Other names for Tyranids

Davor Hive Tyrant Posts: 8,027	Other names for Tyranids Aug 3, 2013 17:51:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Davor on Aug 3, 2013 17:51:37 GMT Was on another forum and I saw this in someones signature. Oh Pyrovore, you're like the Eeyore of 40K That gave me a chuckle. So that got me to thinking, is there other names for Tyranid units?
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ranmafan Hive Tyrant Posts: 598	Other names for Tyranids Aug 3, 2013 19:21:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ranmafan on Aug 3, 2013 19:21:13 GMT Commonly agreed upon fan nicknames? No idea... I do name my models, but that's as far as I go.
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Hive Carnithrope Hive Tyrant Yeah... it's a shoe... Posts: 1,828	Other names for Tyranids Aug 3, 2013 23:52:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Hive Carnithrope on Aug 3, 2013 23:52:31 GMT There are 'official' fluff names for some Nids, based on what Imperial Guard troops call them, such as Gargoyle is Hellbat, and Ripper is Anklebiter, I think. But other than that, no.
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glassiya Hive Tyrant Posts: 696	Other names for Tyranids Aug 4, 2013 3:13:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by glassiya on Aug 4, 2013 3:13:15 GMT when the new codex is out, every unit page will have one. something like CARNIFEX screamer killer, living battering ram, iron woobie
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ranmafan Hive Tyrant Posts: 598	Other names for Tyranids Aug 4, 2013 4:08:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ranmafan on Aug 4, 2013 4:08:42 GMT Behold! Iron Woobie, Destroyer of WORLDS!
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Raven Hive Tyrant Posts: 1,645	Other names for Tyranids Aug 4, 2013 4:17:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Raven on Aug 4, 2013 4:17:27 GMT I've seen multiple references to Hive Tyrants being called Hive Lords.

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Other names for Tyranids Aug 4, 2013 9:55:00 GMT

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Post by Meddy on Aug 4, 2013 9:55:00 GMT

Is it just me or are most of the colloquial names from the fluff a bit underwhelming? Trygon's are called 'Mother Ravener' or 'Slash-tail'. ....bleh. Not entirely fitting for 7m tall wall o' doom.

Edit - Iron Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds, needs to be a Tyrant/Fex hybrid roughly the size of 3 tervigons and 250 points. Seems fair. GW could charge £150 for it.

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Other names for Tyranids Aug 5, 2013 13:34:41 GMT

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Aug 4, 2013 4:17:27 GMT Raven said:

I've seen multiple references to Hive Tyrants being called Hive Lords.

I think the very first edition of Warhammer, Rogue Trader, had the leaders of the Tyranids as Hive Lords. By second edition, they changed the name to Hive Tyrant, but they were basically the same creature.

And the supposed Latin names for the Nids in 4th edition are Godawful! :L The Tyrant Guard is Tyranicus Scutatus (Tyranid Shield), the Warrior Tyranicus Gladius (Tyranid Sword) and the Lictor? Tyranicus Chameleo. -_-

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chuckles Hive Tyrant Posts: 851	Other names for Tyranids Aug 5, 2013 14:17:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chuckles on Aug 5, 2013 14:17:32 GMT An unofficial one among my gaming buddies is that a Tervigon with Crushing Claws should be referred to as CITIZEN SNIPS

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