Mystery Tyranid?

NidNoms
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Mystery Tyranid? Jan 14, 2015 15:45:25 GMT GuardDog78 likes this

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Post by NidNoms on Jan 14, 2015 15:45:25 GMT

This has bugged me for some time now, in the codex and painting guide for the Tyranids, there is a image of the what is known as the Nephilim swarm, a branch of Behemoth. In the picture there is some kind of Tyranid I can't identify, what is it?
Attachment Deletedhere is the left side of it, pay attention the upper right to the center, notice the creature, large bio chimney's, warrior like head, coming out of the smoke and fire.

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WestRider Hive Tyrant The Tyranid Hive List Building Champion HugsiFex! Posts: 13,305	Mystery Tyranid? Jan 14, 2015 16:28:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WestRider on Jan 14, 2015 16:28:21 GMT Pretty sure that's just a different take on a Hierophant. Bigger chimneys, different head, but the size and overall form suggest it.
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NidNoms Hive Tyrant Posts: 605	Mystery Tyranid? Jan 15, 2015 18:49:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NidNoms on Jan 15, 2015 18:49:55 GMT Maybe, but I still want to know what it is and why gw hasn't made a model for it?
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angelwing Hive Tyrant Posts: 559	Mystery Tyranid? Jan 15, 2015 23:13:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by angelwing on Jan 15, 2015 23:13:24 GMT Many of the mass battle GW tyranid artworks have vague big tyranidy stuff in the distant background. Sometimes random stuff thrown into art works do get made into models, eg the lictor.
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Mystery Tyranid? Jan 15, 2015 23:54:23 GMT NidNoms likes this

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Post by Inquisitor Stingray on Jan 15, 2015 23:54:23 GMT

Yeah, there's at least one of those in every codex or book featuring Tyranids. Big spindly thing with tons of exhaust pipes means "hueg tyranid monster of whatever origin." I actually quite like it that way, sometimes I think the Tyranid kingdom is a bit too well taxonomized.

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Mystery Tyranid? Jan 16, 2015 14:45:50 GMT

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Jan 15, 2015 23:54:23 GMT Inquisitor Stingray said:

Yeah, there's at least one of those in every codex or book featuring Tyranids. Big spindly thing with tons of exhaust pipes means "hueg tyranid monster of whatever origin." I actually quite like it that way, sometimes I think the Tyranid kingdom is a bit too well taxonomized.

"WHO'S THAT TYRANIDS!?"
"Who cares, it's trying to eat us - RUN!"

Well the Tyranids don't have a "kingdom" some swarms are nicknamed after kingdom based things, like this photo is of the Nephilim swarm. A part of it was given the name the Court of the Nephilim King by the Dark Angels they went up against

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WestRider Hive Tyrant The Tyranid Hive List Building Champion HugsiFex! Posts: 13,305	Mystery Tyranid? Jan 16, 2015 17:13:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WestRider on Jan 16, 2015 17:13:21 GMT He's using "kingdom" in the taxonomic sense, not the governmental sense.
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NidNoms Hive Tyrant Posts: 605	Mystery Tyranid? Jan 16, 2015 17:22:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NidNoms on Jan 16, 2015 17:22:32 GMT Jan 16, 2015 17:13:21 GMT WestRider said: He's using "kingdom" in the taxonomic sense, not the governmental sense. Ok my mistake
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gman25639 Hive Tyrant "Blessed the Lord my rock, who trains my fists for battle, my fingers for war." Psalm 144:1 Posts: 1,457	Mystery Tyranid? Jan 20, 2015 17:49:58 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gman25639 on Jan 20, 2015 17:49:58 GMT Shoot! I noticed that too! Seems to be in every codex somewhere. Perhaps it's a Dominatrix?
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NidNoms Hive Tyrant Posts: 605	Mystery Tyranid? Jan 20, 2015 17:58:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NidNoms on Jan 20, 2015 17:58:15 GMT Jan 20, 2015 17:49:58 GMT gman25639 said: Shoot! I noticed that too! Seems to be in every codex somewhere. Perhaps it's a Dominatrix? Maybe??
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