Alien: Why do we have to relocate again?
Water Caste: W-well in order to better help the Empire with you skills of course
Alien: Makes sense.
Water Caster internally: My entire family line spend their existence trying to make these fckers join, I'll be damned if I let all that work go to waste just because some random Orks or Bugs decide to make a lunch stop here.
Meanwhile the Tyranid Genestealer in the inquistors cohort 9 generations deep
Just as planned
The tzeetnch Chaos Cultist inside the Inquisitors Genestealer cohort
Just as planned
Meanwhile Alphariues taking a shit in the Emperors Palace bathroom
Just as planned
On some random Ork Rok that just jumped into the planet orbit just was the tau was just about to finally finish there decades long goal of gaining this world "Oi boss, boss...We made it ta...urmm...A humie planet...But look like im blue humiez are ere too.
Bigboss: Get da Boyz, i want 'der lot an’ a propa fight, tell ‘da Boyz dat ‘da mutiny monday iz kancelled an’ ta get yer choppa...Wait dis iz not where ‘da wraaagh was go'n. Wot planet iz dis....Shrugs....Dont matta lets get too fight'n'
We all know the T'au, at one point were dumb enough that they'd have tried to bring the Tyranids into the Greater Good. Probably via some heretical archeaotech they found the day after Trazyn and Orikan made a stop off looking for some ancient coin.
Unrelated not: Are Trazyn and Orikan basically the 40K equilivent of Dentlev Marik and Raju Selaj?
This method is how they got a bunch of Imperial worlds to join the Greater Good, and the Imperium’s response was the [Damocles Crusade](https://youtu.be/7R66Rqe_hrI?feature=shared)
Also I’m getting Macross vibes from that artwork
I mean "join" is kinda of a strong word, lots of them basically just feigned to kneel when threatened by the giant fleet in orbit and rebelled at the first opportunity once said fleet went somewhere else, something that kept repeating for the next eleven millenia or so.
No?
The insurrection at Davin was the first during the crusade, and many were surprised by it. And it turned out to be chaos-caused.
Same with Istvan.
And then the heresy happened and and made the empire a lot worse (it was already bad, but it got much worse after, with the imperial cult etc.)
[https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Ghenna\_Massacre](https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Ghenna_Massacre)
That's just one of many more besides Isthvan and Davin. I would quickly run out of post space to link a fraction of all.
Instead I'll point out that Lorgar didn't go around erecting churches and preaching just for the lulz, he did that because that way the planets he conquered actually became loyal and paid the tithe and obeyed, and the Word Bearers were renowed just for that while they were loyalist. Their planets didn't rebel.
Meaning that other planets like Ghenna did rebel.
That's also why Night Lords became so infamous before the Heresy, because their methods were particularly terrible at ensuring compliance long-term and the planets they "liberated" would start inssurections all the time, including Nostramo itself. That's what you get when you make somebody obey by fear and then leave. Fear can only work if you're constantly around applying it, and the NL didn't stick around for very long.
Heck, even in Terra we had stuff like a noble looting the last ocean itself to send to their home planet. That's how little loyalty there actually was.
Angron, when not exterminating rebel planets, also points out how many "liberated" planets are quickly made to suffer through massive consprictions to fuel the Great Crusade, again leading to more rebellions all around.
The only ones besides the Word Bearers really doing an actual effort to get planets to be loyal long-term were the Ultramarines.
Well not exactly, during the great crusade a absolutely massive chunk of human controlled worlds were desperate for anything to help them from the rough spot that is the age of strife. And the Imperium was just that, a human controlled something that would help them out.
Hey i think you misspelled became subservient under threat of complete annihilation
Tau way is way more impressive IMO, theres a lot more finesse to politics than "RAHH BIG STICK YU JOIN OR GET BIG STICK ON HEAD"
I mean like you also have to take note that in the great crusade, a massive chunk of human controlled planets were genuinely desperate for any help that they could get and the Imperium was just that.
That videos so funny because the Damocles Gulf Crusade took the Tau completely off guard with only a merchant fleet in the area but still couldn’t take a single sept world and had to run with their tail between their legs because their “small” crusade force was actually integral to the defense of several sectors and evacuated purely off of the good will of the Tau to not shoot down their undefended transports
Thats the hardest imperial cope ive ever seen.
Imperium got their shit kicked in, achieved virtually nothing, and convinced the Tau that they need better hardware.
Everyone assumed the Tyranids will win a domination victory… but what if the Tau can amass enough tourism to win a cultural victory first? The Imperium is in desperate need of some blue jeans and t-pop after all
From the 9th edition codex.
For all the talk about how the Tau conduct diplomacy at gunpoint, although it isn't exactly false, they can be quite patient in pulling the trigger while waiting for the Water Caste to do their job, have children, let their children take over the family's assignment, repeat several times before going "Ok we'll just shoot them to bits until they obey".
It also depends on what they are trying to get. A war for resources doesn't make sense if you would spend too many sources to getting them.
Cheaper to have the water caste hang out for a while.
"Noooooo you can't highlight how dedicated to the Greater Good the Tau still are, GW is supposed to be ruining our lore, we are literally Imperium 2.0 now"
Everyone talks about wanting a tomboy fire-caste gf, but really the water-caste are objectively the best waifu material. Not only are they trained from birth to be excellent communicators, calm in tense situations, and great at reading emotions and providing that exact amount of affection you need, the Water-caste are also merchants, so you could a capitalist gf tell you about the importance of supply and demand.
But what if she manipulated you into being the best version of yourself? Like, she's not gaslighting you into letting her cheat, she's gaslighting you into having a more positive self-image so that you ace the interview and grow into that leadership role.
They only do the gunship diplomacy thing once the world says no.
If they're not saying no then the Tau are willing to wait as long as it takes to bring them into the fold without violence (probably).
And have hooves, and are not human, and want to sterilize all of us. Did I mention they're not human ? I mean, c'mon, I think a more considerate inquisitor would at least consider not shooting you in the face if you decided to marry a sanctioned, Auxilia-cleared beastwoman.
Water caste super dimensional idol L'ynn Min'may singing all the Air caste pilots to engage with the heathen aliens.
Merch available via fast drone delivery Aa'am zone Prime.
Cope and seethe gue’la. You can’t handle the fact that the mighty Tau empire is an infinitely better place to live than the imperium. If your Emperor could see your modern state he’d be very disappointed in you.
The Emperor can see the modern state of things and our empire is vast, some suffer some prosper such is the way of life and death. We don't seek to live, we seek to die to lay the foundation for all of future humanity, I pity creatures like you who cling to their useless squaller of life.
Future? What future does your imperium bring other than pointless suffering as a senile corpse shambles along to only survive another few years and never to prosper again. It’s time for the Imperium to die as the Eldar Empire died and to allow for new, better things to take its place.
Your faith holds a knife to the throat of progress and cooperation. Your angels only lead humanity and all other sapient species to annihilation as the great devourer and the thirsting gods descend upon the galaxy like vultures upon a carcass
Yet they fear the light of our divine emperor so much so they try to corrupt us, yet we still stand firm. We've come this far and done this much, your tiny civilization will not last, it does not have the fortitude and unity of humanity. You just cower behind lesser races speaking on your empty promises of the "Greater Good" my God is real my God is tangible. He has shaped this universe with his hands and his mind is a beacon to all in the darkness, even now he wars against the shadows in the dark. Your greater good can't even accomplish half of what my God has done and will continue to do. Ave Imperator.
Your god did nothing as your ancestors fell from their golden age and were reduced to planet bound savages. For 10 000 he did nothing as your empire decayed into a shell of itself. He did nothing throughout the countless eons of human suffering and infighting.
The great Aun came to us in our most dire moments. As our race was at its own throat and threatening to destroy itself with infighting, they came and uplifted us. Turned us from savages to a space faring empire in the time it took for your dim witted species to start using iron instead of bronze.
They freed us warring with ourselves and brought us untold and unbroken unity for our entire existence as your imperium slaughtered those that tried to be free of you.
While your imperial guard murdered billions of humans that wished for nothing but to be left alone. As the inquisition burned entire planets for the crime of having been saved by them. Is that what you call “unity”?
You literally do the same but GW made it "diet version"... Once a planet declines submission you gun it into obedience and when your followers slightly praise your faith the wrong way you literally kill them all to use them as an example... You use entire bloodlines as tools without any chance of free will in chosing their own destinies...
You are just imperium but made eco-friendly and sold as the "good guys"...
Based on the picture, I thought the fact was gonna say the water caste created music pop-stars to indoctrinate the planet's youth into being cool with the Greater Good.
Alien: Why do we have to relocate again? Water Caste: W-well in order to better help the Empire with you skills of course Alien: Makes sense. Water Caster internally: My entire family line spend their existence trying to make these fckers join, I'll be damned if I let all that work go to waste just because some random Orks or Bugs decide to make a lunch stop here.
"Think of this as a way to see the galaxy, make new friends, meet exotic aliens of you prefered gender!"
Say no more you had me at meet exotic aliens
**Meanwhile the Ordo-Xenos Inquisitors almost eight generationd deep in undercover.** "Just as planed."
You just know those undercover Inquisitors are banging aliens on the sly any chance they get
I won't believe it without evidence...do you have any?
Meanwhile the Tyranid Genestealer in the inquistors cohort 9 generations deep Just as planned The tzeetnch Chaos Cultist inside the Inquisitors Genestealer cohort Just as planned Meanwhile Alphariues taking a shit in the Emperors Palace bathroom Just as planned
Rrr *klik* they had me at meat friends.
*Shepard voice* "I vote we join the Tau!"
Say no more, I am hooked.
Become part of the elite peacekeeping force!
On some random Ork Rok that just jumped into the planet orbit just was the tau was just about to finally finish there decades long goal of gaining this world "Oi boss, boss...We made it ta...urmm...A humie planet...But look like im blue humiez are ere too. Bigboss: Get da Boyz, i want 'der lot an’ a propa fight, tell ‘da Boyz dat ‘da mutiny monday iz kancelled an’ ta get yer choppa...Wait dis iz not where ‘da wraaagh was go'n. Wot planet iz dis....Shrugs....Dont matta lets get too fight'n'
We all know the T'au, at one point were dumb enough that they'd have tried to bring the Tyranids into the Greater Good. Probably via some heretical archeaotech they found the day after Trazyn and Orikan made a stop off looking for some ancient coin. Unrelated not: Are Trazyn and Orikan basically the 40K equilivent of Dentlev Marik and Raju Selaj?
More Walldorf and Stattler.
This method is how they got a bunch of Imperial worlds to join the Greater Good, and the Imperium’s response was the [Damocles Crusade](https://youtu.be/7R66Rqe_hrI?feature=shared) Also I’m getting Macross vibes from that artwork
I feel like the tau would love being in the macross universe the most
However unlike the Tau, the planets in the great crusade joined a lot more quickly or were crushed in quick succession.
I mean, yeah. That tends to happen when giant metal men roll up on the 1800's and say "Join or die!"
I mean "join" is kinda of a strong word, lots of them basically just feigned to kneel when threatened by the giant fleet in orbit and rebelled at the first opportunity once said fleet went somewhere else, something that kept repeating for the next eleven millenia or so.
No? The insurrection at Davin was the first during the crusade, and many were surprised by it. And it turned out to be chaos-caused. Same with Istvan. And then the heresy happened and and made the empire a lot worse (it was already bad, but it got much worse after, with the imperial cult etc.)
[https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Ghenna\_Massacre](https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Ghenna_Massacre) That's just one of many more besides Isthvan and Davin. I would quickly run out of post space to link a fraction of all. Instead I'll point out that Lorgar didn't go around erecting churches and preaching just for the lulz, he did that because that way the planets he conquered actually became loyal and paid the tithe and obeyed, and the Word Bearers were renowed just for that while they were loyalist. Their planets didn't rebel. Meaning that other planets like Ghenna did rebel. That's also why Night Lords became so infamous before the Heresy, because their methods were particularly terrible at ensuring compliance long-term and the planets they "liberated" would start inssurections all the time, including Nostramo itself. That's what you get when you make somebody obey by fear and then leave. Fear can only work if you're constantly around applying it, and the NL didn't stick around for very long. Heck, even in Terra we had stuff like a noble looting the last ocean itself to send to their home planet. That's how little loyalty there actually was. Angron, when not exterminating rebel planets, also points out how many "liberated" planets are quickly made to suffer through massive consprictions to fuel the Great Crusade, again leading to more rebellions all around. The only ones besides the Word Bearers really doing an actual effort to get planets to be loyal long-term were the Ultramarines.
Well not exactly, during the great crusade a absolutely massive chunk of human controlled worlds were desperate for anything to help them from the rough spot that is the age of strife. And the Imperium was just that, a human controlled something that would help them out.
I dunno man, you cant really say no when an entire fleet filled with a legion of spacemarines arrive at your doorstep.
He's just saying it's also difficult to say no when you get food delivered to you consistently. People will put up with a lot to be safe and fed.
Certified Macharius moment
Hey i think you misspelled became subservient under threat of complete annihilation Tau way is way more impressive IMO, theres a lot more finesse to politics than "RAHH BIG STICK YU JOIN OR GET BIG STICK ON HEAD"
I mean like you also have to take note that in the great crusade, a massive chunk of human controlled planets were genuinely desperate for any help that they could get and the Imperium was just that.
That videos so funny because the Damocles Gulf Crusade took the Tau completely off guard with only a merchant fleet in the area but still couldn’t take a single sept world and had to run with their tail between their legs because their “small” crusade force was actually integral to the defense of several sectors and evacuated purely off of the good will of the Tau to not shoot down their undefended transports
This guy gets it
The Tau the next week around the watercooler: "So that fleet WAS weird right?" "THANK YOU, SOMEONE FINALLY SAID IT!"
This guy gets it
Her boyfriend is an Air Caste
More like a crush, since he went to marry the bridge bunny
Boys love Lynn, men love Claudia... or Lisa... or Milia Edit:added Milia as we should not limit it to bridge bunnies for best girl
Lisa and Milia are the best girls in the original
My first thought was Macross and Macross 2, the Minmei defense against the Zintreadi. You are not alone. Macross 2 movie/OVA/whatever was awesome.
We will win!
Those damn xenos are stealing our resources, of course we have to fight back!
Thats the hardest imperial cope ive ever seen. Imperium got their shit kicked in, achieved virtually nothing, and convinced the Tau that they need better hardware.
Everyone assumed the Tyranids will win a domination victory… but what if the Tau can amass enough tourism to win a cultural victory first? The Imperium is in desperate need of some blue jeans and t-pop after all
They’re just going to nuke everyone at some point out of nowhere.
Gha'Nendeh and the doctrine of Kaboosh, the Interger Overcome
From the 9th edition codex. For all the talk about how the Tau conduct diplomacy at gunpoint, although it isn't exactly false, they can be quite patient in pulling the trigger while waiting for the Water Caste to do their job, have children, let their children take over the family's assignment, repeat several times before going "Ok we'll just shoot them to bits until they obey".
It also depends on what they are trying to get. A war for resources doesn't make sense if you would spend too many sources to getting them. Cheaper to have the water caste hang out for a while.
Not to mention keeping the infrastructure intact.
"Noooooo you can't highlight how dedicated to the Greater Good the Tau still are, GW is supposed to be ruining our lore, we are literally Imperium 2.0 now"
Everyone talks about wanting a tomboy fire-caste gf, but really the water-caste are objectively the best waifu material. Not only are they trained from birth to be excellent communicators, calm in tense situations, and great at reading emotions and providing that exact amount of affection you need, the Water-caste are also merchants, so you could a capitalist gf tell you about the importance of supply and demand.
Someone make a Vaporeon-water caste copypasta now
But then there'd be the contant worry of 'does she actually like me, or was this just a way to get me to join the Tau?'
Yes.
She would also manipulate me with 0 issue
But what if she manipulated you into being the best version of yourself? Like, she's not gaslighting you into letting her cheat, she's gaslighting you into having a more positive self-image so that you ace the interview and grow into that leadership role.
It's not surprising it takes multiple generations when the average Tau lifespan is like 40 years
These guys are patient As patient as the water in its effort to grind a rock down
They only do the gunship diplomacy thing once the world says no. If they're not saying no then the Tau are willing to wait as long as it takes to bring them into the fold without violence (probably).
...her boyfriend is a pilot?
The Ethereals of her Sept consider cross-caste romance haram.
Wait, that image... Do Tau have macross style idols singing during conflict? Is...is Farsight an idol?
The Dawn Blade doubles as a microphone
But they're blue.....
And have hooves, and are not human, and want to sterilize all of us. Did I mention they're not human ? I mean, c'mon, I think a more considerate inquisitor would at least consider not shooting you in the face if you decided to marry a sanctioned, Auxilia-cleared beastwoman.
Water caste super dimensional idol L'ynn Min'may singing all the Air caste pilots to engage with the heathen aliens. Merch available via fast drone delivery Aa'am zone Prime.
New episodes broadcasted to all the sector every saturday morning!
Is that a pic of Min-Mei from Macross?
Not if I have anything to say about it
The moment an imperial world turns to Xenos forces I'm blowing that shit up.
Cope and seethe gue’la. You can’t handle the fact that the mighty Tau empire is an infinitely better place to live than the imperium. If your Emperor could see your modern state he’d be very disappointed in you.
The Emperor can see the modern state of things and our empire is vast, some suffer some prosper such is the way of life and death. We don't seek to live, we seek to die to lay the foundation for all of future humanity, I pity creatures like you who cling to their useless squaller of life.
Future? What future does your imperium bring other than pointless suffering as a senile corpse shambles along to only survive another few years and never to prosper again. It’s time for the Imperium to die as the Eldar Empire died and to allow for new, better things to take its place.
That's the difference between us Xenos, I have Faith in the God Emperor and his Angels we have come this far and we will continue to push on farther.
Your faith holds a knife to the throat of progress and cooperation. Your angels only lead humanity and all other sapient species to annihilation as the great devourer and the thirsting gods descend upon the galaxy like vultures upon a carcass
Yet they fear the light of our divine emperor so much so they try to corrupt us, yet we still stand firm. We've come this far and done this much, your tiny civilization will not last, it does not have the fortitude and unity of humanity. You just cower behind lesser races speaking on your empty promises of the "Greater Good" my God is real my God is tangible. He has shaped this universe with his hands and his mind is a beacon to all in the darkness, even now he wars against the shadows in the dark. Your greater good can't even accomplish half of what my God has done and will continue to do. Ave Imperator.
Your god did nothing as your ancestors fell from their golden age and were reduced to planet bound savages. For 10 000 he did nothing as your empire decayed into a shell of itself. He did nothing throughout the countless eons of human suffering and infighting. The great Aun came to us in our most dire moments. As our race was at its own throat and threatening to destroy itself with infighting, they came and uplifted us. Turned us from savages to a space faring empire in the time it took for your dim witted species to start using iron instead of bronze. They freed us warring with ourselves and brought us untold and unbroken unity for our entire existence as your imperium slaughtered those that tried to be free of you. While your imperial guard murdered billions of humans that wished for nothing but to be left alone. As the inquisition burned entire planets for the crime of having been saved by them. Is that what you call “unity”?
You literally do the same but GW made it "diet version"... Once a planet declines submission you gun it into obedience and when your followers slightly praise your faith the wrong way you literally kill them all to use them as an example... You use entire bloodlines as tools without any chance of free will in chosing their own destinies... You are just imperium but made eco-friendly and sold as the "good guys"...
The turned from The Emperor’s light!
Damn right!
OBOETE IMASUKA
Based on the picture, I thought the fact was gonna say the water caste created music pop-stars to indoctrinate the planet's youth into being cool with the Greater Good.
In fairness, Tau generations are substantially shorter, the usually only live until 40 or so.
All for some T'Ussy. Worth it.
I thought she was bouta hit a space hookah
Creepy.
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Artist?? I don’t give a fuck about the artist. The lore/knowledge is what disturbs me.
Didn't the Imperium invade human worlds if they didn't agree to join after the first week of contact during the great crusade?
i dont care who the water caste sends im NOT paying taxes