Who controls the Tyranids?

The Hive Tyrant is said to be a living vessel for it. It controls every Tyranid creature in a mental vice-like grip and directs their every action.

How many galaxies have the Tyranids consumed?

According to another source, they have consumed one thousand galaxies and are responsible for the annihilation of millions of intelligent species. The Imperium’s first official contact with the Tyranid race was in 741.

How many Tyranids are in the hive fleet?

three primary Tyranid hive fleets
A hive fleet is used to attack and strip star systems of their biomass using the full range of Tyranid bioforms. Only three primary Tyranid hive fleets and a host of smaller splinter fleets have ever come into direct contact with the Imperium of Man, but they have all brought devastating damage and loss of life.

How large is a Tyranid Hive Fleet?

The Tyranids are horrifyingly diverse, and now, you’ll be able to build your army as dedicated to one of seven hive fleets (or their splinters). Each of these army-wide rules affects every unit in your Tyranids collection, from Rippers to Tyrannofexes, and each is powerful, distinct, and flexible.

What makes the Tyranid species unique?

From the “lowly” Ripper, to the deadly Hive Tyrant and beyond, the signature of the Tyranid species is that they overwhelm their foes with sheer numbers, reproducing massive numbers of highly virulent organisms in record time from the biochemical soup that they derive from the biospheres of the worlds they consume.

Why do the Tyranids want to invade other worlds?

As a result, a significant goal of any Tyranid invasion is acquisition of useful new biological traits from other lifeforms. These are used by the Hive Mind to enhance the Tyranids’ effectiveness in consuming new worlds to gain more of the necessary organic raw materials for further reproduction and directed evolution.

How do Tyranids communicate with each other?

These beings are able to communicate with their kin, not through language, but by a synaptic form of telepathy through which they relay and channel the will of the Hive Mind. Under the command of such creatures, the Tyranids operate in perfect unison, slaved to the psychic imperatives of a single communal intelligence.

How did the Imperium of man come into contact with the Tyranids?

The first officially recorded contact with the Tyranids for the Imperium of Man came during a Tyranid attack on an Ocean World called Tyran, and from there Hive Fleet Behemoth continued directly towards the centre of the galaxy, consuming all the worlds in its path.