A Very Bad Time to Be the Tau | Arma 3 WARHAMMER 40K

The Tau empire descends on an oppressed imperial world as part of a large scale liberation effort only to find they were not the only one's with invasion ideas. Watch the poor Tau get bonked by chain axe wielding maniacs as Ignis fights off a surprise chaos invasion!
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[@RubixRaptor]

Enjoy some poor Tau homies getting sent to the warp by chain swords! Was a banger operation. Also around when this video is coming out I'll probably be hitting 200k subs. So thank you all

[@despookynepnep3989]

question when are u open for requiment agen

[@Prophetofthe8thLegion]

I love how the mission complete was just tau being horribly murdered

[@sliestwheel]

you should do an Op where it's Slaaneshmas and the Imperium and Chaos (the somewhat human part of Chaos) are teaming up to kill all the xenos. Also at the start you could play the audio from the If the Emperor had a Text-to-Speech Device episode that came up with this idea where Ahriman says "let's celebrate what unites us all, Xenophobia" *Lucius starts singing Slaaneshmas song

[@voidstrider801]

Whenever I watch Ignis playing as Tau in Arma 3, I reminded how Fire Warrior should have been a much better game than it was. This is the real fire warrior experience right here.

[@commanderfoxtrot]

Anty could have been a human... it's _literally canon_ that humans are part of the T'au Empire too. Not a lot, but... enough humans. From liberated worlds, or else those that directly sought the T'au, they do indeed exist.

[@Daktangle]

The Imperium using Windows XP minesweeper to lock their defences is so fitting. As is the T'au being utterly baffeled by this weird low tech.

[@de_ciphered]

I mean, many operating systems that NORAD of the US uses is pretty antiquated in order to make it less susceptible for hacking, So the Imperium using less advanced hardware is a good move.

[@Caithness19]

Hey, it worked.

[@imperialofficerremusblackw8452]

I can confirm this is actually brilliance. I swear I'm 1 of only 6 or 7 people in my state who knows how to play minesweeper.

[@An_Owl_named_VIPER]

Urge tau went from cave men to gundam with seconds they have no concept of low tech and as such are horrible at it is either high tech or no tech

[@hedgehog3180]

@@de_ciphered That is an urban legend, the thing that is true is that the ICBMs use floppy disks because being so small it's easy to detect malware. However that might also just be a way to justify not upgrading an ageing and derelict system.

[@Captain_Rhodor]

Seeing a terrified lone soldier running for his life screaming "TERMINATORS" during a Chaos incursion and very much missing his entire squad is generally a sign to follow them at maximum speed. Unless you're Jay, apparently XD

[@cooldudes4208]

To be fair I was with my squad entire squad.... it was the other guy and the rest were on the bottom of our boots and front of our armor.

[@Captain_Rhodor]

@@cooldudes4208 You know what, that's fair. And they'll live forever in your memories. And your tortured PTSD nightmares where they wail that you should have saved them until you wake up in a cold sweat then cry yourself back to sleep! :)

[@RealLem0n]

it's funny, because nothing was over there, not even tau corpses

[@Daniel-wy2kx]

@@RealLem0n even scarier

[@Leglessolas]

*Fire warrior sprints past alone screaming “Terminators! Run!” * Him: I wonder what’s going on over there

[@valbourne1797]

"chaos symbols are normal, that just happens sometimes" - The Ethereal Council speaking to commander Farsight

[@tzeentchlordoffates9268]

"Completely normal"

[@randomncrsoldier7162]

Tau: we’ve taken the city . Chaos space marines : hello there.

[@daltonred1156]

General Kenobi

[@joshfrew3628]

@@daltonred1156 warmaster, Kenobi!

[@stormbarnett5644]

*"Now this looks like a job for me!"

[@Tyrantlizard127]

​@@joshfrew3628 You ARE a bold one.

[@marcusaustralius2416]

"Is this an armed conflict?" "No Shas'ui, the ethereals have dubbed it a special fire caste operation"

[@CrouchGamer]

The turning around and seeing the chaos space marine standing there menacingly while "the good, the bad, and the ugly" song playing literally had me on the floor XD

[@Kirkmaximus]

Perfect editing by Rubix. It fit the moment so well.

[@joshfrew3628]

He was about to get his 8th kill and was planning how to make it extra brutal for khorne

[@CrouchGamer]

@@joshfrew3628 He was truly pondering which skull was best for the skull throne

[@joshfrew3628]

@@CrouchGamer "I'll take jay's, his fear pleases me"

[@RealLem0n]

@@CrouchGamer it was my skull :(

[@alecdeter1999]

Tau invasion: Goes well Chaos: *Invades* Tau troops *Incoherent screaming With "For the greater good."*

[@An_Cummanach]

You know this is canonically something that happened. There was this one planet being invaded by Orks and they were just destroying everything in their path. The survivors of the planet retreated to the capitol with the the Orks chasing them. However during the middle of this, for whatever fucking reason, tyrranids just started coming up from the ground and begun fighting the Orks making it a huge 3 way battle. If you know the way Orks and tyrranids are built then as you'd expect, it became a huge fucking stalemate. All of a sudden, chaos demons just start appearing and coming from the sky and getting involved in the fighting. Khorne had been watching the fighting and the stalemate between the Orks and the tyrranids bored him becuase he thought not enough death was happening. So he literally sent down his demons to spice things up s bit.

[@robknight666]

Sounds like a normal Tuesday

[@alphariusfuze8089]

It just happens everyday randomly in 40k galaxy.

[@noangles1564]

My limited knowledge of 40k made think this was the norm?

[@williamsantamaria2813]

The Octarius War

[@howdoyoudo5949]

@@williamsantamaria2813 No that was a different war altogether. Which involved Kryptman dropping the ball.

[@scpwatcher8289]

the word " That was a good transition, form everything under control to not" sums up the tau in a nutshell

[@Azraiel213]

Yup, when your military has exactly two tactics, things either go fine or *extremely wrong*. 😆

[@TheSeamonkeyBrigade]

@@Azraiel213 I mean they’re insanely adaptable in the lore...

[@drkblade0958]

@@TheSeamonkeyBrigade Doesn't mean shit can't go sideways. They ain't the Eldar and even then things go wrong for them too.

[@shovellord738]

8:26 he was just waiting for you guys to realize he was behind you

[@thedragondude3529]

He’s obviously a very cultured chaos marine who searched through the archives of the Imperial Palace and found the old texts hailed as “memes.”

[@sm1ther549]

This is one of the funniest occurrences I’ve seen in a Rubixraptor video 💀

[@damnthatscrazy6643]

That's would be scary if u were a tau soldier.

[@brok56]

Well, khorne is all about honor. There is no honor in a back stab.

[@japanesepie7787]

That "Howdy" in the beginning always lets me know that chaos will be the only thing I see for these 9 mins and that is fine by me!

[@luangomes2431]

Knowing ignis corp they can make chaos followers seen sane

[@japanesepie7787]

@@luangomes2431 I 100% agree

[@foxytobattlegamerz4533]

It also makes us more wise due to the lore of ignis corp

[@natecondy4125]

This is why the tau need space marine’s but not actual human astartes like their own version

[@mercsdor8620]

+1 to that comment Japanese Pie

[@MrWildcat28]

Idk why but the animation of the Chaos Marine with the hammer made me laugh way to hard. He’s just like “I think this is the right spot!” Before slamming it down

[@scruffmaster0185]

“Ah yes, this vicinity is the correct location” 🧐😂

[@GameTavern2224]

Most units: we look for the bold, brash and tactically sound. we are a cohesive unit Ignis Corp: just keep throwing bodies at the enemy and hope the enemy gets tired also at 2:38 Yes Jay. it's pretty much a Tuesday afternoon for you and your guys

[@tarektechmarine8209]

to be fair they were a lot more co-ordinated as the tau, than almost any other units they've played.

[@GameTavern2224]

@@tarektechmarine8209 touche

[@nitesabes220]

The enemy will eventually drown in their blood or run out of bullets, its a flawless strategy.

[@wilmagregg3131]

@@tarektechmarine8209 because otherwise the option was being pounded into a khrone brand meat pancake. and even then it only could help so much.

[@comradekenobi6908]

how did Tau get those kinds of manpower

[@internetfriend6701]

I love the actual fear over the radio when the storm started and the Drop pods fell

[@R0GU351GN4L]

*Legitimate fear intensifies*

[@wolfyboy]

"CHAOS SPACE MARINES!! I KNEW, I KNEW IT!!" XD

[@boom9881]

8:37 when Jay said "Kill it!" really give that vibe of Covenant midget grunts in desperation as they get slaughtered by Masterchief

[@definitelypeacock]

Jesus, fully expected a tau in a leman russ but hey, tau pancakes do just fine

[@Bah56]

"Y'all, I think I'm in the wrong universe" Sounds like how I feel when I wake up.

[@Blackwolfufk]

You too?

[@wolfwalker4585]

7:12 Jays fellow freedom fighter: * gets nailed with a bolter round * Jay: * starts laughing * Quite the friendship, bet they're married as well, would explain the ill will

[@thelonecourier3439]

Laughter is the best way to deal with stress

[@rongyangyi4500]

“They burned brightly for the Greater Good”

[@KatanaDen]

Ethereals: "Chaos? what is Chaos? I see perfectly normal Space Marines!"

[@clothar23]

An Actual Astartes : ".....You're in for the surprise of your life my deluded blueberry. "

[@kriegertechpriest7011]

*Starts to chuckle with very sadistic malicious intent* Yeah, if you say so.... Blueberry...

[@greatgatsby0174]

And those were most likely his last words before being turned into an unrecognizable pulp of gore and mashed bones…RIP.

[@literalsarcasm1830]

Using minesweeper as a security system for a city honestly sounds pretty on brand with how the Imperium operates.

[@happyhydralisk6885]

As a big fan of the Tau, there's rarely a good time to be them Edit: Sidenote, the HIMACs mechs as battlesuits was a really nice touch Edit no.2: Why are you guys like this

[@thegamingsentinel9238]

Yes inquisitor this man right here

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@thegamingsentinel9238 yeah profile picture explains it, no big surprise :)

[@oreo-postraphe]

@@comradekenobi6908 Yes your name explains it, no surprise :)

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@oreo-postraphe Sure guy who nevet set foot on Japan

[@oreo-postraphe]

@@comradekenobi6908 Okay fellow who's never set foot in Russia

[@OzyWazza]

cooldudes4208: "TERMINATORS!!!" Jay: "Where's the rest of your squad?" cooldudes4208: ~foot-squelch noises intensify~

[@Cru128]

Me, hears someone screaming “terminators” in the middle of a chaos incursion and running for their life without their squad: oh fuck. Jay, hears the same thing: Oh yes.

[@johnzotack3652]

09:01 The most accurate representation of Tau battle doctrine in any media,period lol

[@lt.dashkov1079]

I love Rubix's narration and panic of everything but sometimes I feel his group is a treat to the safety of humanity

[@gmailquinn]

They are and they have a video literally with that title

[@lt.dashkov1079]

@@gmailquinn ik but... it's getting worst

[@TacticalAnthony]

treat or threat? Both sound bad ngl

[@SebHaarfagre]

@@gmailquinn They _literally_ do not. I can't express the irony of how literal the fact that they literally don't is, enough.

[@lebozo869]

Gotta say, I think the Tau Empire has some of the coolest looking military equipment

[@zenogias01]

The Tau are like if someone dropped a proper sci-fi military with all its hardware and doctrine in the Warhammer universe. Things go exactly as you'd expect: poorly.

[@EntombedToast70]

​@@zenogias01 surprisingly they kick ass when fighting anyone stupid enough to try and have a prolonged shoot out, sadly between orks,Nids, chaos, several space marine chapters, and the eldar not many armies think twice before getting in close

[@R0GU351GN4L]

This is so fucking cool. Anyone else want a battlefield style game set in the 40K universe?

[@neronian7380]

The pure fear in that man’s voice honestly made me think I was watching a cinematic.

[@SoloWingCypher]

2:12 we were not in fact good in there

[@StarBornMichael]

NOOO you were not

[@StarBornMichael]

YOU MUCH UNLEACH YOUR INNER GRAND ADMIRAL.

[@gabrielmeth4844]

6:55 I immediately knew what that sounds was, and said a prayer for Jay.

[@signor_zuzzu]

8:46 SKULLS FOR THE SKULLS THRONE

[@brucereutens8730]

8:28: And here we have an 8 foot tall armoured Michael Myers.

[@alannatherson7721]

I can see the T'au propaganda now: a brave deployment of Fire Warriors aiding the protection of an innocent world against chaos invaders at a great cost to both the Fire Warriors and their Imperial allies.

[@bot-zd3uw]

It’s okay, chaos marines only have one wound :)

[@GiGi-ju7po]

Thanks for checking out our mod! More stuff is on the way soon! Hint: beeg guns (and also making the guns shoot on certain Valkyries that didn’t before)

[@j.j.410]

As a Tau Main. This video is 100% lore accurate. Lmao.

[@DoomnDust]

As soon as the Chaos Marines showed up, this started to feel like watching someone play a horror game.

[@RCMPGuythunder]

Had “Why do I hear boss music” vibes when chaos arrived

[@Privatepain1234]

"Hammer, Hammer! Run" From. Death. Me :starts cackling like a madman before my covid cough starts killing me.

[@victuz]

Were you infected, bro?

[@Privatepain1234]

@@victuz at the time yes.

[@victuz]

@@Privatepain1234 Glad you're cured now :) Did you have any sequelae or discomfort? Anyways that hammer scene was really a good laugh.

[@theenderdestruction2362]

Nurgle tried cursing you but the emperor protected you

[@Privatepain1234]

@@theenderdestruction2362 emperor protects those that believe and are worthy of his salvation

[@Lucifer_Nihilum]

I would like more Tau please.

[@pitied3744]

honestly the Tau vids are the funniest imo

[@phyose4793]

6:26 "I will say, that was a good transition from everything under control, to not." So basically this is just Afghanistan

[@ThePotatoAddict]

Ah my favorite time of the day, warhammer shenanigans in a rubixraptor video

[@ChronicNOTAG]

Tau pulse weaponry, but with weapon sway... I take it the mod doesn't come with gyroscope stabilizers as standard? Honestly, I'm just glad to see the tau get some attention. I like the faction.

[@SaucyPuppetShow1]

I'd honestly love to see the Eldar in some of these mods

[@M4taPut4s]

@@SaucyPuppetShow1 that shit would turn +18 really fast lol.

[@SaucyPuppetShow1]

@@M4taPut4s I mean, there have been Adeptas Sororitas in some of the stuff on this channel. So I'm pretty sure we're already taking that risk.

[@deathtdow]

I hate the Tau... which is why I play Deathwatch.

[@MouldedSalad]

4:20 You mean a different kind of chaos compared to that which you brought to the battlefield with you! 😃

[@oneMeVz]

3:05 Said the Russian front line grunts

[@GaldirEonai]

"This does not advance the Greater Good."

[@midgetydeath]

You won the mission while Chaos made it clear nobody on the planet was going to live long enough to care anyway.

[@Ryan_Ryoku]

been a fan for a while and this stuff jest keeps me rolling, the only reason i don't join in on this is because of how difficult it is to play Arma and time. but other than that keep up the good work Rubix

[@Alpharius93]

I have to say, these 40k mods are getting better and better, so much attention to detail! Hoping to see Eldar at some point too :)

[@luangomes2431]

4:59 this part of the video is the most lore accurate in terms of tau weapon range

[@PandaWolf525]

The idea that the city’s defenses were controlled by a game of minesweeper makes sense.

[@whosasking9740]

8:29 was straight out of a horror movie lmao

[@LocalInnocentHereticJoe]

Tau are the perfect race to play as in Arma 3, your melee is jank, your weapons are numerous, your enemy AI is wack, it fits the tau so well

[@AsmodeusLORDOFHELL]

I gotta say, I LOVE your intro to your videos. I work at the post office as a clerk and as such Im not happy most days. But your videos always make me laugh right out the gates. Thank you. Don't ever stop.

[@jamjar1726]

an fps were you get to play as different 40k factions would be pretty cool.

[@darkrite9000]

Tau, bad at melee combat, the Khornate Space Marines, "Allow us to introduce ourselves." You really did pair up the Tau with the thing they're weakest to, intense and brutal physical violence.

[@mapleflag6518]

What about Farsight Tau?

[@darkrite9000]

@@mapleflag6518 You'll have to forgive me, I'm not the most familiar with 40k lore, especially Tau lore. I know most of the basics on all races, and more specifics on things like Chaos, imperium, and Tyranids, also maybe Orks, the Eldar, Dark Eldar, Tau, and Necrons I know the backgrounds for, their general motivations, playstyle and some small interesting bits, but as for specifics on certain unit types, or specialists, I don't know that quite as well yet. So please elaborate what the Farsight Tau are, if they're good at melee that'd be interesting to know compared to how the rest of the Tau I've been told are not so good with melee.

[@kriegertechpriest7011]

​@@darkrite9000 Tua that apearently fight in melee, fight chaos, and are no longer part of the greater Tua collective, but are slowly gaining more and more followers that are disillusioned with the Ethereals. *Takes a breath, and sips my recaff* At least thats what the Inquisitor said.

[@darkrite9000]

@@kriegertechpriest7011 I see, still I imagine they're not quite as good at melee as Khornate space marines, as melee is basically Khorne's main specialty. Especially in ways he may take your skull from your body.

[@kriegertechpriest7011]

@@darkrite9000 Well when they mount plasma blades to there battlemechs....

[@scruffmaster0185]

Everyone in here talking about “terminators! Run!” Then there’s me: “HAMMER! HAMMER!!! *zeus’s fury is unleashed* “ 😂

[@zackarieneifert7014]

still hoping to see necrons at some point. Glory to the Infinite Empire

[@dustinatkinson5744]

I also find it funny that the Tau's eyes are normal side by side but their helmets eye ports are over and under

[@JustABattlesuitPilot]

Those helmets are basically vr Headsets with night Vision n stuff

[@dustinatkinson5744]

@@JustABattlesuitPilot I always wonder/wondered how they worked

[@RavenWolffe77]

After watching all your WH40K ops, I think it would be AMAZING if there was a BattleTech/MechWarrior mod pack or something. Being a squishy/crunchie in that universe would be the exact kind of batshit insanity Ignis loves so much XD

[@UnknownSquid]

Check the recent videos. : )

[@KingDerpy13]

The entire time, I was hoping to see some Kroot help out, since they are the *ULTIMATE MELEE CHADS* for the Tau. I was very sad to not see one single Kroot

[@paullell9749]

at 8:25 is just gold BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

[@dioncarruthers6851]

I love how the mech starts walking slowly away from the chaos drops pods. Like hell no that too many i am not dealing with that you are on your own.

[@mandoadedhawerdaverda5966]

seeing it from cypher's pov just makes this all the more enjoyable to watch

[@gildea47265]

6:54 XD the sound you hear when things get "REAL BAD"

[@mememarine2257]

I swore at 1:00 i thought he was gonna make the joke

[@timthewarlord2304]

4:35 Jeez MarkedOne calm down

[@graycecollins2085]

Now I know that if I join the Tau Empire i would have a great carreer as a minesweeper

[@steaky6523]

I play Tau and my brother plays World Eaters and it’s so much fun to imagine this when we play each other.

[@oprime0078]

God I love how things went from complete order to utter chaos, the reactions to the attack were so good XD

[@samschoemaker9557]

The age old Warhammer fashion of the tau being bullied by everyone.

[@michelecastellotti9172]

Eh, we'll see who laughs last

[@samschoemaker9557]

Tau laughing as their new codex makes every other faction into railgun ash.

[@alexgorman13]

I got to say, the sound of the Tau weapons firing really is pleasing

[@turtlehead8386]

8:25 that's the sneakiest Night Lords Khorne Berserker I've ever seen.

[@snowbiwan-kenobi5594]

godamn it when the guy said terminators i paused went and checked the workshop and was sad for the rest of the vid :(

[@Nilhulus]

I love to make fun of them, but seeing the Tau in action like this is actually pretty badass.

[@imscary2]

so good i love how you made the chaos marines extra scary with music and sounds

[@DorkMatter001]

"Is that an RPG-7!?" "Maybe :)" idk why but that killed me XD

[@lavaavalon]

I started to watch it again 8:27 that sign is very well placed

[@Viciousf]

Really do love these videos man, makes me look forward to returning to arma once my life normalises again. Keep up the good work

[@joefenwick-scott3807]

This mod looked incredible! Great video!

[@natecondy4125]

HAMMER HAMMER! (Tau getting turned into a fine red paste by a chaos marine with a thunderhammer

[@natecondy4125]

8:27 looks like we have a Mexican stand-off

[@megan00b8]

This very much is how the Tau experience these battles.

[@Dafeaz]

8:26 Legitimately one of the most menacing things I've ever seen.

[@Bladen1111]

CONGRATS ON 200,000, good job man

[@dasmoools606]

LMAO, that chaos space marine just stancing there, staring at Rubix. Ah that broke me. "Oh hiii, readddyy to be SKULLFECKED?!"

[@nobleman9393]

8:26 He's Just standing There... Menacingly!

[@catpratt4246]

That chaos space marine jump scare really helps you understand why it is a 6 to hit charging units

[@Kokoasz]

Magos, I have discovered an STC that will assist us with the orbital defense of worlds. It is an unbeatable game known as “mine sweeper”

[@Andreas-dw9zb]

i hope to see some tau battle suits some day

[@swaggadash9017]

Imagine being the Tau and Chaos just start raining down all around you. The Warhammer universe is a scary one.

[@joenewkirk6136]

Amazing Video, Top notch editing and the commentary had my dying lmao

[@john46525]

Idk why but I really enjoy every Tau op yall do

[@sanveerbalkaran2038]

Your vids keep me going in trying times , please you and Ignis never stop creating! YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!

[@rdoozy]

The sudden swing from under control to warp storm was so good. And the little tau boys getting domed by shots and space marines

[@hyo3884]

First RubixRaptor video i've ever seen... I think I'll like it here.

[@winters1mgsfan]

I absolutely love the energy of your videos! You're an inspiration!

[@pisca6496]

this has got to be the most aesthetically pleasing op you've done so far, theres little bits that REALLY fit in a movie like when the khornate berserkers stormed the gates, or right before it, you being under the mech and it being completely still, in that lighting, in that situation, maybe its just me but i really liked this one

[@midgetydeath]

Tau: Sucks at melee. Also Tau: Likes attacking Imperial planets. Who love melee. Especially Hive Worlds, which are basically close-quarters Stalingrad on crack.

[@wolfenbane1]

I gotta say, nothing quite makes me as happy and sad as your content. It's great to see when it drops and when I hear that outro I am uber sad that it's over lol. Keep up the great stuff.