What Exactly Are Felinids? - 40K Theories

[@40KTheories]

Apologies if my voice seems a little off in this video, I recorded this whilst dealing with a throat infection.

[@billiumdollars]

Don’t apologize :) We thank you for making the video!

[@cliffnpaige2009]

There were issues? I didn’t notice.

[@IronWarrior_69]

it’s okay man

[@trollzynisaacjohan1793]

Probably from the heresy creating a vid on furries.

[@Publixnoob]

Source sounded a lot like "sauce".

[@MrLolguy93]

Even in the grim darkness of the 41st Millenium, there must always be Catgirls

[@mikd157]

“I can’t bang that” - random guardsmen

[@jakubp.6987]

The Furry Disease

[@OEFarredondo]

I got catnip and mice baby. What does them Siamese twins ladytomcats charge? Hehehehe

[@Burgerzaza]

And catboys

[@skaut_games7644]

Get the flamer Brother, heavy flamer

[@stephenporter4668]

Hypothesis: Felenids are the reason why we never see the Space Skaven

[@mycure0498]

Thank the emperor for blessing us with his pet cats

[@viraltang]

That makes too much sense...

[@lordfelidae4505]

We aren’t cannibals. Skaven are gross and nasty, but still human. Rats though, are a nice snack.

[@KiopysPlace]

@@lordfelidae4505 wait a fucking minute, skaven are humans? i thought they're just well rats on cocanium.

[@redacted4649]

Facts

[@박승현-n7e]

Sister's of battle: This is Heresy! Krieg: As long they die for the Emperor, everyone is welcome.

[@IronWarrior_69]

Can confirm.

[@generalfluffyproto]

I would tell the sisters to stop bitching all the time.

[@robertnelson9599]

@@generalfluffyproto You better have a rosarius.

[@johngarrettcruz6483]

@@generalfluffyproto I mean, some fine gentleman in the comment section once said that they are "walking sexual frustrations" so i'd have to agree with you on that. 😂

[@Neko_Medic]

that's the most krieg thing everyone could ever say. btw just to confirm, what do krieg ACTUALLY think of abhumans in cannon?

[@mercenarygundam1487]

Simple: They are all Kitten's extended family members.

[@lootboxplayer7555]

He doesn't like seeing them after they got angry at him for having a relationship with shado...BLAM!!! Not f***ing cannon

[@Nusrich_06]

THIS IS NOT FUCKING CANON

[@BSFilms1997]

Catboy Custodes Bottom Text

[@jx4storm838]

As the man said "simple". Arkham Razor! For The EMPEROR!

[@thefeatherbird_]

@@BSFilms1997 well now i know how im converting my custodes

[@Warrior-Of-Virtue]

The Felinids are so fascinating. I just got finished watching a documentary series that chronicled the exploits of a pair of rogue Felinid pilots called the Swat Kats.

[@40KTheories]

God, I loved that cartoon when I was little.

[@EJmoray]

Thanks, I just laughed so hard I got a nose bleed.

[@thomascraiker6449]

SWAT Kats reference; you sir deserve a like.

[@RoboticPope]

They had the coolest fighter jet.

[@shadowsaberXYZ]

@@40KTheories don’t forget the kickass theme songs for both seasons. Also their jet “The Thundercat” is a modified F14-D tomcat with some Rafale and Saab going on afaik

[@Voltamatum]

" I can't bang that. " - Guardsman

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

*when you realize he was considering it for a few seconds*

[@josephsteven1600]

@@augustuslunasol10thapostle BLAM!

[@IronWarrior_69]

GOOD

[@ElohimJim]

Anything is bangable with enough spit.

[@crackedhammer4612]

“I can!”- Kirk

[@BlackTemplar40k]

helbrecht: "Are they the....cat people...?" Emperor: "Cat people confirmed." helbrecht: "fffffUCK!"

[@rebeccaschroder3000]

TTS is a treasure

[@lordInquisitor]

Whenever I think of felinids, I can only hear the kajiht merchant saying " take a look "

[@40KTheories]

Imagine a Felinid Rogue Trader

[@ramonvicentevallesterosric7802]

Now you made me remember the Tail of a certain Argonian maid

[@40KTheories]

Not sure if a misspelling or a clever pun...

[@imnotgivingmynametou]

Khajit has wares... If you have coin.

[@tactic34wot52]

@@40KTheories Datz a tearbil pun! Letz krump im!

[@aymann7234]

Claws as long as a forearm... hirsuit, remarkably hairy... vicious fighters in combat... oh my god felinids are Wolverine.

[@40KTheories]

Does this mean Carlos McConnell is space Canada?

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

@@40KTheories Then in their Exterminatus missiles have "Sorry" written in them.

[@RashanWarseer]

Glad I'm not the only one to think this.

[@djsharky3822]

I would think it's the other way around.

[@mechrob1]

@@40KTheories made one big mistake, he made a theory on. MY HOME PLANET!!!

[@bruhb7611]

>hard to distinguish from normal humans >claws as long as forearm They’re wolverine catgirls.

[@matthinton19]

I like to think they have developed cat like reflexes, proportional strength, senses etc but they are also super lazy like cats. Incredible predators when they aren't lounging in the sun

[@leoneyamada5408]

As someone who loves cats of all kinds the concept of a human gaining the characteristics of a cat would make for a super soldier that would put even captain America in his place.... Have you ever actually seen a tiger or a lion swat at something? They are INSANELY BUFF creatures.... People think cats for the emperor and go "nooooo not the kitten people, there stupid furries" I hear cats for the emperor and go "so there tiger soldiers.... Dope"

[@cliffnpaige2009]

Felinids: the Emperor’s purrfect killers; still angry that they weigh so little.

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

We have no cats Leman.

[@cliffnpaige2009]

@@forickgrimaldus8301 you are correct, but they’re still angry.

[@CidGaius]

They are followers of the Emperor of Nyan- I mean Man... ALL SHALL PURR AT HIS FEET!

[@JudicialBrat]

Heretics: "THE CATGIRLS ARE IN 40K OMG TIME TO BECOME MORE SLANEESHI" Catgirls in 40k:

[@commissarf1196]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4bYp3uGp5l1fc0

[@robertnelson9599]

The Felinids were created in the 90's, so anime catgirls were not really popular in outside of Japan.

[@zedhiro6131]

If you want to get technical, ST:TAS was doing two feline races.

[@kevyndaumas3804]

Is more like a khajit of skyrim not a anime girl

[@capscaps04]

@@robertnelson9599 "the felenids were created in the 90's so no anime cat girls" I don't know about that, thundercat was a cartoon inspired by the anime of those times and it influenced a lot of people into the furry fandom.

[@evanremillard5640]

I feel sooooo bad for the colonel of a felinid regiment. Any cat owner knows the pain.

[@joseestevezhernandez558]

I can't imagine the noise at the mess hall.... as if a military mess hall wasn't noisy enough....

[@garereeve117]

Commisar: “I cannot fault their courage and willingness to fight, but you have ANY idea how difficult it is to get these Felinid organized in any meaningful way?” Imperial Guardsman: “It’s like herding...” Commisar: “I can summarily shoot you for heresy, Guardsman.” Guardsman: “I better go clean my lasgun.”

[@Briselance]

@@garereeve117 Guardsman 2: "You're not las-gun proof either, commissar."

[@jonathanwells223]

@@BriselanceCatachans don’t use lasguns

[@AsbestosMuffins]

Abadon the Despoiler: I SHALL CONQUER ALL! *Felinids show up* Abadon the Despoiler: dafuq is this shit

[@lowenergyvideos4658]

Grim Dark Khajiit are always welcome.

[@40KTheories]

Khajiit purge heretics if you have coin...

[@Steelstriker]

Jiz'rgo confirms this to be true

[@26th_Primarch]

I've always pictured Felinids as looking like the Thundercats and considering that Thundercats came out in the same decade as Rogue Trader gives me a personal confirmation that GW was "borrowing" ideas. Also the long claws that the Kroot said he saw the Felinid guard use aren't that crazy if they're melee weapons along the lines of Lightning Claws...

[@internetzenmaster8952]

Felinids weren't officially canonized as a result of someone winning a contest back in the mid-2000s iirc, but yeah, Felinids looking like Thundercats makes a helluva lot more sense than the furry beastmen abominations suggested by TTS or featured in the video...

[@40KTheories]

So more like the one with the overly long claws (which is also featured in the video) then? Just without the long claws lol

[@26th_Primarch]

@@40KTheories yes, pretty much that exactly. Also to go with my statement about those arm length claws being a melee weapons, I just remembered that one branch of the Assassinorum with the drugged up psycho killers have a similar weapon to what I speculated above... At least in the art of them I've seen.

[@internetzenmaster8952]

@@40KTheories Pretty much yeah. Honestly that'd be an amazing nod to the 80s if GW confirmed felinids were 'not!Thundercats', but we all know that would never happen.

[@26th_Primarch]

@@internetzenmaster8952 I've actually joked about taking an image of Lion-o from the 2011 reboot and photoshopping in standard IG flak armor. Plus if they do use the Thundercats concept all they'd need are new head sculpts for the standard (Cadian) Guard models... And those melee claws would need to be custom sculpts also.

[@Tucker0603]

To me felinds can only have two kinds of looks, either khajiit, or Captain Amelia from Treasure Planet.

[@TimeCircleBlue]

Probably somewhere between those two.

[@e21big]

We are the Adeptus Felinidus, And we shall know no Mice

[@gothic-eraknight1586]

They go on Crusades against mice people

[@e21big]

@@gothic-eraknight1586 they evolved to become a certain short people in a cave

[@Epicmonk117]

I imagine them looking like either catgirls or (preferably) Thundercats

[@khai96x]

fucking furry

[@a_unreal_cat]

TTS version is canon.

[@Wulfspyder]

Probably closer to the Thundercats. Pretty much human unless you're close enough to distinguish the fur and altered facial structure.

[@Epicmonk117]

@@khai96x Nah, I just think these are the ones GW is most likely to use - catgirls because money and Thundercats because it most closely fits the descriptions given.

[@Epicmonk117]

@@a_unreal_cat TBH I think the TTS version is too cursed even for GW

[@solaraura8278]

I don't know if this is an April Fools joke or not, but its a fun bit of speculation none the less

[@reina4969]

No really. Is this legit? Lol

[@40KTheories]

Yup

[@footrot17]

Your living in the past man

[@NerdlySquared]

Catgirls confirmed

[@thomascranor2668]

It's real. Catgirls are officially not heresy. Their exact appearance, however, is up for debate and speculation.

[@MrMrrome]

I think it would be pretty cool if they were genetically manipulated into existence. You could have one's created from leopards / tigers to act as scouts or assassins, and one's created from lions for front line combat. While one created from house cats could be kinda baseline, looking more human than the others and serving in a wide variety of roles.

[@breakkid144]

one of the things I find most fascinating with warhammer 40k are the abhumans, and I would love if GW would give them more love. personally I have an idea for guardsman novel the focusses on squad made up of abhumans, and their fight to prove their loyalty to the emperor.

[@DeltaPi314]

Little known fact: The Munitorum has reached the decision of ceasing distribution of laser targeting systems to Felind Astra Militarum regiments giving them only to the Commissars of said regiments.

[@furimindusties5736]

For Morale of course.

[@BlackEpyon]

They're like laser-guided munitions. Except they're catgirls. Just point the laser at the enemy, and watch the fun!

[@paragonrobbie9270]

I can't hear "felinid" without hearing *"Hyeeeeello. I am here. To discuss our. Alliaaaaaaaaaaance"*

[@Fluff_gobocat]

I can't bang that...

[@edmundthespiffing2920]

One of them made it to the rank of Captain General of the Custodes...

[@darthlazurus4382]

*THAT IS NOT FUCKING CANON!*

[@dayaninikhaton]

DO YOU WANNA FOIT!?

[@johnbower7452]

Lady Commissar: "What's that CAT doing here?" Guardsman: "That's my Wife Crone"

[@yeenmachine206]

I used to play a Felinid Inquisitor in Dark Heresy. Sadly, I lost her character sheet, but she was a skilled swordswoman. Modeled her appearance after the snow leopard, my favorite of the big cats.

[@commanderjason7786]

I may not be a big 40K fan, but I'm impressed you managed a *Felinid* Inquisitor. From what I know, most people would scream "HERESY!" at the idea of that.

[@thesupersaingod6765]

Kinda hard to call an inquisitor a heretic tbh it usually ends in your death and subsequent obliteration of you home planet

[@VestedUTuber]

@@thesupersaingod6765 Depends on the inquisitor. A relatively "nice" one would just shoot you and skip the exterminatus.

[@samualwatkins]

I think we’re do for a new guardsmen regiment in the form of a beast army

[@40KTheories]

We did used to have Beastmen minis for the Imperial Guard back in the day. I think the most recent Imperial Beastman mini we got was for Gor Halfhorn (The Necromundan Bounty Hunter)

[@Wolfbroa]

You see that would be fun and interesting so gw won't do it

[@svagglaorde4387]

I can imagine the people on TTS making their own short musical Cats movie but in the universe of 40k.

[@shutdown117]

I literally just heard them referred for the first time in a video today and was wondering about them then boom this pops up

[@Arkaeus04]

They basically khajit from elder scrolls except they were originally humans instead of being elves

[@jamesharrison2763]

Khahjit don't come from elves in Elderscrolls. That's aldmeri propaganda. The beast people's was inhabited Tamriel before the elves arrived there.

[@PrimarisBlackTemplaDraven]

I'm surprised the Black Templars hasn't Purge them yet I mean they're already purging Fury's

[@26th_Primarch]

Well they are sanctioned abhumans so that'd be more trouble for the Templars than it's worth to deal with and of course there's plenty of better targets to purge.

[@40KTheories]

There's also the fact they are restricted to one world, so unless they get the a-okay to nuke the world from orbit, there's little point in trying to eliminate them. There was one instance in the War of the Beast series where a Black Templar murders a bunch of Longshank Abhumans, only to get a massive chewing out from his allies afterwards (due to them being sanctioned Abhumans)

[@cliffnpaige2009]

@@40KTheories why would anyone bother virus bombing a giant litter box?

[@40KTheories]

Easier than cleaning it, I suppose?

[@CaspertheSarcasticGhost]

@@40KTheories Its a Flashgitz KZbin channel meme

[@Enclave2284]

This just proves someone in the past may have tried to make catgirls like the ones from nekopara

[@Enclave2284]

@nunyabusiness3786 exactly my point.

[@magecraft2]

Felinids are well known for fighting the Necron Lord Mumm-Ra! ;)

[@Duppyman695]

I thought Egyptians worshipped cats..... ? I guess killer robot Egyptians do not.

[@TimeCircleBlue]

Of all the Rips that GW could pull with the Catpeople. This one might be the best.

[@thetraitorguardsmen.5321]

Always loved the cat people. They all started in the early 90s late 80s due to Gw's love for red dwarf and Japanese anime. Always Will have a love of the Dominion tank police's cat girls 🐱

[@exterminatus3497]

Heretic!

[@elchipoclevengador]

one can only imagine how scary a callidus felinid assasin could be.

[@Duppyman695]

Im not sure they would make good assassins because all it would take was a ball of string to distract the Felinid!

[@Malphazar]

"Cat people confirmed, They look pretty wacky" -Manperor of Mankind

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

This just has got to be a remnant from the days of Rogue Trader when the game didn't take itself so seriously yet.

[@Connor.SG-1Ring]

In the grim darkness of the 41st millennium, there is always Catgirls.

[@OmegaLittleBob]

It’s not hard to believe, after all...there are no wolves on Fenris.

[@40KTheories]

Funny thing about that, within the new Blood of The Emperor anthology there's a quote that says "After all, there are wolves on Fenris" which made me laugh.

[@William-Morey-Baker]

@@40KTheories it wouldn't be 40k lore if it didn't contradict itself... Now would it?

[@mremu4358]

@@William-Morey-Baker GW scrub: hey boss we got contradictions within the story here. What should we do? GW Boss: that's easy it's a grim dark world, just keep it in and let the fans assume everyone is lying out their arses for their own agendas.. problem solved. GW Scrub: you got it boss!

[@internetzenmaster8952]

Catgirls/catboys of the non-furry variety mixed with Wolverine from X-Men, according to Grekh at least. (Thank the Manperor) In other words... Thundercats.

[@kennyleung9909]

LOL. Lead by the lost Primarch Lion- O 😾

[@sethmiller2532]

Felinid Guardsman at 3:00 AM: "I must run through the barracks as fast as possible."

[@Fluff_gobocat]

Gotta keep doing some PT

[@MastiffTheShotgun]

Finally a video about the one question I have always had about the felinids

[@changelingiris9409]

They would be subpar soldiers for their tendency to chase after the shots of their own lasguns.

[@TippyCraft]

Yay a new video.

[@jakelibbey4631]

hello mr theories i hope ur having an awesome day. ur a total chad so keep on keepin on

[@KyrieFortune]

The Heavyside Layer hasn't been the same since the Dark Age of Technology.

[@Mr_Haddles]

I feel like this is an incredibly well fleshed out Red Dwarf reference, and I am on board with it.

[@DharkDemonBlade]

Bwrn the Hweretic, Kwill the Meowtant, Purrge the Uwuclean! For the Empurror of Nyankind!

[@IronWarrior_69]

Purrrge the cowards

[@Ventruethful]

This comment evokes both the deepest disgust and a warm, fuzzy feeling. I'm confused, infuriated and mildly satisfied at the same time.

[@frozi7711]

I require death

[@O-P-96]

"HELLO. I AM HERE TO DISCUSS OUR ALLIANCE. HELLO. HELLO. I AM HERE" - The Felinid ambassador, M41

[@TheSYLOH]

I'm surprised this wasn't released last week on April 1st.

[@40KTheories]

Probably because Felinids are canonical. They even have an entry in the new Liber Xenologis book (as shown in this video :3 )

[@minelliabrissiaud2321]

I wonder what the Imperium's reaction to meeting with the Felimids during the great crusades was. Did they originally think of them as xenos or did they recognize them as humans right away? Was there a struggle or were they incorporated back into the Imperium with open arms?

[@VestedUTuber]

Magos Biologis: _takes DNA sample and examines it_ "By the Omnisiah, these feline humanoids are descended from humans! Scribes, record a message to be sent back to Mars via astropath! We have another Fenris situation on our hands!"

[@draxusdemos8266]

Thanks for posting this!!

[@40KTheories]

You're welcome

[@mazubahtender]

First off: The Captain General is secretly a shaved Felinid. Second: *SCALIES?* Oh my god I love how silly 40k can be without trying x3

[@AsbestosMuffins]

what's to say the captain general wasn't a felinid that's been turned into a custodies, they are after all still human

[@mazubahtender]

@@AsbestosMuffins That was what I was going after, but I guess I didn't make it clear ^^;

[@weldonwin]

Scalies used to be playable in first edition Necromunda, as part of Scavvie gangs

[@mazubahtender]

@@weldonwin We need them back

[@weldonwin]

@@mazubahtender They'll probably be back in before long, seeing as they were added to the game as part of its Outlanders expansion, so GW will most likely follow its typical pattern and release rules for Scalies, Scavvies, Ratskins ect as part of an expansion pack

[@HiroTheWanderer]

The weeb/furry "joke" that GW is trying to hide from

[@AsbestosMuffins]

careful, blizzard did the same thing for Pandas, and WHO'S LAUGHING NOW!

[@kevyndaumas3804]

Eldar booty

[@MrMortull]

I always mentally pictured them as being quite close to Star Wars' Cathar... maybe slightly *less* cat-like, even.

[@pheivins99]

I bet they are prized by the Drukhari

[@williansnobre]

My headcanon is that Swat Cats takes place in their planet

[@grimaldur778]

Legend says the commissars use laser designators to push the felinids forward

[@adisonscott1039]

I love this especially since I have a abhuman Felinid colony Homebrew on the 40k Homebrew Wiki known as Dumizid. Not many use Abhumans like this.

[@lordfelidae4505]

Alrighty, let me give you how we came to be. Once upon a time, humans thought to make a strain of soldier with animalistic traits that enhance their capabilities. They tried all sorts of things, but due to either poor compatibility, sterility, instability, or psychological issues, nearly every strain failed. Canids nearly worked, but they ended up suicidally loyal. Felines, surprisingly, ended up working. Despite what most people think, cats are loyal. You have to earn that loyalty, though. When the people studying you have partially raised you, that loyalty comes easily, so they were considered a success and a planet seeded with them to produce a viable and sustainable population. But as it turned out, it was rather difficult to get them to listen to a random commander they barely know, so the project fell apart. This is the point where the age of strife hit, isolating these rough genetic experiments on a planet of their own. Eventually, the various strains and experimental lines homogenized into the modern Felinid. And that is the why and how there are cat people in 40K, thank you and good night.

[@BlackEpyon]

You don't need to get them to listen to a commander they barely know, you just need to give him a laser pointer, and have him point it at the enemy. Instinct will take care of the rest.

[@joshuadrain8856]

My personal Headcannon is that they're nekos and the reason the scientific classification includes 'hersutus' is do to the person in charge of classifying abhumans only having a second hand account of them to go on.

[@morpheusbutasasquirtle4431]

That moment when you can't tell if this is an april fools joke or not

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

Felinids are infact real cannon species without portraits

[@Arkaeus04]

Chegorach in a nutshell

[@ElohimJim]

These are legit, mentioned in the 8th edition rulebook.

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Grimdark Catgirls

[@clemo85]

Someone got hold of the history of Hugh Jackman from ancient times and wanted to recreate his alter ego: Wolverine

[@EclipsePheniox]

One of the things that comes to mind is variation. So with the title sugesting that there is a large amount of fur on their bodies, but the kroot said that they looked human, it's stands to reason that there might be a more human like strain with the felinid DNA. So one group looks like a group of furries, while the other's have a more human appearance. It might also stand to reason that the Imperium is selectively breeding them so that the more human traits emerge. This way they will not appear to be similar to beastmen and used as regiments for the guard.

[@YingTongIddleEyePo]

I've heard they don't fit in well with the Astra Militarum as they're all too catty 🤣 But are purr-fect killing machines 😆 I wonder if they'd been around during the Unification Wars would they have been The Emperors Thunder-cats 😂 I'll get my coat...

[@aleale8320]

The dislikes are from space wolfs..

[@teetree6661]

I've always liked the design depicting them as something akin to hairless cats; feline but still obviously human. It's a good middle ground between the meme "omg cat girls" and the genuinely hard to look at "a wookie if they were on a sex offender registry"

[@josephquinnswolin3500]

Warhammer 40k ain't safe from the Nicos

[@40KTheories]

"Nico Nico Nii! Purge the Herah-Sii!" - Battlecry of the 104th Felinid regiment.

[@SC-ce3vp]

@@40KTheories permission to take this out of context.

[@40KTheories]

I think it's just as bad *in* context xD

[@josephquinnswolin3500]

@@40KTheories Emporer protects Emporer protects

[@keithmoore7629]

Maybe it’s cats that got stuck on a deep space starship that got lost in space and evolved to be humanoid and all speak with a British/Afro Caribbean accent..... 🤔🤪

[@nos2342]

don't be a smeg head.

[@joseestevezhernandez558]

I remember the small text about subhumans appeared in the main book of 7th edition... YES, this guys are canon

[@locomotivefaox]

My head canon has always been that felinids don’t literally look like anthropomorphic cats but have adaptive features like fur like body hair, claws, elongated ears, fangs, vertical spit eyes etc. That simply evoked feline like connotations in the original humans who contacted them.

[@Matt-md5yt]

Hope you get better my friend and good video topic to talk about today

[@MattBrain9336]

I can't tell if this is legit or a late April Fools video XD Your voice is fine, just prioritize your health

[@Isaac-smith13]

It's not they are real part of the lore

[@franksmedley8619]

Hello there. I don't have much of a problem with Felinids being a genetically engineered sub-species of Humanity. Given that some Terran colonies maintained enough tech and knowledge to do many other things, I have little difficulty believing that at least one had the knowledge and skills to 'adapt' to their world by altering their DNA. As for the claws as long as a forearm... well, it is NOT stated that those claws were actually biological in nature, which leads me to think that the report is an incomplete statement that the felinids use something like Lightning Claws, but a design that attaches to each finger instead, and rather than sheathe them in energy fields, they have the technology to sharpen them to near mono-molecular thin cutting edges. If the gene manipulation was successful enough, then the Felinids would have characteristics of base feline species... speed, stealth, hunting prowess, night vision, silted eyes, hairy bodies, tails for additional balance, perhaps digitgrade (walking on toes and balls of their feet) feet, and the remorselessness of a true feline hunter. All this and more are possible, and even though their exterior would make them look less human, they would still be 'human' overall in their DNA. If this turns out to be an April's Fools episode, then all I can say is the Original Poster chose an interesting topic at the least.

[@40KTheories]

That's a totally fair and valid point regarding the claws, well spotted!

[@franksmedley8619]

@@40KTheories *grins* waves his tail and disappears into the shrubbery.

[@danielstrachota5153]

Whenever I hear the term felinid a recall that one alfabusa vid... and that disapointed guardsman going: Well I can't bang that..

[@gryphonofmight]

So a race of people like Wolverine from marvel comics?

[@internetzenmaster8952]

Wolverine mixed with the race of cat-people from Thundercats. This whole "oh, they're just walking cats" nonsense died when Grekh pointed out they look like humans. I think a Kroot (especially one like Grekh) would be able to tell the difference between a human and a bipedal feline.

[@draochvar9646]

@@internetzenmaster8952 yea, Kroot aren't as dumb as many think. It is also possible that Felinids are proficient in the use of claw-weapons, similar to the japanese Nekokagi but far more technologically advanced and Grek simply mistook them for biological Claws.

[@csgilmore3536]

Felinids exist. Tzeentch: "What! You left the cats out during travel I was bound to play with them eventually"

[@Michael-bn1oi]

Yes inquisitor, this upload right here.

[@Zakvadr1995]

Does this mean we are going to get more of Zoran reading the UwU-Primarch novels?

[@glennflynn1619]

I read they hardly leave the fireplace, they like to chase flying vehicles. Chase leaves, and suffer from hair balls..

[@OEFarredondo]

I’d be interested in making a felinid mutant army with either nids, GSC, or harlequin/drukhari stats. Now I’m tempted to make a Kill team felinid army

[@lewisirwin5363]

*Looks at title You're four days too late, boyo.

[@40KTheories]

This isn't an April Fools :P

[@joseestevezhernandez558]

Actually canon since 2 editions ago

[@NashSense]

Aw YEAH lads. We gonna get some CATLADY action.

[@1973Washu]

Felinid Gue'vesa . Catgirls in mecha suits ...

[@40KTheories]

I can hear the fan-fiction already

[@SamWicks91]

I like the outrage they cause, Beastman got a goat head? "Thats ok." Beastman got a cat head? "Cat people?! ThAtS HeReSy!1!"

[@Thatonelurkingboi]

I bet that's what the Felinids want because it weeds out traitors. Also they love proving their superior skills compared to regular Guardsmen.

[@Fluff_gobocat]

It's all the Space Wolves trying to shift the focus off of themselves

[@agentoranj5858]

They probably just look like the Cat in Red Dwarf.

[@Tounushi]

"Oi can't bang dat..." -Guardsman during first contact with Felinids, 999 M41.

[@earnestbrown6524]

They are loyal because only the Tech Priests know how to operate the can openers.

[@Keilink]

Felidaes main characteristic is that they've noticable claws, even if not always retractible, so I suppose that no matter their appearance this is a feature they can't skip.

[@Gormathius]

I choose to interpret Felinids as slighly smaller people with fluffy animal ears and tails with an exaggerated love for nature just so Wildstar Aurins can live on in spirit somewhere else.

[@viraltang]

Right on...

[@unintentionallydramatic]

Clicked faster than people will make up dumb headcanon about this.

[@xXtylermhigginsXx]

i didnt know these guys were real! i had only heard rumors of players trying to use them in the old roleplaying games. cool to see them get some attention

[@timm2428]

Now big E can stumble off his chair in his robe and throw cats at choas.

[@aaronbosen6743]

This is almost as weird a bit of lore as that story from second edition days which had an ork trapped in a prison cell for a few weeks, lose the fungal part of his anatomy, grrow actual skin over time and get mistaken as an ogryn and released by accident thinking the ork had escaped and trapped a well meaning ogryn in there in his place.

[@darthjoel6357]

Neko cat girls in the 40th millennium..... emperor says awwwwwww yeeeeaaaahhh!!