Harridan
The Harridan is one of the largest flying Tyranid creatures the Imperium has yet encountered.[1]
Description
It has two bio-cannons and a pair of Scything Talons for swooping low and slashing up tanks. Being a living creature and relying on wings rather than jet engines the Harridan cannot match an aircraft for straight-line speed but its lithe, twisting body is far more manoeuvrable allowing it to twist and turn to avoid enemy fire. Harridans seem to act as brood-mothers to smaller Gargoyles. It is thought that Gargoyles lack the endurance for very long distance movement but it is known that they can hitch a lift on a Harridan using their hooks and claws to attach themselves. The Harridan has no legs or feet and because of this it has been theorized that once airborne a Harridan can never land, though some Xeno-Biologists believe that Harridan can land and slithering on its belly like a snake. It is only a theory at this moment.[2]
Basic Info
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Designation | Harridan | Main Weaponry | 2x bio-cannons[2] |
Common Title | Brood-mother[Needs Citation] | ||
Specied Name | Avius terriblis[Needs Citation] | Secondary Weaponry | 2x scything claws[2] |
Average Height | 5.5m[2] | ||
Average Length | Snout to tail: 28m[2] | ||
Scythe Length | 6m[2] | ||
Wingspan | 38.4m[2] | ||
Average Speed | 100 kph[2] | ||
Estimated Maximum Speed | 200 kph[2] | ||
Estimated Armour | 4-50mm[2] | ||
Weight | From 11 tonnes[2] to 62.4 tonnes[Needs Citation] | Tertiary Weaponry | Claws and fangs |
First encountered | Tyran[Needs Citation] | ||
Role | Air superiority | ||
Threat evaluation | Extreme |
Images
An Epic Scale Harridan[1]
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Tyranid Forces | |
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Command | Hive Tyrant • Broodlord • Norn-Queen |
Elite | Hive Guard • Lictor • Malanthrope • Pyrovore • Ravener • Venomthrope • Tyranid Warrior/Tyranid Prime • Tyrant Guard • Zoanthrope/Neurothrope |
Basic | Genestealer/Ymgarl Genestealer • Hormagaunt • Spinegaunt • Termagant • Ripper |
Heavy | Biovore • Carnifex • Cerebore • Dactylis • Exocrine • Haruspex • Hierodule • Maleceptor • Malefactor • Mawloc • Nautiloid • Tervigon • Toxicrene • Trygon/Trygon Prime • Tyrannofex • Dimachaeron • Sporocyst • Viragon |
Flyers | Gargoyle • Harpy • Harridan • Hive Crone • Shrike • Sky-Slasher • Tyrannocyte |
Bio-Titans | Dominatrix • Hierophant • Viciator • Vermis |
Spores | Mieotic Spore • Mycetic Spore • Spore Mine • Mucolid Spore |
Unique Tyranids | Swarmlord • Death Leaper • Doom of Malan'tai • Old One Eye • Parasite of Mortrex • Red Terror |