Cyber-Mastiff

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House Orlock Cyber-Mastiff[7]

Cyber-Mastiffs are caniform servitors[30] created from Mastiffs, or other canids, that have received varying amounts of bionic upgrades. Some are almost entirely mechanical creatures resembling a hound and guided by the brain and nervous system of a hunting creature, after such components have been integrated by members of the Adeptus Mechanicus. It isn't uncommon, however, to see mostly biological canines who have only received a minimal amount of cybernetic upgrades.[1][2]

Overview

Arbitrator and their Cyber-Mastiff[25a]
Member of House Goliath being attacked by a Cyber-Mastiff[26]

Commonly known as kill-dogs, razorfangs and rending rovers, Cyber-Mastiffs have an in-built hunting and attack instinct and can only respond to the simplest of commands from their assigned handler,[1] but are still fully capable of defending themselves and their masters.[1][4] They can be fitted with additional sensors, such as an Auspex, which are always used on passive.[1] It is said that Cyber-Mastiff can rip off an Ogryn's arm in just one snap of its powerful jaws.[5] Some cyber-mastiffs are vat-grown;[28] furred-slabs bulked out with vat-grown muscles and ridged with augmetic implants.[29]

Cyber-Mastiffs are often deployed under the control of Adeptus Arbites Patrol and Enforcer units for hunting down their prey and to catch criminal fugitives who attempt to escape.[2][3] Some cyber-mastiffs will pin a target with their teeth barely penetrating their throat, pinning them to the ground with their bulk, waiting for their handler's kill-command to be given.[25h] Cyber-Mastiffs are a fearsome extension of the Emperor's Law, and a truly terrible sight to see unleashed.[2]

House Orlock of Necromunda is also known to make use of cyber-mastiffs,[14] and one of their legendary gangs from 201.M40 was the Gunshy Girls, with their shotgun-toting cyber-mastiffs.[9a]

Cyber-mastiffs are also used by the forces of Chaos like the Blood Pact. These are known as hate-dogs and can weigh two hundred pounds.[20]

Known Types of Cyber-Mastiffs

Named Cyber-Mastiffs

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Miniatures

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