40K Lore For Newcomers - What Is... The T'au Empire? - 40K Theories
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- This edition of 40K Lore For Newcomers takes a look at the T’au Empire and the origins of the T'au race.
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If you ever get transported to the 40k universe, the tau empire is prolly the safest faction you can join into
Paint yourself purple and stand aside the orks. There’s the safest.
To me, the Tau are a pretty cool race in the universe. Despite not having the bling like the space marines, their lore and mechs are very interesting.
And I love the design aesthetic of their ships and mechs.
Also it's the race I'd most like to be apart of.
The Warhammer Podcast
Personally I don’t mind that they do not engage in melee. They fight at a distance like any sensible soldier with a rifle would do.
What I like is how they are grimdark, but in a unique way that's more insidious than it appears at first glance. They may be nicer than pretty much every other faction, but a little bit of reading between the lines shows them to be a tyrannical empire who engage in genocide and brainwashing. The difference is, they understand the importance of good PR and do their upmost to make joining them a very tempting option.
It's just a protoss rip off
I love it that most of the people in comments watch Bruva Alfabusa
Are we gonna see the heartbreak scene between Kitten and Shadowsun in detail?!
"THATS NOT F*****G CANNON" ~ Kitten
[INSERT ANTI-TAU RANT BY KITTEN HERE]
KittenXShadowsun forever.[/sarc]
"THAT IS NOT $&#*@ING CANON!" "I say it is."
glad you feel better mark
Hm, I thought it’s not canon...
Wait wait wait...
They have poor eyesight, yet they can still excel in long range compared to the rest of 40k?
WOT DA ZOG?!?!
they compensate for it with their tech ..... one of the reasons they rely so heavily upon their ever advancing tech.
like everything about tau biology, they must use fancy Xeno tech to remove the disadvantages caused by their inferior anatomy.
The Tau "smell" organs replace there sight at range, so... who needs eyesight.
Maybe one of the issues with their eyesight is hyperopia...
The tech they have might play that huge role. But other then that the fire cast are skilled hunters( stone age ) and develop proper sight for long range. Combine with tech they can hit a target with greater accuracy
good thing Kitten wasn't around to hear this
I totally ship him with Shadowsun tho
Had he seen this, his blowing a fuze on Magnus would have been like a visit to a pleasure planet by comparison 🤣
NOT FUCKING CANON
@@Waddedupnapkin CANON, and you're welcome.
@Inquisitor Matthew Ashcraft Lord inquisitor it’s that man right there
I will admit I preferred the T'au Empire as a single source of doomed Nobelbright in a galaxy of Grim Darkness, a sad message that trying to do the right thing in 40k will eventually doom you....
Field Marshal Fry Farsight Enclave is the true greater good
Field Marshal Fry ...BEHHH!
Bad taste. The whole "for the greater good thing" is really cringey to depict as "nobelbright" instead of as grimdark. Every authoritarian/totalitarian government that has ever existed tried to dress itself up as being for the greater good in some way. And only bluepilled sheeple ever fall for it. It would feel like an insertion of the writer's own naive delusional ideology if Tau were sympathetic good guys in any way.
The irony of the Tau is that in any other setting humanity would be were the Tau are (generally) with another alien race being the imperium.
*_Challenge:_* Take a drink every time he says _"Tau."_
Ojisan Kukki That is death sentence
I lost count after 30.
Im slav
challenge ACEPTED
(after video)
O
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For emperor sake
hic
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I feel like a...
hic
like, EXTERMINATUS IS GOING THRU MY BODY!!!!
Bruh
Only Kislevs and fenrisians could survive that
I do love that image at 8:26, it proves that Tau are equal to humans because they’ve invented fizzy drinks.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES BOI!!!! MY MAIN FISH-MEN ARE GETTTING SOME ATTENTION!!!!!!
Christian Moore I agree they should get more attention especially from the Inquisition Ordos Xenos with a nice Crusade of Cleansing!
panda god 😂😂😂
Soo... Have you figured out what is within the Omega Vault?
I bet Omegon himself...
Everything changed when the fire caste attacked...
Madalore said it right. The Supreme Kid was plsying favorites when making the T'au
I just realised, the T'au come from the Eastern Fringes and are sort of Asian, fml GW
Time for T'au waifus.
And to make things worse, the Tyranids were first encountered in the east too. Someone at GW has a tentacle hentai problem
How did I not realise earlier
Garith Jones yessssssssss
@@Garith000 "problem"
AKA smart fish in a galaxy of edgelords.
Neko Medic or this Blue optimistic Bois vs edgelord Galaxy
Space commie weebs
what about gabriel how are they commies? I couldn't find any lore showing them having a commie dictator system
Because they don't and people just copy+paste bullshit memes to sound edgy and with-it. Their system which calls for galactic equality and cooperation sounds like Communism to people who don't know what the fuck Communism actually calls for and since they hate Communism, they like to approximate it to the Tau because they like all the shit they hate to be in one place. Tl;dr - a lot of fucking dickheads like this franchise.
@@fuzzydunlop7928 they're less of actual commies and more like tumblr commies/SJWs. Also read the lore, because it sounds like you don't realize how awful the Tau actually are
Is that the Warhammer 40k: Fire Warrior theme I hear in the background?
Clyde I think it is. I loved that game!
Clyde yep a great game
That game introduced me to Warhammer 40k.. Oh good old ps2 days
Clyde
The same.
"For the Greater Good!"
*In monotone* "The Greater Good."
"Stop saying that"
czcams.com/video/WA5uEYqpZPw/video.html
Guardsman: "Think for a second! Is this what you really want?"
Gue'vesa: "... Yarp."
Guardsman: "Suit yourself *headbutt*"
I just watched that movie, now we need an arbites named Nick Angel.
*the greater good*
Good vid dude :)
Love the channel! Been binge listening!!!
The tau look at humans and see trillions living in squabble for 500 generations while a select few live better than any king of old Terra could have bet imagined.
The tau are everything humans wish they were.
Inaccurate. At least I have a nose.
@@jacksonkalvin1205 And yet they can still smell better than us 😄
What do you mean with old Terra ?Which time period ?Which kings?
If I ever get into 40k as a game, I'll play the T'au.
It's them or the Eldar, the others makes me feel morally dirty.
Edit: I would however play a custom faction made out of humans and aliens. Probably an Imperial Guard base, with some "Sisters of Battle" and a few T'au allies, or T'au themselves.
They would be a faction opposed to the Imperium of man, labelled as heretics and traitors, but too inconsequential to be the focus of a war effort. I already have their backstory in mind...
The Kins of Galamoore, once a relatively thriving kingdom made of several species living in harmony, fighting the occasional Orks invasion and its own rebel factions. The Imperium discovered them, conquered them, killed all the xenos and enlisted the humans in their war effort. The ecology of Galamoore became critically unstable without the variety of species maintaining balance, and turned into a cold, harsh death world.
For a century the regiments served the Imperium, although they maintained secret ties with the xenos of their home planet, hidden deep underground. The new, harsh environment killed many, but made the survivors strong and unyielding. Many saw the Imperium as a necessary evil when it came to facing the true threats of the Galaxy, now that they were aware of them.
However, after contact with the T'au, things changed. Seeing the T'au as a viable alternative, they began a slow, meticulous process of rebellion. Having to do with little to no support, the T'au being too far and quite unwilling to spit in the Imperium's face so directly, they executed a mass desertion, keeping with them a few precious ships and vehicles.
Calling themselves the Kins of Galamoore, their objectives is now a mass exodus from their home planet to somewhere farther from the Imperium and closer to the T'au border. In time, become official allies of the T'au, knowing they wouldn't last long alone. But in the mean time their forces are busy either prospecting planets and systems, fighting off their pursuers and the monsters lurking in the depth of space, and protecting their home planet from retaliation as it house much of their civilian population.
Insurrectionists.
Oooh, I like the idea.
The fact that gravity would screw Air caste Tau, due to their zero gravity evolution, the ships cocpits clearly need to have a sort of zero-g or inertia nullifying field generators, so that the gravity would not turn them into meat jelly and bone gravel...
Question: due to your theory regarding commissar yarric and the possibility of the waaaaaagh field keeping him alive. Do you believe the field would also affect space marine chapters color schemes. Such as the blood angels moving faster, etc. When in combat with the orks?
This is very late but yeah they are faster
I thought I knew the Tau, but this was great to hear and I learned a few new things 😁
Good voice work.
tau are my faviroute race in 40k purely because of the straight cheese DOW UA tau can perform with the fire warriors having the range of an artillery vehicle and are as spammable as guardsmen. not to mention if you can manage to get a strategic point or a relic after three buildings it is nigh impossible to take it back without dedicating your entire army to it. the ion cannons are ridiculous as well considering my main strategy is to wall off a section of my territory and build as many ion cannons as possible. after that line the walls with shasvr broadside elites and you can win easily through attrition as your ion cannons tear the enemy’s down. you can also use ion nukes to break any large army. in the lore they seem kinda weak but in DOW UA they are the biggest punch in the jaw ever due to the slow expansion but impenertable defenses and the longest range i swear they have the spookiest artillery as they have not only artillery vehicles but they have artillery infantry, air vehicles, elite infantry, structures and relic units.
I run my imperial knight house next to my tau fire caste and crisis Battlesuits. Works like a charm.
I am actually starting a T'au army rn. Thinking about getting shadowsun and putting a custode, kitten, next to the rock she is standing on...
all i can think about is how the toa symbol is the marathon symbol
Not an expert regarding Tau lore but arn't Tau in general short lived? And does their short lives have something to do with their technological advances in such a short span of time?
They are short lived yes, as mentioned in this video.
And potentially, yes.
Got a lore question here.. When you mentioned AI engrams, I presume you mean those mentioned in AI controlled battle suits? As I'm writing my Tau fluff I got curious if it would be possible to have a long gone ethereal within an engram as you mentioned AI "replicant"? Or is it only for lost warriors? Was thinking of using a droid/drone that's run by an Ethereal engram. i.imgur.com/Gt1OWH9.jpg Would that be lore friendly enough to proxy it as an Ethereal? :)
Ah, the heady days of 2003 when that Fire Warrior video game soundtrack kicks in...
I know xenos are heresy, but have you seen that Tau brand recaf maker!? It has over 2000 settings and it recycles the cups.
farsight:so uh....if you help me free my people we can help you?
yvraine:if you let me identify your warp fuckery sword? deal
gman:deal on principle you guys are awesome
the Greater good scene from hot fuzz is what the tau are all about
So, basically, they got real lucky on the scientific front. No rogue a.i., no nuclear war. At least not that we can see. I mean, 5000 years is still a long time, but not compared to other 40k races
Is it cool to hate on the Tau or something? They sound no worse than the imperium, in some cases better actually, what with violence being considered a last resort and the general acceptance of other races.
Also, 9:32. Abe's Odyssey didn't end well after all.
In MOST cases better. People who are big on this franchise like to be as awful as possible to fit the 'grimdark' aesthetic. They hate the Tau - perhaps unconsciously - because their central pillars go against this aesthetic. However, since most are too dumb to realize why they actually dislike the Tau they just regurgitate the same stale memes "WEEB SPACE COMMIES REEEEE".
thats the root problem because they are the "good guys" of the 40k universe and the 40k universe isnt supposed to have a good guy thus grimdark, there should be no one that is objectively better than the others just subjectively
Also unmentioned, but no less a factor, is that the Tau used to have some really, REALLY broken strategies. So broken, to give you an idea, that a lot of *Tau players* felt it completely unfair, and if you were playing as any melee heavy army, you were SOL. It wasn't an issue when playing with friends, but when playing at your FLGS or in tournaments, you essentially had to rely the honor code, which you couldn't be certain the other guy would.
The Warhammer community has a long memory, so there are a lot of people who still are angry about it. It's the same way people still remember the Ultramarine codex claiming almost every chapter revered Gulliman as their spiritual liege, or the stupidly broken and lore breaking codex of the 5E Grey Knights.
And then, yes, quite a few people feel that any faction having moral superiority over the others is *inherently* missing the point.
Any theories on where the Ethereals evolved from? Do the other T'au follow willingly or are they compelled to follow the Greater Good? If they have an organ that can compel obedience, what happened with the Farsight enclaves? Surely they've encountered Ethereals since they broke away.
Jason Still I've heard they have weird pheromones that come from mind control worms
Why does Aun'Va sound exactly like how I'd expect a dwarf to sound?
The voice didn't sound...Tau enough. | 4:17 - At least the Kroot could be reasoned with, the Orks...can't. | 5:04 - Raven Guard? | Their tactics sound like the Inca way of doing things, why fight when you can use less violent means? (although that doesn't mean that they won't use it) | 9:20 - Actually, they have poorer close range vision and better long range vision, their vision extends a little more into the infrared and ultraviolet spectrum. | Which means that 5000 years means more generations than with humans, considering the lifespan. | 16:03 - They fill the combat roles that the Tau aren't that good at, such as melee combat and other roles.
Amusing fact: The Tau tried diplomacy with the Orks and got their Water caste ambassadors slaughtered. *Twice.*
Underestimating the Greenskins is a fast route to the grave (or more likely, their stomachs) - as Commissar Ciaphas Cain (40K's version of Edmund Blackadder) would put it.
T'au, nicest race in the Galaxy by Default
5:44 every single time i have hot fuzz flashbacks
god damn its way too nice over there...
PURGE THE HERECTICS!!!
So when will the AI turn on the Tau? That would be interesting story line.
Is there any mention in the lore of why the eye holes on their helmets are vertical rather than horizontal? Are they camera lenses? is there a screen on the inside of the helmet? That just sounds like something to go wrong.
They are indeed cameras, the T'au's helmet have augmented reality integrated to it. Not only does it gives a better view of the battlefield, it also provides tactical and logistical information. In-game, it is the reason they have better aim, better range, and why as soon as a unit is marked by a Marker Light, T'au troops can fire on it even more accurately and ignore cover.
didnt they also have some Demiurg Brotherhoods joining them
Suddenly want to add a bunch of Kroot to my dark eldar raiding force..
Make them serve.. make them suffer!
I knew all of the other races the tau use but who are the ones above the kroot in the picture
Haven’t seen them before
If I'm not mistaken, this must be a "Demiurg". Don't know much about them myself, but I heard, they are GW's new attempt at including the "Space Dwarf" Concept to the Universe, without making the Space Dwarves too obvious like the Squats.
If Manti Core is right about them being Demiurg; then you can see one of their battleships in the Tau trailer for Battlefleet Gothic Armada (right at the end).
Don't really understand why the Tau were created as a faction outside of "good guys." Would make sense had they a larger empire but they are so dang small compared to everyone else.
To appeal to the Chinese market.
I kindof agree here. On the 40k scale, they should have been much further along on their scale of expansion.
The Tau's 'danger' to the Imperium is sort of like if another nation came into the US and took over a single Pizza Hut somewhere.
Everyone likes an underdog.
@@fumarc4501 No wonder the Imperium is so popular then. They are in a way an underdog themselves.
I must say Inquisitor, but do I sense hints of Tau propaganda? Lol Great Video! Can’t wait to see more :)
Maybe we could get the mechanics to turn them into servitors, then they would actually be of use... -Kitten
And Kitten's heart is still broken 💔.
I have a theory for you
Alpheos and omacon and not twins but triplets that why the hydra has 3 heads
I want a T'au burrito.
So T'au-made burrito, or a burrito made using T'au meat? 'Cause I think you'd need to go ask the Orks to find out about getting the latter option...
No it has the perfect balance.
Aww... :'( Your video featured a Demiurg ship, AND the face of a Demiurg in it, but you didn't talk about them? They're the ones which gave the tau the technology for their Ion cannons (IIRC), and they made minis for them in battlefleet Gothic, who worked with tau. That's actually more inclusion then humans have ever had in their armies.
the fire caste stand ready
Has anyone considered how useful putting the emperor in a tau robot that keeps personality amd memory intact
Are you accusing the Holy Emperor's body of being old?!?
HERESY!!!!
Tau castes summed up in this one comment
Earth
Fire
Air
Water
Atherials
GO TAU!
Yes, I am making fun of the Captain Planet theme.
Imagine that someday, they actually do fight with Battlesuits for all races and fuse them by that phrase.
Please GW, made it true.
Farsight Enclaves ftw
FOR THE GREATER GOOD
So is Alucard of Hellsing Ultimate fame a blood thirster of Korne?
nah he is too much of a silent perfectionist ..... now if we are talking about alucard from hellsing abridged then it would be a different story ...
Phenixtri so the other saint of the sons of Sanguinius
im not too sure if the IoM would take too kindly to either versions of alucard considering he isnt technically human ..... that and the whole magic thing he does would just scream warp demon shenanigans to them and probably if not definitely result in the grey knights and inquisition paying him a visit.
But I could see abridged alucard trying to fuck with chaos for shits and giggles so perhaps the outcast chaos god of anarchy, Malal AKA Malice would take and interest in him. Again probably because abridged alucard would fuck with everyone in 40K if given the opportunity to do so and as such cause ALOT of chaos and anarchy in the process thus earning malals favor.
Tho the question remains would alucard accept the offer to become one of malals avatars and or become a demon prince?
Considering some of his "pets", I can see the Crimson Fucker as a Demon Prince. I also see him trolling the shit out of not only the Chooas Gods, but the God Emperor of Man, again this is abridged we are talking about
indeed and it would be glorious to watch if I dont say so myself >:D
They are anime in SPACE!
Is it true that they were tricked by the Eldari when fighting the Tyranids?
Soo they're mind controlled by a bunch of different species? Reminds me of Halo's Covenant.
Actually the imperium is like covenant from halo.
@@sanghelian well no. The imperium nukes other races. They think one race (humanity) is #1
I mean the Tau aren’t religious zealots like the Covenant and aren’t actively seeking (intentionally or not) the destruction of all complex life in the galaxy.
I thought it was the Weaboo Empire, strange
that would be the craftworld eldar those knife-ears pansies use weeb-blades and shurikens and speak in random noises that make people wanna punch em in the face
You mean optimistic blue weeaboos in a edgelord Galaxy
Timothy's Frauds Alternative why weebs? their society looks more like India than Japan.
I am new to 40k, please don't purge me.
12:03 @Acidglow ( CZcamsr ) is that you?
Nope, that's Count Solace (from Tats TopVideos)
yay i have kitten and an army of his brothers they love the tau... ... ... on the ends of their guardian spears :)
Phearon Mortis God no! Only ones who receive massive raging Custodes guardian spears are other custodes.
Albert Pavliukovic sorry all of mine are straight I have confiscated all their muscle oil.
And forced them back into armor
shit dude, not even Big E was able to do that. I hereby doubt your claim.
'on the ends of their guardian spears.'
...I really need to stop spending time in the Slaaneshi side of the Warp because my mind went right into the gutter when I read that.
Hot Fuzz voices: The Greater Good.
Okay, seriously. What's with all the hate towards the Tau I'm seeing in the comments?
I'm not saying they're perfect, but considering the universe they live in, they're still one of the nicer races. At least they are not trying to exterminate anyone who isn't one of them and they're technology can still keep improving, since they still understand how things work, not like the imperial factions who have long since forgotten and if something breaks, it's not very likely they'll ever get it to run again.
I think the issue most people have with them is the fact that they are a little too nice. Almost like a hybrid of a hypothetical communist society (as the ones in the real world are often awful places to live) and a cult.
They are too retarded and in their ignorance they associate them with communism, which talks a lot about their education. They are a collectivist society with rigid roles, they couldn't be any more different than communism.
Wait... if they have bad eye sight, how do they have the advantage at range?
Technological compensation
...so they have 14 worlds and no one can take them down. really
I'm not completely familiar with what ftl travel and communication can and cannot do in 40k, but I imagine getting a large enough force to amass at the T'au worlds and strike at the same time is not an easy task, even if you have many more worlds than them. Especially if you are fighting at several fronts. The T'au do have less ressources, but they don't have to stretch these ressources as thinly as the bigger factions. Think ancient Rome problems.
Charles Okonkwo lol i am currently playing Attila Total War and it is so true. You are right, if u mass your resources in a few strong places, your defences will stand easily
Manuel Barro They have 14 systems, each one named after the main world. And if the Farsight Enclave supplement shows how system colonization happens correctly each of these worlds is heavy Industrialised and has billions and in the case of several special planets tens of billions of Tau living on them. And that's without newly integrated colonies and the dozens upon dozens of allied world's and systems as these are not considered Septs but rather allied systems. These include human, kroot and Vespid world's and many more inhabited by lesser known species. Differently from the wide spread Imperium tau Empire is very densely inhabited, due to how many livable or teraformable world's there are or were in the region of space.
As a friend of mine say. If the Imperium waged total war against the Tau, the humans would win but it would be a harsh fight with a massive loss of live even for the setting.
THE GREATER GOOD
What is... The Tau Auxiliaries? Or at the very least, the Kroot!
Are the Tau going to punt you out of a window as well? But seriously I greatly enjoy your content.😈
I'm down with the Tau.
I guess as a human I would stay loyal to the Emperor, but would not mind sharing a planet with the X’au.
The planet could be a trading hub, and if they respect me, I would respect them and their allies.
Plus they would like the type of Xenos you want on YOUR SIDE if you suddenly have to deal with a hostile 3rd party of aliens or Orcs.
If the Emperor ever awoke from his stasis on his Golden Throne I think he would like the T’au.
They can be like annoying hippies, but they know how to fight.
Plus they are good with tech and great at trading and negotiating.
When the unholy universe holds so many threats, it’s nice to know that there are allies willing to fight for the greater good.
Plus their mentality might help tame or tone down the worse of the human colonies or hives out there.
We are not to abandon our humanity, not at all. That is heresy!
But it’s ok to borrow and adapt a few Xenos cultural or technical traits if it helps in the long run.
So call off the Inquisition, Interrogators, or Guardsmen.
There guys are ok.
Not quite because the Tau refuse to engage in melee combat, which is why nobody likes the tau.
But what you are stating could work with the Enclave Tau as Farsighted actually uses his mech to fight in melee combat
But can the tau fight in melee?
william cortes poppe de carvalho Commander Farsight can.
no, but you’ll never get there
I mean they CAN fight in melee, just like the Orcs CAN use guns.
3:08 "hundreds of thousands dead", you mean tuesday??
Not sure I like the idea of them having relatively poor eyesight. In biology, there is a direct correlation between sight (or rather the brains ability to process optics) and intelligence. Humans don't have amazing eyes, but our brains do a shit ton of processing on the given data, more so than species like Eagles which have the superior eye. Also, sight is very fundamental to the sciences, for example, despite everyone's belief that ancient China was a very advanced civilisation, it actually suffered in terms of advancement. Why? Because they invented China Ceramic... which meant they did not invent glass and never invented ways to process glass which never became a way to correct vision... this meant there was a point in time where European scholars had around 20 years of extra "sight time" they could devote to study before their eyes gave out. Had China also had the glass advantage, they would have been more advanced. Good eyesight is also a trait found in social and intelligent (curious) animals, for example, dolphins, squid, dogs and cats (despite cone vs rod ratios meaning they see colours differently if at all - sharpness or image quality is still good) and apes. Animals with poor eyesight tend to be much more timid (less curious - which is not a trait of scientifically minded race) and often (though not always) less intelligent like pigs, bulls and moles...
In short, poor eyesight directly opposes to the Tau lore of them being an advanced, scientifically minded race.
but tHEY CAN’T EVEN FIGHT IN MELEE
hey man, not trying to be rude, but had you think on changing the intro and music? it's extremely repetitive to this point. just a constructive opinion
So this is the Kroot video you were talking about.
Nope
Nut
the tau could conquer the galaxy with their doctrine
So lets compare:
- The T'au Empire only gets to be hidden from the main galactic power (Imperium) for 6000 years.
- The Imperium/humans get the galaxy handed to them because the main galactic power (Eldar) Fcked themselves to death.
- The T'au Empire gets the Ethereals (weak brainwashing mortals) in their time of need to form their Empire.
- The Imperium/humans get the Emperor (one of, if not the, strongest being in the entire setting) in their time of need to form their Empire.
Who has plot-armor again? ... The Imperium, the Imperium has the most plot-armor by far.. :P And don't even get me started on Kaldor Draigo and the like...
Sad thing is that most people interested in W40K actually don't know actual T'au lore and just start judging them because some jerk wrecked their army on TT :/
For example, here is 2 basic facts that most people get wrong:
1) About canon T'au physiology : "It had no nose, instead breathing through a slit that ran from the middle of its forehead to level with the lower edge of its eyes." (Black Leviathan by Ben Counter, in Damocles, p. 219).
So YES, the slit on the blueberries faces are used to bloody breathe... there's plenty of evidences for such a thing in the novels. And yes, I know that "Xenology" says otherwise, but I consider the more recent novels more canon. It's actually a good way to know if someone actually read the novels instead of simply going to the Lexicanum (that transmit the Xenology info).
2) T'au blood is RED!
Phil Kelly stated "It’s been red from the first ever account of the sacred ta’lissera blood bond. We tried different coloured blood for our alien races - Orks had green blood at one point - but it just didn’t look right on the miniatures, nor in the art." www.warhammer-community.com/2017/06/28/farsight-the-author-speaks/
some of them look like thanos
I’m surprised a species that’s famous for shooting things with plasma has poor eyesight. You’d think those tactics would develop to compliment good eyesight and poor physical strength.
darkblood626 he worded it badly they have bad close range vision compared to humans but there long range vision is vastly superior
Let the T'au hate commence. I enjoy them personally but can understand why some might not. But still I feel they get undue amounts of hate.
Xenos Tyrant what is the undo hatred? they are xeno that is enough to hate! report to your local Inquisitor for proper reeducation
panda god stop being an imperial fanboy and actually pick a race you like you people make me cringe when I read your comments
Well, they're /almost/ good guys. 40k hates good guys. The rule seems to be everybody is a douche bag and the Tau aren't following protocol LOL
tau were intended to be the first of good races in 40k but then the fanbase got pissy and gw had to throw in hints about them being mind controlled
Well the real reason is that. They. Can't. Melee. Kitten understands...
Tau are my favorites
TL;DW Version: Space commies... space commies with great aim but would suffer massive casualties if an entire battalion fought a single squig in hand-to-hand (hand-to-claw?) combat.
let's make this into a drinking game. everytime there's something ending in 'AU like TAU...drink #onlythebrave
THEY DON'T EVEN FIGHT IN MELEE!
But they don't even melee
ethereals are tau version of the emperor
another video on tau..just pile that on with the rest....
If you're a Filipino who ever is reading this If you replece U from TAU to O you get TAO which means people/person in Tagalog
To be fair in the context of M41 the Tau are the most Utopian of all the major factions. Damn Blue Space Commies...
Well, it's not really communism if they don't treat their xeno citizens and even members of the entire caste system as equals. But it's still a fairly reasonable society in 40k standards.
In the end, the Tau will remove your reproduction and wipe your species out until only they remain. Yes, they truly are the most reasonable, snip-snip faction around
Tau'va, friend.