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A {{TyranidsPortal}}[[Image:HiveTyrant.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hive Tyrant{{Fn|7}}]]'''Hive TyrantTyrants''' is the closest thing are monstrous [[Tyranid]] creatures created to a leader unit that can be commonly found in a commanders of the Tyranid swarm. They embody the [[Hive Mind]] completely and act as the primary [[TyranidSynapse]] forceconduit through which it enforces its will over lesser Tyranid creatures. They Hive Tyrants are extremely powerful, large and strong and may make use monsters three times the height of massive a man that can tear through [[close combatplasteel]] strength or specially augmented ranged bio-weaponry, although [[ferrocrete]] as if they were glass. They excel in bothclose combat and ranged fighting, and in fact every part of their body is perfectly designed to maim and kill. They are highly mutable, with individual Hive Tyrants displaying a wide range of physical characteristics, [[biomorph]]s, and [[bio-weapon]]s.{{Fn|1a}}
They ==Overview==[[Image:NornEmissaryArt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hive Tyrant{{Fn|15}}]]Unlike most other Tyranid creatures, Hive Tyrants are highly mutatablecompletely self-aware, including incredibly intelligent, and can learn from their mistakes. Some possess an instinctive cunning that borders on tactical genius. Though in the end they are still ultimately slaved to the development Hive Mind, their relationship with it is closer than that of unfeasably large scythes or extra thick body carapaceany other Tyranid creature. They are also highly This makes them terrifyingly psychic and closly related able to manifest deadly psychic powers in battle, including being able to invigorate the Tyranid swarm, destroy the foe's morale, or shred the enemy's minds. Hive Tyrants are equipped with a range of [[Hive MindBiomorph]]s, but most common are the [[Bonesword]], [[Lash Whip]], [[Heavy Venom Cannon]], acting as control nodes for those lesser beings all around themand [[Stranglethorn Cannon]]. Some mutants {{Fn|1a}} They tower over even a [[Space Marine Dreadnought]]s and are born with wings giving protected by chitinious plating that makes them a major advantage over other Tyrants, however they are more vulnerable immune to heavy weapons and anti-tank weapons, in fact they lack of all but the stronger tyranids carapace armourheaviest fire.{{Fn|14}}
[[Imperial]] techno-magi believe that Hive Tyrants form are essentially immortal, as their experiences, character and knowledge are stored within the repository collective consciousness of the [[Hive Fleet]]'s collective consciousnessMind. Should one be slain in battle, which means they completely embody a replacement body can be grown and imbued with the same experiences as its predecessor.{{Fn|1a}} Like the greater Tyranid species, Hive Mind but their destruction does not in any way diminish Tyrants are highly adaptable and will rapidly change tactics and even its presenceown biology should it be required. This includes being adapted with a pair of leathery wings when facing aerial foes, or mounting heavy bio-weaponry to deal with foes at range. {{Fn|14}}
Hive Tyrants appear to be either a more complex and highly evolved form of [[Tyranid Warrior]], or else they evolved from a completely different and higher genus. Some [[Imperial]] techno-magi believe that Hive Tyrants are the consort-minds of the [[Norn-Queen]] that forms the repository of the [[Hive Fleet]]'s own collective consciousness, which would mean they completely embody the Hive Mind, but their destruction would not diminish it in any way.{{Fn|5}}
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==Hive Tyrant Variants==
[[Image:Swarmtyrant.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Swarm Tyrant Artwork]]
*'''Acid Tyrants''' have highly acidic blood and employ a large variety of toxic bio-morphs.{{Fn|2a}}
*'''Swarm Tyrants''' are capable of giving birth to clutches of [[Ripper]]s in a similar manner to [[Tervigon]]s and wield large [[Fleshborer]]s.{{Fn|3b}}
*'''Winged Hive Tyrants''' have wings{{Fn|6a}}
*The [[Swarmlord]] is a unique Hive Tyrant created to out-think the enemy when standard Tyranid strategies fail.{{Fn|1b}}
 
==Notable Hive Tyrants==
*The [[Dagon Overlord]]
*The [[Hive Lord (Dawn of War II)|Hive Lord]]
*The [[King in Green]]
*The [[Nephilim King]]
*The [[Swarmlord]]
 
==Images==
<center><gallery mode=packed heights=200>
HiveTyrantIA.jpg|Winged '''Hive Tyrant'''{{Fn|6a}}
HiveTyrantGibbons.jpg|'''Hive Tyrant''' by [[Mark Gibbons]]{{Fn|8}}
HiveTyrantArt.jpg|Hive Tyrant{{Fn|9}}
40k-148-winged-hive-tyrant.jpg|Winged Hive Tyrant{{Fn|11}}
</gallery></center>
 
===Miniatures===
<center><gallery mode=packed heights=180>
HiveTyrant2012.jpg|'''Hive Tyrant''' miniature (5th Edition)
Tyranid Hive Tyrant 4th Edition 1.jpg|Hive Tyrant miniature (4th Edition){{Fn|2b}}
Tyranid Hive Tyrant 3rd Edition.jpg|Hive Tyrant miniature (3rd Edition){{Fn|3a}}
HiveTyrant2nd.jpg|Hive Tyrant miniature (2nd Edition){{Fn|10}}
Tyranid Hive Tyrant Forgeworld 2.jpg|Resin Hive Tyrant by [[Forge World (Company)|Forge World]]{{Fn|12}}
Tyranid Hive Tyrant Forgeworld 1.jpg|Resin Winged Hive Tyrant by Forge World{{Fn|13}}
</gallery></center>
 
==Trivia==
{{Trivia}}
*In [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]], the term "Hive-tyrant" applied to the ruler and primogenitor of the whole Hive Fleet - they were described as immensely psychic, huge, bloated with eggs and virtually immobile. The destruction of this Hive-tyrant would disperse the fleet.{{Fn|4}} This description fits the Norn-Queen of more recent publications. It was during the [[Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition Rulebook|second edition]] of the game that the position of the Tyranid Hive Tyrant in the Tyranid hierarchy changed to its current position; not the highest embodiment of the hive-mind, but the largest version commonly encountered in battle.{{Fn|10}}
===Conflicting sources===
*{{Endn|Conflicting sources}}: This exact height for a Hive Tyrant is not consistent, and art depicting a Hive Tyrant standing next to an [[Imperial Guard|Guardsman]] on the same page the 2.9 Meter height is given shows the creature standing at least triple the guardsman's height,{{Fn|6b}} and given other similar scaling images in the same book show a relatively consistent roughly 1.5 meter tall Guardsman, 2.9 meters is possibly a typo, putting the height of the Hive Tyrant a mere 0.5 meters above the height of a [[Shrike]].{{Fn|6c}} Later sources reconcile this by emphasizing that the Hive Tyrant's appearance and biology is variable depending on the situation.{{Fn|14}}
==See also==
*[[Species of Tyranid]]
==Sources==
*1: [[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: {{Cite Marker End}}
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 56
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (4th Edition)]]
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 35
**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 50
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (3rd Edition)]]
**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 18
**{{Endn|3b}}: pg. 40
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]], pg. 200
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex Imperialis (Background Book)]], {{Cite Marker End}}
*6: [[Imperial Armour Volume Four - The Anphelion Project]]:
**{{Endn|6a}}: pg. 41
**{{Endn|6b}}: pg. 77
**{{Endn|6c}}: pg. 79
*{{Endn|7}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20220307213156/https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/03/07/the-new-tyranid-codex-is-coming-so-get-your-first-look-at-its-awesome-cover-art/ Warhammer Community (07/03/2022)] (saved archive)
*{{Endn|8}}: [[White Dwarf 210 (UK)]], pg. 75
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (6th Edition)]] (E-Book) - ''Forces of the Hive Mind''
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (2nd Edition)]], pg. 34
*{{Endn|11}}:[[Magic: The Gathering's Universes Beyond Warhammer 40,000]] - ''Winged Hive Tyrant'' - for details see [[Hive Tyrant/Sources]]
*{{Endn|12}}: [http://web.archive.org/web/20100312043106/http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/hivetyrant.htm] ''(saved archived page, last accessed 24 June 2015)''
*{{Endn|13}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20110925061148/http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Tyranids/WINGED-HIVE-TYRANT.html Forge World webstore : WINGED HIVE TYRANT (product code : IA-TYR-T-003)] ''(saved archive)''
*{{Endn|14}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (8th Edition)]], pg. 62
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Leviathan (Box)]] Rulebook, pg. 231
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==Images==<center>===4th Edition===<gallery>Image[[Category:Tyranid Hive Tyrant 4th Edition 2.JPGTroops (Tyranids)]]Image[[Category:Tyranid Hive Tyrant 4th Edition 3.JPGFlying Tyranids]]</gallery>===3rd Edition===<gallery>Image[[de:Tyranid Hive Tyrant 3rd Edition.jpg</gallery>===2nd Edition===<gallery>Image:Tyranid Hive Tyrant 2nd Edition 1.jpgImage:Tyranid Hive Tyrant 2nd Edition 2.jpg</gallery>===Forgeworld===<gallery>Image:Tyranid Hive Tyrant Forgeworld 1.jpg|Winged Hive TyrantImage:Tyranid Hive Tyrant Forgeworld 2.jpg|Hive Tyrant with Scything Talons</gallery></center>Schwarmtyrant]][[Categoryfr:TyranidsPrince Tyranide]]
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