Atalan Jackal

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With how many Genestealer Cultists loving these vehicles, one wonders how Atalan industries manage to avoid the ire of the Inquisition.

Atalan Jackals is any name given to a Genestealer Hybrid that is capable of driving and going fast. They specialize in riding rapid-assault bikes and quads to battle, dealing devastating hit-and-run tactics. They act as the eyes and ears of Genestealer Cult forces, and may be led by a Jackal Alphus.

These outriders are swift and skilled at evading enemy fire as they speed around the battlefield. The Wolfquads also offer the Jackal packs some handy fire support with a heavy weapon mount.

They are so named the Atalan because they ride a variety of rugged Atalan-class exploratory machines, of which the most common are Dirtcycles and four-wheeled Wolfquads. Don't ask us why the Genestealer Cults like to choose the Atalan model over anything else, let alone the fact that there is high possibility that every Genestealer Cult from across the galaxy also like this particular brand of Imperial vehicles. Maybe the Atalan just so happens to be the most common civilian vehicle manufacturer in the entire god damned Imperium. Or maybe because the Hive Mind knows in its infinite wisdom that nothing can beat the genius that is the Atalan industry. Or maybe, just maybe, it could be that the Atalan brand is the Toyota of 40k with the Genestealer Cults being the equivalent of every single Muslim terrorist organization. Don't ask us why groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS love Toyota vehicles just as much as the Genestealers with their Atalans, your guess is as good as mine.