Those Fire Warriors who have proven themselves in battle earn the right to wear a battlesuit and bear the name of Shas'ui. They are experienced fighters who have fought the deadliest foes and triumphed. Their loyalty and skill is beyond question, and the best and bravest of them may be honored by being elevated to become a bodyguard to their Shas'o or Shas'el. Teams of Crisis Battlesuit warriors will have fought together for many years and, in many cases, will have performed the Ta'lissera ritual where the warriors swear oaths of communion and loyalty to one another, placing the welfare of the team ahead of their own personal desires.

A Bodyguard team of Fire Warriors in Crisis Battlesuit armor may accompany a Shas'o or a Shas'el Tau XV8 Crisis Battlesuit Commander. The Bodyguards will always be Shas'vre veterans, experienced and proven in battle. It is common for such Bodyguard teams to be predominantly made up of the Commander's kin or long-term friends, and it is a great honor to be chosen for such duty. The Bodyguard embody the Tau philosophy of striving for the Greater Good at the expense of personal glory and these warriors are much respected by the rest of the army.

The most reliable and commonplace of battlesuits, XV8 suits are the mainstay of the elite Crisis teams of the Fire caste. Crisis suits are Jump Infantry subject to the Jetpack special rules, as described in the Warhammer 40,000 Unit Types Rules section, and the wearer and any attached drones may be deployed using the Deep Strike special rule if the mission being played permits it (though he may not make the additional 6" move in the turn he arrives). In addition, the advanced sensor suite employed by the battlesuit grants the wearer the Acute Senses special rule, found in the Warhammer 40,000 Universal Special Rules section. The battlesuits are designed to compensate for the recoil of light weapons fire, so they do not count as moving when they fire Rapid Fire weapons. This ability does not extend to heavy weapons, however, and the user must be stationary to fire them.

You may take a bodyguard team of one to two XV8 Crisis Battlesuits in your Tau army as an HQ choice. Additionally, you may take a regular team of one to three XV8 Crisis Battlesuits as an Elites choice.

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XV8 Crisis Battlesuit Boxed Set XV8 Crisis Battlesuit Boxed Set contains: enough plastic components to assemble one (1) XV8 Crisis Battlesuit model and two (2) Tau Gun Drone models. All models are supplied unassembled and unpainted.