The Tyranids Are BUILDING Something Massive | Hive Fleet Tiamet | Warhammer 40K Investigations

[@SandmanofTerra]

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[@benmccoy6417]

Is it possible that the Tyranids were created by one of the last ca'taan to or so some powerful chaos entity to make a body and that is what they doing or what not

[@arielhamm-flores6893]

well black templars like all of them 6 chapters lets go

[@QueenofBlades-j9e]

oooooh i wanna win

[@purplewabbit7848]

bruh, i had a thought about the avenger tarrot and wanted to tell you. You said Leto -> Erebus but here me out, 1 of 2 option i think. If anyone should have revenge or Erebus thats Kharn the betrayer (for Argel tal) but this seems little related to what is happening so option 2. Lucious and Lokan. I'm not saying that lokan will res and kill lucious, im saying that Lucious is the subject of the revenge. It is relevant to book 3 (siege) because of who is in the room (lokan) and it also refers back to book 3 of the HH (when lucious betrayed lokan). Whatya think? it just that leto - erebus is a bit out of nowhere. If you end up addressing this in a vid please link it to me, dont wanna miss it out. cheers - appi xmas and pizza n' prosperity

[@Gwynbleidd_117]

The concept of there being many more hive fleets in the intergalactic void on their way to the Milky Way just reminds me of the ending scene of Mass Effect 2. When Shepherd looks out to the stars and the camera goes all the way out the beyond the galactic rim where you just see thousands of Reapers pointed at the Milky Way all beginning to wake up. The idea of there being countless number of these things out in the void in route, possibly with the consumed husks of other galaxies in their wake, is truly chilling.

[@chadstorm92]

Holy $heeeiit, I forgot about that!

[@Pauli919]

That there is more of them and the tiamat fleet ist just a Schutz party is so terrifying. What would be even wors, imagin its all thats left of them out there and they are running refugees from something even worse

[@Sara3346]

@@Pauli919 A completely unsupported fanatic hypothesis that refuses to die.

[@pedropierre9594]

Now we know why the Milky Way is the only galaxy we know of, the nids ate the rest

[@reggieking1045]

@@Pauli919 If they were running from a massive threat to their survival they would be coming from the same direction and all be the same colour. More likely all hive fleets we've seen so far are independent of each other and have devoured most if not all of the galaxies surrounding the milky way and are beginning to find their way here. That's a terrifying thought. The next hive fleet after leviathan could be hundreds of times larger and attack from all angles at the same time and if that happens it's game over for everything in the milky way.

[@shanerooney7288]

Alternate theory: The nids have discovered agriculture. Instead of stripping the planet of biomass, they are converting the planet _into_ biomass.

[@flavortown3781]

Eh, they don't just eat all the living things, they strip all the bioavailable materials, dirt, water, even the atmosphere, stuff that only extremophiles would mess with

[@kel8923]

Them Nids start wearin coveralls, straw hats, an chewin a straw in theys teeth, and growing up some real good crops. Haha. But honestly, proper point. It's an evolutionary flaw to eat all your local food source.

[@MissSmoozie]

Pretty much my thought too. I like the idea that hive fleet Tiamet is specialised in providing a staging ground, which fits perfectly well with not stripping the planets clean, and mostly just sending out genestealers, they're just scouting and doing logistics. Kinda like hive fleet Leviathan is doing for hive fleet Kronos, except for the entire faction.

[@shanerooney7288]

@@MissSmoozie Maybe a staging ground for incoming fleets. They get topped up on biomass and updated with the newest genetic codes before being sent deeper into the Milkyway. .... but still growing biomass.

[@karolkwiecjasz9356]

I think Hivefleet Tiamet is building a warp portal to shortcut reinforcements from the transgalactic drakness. This will propably end with Chaos sieging them down and giving the Imperium more time. Honestly, Abbadon might ask for a local ceasefire here.

[@ChaosLierLen]

They're making a thing which can differentiate Alpharius from Omegon.

[@microwave4928]

That’s a lot easier now lol

[@autumn948]

Finally, Alpharius for realsies.

[@isuckatusernames4297]

​@@microwave4928sounds like something Alpharius would say.

[@SportyMabamba]

What if the Nids are building some sort of warp-gate or beacon, so they can jump into the setting without needing to travel centuries through the void-between-galaxies?

[@Redditor6079]

Genestealers on Hive worlds is the Ace that the Tyranids have over the Imperium.

[@PrivateSy4z]

Well good luck to the rest of the galaxy if that is what theyre doing. The only reason they havent yet consumed the entire milky way is that they have to fly everywhere the long way.

[@mfdrew5768]

Hallowed are the Ori

[@Matt-pn1ce]

​@@PrivateSy4z the imperium is still able to defeat this threat, but they need to mobilise quickly, attacking the tyranids from 4 fronts is what should be done.

[@shcdemolisher]

A psychic warp gate for tyranids alone to send in the heavy elite fleets does sound possible! Plus it will help establish a proper forward base for them to advance fully into the galaxy with overwhelming numbers. Though an alternative would be that it’s a sort of signal boost for the hive mind to either be more present in the galaxy like how the Emperor’s power was a golden light in the warp. Which could also mean that they could find a way to attack chaos directly in the warp. That’s… pretty terrifying! Imagine a Tyranid god being an actual thing!

[@0megasight]

My headcanon as to what the megastructure is is that it’s sort of a local processor for the hive mind. Like the hive mind is moving into the Milky Way and it needs or wants a structure in the galaxy to reduce its dependence on the hive fleets for projection of its will.

[@niwoniwo]

Yeah makles a lot of sense. I can picture it like a big giant brain (kinda like Andross from the Starfox universe) being like main node/beacon for the hive mind. Like a massive synaptic creature.

[@kremko1820]

I have a fun theory. The entire Tyranid race isn't as unified as we think. There could be galaxy wide civil wars of giant hiveminds believing they are the purest. A tyranid fleet leaves and conquers a galaxy and upon return they are just genetically different enough to be considered lesser biomass. It can also be spun that its a way to create even stronger tyranids. Tyranids conquer a galaxy and take their evolved genetics and war against other fleets to determine the strongest.

[@nix-cipher]

Fascinating theory and definitely food for thought.

[@Soul-HunterVIII]

The Shadow in the Warp controls all the different Hive Fleets. Each one has a specific purpose, some are for Warp/Chaos enemies like Hive Fleet Kronus, while Hive Fleet Leviathan, Behemoth and Kraken. The Hive Fleets do compete with each other over Biomass and planets to consume. But I don't believe they actually fight one another. It's more of a race towards who gets the biggest meal, and who's Hive Fleet becomes bigger an stronger.

[@kremko1820]

@@Soul-HunterVIII wait, the shadow in the warp is an entity? I thought it was an effect that tyranid hiveminds have against the warp.

[@alexshinra6722]

So..like every other faction background lore in 40k?.

[@bubbletroubles5234]

So how different colonies of ants have different queens and war over resources? id be down for that the universe is huge after all. And if the Tyranids are it's apex predators then who's to say there not more than one Hivemind

[@Shadowmental]

It'd be interesting if Hivefleet Tiamat has actually gone rogue and built the structure like a lure, attracting other fleets for them to consume

[@bayoubomber7]

A curiosity of mine is if the Tyranids will force the Imperium's hand to go back to how the military used to be organized. As I understand it, the Horus Heresy caused drastic reforms because the military was so well organized and strong that it caused unimaginable damage. Imagine what a properly organized Imperium to counteract an existence level threat would look like.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

It IS an opportunity if there is a need to return to a new era of greatness for the Empire. Also, stop being afraid of innovation. Dripping in old tech through using old patterns do not hold up forever. Start to invent and inventions will lead to a new era of innovation. But for traditional players of the game, what to do for them? A timeline is the solution. Set your game whereever you want on the timeline. All the way back to when humanity first reached for the stars. Set your game wherever you want.

[@alexshinra6722]

Ah yes but so many thousands of folk would be removed from power so no.

[@rxonmymind8362]

Regardless of organization the Imperium will need the help of Necrons. They have zero hope matching nids blow for blow in space. Necrons posses a machine which can duplicate any ship they have. Think about that. That alone will be able 5o match the Nids tit for tat in a space battle. You'll need rhe Orks for their unmatched numbers to even out the battlefield. The Imperium contribution will be just as critical.

[@SolxtheUnmaker]

The Nids are making those flesh moons from Dead Space.

[@TheCorrodedMan]

Ah the Brethren, how I long for them to _make me whole._

[@coreyframpton8561]

I mean, the Black Marker does look psuedo Nid...

[@RedRainMerc]

Was thinking the same

[@Mr.Illusive]

​@@TheCorrodedManThe genestealer cult welcomes you

[@lil_Güero693]

Get out of my head!!

[@genie1016]

Hive fleet Tiamat is constructing a beacon to call their brothers from other galaxies to the all you can eat buffet they found in our galaxy.

[@nicojokelin5547]

Yeah something like that they are building signal booster for the hivemind

[@Redditor6079]

That would be terrifying. If Nids want to beat Imperium they need to ramp up Genestealer cults, it's the most effective weapon they have against Imperium.

[@mjthom08]

Yeah like what happened if all of them arrived in this galaxy

[@nabmcfeegle]

I like to think the other fleets are distracting from what is actually going on with Tiamet. Great video, thanks!

[@FatalFist]

They're making their version of a Brethren Moon.

[@natayle]

My personal headcannon (even though it makes 0 sense) is that the nids just think of the pharos beacon going boom as well as the astronomicon as one big night light, they just want it turned off

[@natayle]

By making their own*

[@nix-cipher]

Bugs to a light,simple but good theory

[@yopops6632]

I want to point out that Leviathan, Behemoth, Kraken and Tiamet fleet are only a scouting party so... Could you imagine what a Battle Hive Fleet looks like?

[@alexshinra6722]

Maybe thats what there building there first starbase.

[@goingstorm5491]

@@alexshinra6722 what could be worse is that starbase could end up being a physical form, a body for the main hivemind to take control of, Just imagine a planet splitting apart to reveal multiple rows of massive teeth that could rip a planet in 2.

[@alexshinra6722]

@@goingstorm5491 BIOPLANET nomnomnomnomnomnom

[@Captain1nsaneo]

It occurs to me that if I wanted an infinite amount of biomass I'd find a way to filter the energy of the warp directly into growing biomass.

[@skyeplus]

At the very least, it could grow by consuming organic and non-organic material, which can be made into organic from comets, asteroids, and interstellar medium. There is far more water and organic molecules in the Oort cloud, for instance, than on Earth.

[@flavortown3781]

Someone mentioned farming earlier, I comented that they generally basically strip everything bioavailable, this may be something

[@dretchlord873]

Yeah but Daemons know how to control warp energy very well hence why the moment you even touch the stuff you're playing a long game against a malignant eternity that you will lose. Then again, an exclusive Tyranid vs Chaos scenario would be interesting since it's pure amterium vs immaterium

[@munchkingod6]

@@dretchlord873I don’t think the chaos gods can really fuck with the Nids much. There’s nothing to temp them with and the hive mind can suppress psychic manifestations. AFAIK there’s zero cases of chaos corruption in Tyranids. The bugs may be the ultimate answer to chaos.

[@EvLch3dd4r]

Has Constantine Valdor ever fought the Tyranids? I wonder what he would learn with the Apollonian Spear. Thoughts?

[@shadowwarrior1003]

if memory serves that spear shows insights into the character of whoever it stabs to the wielder, so arguably Valdor might not learn anything from the spear

[@EvLch3dd4r]

@@shadowwarrior1003 Yeah you could potentially be right. However, I like to imagine that if the 'Nid is still connected to the Hivemind, then the spear would show Valdor the scale of the Hivemind's reach. If a 'Nid is disconnected and reverted back to their feral state, then maybe all he sees is hunger.

[@joelestadella1983]

Similarly to kroot eating nids, it would probably cause him extreme psychic pain

[@SandmanofTerra]

Not that we know of!

[@EvLch3dd4r]

@@SandmanofTerra thanks for the reply! Love the videos ❤️

[@anthonyfletch]

Tyranids have always felt like a bigger threat than the imperium is aware of.

[@usssztorm1410]

Tyranids had their own heresy with Tiamat

[@gregtompson3432]

Kills all psykers h'uh? "In 65million BC, a crack eldritch Xenos race went dormant for crimes they absolutely did commit. These living metal constructs promptly escaped from maximum security Tombs to the 41st millennium overground. Today, still wanted by the Aeldari, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them....maybe you can hire The Necrons."

[@wanderhillen2435]

I can *hear* the theme song in my head. Imagine Szarek as Hannibal, Trazyn as Face, Imotek as BA and Sahtah the Enfleshed as Murdoch, going on wacky adventures all around the galaxy. 10/10 premise, would watch.

[@Sara3346]

If they could team up with the sisters of silence and some of those assasinorum blokes it could make for the coolest novel concept!

[@pedropierre9594]

Tyranids: we will comsume all!! Necrons: hi Tyranidw: insert scared hamster meme

[@wanderhillen2435]

@@Sara3346 With a team like that they could do raids deep into Chaos territory!

[@Phil9874]

honestly the necrons are probably best positioned to defeat the tyranids cause they aren't biological in nature and they are incredibly durable.

[@Validate-This]

Thank you for not being an AI channel.

[@Guaguadeath]

Hey that Attenborough voiced one is awesome though. His voice fits so perfectly with telling 40K lore. And the person who runs the channel still writes all the lore the voice says

[@BoofPack69]

Men of iron are heretical

[@asdf9890]

@@Guaguadeaththat’s a great channel to listen to when going to sleep!

[@ScrapMetalPanda]

Not everyone has a great speaking voice

[@musicshack7296]

I actively look for non a.i KZbinrs like this legendary librarian of the emperium 😅

[@firedrake110]

Everyone else, staring at those giant horrific edifices: What in the goddamn is that?! The Tyranids: Space gun. Lining them up, gonna shoot the gods.

[@wilsonkok4754]

The lore has always had that the Tyrannids struggle when matched against other factions allying together (e.g. Orks in close combat + Astra Militarum artillery bombardments) And that the reason the Tyrannids don't just give their troops everything, is the massive increased biomass costs. Though if they can turtle up and send bombardment elsewhere, that would probably be a huge problem

[@Redditor6079]

Exactly the reason they use Genestealers to attack from within.

[@patrickdavis7244]

I think a scenario where the tyranids fight each other with separate hive minds is one of few scenarios that the imperium can survive. Or the necrons start using their OP tech to stop them.

[@goldendoomslayer6301]

The only time hive fleets fight one a other is when 2 different fleets enter the sane system for the same meal and even then it isn't 2 different hive minds they are playing whoever is more evolved and wins the fight deserves the meal and thus ensuring the continued evolution of the race towards better predation. There isnt more than 1 hivemind it will simply eat left over bits that get disconnected or are mostly destroyed in the case of hydra or like i said previously to see which hivefleet is better and thus more deserving of continuing on.

[@edwhatshisname3562]

You mean the tech that allows them to simply blink stars and planets out of existence? Yeah, that could work.

[@Docktavion]

@@edwhatshisname3562well crons have stilling tech for calming the warp, this also impacts the hive mind.its one reason a number of fleets have hastily avoided cron space

[@tagusmagilicutus]

It would be nice to see other Primarch's popping up against the massive Tyranid threat.

[@retrostoryteller]

I would eve like the Chaos Primarchs to take a stand, personally.

[@Vohtwomax]

Soon enough. They are all coming back, you’ll just have to wait.

[@aiBackPackia]

Imagine the hive mind when it gets it hands on literal primarch dna...

[@smokejaguar986]

My God, thats Konrad Curzes music ?!?!?

[@GardensAndGames]

Personally, I think The Lion would be the best pick to fight them.

[@nicholasstewart1482]

I feel like the idea that its a galactic scale synapse creature is a possibility. The hive fleets seem pretty coordinated including that other fleets leave feeder worlds for Kronos as Hive Fleet Kronos is an anti chaos fleet and has biomass problems. Smaller synapse creatures talk to bigger ones, which talk to hive ships, which talk to Tiamat's mega structure which possibly talks to an array elsewhere of similar structures or the real hivemind?

[@sartte]

Multiple hive fleets arrive at the galaxy at once?? Me: " open the dark age of technology vaults"

[@connorcmsmith4302]

My head cannon is that the tyranids came across a necron world that had partial active black stone pylons on it. The tyranids realised what the pylons where for and saw an opportunity to perhaps take it further to completion

[@WrenfroFowlerConcepts]

So glad to have more sandman content. Hive fleet Tiamet is very intriguing.

[@doktoxic4076]

You are a legend. Keep it up. Always glad to see you get a sponsor! Hard work paying off!

[@ThePerceptionist]

I think what would be cool is if we had some info from the necrons about what they have seen in other galaxies via their advance tech in astronomy

[@billbillinger2117]

Wonder if Nurgle could wipe out a hive fleet with a well-made concoction of pestilent plagues meant to ravage biomass.

[@microwave4928]

Nurgle kinda lost interest in them because of how fast they adapt to his diseases

[@JohnDelayLi]

He doesn't really bother with the Tyranids anymore. It'd kind of hurt watching a species adapt to your diseases every time you unleashed something new.

[@PMauvais]

It's actually more straightforward than you might think. With the Overlord slain, the remaining cerebrates are attempting to merge in order to regain control over the biomass at large.

[@SpliffingBrit]

Im kind of surprised no one has suggested this but what if the planet is a bioship yard? We still have no idea where or how theyre made and if they were made on world you would need a way to get them up to escape velocity, hence psychic rail gun to yeet them into space?

[@valenkz]

warhammer lore never stops to amaze me

[@Iaminyourwalls-fi4dm]

It never will either! There’s ALWAYS new things and more novels, and even old lore that is still canon!

[@G.I_Jane]

That’s cus it’s all over the place which makes it interesting but also very inconsistent and bloated

[@blacktime]

"When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" -Parody of the Litany of Command

[@robingreen4329]

Hive fleet Tiamet, the ancient harbingers of the extragalactic menace, would like you to kindly get off their lawn. Also have a cthulhu genestealer for your troubles. It could be a great new way of life for you...

[@enriquegarciacota3914]

A hive; they are spawning vipers and ultralisks on this mission

[@platburk8686]

The idea of the tyranids running away from somthing is funnily enough the exact lore of the tyranid equivelents in stellaris (the prethoryn).

[@henri6265]

Great to see you back! Looking forward to these big videos you're making!

[@gideonhorwitz9434]

9:58 gonna call it now and for all time when we look back I want this comment to be the one mentioned it’s a Tyranid queen

[@Smyls_]

It’s crazy how much I’ve fallen in love with everything warhammer in just the span of a 2 months, it’s funny how I was always hesitate to bcz of how big the universe is but now I can’t get enough and want more, love ur videos keep up the great work❤

[@JacekKosma]

I love your streams, Sandman! Your theories are backed up with thorough research and even niche subjects get a lot of love in these vids. Thank you!

[@ricardoandre7049]

Hail Sandman, son of Terra. For your narrations and streams we wait.

[@Caminacambob]

I've recently come back to 40k and I've been playing Tyranids. These videos have really helped to get me back up to speed!

[@AislynAlder]

I don't follow the Tyranids too closely and found this video fascinating. Thank you for all the quality content.

[@musicshack7296]

I actively look for non a.i KZbinrs like this legendary librarian of the emperium 😅

[@Wineblood]

I'd like to see a new hive fleet that's specialised to fight Necrons in much the same way that Kronos is anti-chaos.

[@seanlancaster3566]

Perhaps a hive fleet that utilises more in the way of hit and run tactics and targets dormant tomb worlds. Less swarming in with overwhelming numbers and instead more intelligent bioforms engineered for very fast and precise strikes against key targets

[@firedrake110]

Raveners, mawlocs, and ripper swarms, but bred to resist Gauss and using more heavily acidic weaponry. Would love to see them bring back war clans for orks, hive fleets for tyranids, etc... for tabletop

[@Redditor6079]

​@@firedrake110uh no, there is no resisting Guass Flayers. They rip apart molecular bonds, getting hit by those is game over, doesn't matter if it's a Guardsman or a Primarch, much less a Tyranid.

[@Redditor6079]

Necrons disassembled their Gods and use their fragments as weapons. Nids are badass and their Genestealers are no joke, but the only way anyone "beats" Necrons is if they stay asleep.

[@alexNicoleWa]

For sure. Maybe that would make the silent king do the smart thing and use humans for biotransferance

[@PoptartsNinja]

The mythological Tiamat was the mother of monsters and the goddess of primordial chaos, who was eventually slain by Marduk, the god of storms. Marduk clove Tiamat in half and formed the material world from her corpse. My personal favorite theory is that Tiamet WAS the greater hive mind, the greater will of the Tyranids as a whole; but the Emperor defeated and killed it. Tiamet is trying to recover and regrow the greater hive mind; while the other Hive Fleets are having essentially a succession crisis with each trying to become the greater will and subsume all the others. They're hunting for Tiamet, but the Spire is there to hide the location of the wounded greater hive mind (or move it around). That said? I feel like these are the most likely possibilities for what's actually going on: 1) Games Workshop is keeping the door open, they're currently just building a thing because "just because" and won't commit to what it is until they need to write themselves out of the next Black Crusade. 2) The Tyranids are a physical Chaos god, they recognize the threat of the other Chaos Gods and the Tiamet Spire is a weapon to kill, subvert, or consume Chaos. 3) The Tyranids are just as affected by the Warp as other creatures, which means they need their own Astronomican. Presumably, if they can calm the Chaos in the warp or have a beacon to guide them, their FTL method could be made faster.

[@ryanomalley3705]

I'm just waiting for the lion and Guilleman meetup, like Dylan and dutch in predator lol

[@ADPax10]

I can only wish it'll go that way. But the two seem to think verrry differently when it comes to how the Imperium should be run. Ultimately, they'll of course be united against any xenos, but there'll be some drama for sho

[@SpliffingBrit]

It could also be more like a astronomicon rather than a ferros beacon, acting as a giant synapse node and allowing it excert control over a much larger area of space

[@kyosokutai]

Could just be a overmind. One giant psionic abomination that unifies all the tendrils working at cross purposes and turns all tyranid fleets, from norn queen to ripper, into one singular force.

[@NecrosTheDark]

Jup, stealing from starcraft I would call it a Cerebrate. A submind of the hivemind to organize this galaxies 'nids. Like a super synapse creature. Perhaps the horrors we see is just a hivemind with a bad connection. Get an agent with good connection in there and boom we feed ^^ Probably... hopefully it takes a while to gestate...

[@theyoda55]

42:58 So basically the psi-disrupter that was used against the Zerg in Starcraft. That actually makes me wonder, was the psi-disrupter a plot idea BEFORE the deal between Blizzard and GW fell through? If so, then that idea could be considered to be a revival of an older idea for the Tyranids rather than being a potentially stol- I mean, INSPIRED idea.

[@mikeish6640]

Glad you're back dude... and baring graphic cards to, spoiling us! I love Tyranid lore keep up the good work.

[@OboliskGaming]

They are keeping a baby Tyranid god safe, waiting for it to hatch.

[@Getodaca-1]

I think the tyranids might be building an ultramarine themed pc guys. They are fans.

[@sonofeyeabovealleffoff5462]

Its either to warp in the heart of the tyranids outside the galaxy, or its a giant transmitter that will bring EVERY tyranid in the literal universe towards the Milky Way.

[@alexshinra6722]

Sir there is but one voice that drowns us and it says ..."nomnomnomnomnomnomnomnom"

[@seaspenders]

I have loosely avoided WH40K for a while but your channel has been great for me to listen to and get ramped up to join in the full enjoyment of it. Thank you

[@ianclermont]

The Tyranids are making a planet sized brain.

[@disgruntledtoons]

Thing is, the Tyranids could take most planets by simply dumping a few quadrillion rippers on each one. The planetary forces would be outnumbered by millions to one, and the 'Nids could bypass them and target the plant life, animal life, and unprotected inhabitants. Then they could build bioforms capable of surviving in a vacuum, siphon off the planetary atmosphere, and finish off the remaining forces who can no longer breathe.

[@alexshinra6722]

You dont follow the nid stories that get published do you?.

[@qwefg3]

The tech priests would like to inform you that oxygen is for weakling idiots who don't get cybernetics and flamethrower or mass aoe weapons are effective at dealing with ripper swarms.

[@mark19800]

It's always gonna be the "Better weapon invented= Stronger armor invented". The story will never end.

[@Sepaedius]

The structure is, or will be, an intergalactic neural link with the rest of the Tyranid gestalt throughout the universe. -It is confirmed that the different Tyrannid hive fleets converged on the Milky Way from different vectors, implying they are being sourced from different galaxies. -With the assumption of Tyrannids being an intergalactic gestalt, it would stand to reason that the gestalt must have some means of communication with its constituent parts across the universe, to bring them into the greater "whole" of the hive mind. -Hive Fleet Tiamat acting defensively, with behavior completely atypical for every other Tyrannid hive, in addition to other Tyrannids giving them leave to do so, means their purpose is strategy, not instinct, meaning that the effort placed on maintaining and growing this structure is a priority for *every* Tyrannid in the galaxy, and subsequently an essential part of their war goals. This makes it the most critical Tyrannid target for every species in the galaxy to attack.

[@qwefg3]

That is the issue with the nids... they know how to run by unnoticed ironically enough.

[@johnniearc]

The Hive Mind is a God from another galaxy.

[@Paul-ry7rv]

I'm curious where GW take the Tyranids now that the story is moving forwards. I hope it's well thought out and gives some texture to the wider Tyranid lore. It seems like some planning has gone into the Tiamet storyline.

[@alexshinra6722]

Dont worrie the end wont be any time in the next 20 years, so they got time to make whatever work.

[@kardulla]

My personal theory: the entire tyranid race have a hive mind, which is only as coordinated as the presence of higher synapse creatures allow. At its most potent, this hive mind may be the single most powerful psychic entity or god-being in the setting. All this being true, my theory is twofold: the megastructure exists to act as a galaxy wide hive mind coordination creature, directing every other hive fleet is inside, and that creature is, in essence, an all powerful omni-norn queen. Basically, there's a norn queen that is capable of directing the entire species galaxy wide and it's psychic power is enough to kill lesser psychic organisms that move too close.

[@alchin95]

Hope the wedding was fun!🎉 congrats!! May the Emperor watch over you

[@coreyframpton8561]

I am so stoked for everything regarding Hive Fleet Tiamet.

[@peterga3658]

i woke up 5 in the morning for this ... what happen dude .. i hope you re good . happy to have u back

[@sookendestroy1]

An interesting thing is that Tiamat is often depicted in other media as a form of Great Dragon. Big Tyranid vibes

[@Jack-uy7ie]

A big dragon that was the one who spawned the first "Gods" so maybe its going to be a weapon to invade the warp and dethrone the Chaos gods.

[@OniLeafNin]

Void dragon vs Tiamat?

[@T57Custodian]

My favourite idea is the nids are the creation of the very last old one.

[@alexshinra6722]

That theorys been around a while but so few links to even say its a real theory.

[@cmanders0000]

Sandman is back! Always fun to dive into the lore with you!

[@RogueView]

Sandman of Terra is the voice of my weekly drives. Love your videos

[@kevinsupple5382]

Plot twist! The nids ARE the Old ones. Hell bent on wiping the galaxy clean and re seeding the galaxy with more well behaved children.

[@Sameer-ox7wu]

Same! They are/is an escaped old one gone crazy by the trauma or maybe just cold. Reseeding galaxy seems like their style and preparing to kick necrons. After necrons think 'They only target living... ' Boom all tyranids simultaneously attack necrons in the nuts. That's why silent king is scared. The second war in heavens! Tyranids vs necrons and all races combined.

[@Jack-uy7ie]

I think the most interesting theories are it is a weapon against whatever is chasing them or a "host" for the hivemind, like a backup server or bunker. A teleportation device or web way siege engine would just be too much considering the never ending numbers coming into the galaxy.

[@chriscarmona7725]

Been loving your vids for a few months, now. Probably the easiest ease in to the warhammer lore. Please keep on keeping on.

[@mra4521]

The beacon permits the Swarmlord to speak, and they say: "Bow down to your true king!"

[@BMM237]

Im so happy that there is so much interest in 40k

[@sarjocole2626]

It's awesome!

[@samgibbs8955]

Love listening to your big long videos while plodding away at work, thank you Sandman :))

[@QiWang-co2qf]

Gratz on the sponsor! You been pushing out great content for a while

[@iatebambismom]

I always use the Holy Hot Glue for my CPU heatsink and thrice-blessed duct tape to support the VDU output interface, under the eyes of the omnissiah.

[@_Nsath]

Always great to see a new Sandman video

[@Wrenchfayce]

Cheers Sandman, love your content, fitting epitaph since I usually put you on when I'm trying to sleep but it's such interesting stuff I just end up binging more of your videos.

[@TKCPrime]

I think the easiest answer to the question of what the tyrranid structure is would be that it is a baby hivemind. It is part of the tyrranid lifecycle. The full tyrranid hivemind organism, including all the tendrils, seeds a troublesome galaxy with an egg of sorts. Once that egg matures and eventually hatches, the hivemind could go on towards other parts of the universe to devour other galaxies, and the newborn can stay and mature further nom-nomming the galaxy and striking out in a few millennia once it picked these stars clean.

[@andrewguy4562]

I really enjoy these streams, you have a great way of relaying information and the perfect voice for it too.

[@MrM-jb6ps]

Great to see u back man! It’s been to long been rewatching some your old vids to keep me going can’t wait for the new content

[@FatalFist]

Good Gods, by the Emperor, they're making a Brethen Moon. Kind of cool though since Tyranids do have units specialized in slaying Chaos. So the idea that maybe Hive Fleet Tiamat has been communicating through the warp to attract lesser willed Chaos is pretty chilling.

[@Jasx_501]

Nice to see you back again! And bringing with you Tyranid terrors no less!

[@KedrinRooker]

Really enjoy warhammer lore, great video.

[@dimitrios8]

Love your work, and dont really need the kit, but your request to add a comment - supporting you and your channel - is as good a reason as I need :) Thanks for keeping me engaged with the the lore and the mysteries therein!

[@MegaMalte95]

Love those videos, I'm super excited everytime I see you post another one!

[@cyrusserapheth9555]

Interesting Thought: in the Xeelee Sequence franchise, there exist the Xeelee, who are the "Masters of Baryonic (conventional) Matter" and the Photino Birds, who are the "Masters of Dark Matter." So perhaps if the Tyranids are fleeing, they're fleeing some sort of hypothetical "Dark Matter Entity(ies)" that they haven’t figured out how to fight yet. Hence why they consume and evolve, and hence why they need to expand their numbers so rapidly. It's probably not true, but the "Dark Matter Entity" threat isn't as implausible as one might think. There exist a vapor-like xenos who puppet-and-consume human vessels because they're horrified of some unknown threat. In addition to "eating" their human hosts, they also use them to hide, and they’ll stick to their territories and defend them fiercely... except every now and then, they’ll abruptly freak the fuck out and fly away from the planet in pants-soiling terror. The Inquisition as of yet had no idea why, or what it is they're afraid of, though they’re pretty sure daemons aren't involved this time. In any case, a theoretical "Dark Matter" faction could be an interesting addition/enemy for the lore, perhaps representing the more Lovecraftian Cosmic WTFness that has been a little lacking in representation. (Chaos has those elements, as do the Tyranids, but neither really hit the full "alien to our reality" feel quite that well. The latter is a Biological Devouring Swarm Hive Mind, the former is the Legions of Hell. Both are great, of course, but both are dabblers in the Cosmic Horror genre, at least in general presentation.)

[@misiknuo]

Besides participation in giveaway i usually do not coment on yt videos but you are one of the best 40 k lore content creator especially cuz your discussion plus some forgotten lore develophment..is unique..My self planning to start YT warhammer 40 k channel art based it is great help in inspiration..i wish u make more videos..and more streams....

[@bigbossgorfang]

Great content, good to have you back

[@chrisandrews9856]

Hope you fared well in your time away sir, glad to have your videos back to enjoy once more!

[@alfrodo8848]

Thank you for the video. I enjoy hearing your thoughts and opinions on 40k lore

[@norfemignissius4936]

They noticed the presence of the Chaos Gods or the Emperor and though : "We need a new psychic weapon against that."

[@gutterpheonix]

Ive always wondered..what if the Tyranids arent hunting for more food, but instead, trying to escape something even more terrifying

[@EastyyBlogspot]

Hopefully we get to find out what it is...in our lifetime lol, My theory with tyranids as a whole when it comes to sending genestealers out is like you mentioned but perhaps more planned that they send Tyrranids to worlds with the idea not to take over as such but to live on the world...adapt ...evolve as each world even if there is no perhaps civilizations as such but just wild life and they can then go in different evolution paths all adding to the genepool later on.

[@Nix1425]

Glad to see a video from you pop up again!

[@BlackOut92K61]

Love the videos and good to have you back SoT

[@aquantz]

Nice to have you back man 🎉