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Does anyone know the fluff on these things. I have seen them mentioned the Space Wolfs codex and a few other places, but nothing about what they actually are.

I am assuming moon sized or larger creatures that float around randomly eating ships?

Picture of one on page 152 in the 40K Rulebook. They look to be big enough to eat a couple of Killcoozers in a single bite.

Thanks.

I'll have to glance through that next time I'm in the shop. Only drawback to the BRB.

Gogsnik wrote:

SPAVW
Space Wolves against Void Whales.

So do void whales eat hive ships like krill?

Wasn't one mentioned eating a ork fleet in one of the ork codexes?

Wasnt there a description in a WD a long time ago when WD was worth reading that theorized about the origins of Tyranids?

IIRC when one of the void whales came close to the original tyranid home world it was taken control thus creating the first hiveship.

I dont know if this was from a WD or not i think it is though so ........yeah....

Ma55ter_fett wrote:Wasn't one mentioned eating a ork fleet in one of the ork codexes?

It was in background section for orks in rulebook IIRC.

If i am not mistaken the Warboss Kaptin Badrukk has even killed a Void Whale once :O

Well, he said he killed one!

Void Whales must be pretty rare- because of their size and potential, you'd think you'd hear more about them. There was something in the SW codex about a diseased one that was a host to other organisms- like a living planet!

GW could use that for another army, organisms of the viod whales. Who knows, could be interesting!

Or the IoM need to force them out of the warp and use them like ballistic missiles on planets

Asgeirr Darkwolf wrote:Void Whales must be pretty rare- because of their size and potential, you'd think you'd hear more about them. There was something in the SW codex about a diseased one that was a host to other organisms- like a living planet!

GW could use that for another army, organisms of the viod whales. Who knows, could be interesting!

This is something talked about in the 'last race standing' thread, but the sheer size of the galaxy means things like Void Whales could exist and be very easily bypassed by the majority of fleets. The galaxy is comprised of billions of stars, each with their own solar system. While GW likes to give maps showing how widespread each race is, they're pretty obviously exaggerated.

DA's Forever wrote:Or the IoM need to force them out of the warp and use them like ballistic missiles on planets

Void whales are not "free", Citizen!

They are a bit of fun, and light relief from the usual doom and gloom of 40k

The Void Whale that ate the ork fleet was described as being 'errant' implying that Void Whales are usually only found in certain areas, hence why you don't hear very much about them. Not necessarily because they are rare, just because people have figured out to stay the hell away from Void Whale habitats.

@HiddenPower.

White Dwarf is still worth reading. Imbecile.

Personal attacks are in violation of Dakka Rule Number one. Keep it courteous.

I read some where they live in the warp and they are tiny in their (a couple a inches long)
but when they come out of the warp they are massive

Squigsquasher wrote:@HiddenPower.

White Dwarf is still worth reading.

Only people who have no perception of what WD used to be like say that

@ Squigsquasher
What the heck was that for? That has to be the rudest most unprovoked attack ive ever seen on these forum. you made made me :-( well what ever like pacific said if you knew what WD was like before issue around 300 you would know what I mean.

Ohh god i shouldnt of replied now hes probably gonna reply with the classic list of credentials like "ohh ive read WD since I was in the womb"...Welll anywayssss about void whales

seems like a perfect beast for tyranids to try to eat and assimilate into the swarm because they do seem much larger than a hive ship

HiddenPower wrote:Wasnt there a description in a WD a long time ago when WD was worth reading that theorized about the origins of Tyranids?

IIRC when one of the void whales came close to the original tyranid home world it was taken control thus creating the first hiveship.

I dont know if this was from a WD or not i think it is though so ........yeah....

Interesting. Those Void Whales get around then.

IIRC, they appear in the following:

-SW codex, a diseased one drops out of Warp,in their famous conquests section
-Ork Codex, Kaptin Badrukk kills one, apparently
-An errant one eats a few Killkroozers in the 40k rulebook

That's about it, from memory. Would assume they would act like normal whales, just they live in the Warp and can survive in a void