Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-7289991-20130504045808/@comment-6078851-20130513153843

i also think tyranids are unstoppable, at least without a major coalition from the main 40k factions, but they don't have faster than light travel capabilities - one of the very few things that favour the indigenous species of this galaxy is the fact that the tyranid advance is limited in speed by their lack of FTL. it also shows how old they are - to have travelled intergalactic distances without FTL means they have probably been travelling since before this galaxy had any sentience. not to mention that they have made multiple intergalactic journeys probably makes them the oldest species in the universe.