[JoeGuardsman]

I will be a Prosecutor on this issue. The matter of the exact wording the "Shield Wall" rule mean nothing in this case. Tyrant Guard were obviously a late entry into Codex: Tyranids as you can tell by their very small entry. This small entry is the cause for the ShieldWall rule being only one poorly written sentence. If any sense of continuity is to be kept in the rules a simple rule of prescendence should be stated. Tyrant Guard are a retinue and a Hive Tyrant is a monsterous creature, that being said Tyrant Guard should not be treated any differently from other armie's retinues that do not protect their character in close combat and Hive Tyrants should not have their independent unit status in close combat removed as it is a monsterous creature.