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	*First seen on Tyran, leading [[Hive Fleet Behemoth]]'s final assault on a Mechanicum outpost. Not quite clear why, because the battle was pretty one-sided, although he could have been gathering more data about human warfare or the Hive Mind wanted to put its best foot forward when facing an unknown enemy.		*First seen on Tyran, leading [[Hive Fleet Behemoth]]'s final assault on a Mechanicum outpost. Not quite clear why, because the battle was pretty one-sided, although he could have been gathering more data about human warfare or the Hive Mind wanted to put its best foot forward when facing an unknown enemy.
	*Showed up on Macragge and kicked major ~~ass~~, outclassing [[Marneus Calgar]] in tactics, but only beating him in a fight because he ganged up on Marneus with his bodyguard. He cut off Papa Smurf's limbs, guts and one eye, but due to plot armor, failed to kill him. The honor guard managed to recover their [[Chapter Master]] thanks to the <s>force-feeding</s> heroic sacrifice of their commander to the Swarmlord to buy some time. While the [[Ultramarines]] withdrew to space, the Swarmlord led his forces to the polar fortresses to omnomnom the First Company and [[Ultramar]] [[Planetary Defense Force\|PDF]]. And he succeeded. Unfortunately, the space battle for Macragge hadn't gone so well, mainly because the <s>Imperial Fleet had the balls of steel</s> More mass and numbers the Ultrasmurfs lacked; while the Tyranids won the planet, they lost the war. The Swarmlord was killed during this battle, but its "consciousness" (as far as any Tyranid bioform can be called conscious) was reabsorbed through the Tyranid synaptic network to be reincarnated later.		*Showed up on Macragge and kicked major testicle, outclassing [[Marneus Calgar]] in tactics, but only beating him in a fight because he ganged up on Marneus with his bodyguard. He cut off Papa Smurf's limbs, guts and one eye, but due to plot armor, failed to kill him. The honor guard managed to recover their [[Chapter Master]] thanks to the <s>force-feeding</s> heroic sacrifice of their commander to the Swarmlord to buy some time. While the [[Ultramarines]] withdrew to space, the Swarmlord led his forces to the polar fortresses to omnomnom the First Company and [[Ultramar]] [[Planetary Defense Force\|PDF]]. And he succeeded. Unfortunately, the space battle for Macragge hadn't gone so well, mainly because the <s>Imperial Fleet had the balls of steel</s> More mass and numbers the Ultrasmurfs lacked; while the Tyranids won the planet, they lost the war. The Swarmlord was killed during this battle, but its "consciousness" (as far as any Tyranid bioform can be called conscious) was reabsorbed through the Tyranid synaptic network to be reincarnated later.
	*On Ichar IV Marneus and the Swarmlord had a rematch, this time with no minions getting in the way, and the Swarmlord lost outright, without even significantly injuring the Chapter Master. The Swarmlord, apparently, is just considerably weaker than Marneus as a fighter.		*On Ichar IV Marneus and the Swarmlord had a rematch, this time with no minions getting in the way, and the Swarmlord lost outright, without even significantly injuring the Chapter Master. The Swarmlord, apparently, is just considerably weaker than Marneus as a fighter.
	*It's possible that the The Great Beast, who lead [[Hive Fleet Kraken]]'s invasion on [[Craftworld Iyanden]] was the Swarmlord itself. The other option is that it was a normal Hive Tyrant with the now-defunct Armoured Carapace biomorph. The Avatar of [[Khaine]] attempted to goad the creature in single combat during the fighting. However, the Swarmlord, not really knowing nor giving a damn about honorable duels and such, tricked The Avatar into getting shit kicked by twelve Carnifexes. It also avoided all Eldar attempts to assassinate him until the corsair prince [[Yriel]] finally managed to stab him in the face with a [[Cronesword\|cursed spear.]]		*It's possible that the The Great Beast, who lead [[Hive Fleet Kraken]]'s invasion on [[Craftworld Iyanden]] was the Swarmlord itself. The other option is that it was a normal Hive Tyrant with the now-defunct Armoured Carapace biomorph. The Avatar of [[Khaine]] attempted to goad the creature in single combat during the fighting. However, the Swarmlord, not really knowing nor giving a damn about honorable duels and such, tricked The Avatar into getting shit kicked by twelve Carnifexes. It also avoided all Eldar attempts to assassinate him until the corsair prince [[Yriel]] finally managed to stab him in the face with a [[Cronesword\|cursed spear.]]

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	[[File:Swarmlord.jpeg\|thumb\|300px\|Behold the Devourer of countless galaxies, destroyer of empires, ender of countless species, and the end of evolution. [[Skub\|You now want to play Tyranids]].]]		[[File:Swarmlord.jpeg\|thumb\|300px\|Behold the Devourer of countless galaxies, destroyer of empires, ender of countless species, and the end of evolution. [[Skub\|You now want to play Tyranids]].]]
	'''The Swarmlord''', also known as Schwarmführer (due to his first leaked images coming from scans from a German [[White Dwarf]], also it sounds way cooler), and Gargamel (owing to how he fucked over [[Marneus Calgar\|Papa Smurf]]), is one of the few [[Tyranid]] characters with a little bit of personality. He is as ancient as the Tyranids themselves, a veteran of conflicts across countless galaxies. Essentially the apex predator of the entire species, the Herald of the Hive Mind and granddaddy of all [[Hive Tyrant]]s, the Swarmlord is the [[Creed]] of the Tyranid army, and also the most intelligent, cunning and experienced Hive Tyrant of the swarm. Whenever the Hive Mind can't overwhelm the opposition with sheer numbers or adapting new tactics, it spawns the Swarmlord, and he [[gets shit done]]. And on top of being a super-general, the Swarmlord is also a [[Khorne\|close combat monster]] and [[Tzeentch\|powerful psyker]], capable of facing off with [[Abaddon\|the Despoiler]] himself, though with the advent of 8th edition he now has [[Roboute Guilliman\|some]] [[Magnus the Red\|stiff]] [[Mortarion\|competition]] for who can mathematically whoop Abaddon’s sorry ass the hardest. Although it should be noted this is '''ONLY''' in [[crunch]] as, in [[fluff]], the Swarmlord has rarely managed to win a fight against serious opposition and is weaker than [[Marneus Calgar]] in a duel, meaning Abaddon is the stronger fighter in the actual narrative. Plus, it's pretty obvious that the big-name heroes will win almost every fight they get themselves into, while the Swarmlord's resurrection ability means [[Avatar of Khaine\|the writers can kill him off as many times as they like]]. In addition to his huge size (which allows him to literally stomp and crush lesser enemies) and various psychic powers, he also wields four massive [[Tyranid_Bio-Weapons#Bonesabre\|bone sabres]] which ripple with psychic energy capable of cutting through virtually anything with ease (this includes both adamantium and force fields).		'''The Swarmlord''', also known as Schwarmführer (due to his first leaked images coming from scans from a German [[White Dwarf]], also it sounds way cooler), and Gargamel (owing to how he fucked over [[Marneus Calgar\|Papa Smurf]]), is one of the few [[Tyranid]] characters with a little bit of personality. He is as ancient as the Tyranids themselves, a veteran of conflicts across countless galaxies. Essentially the apex predator of the entire species, the Herald of the Hive Mind and granddaddy of all [[Hive Tyrant]]s, the Swarmlord is the [[Creed]] of the Tyranid army, and also the most intelligent, cunning and experienced Hive Tyrant of the swarm. Whenever the Hive Mind can't overwhelm the opposition with sheer numbers or adapting new tactics, it spawns the Swarmlord, and he [[gets shit done]]. And on top of being a super-general, the Swarmlord is also a [[Khorne\|close combat monster]] and [[Tzeentch\|powerful psyker]], capable of facing off with [[Abaddon\|the Despoiler]] himself, though with the advent of 8th edition he now has [[Roboute Guilliman\|some]] [[Magnus the Red\|stiff]] [[Mortarion\|competition]] for who can mathematically whoop Abaddon’s sorry ass the hardest. Although it should be noted this is '''ONLY''' in [[crunch]] as, in [[fluff]], the Swarmlord has [[Bullshit\|rarely managed to win a fight against serious opposition]] and is weaker than [[Marneus Calgar]] in a duel, meaning Abaddon is the stronger fighter in the actual narrative. Plus, it's pretty obvious that the big-name heroes will win almost every fight they get themselves into, while the Swarmlord's resurrection ability means [[Avatar of Khaine\|the writers can kill him off as many times as they like]]. In addition to his huge size (which allows him to literally stomp and crush lesser enemies) and various psychic powers, he also wields four massive [[Tyranid_Bio-Weapons#Bonesabre\|bone sabres]] which ripple with psychic energy capable of cutting through virtually anything with ease (this includes both adamantium and force fields).

	He's also immortal, as his memories and personality are constantly saved by the Hive Mind and are placed in brand new shiny body if the previous one happens to get blasted apart by massed melta fire. While the hive mind could potentially spawn a new Swarmlord without the previous one being slain, which could lead to multiple Swarmlords on different battlefields, no evidence of such cloning exists. However, if the Macragge Swarmlord is still alive, hibernating under the surface of the planet, there ARE at least two Swarmlords in the Galaxy. The latest Octarius book hints that there may actually be more than one Swarmlord body being controlled by the same consciousness at more than one location, simultaneously. It's possible that due to their psychic potency that they might not be able to be within a certain distance of each other (like, interstellar) without interfering with each other or perhaps the Hive Mind or Swarmlord's mind getting confused as to which body it is controlling. He's something of an Ensemble Darkhorse on /tg/, well-liked by 'Nid players who regard him as incredibly badass. And lest we forget, giving /tg/ as a whole something to smile about by shitting all over Calgar. Little victories.		He's also immortal, as his memories and personality are constantly saved by the Hive Mind and are placed in brand new shiny body if the previous one happens to get blasted apart by massed melta fire. While the hive mind could potentially spawn a new Swarmlord without the previous one being slain, which could lead to multiple Swarmlords on different battlefields, no evidence of such cloning exists. However, if the Macragge Swarmlord is still alive, hibernating under the surface of the planet, there ARE at least two Swarmlords in the Galaxy. The latest Octarius book hints that there may actually be more than one Swarmlord body being controlled by the same consciousness at more than one location, simultaneously. It's possible that due to their psychic potency that they might not be able to be within a certain distance of each other (like, interstellar) without interfering with each other or perhaps the Hive Mind or Swarmlord's mind getting confused as to which body it is controlling. He's something of an Ensemble Darkhorse on /tg/, well-liked by 'Nid players who regard him as incredibly badass. And lest we forget, giving /tg/ as a whole something to smile about by shitting all over Calgar. Little victories.

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	[[File:Swarmlord.jpeg\|thumb\|300px\|Behold the Devourer of countless galaxies, destroyer of empires, ender of countless species, and the end of evolution. [[Skub\|You now want to play Tyranids]].]]		[[File:Swarmlord.jpeg\|thumb\|300px\|Behold the Devourer of countless galaxies, destroyer of empires, ender of countless species, and the end of evolution. [[Skub\|You now want to play Tyranids]].]]
	'''The Swarmlord''', also known as Schwarmführer (due to his first leaked images coming from scans from a German [[White Dwarf]], also it sounds way cooler), and Gargamel (owing to how he fucked over Papa Smurf), is one of the few [[Tyranid]] characters with a little bit of personality. He is as ancient as the Tyranids themselves, a veteran of conflicts across countless galaxies. Essentially the apex predator of the entire species, the Herald of the Hive Mind and granddaddy of all [[Hive Tyrant]]s, the Swarmlord is the [[Creed]] of the Tyranid army, and also the most intelligent, cunning and experienced Hive Tyrant of the swarm. Whenever the Hive Mind can't overwhelm the opposition with sheer numbers or adapting new tactics, it spawns the Swarmlord, and he [[gets shit done]]. And on top of being a super-general, the Swarmlord is also a [[Khorne\|close combat monster]] and [[Tzeentch\|powerful psyker]], capable of facing off with [[Abaddon\|the Despoiler]] himself, though with the advent of 8th edition he now has [[Roboute Guilliman\|some]] [[Magnus the Red\|stiff]] [[Mortarion\|competition]] for who can mathematically whoop Abaddon’s sorry ass the hardest. Although it should be noted this is '''ONLY''' in [[crunch]] as, in [[fluff]], the Swarmlord has rarely managed to win a fight against serious opposition and is weaker than [[Marneus Calgar]] in a duel, meaning Abaddon is the stronger fighter in the actual narrative. Plus, it's pretty obvious that the big-name heroes will win almost every fight they get themselves into, while the Swarmlord's resurrection ability means [[Avatar of Khaine\|the writers can kill him off as many times as they like]]. In addition to his huge size (which allows him to literally stomp and crush lesser enemies) and various psychic powers, he also wields four massive [[Tyranid_Bio-Weapons#Bonesabre\|bone sabres]] which ripple with psychic energy capable of cutting through virtually anything with ease (this includes both adamantium and force fields).		'''The Swarmlord''', also known as Schwarmführer (due to his first leaked images coming from scans from a German [[White Dwarf]], also it sounds way cooler), and Gargamel (owing to how he fucked over [[Marneus Calgar\|Papa Smurf]]), is one of the few [[Tyranid]] characters with a little bit of personality. He is as ancient as the Tyranids themselves, a veteran of conflicts across countless galaxies. Essentially the apex predator of the entire species, the Herald of the Hive Mind and granddaddy of all [[Hive Tyrant]]s, the Swarmlord is the [[Creed]] of the Tyranid army, and also the most intelligent, cunning and experienced Hive Tyrant of the swarm. Whenever the Hive Mind can't overwhelm the opposition with sheer numbers or adapting new tactics, it spawns the Swarmlord, and he [[gets shit done]]. And on top of being a super-general, the Swarmlord is also a [[Khorne\|close combat monster]] and [[Tzeentch\|powerful psyker]], capable of facing off with [[Abaddon\|the Despoiler]] himself, though with the advent of 8th edition he now has [[Roboute Guilliman\|some]] [[Magnus the Red\|stiff]] [[Mortarion\|competition]] for who can mathematically whoop Abaddon’s sorry ass the hardest. Although it should be noted this is '''ONLY''' in [[crunch]] as, in [[fluff]], the Swarmlord has rarely managed to win a fight against serious opposition and is weaker than [[Marneus Calgar]] in a duel, meaning Abaddon is the stronger fighter in the actual narrative. Plus, it's pretty obvious that the big-name heroes will win almost every fight they get themselves into, while the Swarmlord's resurrection ability means [[Avatar of Khaine\|the writers can kill him off as many times as they like]]. In addition to his huge size (which allows him to literally stomp and crush lesser enemies) and various psychic powers, he also wields four massive [[Tyranid_Bio-Weapons#Bonesabre\|bone sabres]] which ripple with psychic energy capable of cutting through virtually anything with ease (this includes both adamantium and force fields).

	He's also immortal, as his memories and personality are constantly saved by the Hive Mind and are placed in brand new shiny body if the previous one happens to get blasted apart by massed melta fire. While the hive mind could potentially spawn a new Swarmlord without the previous one being slain, which could lead to multiple Swarmlords on different battlefields, no evidence of such cloning exists. However, if the Macragge Swarmlord is still alive, hibernating under the surface of the planet, there ARE at least two Swarmlords in the Galaxy. The latest Octarius book hints that there may actually be more than one Swarmlord body being controlled by the same consciousness at more than one location, simultaneously. It's possible that due to their psychic potency that they might not be able to be within a certain distance of each other (like, interstellar) without interfering with each other or perhaps the Hive Mind or Swarmlord's mind getting confused as to which body it is controlling. He's something of an Ensemble Darkhorse on /tg/, well-liked by 'Nid players who regard him as incredibly badass. And lest we forget, giving /tg/ as a whole something to smile about by shitting all over Calgar. Little victories.		He's also immortal, as his memories and personality are constantly saved by the Hive Mind and are placed in brand new shiny body if the previous one happens to get blasted apart by massed melta fire. While the hive mind could potentially spawn a new Swarmlord without the previous one being slain, which could lead to multiple Swarmlords on different battlefields, no evidence of such cloning exists. However, if the Macragge Swarmlord is still alive, hibernating under the surface of the planet, there ARE at least two Swarmlords in the Galaxy. The latest Octarius book hints that there may actually be more than one Swarmlord body being controlled by the same consciousness at more than one location, simultaneously. It's possible that due to their psychic potency that they might not be able to be within a certain distance of each other (like, interstellar) without interfering with each other or perhaps the Hive Mind or Swarmlord's mind getting confused as to which body it is controlling. He's something of an Ensemble Darkhorse on /tg/, well-liked by 'Nid players who regard him as incredibly badass. And lest we forget, giving /tg/ as a whole something to smile about by shitting all over Calgar. Little victories.

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	==List of deeds==		==List of deeds==
	*First seen on Tyran, leading [[Hive Fleet Behemoth]]'s final assault on a Mechanicum outpost. Not quite clear why, because the battle was pretty one-sided, although he could have been gathering more data about human warfare.		*First seen on Tyran, leading [[Hive Fleet Behemoth]]'s final assault on a Mechanicum outpost. Not quite clear why, because the battle was pretty one-sided, although he could have been gathering more data about human warfare or the Hive Mind wanted to put its best foot forward when facing an unknown enemy.
	*Showed up on Macragge and kicked major ass, outclassing [[Marneus Calgar]] in tactics, but only beating him in a fight because he ganged up on Marneus with his bodyguard. He cut off Papa Smurf's limbs, guts and one eye, but due to plot armor, failed to kill him. The honor guard managed to recover their [[Chapter Master]] thanks to the <s>force-feeding</s> heroic sacrifice of their commander to the Swarmlord to buy some time. While the [[Ultramarines]] withdrew to space, the Swarmlord led his forces to the polar fortresses to omnomnom the First Company and [[Ultramar]] [[Planetary Defense Force\|PDF]]. And he succeeded. Unfortunately, the space battle for Macragge hadn't gone so well, mainly because the <s>Imperial Fleet had the balls of steel</s> More mass and numbers the Ultrasmurfs lacked; while the Tyranids won the planet, they lost the war. The Swarmlord was killed during this battle, but its "consciousness" (as far as any Tyranid bioform can be called conscious) was reabsorbed through the Tyranid synaptic network to be reincarnated later.		*Showed up on Macragge and kicked major ass, outclassing [[Marneus Calgar]] in tactics, but only beating him in a fight because he ganged up on Marneus with his bodyguard. He cut off Papa Smurf's limbs, guts and one eye, but due to plot armor, failed to kill him. The honor guard managed to recover their [[Chapter Master]] thanks to the <s>force-feeding</s> heroic sacrifice of their commander to the Swarmlord to buy some time. While the [[Ultramarines]] withdrew to space, the Swarmlord led his forces to the polar fortresses to omnomnom the First Company and [[Ultramar]] [[Planetary Defense Force\|PDF]]. And he succeeded. Unfortunately, the space battle for Macragge hadn't gone so well, mainly because the <s>Imperial Fleet had the balls of steel</s> More mass and numbers the Ultrasmurfs lacked; while the Tyranids won the planet, they lost the war. The Swarmlord was killed during this battle, but its "consciousness" (as far as any Tyranid bioform can be called conscious) was reabsorbed through the Tyranid synaptic network to be reincarnated later.
	*On Ichar IV Marneus and the Swarmlord had a rematch, this time with no minions getting in the way, and the Swarmlord lost outright, without even significantly injuring the Chapter Master. The Swarmlord, apparently, is just considerably weaker than Marneus as a fighter.		*On Ichar IV Marneus and the Swarmlord had a rematch, this time with no minions getting in the way, and the Swarmlord lost outright, without even significantly injuring the Chapter Master. The Swarmlord, apparently, is just considerably weaker than Marneus as a fighter.

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	'''The Swarmlord''', also known as Schwarmführer (due to his first leaked images coming from scans from a German [[White Dwarf]], also it sounds way cooler), and Gargamel (owing to how he fucked over Papa Smurf), is one of the few [[Tyranid]] characters with a little bit of personality. He is as ancient as the Tyranids themselves, a veteran of conflicts across countless galaxies. Essentially the apex predator of the entire species, the Herald of the Hive Mind and granddaddy of all [[Hive Tyrant]]s, the Swarmlord is the [[Creed]] of the Tyranid army, and also the most intelligent, cunning and experienced Hive Tyrant of the swarm. Whenever the Hive Mind can't overwhelm the opposition with sheer numbers or adapting new tactics, it spawns the Swarmlord, and he [[gets shit done]]. And on top of being a super-general, the Swarmlord is also a [[Khorne\|close combat monster]] and [[Tzeentch\|powerful psyker]], capable of facing off with [[Abaddon\|the Despoiler]] himself, though with the advent of 8th edition he now has [[Roboute Guilliman\|some]] [[Magnus the Red\|stiff]] [[Mortarion\|competition]] for who can mathematically whoop Abaddon’s sorry ass the hardest. Although it should be noted this is '''ONLY''' in [[crunch]] as, in [[fluff]], the Swarmlord has rarely managed to win a fight against serious opposition and is weaker than [[Marneus Calgar]] in a duel, meaning Abaddon is the stronger fighter in the actual narrative. Plus, it's pretty obvious that the big-name heroes will win almost every fight they get themselves into, while the Swarmlord's resurrection ability means [[Avatar of Khaine\|the writers can kill him off as many times as they like]]. In addition to his huge size (which allows him to literally stomp and crush lesser enemies) and various psychic powers, he also wields four massive [[Tyranid_Bio-Weapons#Bonesabre\|bone sabres]] which ripple with psychic energy capable of cutting through virtually anything with ease (this includes both adamantium and force fields).		'''The Swarmlord''', also known as Schwarmführer (due to his first leaked images coming from scans from a German [[White Dwarf]], also it sounds way cooler), and Gargamel (owing to how he fucked over Papa Smurf), is one of the few [[Tyranid]] characters with a little bit of personality. He is as ancient as the Tyranids themselves, a veteran of conflicts across countless galaxies. Essentially the apex predator of the entire species, the Herald of the Hive Mind and granddaddy of all [[Hive Tyrant]]s, the Swarmlord is the [[Creed]] of the Tyranid army, and also the most intelligent, cunning and experienced Hive Tyrant of the swarm. Whenever the Hive Mind can't overwhelm the opposition with sheer numbers or adapting new tactics, it spawns the Swarmlord, and he [[gets shit done]]. And on top of being a super-general, the Swarmlord is also a [[Khorne\|close combat monster]] and [[Tzeentch\|powerful psyker]], capable of facing off with [[Abaddon\|the Despoiler]] himself, though with the advent of 8th edition he now has [[Roboute Guilliman\|some]] [[Magnus the Red\|stiff]] [[Mortarion\|competition]] for who can mathematically whoop Abaddon’s sorry ass the hardest. Although it should be noted this is '''ONLY''' in [[crunch]] as, in [[fluff]], the Swarmlord has rarely managed to win a fight against serious opposition and is weaker than [[Marneus Calgar]] in a duel, meaning Abaddon is the stronger fighter in the actual narrative. Plus, it's pretty obvious that the big-name heroes will win almost every fight they get themselves into, while the Swarmlord's resurrection ability means [[Avatar of Khaine\|the writers can kill him off as many times as they like]]. In addition to his huge size (which allows him to literally stomp and crush lesser enemies) and various psychic powers, he also wields four massive [[Tyranid_Bio-Weapons#Bonesabre\|bone sabres]] which ripple with psychic energy capable of cutting through virtually anything with ease (this includes both adamantium and force fields).

	He's also immortal, as his memories and personality are constantly saved by the Hive Mind and are placed in brand new shiny body if the previous one happens to get blasted apart by massed melta fire. While the hive mind could potentially spawn a new Swarmlord without the previous one being slain, which could lead to multiple Swarmlords on different battlefields, no evidence of such cloning exists. However, if the Macragge Swarmlord is still alive, hibernating under the surface of the planet, there ARE at least two Swarmlords in the Galaxy. The latest Octarius book hints that there may actually be more than one Swarmlord body being controlled by the same consciousness at more than one location, simultaneously. He's something of an Ensemble Darkhorse on /tg/, well-liked by 'Nid players who regard him as incredibly badass. And lest we forget, giving /tg/ as a whole something to smile about by shitting all over Calgar. Little victories.		He's also immortal, as his memories and personality are constantly saved by the Hive Mind and are placed in brand new shiny body if the previous one happens to get blasted apart by massed melta fire. While the hive mind could potentially spawn a new Swarmlord without the previous one being slain, which could lead to multiple Swarmlords on different battlefields, no evidence of such cloning exists. However, if the Macragge Swarmlord is still alive, hibernating under the surface of the planet, there ARE at least two Swarmlords in the Galaxy. The latest Octarius book hints that there may actually be more than one Swarmlord body being controlled by the same consciousness at more than one location, simultaneously. It's possible that due to their psychic potency that they might not be able to be within a certain distance of each other (like, interstellar) without interfering with each other or perhaps the Hive Mind or Swarmlord's mind getting confused as to which body it is controlling. He's something of an Ensemble Darkhorse on /tg/, well-liked by 'Nid players who regard him as incredibly badass. And lest we forget, giving /tg/ as a whole something to smile about by shitting all over Calgar. Little victories.

	He serves as the Super-Heavy unit of the [[Tyranid]] Army in [[Dawn of War 2]].		He serves as the Super-Heavy unit of the [[Tyranid]] Army in [[Dawn of War 2]].

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	==On the Tabletop==		==On the Tabletop==
	[[File:Swarmlord Codex Tyranids.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The Swarmlord in its natural habitat: [[Doom\|knee-deep in the dead]]. Except that this is not Gargamel, this is an unnamed Hive Tyrant. You can tell it by its hand-held bone swords and bone sabre nosehorn - incomparison Swarmy's hand-held bone sabres, and bone sword nosehorn.]]		[[File:Swarmlord Codex Tyranids.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The Swarmlord in its natural habitat: [[Doom\|knee-deep in the dead]].]]
	The Swarmlord was one of the most deadly and expensive HQs in the game, being able to buff his army and slaughter almost anything in close combat with high weapon skill instant death attacks. While having only one wound more than a regular Hive Tyrant, he was more survivable in close combat due to a 4++ he got from parrying attacks with his swords. There were only a couple HQ models outside Apocalypse capable of killing the Swarmlord in a challenge with a chance of or better than 50% - Primarchs, Draigo, Lysander, Abaddon and Skarbrand primarily, but also anything with a lot of high strength/AP attacks, anything that causes instant death or anyone that has Eternal Warrior, and even that doesn't save them most of the time. Give him a unit of [[Tyrant Guard]] and he's damn near unstoppable. If you have a friend who is a Blood Angels player who won't shut up about how powerful Mephiston is, just say "Swarmlord" and you instantly end/win any ensuing argument. Also it's hilarious.		The Swarmlord was one of the most deadly and expensive HQs in the game, being able to buff his army and slaughter almost anything in close combat with high weapon skill instant death attacks. While having only one wound more than a regular Hive Tyrant, he was more survivable in close combat due to a 4++ he got from parrying attacks with his swords. There were only a couple HQ models outside Apocalypse capable of killing the Swarmlord in a challenge with a chance of or better than 50% - Primarchs, Draigo, Lysander, Abaddon and Skarbrand primarily, but also anything with a lot of high strength/AP attacks, anything that causes instant death or anyone that has Eternal Warrior, and even that doesn't save them most of the time. Give him a unit of [[Tyrant Guard]] and he's damn near unstoppable. If you have a friend who is a Blood Angels player who won't shut up about how powerful Mephiston is, just say "Swarmlord" and you instantly end/win any ensuing argument. Also it's hilarious.

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On the Tabletop

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	==On the Tabletop==		==On the Tabletop==
	[[File:Swarmlord Codex Tyranids.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The Swarmlord in its natural habitat: [[Doom\|knee-deep in the dead]].]]		[[File:Swarmlord Codex Tyranids.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The Swarmlord in its natural habitat: [[Doom\|knee-deep in the dead]]. Except that this is not Gargamel, this is an unnamed Hive Tyrant. You can tell it by its hand-held bone swords and bone sabre nosehorn - incomparison Swarmy's hand-held bone sabres, and bone sword nosehorn.]]
	The Swarmlord was one of the most deadly and expensive HQs in the game, being able to buff his army and slaughter almost anything in close combat with high weapon skill instant death attacks. While having only one wound more than a regular Hive Tyrant, he was more survivable in close combat due to a 4++ he got from parrying attacks with his swords. There were only a couple HQ models outside Apocalypse capable of killing the Swarmlord in a challenge with a chance of or better than 50% - Primarchs, Draigo, Lysander, Abaddon and Skarbrand primarily, but also anything with a lot of high strength/AP attacks, anything that causes instant death or anyone that has Eternal Warrior, and even that doesn't save them most of the time. Give him a unit of [[Tyrant Guard]] and he's damn near unstoppable. If you have a friend who is a Blood Angels player who won't shut up about how powerful Mephiston is, just say "Swarmlord" and you instantly end/win any ensuing argument. Also it's hilarious.		The Swarmlord was one of the most deadly and expensive HQs in the game, being able to buff his army and slaughter almost anything in close combat with high weapon skill instant death attacks. While having only one wound more than a regular Hive Tyrant, he was more survivable in close combat due to a 4++ he got from parrying attacks with his swords. There were only a couple HQ models outside Apocalypse capable of killing the Swarmlord in a challenge with a chance of or better than 50% - Primarchs, Draigo, Lysander, Abaddon and Skarbrand primarily, but also anything with a lot of high strength/AP attacks, anything that causes instant death or anyone that has Eternal Warrior, and even that doesn't save them most of the time. Give him a unit of [[Tyrant Guard]] and he's damn near unstoppable. If you have a friend who is a Blood Angels player who won't shut up about how powerful Mephiston is, just say "Swarmlord" and you instantly end/win any ensuing argument. Also it's hilarious.

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	'''The Swarmlord''', also known as Schwarmführer (due to his first leaked images coming from scans from a German [[White Dwarf]], also it sounds way cooler), and Gargamel (owing to how he fucked over [[Marneus Calgar\|Papa Smurf]]), is one of the few [[Tyranid]] characters with a little bit of personality. He is as ancient as the Tyranids themselves, a veteran of conflicts across countless galaxies. Essentially the apex predator of the entire species, the Herald of the Hive Mind and granddaddy of all [[Hive Tyrant]]s, the Swarmlord is the [[Creed]] of the Tyranid army, and also the most intelligent, cunning and experienced Hive Tyrant of the swarm. Whenever the Hive Mind can't overwhelm the opposition with sheer numbers or adapting new tactics, it spawns the Swarmlord, and he [[gets shit done]]. And on top of being a super-general, the Swarmlord is also a [[Khorne\|close combat monster]] and [[Tzeentch\|powerful psyker]], capable of facing off with [[Abaddon\|the Despoiler]] himself, though with the advent of 8th edition he now has [[Roboute Guilliman\|some]] [[Magnus the Red\|stiff]] [[Mortarion\|competition]] for who can mathematically whoop Abaddon’s sorry ass the hardest. Although it should be noted this is '''ONLY''' in [[crunch]] as, in [[fluff]], the Swarmlord has [[Bullshit\|rarely managed to win a fight against serious opposition]] and is weaker than [[Marneus Calgar]] in a duel, meaning Abaddon is the stronger fighter in the actual narrative. Plus, it's pretty obvious that the big-name heroes will win almost every fight they get themselves into, while the Swarmlord's resurrection ability means [[Avatar of Khaine\|the writers can kill him off as many times as they like]]. In addition to his huge size (which allows him to literally stomp and crush lesser enemies) and various psychic powers, he also wields four massive [[Tyranid_Bio-Weapons#Bonesabre\|bone sabres]] which ripple with psychic energy capable of cutting through virtually anything with ease (this includes both adamantium and force fields).		'''The Swarmlord''', also known as Schwarmführer (due to his first leaked images coming from scans from a German [[White Dwarf]], also it sounds way cooler), and Gargamel (owing to how he fucked over [[Marneus Calgar\|Papa Smurf]]), is one of the few [[Tyranid]] characters with a little bit of personality. He is as ancient as the Tyranids themselves, a veteran of conflicts across countless galaxies. Essentially the apex predator of the entire species, the Herald of the Hive Mind and granddaddy of all [[Hive Tyrant]]s, the Swarmlord is the [[Creed]] of the Tyranid army, and also the most intelligent, cunning and experienced Hive Tyrant of the swarm. Whenever the Hive Mind can't overwhelm the opposition with sheer numbers or adapting new tactics, it spawns the Swarmlord, and he [[gets shit done]]. And on top of being a super-general, the Swarmlord is also a [[Khorne\|close combat monster]] and [[Tzeentch\|powerful psyker]], capable of facing off with [[Abaddon\|the Despoiler]] himself, though with the advent of 8th edition he now has [[Roboute Guilliman\|some]] [[Magnus the Red\|stiff]] [[Mortarion\|competition]] for who can mathematically whoop Abaddon’s sorry ass the hardest. Although it should be noted this is '''ONLY''' in [[crunch]] as, in [[fluff]], the Swarmlord has [[Bullshit\|rarely managed to win a fight against serious opposition]] and is weaker than [[Marneus Calgar]] in a duel, meaning Abaddon is the stronger fighter in the actual narrative. Plus, it's pretty obvious that the big-name heroes will win almost every fight they get themselves into, while the Swarmlord's resurrection ability means [[Avatar of Khaine\|the writers can kill him off as many times as they like]]. In addition to his huge size (which allows him to literally stomp and crush lesser enemies) and various psychic powers, he also wields four massive [[Tyranid_Bio-Weapons#Bonesabre\|bone sabres]] which ripple with psychic energy capable of cutting through virtually anything with ease (this includes both adamantium and force fields).

	He's also immortal, as his memories and personality are constantly saved by the Hive Mind and are placed in brand new shiny body if the previous one happens to get blasted apart by massed melta fire. While the hive mind could potentially spawn a new Swarmlord without the previous one being slain, which could lead to multiple Swarmlords on different battlefields, no evidence of such cloning exists. However, if the Macragge Swarmlord is still alive, hibernating under the surface of the planet, there ARE at least two Swarmlords in the Galaxy. The latest Octarius book hints that there may actually be more than one Swarmlord body being controlled by the same consciousness at more than one location, simultaneously. It's possible that due to their psychic potency that they might not be able to be within a certain distance of each other (like, interstellar) without interfering with each other or perhaps the Hive Mind or Swarmlord's mind getting confused as to which body it is controlling. He's something of an Ensemble Darkhorse on /tg/, well-liked by 'Nid players who regard him as incredibly badass. And lest we forget, giving /tg/ as a whole something to smile about by shitting all over Calgar. Little victories.		He's also immortal, as his memories and personality are constantly saved by the Hive Mind and are placed in brand new shiny body if the previous one happens to get blasted apart by massed melta fire. While the hive mind could potentially spawn a new Swarmlord without the previous one being slain, which could lead to multiple Swarmlords on different battlefields, no evidence of such cloning exists. However, if the Macragge Swarmlord is still alive, hibernating under the surface of the planet, there ARE at least two Swarmlords in the Galaxy. The latest Octarius book hints that there may actually be more than one Swarmlord body being controlled by the same consciousness at more than one location, simultaneously. It's possible that due to their psychic potency that they might not be able to be within a certain distance of each other (like, interstellar) without interfering with each other or perhaps the Hive Mind or Swarmlord's mind getting confused as to which body it is controlling. He's something of an Ensemble Darkhorse on /tg/, well-liked by 'Nid players who regard him as incredibly badass. And lest we forget, giving /tg/ as a whole something to smile about by shitting all over Calgar. Little victories.

	He serves as the Super-Heavy unit of the [[Tyranid]] Army in [[Dawn of War 2]].		He serves as the Super-Heavy unit of the [[Tyranid]] Army in [[Dawn of War 2]].
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	*Showed leading [[Hive Fleet Leviathan]] at the last years of M41, where it once planned and executed [[Indrick Boreale\|multiple simultaneous and devastating attacks]] on the Hodur Sector, resulted in omnomnoming two dozens Imperial worlds (including one Space Marine Chapter home world) in less then two months. Such a rapid and unstoppable Tyranid advance is rumored to be the main reason for inquisitor [[Kryptman]]'s decision to launch his infamous mass-exterminatus cordon project and [[Blood Ravens\|stolen]] Genestealer project to redirect Leviathan into an [[Octarius War\|Ork empire]].		*Showed leading [[Hive Fleet Leviathan]] at the last years of M41, where it once planned and executed [[Indrick Boreale\|multiple simultaneous and devastating attacks]] on the Hodur Sector, resulted in omnomnoming two dozens Imperial worlds (including one Space Marine Chapter home world) in less then two months. Such a rapid and unstoppable Tyranid advance is rumored to be the main reason for inquisitor [[Kryptman]]'s decision to launch his infamous mass-exterminatus cordon project and [[Blood Ravens\|stolen]] Genestealer project to redirect Leviathan into an [[Octarius War\|Ork empire]].
	*Now he's rumored to be in the [[Octarius War]], trying to gain ground against the [[Ork]]s. It seemed to be going well for a while, but then the [[Eldar]] went and purged the entire system of all life and after that Ghazgkhull himself showed up, hopped up on WAAAAGH energy and blessed by the direct intervention of [[Gork]] and [[Mork]] themselves, removing any semblance of a fair fight that might have existed. To make it even worse a [[World Eaters]] warband caught wind of all this and decided to join in. Within the year they had offered 8000 nid skulls to [[Khorne]]. This might not seem all that impressive... except for the fact that the ''smallest'' of these skulls was the size of a '''boulder'''. The [[Chaos Lord]] leading the warband, Vodha Bloodprice, managed to off a [[Hierophant]] with the the axe of a fallen [[Warboss]] and got promoted to [[Daemon Prince]] as a reward from the very pleased Khorne.		*Now he's rumored to be in the [[Octarius War]], trying to gain ground against the [[Ork]]s. It seemed to be going well for a while, but then the [[Eldar]] went and purged the entire system of all life and after that Ghazgkhull himself showed up, hopped up on WAAAAGH energy and blessed by the direct intervention of [[Gork]] and [[Mork]] themselves, removing any semblance of a fair fight that might have existed. To make it even worse a [[World Eaters]] warband caught wind of all this and decided to join in. Within the year they had offered 8000 nid skulls to [[Khorne]]. This might not seem all that impressive... except for the fact that the ''smallest'' of these skulls was the size of a '''boulder'''. The [[Chaos Lord]] leading the warband, Vodha Bloodprice, managed to off a [[Hierophant]] with the the axe of a fallen [[Warboss]] and got promoted to [[Daemon Prince]] as a reward from the very pleased Khorne.
	*Appeared to lead the invasion of Baal where, once again, it died in single combat against a tired and exhausted [[Dante]]. If you haven't noticed, Swarmy has a critical weakness against anybody with [[plot armor]] and through this lost most of the menace that comes with being the pinnacle of all Tyranid evolution. At least in this case though, it's offset somewhat by the fact that Dante is unambiguously [[awesome]], which takes some of the sting out for Tyranid players. Hell, it almost kills Dante, impaling him and popping up his secondary heart, damaging his spine and leaving him gravely poisoned before Dante evaporates its face with the Perdition Pistol at point blank. Dante only even survived due to the aid of the [[Sanguinor]] and the direct intervention of [[Sanguinius]] himself, who appeared in the ethereal plane to praise and revive Dante before returning him to the materium.		*Appeared to lead the invasion of Baal where, once again, it died in single combat against a tired and exhausted [[Dante]]. If you haven't noticed, Swarmy has a critical weakness against anybody with [[plot armor]] and through this lost most of the menace that comes with being the pinnacle of all Tyranid evolution. At least in this case though, it's offset somewhat by the fact that Dante is unambiguously [[awesome]], which takes some of the sting out for Tyranid players. Hell, it almost kills Dante, impaling him and popping up his secondary heart, damaging his spine and leaving him gravely poisoned before Dante evaporates its face with the Perdition Pistol at point blank. Dante only even survived due to the aid of the [[Sanguinor]] and the direct intervention of [[Sanguinius]] himself, who appeared in the ethereal plane to praise and revive Dante before returning him to the materium.
	*In the latest step of the Swarmlord's nonstop fall down the ladder of success on Loqe II the Swarmlord engaged, and was killed, in single combat by a single, random Custodian after killing a mere two others.		*In the latest step of the Swarmlord's nonstop fall down the ladder of success on Loqe II the Swarmlord engaged, and was killed, in single combat by a single, random Custodian after killing a mere two others.
	*Won the [[Octarius War]] by killing the Overfiend of Octarius... In their second duel, the Swarmlord being killed in their first. Dammit, even when he wins, he loses.		*Won the [[Octarius War]] by killing the Overfiend of Octarius... In their second duel, the Swarmlord being killed in their first. Dammit, even when he wins, he loses.
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	In the end Kraken is favoured because of the significant speed boost it grants, however Leviathan's durability increase and Gorgon's rerolls can also be decent choices.		In the end Kraken is favoured because of the significant speed boost it grants, however Leviathan's durability increase and Gorgon's rerolls can also be decent choices.

	Despite all this the Swarmlord is more vulnerable than ever with the advent of multi-wound weapons. His old reliable meatshields, the [[Tyrant Guard]] have especially suffered because of this: now REDUCED from T6 to T5 in 8th in return for 1 extra wound (so 3 total) and still only 3+ armour a single [[Lascannon]] shot has a good chance at popping one of them. While they can switch any wounds dealt to their charge to themselves as Mortal Wounds on a 2+, their relatively weak frames mean that this will rapidly kill them and focussed [[plasma]] fire will really thin the herd, leaving the Swarmlord vulnerable.		Despite all this the Swarmlord is more vulnerable than ever with the advent of multi-wound weapons. His old reliable meatshields, the [[Tyrant Guard]] have especially suffered because of this: now REDUCED from T6 to T5 in 8th in return for 1 extra wound (so 3 total) and still only 3+ armour a single [[Lascannon]] shot has a good chance at popping one of them. While they can switch any wounds dealt to their charge to themselves as Mortal Wounds on a 2+, their relatively weak frames mean that this will rapidly kill them and focussed [[plasma]] fire will really thin the herd, leaving the Swarmlord vulnerable.

	Another note is that the Tyrant Guard move 7", 2" slower than the Swarmlord at his highest stats, and thus they require adrenal glands to keep up with the boss. On top of this being not perfectly reliable, the difference in speed means there's a good chance that either unit will be able to outrun the other, meaning that using both at the same time is difficult at best. Then there's the point cost: 3 of them cost 111 points bare. Two additional points for the Glands and Sacs are worth it, and the 2 points extra on top of that are useful for the Lash Whip & Bonesword for the AP-2 it grants. Skip the Crushing Claws: they're way too expensive. There's one additional point of interest: Tyrant Guard can now be taken in units of up to 6. This is expensive, since such a unit sets you back 234 points fully kitted out, but it's a fun novelty.		Another note is that the Tyrant Guard move 7", 2" slower than the Swarmlord at his highest stats, and thus they require adrenal glands to keep up with the boss. On top of this being not perfectly reliable, the difference in speed means there's a good chance that either unit will be able to outrun the other, meaning that using both at the same time is difficult at best. Then there's the point cost: 3 of them cost 111 points bare. Two additional points for the Glands and Sacs are worth it, and the 2 points extra on top of that are useful for the Lash Whip & Bonesword for the AP-2 it grants. Skip the Crushing Claws: they're way too expensive. There's one additional point of interest: Tyrant Guard can now be taken in units of up to 6. This is expensive, since such a unit sets you back 234 points fully kitted out, but it's a fun novelty.