Hungry

Background

The Hungries are combat light operatives. They belong to a bastard race found by the EI on some forgotten planet. The difference between Gakis and Pretas is in the presence of the male, a symbiont parasite hosted at the base of the skull. This male-symbiont, in order to feed itself, disrupts the body biochemistry of the female-host (Gaki), accelerating neuronal connections and giving her a greater intelligence. The resulting being is a Preta that, even though it will not be completely rational, will have an improved learning capacity and a greater ability to manipulate objects. The EI trains them with a trial-reward system, stimulating artificially their sensations of hunger. That is the reason for their military designation inside the Combined Army as “The Hungries”. The humans met them on Paradiso and called them Gakis and Pretas, cannibal phantoms in Japanese and Hindi, for the fierceness of their attacks and because they like to move in packs. Their main military use is deterrence and the rupturing of enemy lines. Experience has taught human troops that it is not wise to allow them to get too close. The Hungries are trained to be more insidious than intelligent. They carry close combat weapons as modified arm-claws, and the Pretas, thanks to the presence of the male-symbiont, can expulse wide sprays of small calcareous excrescences at great speed with the efficacy of a shrapnel weapon.

The Pretas also posses the capacity to exude globules loaded with neurotoxins called Bio-mines, an evolutionary advantage developed to protect their egg laying places. However, the recent fighting has resulted in high numbers of friendly fire incidents and they are generally removed before combat in modern deployments. The Hungries prefer to move in groups, following random patterns simultaneously to provide more possibilities for victory. They are worse than they appear, the speed and determination of their attacks turning them into relentless and terrifying enemies. As is commonly said about them, they will never renounce to their pound of flesh.

The main military application is to dissuaed enemy forces and break lines. Humans never let them get too close.

Pretas shoot small calcareous outgrowths with such force that it works like a horrible shrapnel gun.

Gaki Profile

N4

ISC: The Hungries: 'Gakis'			Line Troop			Warband
Fury: Impetuous			Training: Irregular			Back-Up: No Cube
MOV	CC	BS	PH	WIP	ARM	BTS	W/STR	S
6-6	20	9	14	12	0	0	1	2
Skills and Equipment: Berserk, Dodge(+1"), Explode, Climbing Plus, Impetuous

Loadout

Special Skills

Weapons and Equipment

Melee Weapons

Points

SWC

1

AP CC Weapon

4

0

N3

Retired
ISC: The Hungries: Gakis Warband Fury: Extremely Impetuous Training: Irregular Back-Up: None MOV CC BS PH WIP ARM BTS W/STR S 6-6 19 9 14 12 0 0 1 2 Skills and Equipment: Explode L1, Kinematika L1, Climbing Plus Name Skills and Equipment BS Weapons CC Weapons Points SWC AP CCW AP CCW 4 0

Preta Profile

N4

ISC: The Hungries: 'Pretas'			Line Troop			Warband
Fury: Impetuous			Training: Irregular			Back-Up: No Cube
MOV	CC	BS	PH	WIP	ARM	BTS	W/STR	S
6-6	20	9	14	12	0	0	1	2
Skills and Equipment: Courage, Dodge(+1"), Dogged, Climbing Plus, Impetuous

Loadout

Special Skills

Weapons and Equipment

Melee Weapons

Points

SWC

1

Chain Rifle

AP CC Weapon

7

0

N3

Retired
ISC: The Hungries: Pretas Warband Fury: Extremely Impetuous Training: Irregular Back-Up: None MOV CC BS PH WIP ARM BTS W/STR S 6-6 19 9 14 12 0 0 1 2 Skills and Equipment: Climbing Plus, Kinematika L1, V: Dogged Name Skills and Equipment BS Weapons CC Weapons Points SWC Chain Rifle Chain Rifle AP CCW 7 0

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Dossiers

Current Miniatures

REF 281625-0986

Gaki

Gaki

Preta

Preta

Unboxed
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Out of Production Miniatures

Unboxed
Originally submitted by Tristan Thorp