A list of all known Tyranid species and sub-species.
Bio-Ships
Bio-Titans
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Dominatrix
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Huge monsters symbiotically fused with smaller (Warrior-sized) entities that act as a psychic link to the Norn-Queen aboard her ship.[16b]
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Hierophant
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These creatures are the equivalent of an Imperial Warlord Battle Titan.[8a]
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Nautiloid
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Gigantic Tyranids carrying shells resembling that of a snail's; its mid and rear limbs are fused into a pseudopod and lashwhip combination.[15]
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Viragon
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A huge tunneling Tyranid that resembles a huge Trygon.[15]
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Vermis-class Bio-Titan
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Viciator
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A large bio-titan akin to Hierophants.[15]
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Eater Beast
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Used to consume large amounts of biomass.[37]
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Warmachine Size Creatures
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Cerebore
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A massively powerful Tyranid siege organism.[15]
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Dactylis
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Long-range firepower specialist organism.[22]
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Exocrine
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Bred as a long-range tank hunter[22]
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Harridan
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Large winged creature. It carries Gargoyles into battle.[8b]
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Haruspex
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A genus of assault spawn intended to rush at the enemy lines.[22]
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Hierodule
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The equivalent of a small Imperial Titan.[8c]
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Malefactor
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One of the general variety of assault creatures. It can carry other broods into battle under its carapace.[22]
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Sporocyst
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Atmospheric terraforming organism.
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Monstrous Creatures
Medium Size Creatures
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Biovore
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Tyranid creatures bred to launch Spore Mines towards the enemy, they are the equivalent of the artillery of other species - includes some variations like Triovore and Protovore[15][16q]
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Broodlord
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A Tyranid leader organism, regarded as the epitome of the Genestealer breed. [12a]
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Hive Guard
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Tyranid species that defends the consumption buildings of the Hive Mind.[16p]
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Lictor
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Creatures that act as specialist scouts and vanguards, roving ahead of the Tyranid swarm to seek out and locate potential prey.[16j]
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*Neurolictor
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Psychic variant of Lictor
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*Death Leaper [a]
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A unique Lictor created as the ultimate weapon of terror[16bb]
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*Lictor Alpha
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Enhanced version of Lictor
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*Mist Reaper
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A unique form of Lictor, that is responsible for many disappearances on the planet Xian.[19a]
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Von Ryan's Leapers
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Pack-hunting ambush organism[30]
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Mieotic Spore
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Large sacs full of bio-acid and toxins, and contain smaller Spore Mines within them.[4]
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Mucolid Spore
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Air defense organism
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Parasite of Mortrex
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A bat-winged Tyranid creature that has a barbed tail tipped with a hollow tube, like a snake's fang, capable of implanting its still-living victims with Ripper parasites.[16cc]
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Pyrovore
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A species of Tyranid that pre-digests biomass to provide minerals and fuel for the Tyranid Hive Fleet. It can launch a searing fireball from its dorsal flamespurt bio-weapon grown into its own flesh.[13][16r]
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Ravener
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A Tyranid species adapted for fast assaults, surprise raids and swift pursuits. [16f]
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*Ravener Prime
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Command variant of Ravener.[38]
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*Ravener Alpha
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Enhanced variant of Ravener.
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*Tremorscythe
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Detection variant of Ravener.[38]
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*Felltalon
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Poison and tracking variant of Ravener.[38]
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*Wrecker
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Breaching and heavy assault variant of Ravener.[38]
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*Venomspitter
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Poisonous variant of Ravener.[38]
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* Red Terror [a]
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A particularly deadly Tyranid Ravener, covered in a carapace the colour of blood, armed with sets of great scythe blades and a maw so wide it can swallow a man whole.[14]
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Tyranid Warrior
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The synaptic foot troops of the Hive Fleets. Warriors are among the most important Tyranids in battle, as not only are they powerful and deadly creatures, they are synapse creatures, directing lesser creatures and forming the focal points of the Hive Mind. [16e]
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* Tyranid Prime
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A highly evolved Tyranid Warrior considered to be the apex of the Tyranid Warrior strain[16e]
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* Tyranid Shrike
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A member of the Warrior genus, possessing wings and capable of flight, serving as mobile Synapse Creatures and shock assault troops. [16e]
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Tyrant Guard
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A species of Tyranid spawned for the sole purpose of defending a Hive Tyrant from harm.[4][16d]
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Venomthrope
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Zoanthrope
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A species of Tyranid created solely to harness the potential psychic power of the Hive Mind, in effect a type of psychic artillery used in Tyranid planetary invasions and a synapse creature used to relay the commands of the Hive Mind to lesser creatures. Named subspecies include Horror Zoanthrope, Zoanthrope Screamer, Catalyst Zoanthrope, Biothrope[13][15][16m]
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*Neurothrope
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Evolved version of the Zoanthrope able to leech the life force from its victims
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*Doom of Malan'tai [a]
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A uniquely adapted Tyranid Zoanthrope that has the ability to feed not upon flesh and blood but upon the psychic energy and souls of its victims. [16aa]
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Smaller Size Tyranid Creatures
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Cortex Leech
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Resembling Rippers, they leap onto the face of their victims and insert long feelers into their ears, nose and eyes. These feelers are capable of manipulating the new host's brain forcing them to become a dribbling puppet under the sway of the Hive Mind.[15]
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Gaunt
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The genus for a number of the smaller Tyranid species, including Termagants, Spinegaunts, Hormagaunts, Neurogaunts, Barbgaunts,, Deathgaunts, Hellgaunts, Nightgaunts, Terrorgaunts, Slashgaunts, Razorgants, Crucigants, Exegants, Malgants, Mortegaunts, Rendergants, Protogaunts, Pyrogaunts, Lashgaunts, Genogants, Toxigaunts and Gargoyles.
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A subspecies of Gaunt armed with razor-sharp Scything Talons. They move on powerful hind legs in a series of exceptionally fast, bounding leaps that appears as a skittering, insect-like gait.[16g]
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* Termagant
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Fast, agile and cunning creatures of the Gaunt genus. While not very strong individually, Termagants will often overwhelm much more elite foes with superior numbers.[16h]
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* Neurogaunt
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Gaunt strain which support Tyranid node beasts during invasions.
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* Barbgaunt
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Gaunt strain which acts as a fire support beast.
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* Gargoyle
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A winged Gaunt species.[16k]
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Genestealer
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A species of Tyranid used as the ultimate shock trooper. Their purpose is to advance ahead of a Hive Fleet and pinpoint potential planets for the Tyranids to devour. They can infect other species with their genetic material.[16i]
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* Ymgarl Genestealer
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A mutated form of Genestealers originally thought to be native to the moons of planet Ymgarl, notable in that they are among the first contacts Mankind has ever had with the Tyranid race.[16dd]
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Rippers
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A small species of Tyranid that serves as the primary means of devouring bio-mass from a planet. They are the most numerous of Tyranid creatures, and in great swarms they can pull down and consume creatures many times their own size. [16x]
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* Sky-slasher
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Winged Rippers[16x]
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Spore Mine
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Living, floating mines that explode if any non-Tyranid lifeform gets too close.[16q]
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Neuroloid
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Floating psychic organisms that accompany Neurotyrants
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Tiny Creatures
Tyranid Flora and Bio-Structures
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They spawn from the vast clouds of spores that Tyranids plant during the beginning stages of a planetary harvesting. [9a][9b]
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Broodhives are a large network of Tyranid plants that tunnel underneath the surface.[9a]
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Brood Nests provide Tyranid invasion forces with instant reinforcements. Hidden safely underground, Tyranid creatures are nurtured inside the brood nests.[8d]
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| Capillary Tower
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Tyranid plant-analogues that reach the upper atmosphere (and beyond). They link up with hive ships in low orbit, and then pump the biomass upwards to the waiting biovessels.[9a][9b]
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The above-ground opening of an enormous subterranean synaptic organism that manufactures new Tyranid swarms.[35]
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| Infestation Node
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Small protuberances that mark the presence of Genestealers and are capable of producing Spore Mines.[35][36]
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| Magma Vent
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Tyranid plants that burrow deep into the planetary crust releasing the gases trapped in this planetary layer.[9a][9b]
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| Mycetic Spore
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Large, living shells used to transport Tyranid creatures from Tyranid Hive Ships to a planet's surface. They could be considered the Tyranid equivalent of an Imperial Drop Pod.[9b][16w]
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One of the final stages of 'Tyraniforming' a planet, used to convert consumed bio-mass into a form utilisable by the Hive Fleets.[9a][9b]
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Pump out alien spores which not only pollute the atmosphere but also quickly alter the native fauna.[9a][9b]
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| Vitrified Plant
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Orgaisms with hardened fronds serving a similar function to tank traps[9a]
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Theorized Tyranid Species
These are creatures that the Magos Biologis believe exist, but for which there is no physical evidence.
- Norn-Queens are believed to be the mysterious female counterparts to the Hive Tyrants. They lead the Tyranid swarms and direct the evolutionary paths to take. They invariably stay aboard their Hive Ships.
Tyranid Descendants
These are species that the Magos Biologis believe may be species that evolved from Tyranid that were left behind from failed Tyranid invasions.
Possible Tyranid Descendants
Previous Edition Tyranid Forces
These are species associated with the Tyranids only in earlier editions of WH40K. In game terms they are no longer part of Tyranid armies.
See also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Tyranids (2nd Edition):
- 1a: pg. 15
- 1b: pg. 23
- 1c: pg. 27
- 1d: pg. 47
- 2: Tyranid Evolution (accessed 2007.06.14)
- 3: Tyranid Special Characters (accessed 2007.06.14)
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[Help]
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- 8b: pgs. 86-87
- 8c: pgs. 82-85
- 8d: pgs. 98-99
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- 21: Deathwatch: Mark of the Xenos, pgs. 33-35
- 22: Chapter Approved 2001, pg. 103
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- 34: Doom of the Eldar (Game), pg. 19
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