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[[File:T5ETrygon.jpg|right|220px|thumb|A '''Trygon''' in action.^{{Fn|1}}]]

A '''Trygon''' is Trygons have also been known to dig deadfall traps by leaving a thin crust over a monstrous serpentine species of [[Tyranid]] capable of tunneling through just about any material - carving out underground tunnels that can be used by other Tyranid creatures to bypass enemy linesdeep conical hole. For Sufficient weight in troops and armour will collapse the enemies roof of a Trygon, an attack from below is incredibly hard to detect the sinkhole and even harder to defend againstdeposit the victims into the Trygon’s waiting claws. The emergence of a Trygon will often herald a larger Tyranid attack as hordes of smaller creatures pour out after A Trygon’s greatest weakness is probably that it using can be baited or misdirected while burrowing by the freshly created tunnel.¹ It appears that Trygons use their bio-static charge first tasty morsel to assist with tunnelling, as their tunnels have been found coated with a fused, glass-like silicate layer on the inside. This effect stabilises the tunnel walls and prevents them from collapsing behind a burrowing Trygoncross its path.^{{Fn|4}}

Trygons have also been known to dig deadfall traps by leaving a thin crust over a deep conical hole. Sufficient weight in troops and armour will collapse the roof of the sinkhole and deposit the victims into the Trygon’s waiting claws. A Trygon’s greatest weakness is probably that it can be baited or misdirected while burrowing by the first tasty morsel to cross its path.⁴  A Trygon is also heavily armoured in shifting carapace plates that generate a bio-static charge as the creature moves. Known as a '''Bio-Electric Pulse'''^{{Fn|1}}, this energy can be channeled into a sudden powerful arc that is strong enough to kill by exhaling an ionised spray from its gills.^{{Fn|1}}

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== Variants =====Trygon Prime===A '''Trygon Prime''' is a variation of the Trygon modified to wield [[Containment Spines]] running the length of their bodies that can better harness their bio-electric buildup and further direct it into a more terrifying lightning bolt. They are also adapted to share a [[Synapse Creature|synaptic link]] with the [[Hive Mind]], allowing them to influence lesser Tyranid creatures.{{Cite This}}

===Bioshock Brood===Instead of generating individual bio-static fields, Trygons can work in a '''Bioshock Brood''' to combine and greatly amplify their own charges into a single bioelectric field covering the whole brood. Lightning arcs from beast to beast with a build-up of power so great that the generated field can disrupt, absorb, and even deflect incoming enemy fire. When released it has the power of a raging tempest which reduces targets to charred corpses. Tell-tale signs of an imminent surfacing from a Bioshock Brood include hairs standing on end, the tang of ozone, or unusual electronic static through comms channels - though these warnings usually go unnoticed.^{{Fn|3}}

Image:Trygon.jpg|Trygon (5th edition), based on the Forge World sculpt but adapted by [[Aly Morrison]] and [[Tom Walton]] ^{{Fn|2}}Image:Tyranid Trygon.jpg|Trygon from [[Forge World]], sculpted by [[Simon Egan]] ^{{Fn|2}}

*^{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]], ppg.50*^{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 361 (UK)]], ppg.22*^{{Endn|3}}: [[White Dwarf 362 (UK)]], ppg.49*^{{Endn|4}}: [[Deathwatch: Mark of the Xenos]], pg . 45===Uncited===