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Despite their seeming frailty, Zoanthropes are lethal opponents. Zoanthropes possess batteries of psychic power they can use to both defend themselves by projecting a constant psychic barrier or launch assaults that are powerful enough to destroy enemy battle tanks, boil through [[adamantium]] plates, or even fell mighty [[Titan]]s.<sup>4</sup> However, Zoanthropes are predisposed to sedentary behavior, a stance adopted to conserve their psychic power, when not in the presence of the Hive Mind.<sup>3</sup> They also care little for happenings beyond their immediate reach and prioritise their own survival above all else.<sup>4</sup>
Despite their power, however, Zoanthropes sometimes seem to be victims of their own massive energy reserves and there have been numerous afteraction reports of Zoanthropes “burning out” in battle. Their craniums have been observed to burst and bleed out, sending them crashing limply to the ground. Psykers who have witnessed these events liken it to the perils of the warp which normal psykers can suffer when psychic energy overloads their minds.<sup>5</sup>
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*<sup>3</sup>: [[Codex: Tyranids (2nd Edition)]]
*<sup>4</sup>: [[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]], p.44
*<sup>5</sup>: [[Deathwatch: Mark of the Xenos]], pg 53
*[[Imperial Armour Volume Four - The Anphelion Project]]
