IF Tyranids had Allies.

[Space is pretty big]

So, fun thought I got from another thread:

Imagine if 'nids had allies, how would you design the models to fit into the fluff?

Now, we've all seen the looted 'fexs, as naturally the Orks are the smartest species in the 40k universe:


Still, how would you custom make a tyranid army to fit the aesthetic of another species?

Say with Eldar, would you make it look like that eldar army thats riding the 'nids:


Maybe Necron nids?


Pick a species, then tell me your take on how you would design their allegiance.

[riverzora]

Kroots and Genestealers. Both as 'intelligent' races that absorb genetic tissue, you could have various troops in various stages of genetic splicing. Genestealers with Kroot elements (like the predalien) and Kroot with genestealer elements. Big beasties, Carnifexes etc., could be 'slave beasts', in chains, led into battle like giant Krootoxes, kept in check by the pseudo-synapse of the Broodlords and Patriarchs (naturally with Shaper elements ).

[Raven]

Tyranids and Squats {This heretical message has been purged by the Inquisition}

[Soluncreed]

I always thought that some non-synapse creatures could be taken by Tau who control them by means of phermones or something of the sort.

[infornography]

I know I saw someone do up marines in varying stages of genestealer infestation once. That was pretty cool.

It would be fun to have a Tau/Tyranid army list that includes a Zoat as the HQ pick for the nids and no synapse creatures or Genestealers in the list, but count the Zoat as a synapse creature IC possibly using the rules for the Tyranid Prime. Story being that an Etherial found a Zoat and converted him to the greater good, then worked with him to simulate synapse using the Zoat's similar genetics and knowledge of how the Hive Mind works.

An Ork Mad Doc or Weird Boy figuring out how to interface with non Synapse creatures would be pretty cool as well leading to all manner of orkynids. leave it to the orks to figure out the inexplicable by not understanding what the word inexplicable means.

Imperial guard would just be a genestealer cult.

[Macradon]

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[snowdaman]

Feb 24, 2013 14:51:49 GMT Macradon said:

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Necron nid swarm lord?

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[maelzch]

my termagaunts are all going to be "facehugger" style infected humans

[DinoCop]

Imp Guard with brainbugs on their head/spines

[phayze]

I'd like imperial guard simply as a genestealer cult. Even if there isn't a codex or anything, the genestealer thing would make perfect sense for that. Space marines not so much, but cults can obviously explain away a TON of allies with guard, orks, tau, not really elder, but you get the picture.

[DinoCop]

You can always make Space Marines infested like in starcraft

[Deleted]

Ermergerd i've actually done this!

They're my gene stealers (only these 3 are painted tho)





Considered making a whole army, might be pretty cool

[appexpredator26]

NIDS EAT ALL!!!
jk
i think necron is the one will fit well

[DinoCop]

Chaos? NO! Just Tyranid infestation coming at you! Nice concersions

[Deathnid]

just make a brain sucker looking thing out of bits and just buy bulk of those bits and have a brainwashed SM or Ig army