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==Overview==
Protoids are highly specialized single-celled bio-constructs designed to clean up the interior of [[Hive Ship|Hive Ships]] using the strongly corrosive enzymes that they naturally produce. These enzymes break down detritus on a Hive Ship into a slurry that is then ingested by the protoid.{{Fn|1c}}
Normally protoids are quite small, but when the need arises, larger protoids can be created by the [[Hive-Mind]] and used as living weapons. Due to their simple jelly-like bodies they resist most kinds of conventional weaponry, thus allowing them to go unimpeded as they rampage through enemy forces. They consume every creature put in their way, only growing larger, more powerful, and even more difficult to stop as they progress.{{Fn|1c}}
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