[[imageImage:40k-83-the-red-terror.jpg|300pxthumb|right|The Red Terror{{Fn|42}}]]The '''The Red Terror''' is a particularly deadly [[Tyranid]] [[Ravener]], covered in a carapace the colour of blood, armed with sets of great scythe blades and a maw so wide it can swallow a man whole. Some survivors claim the creature is the size of a Ravener, while others swear it is closer to the monstrous size of a [[Trygon]] or [[Mawloc]].{{Fn|1a1b}}

It is only recorded as being encountered once by the [[Imperium]], during the Tyranid invasion of [[Devlan]], an Imperial [[mining world]] on the [[Eastern Fringe]].{{Fn|1a1b}} It tore into a star port compound to get to its defenders, killing twenty-four men before being driven away. Each time it returned it slaughtered more humans before retreating back into the tunnel, devouring the rendered human remains. Eventually a search and destroy team was sent into the tunnels, only to meet their doom at the scythes of the Red Terror.{{Fn|23}}

[[Image:RedTerror.jpg|thumb|right|Sketch of The Red Terror{{Fn|3}}]]What became of the Red Terror after Devlan is unknown, though one ship fleeing from Devlan made an automated landing at on [[Adri's Hope]] and stayed ominously dark and silent after landing. The ship was investigated and found to be a blood-drenched abattoir. A Tyranid creature was suspected to have gotten aboard, though nothing was found within the ship. Three weeks later, Adri's Hope itself had also become a blood-soaked ruin. It is unclear if this beast of Devlan is the Red Terror.{{Fn|1b1a}}

990600106035 Tyranid Red Terror.jpg|The original Pewter Red Terror construction{{Fn|34}}

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- ''The Red Terror*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (3rd Edition)]], 33*{{Endn|34}}: [[Citadel Bitz & Collectors]], pg. 31*{{Endn|4}}: [[Magic: The Gathering's Universes Beyond Warhammer 40,000]]
- ''The Red Terror