Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-25618639-20150406151006/@comment-25177957-20150424075515

Pokemongeek66 wrote: 5 Because theres no way they are forming alliances, and 6 because there is no way in hell that they are going to figure out how to manipulate Tyranid DNA, REMEMBER, THIS IS TYRANID DNA WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. These points have already been proven valid by the lore, this for example: http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Gehenna_Campaign

While it is cheap Matt Ward material, it's apparently happened in the lore, thus it could happen again if Szarekh is leading the Necrons.

Celestial Orrery:  http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Necrons#Thanatos_and_the_Celestial_Orrery

Not sure if you know much about the battle of Tarsis Ultra, but the Imperium has manipulated Tyranid DNA, let's take a look at the battle of Tarsis Ultra for example.

http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Kryptman#Tarsis_Ultra

''"During the repeated Tyranid attacks on Tarsis Ultra, Kryptman, along with his retinue, studied the biology of the Tyranid corpses killed in combat. During one expedition, a Lictor which had earlier landed on the planet, attacked his team but was fended off by the Deathwatch; Kryptman immediately ordered Captain Bannon to capture the Lictor without killing it, which they did. This proved pivotal to the war, as Magos Locard was able to concoct a poison from the Lictor's genetic structure that would allow the Imperials to defeat the entire swarm by infecting the Tyranid Norn-Queen, the source of all the swarm's bioforms, aboard the last remaining Hive Ship commanding the tendril of the Leviathan attacking Tarsis Ultra. The Deathwatch team, led by Ventris, accomplished this mission, ending the war shortly before the few remaining Imperial defenders were overwhelmed by the Tyranid swarms.The Imperium had won its first victory against the third Tyranid assault upon the galaxy, destroying the Tyranid swarms nearest to Terra, and reestablishing astropathic contact with the worlds between the Leviathan's jaws." ''

If the Imperium has already done this, then there is absolutely no reason the Necrons, who are millions of years more advanced and versed in science than humanity could copy this tactic.

Like I said, point seven is an extremely rare scenario, most likely will not happen. But considering the fact the Necrons have now shunned the C'tan, and Szarekh is back, there is a very tiny window of oppertunity.

Point four isn't impossible, because the Imperium has already been shown to have been able to manipulate Hive Fleet movements (directing Leviathan toward Octarius for example). The Tyranids appear to be drawn toward psychic "lights", at current they are all flocking toward the Astronomicon, when the Astronomicon and Emperor are both done for, the psychic barrier witholding daemons back from Terra will bust open to allow daemons to pour through. The Hive Mind, will then be curious about warp since it detects powerful energies and assumes it must destroy this energy source, the Necrons or C'tan can also draw Tyranid Hive Fleets toward the Eye of Terror using various tricks such as misleading fleet movements or "biomass baiting".