Every Unique Named Tyranid EXPLAINED By An Australian | Warhammer 40k Lore

[@majorkill]

Who knew a bunch of mindless killer bio-drone parasites controlled by a Hivemind could have so much personality! #WholesomeTyranids Pick up the Xenonid Queen or the battle box here : www.majorminis.com.au/ Sadly, all STLs will likely be taken off the website this week - get em while they are still here

[@pronumeral1446]

Isn't this a little premature given they are currently in the middle of announcing a new wave of Tyranids?

[@random_fem1041]

@@pronumeral1446 more hype, more ppl who want to have a variety of nids

[@Name_over_all_names]

What about that 4 arm gene stealer

[@ryansaunders9901]

Yo majorkill you should do a video on yarricks death

[@huwwatkins6736]

Your next piece of merchandise should be BJJ gi

[@serbianslav5494]

Theory: Old One Eye is actually dead, but the Hivemind noticed how much he scared the living shit out of enemies, so now it recreates the motherfucker every time he dies.

[@snowblind9551]

So he's basically the Tyranid equivalent of Yarrick.

[@santana9434]

Then why would the Hivemind just create multiple of the same model

[@Tardenator]

Nerd

[@Puddingskin01]

@@santana9434 "It's funnier this way."

[@rashakor]

All of these “characters” are respawned by the hivemind that not a theory.

[@FadingClarity]

closest to a tyranid pov book that could work well would be a genestealer cultist book from the perspective of someone being corrupted and seeing the tyranids as angels

[@darinneal3964]

Check out day of ascension is pretty much exactly what you described, and it's a really good book

[@jackbloomer1334]

Devastation of baal had a tyranid pov

[@jonbaxter2254]

Fuck, that would be sweet if done right.

[@thewerdna]

Day of Ascension is a book that exists, and is what you described

[@clayandros2038]

you could easily make a story from tyranid pov without needing genestealers as the hivemind does think and does use tactics, the swarmlord also has a developing sense of self.

[@JJTN2K]

When that one Tyranid in Baal said " *screeeeeech* *weeeeghshzjdjewj* " i really felt that, truly an inspiring moment

[@Zeppathy]

Brings a tear to your eye.

[@Max-zr7hr]

Ah yes the swarm lord, the alpha Chad melee machine with upgraded bone blades that cut thru adamantium, can't die, learns from every loss, always upgrades to solve it's previous failures.... It's only weakness... Named space marines

[@fishbeuschool]

1 eyed can Regen it's another eye. Possible the broken eye has been hit with something that make a some sort of barrier or something around the eye of the socket causing it not to regen

[@jasoncrawford4929]

​@@fishbeuschool or, I've heard suggested, the tyranid learned it freaks everyone out so why fix it if it causes such morale loss

[@silent_stalker3687]

Or Bale Eye! I can’t wait for that guy to get involved with the nids, it’ll be amazing especially if the Orcs come into play

[@williamking331]

like everything else? name characters are the bane of all things

[@observingeye9579]

@@silent_stalker3687 angron:

[@stripeybag6977]

Remember everyone it is probably maybe not a good idea to try dueling a 10 meter tall Super Bug dinosaur with psychic powers and giant crystal swords.

[@SheikAndi]

Damn, guess I'll scratch it from my bucket list...

[@scar6822]

@@SheikAndi you can do it! Just hit it a bunch of times and it will die.

[@serpion5x]

It's like fighting an Avatar of Khaine. All you need is plot armour.

[@majordakka5743]

That's why Calgary calls the Swarmlord daddy

[@Whoknows21356]

Unless you’re Yriel. Then you can one shot it

[@trimeerious4349]

Getting a video about how each pre heresy primarch would have reacted to and ruled the imperium if put in Guillimans position would be pretty cool ngl

[@koolmin23]

Agreed!

[@mystermothman3092]

We shall continue your eternal crusade, brother

[@magnustherad3291]

He can’t ignore us forever

[@tzeentchlordoffates9268]

The crusade continues

[@noisyboy2773]

The crusade continues 🗿

[@DzinkyDzink]

Tyrannids need an Adaptation mechanic that allows them to customize single units extra unique so they may take place of named characters. Or just create a whole lot of bunch legendary units with unique mechanics that the player can pick and choose from.

[@lilvampire7439]

The problem with that is that if the Tyranids made a legendary unit, then logically, all nids would just be made into that unit type for efficiency

[@agentc7020]

@@lilvampire7439 That wouldn't be efficient, as explained by majorkill, they take time and a lot of biomass (for mass production anyway), so just focusing on specialists would leave the hive fleet pretty fucking likely on suffering what they usally induce, being outnumbered.

[@boartank]

The thing is every nid is a deliberate creation with the exception of mutants, mutants that I'm not sure the result of happenstance. Mutants in my opinion are deliberately preplanned. From the exposition of a super lichtor that soloed Erwin's ship (there's a Captain that is based on Attack on Titan), the Hivemind does not make mistakes making bioforms.

[@Nestmind]

We had in fourth edition. it's not the same

[@boartank]

To make a the super lictor, the hivemind had to allocate a significant portion of power and resources that it is only used extremely rare. It can camo, adjust it's body's energy allowing it to bypass force fields, act without instructions from the hive, contort it's body like an octopus, make no sound, emit a signal to the hive.

[@rexlumontad5644]

Dante: *ran over a Lictor with a bike* Lictor: "Look ma! I'm roadkill!"

[@DahLekKnight]

Every Tyranid unit explained: "Om nom nom nom nom nom." *evolution* "I do say, Old Sport, that last bite of blueberry was a bit enlightening." "Ay, I's 'ad da green boyz, 'n now iz like I had 3 gins. I wants mo' dakka!"

[@terminator9489]

the tyranids who ate the infinity circuit was like: "Those edibles ain't shit"

[@flaviomonteiro1414]

[Conrad Kurze after learning about the Death Leaper]: I'd like to say I'm a fan of your work.

[@shell_of_myself]

The swarmlord did also die to the overfiend of octarius. Then he immediately came back

[@zcgamerandreacts2762]

And he was pissed. He made a counter against the Orkz fungal reproduction. Reducing the orkz number and the orkz. RAN OUT OF AMMO. And he finished off the overfiend by cracking his skull open and noming his brain.

[@williamking331]

@@zcgamerandreacts2762 WHAT?! Orkz can run out of AMMO?! What is Gork and Mork name is this galaxy coming too?

[@zcgamerandreacts2762]

@@williamking331 plus the whole war was so they were at a standstill if one side won it would be still BAD. If the orkz won they would be supa charged and have enough orkz to start a waaagh! If the tyranids won they would have plenty of biomass to start invasions and fuel their hivefleets. If

[@SubZole]

They could say that every unique/legendary tyranid uses up a portion of the hiveminds consciousness. If one of these special tyranids is born it needs to be directly commanded by the hivemind. Then they could say that only x number of them can exist simultaneously. That way it would be both balanced and it would give a lore explanation too.

[@JasonM69]

The Red Terror will always be a heartbreaking story for me. I remember hearing about it, then waiting for the model to be released. Spent so much time trying to repose it just like the artwork. I would read its story and stare at the artwork for hours and hours. When the next codex came out, there were no new stories. Codex after there was no Red Terror. It came back once with some rules, but again, no new lore. Now it's gone again, but only in the codex for the Red Terror will always be in my heart.

[@eternalvibe9083]

I'm a massive nid simp, and I feel your pain. I got it just before it was removed from the store as a birthday gift, and have it preserved for when it comes back again.

[@rexlumontad5644]

Tyranids: *exist* Silent King: "Cowabunga it is."

[@gholamdapantaloonsniffer8218]

The removal of those models make me think that maybe, just maybe GW are involved and will be bringing celestial lions, night lords and Phoenix lords in plastic

[@inzane456]

Very likely.

[@bigwigcthulu6902]

I hope they aren't going full lawfare on him, but rather offering him a deal because he generates so much attention to GW.

[@gholamdapantaloonsniffer8218]

@@bigwigcthulu6902 not gonna lie, his Fuegan proxy is 100% better than what GW has 😂😂

[@NeocrimsonX]

A classic gw L

[@bushmaster6894]

@@bigwigcthulu6902 Him not being able to discuss and removing the products, is a good sign he’s been given a “do this or we sue you out of existence” scenario.

[@PelinalDidNothingWrong]

All this Tyranid hype and the incoming range refresh has made me choose Tyranids to be my next army,more specifically Hive Fleet Tiamet. I'm also really hoping we get more new models as well as having the resin one's put into plastic. Deep down,I hope we get more named Tyranids or the option to create our own named Tyranids

[@Stikarii]

Everything you said about the Swarmlord coming back to life is actually true of every single Hive Tyrant in existence. The only difference being that the Swarmlord is the only one who transcends the boundaries between hive fleets and can therefore come back to life on the other side of the galaxy.

[@russellwilliams9437]

i wonder if this a thing all nids do. many just mindless drones but more advance once reuploading the consciousness back to the hivemind. distributing pertinent adaptions among there kind when another batch is spawned but keeping the successful original on ice and reconstituting it should it need it most advanced example when the forging of new evolutions are required.

[@trentonbarton105]

There's actually another unique Tyranid that wasn't mentioned in the video. If you look into Hive Fleet Jormungandr, at one point, they spawned a Reaver Titan sized Trygon lookin' thing while assualting a world. Unfortunately, that's all we know about it, though, because Jormungandr gets shafted despite having a really neat method of attacking compared to other nids.

[@eternalvibe9083]

Ha ha funni rock throw go brrrr

[@trentonbarton105]

@Eternalvibe I love throwing rocks at people ❤️

[@NP3GA]

Day seventy of asking majorkill to compare Abaddon and Archaeon

[@Teaguegrant]

I believe in you

[@loganlee1796]

He will give in one of these days

[@joshley1320]

I second this

[@Teno2001]

I third this. AVE DOMINUS NOX!

[@gholamdapantaloonsniffer8218]

Archaeon is a legend compared to abby

[@JonnyDoey]

If these are expensive prototypes, there’s a chance a new version based off the prototypes is possible I’d imagine

[@-AxisA-]

Well most of Tyranids are already the finished not prototype version of the unit. Like a Termagant's prototype probably was active wherever the Tyranids came from.

[@samueltrusik3251]

I need to, I MUST see the swarm-lord duel one of the primarchs.

[@SamueL-td7fb]

"duel" it's gonna be like accidentally stomping a worm

[@dikkie1000]

If Marneus Calgar is an acceptable primarch substitute, then go and watch Behemoth part 3.

[@swarmlord6121]

Another unique Hive Tyrant I like is the Nephilim King, he has personality and The Court of The Nephilim King often faced imperial knights

[@thunder2434]

All we really need for our Tyranid armies are the Swarmlord and Old One-Eye. More characters are cool though. Tyranids evolve to whatever is needed, in the old 4th & 5th edition you could just pick what Bioform mutations you wanted and had points to pay for like any wargear to build your own Swarmlord-like Tyrant or regenerating extra hard shelled super-Lictor with acid blood. I used to do this and come up with my own nicknames for them. I haven't played the tabletop for a decade or so, so how Tyranids work in 9th ed is or 10th ed will have I have no idea. But the old biomorph system was pretty cool.

[@wrobelx]

Tyranids could have some really cool stories if only they sold a bit more.... *Nids get new models* Nids players: YES YES YES YES

[@tbone9474]

I'd love to see an rts with the nids, where you get a fixed amount of bio mass volume to work with instead of a steady income of money/resources. Obviously you'd get more biomass with every kill and death of your own troops. Maybe you'd have to fight off enemy forces from torching the corpses and thus cutting off your supply

[@deathmessenger700]

Interested in covering the octarius war? potenyial outcomes? Or a what if on what would happen if the Nids could get into the warp / chaos worlds and had the ability to consume chaos units ?

[@lurkingedge]

I don't even play 40k, but now I want to buy all the STL's just in case you are forced to take them all down. You can't stop the signal.

[@deltatea3192]

Invite your friends. It sharpens the Dream.

[@daheck5961]

At this point I’d just like to see him make his own game lol

[@secondarytrollaccount]

Tyranids : alright boys we got the genestealer signal lets get ready to live stream this 900 quintillion calorie planet mukbang challenge.

[@eugenehong8825]

I remember one recent story where the genestealer was remarked to be "The Genestealer," as if to say they have the collective memories of every single one through it's 21 million year history. Possessing all the memories and recollections of every genestealer that ever existed and was successfully reabsorbed.

[@adampoultney8737]

I think a well written book from the POV of the hive mind taking control of individual bugs (not unprecedented in existing law!) could work, although it would be a challenge to get right.

[@konigstiger8518]

Had no idea there were unique characters. Nice to know though, thanks for the video :D

[@Emeralddragon2]

Majorkill makes a tyranid pov story sound good.

[@Milk192]

Having an Australian explain to me about exquisite fauna is something i cannot unsee. Not that I'd ever have it any other way. So damn fitting

[@juhel5531]

A tyranid POV book would actually be pretty good hard scifi. The internal voice of the tyranid hive colony could sound like a choir of "musical notes", each of which is a request with varying degrees of importance. Imagine describing the hive mind making the decision to digest a large cadre of units back into biomass and the hive mind experiences momentary hesitation as its unable to allocate resources to sever the connection between itself and an entire planets worth of tyranids because it's currently fighting multiple large battles in multiple unrelated planets. The hivemind lives its conflicting thoughts in a few microseconds as it then signals the acid that will digest a vast swathe of lifeforms it's connected to and multiple planets worth of tyranids suddenly pause and flinch for a quarter of a second as the hivemind twitches, to what it experiences as a near unendurable amount of pain for a subjective eternity.

[@bobgriffin2070]

Hold on bro, could you dm me this? I have an idea

[@dollamoneyman4864]

Majorkill can you do a video on the planets of the Sol System in 40k?

[@7783DEATH]

They gotta take a bit of inspiration from their little brother zerg and make some unique tyranid bioforms with sentience. Some actual characters

[@dominikreinhart3457]

Yes thats true. Characters like Zagara or Abathur would be awesome to have, they could have their own backstories for why they are who they are and their own motivations. Tyranids might be a treasure trove for that.

[@rexlumontad5644]

Abathur: "Tyranid Evolution inferior. Zerg Evolution superior."

[@PhailRaptor]

"Sequences, sloppy. Yet.... effective..."

[@fluffly3606]

I don't think writing from the Hive Mind's point of view would be boring if it's done well, it just wouldn't make for a good book on its own. Attempts at expressing the thoughts of a creature that thinks fundamentally differently from humans are a fun (and often trippy) read, at least to me. Probably best as either a short story or a chapter in a novel that's from another faction's POV.

[@eternalvibe9083]

The hive mind, and more specifically the norn queens, do have high degrees of sentience, equal to that of the other races, so it's not impossible for one to show what a norn queen thinks of the other races.

[@-AxisA-]

The Doom of Malan'tai actually had a datasheet in 4th or 5th edition. I'm just reading it's datasheet from the 4th or 5th edition of the Tyranid codex. It had a statline of WS4 BS4 S/x T4 W4 I4 A3 Ld10 & Sv5+ (Back then you compared WS and BS, so those are not 4+ in every situation. Only against other models with a WS or BS of 4 is it a 4+ to hit. Also I stands for initiative and which model had the bigger I got to attack first in cq.) It's abilities: Spirit Leech: At the beginning of every Shooting phase, including the foe's, every non-vehicle enemy within 6" of the Doom of Malan'tai must take a Leadership test on 3D6. If the test is failed the unit suffers a single would for each point they failed by, no armour saves allowed. Absorb Life: The Doom of Malan'tai immediatly gains +1 Wound, to a maximum of 10 Wounds, for every unsaved wound it inflicts. Psychic Strength: The Doom of Malan'tai's strength is always the same as it's Wound charasteristic. Therefore, as it suffers Wounds, it's strength is reduced, and vice versa. (Back then S10 was max, so that's why it has the 10 Wound limit in it's Absorb Life ability it seems.) Psychic Powers Cataclysm: Range 24" S/x AP1 Type Assault 1, Large Blast (Back then you had blast templates. The regular blast was 3" and large blast was 5") The Strength of this psychic power is equal to the number of Wounds the Doom or Malan'tai has when the power is used. After this power has been used, but before any additional Wounds are gained due to the Absorb Life ability, the Doom of Malan'tai suffers D3 wounds. No saves of any kind can be taken against these wounds. It also cost 90 points. For comparison The Swarmlord was 280 points, a Termagant was 5 points and a Carnifex was 160 points. Quite the interesting datasheet the Doom of Malan'tai had😄 I hope they bring it back in 10th edition with rules more fitting for that edition.

[@zphill248]

Video idea tech/weapon/armor break down. Breaking down what weapons and armors are made of as well as what is needed to be effective against them/what they are effective against.

[@chrisrodgers855]

You nailed the old Death Leaper lore. But now they have new “Leaper” not Lictor. Plus they come in units of 3. Will they retcon or “update” our knowledge of the Nids? Maybe we will have leapers and a death Leaper and they are all lictors 🧐🤔

[@PhailRaptor]

I would assume the Death Leaper was the prototype form for the new Leapers. The test was, clearly, successful, but further refinements were made before production began. Hopefully Lictors will be shifted to more of an assassination role, while the Leapers are ambush shock troops to tie down backline shooty bullshit.

[@raistlarn]

I saw pictures of the 3rd edition codex with the Von Ryan's Leapers. So I wouldn't consider the leapers "new" outside of their model.

[@Overanalyse_This]

Dude, THE gnarliest bit of Eldar lore is that time a couple of space clown elves wanted to help humanity by assaulting their most sacred and highly protected site and one-shotting a bunch of janitors, who where just doing their job and keeping the place tidy.

[@rexlumontad5644]

Tyranids: "We are the Swarm! Armies will shatter! Worlds will burn!"

[@aidanthornton173]

Are there any Tyranids that have broken away from the Hive mind? Or are they all in it together?

[@Zeppathy]

There are Tyranids who have lost their connection. They tend to go feral and become apex predators in their environment. The Catachan Devil and the Leviathan are both heavily insinuated to be lost Tyranid species.

[@PhailRaptor]

While they have been retconned out of existence, the Zoats were supposedly bred by the Hivemind to make the introduction to the galaxy as a trojan horse. But it gave them too much individuality while developing them, and they ultimately turned on the Hive Mind. They were retconned as punishment. That said, the signal strength of the Hivemind is not absolute. It needs to form a psionic chain between individuals of greater psionic potential, and those that have less. Certain creatures, referred to as Synapse Creatures, act as signal repeaters to maintain the connection. Should the connection be broken (ie out of synapse range), the lesser creatures become mindless beasts. They cease to function as a highly coordinated group, and instead act more like a pack of starved dogs, eventually turning on each other to compete for food, shelter, etc.

[@YoungClarke]

I hope some time in the future they give genestealer cult named characters on the level of lore characters from other factions. It is difficult to figure out a satisfying way to make it work, the flavor of the genestealers doesn’t fit well outside of planet specific settings, but I bet they could make it work. Maybe genestealer cult fleets, traveling alongside their parent hives? A new adaptation to the tyranid as they face more resistance.

[@kunakic1499]

There are surprisingly quite a few very cool unique bioforms in the tyranid lore. Though I think my favourite are the couple that were missed. Though they are from much earlier editions of the came. Around 4th ish I think. The Nephilim King and its knightly court. A rather unusual splinter of Behemoth that whilst fighting imperial knights adapted in a very unusual way. Mimicking the way the knight household it fought and every operated. Becoming a dark mirror of them. Focusing on tyrants and warrior titans who favoured melee weapons instead of swarms and ranged weaponry. Designed to meet the knights head on, and even exploiting the knightly pride of each pilot to eventually win and take the planet from them. Winning through tactics and ferocity with only a small amounts of bioforms rather then the traditional trillions of meat for the grinder. Proving that tactics and cunning could be just as effective. The there is the Terror Below. Some sort of massive burrowing tyranid. Presumably a mawloc or trygon variant. Though this one had been created for a very nefarious purpose. This bioform could burrow through just about everything. From concrete to what ever the 40k bunkers were made of. It was also given the ability to sense electricity and power. With these two abilities it could burrow deep beneath fortifications and strike at the very power sources keeping the plantary defences powered. Turning them off and leaving the enemy easy pickings. Was only stopped because it decided to eat a nuclear reactor. Which took out it and the fortress it was trying to weaken.

[@lukahmad5683]

I know nothing about Warhammer 40,000 before until my friend who is hardcore fan of this franchise told me about it 6 hours ago and talk about it for 2 hours straight lol. The story is so unique, I never seen anything like this. Your channel is a big help. Thank you!

[@Maxsmack]

A Tyranid POV book could work if it was from the perspective of the Hive Mind and we got a few cold unfeeling lines while spying on all the factions. We know it would all be objective being the Hive's thoughts. i think this would be awesome right before the full invasion of the galaxy.

[@blackjacklover99]

I’d like to see someone attempt a Tyranid POV book. Or be that someone. They could do what Watership down and offer xenofiction’s do. And display Tyranids as intelligent. Just with their own brand of intelligence. And way of viewing the world.

[@CitrusPeppercorn]

Ok, but it will be based in their home galaxy, and since it took thousands of years to send fleets to the milkyway, they've evolved beyond a hive mind and work office jobs.

[@blackjacklover99]

@@CitrusPeppercorn That’s a funny idea. I was actually thinking it could be based off Watership down. And feature a small group of Tyranids fleeing a destroyed hive fleet. Searching for someplace in the galaxy to start a new one.

[@stripeybag6977]

I went to a prerelease event and I found it funny to see a lone Tyranids MTG deck in the shops glass. Also here is my usual asking for a Major Mini for Commissar Yarrick.

[@crucifier92]

only the power of plot armor can save the imperium of Man against the Nids, cause GW made the swarm basically innumerable. fuck choas, nom nom for the win

[@CFLOFFICIAL]

I’ve got an idea for ya major! Talk about what some necrons are doing or what they did during the war in heaven Orrrr what szarech did in his trip I just wanna see stuff about galmakh lol, anywho thanks!

[@brotquel1592]

Old-one-eye is the tyranid Jason Vorhees, you cannot change my mind.

[@Niimsy]

Crazy that last video I was thinking. "Man I really want another tyranid video" and bam, next video is a tyranid one. You saint

[@TechNinjaSigma]

It is Real Tyranid Hours! Consume a Guardsman if you up!

[@DarkPathEmporium]

Just bought the Space Lion Squad STL (5 Models) and Space Elf Demon Hunter STL, Great stuff! From one business to another, we support you 100%

[@Master_Of_Machines]

You munching like a Tyranid got me feeling a kind of way

[@JoshuaAndres]

Here’s a video idea: what if the emperor fell to chaos and Horus was left to lead the imperium?

[@TrueAnts1]

no one could go anywhere with no astronomicon

[@RuosongGao]

@@TrueAnts1 maybe in this timeline, magnus really did nothing wrong

[@DanGod07]

If there is anyone who can write a good story from the Tyranid's POV it's Peter Watts. If he can do the 1982 version of 'The Thing' from the monster's POV then the Tyranids should be fairly easy to get a decent story or two out of.

[@SolNacht]

Thanks for the update, Grabbing the STLs now. Loving the new Xeno you are putting out.

[@wither5673]

old one eye would be cool to have as a unique model.

[@ImZiio]

Video idea: what does “winning the game” look like for each major faction

[@mightyphantom2176]

He’s already made that video

[@bloodangel19]

He did it a while ago man

[@MrFoodMan66]

Wouldn’t say that the Deathleaper is evil, per se. It just knew that the best way to cripple the world wouldn’t be by killing its leader, but killing those closest to him. He didn’t do it out of malice, it was just the best way to do the particular job.

[@lukaszboczar2441]

But that action in itself is evil

[@rubensdonin5617]

Funny that the Doom of Malan'tai's lore is the exact same of a mission in Starcraft 2 where you are a larvae slithering through the tunnels of a Protoss carrier undetected, eating away biomass until you becomes strong enough to challenge and kill all the protoss and take over the carrier. But while that's considered one of the best lore missions in SC the Tyranid equivalent is considered mediocre.

[@deltatea3192]

Considering how much of a disappointment SC2 was.. yeah that was a pretty cool mission. The Doom of Malan'tai was just... the obvious question is why would you ignore a synapse creature? It being out of the way would make it easy pickings and more of a target than say a random gaunt squad out of synapse. One is a nuisance the other is a prime target. Additionally it bee-lining for the Infinity circuit should have once again made it a priority for obvious reasons. The obvious part being potential harm to the circuit. Not it devouring souls. That would just be a happy coincidence. Thinking back on it. I remember an old White Dwarf talking about Tyranid strategies and how and why to target specific locations. It had a 2-age spread of a Tyranid army. Hive Tyrant middle, Broodlord bottom left. Flying Hive Tyrant buzzing up on the right with a couple of interspersed Zoanthropes. It the writer was talking about how each of them expanded the control zone and allowed for more troop movement. That "harmless" flying Tyrant was anything but because it provided a route for synapse troop movement. Any way. I'm kind of getting off the rails. Point is, ignoring the Zoanthrope was dumb. Both from an in-universe and out of universe perspective. In my opinion at any rate.

[@rubensdonin5617]

@@deltatea3192 The authors sometimes ignore logic to allow the story to flow, and to be honest if everyone acted logically key events wouldn't happen, but I see your point. In SC the Protoss took too long to notice the issue, and by then it was too late, so that plot hole is covered. Anyways i'd argue that the SC2 story was pretty decent until somewhere during the zerg campaigns. Wings was great, yes raynor rescuing kerrigan instead of killing her was dumb but not out of character. The writing became mediocre junk only at the end of HotS. Terrans and protoss helping genocidal bug monsters and infested terrans? wtf.

[@deltatea3192]

@@rubensdonin5617 I know people aren't always logical. Heck look at the world today. Many people aren't even willing to have a conversation with those who see things differently politically. Never mind psychic powers being involved. It just seems to me that specific key events were poorly written almost on purpose. For example it wouldn't have been out of character for Leman to want to plant an axe in Magnus' head for both ignoring the Emperors orders on psychic powers as well as continuing to traffic with Warp Entities. Focusing too much on Magnus and Leman. Though I could write you an entire essay on all the primarchs. Ahahaheeee.. Yeah. Had to catch myself. Was writing an essay about StarCraft 2. The short and dirty of it is that my issue was with specific story parts and the absence of features that were talked about during the early dev days. Like having the option of more than one upgrade for a given units ability slot. Like the BC could have the Yamoto or it could have this wide damage AoE plasma missile strike. The bulk of my dissatisfaction was with the retconning of the Overmind and giving Kerrigan a redemption arc she never really earned.

[@Karloss00]

The old, Old One Eye artwork is the best. Much prefer that to the throw-together plastic version.

[@stuntmankelp3198]

The chapters of The Devastation of Baal that followed the lictor were really well written and good look into what a tyranid perspective would be like.

[@darthyetgon]

What if the doom of melantie was in the trailer and it killed the librarian Which would explain why he fell so easily to it

[@damianrodriguez-tn9ut]

Got my stl files before it was too late. Thanks for a great product Major!

[@MrBensella]

Dont forget that the Blood Ravens also killed a Swarm Lord in dawn of war 2 which I believe is cannon

[@khylerbane4523]

Special Tyranid “characters” from the lore like the Dagon Overlord, Doom of Malanti, Death Leaper, Malanthrope, Parasite of Mortex, the Zanthrope that destroyed a Craftworld, and whatever is leading the Octarius nids all need their own models. Old One Eye, The Swarmlord, the Genestealer Patriarchs, Genestealer cult leaders, and Red Terror all got one, why not these guys too? Also correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t their a Swarmlord that (similar to Old One Eye) got cut off from the Hivemind (I think it was either Dark Eldar or Warp shenanigans that caused it), and is trying to return to the Hivemind?

[@Jahsizzl9]

“Num num num dhskendidbeb for like 1000 pages”

[@SirFailsalot91]

Definitely hoping for a Doom of Malan'tai mini and a plastic Red Terror kit to come soon, (even as an upgrade sprue for the Zoanthrope and Trygon/Mawlock kits respectively,) since we pretty much got Old One-Eye restyled to be made with the Carnifex kit. Hopefully the Van Ryan's Leaper kit means a Lictor/Deathleaper kit isn't too far behind, still have my metal Deathleaper from sixteen years ago.

[@lucca144]

I know that for obvious reasons you won't put it up to sale, but I'd kill for that Xeno queen STL, it's the push I needed to finally buying them. Great job as always!

[@flufflez013]

Well, congrats… the Xenonid box set is my first Warhammer tabletop purchase (official or otherwise). I got the King Ork too lol

[@no2party]

My 'Nid army has Red Terror and a somewhat unique Carnifex called the Death Beatle. I used Red Terror to break my friends Imp Guard Defensive lines and eat his command retinue. While the Death Beatle was able to take out dozens of my brothers Black Templars. Also my friends brother was my Tau Ally so it was a crazy game.

[@alastor4281]

All i get about the Swarmlord is that hes the warhammer version of Subaru Natsuki

[@TheEtherealLord]

The Doom of Malan'tai gave me chills the first time I read the story

[@evilduck44]

I love the thumbnail artwork on this video ding dong 👏🏼

[@timeforthehammer1401]

I’m still disappointed that the nids “won” against the orks on octarius… The the orks should become demi krorks due to the fighting and the 2 should be on the same level of strength due to their fighting.

[@raistlarn]

Same. I also wish we got a proper tyranid vs ork octarious box set like the Indomitous box.

[@Bambi_Sapphic]

Im keen on the new psycher HQ or hero unit it seems we might be getting if the 10th edition trailer is anything to go off

[@nukieopsgobrrr9295]

Could imagine old one eye just popping up and it'd be another tuesday on ultramar

[@CorrodedFilms]

You should do a video on what happens to the countries on terra

[@creaturetransylvania8943]

A way for a mostly Tyranid book to be done is a wandering genestealer cult member in space using robots too watch a hive fleet.

[@MidKnightVII]

Hey Majorkill are you going to cover the two new Warhammer videos games coming out this year? Bolt gun and Space Marine 2 both look good and I would like to hear your take on them. Will you also do reviews/ walkthroughs on them?

[@Mechaphantom]

Num num num I’d read that book. I remember there was a Resident Evil that had chapters in the point of view of the bioweapons and it was a lot of num num num…

[@donglerongle3109]

we need more genestealer books.

[@jeanvonestling7408]

I thought that the most well known tyrranid named character was Kerrigan. Isn't she?

[@Subject_Keter]

I still dont get Kerrigan and her nickname, back before I played Starcraft i ribbed my friends for her nickname.

[@sekira4516]

@@Subject_Keter she's the literal Hivemind and Matron of the Swarm as I recall. Also telepathic because reasons XD

[@sekira4516]

Although honestly, I'd be hyped for the Tyranids to get their own version of Kerrigan and become a massive threat instead of just being the punching bag.

[@Leofilmperson]

The scary thing about Old One Eye is he has randomly popped up on different worlds in the Ultramar system with no indication of how he got there.

[@justepourlacheruncom8393]

The scarier thing with them is about what we know we don't know.

[@Fuzzycat16]

He's the first Tyranid daemon.

[@nexmeles8023]

A tyranid pov book would basically be a resturant review blog, wouldnt it?

[@meowwyan]

“Only for the Imperium to invent” (record scratch) Imperium… invent? Heresy!

[@dinoturtel8572]

You could make a tyranid pov book by making a tyranid go farsight mode and get disconnected from the hive mind but it's like a smart tyranid that doesn't go super animalistic

[@khorneflakes4446]

The Doom of Malan'tai served as the blueprint for the modern Neurothrope as they possess it's soul sucking abilities.

[@howizee]

I'm shocked that this wasn't a short.

[@juzzi137]

Ah yes. The good old Grab and Whack company's business model. Kill your competition.

[@akatsukixi4726]

"For reasons I can't disclose" Aka he visited by the real emperor, GW

[@D00M3R-SK8]

Just started my Nid army. Been waiting proper years for faction update, and after seeing the Juicy Leviathan boxed set, it is now time. I'm not going to build a Swarmlord right away though, in case we get an updated kit. I have got an HT Kit, but going to build the fella in walk-mode for now with some body guards. Chances are the entire range is being updated, but I'm not going to sit around any longer waiting, and had to get some stuff to paint. I mean even if they do update things I have, it'll just add more variety to my army... The one thing I'm dreading is them changing base sizes though. I have my bases planned and going to hate having to rebase them. Hope they don't change the base sizes after the updated minis come out.

[@MMaster1397]

Wow. got here with 2 views and no comments so.... First? Anyhow, a Majorkill Tyranid video is always a good time!