40 Facts and Lore on Tau Spacemarines Warhammer 40k Theory

[@ninjaknight6715]

Space Marine: Ah! It is a good day, right eastern exchange student? Tau Commander: I want to die... Space Marine: I agree!

[@Zekrom249]

That was actually a Grey Knight.

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

You see these comments everywhere, even including the follow up comment. Using bots, or as I like to call it, heresy, for marketing purposes? I know where I'm _not_ going.

[@demonikr1]

@@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149 ...what? It's just funny quotes from TTS, a 40k fanfic (rip TTS)

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

@@demonikr1 Ah, the comments seem to have been deleted. It was two of those "I've been using SITE to stream movies and it's great!" comments. Marketing bots. Abominable intelligence one might say. Good that they're gone.

[@0Midas0647]

The modern servants would call heresy, but the Tau Empire is extremely close to the Emperor's original vision for the Imperium prior to the Horus Heresy.

[@s0515033]

Yea. The modern imperium is the literal opposite of what the Emperor envisioned while the Tau are basically the Imperial Truth, but aliens. Closest thing to the real Imperium is Ultramar.

[@doctormelgarejo7258]

No

[@doctormelgarejo7258]

@@s0515033 yes, ultramar

[@ENCHANTMEN_]

I love the parallels. The Fourth Sphere expansion has even seen them becoming increasingly xenophobic, and may in time become as bigoted and genocidal as the Imperium.

[@dargunsh7156]

@@ENCHANTMEN_ probably not

[@hawtdawg8049]

6:49 "Strategies of the Imperium" Report: They seem to just throw people at the problem until it goes away, fascinating.

[@adorablecenturion8436]

And when that doesn't work they just exterminatus or send space marines, aka quality over quantity.. But 90% casualty rate and victory is still a victory, if its Guardsmen.

[@gunslingerspartan]

at least until they cant see the problem behind all of the corpses

[@From-North-Jersey]

Since the only "limitless" resource in the grim dark future is human life it sadly made sense. I also think the number of psykers needed every day to power the throne is tied into the emperium of man's willingness to waste lives in a seemingly haphazard manner. psykers are like 1 in 10 million chance, and blanks are a 1 in a trillion chance. If humanity didn't "throw away" a lot of the non psykers and non blanks the horrible conditions on planets and especially in hive cities would be much much worse due to over crowding the likes of which humanity can not imagine.

[@cheeselovingtree]

Ah, the Zapp Brannigan approach

[@PrinceDrazarian]

Yo! I thought at first you meant like space marines defecting.

[@ianbarry6068]

there are ones that went to the tau empire

[@the_dropbear4392]

@@ianbarry6068 no there aren't

[@xplosivrounds6128]

so did i, a tau/imperial alliance would be so awesome.

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@@xplosivrounds6128 It would, but it's very unlikely. Unless the Emperor rises again, who was the only real member of the Emperium who entertained the fantasy of an Alliance, I say the possibilities are slim.

[@avochristos7834]

I read that as defecating

[@CognizantCheddar]

Tau spec-ops serving the Imperium as anti-Chaos operatives would be pretty darn cool. Alas, it'll never happen.

[@WankerTheWetFingers]

That would be heresy. Also Humanity has their own subspecies which is anti-Chaos - the Pariahs (Blanks). Taus are not needed.

[@sosomadman]

Choas would spank the tau

[@avochristos7834]

HOLD THAT THOUGHT!!! YOUR LOCAL INQUISITOR WILL PURGE YOU SHORTLY!!!

[@helmutstein1178]

@@sosomadman sad but true

[@VestedUTuber]

Wouldn't be the first time xenos would have been tolerated or even utilized by the Imperium. The Jokaero and Watchers in the Dark are pretty much the two most well known. What's less well-known is that the Imperium actually tolerates the Craftworld Eldar. And here's the kicker - the Adeptus Mechanicus have hired the Drukarii (Dark Eldar) to attempt to repair the Golden Throne. Also, during the Great Crusade, there were a number of minor Xenos vassal states and protectorates. The Emperor himself had no problem with Xenos if they weren't a significant threat to the Imperium. If the Tau were around at that time I would not be surprised if they would have ended up becoming one of these protectorates.

[@MechanicWolf85]

"They are pure, unbroken and incorruptible" Aliens: Hey wanna join? Astartes: Yeah!!!

[@OneMindSyndicate]

Spacemarines are just as autonomous as the rest of us

[@burniejarvis9298]

They actually tried to get an Astartes to switch sides when they captured him. Even had a traitor inquisitor talk to him. He killed himself before he would turn.

[@gypdarin1458]

@@burniejarvis9298 no astartes defected to the tau? Yet thousands including half the primarchs turned to chaos... heheheheh ahahahahahaha

[@Animefan1803]

I still firmly believe that an alliance between the Tau and the Imperium would be possible. If the Tau would finally understand the true beauty of Melee combat as our Man-Emperor of Mankind always understood.

[@Manglet762]

Only if the Imperium realize not all aliens are bad. I don't blame then for being the way they are when it comes to Xenos, but Tau are more than willing to cooperate if Imperium would accept them as allies.

[@alphariusfuze8089]

@@Manglet762 *Well, back then humans did try that before, but it will ends up the same after few decades*

[@Gigatony74]

Bruh, this is misleading. I thought you meant space marines betraying the emperor for the Tau empire.

[@adorablecenturion8436]

*I was about to scream heresy before I realized*

[@robbobbrah8953]

The Tau was able to imprison a sergeant space marine and after experimentation, this sergeant overloaded their primitive cogitators with his will alone and killed almost all of the researchers. They were trying to "be nice" and change his will to their own like space hippies and learned a very hard lesson.

[@js463]

As i remember, the Tau never seen a Primarch before, what would be there reaction and Guliman reaction ?

[@JerichoYeet]

@@galling2052 Or judge them for dishonoring melee combat. And joke about the Captain-General having a crush with one of them.

[@JerichoYeet]

@Me Alexander Well you can prove it in front of me. But try tell that to Mr.Goldie over at Holy Terra.

[@BGpilot419]

@ Me Alexander not really. Guns are just violence at a distance. A sword/knife can cause equal to more damage than just a bullet, just up close. That’s why all militaries still teach hand to hand. In 40k melee is more important due to the number of enemies to the imperium will be greater than number of bullets/laser rifle charges. In a chain sword in the hand of a space marine can be extremely effective.

[@luangomes2431]

@@JerichoYeet Kitten: That's was not fucking canon

[@davidbarko7004]

I like how the Tau are like the more sophisticated version of Orks. As in, it fits into the fluff that they can take other factions weapons/gear/fighting style and adapt it to their own and create exciting lore possibilities and unlikely alliances which can end up with cool stuff like this. The enhanced hoof absorption technique reminds of how the Andalites ( a race of humanoid centaurs in the book series Animorphs) eat and drink by using their hooves to crush up and absorb edible material. Cool stuff!

[@xedrickOG]

I forgot that series existed...

[@TheManofthecross]

ic intresting

[@bobuscesar2534]

Why should a Tau adapt a different fighting style?! He's to week for anything except shooting his pussy plasma rifle. Also:Real/the cool plasma weapons tend to explode wish isn't the case with Tau plasma weapons.

[@VestedUTuber]

@@bobuscesar2534 The Tau may not adapt on an individual level, preferring to blast things from afar, but they adapt by changing the way they blast things from afar based on the situation at hand - unlike the Imperium which complacently throws bodies at every single problem and refuses to change its strategy when that doesn't work. Oh, and "pussy plasma rifle"? You do realize that the Tau Pulse Rifle has the highest range and strength stat of any standard infantry weapon in the game, right? S5 and 30" with 15" rapid fire vs a bolter's S4 and 24" with 12" rapid fire. And I'd rather NOT have my gun blow up in my face, thank you very much.

[@bobuscesar2534]

@@VestedUTuber "Highest Range" yeah that's what I said: a pussy gun. Also who the fuck needs Strength 5 when you can get 40 shots out of a ten man squat?! There are also more weapon upgrades for Guard squads than for firewariors in addition to the bigger arsenal of different guns on the vehicles. So saying that Tau have more possibilities than the IG is wrong. And like Napoleon said "The amateur discuss tactics the professionals discuss logistics". The imperial meatgrinder is the best organised machinery in the Galaxy. It is endless and unbeatable.

[@iferutoznola5565]

Tau Inferno Caste. Greater than a fire is an Inferno.

[@lamprosproductions6181]

Hey that's pretty good i think i'll call me new Army that once i get everything ready

[@--GOAT]

Tau Hell Cast.

[@lamprosproductions6181]

That's a good one too

[@Charlie_Chaplin1977]

Iferut Oznola Top kek 😂👌

[@Matt-md5yt]

Inferno sounds good

[@ArchOfWinter]

Tau's Warp skipping can be beneficial for the Imperium's own internal FTL travel. Unless for emergency, the Imperium can prevent the taint of chaos by using the Tau's slower but reliable FTL method.

[@yondermileslimpey3892]

The problem with ftl though Is that youre essentially time traveling. E=mc2So each time you jump, years will pass in the galaxy. Where you were and where you're going might be different each time due to time passing. So although safer due to the warp, it also has its drawback.

[@ArchOfWinter]

Not exactly too familiar with the lore, but isn't the warp itself time-unstable? Like you can literally travel to the past? At least what you are saying is predictable.

[@greyarkhane]

All I can picture is one of those enhanced Tau getting a headache after stepping on a Salamander and receiving back a non-stop loud echo of stomping with the occasional "Vulkan lives!" inserted here and there. Could be even worse doing that on a Noise marine, though...

[@Matt-md5yt]

or on a ANGRY MARINE!!

[@johnfraire6931]

Travis Smith Oh God no...

[@guardianofthetoasters2323]

If kitten saw this he would lead a crusade

[@willw1980]

Their head would just explode.

[@xaverosso3605]

Vulkan lives

[@GUMMRUCHK]

The word heresy isn't good enough to describe this treacherous video.

[@thathemmer7598]

GUMMRUCHK how about grand heresy

[@ImperativeGames]

Yes, it's called "rationalism". Disgusting thing, right?

[@samontebanks410]

Blasphemy

[@arceusdominus4215]

GUMMRUCHK i'll do you one better

[@arceusdominus4215]

SACRILEGE!!!

[@liamimbriolo6066]

Get ready for some Imperial Supremacist comments lol.

[@cyberdiver7076]

Blue berries have no human rights lmao.

[@KCRycePatty]

They aren’t human though, they are Xenos...the fact you put human rights and the xenos together in a single sentence is heretical, how do you plead?

[@the_jester5448]

I take offence at this statement. Should every imperial citizen not maintain faith in the Holy God Emporer; forever entombed in the Golden Throne of High Terra? Is it not too much to ask for a citizen to maintain his daily duties of faith lest to draw the attention of the Ordo Hereticus and the Sisters of Devotion. Trust in the Emporer of Mankind.

[@FullmetalOrk]

Im an ork....... AND EVEN CAN SEE THIS IS FREAKING HERESY. Honestly what a ridiculous idea.

[@HiopX]

I think we found us an scared Ork

[@mordechaimordechai]

U no ork, mane. We orks be talkin in ebonics 'n' shieet.

[@danieldeak9141]

Ha ya zoggin imposter no ork wuld speak like dat. Ya fuggin git!

[@TornaitSuperBird]

Dániel Deák DAT ZOGGIN GIT OVA DERE

[@BubbleyBear-lq5vr]

Chaos rules! Nurgle loves you

[@anthonygenejones6744]

HERESY! The Glorious Man Emperor of Mankind and his Tribunes will be informed of this offense.

[@Ordomalleus40k]

Micco Jolon the inquisition already knows prepare for a exterminatuas

[@theinquisition9390]

Kaldor Draigo thanks for letting us know

[@axaldusteliora2956]

EXTERMINATUS

[@chrissoto7187]

CALL THE SONS OF BLOOD AND LET LOOSE THE DEATH COMPANY!!!!! BLEND THE BLUEBERRIES!!!!!

[@timt020]

Its for the greater good

[@LeviathanSpeaks1469]

Actually, considering how the T'au enjoy incorporating other xeno races into their military, I feel like they would be more likely to incorporate renegade human Space Marines who choose the Greater Good to either the Emperor or Chaos than attempt to start their own program.

[@thelardmaker6806]

They incorporated human inquisitors left behind by the Damocles Crusade, in the short story broken sword so it wont be shocking.

[@ChavdoMnml]

New Taus Space marines should be called - Magma Caste. They can also grow an additional finger for extra dexterity.

[@darrianweathington1923]

Pfffft. They better learn how to fight in melee. Better bring a chain katana or something

[@adorablecenturion8436]

I will need endless hordes of terminators with heavy flamers for this heresy..

[@CederichHower]

Saw this laughed first response was to deem this as heresy. I'm glad were all loyalists to mankind. Something that would unite all mankind. We need an Emperor to lead us to the stars and crush all xenos scum!

[@guardianofthetoasters2323]

If kitten saw this he would lead a crusade

[@sirgideonofnir6840]

I laughed but the thought about it.. that would be cool

[@tai1364]

Nah, they will just put more gun into themself.

[@gwyndolin1536]

As I say with no real insight, but wouldn't it make more sence for the Eldar and Tau to team up since they don't have that many people/planets as other races?

[@luisdoyer3260]

I don't think the Eldar would ever work with the Tau, the Tau are great because they actively harmonize & integrate different people's into their empire. The Eldar are far to xenophobic and exclusive, they can't adapt to the time so they will parish into history.

[@johnchukwudum673]

+OneMindSyndicate I don't think that the tau can ever be a space marine or a Tau space marines. But I think that the closest way a tau can have a 'TAU SPACE MARINE' is through the tau battlesuit, the; XV22. Take commander shadowsun for example, she's like a space marine, a 'TAU SPACE MARINE'. She has the similar apparanse of an Imperium space marine. She could go toe to toe with a raven guard and white scar. Again, a tau fire warrior can not be genetically modified/enhanced, but Mechanically upgraded (THE XV 22). Just put a tau fire warrior in an XV 22, and now you have yourself a "TAU SPACE MARINE".

[@TheManofthecross]

the suits have limited mobility etc a space marine is natural born so the movment advantage is in the marines favor.

[@gaiusmanus7959]

Well a space marine is just a genetically enhanced human so if that's the definition, with Tau's advanced technology I believe they could create genetically enhanced Tau soldiers that could act as the Tau version of the Adeptus astartes. I.e. Insane accuracy, speed, tactical thinking, enhanced reactions, and strength

[@2rje59]

Tau spacemarines would literally look like gigant Minotaur's, stomping their enemies to death.

[@WankerTheWetFingers]

Taus are lesser than Humans.

[@tr0mb789]

Look, I'm real surprised no one came up with "the Plasma Caste" instead of the Fire Caste since this has been up

[@o98z]

my first thoguth too

[@TheGHOSTxDRAGON]

Inferno warrior sounds pretty cool

[@chaplain1112]

Dylan Shepherd "Infernis annihilators" or whatever the tau talk is for "Sun stompers"

[@BTR180]

I guess you could call them Magma warriors? Star Warriors? Heretics?

[@Universe593]

Red Army

[@Spider-Dad40]

Magma warriors sounds so bad ass!

[@axaldusteliora2956]

New Flesh Caste?

[@galling2052]

Heretics seems to be the right term.

[@pablocristobalhernandez9010]

They'll be called gyarados just they'll be using mega splash hahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahaha

[@CreatersMistake]

I'm pretty sure more than half of my brain power goes into knowing 40k lore and it's all thanks to you guys! Love the channel and I love 40k keep it up!

[@uncertifiedjack9808]

tau does have enhanced warriors they are called grotesques

[@bdobdnoble5750]

UncertifiedJack actualy arent those apart of the dark eldars heavy units, grotesque

[@JesusChrist-qi4ti]

dark eldar and tau made an agreement to help eachother or something, with the tau not knowing that the dark eldar were pretty bad. the envoys they sent to the dark eldar were turned into grotesques, so that's what he means by "enhanced warriors"

[@arctrooper501100]

UncertifiedJack SAVAGE

[@bdobdnoble5750]

Jesus Christ™ yep that sounds about right, but didnt girsh one made a video about them in the past videos

[@galling2052]

UncertifiedJack "absolutly barbaric"

[@AgeofGuns]

I love going on any 40k video and just seeing the "heresy" spergfest in the comment section

[@swirekster]

Next time... Space marine Terminator Eldar Eversor Ork Vindicares >:L WITH TITAN CANNONS >:U

[@BaranZenon]

You forgot about the Multilasers! :D

[@Archamussc]

And dont forget a hat.

[@NodDisciple1]

swirekster Who wrote then? Goto The Leper, Cruddance, or Ward?

[@swirekster]

all of them, also a cat. and the fridge, just to make them better in writing on winter planets

[@swirekster]

LOOK AT DAT HERETIC >:)

[@dasubeida-sama2816]

The advanced technology of the Tau combined with the immense fire-/manpower of the Imperial Guard, the skilled and nearly invincible Space Marines and last but not least, the ancient Webway gates of the Eldar, would be a force to be reckon with - in my humble opinion of course

[@googleisinvasive5067]

Heresy! By the authority granted me by our Emperor's holy inquisition i hereby declare you Excommunicate Traitorus!

[@theinquisition9390]

Nathan4059 No google I wont give you my last name Access granted

[@Drakenfoul]

Sign me UPP!!! there can be no greater HERESY!!!! Emperor Protects!!! CHARGE!!!!

[@maksymilians931]

Youre just jealous like every Inquisitor

[@theinquisition9390]

DarkVampireScout _ in what way

[@jaredsmith1998]

Damn xenos lovers!

[@lilboydafriend]

They would call them Space Warriors, a mix of fire warrior and space marine. they would be augmented to be heavy weapon support crews as tau are so shooty. they'd probably get a ton of visual augments, auspex style stuff.

[@brightglory5734]

Not watching video just dropped by the shout HERESY

[@davebowman9000]

1:04 Got a source for that image?

[@DP-dd6hl]

Not a bad vid however lore wise you guys are wrong . 1st the emperor himself who is pretty much a God in his own right created the gene therapy to create the ultimate foot soldiers hence why it so difficult to improve or recreate process. Hence why no other race even the eldar create soldiers as physically powerful as SM . So think that firstly the tau would have the capacity to be able to recreate the process is ludricous within the lore. And secondly to that, even if they came close to copying it, to suggest that they would even be more enhanced in anyway would make no sense. Just because they are tau does not make them automatically better. This is clearly a tau fan vid

[@dantevanbach251]

I am a Tau fanboy through and through, but I agree with you. Why would TauMarines be better? They would be able to improve much but they don't have a God Emperor to optimize them. Also this technology has to do with HUMAN physiology. How do we even know that they use the same building blocks. They have no connection to Chaos, so clearly there is a big difference between tau and humans.

[@TheManofthecross]

even he knows that faith is the only thing that man can turn to when all else fails. so it has to be pratical.

[@peacekorpofkrieg5755]

#PrimarisMarines

[@DP-dd6hl]

Me Alexander you are talking complete nonsense, you clearly dont know the lore well enough. The eldar in their superiorty/arrogance never looked in to developing genetic super soldiers abd would never look into altering themselves. However their darker cousin's have no problem with that and even though they create some genetic monstrosities they do not come in any way close to the emperor's creations. Secondly stating Tau is better your clearly misguided and a fan boy. They are a weak race that adapts to their inefficiency by using a style of war based on range/firepower hence their troops use suits to compete at the level of other races. Do not compare what you see on the table top game has any true relevence to the actual lore. The game seeks balance for competitive play and fun. In war their is no balance. And lastly the emperor is described as the greatest psyhic potential that has ever existed able to nanifest his will across the stars. And as per the lore if there us enough belief in something the warp manifests into reality. Hence the birth of slaneesh and ither chaos Gods. Therefore the emperor as described in the lore is with all his ability and trillions of follows is godly.

[@deltahunter4810]

DAYAN POZO its Hersey

[@DemonOfGadara]

@OneMindSyndicate: You kept mentoining the Tau Space Marines would be stronger, faster etc. than imperial Space Marines (I guess due to their technological superiority). My question is: If the Tau are so superior, why haven't they come up with Tau-Marines by themselves by now? Why would they need the Imperium to show them how to do it?

[@Dushess]

Not so good as geneseed engineering?

[@thefirstprimariscatosicari6870]

Because the Tau are no where near Great Crusade era technology, which Space Marines are a prime example of. Infact Space Marines were slowly disappearing, their numbers steadily decreasing from the orginal 20 millions to the now mere 1 million, until Guilliman revealed the Primaris and the new geneseed stocks.

[@thefirstprimariscatosicari6870]

@Mr Niemand The number of Space Marines in the 41rst and 42nd Millennium is far FAR smaller than the number of Space Marines during the Grear Crusade. Almost no chapter is ever at full strength, there are constant shortages of geneseed and candidates because of corruption or xenos raids and many other problems that contribute to this.

[@DominusDiabolik]

All this brain dead tau propaganda has my exterminatus hand twitching.

[@googleisinvasive5067]

Fire! Exterminatus immediately they are Excomunitate Traitorus!

[@theinquisition9390]

Nathan4059 No google I wont give you my last name Access granted

[@axaldusteliora2956]

I already pressed it 10 times

[@Rymaster095]

*Exterminatus intensifies*

[@slavkebab6553]

Heresy

[@FreelancerASP]

He he he! I could definitely use a big blue coolaid man stomping around with my wolves. OH YHEA!!!

[@nicosheldonflorendo]

This is like when your 8 years old and playing with action figures and inventing new powers to counter your friends invented powers

[@slyfer60]

Isn't that just the entire Warhammer 40k setting in a nut shell.

[@iokaste2873]

My space marine chapter has had the lamest fall to chaos ever. They have betrayed the golden throne for a rhino

[@dantevanbach251]

Ben .Sansom Well at least it wasn't an Ork Warbuggy.

[@iokaste2873]

Dante Van Bach thats true. Do you know if orks pikey empty rhinos from battlefields for their own gains

[@NodDisciple1]

Ben .Sansom METAW BAWKSEZ 4 TEH BAWX GAWD!!!!!!!!

[@fairhair1539]

There has been some heresy on this channel over the years, but nothing like THIS. ***POUNDS EXTERMINATUSBUTTON

[@adorablecenturion8436]

NONE WHO LIVE CAN SURVIVE THE FLAME

[@hexkwondo]

I don't think they could have space marines but, they could have their version of thunder warriors

[@spartana1116]

I see a red mist from dead orcs every where

[@ekhidna4]

You know... The Emperor would actually follow this path I reckon. Makes perfect sense.

[@griffinthomas1056]

Honestly, I still think the possibility of the Tau empire and Imperium of Man forging an alliance to confront the Tyranids is still possible. But this is 40k we're talking about so maybe not

[@CliffuckingBooth]

Im waiting for that to happen as well one day. It would have been the coolest thing ever.

[@GivebacktheLife]

i really like the art on the slideshows

[@mike-fr2vf]

*E X T E R M I N A T U S*

[@gasmaskfacednerd5896]

Chaos boye

[@bossshun9]

I love the video. And if there ever was a small section of Space Marines devoted to the Tau, the ideas alone would greatly improve the Tau for future battles. Combine the Kroot and Fire Caste warfare knowledge with a space marine knowledge of war for hundreds of years. You got the best of two sides.

[@gkagara]

Tau as it is is pretty op though.

[@fxsantazo]

This just gave me awesome goosebumps. That would have been awesome.

[@Jkooky88]

Imperial knights are cool but having those Tau flight suits would be awesome to have in the imperium of man. Plus i always thought Tau looked like samurais so you get like samurai space marines

[@arctrooper501100]

Holy buttfuck, can you imagine if the Tau Marines had an Omophagea? Cannibal Tau seem pretty OP( what if they ate some kroot?) Also, Tau marines should be called the *MAGMA BORN* due to the fact that they are superior to their normal fire warrior.

[@admiralspire8867]

basker sanjei Tau marines should never ever exist

[@damiencrespan5003]

NEEEEEEEERRRRRRDDD!!! That's actually a compliment these days. Keep doing these videos man, they are so so interesting. It's making me think about getting back into painting my space marines again. Damn it, there goes another few hundred bucks!

[@ImpetuousFlea]

Sweet ..merciful... Emperor

[@clivings0309]

For the greater good and the emperor. This would make me so happy.

[@arthurdotson9579]

"What would they call these new Tau fore warriors?", how about NOVA WARRIORS!?!?!?!?!?

[@venomstar6789]

already taken there's a space marine chapter with that name

[@Redsebt]

plasma warriors

[@MwRYum]

Such windshift decision could only made by the Big E, and since he's still sitting on his shiny chair...well you get the point.

[@rogaldorn5486]

Hm...why not just purge them ?

[@Kh0rne8]

Rogal Dorn I'm with you on this One

[@NodDisciple1]

Rogal Dorn Aren't you busy fortifying a box or something, Primarch Adorable?

[@Carminous]

Hey, hey Primarch. Send in the Black Templars.

[@Robul96]

Rogal Dorn Damn it Rogal.

[@gkagara]

Like you can? Empire is too vast and too fractured to mount such operation each governor just serve their own benefit.

[@manusnigrum]

I think that the Imperium as a whole would react to this as Heresy but any Marine that is from the preheresy era, seeing what became of the Imperium may actually see this as a way of retoring the original Imperial Truth.

[@shadowofsteel]

You REALLY messed up here. The Farsight Enclaves have nothing to do with the human worlds. You need to recheck your lore, and remake this video.

[@adammohamadali1891]

Jason Watkin OK BOOMER

[@johnballard3403]

Plasma Knights? It seems one step up from fire, and has a fitting tribute to their benefactors.

[@chrissoto7187]

CALL THE SONS OF BLOOD AND LET LOOSE THE DEATH COMPANY!!!!! BLEND THE BLUEBERRIES!!!!!

[@Zealot_Tarquinn]

Excellent video. I think. Ray space marine would have heavy focus on their "Power Armor"

[@xoldtygorn9977]

For the Greater Good *starts preparing for the 1000's of IoM fans that are about to besiege this comment*

[@JacatackLP]

Strength in Unity brother! Tau'Va!

[@xoldtygorn9977]

Strength in Unity brother! :3

[@Renvira]

Necrons are best but that's pretty heretical

[@johnathanblackwell9960]

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!

[@NobleS1236]

*slams face repeatedly into big red exteriminatus button*

[@MrJoselewis0923]

Damn it Carl! Now you brought the inquisition here! Just pray they won't order extermina...(High energy beam sound)

[@conchubharjd881]

Water Caste, meet Imperial diplomacy, also called a rotary cannon:P

[@TheRay21420]

Imperium-Tau alliance? Yeah, that would've worked if the Tau could only fight in melee

[@kenny9498]

idk what to comment but...... I still wanna see a video on inquisitor ciaphas cain please

[@Raptanax]

At first I thought this was a video about Tau who joined the Imperium, but even then they wouldn't be able to be modified as Space Marines. It brings up an interesting question to me though, which is how would the Imperium respond to Xenos that actively wants to join the Imperium and or worship the Emperor? I can't imagine that they'd be very trusting. If they were powerful enough to be useful in some way I could see the IG using them because they're pragmatic like that. I can see some commissar staring at them for a moment as they pledge loyalty to the Emperor, then shooting them, or ordering them to shoot themselves, then shooting them. But if they were actually somewhat useful, and genuinely interested in worshiping the emperor, I can see even the commissars ordering them around and still killing one every now and then for kicks, even moreso than with regular guardsmen. Of course, if they were to prove themselves... They could never become Space Marines. Even human-like Xenos like the Eldar can't do that. Though Orks that want to worship the Emperor would be an interesting sight. They're crazy enough for that to happen for a while too, at least until they got bored. But a race of Emperor worshiping Xenos would probably have to operate outside of the Imperium since they wouldn't be well received. I can see some elements of the Inquisition making the argument for using them rather than wiping them out, at least until the Eclisarchy catches wind of it. It would also depend on how useful they could be. If they're like Sayans then the Imperium would use them just to avoid being destroyed by them. If they're like Tau they might get incorporated into the IG or used for farming or manufacturing.

[@adorablecenturion8436]

Before the Tau Empire gets too big it could be wise to seek a way to use them as a tool..

[@johnnycoleman4814]

If the tau had the abilities of a spacemarine along with there technology they would be an incredible powerhouse indee2

[@johnnycoleman4814]

Indeed

[@capitansangre]

You guys are one of my favorite 40k channels! Listen to you guys everyday.

[@fewerearth7348]

So Imperium + Tau = Fire warriors that melee better than Spacemarines.... Bruh

[@andrewca3131]

what music is heard in the background? I have seen it on a few youtube videos and have been trying to find it

[@aaronziegler9091]

The Greater Good for the Win!

[@bossshun9]

To see a Space Marine unit 9r company fight for the Tau Empire must be a nightmare for any of the Imperium Of Man.

[@jimwhite2541]

Congratulations to the winners.

[@shortti789]

enjoyed the Idea !! they would be awesome Models to build and Paint

[@josephstalin6549]

This is the most heretical thing I have seen since the fall of Cadia

[@MawlitiaARTEEST]

This video single-handedly became the basis of my own custom chapter of rogue Space Marines.

[@JairoValkyrie]

Heresy!!! The God Emperor won’t be pleased of this absurdity

[@okkymulphy3859]

This is necessary for The Greater Good.

[@ravenknight4876]

The Video title is missleading. It should be "40 facts and Lore on Heresy"

[@byrondutton4480]

Yo I wish I could step on someone’s head and absorb their knowledge. Like can you imagine the amount on fights there would be in school

[@maxissixam6049]

just drop this data slate in the Commissariat and five minutes later *Blam Blam Blam Blam Blam Blam Blam Blam Blam*

[@ceasarspartacus]

Oh....oh my...you've....oh my... *Wispers in the dark* this is good, the Tau could live longer, fight better, become stronger....this....this could be be gooood.

[@TheSonicfanx1]

"Tau Spacemarines are stronger than Human Spacemarines" Are you sure about that?

[@Mike-bf2be]

Honestly based on Tau technology and greater understanding of science.... Yes no doubt, you realize the Imperium don't understand 90% of their technology.

[@conanmcdonagh2619]

Hmmm. Perhaps, instead of the Tau making their own Astartes, a renegade Chapter that joins the Tau Empire.

[@arthurdotson9579]

I like this. I like this a lot. Thanks guys.

[@Chimera262]

so whats the story behind that image you were using? The one of the Space rheen right of that recently de-armed tau?

[@aiden7452]

>40 Facts and Lore >is all conjecture and theories Okay.

[@atimelongforgotten5166]

I absolutely loved this video Really awesome ideas thrown around and possibilities aswell

[@WAcrobat19]

WE HAVE XENOS IN SIGHT !!! PURGE THEM AND THE TRAITOR !!!

[@renen2851]

I never thought about this opportunity but i like it ^^ and the give-away is very cool :D

[@fotppd1475]

propably the only glorius space marines. they are honorable.

[@jiggy5152]

tau are not honorable, they're pretty much the opposite, space fascism essentially. They're not actually diplomatic at all, don't give you an actual choice, forced sterilization, brainwashing and mind control. At least the Imperium has the respect to just put you down. Oh and they somehow deny the existence of Chaos despite all the wars and such.

[@pubcle]

"""Honorable""" *uses hit and run and basically space communism/fascism (it gets to a point where arguing which it is is almost mute, they're basically the same conclusion from different methods, it seems to me to fit communism much more than fascism and then there's the whole argument of what fascism actually is is it Benito Mussolini's or Hitler's anyways I'm getting way off topic) and is on literally a religious mission to wipe out all resistance far more than even the Empire.*

[@sukadik4775]

lmfao unless you didn't know, the imperium is *MUCH* worse, Corruption, and religious-extremism on Steroids, working endlessly for a never ending warmachine like the imperium would be much worse, unlike life under the tau

[@pubcle]

+Suk Adik Far far more freedom under the Imperium than in Tau, and that is fucking saying something about the Tau. The Tau are an expansionist war machine no less than the Empire. Under the Tau there is absolutely no free thought, the Imperium at least had SOME form, life might be shit, but you have some possibility of choice even if it's an absolutely horrible life at least you get to actually live with some form of choice. You say that like the Greater Good of the Tau is not religious extremism on steroids. Simply because it has a nicer coat of paint and hides it much better does not mean it is actually better. Ignorant heretic needs a bolt round over here.

[@sukadik4775]

Ganondorf The Dark Lord lmfao >hive worlds >constantly monitored by religious extremists >can die from, disease, Faulty machinery, or because you pissed off Dave at work yesterday > gangers and curropt governers the life of most imperial citizens is literally the life of a slave, working numerable hours just to die from faulty machinery, false accusations or just because that guy who walked past coughed on you(now you have a disease!) not to mention that joining chaos would still mean Jack shit for an average citizen, seeing as how they are constantly monitored, they're numbered days would become even shorter lmfao did I even mention the crime, and corrupt police and justice system, 'Freedom' in the imperium is a fucking lie

[@xavier84623]

That was so cool the black hooves are so cool sounding!

[@FirstCitizenXIV]

Cool idea but Space Marines whole schtick is that they are genetically modified super soldiers created by a god(the GOD Emperor), meant to be the best of the best of the best. Having a weak xenos race make "better" Space marines for no reason would completely defeat the entire point of what GW has made for Space marines. Also Tau have enough mary sueing as it is, they don't need to Space marines when regular old tau can hop into a battlesuit that is several meters high. I suggest moving on from 40k if you like human alien empires so much. Star wars is a good one, although super lame and generic.

[@cormacwalsh8311]

Joel I agree that the tau should and would stick to battle suits for their elite warriors. I am very skeptical about the idea of tau making better tau marines than the imperium (even if they did, the imperium could apply the same improvements to human marines) and a couple of years ago I would have also believed that gw would never give xenos enhanced soldiers superior to astartes, the best of the best! Then a single human made better marines with better armour, better bolters, better plasma weapons and better dreadnoughts. The idea that astartes are the best of the best was badass but gw shat on it and now there's nothing stopping tau from studying astartes and making warriors that can take on terminators.

[@admiralspire8867]

Cormac Walsh Tau are not genetically compatible with the level of enhancement of humans astartes. Furthermore, the average fire warrior is physically WEAKER than an average human, so theres that too.

[@adorablecenturion8436]

Considering the shortages for Astartes and whatnot, and all the flaws of the Imperium...I'd be furious if any faction had a better space marine that they had large quantities of.

[@adorablecenturion8436]

I'm sad by how generic star wars gets...good guys always win. Gets boring as *fuuuuuuuuuck* after a while, leaves something to be desired...40K fills the void

[@thegreatboi8357]

Emperor “Not all xeno are bad and it’s just the eldar,chaos destroyed all the good ones” “Especially the twilaks”

[@lanasmith4795]

yeah this is... stupid

[@tallmike5699]

worse, heretical!

[@nostromo9743]

i think it is just impossible, but also a fun concept to analyze

[@TheMoukis]

What is the song starting at 3:10?

[@nunyobidnezz707]

I need to read some more Tau lore. Just got into the hobby recently with the Dark Imperium set, did not realize there was so much story content