#deathleaper

+ + + INTERCEPTED UNDERHIVE BROADCAST + + +

+ + + INTERROGATORS DISPATCHED TO LOCATE & TERMINATE SOURCE + + +

VOICE 1: ...from the ad break; you're still listening to UHFK 106.6 THE SCUM! Hang on, Gristle, I'm getting a note from our producers. We... have a caller?

VOICE 2: Aww, but Belch, I wanted to get back to our [peaking audio] 48 HOUR DJ SYNAPSE NON-STOP APOCALYPSE PARTY!!! [several air horns play, followed by the sound of panicked transmissions from members of the Planetary Defense Force mixed over sloppy chewing audio effects]

VOICE 1: We'll make it quick, one way or another! Gotta keep the producers happy - let's put this freak on the line!

VOICE 3: [crackly, through radio static] Help? Is this the emergency line? It's so dark. It's so quiet. I think there's someth-

VOICE 2: EMPEROR'S [audio peaks, word unintelligible], BELCH! This scummer thinks he's got the Arbites line!

VOICE 1: [choking back laughter] Hey! Hey! Caller, if you can hear us, help is deeeefinitely on the way. We're sending a whole company of the Emperor's Finest right to your coordinates! This is the day that peace and justice finally dawns on the Underhive!

VOICE 2: ...PSYCHE! You're totally FRAKKED, caller! No one's coming! Not for you, not for any of us!

VOICE 3: Oh no. Oh, Lord, no. Lord on Terra, save me from perdition. I can see its eyes. I don't want to die, I don't want to die, Throne preserve me -

VOICE 2: Hey, Belch, can we get those whimpers for the soundboard?

VOICE 1: Waaaaay ahead of you, Gristle. [comical boing sound effect, followed by VOICE 3's panicked entreaties to the Emperor of Man, pitched high and sped up]

VOICE 3: It's just staring. It has so many eyes. I can't stop - I can't stop - I can't move -

VOICE 2: Yeah, okay, BORED NOW! if this dipshit isn't gonna get eaten let's just put DJ SYNAPSE back on.

VOICE 1: No, Gristle, think! Forget the scummer who called us - we've got one of the Star Children on the line!

VOICE 2: Wait, yeah! Hang on, caller, buddy, can you put your vox closer to the creature? Get it right up in those... fangs? Tentacles? What's it got?

VOICE 3: It's... it's... oh, Terra. My arm - it's got my arm - it burns - [loud, inhuman slurping]

VOICE 1: Oh, yeah. That's the good stuff. Can you hear that, listeners? The favored children of the True Emperor have blessed us with their visage. Gristle, do you think it's time?

VOICE 2, VOICES 4, 5, 6 [simultaneous, in disharmony. Efforts are ongoing to identify source and identity of additional voices]: NOT YET. BUT SOON. THE SKY FILLS WITH ANGELS. WE SHALL SOON ASCEND.

VOICE 1: Thanks, Gristle! It's always wonderful to hear from our producers. I think we can wrap that call [vox disconnection click] and get back to the sloppiest, twistiest, and most monstrous of all beats! You know them, you love them, DJ Synapse produced their latest album: DEATHLEAPER!

Propaganda:

Because the only lore poor bugs have is the one made up by Imperium/Mechanicus. So here are my thoughts on the Tyranids:

Swarmlord

Big Bad Guy

Can come up with strategy securing his victory due to bring respawned so many times he knows how to counter most races (most because orcs are too random to prepare for)

Can communicate telepathically with other races, but even when he does it's only to disturb the enemy

Calls others races "meat" and "biomass" - he knows how they are called, just doesn't care

His sabers are connected to him, but if for some reason (he wants to use his fingers or the saber broke and needs to grow another) he can detach them.

When he's sure of victory he laughs. And the whole army laughs with him (as much as their mouths allow them). If you see a Tyranid smiling, you are dead.

Deathleaper

The sneaky one

Can turn invisible

Learns other races languages to be able to read the strategic data from written logs

He sometimes tries to speak in human/eldar/t'au

Is often spawned as alpha spawn for recon purposes

Doesn't want to give up the synapse link when later hive tyrants are spawned to lead the armies, especially if it's Swarmlord (is jealous)

Old One Eye

Big dumb brute

Is barely smart enough to lead the three carnifexes he sometimes gets under command

Perfect distraction carnifex

Is super tough - you can freeze, burn, shoot, cut him and he just shrugs it off

Too silly to realize he should be dead because of the damage

"T'is but a scratch" kind of deal

Misc.

All gaunts are like flies - after reaching adulthood they live only approximately one day. Why waste biomass on giving them digestive system if they are cannon fodder anyway?

Painted Deathleaper! The colour scheme was inspired by the Illithids in BG3 - probably Genestealer purple was the wrong choice for the flesh but the chitin looks great. Pretty tricky model to build and paint, I imagine the box scheme is really hard to do.

Hive Fleet Myrmidon is ready to consume all in its path!

Some time ago, we created this amazing swarm for @angryjoeshow Do you like it?