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[[Image:Swooping hawk.jpg|275px|thumb|A Swooping Hawk Aspect Warrior.{{Cite This}}]]
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The '''Swooping Hawks''' are a highly air-mobile [[Eldar]] [[Aspect Warrior]]. They take their name from the wild hunting birds of the Eldar myths, who it was believed in ancient times would contain the spirit of a murdered Eldar and hover above their killers as a mark of guilt. The winged Aspect Warriors who take that hawk as their symbol, however, play a much more active role in their foe's destruction.{{Fn|3}}  
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|Rune Image=8thpg46.jpg
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|Name=Swooping Hawks
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|Phoenix Lord=[[Baharroth]]
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|Phoenix Lord Title="The Cry of the Wind"
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|Main Colours=Light blue, white, green
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|Combat Speciality=Airborne infantry support
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The '''Swooping Hawks''', or ''Fian Silspeiraigh'',{{Fn|4}} are a type of [[Aspect Warrior]], [[Eldar]] who fight according to one of the aspects of [[Kaela Mensha Khaine]] - in their case the god's persistence in judgement and retribution.{{Fn|8}} The Swooping Hawks take their name from the [[Hawk (Eldar Mythology)|wild hunting birds]] of [[Eldar mythology]] that symbolize revenge – the birds of legend contain the spirit of a murdered Eldar, hovering over their killers as a mark of guilt.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|3a}} Swooping Hawks are the swiftest and most mobile Eldar warriors.{{Fn|11}}
  
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The Swooping Hawks have the ability to launch high into the air at a moment's notice with their use of their armored wings. These are made from vibrating feather plates that incorporate small gravitic lifters, which makes them vibrate with such speed they turn into a blur of color.{{Fn|3}}  
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==Overview==
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[[image:SwoopingHawkColor.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Swooping Hawk{{Fn|10}}]]
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The Swooping Hawks were founded by [[Baharroth]], the Winged Phoenix, said to be the finest student of [[Asurmen]]. Like the other [[Phoenix Lords]] he is as old as [[The Fall]] itself, but it is foretold he will die his final death during the [[Rhana Dandra]], the last battle against [[Chaos]].{{Fn|2b}}  Of all the Aspect Shrines the Swooping Hawks are among the most mobile, thanks to their [[Swooping Hawk Wings]], which allow them to lift off into the air at a moment's notice and fly across the battlefield. The speed and agility this gives the Swooping Hawks more than makes up for the fact that their [[Aspect Armour]], compared to that worn by other Shrines, is thinner and offers less protection.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|3a}}  The armour is typically coloured like the sky, such as a pale blue or grey, with contrasting colours as well, especially on the wings.{{Fn|1a}}
  
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The ritual weapons of this Aspect are the Lasblaster (a far more efficient energy weapon than the clumsy Lasgun or the Imperium) and the Grenade Pack. Grenade Packs contain both anti-personnel grenades for fly-by attacks and haywire grenades for disabling enemy artillery.{{Fn|3}}
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==Wargear==
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[[File:Swooping hawk.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Swooping Hawk Wings and Wargear{{Fn|1c}}]]
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The ritual weapons of the Swooping Hawks are the [[Lasblaster]] and [[Swooping Hawk Grenade Pack]], two weapons especially suited to their role as harassers operating ahead of the main Eldar host. The grenade pack in particular can carry a wide variety of grenades, from [[Krak Grenade|Krak]] and [[Frag Grenade|Frag]] to [[Plasma Grenade|Plasma]] and [[Haywire Grenades]]. Flying over their enemies' heads with [[Swooping Hawk Wings]], the Swooping Hawks rain down explosive death before closing in to press the assault or falling back to cover to use their [[Lasblaster]]s.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|3a}}
  
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==Equipment==
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==Swooping Hawk Exarch==
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The Swooping Hawk Aspect Warriors are equipped with:
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An [[Exarch]] is an Eldar warrior who has become lost upon the [[Path of the Warrior]], trapped forever as a dealer of death and destruction. They wear more elaborate and ornate versions of Aspect Armour inhabited by the souls of past Exarchs, passing on their wisdom and forming a pool of raw psychic energy.{{Fn|1}} The Swooping Hawk Exarch sits upon the "Raptor's Throne" within their [[Aspect Shrine]].{{Fn|12}}
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* [[Lasblaster]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3}}
 
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* [[Plasma Grenades]].{{Fn|3}}
 
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* [[Haywire Grenades]].{{Fn|3}}
 
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* [[Swooping Hawk Grenade Pack]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3}}
 
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* [[Swooping Hawk Wings]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3}}
 
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* [[Aspect Armor]].
 
  
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Those Exarchs who serve in the Shrines of the Swooping Hawks embody their Aspect to extraordinary heights and use their knowledge and skills to assist and lead their squads. Knowing the best moment to redeploy on the battlefield, the Exarch can lead his the Swooping Hawks on a skyleap high fly into the air and land in a tactically better position. Such is his skill in aerial combat, as well as those he has taught, that they can successfully combat even enemy skimmers.{{Fn|3a}} In addition to their normal weapons some Exarchs will arm themselves with a [[Power Sword]] and [[Sunpistol]]{{Fn|9}} for close quarters combat, or replace his lasblaster for a [[Sun Rifle]], [[Scatter Laser]]{{Fn|9}}, or [[Hawk's Talon]].{{Fn|3b}} They can also be gifted with a [[Phoenix Plume]].{{Fn|5}}
  
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In addition to the wargear of the aspect, the Exarch can be armed with a number of special weapons:
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==Notable Swooping Hawks Shrines==
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* [[Hawk's Talon]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3}}
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[[Image:SHShrine.jpg|thumb|right|90px|Swooping Hawk Shrine Statue{{Fn|9}}]]
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* [[Sun Rifle]].{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Ashen Sky Shrine]]
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* [[Exarch Armor]].{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|3}}
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*[[First Dawn Shrine]]
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*[[Shimmering Horizon Shrine]]
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*[[Shrine of the Bloodied Wing]]
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*[[Sky Talon Shrine]]
  
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Exarch abilities:
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==Notable Swooping Hawks==
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* '''Skyleap''' - The Exarch has an expansive knowledge of the best moment to redeploy on the battlefield. Led by the Exarch, the Swooping Hawks can fly into the air and land in a tactically better position.{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Fuadar]] – sole survivor of the [[Battle of Ortok]]{{Fn|15}}
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* '''Intercept''' - Under the guidance of the Exarch the Swooping Hawk squad can easily catch and attack vehicles with ease, even fast, evasive, skimmers.{{Fn|3}}
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*[[Icareane]]{{Fn|7}}
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*[[Illimitar Skystorm]] - [[Exarch]]
  
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==Phoenix Lord==
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==Images==
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The [[Phoenix Lord]] of the Swooping Hawks is [[Baharroth]], The Cry of the Wind.
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<gallery heights=200px widths=200px>
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image:SwoopingHawkRed.png|Swooping Hawk{{Fn|13}}
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image:SwoopingHawkAlaitoc.png|[[Alaitoc]]i Swooping Hawks{{Fn|14}}
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image:FuadarSwoopingHawk.jpg|[[Fuadar]] of [[Ulthwé]]{{Fn|15}}
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Image:SwoopingHawkBlanche.png|Swooping Hawk{{Fn|1a}}
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Image:Wd127pg36.jpg|Swooping Hawk concept sketch by [[Jes Goodwin]] (1990){{Fn|11}}
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</gallery>
  
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==Images==
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===Miniatures===
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<center><gallery>
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<gallery heights="180px" widths="240px" mode="packed">
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Image:SwoopingHawk.jpg|Swooping Hawk miniature
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SwoopingHawks1st.jpg|Swooping Hawks (1991)
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Image:SHexarch.jpg|Swooping Hawk [[Exarch]]
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</gallery>
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</gallery></center>
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<gallery heights="200px" widths="240px" mode="packed">
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SwoopingHawk.jpg|Swooping Hawk (2000)
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SwoopingHawk2025.jpg|Swooping Hawk (2024){{Fn|6}}
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Swoopingex.jpg|Swooping Hawk Exarch (1991)
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SHexarch.jpg|thumb|Swooping Hawk Exarch (2000)
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SHExarch10th.jpg|Swooping Hawk Exarch (2024){{Fn|6}}
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</gallery>
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==Development History==
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{{Trivia}}
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[[File:SwoopingHawks88.png|thumb|right|150px|Swooping Hawks (1988){{Fn|4}}]]
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Swooping Hawks were the first elite troops of the [[Eldar]], introduced in [[Codex Titanicus (1st Edition)]] (1989), an expansion of [[Epic (game system)|Epic]] [[Adeptus Titanicus (game)|Adeptus Titanicus]], as heavily-equipped troops with wing-like jump packs which would be dropped into the atmosphere concealed with cloaking devices from a vehicle known as a [[Shooting Star]] as the first wave of a [[Craftworld]]'s invasion.{{Fn|4}} They would be redefined into their current concept with the introduction of [[Aspect Warrior]]s in [[White Dwarf 127 (UK)]] (1990){{Fn|11}}
  
 
==See also==
 
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*[[Aspect Warrior]]
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*[[Shooting Star]]
  
 
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition)]], {{Cite This}}
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*1: [[Codex: Eldar (2nd Edition)]]:
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Craftworld Eldar (3rd Edition)]], {{Cite This}}
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**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 11
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]], {{Cite This}}
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**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 23
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**{{Endn|1c}}: pg. 69
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*2: [[Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition)]]:
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**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 14
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**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 41
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*3: [[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]]:
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**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 35
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**{{Endn|3b}}: {{Cite Marker End}}
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex Titanicus (1st Edition)]], pg. 59
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Aeldari (9th Edition)]], pg. 118
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*{{Endn|6}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20241123030033/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-us/articles/gw3wcpc7/world-championships-preview-aeldari-phoenix-lords-step-from-the-webway/ Warhammer Community: World Championships Preview – Aeldari Phoenix Lords step from the webway (posted 22/11/2024)] ''(archived from [https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-us/articles/gw3wcpc7/world-championships-preview-aeldari-phoenix-lords-step-from-the-webway/ the original], last accessed 22 November 2024)''
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*{{Endn|7}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 141
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*{{Endn|8}}: [[Wrath & Glory - Aeldari - Inheritance of Embers]], pg. 28
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*{{Endn|9}}: [[White Dwarf 511]], pg. 83
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*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Eldar (6th Edition)]], pg.35
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*{{Endn|11}}: [[White Dwarf 127 (UK)]], pg. 36
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*{{Endn|12}}: [[Eldar Prophecy (Novel)]], Chapter Eight
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*{{Endn|13}}: [[Rogue Trader: The Koronus Bestiary]], pg. 54
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*{{Endn|14}}: [[Epic Swordwind]], pg. 8
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*{{Endn|15}}: [[Eternal War (Comic Anthology)]] – ''Single Combat''
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:11, 31 March 2026

Rune Symbol Basic Data
8thpg46.jpg Name Swooping Hawks
Phoenix Lord Baharroth
Phoenix Lord Title "The Cry of the Wind"
Main colours Light blue, white, green
Combat Speciality Airborne infantry support

The Swooping Hawks, or Fian Silspeiraigh,[4] are a type of Aspect Warrior, Eldar who fight according to one of the aspects of Kaela Mensha Khaine - in their case the god's persistence in judgement and retribution.[8] The Swooping Hawks take their name from the wild hunting birds of Eldar mythology that symbolize revenge – the birds of legend contain the spirit of a murdered Eldar, hovering over their killers as a mark of guilt.[1a][2a][3a] Swooping Hawks are the swiftest and most mobile Eldar warriors.[11]

Overview

Swooping Hawk[10]

The Swooping Hawks were founded by Baharroth, the Winged Phoenix, said to be the finest student of Asurmen. Like the other Phoenix Lords he is as old as The Fall itself, but it is foretold he will die his final death during the Rhana Dandra, the last battle against Chaos.[2b] Of all the Aspect Shrines the Swooping Hawks are among the most mobile, thanks to their Swooping Hawk Wings, which allow them to lift off into the air at a moment's notice and fly across the battlefield. The speed and agility this gives the Swooping Hawks more than makes up for the fact that their Aspect Armour, compared to that worn by other Shrines, is thinner and offers less protection.[1a][3a] The armour is typically coloured like the sky, such as a pale blue or grey, with contrasting colours as well, especially on the wings.[1a]

Wargear

Swooping Hawk Wings and Wargear[1c]

The ritual weapons of the Swooping Hawks are the Lasblaster and Swooping Hawk Grenade Pack, two weapons especially suited to their role as harassers operating ahead of the main Eldar host. The grenade pack in particular can carry a wide variety of grenades, from Krak and Frag to Plasma and Haywire Grenades. Flying over their enemies' heads with Swooping Hawk Wings, the Swooping Hawks rain down explosive death before closing in to press the assault or falling back to cover to use their Lasblasters.[1a][3a]

Swooping Hawk Exarch

An Exarch is an Eldar warrior who has become lost upon the Path of the Warrior, trapped forever as a dealer of death and destruction. They wear more elaborate and ornate versions of Aspect Armour inhabited by the souls of past Exarchs, passing on their wisdom and forming a pool of raw psychic energy.[1] The Swooping Hawk Exarch sits upon the "Raptor's Throne" within their Aspect Shrine.[12]

Those Exarchs who serve in the Shrines of the Swooping Hawks embody their Aspect to extraordinary heights and use their knowledge and skills to assist and lead their squads. Knowing the best moment to redeploy on the battlefield, the Exarch can lead his the Swooping Hawks on a skyleap high fly into the air and land in a tactically better position. Such is his skill in aerial combat, as well as those he has taught, that they can successfully combat even enemy skimmers.[3a] In addition to their normal weapons some Exarchs will arm themselves with a Power Sword and Sunpistol[9] for close quarters combat, or replace his lasblaster for a Sun Rifle, Scatter Laser[9], or Hawk's Talon.[3b] They can also be gifted with a Phoenix Plume.[5]

Notable Swooping Hawks Shrines

Swooping Hawk Shrine Statue[9]

Notable Swooping Hawks

Images

Miniatures

  • Swooping Hawks (1991)


  • Swooping Hawk (2000)

  • Swooping Hawk (2024)[6]

  • Swooping Hawk Exarch (1991)

  • Swooping Hawk Exarch (2000)

  • Swooping Hawk Exarch (2024)[6]

Development History

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The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

Swooping Hawks (1988)[4]

Swooping Hawks were the first elite troops of the Eldar, introduced in Codex Titanicus (1st Edition) (1989), an expansion of Epic Adeptus Titanicus, as heavily-equipped troops with wing-like jump packs which would be dropped into the atmosphere concealed with cloaking devices from a vehicle known as a Shooting Star as the first wave of a Craftworld's invasion.[4] They would be redefined into their current concept with the introduction of Aspect Warriors in White Dwarf 127 (UK) (1990)[11]

See also

Sources


Craftworld Eldar Forces
Command Autarchs • Bonesingers • Farseers • Spiritseers • Warlocks • Exarchs
Aspect Warriors
Troops Guardians (Guardian Defenders • Storm Guardians) • Windrider Squadrons • Rangers (Pathfinders • Shroud Runners) • Ghost-Warriors • Wraithguard • Wraithblades
Support Weapons Grav Platform • Support Battery • War Walker
Constructs Avatar of Khaine • Wraithknight • Wraithlord
Special Characters Amallyn Shadowguide • Eldrad Ulthran • Illic Nightspear • Iyanna Arienal • Nuadhu 'Fireheart' • Yriel
Phoenix Lords Asurmen • Baharroth • Drastanta • Fuegan • Irillyth • Jain Zar • Karandras • Lhykhis • Maugan Ra
Fortifications Webway Gate
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