Reaper

Your ass is grass.

There are three major Reapers in /tg/ culture. The first was an early creation of Games Workshop, a small tabletop skirmish game. The second is a type of vehicle for the Warhammer 40000 army Dark Eldar. The third has its own page separate from this one, the company Reaper Miniatures.

Dark Eldar Reaper

Similar in build to the Raider since they use a similar chassis, the Reaper is a high speed attack gunship used by the Dark Eldar. Unlike its brother-craft however, its sleek, dart-like hull sacrifices troop transport in order to house a single powerful weapon — the Storm Vortex Projector. What is this exotic cannon you may ask? It is essentially a giant tesla cannon that can fire either a confined beam of force, or a blast which detonates on impact in a storm of energy which disables transports and other vehicles. Any personnel still alive are kidnapped by the Dark Eldar where a torrent of pain awaits them. It also has a Sharpened Prow Blade, but who the hell cares for that?

For all its offensive power, the Reaper, shares a common trait with most other Dark Eldar vehicles. It relies on speed and maneuverability to survive on the battlefield, and disdains the brute attrition of armored warfare as practiced by the Imperium or the Orks in favor of bloody ambush and predation. The Reaper, though a rare and costly device, is greatly loved by the Kabals and Wych Cults.

They are essentially the Dark Eldar's dedicated anti-tank vehicle.

Unfortunately as of 9th Edition, it simply has no place in the army. For less points, you can instead bring a Ravager with three Dark Lances and Chain Snares (and optionally a Phantasm Grenade Launcher or a Shock Prow for an extra 5 points) for a support vehicle that outperforms the Reaper both in melee and at long-range (remember, the Reaper doesn't have Blade Artists) and deals out MWs and has +1 W. Just leave this on the shelf.