diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a16355f750..a0769c6849 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -199,3 +199,6 @@ cython_debug/
 #  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
+
+# VSCode
+.vs/
diff --git a/data/src/HexBug/data/special_handlers.py b/data/src/HexBug/data/special_handlers.py
index 35defee05c..20b6883cf7 100644
--- a/data/src/HexBug/data/special_handlers.py
+++ b/data/src/HexBug/data/special_handlers.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 VALID_MASK_PATTERN = re.compile(r"[-v]+")
 VALID_HEXFLOW_COPY_MASK_PATTERN = re.compile(r"[-n]+")
+VALID_SWIZZLE_PATTERN = re.compile(r"[xyz]{3}")
 
 
 class SpecialHandlerInfo(BaseModel):
@@ -657,3 +658,88 @@ def parse_tail_depth(value: str):
     if all(c == "-" for c in value):
         return len(value)
     raise ValueError(f"Invalid tail depth (expected an integer or dashes): {value}")
+
+
+class HextrapatsSwizzlingSpecialHandler(SpecialHandler[str]):
+    prefix = "eeeeqaawddea"
+
+    @override
+    def try_match(self, registry: HexBugRegistry, pattern: HexPattern) -> str | None:
+        if pattern.signature.startswith(self.prefix):
+            flat_dir = pattern.direction.rotated_by(HexAngle.BACK)
+
+            result = ""
+            side = 0
+
+            for direction in itertools.islice(pattern.iter_directions(), 13, None):
+                match direction.angle_from(flat_dir):
+                    case HexAngle.FORWARD if side == 0:
+                        result += "Y"
+                    case HexAngle.RIGHT:
+                        if side == 0:
+                            side = 1
+                        elif side == -1:
+                            side = 0
+                            result += "X"
+                    case HexAngle.LEFT:
+                        if side == 0:
+                            side = -1
+                        elif side == 1:
+                            side = 0
+                            result += "Z"
+                    case _:
+                        return None
+
+            if side != 0 or len(result) != 3:
+                return None
+
+            return result
+
+    def generate_pattern(
+        self,
+        registry: HexBugRegistry,
+        value: str,
+    ) -> tuple[str, HexPattern]:
+        value = value.lower().strip()
+        if not VALID_SWIZZLE_PATTERN.fullmatch(value):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Invalid swizzle (expected exactly 3 of x, y, or z): {value}"
+            )
+
+        signature = self.prefix
+        current = HexDir.NORTH_EAST
+
+        # Surely there's a better way to do this
+        for c in value:
+            match c:
+                case "x":
+                    match current:
+                        case HexDir.NORTH_EAST:
+                            signature += "wd"
+                        case HexDir.EAST:
+                            signature += "qd"
+                        case HexDir.SOUTH_EAST:
+                            signature += "ad"
+                    current = HexDir.SOUTH_EAST
+                case "y":
+                    match current:
+                        case HexDir.NORTH_EAST:
+                            signature += "e"
+                        case HexDir.EAST:
+                            signature += "w"
+                        case HexDir.SOUTH_EAST:
+                            signature += "q"
+                    current = HexDir.EAST
+                case "z":
+                    match current:
+                        case HexDir.NORTH_EAST:
+                            signature += "da"
+                        case HexDir.EAST:
+                            signature += "ea"
+                        case HexDir.SOUTH_EAST:
+                            signature += "wa"
+                    current = HexDir.NORTH_EAST
+                case _:
+                    raise RuntimeError("unreachable")
+
+        return value, HexPattern(HexDir.WEST, signature)
diff --git a/data/test/data/test_special_handlers.py b/data/test/data/test_special_handlers.py
index e75b97d003..0b9c96a864 100644
--- a/data/test/data/test_special_handlers.py
+++ b/data/test/data/test_special_handlers.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from HexBug.data.registry import HexBugRegistry
 from HexBug.data.special_handlers import (
     HexFlowCopyMaskSpecialHandler,
+    HextrapatsSwizzlingSpecialHandler,
     MaskSpecialHandler,
 )
 
@@ -130,3 +131,49 @@ def generate_pattern(
         registry = cast(HexBugRegistry, None)  # lie
         _, pattern = special_handler.generate_pattern(registry, value)
         assert pattern.signature == want_signature
+
+
+def describe_HextrapatsSwizzlingSpecialHandler():
+    @pytest.fixture()
+    def special_handler() -> HextrapatsSwizzlingSpecialHandler:
+        return HextrapatsSwizzlingSpecialHandler(
+            id=ResourceLocation("hextrapats", "vec/swizzle"),
+        )
+
+    patterns = [
+        ("eeeeqaawddeawdadad", "XXX"),
+        ("eeeeqaawddeaeww", "YYY"),
+        ("eeeeqaawddeadadada", "ZZZ"),
+        ("eeeeqaawddeawdqea", "XYZ"),
+        ("eeeeqaawddeaeeae", "YZY"),
+        ("eeeeqaawddeawdadwa", "XXZ"),
+    ]
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("direction", HexDir)
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        ["signature", "want_value"],
+        [*patterns, ("eeeeqaawddeadaww", None), ("eeeeqaawddeaeweawd", None)],
+        ids=lambda v: f"'{v}'",
+    )
+    def try_match(
+        special_handler: HextrapatsSwizzlingSpecialHandler,
+        direction: HexDir,
+        signature: str,
+        want_value: str | None,
+    ):
+        registry = cast(HexBugRegistry, None)  # lie
+        pattern = HexPattern(direction, signature)
+        assert special_handler.try_match(registry, pattern) == want_value
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        ["value", "want_signature"],
+        [(value, signature) for (signature, value) in patterns],
+    )
+    def generate_pattern(
+        special_handler: HextrapatsSwizzlingSpecialHandler,
+        value: str,
+        want_signature: str,
+    ):
+        registry = cast(HexBugRegistry, None)  # lie
+        _, pattern = special_handler.generate_pattern(registry, value)
+        assert pattern.signature == want_signature