A Tyranid swarm of at least 1,500 points may include the Red Terror. If you decide to include it then it counts as one of the Fast Attack choices for the army.
The Red Terror
| Pts/model | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | Sv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Terror | 104 | 6 | - | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3+2 | 10 | 3+ |
Bio-weapons: The Red Terror is armed with two sets of scything talons, the bonus attacks for which have been included in the profile above. The Red Terror may neither be armed with different bio-weapons nor modified or mutated in any way.
Special Rules
Deep Strike: The Red Terror broke into the starport compound at Devlan by smashing its way through underground service tunnels. Where these became impassable, the Terror dug through solid rockrete [sic?] to get to the defenders. To represent this, the Red Terror can deploy using the Deep Strike scenario special rule, but only if the mission being played allows the Deep Strike rules to be used. If the mission does not permit use of the Deep Strike rule the Terror must be set up with the rest of the Tyranid army.
Fast: The Red Terror moves 9" in the Movement phase and can make an Assault move of up to 9". When rolling for distance moved through difficult terrain add +3 to the highest roll. The Red Terror also rolls 3D6 for fall back and pursuit distances.
Tyranid Monstrous Creature: The Red Terror was a Tyranid monstrous creature and follows the special rules detailed on page 6.
Swallow Whole: The Red Terror was capable of swallowing men whole, as occurred to the unfortunate Lieutenant Borales and Captain Lowe. If the Red Terror hits with four or more of its Attacks in the Assault phase, it can choose a single enemy model in base-to-base contact and swallow it whole! (no need to declare beforehand, this is an option you can elect to use if you roll enough hits). The Terror scores no other hits if it swallows an enemy, it is entirely engaged in cramming the unfortunate victim into its maw. The swallowed model is removed as a casualty, no roll to wound is made. Armour and invulnerable saving throws do not apply and wargear such as bionics cannot save the victim.
The following models cannot be swallowed whole:
- Models with a Strength and/or Toughness value of 5 or more (including increases for Chaos marks, etc)
- Bikes or cavalry models
- Anything that has an Armour value – for example, vehicles, Dreadnoughts, etc.
Errata — Chapter Approved: Codex: Tyranids Q&A (v2.0): Like Old One Eye, the Red Terror is a Tyranid monstrous creature, not a special character — no opponent permission is needed, though it can't be used in the Seeding Swarm variant army, and only one may ever be chosen. Whether a model's Strength and/or Toughness is 5 or more (making it immune to being swallowed) is checked after any modifications from Marks, power fists, frost blades, and similar effects — so a model with base Strength/Toughness under 5 that's temporarily boosted to 5+ (eg wielding a power fist) cannot be swallowed.