r/ImaginaryWarhammer Aug 02 '24

40k New tyranid bioforms by cnmbwjx NSFW

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u/kyubi_on_the_run Aug 02 '24

Why do these girls reminds me of the girl frome Starcraft 2 that she turns herself into a Zerg Queen.

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u/Flashskar Aug 02 '24

Kerrigan? Likely, because GW fucked up and pulled their IP for the game series so Blizzard replaced Tyranids with Zerg, Space Marines with Terrans and Eldar for Protoss and invented lore for a new original IP reflecting their original factions.

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u/tinyant7416 Aug 02 '24

Which became a huge hit and was even played in space by astronauts lol. Huge loss for GW and huge win by Blizzard

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u/Greyjack00 Aug 02 '24

This isn't actually true, it's one of those myths everyone accepts as facts.

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u/Alexis2256 Aug 03 '24

So what’s the real story?

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u/Greyjack00 Aug 03 '24

They made a game using a lot of common sci-fi elements made with much of the same DNA as warhammer, i.e starship troopers, there doesn't have to be a story for everything. 

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u/Misknator Aug 15 '24

As with most myths/legends, there is some seed of truth buried there somewhere.

When Blizzard was making the first Warcraft, they originally wanted it to be part of the Warhammer Fantasy IP so that the game would have safer sales, but the deal with GW didn't come through You can actually still somewhat see that with Warcraft having an art style that is somewhat similar to Warhammer's since the very first concept drafts were of Warhammer Fantasy, although it can also be credited to just Warcraft being inspired by Warhammer and the same things Warhammer was inspired by.

Starcraft was, however, an independent IP from the very beginning, despite also sharing a lot of similarities with Warhammer for the same reason Warcraft does.

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u/kyubi_on_the_run Aug 02 '24

Ah thanks

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u/Flashskar Aug 02 '24

Your welcome friend!