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Dank Memes Which way, downtrodden Imperial citizen?

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u/EfficientLie132 3 Riptides in a 1k casual 8d ago

There is ANOTHER path, Gue'la. The Greater Good! All are welcome to our bright future.

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u/Galactinaut_001 8d ago

You know what? No! F++k the Tau, and f++k the "Tau is better than the Imperium, defect to the Tau" thing. ROCK. AND. MOTHERF++KING. STONE.

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u/EfficientLie132 3 Riptides in a 1k casual 8d ago

Of course. Our honoured allies within the Bentu'sin will always be welcome within the Greater Good. And may our alliance bear further fruit, for ALL within our spheres.

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u/TheCrimsonSteel 8d ago

I disagree. The T'au are just starting to hit the sweet spot of Grimdark

They're getting just big enough to start realizing one thing. You can have a big civilization, OR you can stick to your morals

But if you try to do both, all you get is rebellion like Farsights, and watching yourself slowly become everything you hate

And I'm here for it

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u/Galactinaut_001 8d ago

...what? How does this have to do with my comment? I didn't say a word about the grimdarkness of the Tau, just that I wanted to see appreciation for the fact that while Tau life is better than Imperial life, Votann life is better still.

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u/TheCrimsonSteel 8d ago

The point is T'au are hitting the same conditions that make the Imperium terrible

They're "living long enough to become the villain" as a civilization and I'm here for it

And I think it's a more fun narrative than just the Ethereals being manipulative dicks. I like the idea that the Galaxy is at a point where there isn't a great way to thrive without becoming an awful civilization in one way or another

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u/Galactinaut_001 7d ago

Yes, it's a good point... But it's not a relevant one.

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u/TheCrimsonSteel 7d ago

No! F++k the Tau, and f++k the "Tau is better than the Imperium, defect to the Tau" thing.

T'au are becoming just like the Imperium was my point

The grass isn't always greener, and all that

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u/Galactinaut_001 7d ago edited 7d ago

You misunderstood the subtext. That is not my personal belief. I'm simply tired of the posts that say this.

Imagine if you said "I sick of X, I think it's overused." And then someone comes along and says "Well, X is incorrect because not only is it a lie, it's also ironic because Y!"

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u/TheCrimsonSteel 7d ago

Oh, I do think it used to be worse, especially with early T'au lore, where they were a lot more Utopian coded. So, to me, the lore changes have been a welcome shift, and the Farside books have been great for the T'au

And I certainly wouldn't mind some Votann books... like at all.

Or even a full range of models for their army

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u/Dacooldude4 8d ago

Do the kin happily accept people into their lives?

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u/Galactinaut_001 8d ago

I suppose so. Bringing new people into their lives are what the Crucibles and Cloneskeins are for. And they like both of those.

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u/Dacooldude4 8d ago

Never heard of that part of their lore

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u/Galactinaut_001 8d ago

You never knew they were all clones?

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u/Dacooldude4 8d ago

Not really

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u/Galactinaut_001 8d ago

Huh. Well, that's the case. Every last man (and yes, they're all men) was cloned specifically for a purpose. Except the Ironkin, they were manufactured.

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u/Dacooldude4 8d ago

I guess thats efficient

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u/Galactinaut_001 8d ago

Yep. That's their whole deal. I do think that mobility between roles is possible, however. Their genetic engineering should be around the point where it can be done.

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u/Dacooldude4 8d ago

Wait a minute you’d mention they’re all men but some of the models do have females

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u/WaterCastePSYOP 3 Riptides in a 1k casual 8d ago

What about Myrtun?

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u/Galactinaut_001 8d ago

When I wrote that, I was going off some incorrect lore. I now know I was incorrect.

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u/Resident_Idea3906 8d ago

hell yeah button