THE GREAT DEVOURER - The Imperium's Greatest Threat: The TYRANIDS - Warhammer 40,000 Lore Overview

[@TheBookofChoyer]

This video goes through a long overview of the Tyranids. It contains three previously released episodes (The Discovery Of The Tyranids, The Horrific Stages of a Tyranid Invasion & The Hive Mind) for those who have missed some of the episodes or who simply want to take all the lore in one sitting. Ideal for painting sessions, a commute and so on. Check out the video description for timings on the different Chapters and more information. Hope you enjoy the content my friends!

[@Epyon-qr4lh]

Great Job my Brother!! Simply amazing work!!!!! Never stop doing the Hive Minds work!!!

[@Nowhandles]

Serious question....why isn't the Imperium just gassing the hell out of them?...they are bugs after all. Orkin/Raid bug bombs should take care of it. Humans can wear gas masks.."they" don't/can't... really seems like a HUGE plot hole...

[@sakimura123]

I bet you can make a story of how a small army of Empire soldiers got screw over by an army of animals in place of the wood elves.

[@DarkLightSwordFight]

Thank u my friend for your hard work! Its awesome

[@Xogroroth666]

We Tyranid are not a threat. We are the mercy upon the suffering, the bleakness that is existence, the revenge upon the corrupt and indoctrinating. We are the good guys!!! Why, oh why can't you see this? *cries* :P

[@Luna-oo3fl]

Never played any tabletops but the sheer love that Warhammer fans have has made me a fan of the lore in and of itself. WAGGH

[@GabbaGandalf420]

what das WAGGH stand for ?

[@Herghhh]

​@@GabbaGandalf420It's the Orks warcry, since they cannot say"war"

[@dogseggs2000]

Same.

[@jkabee]

Same. Well, I’ve played one game. But the lore is first rate.

[@Raziroth]

Same here

[@majinvampire]

Better than 90% of the movies I have seen in last two years

[@TheWarmachine375]

Tyranids: "Hey kids! Wanna see a dead body?!" Imperium: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

[@Epyon-qr4lh]

Lmfao 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@Soulis98]

💀

[@moodyowlproductions4287]

inquisitor kryptman"STOP SCREAMING"!!!! (Dog wimpers)!!!!!!

[@TheWarmachine375]

The Tyranids really enjoy their enthusiastic walk into the Milky Way galaxy.

[@Hewrin88]

plenty of snacks along the way!

[@gamechanger8908]

"This galaxy has a nice ring to it, milky way" -Tyranids probably

[@FrankAaron]

@@gamechanger8908 If you give a ‘nid a galaxy of milk, it’s going to want a cookie - Genestealer Bedtime story probably

[@hernehaugen6878]

"Bitch we eat people"

[@Overanalyse_This]

​@FrankAaron so you know "cookie' is the same as beaver?

[@Brigtzen]

I love these lovecraftian bugs, the macragge video got me into this channel and i have to say i love these lore videos

[@AZ240992]

I can't wait to see how the sheer scale of a Tyranid invasion is shown in Space Marine 2.

[@SolarQuiet]

It was done very well

[@Odysseus11.134]

The most dangerous thing about the Tyranids isn't their overwhelming numbers, terrifyingly powerful bioforms or sheer ferocity. It's the fact they don't underestimate an enemy no matter how small they are. The Tyranids will spend months, years, decades or centuries understanding everything they can for the most efficient invasion. Hence why the war against the Orks or any other suprise attacks they weren't able to delicately prepare for are the most effective at causing damage to them.

[@HydraBill57]

Good point. A lot of people seem to forget this aspect of them.

[@muratigentijan8911]

orks are the perfect enemy for them, bio diverse and literally spawn in many numbers, all you can eat buffet for them

[@imcubanb2870]

Da boyz iz best eva.

[@tjm11015]

28:28 This is one of the very coolest works of W40k art I've ever seen. No color and yet you look closely and it's a snapshot of a dozen or more battles unfolding. Very cool, I want a wall sized poster!

[@Reptonious]

Watched these as they went live, of course I'm going to watch this again

[@TheBookofChoyer]

The true MVP 👊! Thanks a lot my friend! Glad you are enjoying the content.

[@GeltBalthazar.]

The production value of these videos always impress me

[@gmuesfrucht9499]

I would love to see a Tyranid attack on a Planet as a full lenght Movie

[@GabbaGandalf420]

​@@gmuesfrucht9499 stuff like that makes me rly exited about AI

[@DeathBYDesign666]

I legit thought that I was watching a documentary on the Discovery channel for a moment, I'm not kidding. First time coming across this channel, color me impressed! I'm subbing obviously!

[@MechanicaMenace]

​@@GabbaGandalf420I'm pretty certain that's what this is. At least the narration.

[@ShaunFace]

By far the greatest narration of impending doom ever!! Standing ovation!!!! Nicely done!! Three Cheers!!!

[@beskararmor7966]

I think the theory of the Tyranids being designed as weapons makes more sense when you think of how powerful and smart the hive mind is but how it also seems so ignorant or just limited by something. Beyond plot armor or warp magic, there's no reason why the Tyranids would not have knowledge or access to fusion technology. Fusion tech would allow the bugs to create anything they needed from hydrogen. They could literally consume all matter in the universe and not just the extremely small percentage of organic matter in it. Think of how many navigators the bugs have eaten, and yet they can't create their own Tyranid navigators to give them a huge advantage the Imperium and others have over them. It's almost like a greater power didn't want them to be to OP...or just plot armor.

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

Tyranids have no conception of technology at all. The Hive Mind can grasp cause:effect but it doesn't understand any form of science at all. It does not investigate or conduct research. Fusion reactions or anything even approaching it are utterly alien to the tyranids. It's like asking why Neanderthals didn't just use fusion reactors to keep their species going.

[@Robb1977]

they already made them impossible to beat in the long run. I mean, if the setting wants to do an end-times they can just make them smarter. but if youre one of the "this is only a scouting party" types, which most tyranid fans are, the real tyranids wont be here for a while, and these are a second wave of low-grade probes.

[@micmac274]

Leviathan might be building a teleporter or star gate to allow the Tyranids masters through.

[@hunterchristian8372]

I must've read / listened to the story of the first Great Tyrannic War a dozen or so times by now, and I look forward to a dozen more. Thank you for producing this

[@CzerwonyRymcer]

Last Old One is making vengence

[@BarelyDecentProduction]

all of those trillion deaths and million worlds destroyed because a single loyal Iron Warrior accidentally ring the dinner bell while trying to save his Imperial Fist bro....

[@DartNoobo]

Bros before hoes. I hope they were not the pair from the War of the Beast?

[@justinmagee2203]

rung* everyone is so bad at english now and thats sad

[@AbramsBAtrocious]

rang. A rung is a step on a ladder.

[@ClevelandSteamer0]

😂 excellent.

[@MegaDoom101]

Thanks Dantioch! Also Wrong. Rang is the past tense of ring, as in to ring somebody on the phone. Sorry but I couldn’t resist. Lastly, @justinmagee2203, I’d not be drawing attention to people’s english skills if I was you.

[@KLAUSKARES]

Damn.😮.I have seen countless so called lore ..but this feels like a proper Netflix documentary 😮👏👏👏. Ps .You should have 1mil+

[@TheBestKees]

Top notch, love the voiceover setup for this one. Narrator and in lore voice seperate makes it a lot more immersive!

[@85Samux]

love the channel man ! keep ! up

[@MrKrokodial]

Absolutely love this. I usually listen to your videos audio only so thank you for such high quality production. We're extremely lucky to enjoy such content for free.

[@TheWarmachine375]

Inquisitor Kryptman once tried to have Orks and Tyranids take each other out in a "Let's You And Him Fight!" gambit. It didn't work out.

[@FrozenLord66]

inquisitor kryptman made an huge oopsie woopsie moment

[@TheRealEvilSink]

Could you point me to where i can read about this?

[@FrozenLord66]

@@TheRealEvilSink black library books at your local gw shop or audible

[@IndomitableGanja]

It's in the codex book for space Marines

[@GBGSK]

Production value through the roof. Thank you for this video

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!! 🙌

[@rubyayoko8536]

This vid gets me hyped for saturday

[@silent_stalker3687]

I find the genestealers the most deadly because without the hivemind the Tyranids go a bit berserk and could easily die but the genestealers are independent. Ironically we may have possibly gotten a independent genestealer faction if the Infinite and Divine’s song corrupted their song. Or it’s possible that they would either devote themselves to the deceiver or as to keeping the vault hidden. Both of these could be very interesting. Imagine the deceiver at the head of a genestealer cult.

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

Synapse bioforms and lictors can all behave intelligently without the Hive Mind's direction.

[@LZRCuteR]

The BEST tyranid video on all of KZbin. Should be at top of every lore playlist

[@Adanedel86]

This was a fascinating audio story with splendid narration. Well done, cheers!

[@wesallstar9273]

This is top tier work!

[@ltjamescoopermason8685]

The most complete educational edition of lore on the tyranids. Totally enjoyable with great images of the tyranids many of the pictures I've never seen before with the special effects of a battle on a tragically innocent world being dismantled piece by peice from people to minerals and everything inbetwee. Thank you for this epic on the topic of the Hive Mind Tyranid nightmares! Thanks for sharing this warhammer40k adventure! 😊🤪🤛💯%KNOCKOUT! 🙊🙉🙈

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Thanks a lot for watching good sir! Glad you enjoyed this episode!😃🙌

[@Azazel226]

The presentation and production of this video is top notch. You deserve more subs. Take my energy.

[@darionietlispach2470]

great narration and very nicely choosen visuals =D

[@BlueGoblin1]

Rule number one for a catachan regiment. Never acknolwedge orders to fight outside of the a jungle or forest. Unless it is to defend Holy Terra. Or demand they verify their superior rank by showing that they have a longer knife than you.

[@svaseriofficial6061]

I must say 2 hours have never passed quicker for me in my life. This is so awsome man!

[@snop6176]

This was so well done

[@dsurfer]

Tyranids: the unquantified conglomeration of vast ecosystems given a sentience , a terrible intelligence, and a singularly driven conscious volition that encompasses everything down to a genetic level.

[@codylor3884]

This was my workout background noise in my earbuds tonight. Fuckin solid background music dude, so easy to tune into it and flow while also listening to the fantastic lore dive. Love the production value.

[@rmelotto]

OMG, this video was incredible done. Please keep up the good videos.

[@LazzarrusLong]

Excellent video all around. Voice, story, and visuals all on point. 🫡 Subscribed!

[@HAL9000nd]

So is the Dominatrix no longer a thing? It was a giant synapse creature in Epic and a way of army building your swarm. A real fun way of making your army with hex’s containing units spreading out from them (of course you can have more than one). I guess the name Dominatrix is to spicy for GW nowadays. The Tyranid army book for Epic from the 90’s s a fun read. I’ll still use a kit bashed Dominatix as a Swarmlord for 40K. I like the harder core elements of early 40K. More informative, interesting and mysterious world building.

[@matthewanderson9754]

Our favorite reasercher needs more anger and resolution in his voice, doesn't come out the way it truly should.

[@GabbaGandalf420]

The only thing to ever outnumber the Tyranids should be ur subscriber count. The Quality of this video is absoluetly unreal. Great fucking job i had a blast watching it 😮

[@awesomehpt8938]

Is this gonna be a straight up fight sir or another bug hunt?

[@richter6699]

This channel is legendary. Amazing work

[@dedmete]

This was amazingly well done

[@f...yafeelins]

Absolutely brilliant work as always 💯

[@charlesrudge4106]

Fantastic video. Thank you so much for your hard work Love from Western Australia

[@MrFredlobster]

Fantastic work. S tier channel!

[@saulamr]

FIRST, LONG LIVE THE GOD EMPEROR.

[@darthjoel6357]

Outstanding video!!!

[@eonstar2441]

Appreciate the background ambiance

[@joshflorence1998]

Loved the video!

[@MaxLib]

Great content as usual man.

[@se1578]

Is this a re-upload? I swear I've watched this before

[@Epyon-qr4lh]

Once the Tyranids finish devouring the universe....Then they begin to slumber. And as they leave a few life forms alive throughout the new Universe they have created ..... The cycle begins again. An unending cycle of death, pain, agony, and rebirth. For the Tyranids are the true God's of this Universe, and we are just mear cattle in their eyes. All praise the Hive Mind!!!!! All praise the Unity!!!!! All praise the one true GOD!!!!!.......

[@jakeh9338]

Your response has been deemed heretical by the Ordo Xenos!

[@Epyon-qr4lh]

@jakeh9338 All will be one with the GREAT Devourer!!! Let the streets run red with the blood of the nonbelievers!!! Since the dawn of humanity we've have looked to the stars for salvation!!!! Now let us offer our Holy Terra to the Great DEVOURER!!!!! Behold my Brother's & Sisters look up !!! The Stars have finally answered!!!!!!!! The Tyranids!!!...They're here they have arrived!!!! All will be one as our gods have promised!!!!

[@Hewrin88]

Yes Inquisitor, this comment right here

[@crim1188]

Nah get outta here with this Reaper shit

[@francisharkins]

Damn bro I don't think even the Chaos Gods would approve of this outcome.

[@zyvron]

Excelente! Parabéns!!!!!

[@IndomitableGanja]

Wow great video!!!

[@anonimon283]

God damn! glad I stumbled upon this one! One can see the sheer effort and work put to good use here! subscribe. of Corse!

[@db7314]

Just found these videos and hot damn good work 👍

[@JohnnyMn4monic]

Imagine being at your post on this planet and all of a sudden all the auto turrets and laz cannons open up in all their fury

[@thaicannguyen8130]

Thanks for your work 🫡

[@disgruntledtoons]

The reason the Tyranids are the most powerful faction is because they get the most passes on the laws of nature.

[@darkseidofapokolips9796]

Tyranids are OP. Easily the most dangerous faction. The other factions need to unite to purge them from the galaxy.

[@fostegg1]

They are the END AND THE DEATH

[@francisharkins]

Except when they somehow piss off a Necron Tomb World or a Chaos God.

[@xxhowisuxx]

Chaos isnt super threatening to the Tyranids. The Shadow in the Warp largely means that they have to send cultists and they are capable enough that there is at least one hive fleet currently in the eye of terror.

[@imcubanb2870]

Funny thing is that even if you kill a bunch of their troops, they just throw them into the biomass pool and make more. They do the same to their living troops when they leave a planet after devouring everything. I used to play this army before I found how fun it is to play orks though. Tyranyds sound powerful and unstoppable in the lore, but not as fun and unstoppable while playing.

[@DeathBYDesign666]

Subscribed after the first minute and that never happens to me, not ever. I'm not even a huge Warhammer 40k type of guy, (I only mean in the gamer sense, I do love the lore) but I am a conissure of geek culture and I am impressed. Nicely done with the science channel documentary style, it's so corny but it works quite well here I must say. Very meta choice on that one honestly. Mind blown, all I have to say!

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Thanks a lot! I must say that I have indeed been inspired by numerous documentaries that I used to watch when I was younger. Thanks for your words 😃👌🏻

[@dancermatt991]

The hive mind isn't one being, it is the synaptic connection of the largest concentration of tyranids

[@kazkk2321]

These hive fleets are engineering marvels. My good , the tyrannids are great engineers

[@akuinator6350]

@akuinator6350 1 second ago Tyranids really under used as an antagonist. Imo they fulfill the “unknowable eldritch monsters” role much better than Chaos and make a better cosmic horror antagonist. Chaos these days boils down to whiny manchildren throwing a tantrum supported by four one dimensional satan larpers, while the Tyranids feel like a cold and alien menace that genuinely just doesn’t care about your petty human emotions.

[@DartNoobo]

Chaos is not about eldritch monsters. It's about the monster within you

[@akuinator6350]

@@DartNoobo It doesn't accomplish that well at all seeing as it's just an absurd caricature that no one would willingly entertain the idea of joining if it weren't for their writers pet status making everyone lose 50 IQ points in their vicinity.

[@DartNoobo]

@@akuinator6350 not at all, there are plenty examples of slow corruption, one bad decision after another leading into hell. Siege of Vraks for example

[@kush2075]

Wow, what amazing story 😊

[@bjornpolivka5774]

The Mechanicus Magos on Tyran Primus, must‘ve been crunchy to eat for the Nids with all em metal parts.

[@HexManiac-nf1yg]

You know. Instead of making fire breaks I wonder if just rigging it up so the planets would be destroyed when the hive fleet is invading the planet. So take their food AND a good chunk of their current biomass

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Yes, this has actually been described as a good strategy, but it comes with its complications, the main one would be having an actual ship able to destroy the planet at that precise time. By that stage when the planet is being consumed, thousands of Tyranid bio ships are also on orbit. threatening any that would come close. Also, losing an entire planet is a tremendous loss in itself.

[@rickyfinn2763]

Such a shame... all this Tyranid Chaos and trauma, the existential threat... to be foiled by plot armour... GW need to have the Nids destroy a propper homeworld for them to be considered serious. And I'm a Nid player since 5th edition

[@trompell0]

Everyone in 40k gets their chance to be the front and center boogieman. Don't you worry.

[@rickyfinn2763]

@@trompell0 it'll happen when Macragge finally falls!!! 😂

[@Warpded]

I've always wondered. Could humanity ever design a weapon so destructive or effective against the Nids that ensures they can't adapt to or counter? I know Nids avoid Necrons like the plague. Assuming it would not be tech heresy, could it be done?

[@leeyroyjenkins9027]

They only avoid necron worlds because there’s usually no biomass. If you woke up at 3am, and the only thing in your fridge was scrap metal, would you bother even going into the kitchen?

[@Robert_Douglass]

That was an impressive presentation. During the consumption phase of a Tyranid incursion, @Luetin09 notes, the Rippers that gorge themselves on biomass do not often disgorge their comtents into digestive pools, electing instead to hurl their own bodies into the acid soup to be reabsorbed in the ships of the awaiting Hive Fleet.

[@gerald8543]

How effective are radiological weapons that can destroy DNA at the microscopic level, and heat their flesh with energy. This video's quality is absolutely top notch, A ++

[@ltjamescoopermason8685]

Splendid presentation Bravo! Now get me a gun !

[@Mysteryboy0007]

vids like this got me into 40k world and i dont even play the game lol

[@thawinhart-rawung463]

Good job

[@ThijsSchrijnemakers]

thanks

[@Raijunz]

Woo! Long vid!

[@davideddy8557]

It's easy to imagine this very video being shown in the Schola Progenum.

[@VeyXronX]

Thank you

[@DartNoobo]

The answer is simple - it wants to consume the Emperor

[@HandofBlake]

I love that these sound like Shark week videos lol

[@jasonpanamera6892]

What's the song playing in 45:10 ? As always your productions are top notch, so immersive.

[@droneee3478]

The old ones finally perfected thier genetically engineered weapons. They will return to reclaim thier Galaxy

[@robertwestgate110]

Masterful

[@myduckisonqauck7227]

My third favorite swarm in fiction

[@LoreFriendlyMusic]

Makes me curious. Who are your number 1 and 2 favourite swarms in fiction?

[@myduckisonqauck7227]

@@LoreFriendlyMusic Vajra from macross and killiks from star wars

[@SquatterLoki]

Zerg, Starcraft: WE ARE THE SWARM! OUR FORCES ARE WITHOUT NUMBERS! Tyranids: Awww look at that cute little things.

[@trompell0]

Zerg are cooler though convince me otherwise

[@sinister8924]

Wicked awesome

[@robchristian2427]

Everything is edible

[@johnsyborg]

Liked and subbed

[@Swirvy556]

So basically the Zerg of the Warhammer 40K universe... got it.

[@th0mfranklin]

Other than the Nids being first, yeah.

[@Poisedanubis85]

Deadliest I’d have to say a lictor hell just one alone can bring down a world before the hive fleet gets in system

[@werewolfwez]

1:16:16 what's the music in the background? Ive looked for ages 😢

[@kazkk2321]

I really want to know how a mostly reptilian and insectiod species developed sophisticated space travel yet alone complex engineering. Who is designing and building these ships? Who is navigating?

[@Domanator179]

God I love nids man, they are so cool

[@Finis.Terrae]

Warhammer 40k has such a massive lore,i am actually surprised there are no movies,tv shows,cartoons...I would like to see proper ARPG game (not Inquisitor) with a lot of money and thought put into it or even 40k MMO with good graphic ,super customizable character/armor and tons of stuff to do.

[@CrimsonXenoProduct]

if i had a quarter for every psyker who had foresight and could see future outcomes, i'd have at least 5 quarters

[@sensei470]

Love it.

[@miniaturespainting6216]

Great content! Just special effects is a little bit too loud so hard to hear voice while commuting 😅

[@TheBookofChoyer]

Noted! Thanks for the feedback brother!!

[@baileyantonengpei7860]

Great night time story 🤷🏽‍♀️👏🏽