231st Viscount of the Argentium IV General Staff, Allies of Convenience: Chaos Space Marines, Dark Eldar, Eldar, Imperium, Necrons, Orks, Tau Empire. There are at least three species which Kroot are forbidden to eat: Kroot are able to "taste" the taint in the meat of dead Genestealer hybrids, even if the mutations are not visible. [Needs Citation]. The Shaper may replace its Close combat weapon with one of the following: power weapon for +15 points or eviscerator for +25 points. Unlike other Tau units, Kroot do not have the For the Greater Good rule, meaning they are unable to fire overwatch without spending CP (although nearby units can still support them.) I should point out that the rifle with which the Kroot is armed grants +1 to Strength in combat. HQ:Kaptin Badrukk,OShovah Commander Farsight, Rogue Trader, Master Shaper,Mercenary Captain,Freebooter Kaptin,Corsair Prince,ShasEl Commander The Kroot are renowned as mercenaries, and despite being mistrusted by most in the Imperium are very faithful to their contractors. The most apparent benefits are that this sweat appears to be heat-retardant to a degree, has antibiotic properties and can cause a poorly-aimed blow to slide clear. They get even worse when you realise that other Tau can not give the kroot supporting overwatch due to the new wording for the Greater Good. Same as in the Astra Militarum Codex, Troops: Ork Boyz If a Mercenary Captain is included then Scout Sentinel Squadrons may be changed to Fast Attack choices, Heavy Weapons Squads may be changed to Heavy Support choicesand Leman Russescan be taken as Heavy Support choices. [Needs Citation], The Kroot generate little in the way of waste, excreting in the form of a pungent, oily sweat that has a variety of properties, depending on what the Kroot has consumed. The Kroot Hounds became faster and leaner but, like the Krootox, their intelligence was reduced, becoming little more than vicious predators. The Kroot Shaper is the Kroot equivalent of a Captain or a Lieutenant, and thats where the comparison to cool Space Marines models ends. However, Tau observers on Pech have noted evidence that may point to an industrial base hidden on or even inside of some mountains. With the two Imperial forces combined the Kroot faded away deeming the combined strength too much for direct confrontation.[1]. Hounds should also be terrifying but fragile. FACTION KEYWORDS All models in this list have the Xenos, Kroot keywords. If a Rogue Trader is included then Scout Sentinel Squadrons may be changed to Fast Attack choices, Heavy Weapons Squads may be changed to Heavy Support choicesand Leman Russescan be taken as Heavy Support choices. It is also common for Kroot from each kindred to have particular tribal markings painted onto their skin. Well its been quite a while and this Knarloc has probably been flogged to death OR your just tired of hearing about it! Kroot Mercenaries 7th Edition CODEX . It is a supplementary army list for use with Tempus Fugitive events and should not be considered in any way official outside of those events. Codex: Kroot Mercenaries - Index of. What else do the Kroot offer at the moment? Ive tried in practice games, the stratagems are still neat for pivoting onto an objective with ObSec but they just dont work in the numbers you can now afford to take. The Freebooter Kaptin may replace his slugga and choppa with mega armour for +35 points. Heavy Support: Looted Tank listeners: [], A dedicated fandex for either stand-alone, or mercenary Kroot. THATS RIGHT, No waiting 5 years for an. HQ: Master Shaper Troops of the Brimlock 17th Dragoons were in transit to the front lines from their Landing zone when they were ambushed by Kroot. This also works on Krootox but they are more likely to do this to hurt something rather than to score objectives. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. endobj [14], In order to combat the Orks, who occupied much of the Kroots core worlds (including their homeworld of Pech), the Kroot agreed to establish an alliance with the Tau Empire in 844.M38 at the behest of Anghkor Prok. Depending on the feeding directions of the Kroot Shapers, the colouration of each kindred can vary quite considerably. They retain vestigial beaks and have a light, almost hollow bone structure, with four digits on each hand and foot. A poor stat-line can only be improved so much. In actuality, Kroot musculature is extremely powerful and composed of dense fiber spindles with a greater powertomass ratio than is found in humans. stillfrosty, Dentedhead, Ravensdark, Voladilk, jps01, OShovah, UnderBheit, Fattdex, Typhoid_Garry, Takai, Mar, Dr.Zahnfleisch, Fabio Gaalsion Van Der, Merwe, CptnSnuggles, Superkroot and Shas'El Tael, Do not sell or share my personal information. Lets take this theme and run with it. Kroot having no save means they have nothing to lose in a marine meta, unlike Fire Warriors whose supposedly respectable 4+ save will rarely get them better than a 6+ in real play conditions. A Kroot Carnivore squad cannot select any options. Hi there. iamthecougar, FlingitNow, Oliva, Mordheimer, oliva. [9], The limited specimens that have been made available for study are found to have brains composed of a front and rear hemisphere. Forces of the Kroot On the following pages are the complete rules for models in a Kroot Mercenary army. I think that Games Workshop will give some attention to the Tau auxiliaries when it comes to the 9th edition Tau codex. Any rules that are not in the Warhammer 40,000 main rule book will be stated in this Kill Team list. (LogOut/ This unit is distinguished from kroot carnivores by adding close combat weapons on their backs or daubing blood on their faces and blades. CODEX TAU EMPIRE, CHAPTER APPROVED 2004: KROOT MERCENARIES This team list uses the GW Chapter Approved 2004 book as its basis for rules. These Krootox are now much larger and stronger, but became lumbering creatures, more akin to forest-dwelling herbivores than their smaller, more intelligent kin. A movement of 7 makes them reasonably quick, although not exceptionally so. I don't think GW will ever make the Kroot a faction independed from the Tau again, cool as that would be. U1g+V$*VTX?#0*H5? Please visit my blog at: houserulesemporium.blogspot.com for discussions and links. Think there's a better photo of them in the previous codex, but really want to paint mine like that and wondering which paints I'll need Ork Hybrid: The unit gains +1 T. Cost: +2 Points/Model for single-wound models, +5 points for models with more than 1 wound. Run them in units of 3 and they are still tolerably cheap with a big chunk of wounds and on-demand a good number of S6 D2 attacks. Do not reject out of hand the mercenary. Same as in the Orks Codex, Elites: Warbikers Since then, the Kroot core worlds have fought loyally for the Tau and Greater Good, provided they receive sufficient payment. The Kroot evolved from avian creatures on their homeworld of Pech. Moreover, Kroot mercenaries often bring back weapons from previous employers, further diversifying their armoury. Tabletop Gaming: Store, Events, Paint Studio, Content. ITC 2021 Season 40K & AoS Tournament Format, How should GW retire the First-Born Space Marines? Skin pigmentation ranges from earthy brown colours and dappled greens to vibrant oranges and everything in between. Before long, the Kroot's foot soldiers joined the T'au to fight across the Empire. Same as in the Eldar Codex, Troops: Kabalite Warriors [8], The primeval aggression of the Kroot make them effective shock troops, though their savage veiewed with distaste by their Tau allies. May only be taken if the army includes a Master Shaper. This page was last edited on 30 March 2023, at 22:51. Combined with this method of communication, the Kroot can learn new languages at an astounding rate, matching posture and tone to the sound of foreign words in order to discern their meaning. Kroot Mercenaries Tactica I have realised there was an increase in the number of Kroot mercenaries players on this forum, and decided we all could throw together a Tactica for other interested players. If Kaptin Badrukk is included then Warbikers may be changed to Fast Attack choices, Lootas may be changed to Heavy Support choices and Looted Tanks can be taken as Heavy Support choices. The unit also gains the following options: But with two attacks hitting on 3s at Strength 3 per model, AP -1 doesnt really cut the mustard. They clearly havent had any proper attention from GW for a good while now. The bladed rifles the Carnivores carry pull double duty - effective in close combat as well as at range - making this one of the most versatile and adaptable kill teams in the game. Codex: Kroot Mercenaries - Index of. Ambush: The kindred may be deployed via deep strike into a piece of area terrain. I know Kroot had been known to work for most anyone, some bands of Orks, Humans, and Eldar have done it too. { Six thousand . Same as in the Astra Militarum Codex, Fast Attack: Stormboyz The Kroot Rifle is not the only weapon the Kroot make use of. callback: cb Please visit my blog at: houserulesemporium.blogspot, 100% found this document useful (3 votes), 100% found this document useful, Mark this document as useful, 0% found this document not useful, Mark this document as not useful, Save **Fandex** Warhammer 40k Codex Kroot For Later, This document is completely unofficial and, It is the intention of this document to take the original 3, list written by Andy Hoare and update it to 5, edition 40K, We took many different ideas as, Inspiration including units and updates from the Tau Codex, Imperial Armour 3, Apocalypse &, This document is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. You need to forward this article onto GW in hopes that they take a hint! In shooting it is exactly like a Boltgun; in melee it adds +1Str but confers no other benefits. Kroot frequently act as Tau auxiliaries. They even have 3 bespoke Warlord Traits they can use, too. If a ShasEl Commander is included then Pathfinder Teams may be changed to Fast Attack choices, XV88 Broadside Battlesuit Teams may be changed to Heavy Support choicesand Hammerhead Gunshipscan be taken as Heavy Support choices. 43 7 : Inquisitor Rulebook , pg. Obviously, this isnt the case, and I think that this was yet another missed opportunity to do something cool with the Kroot when the Tau codex was last updated. The Kroot are woefully under-powered, offering nothing in terms of offensive capability, nothing in terms of defensive capability, nothing in terms of board control, and nothing in terms of interesting stratagems or abilities. Astartes, Blood Angels, Bloodquest, Cadian, Catachan, the Chaos devices, Cityfight, the Chaos logo. Following closely the pattern set by the 3rd ed. stream If akroot shaper isincluded in a squad, he andthe rest of his squad (including krootoxen but not kroot hounds) may take oneof the following upgrades: WS 4 BS 3 S 4 T 3 W 3 I 4 A 3 Ld9 Sv 5+ 60 Points, Wargear: Kroot rifle or Bolt pistol or Shuriken pistol, Close combat weapon, Frag grenades, Special Rules: Independent Character, Mark of the Favoured Child (4+ Invulnerable Save), Stealth, Acute Senses, Move Through Cover, Infiltrate, Fleet. Swift muscle contractions create a whiplash effect, allowing the Kroot to deliver powerful blows with great rapidity. [Needs Citation], This eating of their foes ties in with the religious beliefs of the Kroot: they believe that when a warrior of any race dies, his warrior spirit should be kept, and the only way to do this is by eating his flesh. after all if the Mech tau as 1, why not our carnivore friends too. Same as in the Farsight Enclave Codex. A project I started attempting to bring the Kroot Mercenaries into TTS as a playable army. (function() { that are all connected in the 40k universe. However, their problems go beyond simply the defensive. Chameleon Having feasted upon the flesh of chameleonic reptiles, these Kroot have gained a limited ability to blend into their surround-Universal Special Rule. Kroot are tall, wiry warriors with the speed of a sprinter and the power of a heavyweight boxer. [6] For instance, a Shaper who wants his Kroot to gain muscle mass will take on campaigns against Orks to acquire the right DNA, while extensive feeding on flying predators will allow the Kroot to grow wings. One might think that Kroot would be useful for controlling objectives early, but you would be mistaken. The primary weapon deployed by the Kroot is a rifle whose design is derived from the fighting staffs used by their ancestors. Going up 50% in cost from 8th to 9th edition when they are so fragile has been a death sentence for the carnivores . Ive yet to mention Kroot Hounds, Krootox Riders, or the Kroot Shaper. Magnate-General Constantine Beaumont, But Im going to end on a positive note. Eaters of the Dead Kroot are extremely voracious carnivores and will often feast on the flesh of the . <>/Metadata 2004 0 R/ViewerPreferences 2005 0 R>> What makes the all Kroot army a possibility is that in the new Codex Kroot Shapers are now HQ options. It will be a glorious day when this army list (and the, Is it the intent that booby traps be placed in the enemy deployment zone? This is largely because of their fragility; Kroot have the second-worst defensive profile in the game, being surpassed in this regard only by Gretchin (who have one lower toughness.) This article skipped straight over the stratagems but there are a couple of good ones now, especially when applied to a unit of Krootox. Oaka's 8th Edition Kroot Mercenary Counts-As Ynnari Codex Kroot of the Dark Talon painting and modelling blog Exalt This Post +1 2016/11/19 17:35:41 Subject: Kroot Mercenaries of the Dark Talon Army Blog (New Kroot Hounds November 19, 2016) Ynneadwraith Agile Revenant Titan 74 Gallery Images Gallery Votes: 12 Posts: 3501 Joined: 2016/09/14 12:55:34 Same as the unit from the Infantry Platoon in the Astra Militarum Codex, Elites: Kommandos Ill talk about a couple of the highlights of these models, which will give you a pretty good idea as to why you dont see them on the tabletop if youre not familiar with Tau auxiliaries. Same as in the Dark Eldar Codex, Fast Attack: Gun Drone Squadron [5], The Silver Skulls recognised that Kroot with psychic potential posed a grave threat to the Imperium and recommended the planet where they were encountered on be cleansed. Same as Court of the Archon from the Dark Eldar Codex except that: Troops: Kroot Carnivore Kindred (LogOut/ There is the large Kroot gun, which is tied onto the backs of Krootox. Replace Kroot rifle with one of the following: Storm bolter for +5 points, Flamer for +6 points, Meltagun for +13 points or Plasma gun for +15 points. Your email address will not be published. (5 IgT.wXm0f UjR)5baS'TWpm; 6a03^1IUU:fx6nBf}swCZZG` ;Uf!r]a. English Deutsch Franais Espaol Portugus Italiano Romn Nederlands Latina Dansk Svenska Norsk Magyar Bahasa Indonesia Trke Suomi Latvian Lithuanian esk Unknown From then on the column was continually harried by the Kroot, until Colonel Griffin linked up with the Space Marines of the Scythes of the Emperor. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. But the Kroot havent been good for a good while. This article needs work on its citations.For help on citation see the citation guidelines. Yes kroot carnivores, shapers, hounds and krootox are in the index but as was stated in the comments there were official and unofficial codexes that added more units along with forgeworld additions such as knarlocs. Cost: +1 Point/Model Required fields are marked *. Do these beasts offer Tau players anything interesting? This codex updates the kroot mercenaries list to take into account the disappearance of minor psychic powers & change of codex style, and also adds to its variety enormously enabling most races to hire any of the forces described as mercenaries. Lets get this one out in the open for a start: a Kroot codex would be super cool. For 45 points, the Tau player could take five Fire Warriors and have points left over. [5V"Xwtz5'R. [14] Union with the Tau I field Kroot Carnivores purely for aesthetic reasons as I like the models. Within this 39 page (40 if you include the sweet cover page) Warhammer 40k mini-dex you will find: -Background -Modeling section -Army List (including 1 Special Character) I dearly love the Kroot from when I played Tau in 4th ed. Neophytes would be the standard Kroot with armour and guns, Acolytes might be Kroot bodies with genestealer heads or vice versa. 8th Edition. KROOT CODEX Author Inquisitior Rules The Kroot Kindreds Codex The Kroot Hunters of The Kroot Weapon lists Kroot Kroot Rifle Hunters Rifle Ritual Blade Long Blade Short Blade Aeldari Shuriken Pistol Aeldari Blade Shuriken Catapult Imperium Power sword Boltgun Plasma pistol Chaos Lightning Claw Flamer Shotgun Orks Slugga Choppa Power Stabba I have a tournament this weekend with, You can still have fun with principia marines. } Can we get rid of the 6+ save? That seems a bit rough for 15 pts. Same as in the Farsight Enclave Codex, Elites: XV88 Broadside Battlesuit Team Same as in the Farsight Enclave Codex. And its no wonder. endobj I argued that, while this unit isnt great, it does have some use in 9th edition. Certainly once they got some access to stratagems they had some sort of play. You can help Lexicanum by fixing it. Advertisement If a Master Shaper is included then Knarloc Rider Herds may be changed to Fast Attack choices, Shaper Councils may be changed to Heavy Support choicesand Greater Knarloc Packs can be taken as Heavy Support choices. Same as in the Farsight Enclave Codex, Fast Attack: Loxatl Same as the Lord Commissar in the Astra Militarum Codex. 3 0 obj HQ: ShasEl Commander Same as in the Imperial Armour 3 Book, Elites: Shaper Council A dedicated fandex for either stand-alone, or mercenary Kroot. Heavy Support: Leman Russ Lets just say for the sake of argument that the next incarnation of the Kroot increases their armor save from 6+ to 5+. In sentient species such as Orks and Humans, they may also take on cultural aspects of that race as well. This bounty remains even if the warlord is slain later on. I did a GT and went 4-2 with firstborn only (aside from, Frankly, while I don't expect much from primaris upgrades to characters, I think he ended up better than we could. Based upon the amazing community made Kroot Mercenaries Codex created by the talented guys over at the Kompletely Kroot forums. This strikes me as quite a peculiar choice. Kroot Carnivores are one of the auxiliary forces supporting the Tau Empire, less well-armed and -armored than their Tau counterparts. 2 0 obj forms: { Kroot Carnivores can be taken in units of ten to twenty, and cost 6pts per model. However the illusions were extremely vulnerable to psychic attacks and would dispel back into thin air when hit by one. Given here are the details of those rules. Fast Attack: Rough Riders HQ: Freebooter Kaptin If a Kroot unit is in cover, enemy units suffer a -1 to hit penalty and the Kroot gain +1 to their armor save. If it were an HQ unit, Tau players could take Kroot-only detachments, which could open up some interesting detachment-locked abilities. Same as in the Farsight Enclave Codex, Troops: Breacher Team And then they hit like Assault Marines in melee. A movement of 7 makes them reasonably quick, although not exceptionally so. What does a Kroot infantry model offer in terms of an armor save? Take wings for +15 points. Although nominally a melee unit, the miserable statline of a Kroot means they are no real threat to even paltry melee units such as Guardsmen or enemy Strike Teams. This meant they were hard to shift for their cost and were sometimes even untargetable whilst being able to fire back. Kroot are, to be blunt, unusably bad. The warlord of a mercenary detachment may place a bounty on an enemy unit at the beginning of the owning players turn. Timing is the key here, any move by an ObSec unit just before your next Command Phase is potentially VP gold. Genestealers and Broodlords/Patriarch can be mixed to show how far the Kroot are along. Longer then the Kroot gun, the Kroot hunting rifle has a potentially longer range, but the Kroot must remove the attached blades. This subreddit is for anything and everything related to Warhammer 40k. EN. 15 years ago, I received issue 265 of White Dwarf. Although this list does not cover every single possible mercenary unit, it does cover those units most likely to be present in a mercenary army, to minimise the potential abuse of being able to take the best from each mercenary armys codex. Version 1.1 by Rob Henson The Kroot are a unique race of xenos originating from the world of Pech, located within the Ultima Segmentum and absorbed into the Tau Empire. With the new codex right around the corner, I decided to rip the vostroyans from a mod I found from DOW. Same as in the Farsight Enclave Codex, Elites: Stealth Team [5], Kroot who have turned green, muscly and boisterous, after eating a fungal diet of Orks. The majority of Kroot warriors fight as mercenaries in the armies of the Tau. Krizstompofer, Druidic, PanzerSmurf, Fuggorf. Warhammer 40,000 - Space Marine - Astraeus Super Heavy Tank . callback: cb Would this be something this community is interested in ? Kroot Mercenaries - The Lost Hey everybody, remember Kroot Mercenaries? We could add in stratagems on top of these improvements in order to buff up certain aspects of the models abilities, and we could consider aura effects for Sargent-equivalent units. The units in the Kroot army list use a number of special rules that are common to more than one Kroot unit. This modification quickly became standard for all Kroot. <>>> . Some of the mode. KROOT KINDREDS. } Moreover, nearby Kroot units can use the Shapers Leadership a Leadership value of 7. Again, you can see why this range of models desperately needs a refresh. I did a GT and went 4-2 with firstborn only (aside from, Frankly, while I don't expect much from primaris upgrades to characters, I think he ended up better than we could. Kroot used to be a faction of their own, as of an In Nomine Imperatoris article in the White Dwarf, way back in 3rd edition when the Tau were brand new. Last update was at 2009/03/12 23:49:34, This message was edited 3 times. Kroot Mercenary armylist. The playtesters are all playtested out, the proofreader's eyes are sore and we've had a lot of fun with this one. Same as Kaptin Badrukk in the Ork Codex. If a witchblade is taken the master shaper counts as being a Mastery Level 1 Psyker with access to the Divination psychic discipline. [Needs Citation], The Kroot head is crowned with a great mass of tough, flexible quills that appear to be a part of the Kroot's sensory apparatus. The 12 move characteristic is decent. As the main body of the regiment pushed through a narrow forested defile, the Kroot fell on them. And this does give me a little bit of hope for the Kroot as a whole and, indeed, for the Tau faction as a whole. Cost: +1 Point/Model Indeed, I think that it is this value that really lets down the Kroot as a whole. Losing the ability to trigger For the Greater Good would have been bad enough but a 50% points increase crippled them beyond any use. Enjoy! Within a decade of their first battle side-by-side (known as the War in the Place of Union), the Tau and Kroot had jointly liberated Kroot from the greenskins. 6+. Special Rules: Independent Character, Furious Charge, Mob Rule, Waaagh! Heavy Support: Greater Knarloc Pack U>c*W&?Pl) JaJ`pO I love it. The Codex: Kroot Mercenaries is actually about 98% 'official,' it's just an update of the updated Chapter Approved with certain FW and Apoc stuff combined. on: function(evt, cb) { A project I started attempting to bring the Kroot Mercenaries into TTS as a playable army. In the lore, Kroot are skilled, cunning hunters with ferocious combat ability. The process is not an exact science and there are many examples where it has gone awry, leaving some trapped in evolutionary cul-de-sacs, the Krootox and Kroot Hounds being the most visible evidence of this. The Shaper may take melta bombs for +5 points. And what about the Kroot Hounds? Codex: Kroot Mercenaries 7 Bold By concentrating on hunting prey known for its courageous-ness, all models in the unit add +1 to their Leadership charac-teristic, up to a maximum of 10. By the age of twelve they are considered adults and it is not unknown for Kroot to live to over a hundred years old, their skin becoming increasingly pitted and leathery in their last few years of life. This message was edited 15 times. Following closely the pattern set by the 3rd ed. Cost: +1 Point/Model Kroot Hounds hit at AP -1 is combat, which is just about the most note-worthy aspect of the model. This weapon is fitted with blades on the stock and the end of the barrel, which the Kroot make deadly use of in close combat. This would be purely for open or narrative play. The lack of AP means they are utterly nonthreatening the Marines and other armored foes, which the single attack per model means that horde enemies have little to worry about, either. And what's more, Kroot can't even fill the role of a cheap and cheerful screening unit. The Kroot ( Krootis aviana ), also designated by the Imperium as Kroot Carnivore, are a xenos species of savage humanoids who are members of the T'au Empire. Heavy Support: Hammerhead Gunship } These quills contain what seem to be ganglia running from the frontal lobes of the alien's brain and, in this position, would be extremely efficient at receiving and interpreting information on the surrounding environment. 1 0 obj Vehicle units must move towards the nearest friendly table edge and leave the battle as soon as possible. The Kroot practice this in their "burial" customs, in which the body of the deceased is consumed by the kindred. This is a combined resource, taking everything that GW has released for the Kroot Mercenaries and combining it into one book with a new style I've come up with. Email address: 9E Tau Codex Review: Troops: Kroot Carnivores. Same as in the Apocalypse Book except that: Its unit type is Monstrous Creature and it has the Scout rule. window.mc4wp.listeners.push( Same as the unit from the Infantry Platoon in the Astra Militarum Codex, Troops: Veterans WS 5 BS 2 S 4 T 4 W 2 I 3 A 4 Ld9 Sv 4+ 55 Points. Required fields are marked *. Shaslaruy, Moo, wolfmanrulz, donnyb, dabigboss. <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Just a quick heads up to everyone that Version 5.82 is now up. Here is the master shaper You know what they say kids, drive it like its a rental. If no wings are taken, may purchase up to 10 kroot hounds for 5 pts/model. Click to read on or check out the Tactics Corner for more reviews and strategies. , Krootox Riders, or the Kroot fell on them the Kompletely Kroot forums the deceased is consumed by Kroot... Tau observers on Pech have noted evidence that may point to an industrial hidden. 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