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[[Image:SquiggothArt.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Squiggoth{{Fn|2}}]]Amongst the largest of all [[Squig]]svarieties, the '''Squiggoth''' is a massive quadrupedal beast (although it ranges in size from that of a main [[Battle battle tank]] to that of a [[Titan]]) kept by [[Feral Ork]]s.{{Fn|1b}}
[[Category:Monstrous Creatures]]
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== Overview ==[[Image:SquiggothArt.jpg|thumb|right|400px|A Squiggoth{{Fn|2}}]]
There have been woolly, tusked Squiggoths seen on battlefields, but the most common appears similar to a [[Giant Reptile|Dinosaur]]. It commonly has a [[Howdah]] on its back, where [[boyz]] ride into battle, shooting mounted guns, such as the [[Supa-lobba]] as they go. To protect their "ride", Orks usually add armour plating.{{Fn|1b}}
As with all Greenskin organisms, the [[Magos Biologis]] of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] have identified Squiggoth's Squiggoths as fungal lifeforms, though they are fairly rare and can only be grown by the specialist breeder [[Pigdok]] z of the [[Snakebites Clan]]. The size of the Squiggoth is determined by the effectiveness of the feed-formula the breeder gives his creature. Less-effective formulas may result in puny Squiggoths while high-quality formulas will see them keep growing and growing.{{Fn|1b}}
Squiggoths themselves vary in size and shape, but there are two primary subspecies:
*'''Big Squiggoths''' are the smaller but more common breed of Squiggoths, either young or whose breeding and feed were less effective and have stunted growth. They most often travel in packs.{{Fn|1b}}
*'''Gargantuan Squiggoths''' are monsterous monstrous creatures the size of a small Imperial [[Titan]], bred from the finest secret feed-formulas of the Snake Bites Clan. They are sometimes the favored steeds of powerful Ork [[Warboss]]es.{{Fn|1b}}
==Images==
<center><gallery mode="packed"heights=200>SquiggothDoW.jpg|A Gargantuan Squiggoth from ''[[Dawn of War]]''.{{Fn|3}}GargantuanSquiggoth.jpg|A Gargantuan Squiggoth.{{Fn|1a}}</gallery></center> ===Miniatures===<center><gallery mode="nolines" heights=200 widths=200>
Big Squiggoth.jpg|A '''Big Squiggoth''' miniature
Squiggoth_FW.jpg|A '''Gargantuan Squiggoth''' miniature
EpicSquiggoth.jpg|''[[Epic]] ''-scale Squiggoth miniatureEpicSquiggoth1st.jpg|''[[Epic]] ''-scale Squiggoth miniature (1st Edition)SquiggothDoW.jpg|A Gargantuan Squiggoth from [[Dawn of War]].{{Fn|3}}GargantuanSquiggoth.jpg|A Gargantuan Squiggoth.
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==Related ArticlesSee also==*[[Ork]]*[[Feral Ork]]
*[[Orkeosaurus]]
==Sources==
{{Classics}}
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Eight - Raid on Kastorel-Novem]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 47
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 194
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Liber Xenologis]], pg. 76
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War]]{{CE}}
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[[Category:Feral Orks]]
[[Category:Monstrous Creatures]]
[[Category:Ork War Beasts]]
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