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Little more than a living artillery platform, the Exocrine is controlled by the brain of its [[Bio-Plasmic Cannon]] [[Biomorph]], a giant weapon able to unleash a vast ball of plasma, or several focused streams of fire from its multiple barrels. The Exocrine itself is purely a means of transportation for the bio-plasmic cannon nested into its flesh.{{Fn|3}} Only when the larger beast remains still can the symbiote focus all of its mental resources into targeting and destroying its prey.{{Fn|4}} Because of their ability to deliver powerful long-ranged firepower, Exocrines are perhaps the most feared gun-beast in the Tyranid swarms.{{Fn|2}}
While the Exocrine itself is largely slaved to the will of its parasitic cannon biomorph and acts simply as a means of transportation for it, they are nonetheless powerful creatures and can smash and tear enemies apart that get too close.{{ClearFn|7}}
==Images==
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Magic: The Gathering's Universes Beyond Warhammer 40,000]]
*{{Endn|6}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20030220044740fw_/http://www.armorcast.com/warhammer40k/ Armorcast Warhammer 40,000 Model Archive]''(saved archive page, dated November 2001, last accessed 20 March 2025)''
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (8th Edition)]], pg. 66
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[[Category:Gargantuan Creatures]]
[[Category:Troops (Tyranids)]]
