models, in terms of points efficienecy the 'Phant is underwhelming.
The large nids are doing the jack'o pose and no ones bats an eye
I appreciate being trolled with the racoon eating grapes. I was mentally prepared to see something horrific, but nope, surprise wholesome. Dammit, I want a little trash panda buddy.
The thing about tyranids is that when you play them and it’s your first army it looks small at first until you get literally any other army
If you think about it, if you wanted to mess with Bricky with an abomination. Making a *basic* abomination would be a great way to twist the knife.
23:17 I will never get tired of hearing you guys geek about mass effect. 😂
The Mawloc is one of my favorites. My 2nd favorite is the Tervigon. And third place is a tie between Hive Tyrant and the Carnifex.
DK in 2e while games were played with the victory condition to just wound a carnifex they were insane back then
Dk with his one eyed kitty sounds so god damned adorable
The Norn Queen is a McDonald's customer putting together their happy meal and whatever comes out is the new Carnifex version xD
The beginning intro song is BANGIN'
21:00 Neuro Tyrant
Tyranid LAN Party!
Look hard enough for it and I'm pretty sure the Tyranid Dominatrix fanart you want to see is gonna be there.
I have a trygon and it is a beautiful mini looks great in behemoth colors
I had to pause in the middle of the episode, put my phone away and go to sleep because my cackling at the cock sounds kept waking up people who slept over
There are CZcams videos with your favorite fan artwork of the BioTitan where the Plasma Wielding Guardsman says: "It isn't xenophobia if it is warranted!"
don't forget the brand new one, the planet sized tyranid biomass
Annold sketch for the Tyrannofex had the gun instead of being held by the front arms it was underslung and completely attached to the underbelly/chest of the Tyrannofex. It basically had the head peeking over the top of the damn thing making it look like the exocrine but with a literal penis gun.
Bricky knowing about sonic vore is awful cursed evil knowledge
Rock and stone
I deprive great joy from Bricky's discomfort. >:3c Another great episode lads, thank you for helping dive into the terrible world of 40K
First time here on the actual podcast instead of the posted videos 🎉
2:25 HAHA YES SHY AQUA FACE
"You love to hear it!"
Damn right I do, it's one of the best lines from that train wreck of a movie!
"In position under enemy scrotum!"
Forgotten were the Boogaloo Bugs, Proud Bugs, and the Patriot Bugfront. All known for their unrivaled biolumenescent glow.
You should hit them with your Russ.
Funny that we made it through the enormity of the scrote saga with nary a bleep or bloop yet we arrive at the nid cock cannon chronicles and the gang starts tossing chicken feed all over the damn place
Uh oh. You mentioned GW and 3D printers in the same video. Now them lawyers will be coming for ya!
the carnifex's are actually from 4th edition
I want a more melee focused bio titan one day. Like the ultralisk or somthing.
The carnifex kit came out 2005 one of the oldest kits in general production
The mats are lovely.
11:34 the *correct* reference was graboids sir
35:25
When I saw tyranofex's(?) model, I thought it looked uncanny, but I couldn't place my finger on why. But then I realised that it is literally a tyranid with a gun in a jack-o-pose. That feels so wrong, but I can't stop looking at it and seeing THAT.
25:46 Norn Queen's playing pimp my ride
I remember fighting Molochs in Battlesector. they were such a pain in the ass
Sexy 'nids needs to be a poster now, it doesn't have to be a neurolictor, it just has to be sexy
I've finally realized why I'm annoyed by the Tyranids as a faction in lore: They don't have a "big weakness." Now, let me put out examples of how every other faction has a "big weakness."
Imperium - It's size and bureaucracy / perpetually spread thin
Eldar/Dark Eldar - Small population
Orcs - Constant infighting
Tau - Limited force projection / Regional power
Necros - Spread out and still in the process of reviving / Dynasty infighting
Chaos - Less powerful outside of the warp / infighting within the warp
Tyranids don't seem to have a major weakness to hold them back. You could argue that killing the larger ones causes the lesser units to be less coordinated, but that's temporary since there's always another control unit that can move in to take control. If the number of hive fleets currently in the galaxy were the entirety of the Tyranids then that would be something to balance out just how powerful they are. But, we're constantly being told that "this is just the tip of the iceberg" making them absolutely unstoppable. An unstoppable enemy is a boring enemy for a war game like 40k, every victory feels pointless. If 40k takes the Age of Sigmar approach and just goes "and the Tyranids won" I'll be extremely disappointed. 40k being an endless war is what appeals to me, it literally never has to end and a faction like the Nids has the potential to ruin that unless they are given a "big weakness" like everyone else.
The only "big weakness" I can think to give the Nids would be a permanent disruption to the Hive Mind, which I hope will happen in lore soon.
Their greatest weakness is plot armor of other factions, that's enough.
They always loose without weakness, if they get one - that will completely press them into the floor.
you know how he is the best youtuber
"Sold out of the Mats"
Dammit! 😂