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A master of genetic manipulation and bio-alchemy, the Biophagus is responsible for the process of indoctrination and infection. They concoct new contaminants that infect their victims with [[xenos]] genetics, morphing their body and mind and rendering them susceptible to the influence of a [[Genestealer Cult]]. Biophaguses can be found posing as [[Officio Medicae]] specialists in slum hospitals, macro-alchemical distilleries, and med-paste factories. Embedded in positions of high authority, they run discreet tests upon the unsuspecting local populace. It was the Biophaguses of the [[Cult of the Twisted Helix]] that first unlocked the secrets of extracting Genestealer germ-seed. The cultists of the Helix contaminated medical supplies and food with this biomatter, spreading their curse through means other than the [[Genestealer's Kiss]]. This knowledge has gradually spread amongst other cults and hidden cells across the [[Galaxy]].{{Fn|2b}}

Some biophaguses have also been known to infiltrate [[Guardsmen]] regiments posing as legitimate medical professionals volunteering their service. While acting as such they might offer free “genetic purity screenings” and a variety of supplements for those who do not pass. Their veneration of the [[Emperor]] being as a many-armed arbiter of justice might also be dismissed as rudimentary [[Hive]]-dweller beliefs or even accepted by those not aware of the cult's influence.{{Fn|4}}

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*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/01/16/16th-jan-genestealer-cults-preview-the-biophagusgw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community]

*2: [[Codex: Genestealer Cults (8th Edition)]]:

**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 51

*{{Endn|3}}: [[Magic: The Gathering's Universes Beyond Warhammer 40,000]]
 - ''Biophagus'' - for details see [[Biophagus/Sources]]

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[[Category:Troops (Genestealer Cults)]]