Aaranis wrote:Aren't Necrons' bodies made of swarms of nanoscarabs, like big molecules clamped together ? I'd assume then that their "skin" can just shapeshift a little to allow a grip on ice, and to prevent stickiness to apply to their bodies, as the scarabs would just move out or something.
No, whilst they do supposedly have nanoscarabs, their bodies are not made from them. Living Metal / Necrodermis appears to be a highly advanced and adaptible alloy of necrontyr invention. Since it is described as mutable, its likely that necrons can adapt their bodies to fit the situation.