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{{TyranidsPortal}}[[Image:Oldoneeye.jpg|thumb|right|Old One Eye art work by Games Workshop.]]'''Old One Eye'''<sup>1</sup> is an individual [[Tyranid]] of the [[Carnifex]] genus recovered from the ice-packs of [[Calth]] in the empire of [[Ultramar]]. Its release from the ice heralded a series of Tyranid raids on that world and legends persist that the creature had somehow summoned the [[Hive Mind]] back to plague Ultramar once again. The eventual fate of Old One Eye is unknown, but there have been several other reports of lone, injured Carnifexes on other worlds which proved to be just as deadly. On several occasions Old One Eye manifested the disturbing ability to heal damage inflicted on it during combat. This has given rise to theories of it being an unstable mutation abandoned by the [[Hive Mind]], (an experiment in rapid cell regrowth) but with the arrival of the [[Hive Fleet]] ''[[Leviathan]]'' this mutation has become nearly a standard on every Carnifex.
'''Old One Eye ''' is a unique [[Tyranid]] [[Carnifex]] with the ability to regenerate itself from mortal wounds. Its body bears the scars of many blows that should have killed it, and rumours persist of Old One Eye being killed more than a dozen times. It is armed with a pair of huge, crab-like claws capable of ripping even the hardest foe to pieces.<sup>1</sup> Old One Eye spearheaded [[Hive Fleet]] [[Behemoth]]'s assault on [[Calth]], swatting away [[Leman Russ Battle Tank]]s as if they were insects. Its rampage was stopped when a forgotten hero of the [[Imperium]] fired a [[Plasma Pistol]] through its eye and into its brain. This shot was the first time Old One Eye was brought down, and it is still unable to regenerate its eye and is permanently scarred with a plasma burn running across its skull. Decades later after Behemoth had been driven from Calth, a band of smugglers stumbled across its body frozen intact in the ice-packs of Calth. They thawed it out hoping to get a bounty for the corpse, but Old One Eye's grievous wounds instantly began to heal. It soon awoke and slaughtered the smugglers. Isolated from the [[Hive Mind]] a Carnifex reverts to its instinct to mindlessly kill, and so Old One Eye's release heralded a series of Tyranid raids on Calth. Land conveys were destroyed, hab-domes smashed and entire populations massacred. Lesser Tyranid creatures such as [[Termagant]]s and [[Genestealer]]s, also left behind from Behemoth's invasion, were drawn to Old One Eye's presence as a dominant leader. The people of Calth cried out for aid, and they were answered by Scout Sergeant [[Telion]] of the [[Ultramarines]]. Telion tracked down Old One Eye, but found it difficult to pierce its armoured flanks. As Telion's warriors cut to pieces to the beast, Telion made a one-in-a-million shot that hit its ruined eye-socket. Old One Eye was overcome with pain and stumbled into a cavernous ravine. Telion led a search for the body, but Old One Eye was never found.<sup>1</sup> The eventual fate of Old One Eye is unknown, but there have been several reports of Carnifexes matching its description causing havok across [[Ultramar]] and beyond. If all the legends are true, then Old One Eye has been killed more than a dozen times.<sup>1</sup> Old One Eye's ability to heal damage inflicted on it during combat has given rise to theories of it being an unstable mutation, an experiment in rapid cell regrowth, abandoned by the Hive Mind. But with the arrival of the [[Hive Fleet]] [[Leviathan]] this mutation has become nearly a standard on every Carnifex. ==Images==[[Image:Old One Eye mini.jpg|thumb|center|Old One Eye miniature ([[3rd Edition]])]] ==See Also==*[[Species of Tyranid]]
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>:[[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]], p.57*[[Codex: Tyranids (3rd Edition)]]
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