Eldar
The Eldar (aka Space Elves) are one of the playable armies in Warhammer 40,000. They are essentially elves ported directly from Tolkien into space, pointy ears and all, and as a result are often called Elfdar by fa/tg/uys. They have very advanced technology, but ages of warfare and strife have reduced their population from great empires in the past to the few surviving Craftworlds still present in the 41st Millennium.
In the 40k game, the Eldar army is comprised of specialised units that excel at a particular task, as opposed to more general all-rounders like the Space Marine tactical squads. Their vehicles are almost all hovercraft, excepting War Walkers, which are (unsurprisingly) walker vehicles.
History
The Eldar were one of many races created by the Old Ones to fight against the Necrons. They were made to be powerful psykers to take advantage of the C'tan's weakness to the powers of the Warp. At the height of their civilization, approximately the same time humans were starting to evolve, they used their advanced technology to perform pretty much all work required and devoted themselves to pursuing lives of hedonistic decadence. Some Eldar decided to forsake the ways of their kin and left to settle other planets at the fringes of the galaxy; this turned out to be a pretty smart move, since the planet-wide orgies going on back home created the Eye of Terror and caused the birth of the Chaos God Slaanesh, coincidentally resulting in the deaths of most of the Eldar still on their homeworlds.
The Eldar present in the 41st millennium are the descendants of those who left to settle other planets, dedicated to their fight against the forces of Chaos spawned by the folly of their ancestors. They are extremely long-lived; the average Eldar has a natural lifespan of at least a thousand years, and the most powerful of their psykers can survive to be tens of thousands of years old. As a result, most Eldar die in battle while still in their prime, and their population continues to dwindle. So grimdark.
Notable Eldar
Notable Eldar
Eldar Harlequin are ancient keepers of knowledge long blah blah blah.
Also, butts.
Farseers are known to be able to render you useless in combat without using weapons.
Elfdar x Weaboo: Whoever loses, we win.
