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An '''Exocrine''' is a large [[Tyranid]] creature bred for long range fire support. | 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 focused 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.{{Fn|3}} Only when the larger beast remains still can the symbiote focus all of its mental resources into targeting and destroying its prey.{{Fn|4}} Because of their ability to deliver powerful long-ranged firepower, Exocrines are perhaps the most feared gun-beast in the Tyranid swarms.{{Fn|2}} | 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 focused 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.{{Fn|3}} Only when the larger beast remains still can the symbiote focus all of its mental resources into targeting and destroying its prey.{{Fn|4}} Because of their ability to deliver powerful long-ranged firepower, Exocrines are perhaps the most feared gun-beast in the Tyranid swarms.{{Fn|2}} | ||
While the Exocrine itself is largely slaved to the will of its parasitic cannon biomorph and acts simply as a means of transportation for it, they are nonetheless powerful creatures and can smash and tear enemies apart that get too close.{{Fn|7}} | While the Exocrine itself is largely slaved to the will of its parasitic cannon biomorph and acts simply as a means of transportation for it, they are nonetheless powerful creatures and can smash and tear enemies apart that get too close.{{Fn|7}} | ||
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*[[Species of Tyranid]] | *[[Species of Tyranid]] | ||
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Chapter Approved 2001]], pg. 103 | *{{Endn|1}}: [[Chapter Approved 2001]], pg. 103 | ||
*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf January 2014]] — ''Tyranids Exocrine'' | *{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf January 2014]] — ''Tyranids Exocrine'' | ||
Latest revision as of 03:20, 25 September 2025
An Exocrine is a large Tyranid creature bred for long range fire support.
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Overview
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 focused 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]
While the Exocrine itself is largely slaved to the will of its parasitic cannon biomorph and acts simply as a means of transportation for it, they are nonetheless powerful creatures and can smash and tear enemies apart that get too close.[7]
Images
Exocrine[5]
Tyranid Exocrine (6th Edition)
Tyranid Exocrine (Warhammer 40,000 collectible card game)
Armorcast Exocrine Warhammer 40,000-scale, (2nd Edition)[6]
See also
Sources
- 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
- 5: Magic: The Gathering's Universes Beyond Warhammer 40,000
- 6: Armorcast Warhammer 40,000 Model Archive(saved archive page, dated November 2001, last accessed 20 March 2025)
- 7: Codex: Tyranids (8th Edition), pg. 66
