Re: [Epic] Nukes in Epic universe

From: <oki_at_...>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 11:17:04 +0800

At 12:24 PM 1/28/97 +1000, you wrote:
>>At 03:17 AM 1/28/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>>Seth Ben-Ezra wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > >
>>>> > Actually, I think the Epic Tyranids remind me more of the Brood from
>>>> > Marvel Comic's X-Men series. The figures even look like the comic
>>>> > drawings. Of course, the writers of that magazine may have read
>>>> > Heinlein...
>>>> >
>>>> > danlobb_at_...
>>>> >
>>>> Actually, IMHO, Tyranids come to us courtesy of the movies Alien and
>>Aliens (I
>>>> have surgically removed the part of my brain that has memories of that
>>>> third film). Look at 40K scale Hormagaunts and tell me that GW didn't
>>>> skirt the fringes of copyright law on that mini!
>>>>
>>>> Seth Ben-Ezra
>>>> Great Wolf
>>>Yes, but the Tyranids are even the same color as the Brood in X-Men
>>>(which came out after the Alien movies) Their enemy travelled around in
>>>Worldships and looked suspiciously like the Eldar.
>>
>>I thought the Brood travelled in bio-ships (which the Tyranids also
>>travelled in), except that the Brood's bio-ships are shaped more like sharks.
>>
>>Regards
>
>I thought they were more like enormous space-whales. That was more the
>impression that I got. Man... it's been hard enough admitting that I read
>that stuff. Fortunately they were a lot better back then, then the dribble
>they produce at the moment.
>===================================================

That must be where GW got the idea of Lightning Claws from (Wolverine's
adamantium claws) ;) BTW broods also employ drop pods !! They used this in
one issue whereby the Brood Empress decided to take out a renegade Brood
Queen - something like Genestealer Patriach deciding not to heed the
Hivemind's instructions. Sounds like a special scenario IG/Genestealers
versus Tyranids, with SM joining forces later (2nd/3rd round) on the
IG/Genestealers side.

Regards
 

Regards
Received on Tue Jan 28 1997 - 03:17:04 UTC