Why don't all Tyranids have as sharp claws as genestealers? The Hive Mind is all about trying to engineer the most bullshit unit possible why not give every single lizardbug claws that render armor useless?
My second question is why only marines in terminator armor teleport? Why not regular marines?
It's resource vs output type situation.
Rending claws ae not present on lesser tyrannic forms as it is more resource intensive to make them as well as the musculature needed to make use of the hardness factor. If hoards are needed quantity is better than quality for the same resource cost. If you need deadly ambush/infiltrators those same.resources can then be put towards the more intensive genestealers.
Regular marines can teleport but it is rare and fickle tech that can only move X number of combatants so it is used for the units with maximum effectiveness/numbers ratio ie terminators.
>>48239000
my question is how big are genestealers?
They say about the size of a normal man, however, they are represented in miniture form as big as a terminator. In fact, if standing on hind legs, they would dwarf a terminator.
>>48239000
Pt. cost.
>>48239045
Gaunts are about man sized. Stealers probably hit 8-10 feet standing up.
>>48239252
thats fuckin huge
>>48239252
>>48239330
Designation Genestealer
Common Title Stealer, Leech, Sewerstalker, Scuttler, Clawfiend, Ghost
Species Name Corporaptor hominis (Purestrain Genestealer), Corporaptor ymgarli (Ymgarl Genestealer) , Vermis (Tyrannus) Furii (Broodlord)
Average Height 1.9 metres
hmmmm
>>48239330
It was more of the height estimate if they ever stood straight up which doesn't ever happen.
Ork boys would be taller than a human but they are stooped.
>>48239330
>>48239330
They are Alien rip-offs and the Alien was also pretty damn big.
>>48239000
Why don't all the nids look like cute little gurls, when love>war
>>48239000
Same reason they don't give a heavy bolter for every Marine.
>Why not regular marines?
They do, just not in the game.
>>48239345
Just over 6 feet. Crouching over. And only average*.
