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[[Image:BroodlordNew.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The Spawn of Cryptus{{citethis}}]]The '''Spawn of Cryptus''' is the designation given to a [[Tyranid]] [[Broodlord]] who led forces from [[Hive Fleet Leviathan]] against the world of [[Asphodex]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|Canon ConflictConflicting sources}}
The Spawn was born '''Tiberius Flax''' to the ruling [[Imperial Commander|governors]] of Asphodex and declared the heir to the [[Flaxian Dynasty]] before his birth, despite the family already having a suitable heir in the form of [[Augustus Flax]]. Matters became worse when Tiberius was born a [[mutant]], as the governors were [[Genestealer's Kiss|infected]] on a trading mission to [[Satys]]. Augustus Flax was able to rally the support of the nobles of Asphodex, leading a coup against his parents and his "brother" and seizing the throne. Tiberius, however, had been sealed away in the undercity of [[Phodia]] by his parents to protect him and escaped Augustus's coup. Retreating into the bowels of Phodia, Tiberius became known as the Spawn of Cryptus.{{Fn|3b}}
The Broodlord was eventually able to corrupt the ruling family of Asphodex. When the [[Blood Angels]] fleet arrived to wage the [[Cryptus Campaign]], [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Karlaen]] led a series of operations in the cities of Asphodex that managed to slay the Spawn of Cryptus and scatter its cult.{{Fn|2}}
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*In the [[Warhammer 40,000 - Shield of Baal: Deathstorm|Shield of Baal: Deathstorm]] box set, it is stated that the Spawn of Cryptus attacked a ''planet'' called '''Phodia'''.{{Fn|1}} However, other sources indicate that the planet that was invaded was called '''Asphodex''', and that Phodia was the capital city.{{Fn|3a}}{{Fn|4}}