Dagon Overlord



The first sightings of the Dagon Overlord, or simply the Overlord as it became known, came in conjunction with the first victories scored by Hive Fleet Dagon, as if the Hive Mind had taken the measure of the foes it has faced and chose to evolve a specific tool for their eradication. Other theories speculate that the Overlord was a genus specific to the hive fleet that existed long before its arrival in the Imperium, and that it was simply a superior warrior construct, brought out of storage to face a more stubborn than excepted adversary. Whatever the case, the Overlord first appeared during the opening days of the battle for Castobel, leading a mighty swarm against the amethyst spires of the Trimalov Hive, rending through its walls and dispatching its defenders in a month-long orgy of carnage and slaughter. Those fortunate enough to escape the fall of the hive city with their lives took with them tales of terror and the memory of a beast which stood apart from even the worst horrors the swarm has to offer. The Dagon Overlord is in appearance similar to a Hive Tyrant, but is different enough to stand apart from its lesser brethren and be remembered by those that see it looming across the battlefield. Covered in slimy plates of chitin which constantly drip and leak fluid, the Overlord projects an aura of horror and menace like nothing else within the swarm. Its importance and power are also readily apparent when it strides alongside other Tyranid creatures, its powerful presence emboldening and maddening the lesser creatures more so than would be expected by any link to the Hive Mind. It is almost as if the Overlord is the embodiment of Hive Fleet Dagon’s ire toward the Jericho Reach and its alien hatred infects creatures with a personal desire to murder, maim, and kill all those in their path. Since its first appearance, the Dagon Overlord has been sighted in almost all of the major combat zones of the Orpheus Salient, leading swarm after swarm into the ranks of Imperial defenders. This has led many to believe that the Overlord is not a unique creature at all, but instead represents a new type of Tyranid. However whether it is a single specimen or not hard to determine when dealing with the Hive Mind, as it is constantly recycling its troops. This means the Overlord may well be a single veteran of many wars, and may have even fallen countless times to the foe, only to be have been re-spawned by the Hive Mind. Both the Ordo Xenos and the Deathwatch have made attempts to find the truth behind the Overlord. Neither has met with much success, and both inquisitorial agents and Battle-Brothers have been lost during the process. Even when the Dagon Overlord seems defeated, it invariably rises again in another place at another time.