TAU EMPIRE- Species EXPLAINED | WARHAMMER 40k Lore
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- The grim darkness of the 41st millennium is often characterized by moral grey areas and acts of terrible evil. its a universe where war is everything and every faction is wrapped up in a perpetual pursuit of violence. Yet there seems to be one faction that breaks this mold. one that ( on its surface) appears to value peace and diplomacy. But are the Tau as benevolent as they appear to be or is there something going on under the surface? lets talk about it.
This is my first attempt at a long form lore video. There is still an enormous amount to talk about when it comes to the tau, like their lack of warp presence or any of their named characters/ sphere expansions. my first few videos I publish will basically serve as practice for me. Long form content is a totally different beast compared to making shorts so I'm going to mess up here and there well I nail down my editing, scripting and all the various other intricacies that come with producing lore content.
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Its ironic when people say the Tau are bad cuz of the caste system, meanwhile humans use other humans as living machines to refuel their ships while they desintegrate inside the reactor.
EXACTLY lol
When the alien species is the most humain in our eyes you know the imperium is fucked up
Not to mention only a select few live a life of royalty and luxury while a majority live life looking over their shoulders terrified they will be called out for heresy or worse.
@@thegametroll6264 right? So who exactly is enacting a caste system there?
@@SixtySixteenSix that would be the high lords of Terra.
Everyone hates the Tau but if you were teleported to the 40k universe every single person would be beyond thankful to land on the Tau homeworld and not earth.
You got a point
I have this theory that even being an Ork or part of the Deathguard (they are supposed to be at peace and feel no pain) is preferable to being part of the Imperium
Lol, this reminds me of Israel in the middle East.
That's why I don't like them. They're a Mary Sue
@@amafujithe one time there's a brief semblance of joy "Mary Sue"
You have to remember the warhammer has millions of galactic species that also want peace but the greater galactic races and civilizations are superpowers that grew to know only conflict as they war for control of the galaxy. The tau are a lesser great race that stepped on to the stage of giants. They have only fought normal wars based on the standards of lesser conflicts. To battle a super power of this galactic conflict has opened their eyes to the true horrors of what the galaxy is really like as lesser races are ignorant of this struggle and get annihilated when stepped on by these giants.
It's like a Little League team going against the Mariners in the World Series: you still have a chance, but damn is it gonna be an uphill battle for the Mariners.
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@@QrazyQuarian The only hope for Tau is that their technology continues to progress to the point they can be at a level close to Eldar.
This might seem ridiculous, but they did achieve space travel in 6000 years so you never know.
@@malcolmwoods7708bro hopped on a nerd video and responded to a comment on a nerd video with a nerd emoji and thinks he did shit. Man get a fuckin hobby or something this pathetic as hell
@@malcolmwoods7708loser
The imperium uses a caste system too, you're pretty much born into your position in life though it is a social construct more than it is genetic. Humans tolerate a few instances of significant geneic drift where it is advantageous, Ogrins and Psykers for example. The imperium doesn't say you are rigidly moored into the station you are born into but they do very much practice it plus they will kill you even if you bend a knee to them.
A consceipt in the guard can become the marshal of a sector, revered across the empire as a tactical genius and the defacto ruler of the world that adopted him from a battlefield.
An administrative serf can happenstance upon a forgotten set of keystrokes which speeds up the input system by 2.5percent and be declared a living saint, placed in a position of reserved honour and never expected to work another day in his life.
A nameless luggage handler can fall through a floor poorly supported by archaic struts and be the first to lay eyes on ancient forgotten tech, elevated in authority and status with a name to match.
Humans in 40k tolerate everything short of excellence and respect fate while rebelling against the concept of destiny.
Things are no longer the age of apostasy, the imperium has, as an institution, been written and shown to be improving since the death of vann gogge.
A consceipt in the guard can become the marshal of a sector, revered across the empire as a tactical genius and the defacto ruler of the world that adopted him from a battlefield.
An administrative serf can happenstance upon a forgotten set of keystrokes which speeds up the input system by 2.5percent and be declared a living saint, placed in a position of reserved honour and never expected to work another day in his life.
A nameless luggage handler can fall through a floor poorly supported by archaic struts and be the first to lay eyes on ancient forgotten tech, elevated in authority and status with a name to match.
Humans in 40k tolerate everything short of excellence and respect fate while rebelling against the concept of destiny.
Things are no longer the age of apostasy, the imperium has, as an institution, been written and shown to be improving since the death of vann gogge.
A consceipt in the guard can become the marshal of a sector, revered across the empire as a tactical genius and the defacto ruler of the world that adopted him from a battlefield.
An administrative serf can happenstance upon a forgotten set of keystrokes which speeds up the input system by 2.5percent and be declared a living saint, placed in a position of reserved honour and never expected to work another day in his life.
A nameless luggage handler can fall through a floor poorly supported by archaic struts and be the first to lay eyes on ancient forgotten tech, elevated in authority and status with a name to match.
Humans in 40k tolerate everything short of excellence and respect fate while rebelling against the concept of destiny.
Things are no longer the age of apostasy, the imperium has, as an institution, been written and shown to be improving since the death of vann gogge.
@@guyeswanson7958eh, so do the tau. You have complete mobility within a caste and it's completely meritocratic. The imperium works with an insane amount of corruption, nepotism, inefficiency and bloat. Just how many insanely incompetent imperial officials are shown just in recent 40k?. The tau are immune to that bloat they don't have lineages and bloodlines, no one is getting promoted because he kissed some officer's ass. Even their castes are way less caste-like than the social classes of the imperium. An earth caste isn't a profession, it's a sub species. They lack the muscle and reflexes to be a fire warrior, or the light bones and agility of a water caste. Tau auxilia show no adherence to castes and social classes for example.
You should do either the Orks or The Horus heresy(I would ask for the tyranids but really all you need to now about them are that they are aliens that consume,evolve and spread)
Orks are da best
@@octodude8319 ah yes, a fellow jojo and orks fan I see
@@DossierHarlz Two of the finest things man has ever created.
Agreed! Although, I do wish the tyranids could get more development, but where else could they be taken?...
All you need to know about Horueresy is that horus betrayed the emps and joined chaos then got killed...oh, yeah, also Snagunius died.rip
Just a small note about the whole "mind control" thing, it comes from an old book on xeno-biology, where it's postulated that the Ethereals aren't really Tau but rather an artificial branch of evolution made by the Eldar, which is where the "blinding lights" thing came from when the first ethereals showed up, and it was pointed out that, the ethereals where at first literally twins, the first 2 ethereals where basically clones of each other, adding more credence to the idea that, they're not quite a natural product as the other Tau are.
Never heard about this before? I thought the blindings lights thing was relatively new lore so I'm curious to what old xenobook claimed this. It would be interesting though. The eldar, certainly drukhari, definitely have the tech to do this but whats the purpose? Eldar peak society was colorful with arts, pleasure and creative freedom as staples. Tau are strict, working and shun individualism.
What would the eldar gain from the tau? A threat to humanity?
A warp-free tech army that could rival the necrons?
Or maybe just create an empire that doesnt give in to emotions like the aeldari did. Starting a new era of the galaxy where the chaos gods have no power.
Seems like the eldar would like to be part of that era though, even rule it.
@@DangerousGazes the book is like 20 years old or so, it's very old, and may not be entirely canon anymore, but bits of it still pepper the lore arguments here and there, mostly from fans like me, that read it years ago and still remember it, it's not clear as to why the Eldar made the ethereals, but it is noted that the jewelry on their forehead is not of natural origin, the prevailing theory was that, Eldrad or some other powerful seer, saw the future where the Tau basically fought each other to extinction, and the Tiranids or some other faction took over their future territory, and that led to the extinction of the Eldar, thing is, it was never made clear, since the book never got a part two, or another version to answer the questions the first edition made.
@@dathore it's old shit we don't care about that book lol
@@DangerousGazes Just because a faction emphasized the collective, doesn't mean they shun individualism, that is a false dichotomy. Also, while people use this to call T'au "communists," this is also not true of Communism, nor do T'au resemble that idea in terms of how the society is structured (communism is an economic philosophy, not a form of government). They have a strict caste system, inspired by a combination of Indian theocracy and Eugenics, and their military and "foreign policy" are an almost copy+paste of modern US policy and tactics.
@@DangerousGazes i view it as those points you mentioned are the exact reason why the eldar created them
-they are a low level warp sensitive race
-they dont go hard on anything except greater good, so no feeding chaos gods or creating more chaos gods - which for the eldar is super important aha
-if they did become the dominant galactic race their effect on the warp over time would calm it due to the greater good
-and the eldar get a last laugh to both chaos and the imperium if the tau work out
Tau are my favorite faction in 40k and it always amuses me how, much like a lot of the metaphors in 40k, they go right over the heads of the fans. Tau are criticized for not "belonging" in the 40k universe. As far as factions go, they're too "nice." They have some problematic elements, but the idea of appreciating peace, diplomacy, technology, and improving the quality of life of their citizens makes them the goodest guys of all in the 40k universe, which makes them seem not to mesh with the grimdark tones of the universe. But, that's the point. The Tau empire is tiny, being absolutely dwarfed by every other faction by orders of magnitude. So you've got this tiny little pocket of hope in a tiny little pocket of the galaxy that came too late to the game and is too small to ever meaningfully improve things in the Milky Way Galaxy. To play Tau is to recognize your own irrelevance in the 40k universe. The most you can hope for is that you never earn the attention of a single Ork Waaagh!, the full attention of a single Tyrannid hive fleet, or the attention of the Imperium of Man. Any one of these is the end of the Tau empire. The best part of all? If you leave the Tau lore alone and switch the tone to Noblebright, the Tau become the most evil faction in the universe.
What does noblebright mean and how does it make them the evilest? This is my first time encountering the term, so I am genuinely curious.
@@98gmann Noblebright is the opposite of Grimdark. It's a setting where people are generally good, heroes are their best selves, and the world generally marches towards progress. An example would be Golden Age comic books. In such a setting, Tau would be imperialists that brainwash their victims to create inequitable caste systems. Use their genius to create a world that benefits the few at the cost of the many.
@@98gmann noblebright is the opposite of grimdark.
I found a lot of new appreciation for the Tau now, the fact that they could be described as the good guys that came late to the party as you stated it's very fitting grimdark shit.
And then every faction ignores the Tau for a few thousand more years and they develop the technology to become higher dimensional beings with higher dimensional weaponry, and they come back and wipe out the orks and nids by flattening their controlled space into two dimensions, flattening entire waaaaaghs and hive fleets at the speed of light, with a single mech firing a single projectile from a higher dimension where they are invisible and untouchable, appearing and disappearing into our dimension at ease, able to phase through matter, space, and time to appear almost anywhere at anytime, including the past, easily subjugating every other faction, including the Necron, by offering them their souls and lives, and a better form of immortality if they finally succumb to the message of The Greater Good.
The tau seem compatible with the attitude of the earliest part of the great crusade outside of the disgust of anything xeno. Just before horus turned, he was in the middle of negotiating with a human/xenos culture and was ready and willing to ally with them. Fate never gave them the chance but it's interesting to think about what would have happened.
You’re well on your way to becoming a mainstay 40K loretuber, man, keep it up
He was hoping! This was my first attempt at a TH-cam lore video. But if I could do this full time that would be a dream come true
I agree ,like these videos as much as luetin and u will overtake majorkill in no time... did you see he did a vid on u.
On top of that you actually have a charismatic personality, and you're pretty good at production value and sound quality.
Edit: why do so many 40k lore channels have TERRIBLE sound quality?
I just finished your video and OMG your amazing. You do an amazing job breaking down philosophical constructs and I appreciate your analysis.
so the tau are more like national socialist not communists without the racism ob
I learned about you from Majorkill and did not care for your tiktoks.
Your lore videos are on point and I hope you stick with it. Can't wait to see you collab with another creator.
3rd video of your's I've started watching as of today.
Fun fact: A custodes had a relationship with the tau Commander known as "Shadowsun" but due to complications between their races, they had to break up. Anyone who brings it up will tell you "IT'S NOT FUCKING CANON!" But it was literally caught on holorecording curtsey of Emps.
TTS will be missed..
XD
@@jwal2 😭
IT'S NOT FUCKING CANON!!
They got ya on Holo...
WASN'T ME
They got ya by Psy-Kers...
WASN'T ME
the Tau empire reminds us of the society from the book Brave New World, a type of slavery that is implicit and accepted with joy in which people are led to certain roles, society is highly technological, there is a strong belief in technicism, they do not have freedom, they live a certain caste system, believe it to be a wonderful system that promotes the common good, civilization, pleasure, peace and scientific advancement, purging anyone who disagrees with it and suppressing any personal feelings that are considered taboo.
You will own nothing and be happy.
Exactly they're just another aspect of grimdark. The fluffy kind on the outside but inside we all know they're just as fucked up as the others
People should do what they do best, the T’au realized this and prosper
@@jrr7031 I know that statement... And this one: You will eat bugs and you will like it.
You remind me of these ppl who thing that refueling nuclear reactor and dying in process or living in the lowest lvl of hive cities is much better option. At least you are free when dying in most horrible ways. That is if that was done by others, not you.
I appreciate this video's sanity. One of the other videos I saw on the Tau said they they were "the worst" of the 40k factions because of mind control. He was very sure that living under the Imperium or Orks was better because you got to be yourself and make your own choices. Which is bonkers because your choice is "suffer and die" or "suffer more and die" or "die right now to end your suffering. "
Like, the morality of empire, colonization, mental influence / mind control, and the caste system are obviously insidious and raise questions about what the ethereals are really up to. And it's 40k so you know there's some shady shit going down. But to say they are the most evil faction because they mentally manipulate their populace... Exactly how different is that from the brain-washing of the fanatical Imperium? Not different enough to claim the Tau protected worlds with equality are a worse fate than the brutality of the Hive Cities, forced labor, torture, and forced conscription of the Imperium.
I think I know what video youre talking about. The channel is called Luetin09 or something right? I got big fascist energy from their videos.
The Tau might be using their people in different ways but at least you get a semi decent life in the 40k timeline with em. Living on a Tau utopian propaganda laden colony is definitely better than staying on an Imperium hive world were you're more likely to become corpse starch than an Imperium guardsmen.
The Imperiums propaganda is pure zealous hatred and submission which will just endup turning into war obsessed psychosis.
So what if you get drafted into the Tau military when they go to war, considering their strategy is more diplomacy than orbital bombardment you're less likely to get dragged into the fight.
@@justinmiller2132 I wonder if the zombie emperor is the reason the imperium is so crazy. Like how the tau ethereals are so charismatic they are able to ensure people live by the tenants of the greater good, what if the god emperor has a similar effect and, being plugged into the throne machine, is able to project his will for people to fervently believe in all the crazy stuff that they believe in? I think what the root of my idea comes down to is that psychers can literally sway an entire civilization if they're powerful enough.
@J B yeah, that was the guy! I was just hopping around different channel lore vids. Stopped watching his after the Tau one. Sounds like I'm not missing much. 😬
I mean the Orks are hands down the greatest race. Fucking weebs.
I know the Tau catch flak from the 40k fans, but they are such an interesting and different spice to the lore. I think most of the fans think they are “too perfect” and are waiting for the other shoe to drop and reveal them as monsters. I, for one, hope that does not happen. What’s better to offset the grim dark, then a shining light that is always at risk of being snuffed out?
Plus their mechs are sick af.
Some 40k fans just want to see humanity as the one Good Guys.
@@thatkotorguy422 Humanity WAS the good guys in the lore. Humanity of the early Dark Age of Technology was said to be adaptive, open-minded and perhaps even formed an interstellar federation with various xenos species in pursuit of shared utopia.
But humanity's time as the good guys is over. Now, they're the crumbling, rotting empire, desperately trying to stay alive. Like the decadent Eldar while the humans were ascendant. The Eldar ruined everything (for themselves and the humans) by birthing Slaanesh, and the humans might repeat this cycle but with them as the Eldar and the Tau as the ascendant young race that was ruined by accident.
Mind cintrol is kind of considered canon by fans which is what etherals are all about
It’s not “kind of considered canon”. It is pretty explicit in every Tau codex that the ethereals are not like the other tau and are either being influenced by or were created by giant space slugs. The real light in the dark would be the farsight enclaves, which are egalitarian and value peace but are well-equipped for war. They dislike regular tau society and feel pity for everyone else.
Tau are young in the 40k lore and they will inevitably turn dark - just like all of the older races.
Just a matter of time.
I would really like seeing Guilliman's reaction to one these Tau worlds,considering a minor naive xeno managed to achieved everything he and the Emperor wanted.
They would wipe them
@@notoriousbig3k Guilliman made an alliance with the Eldar and even had their consuiling and his tech priest committed tech hersies from making an AI to improving on Astartes so Guilliman wouldn't be narrow minded,if anything he would feel envious and even more disilluisioned with the current Imperium knowing that a bunch of xenos cared FAR MORE and shown FAR MORE humanity for the human populace than the rotten corpse which the Imperium of so called "Man" is,that humans WILLINGLY joins them due to how needlessly cruel and tyrannical the Imperium is.
Oh that would be awesome.
I think the ethereals are a "reincarnation" in some way of the emperor's pschyke
@@isuckatusernames4297 or just a similiar evolutionary path like Primarchs?
Interestingly enough, tau society is actually closer to Plato’s Republic which was a caste society ruled by philosopher kings.
I've thought exactly the same
@@AleziahSpiers I can see why people view the the Imperium as either communist or fascist; brutal and oppressive regimes will often give that impression. I've always viewed the Imperium of Man as far, far worse than communist regime. It's an Empire.
Multiple countries and states (sectors and systems/planets) under a single supreme authority. A bloated and incompetent bureaucracy with a stagnate quasi-feudal society and despotic aristocracy. An Officer core commissioned either by hereditary commanders or bought and paid for by imbecilic egotists. Civil Wars and rebellions breaking out on a semi-regular basis. Secret Police ever eager to sniff enemies within and out, whether they're real or imaginary.
Now that I think about it, one could argue that Soviet Era Russia also had hallmarks of an empire. So... I guess an argument of semantics
@@chadsmith8966 I agree with your point in general, and that the differences really are semantic haha.
@@chadsmith8966 Authoritarianism, just in different flavours.
@@AleziahSpiers hehe, true that. lol
I'd make the argument that the Taus "Greater Good" mindset came when their tribes unified, because the individual tribes had unique specializations and abilities it likely maximized their growth.
It's essentially; Defense, Construction, Diplomacy, and Transportation all unified to their ideal potential.
Humanity had slow growth due to their lack of unity overall, even in the 40k timeline humans aren't as much unified as they're mind melded/oppressed into submission.
Also the fact the Emperor sabotaged humanities progress by making them dependent on him for warp travel and severely limiting their technological growth.
I’m loving these longer lore vids and I personally don’t mind longer ones, I’m also thinking about using Necrons in the board game so I’m looking to get a bit more info on them
Board game?
@@JJoJam yea! I’d recommend at least watching some people play it, I watch 40k in 40 minutes and their vids are then playing the game, it looks fun
@ChaoticNERD Oh, sorry. You meant the tabletop game. I think of tabletop wargames as distinct from board games. I thought you were referring to a 40k game I hadn't heard about that literally uses a printed board with pre-defined sections for movement. XD
Yeah, I've seen a couple of Bricky's games. First batrep I watched was from miniwargaming, from Canada if I'm not mistaken. Thanks for the suggestion, though. I might check out some battle sisters. I'm getting into them a bit since the 9th edition cinematic.
@@JJoJam understandable on the confusion, have a nice day
The necrons are good just make sure you get a variety of meele and ranged units
Honestly, I believe that they are the best faction in the 40K Universe. Most people think that the grimdark is what drives them to love the universe but I on the other hand love seeing the hopeful nature of an underdog Triumph in such a perilous world
True, i like that their naive nature is kind of a strength. The only problem is that as they expand they will come into contact with other powers that drove the other empires to become what they are. Remember, the Imperium used to be like them a long time ago.
They pose the most terrifying threat to the imperium.... self reflection on what they have become.
Haha you gotta go deeper into their lore, dem space commies are actually pretty dark.
Took the words out of my mouth, love it. Tau are my absolute favourite, and it made me kinda disappointed what they did to the Tau as a result to the backlash most of the fans gave because they said the Tau didn't fit in the grimdark universe that is Warhammer 40K.
HERETICS
I know I'm late to this comment section and I don't think you'll see this, but I just wanted to say this might just be the best T'au lore video I've watched. You did a fantastic job of explaining what makes the T'au both great, but also sinister. The aspects that make them my favourite faction. So many videos just devolve into a hate-filled meme-fest, but this video really explored at what makes the T'au, at least to me, the most interesting faction in 40K. Most the factions are so 1-dimensional, but the T'au have this weird layer to them. Where you can recognise that their way of life isn't good, but it isn't' evil either, it almost feels necessary. The T'au are a small race in a big galaxy, they don't have access to ancient technologies, hell magics, or insurmountable numbers. They strive for the Greater Good, because without it, they'd surely perish.
Indeed, their path is one of ideals, tempered with a vast quantity of necessity.
And none of that matters because people romanticize Space Marines and the Empire way too much 💀
@@IronLordEXO sadly true. :(
@@apolloknight9521 They've made the Imperium of Man overrated imo, sure the humans can be sick, both cool sick and sick sick, like "Wtf is wrong with you people" sick.. but Ta'u are hated for the sake of being hated and i dont know why, I mean its all fun and jokes which i'm happy with, but some people take it TOO seriously and I gotta say.. "Wtf is wrong with you people" lol
I saw it Gareth. I saw it.
I play tau for their underdog peace-forward nature, but always preferred to play farsight, as the ethereals seem.. off to me, worthwhile but the authoritarian streak didn’t match the greater good’s vagueness of objective. Otherwise, love the little peoples and jetpacking into unsuspecting formations mid game to wreak havoc lol
I honestly feel like "the greater good" is something the Ethereals tell themselves to kinda keep the guilt of grand social manipulation off their conscience.
Is the system problematic yes but compared to everything else in this Grimdark future it's the most benevolent.
Most likely they know what they're doing is bad but they feel this is the best option to assure peace for the galaxy.
I'm certain if they actually beat back all threats to the galaxy and obtain total control the cast systems will most likely dissolve as there will be no more need for them.
Ironically, the Tau aren’t even that communist. The Eldar, of all things, are far more what Marx had in mind. First, the Tau obviously have a state run by the Ethereals, while the closet the Eldar have to centralized leadership are Seer Councils, which anyone can join. The Tau also have social classes evidenced by their castes, while the Eldar allow anyone to take up or leave a path when they want. Lastly, while not much is described about the Tau economy, the Eldar have explicitly automated everything and make all of their stuff out of Wraithbone, meaning actually paying for stuff is not necessary.
This has been brought to you by the philosophy class I took last semester.
issue is, you took philosophy, aka "am a free thinking person" your entie class chants with a soulless drone that echoes through the halls
@@osmacar5331 I’m a physicist-in-training. It also doesn’t change what I said.
@@osmacar5331 When I studied philosophy in high school the last thing I remember doing was chanting "I am a free-thinking person" with my mates.
I think you are confusing philosophy with choir practice.
to be Realistic
The Tau ARE communists
the Eldar is what Carl Marx pictures as the utopia
But again to be realistic
that utopia was created by Everyone dying and the few people who are left have enough technology to be able to do nothing but what they want
while the tau have the proper communism in place
where the will of the person is overwritten by the will of the people
the will of the people, in this case, is to be ruled by the Ethereals
- expand the empire
- brainwash
- follow the will of the ethereal
while in C______
the will of the people is to
- starve 70-80 million people (estimated numbers)
- have a E____ C____ of 12 Million W_____
- and to be ruled by a honey-loving bear
while in S____ R____
- to take control of the world
- put any political dissidents in G______
- to fall apart overnight
While in the imperium of man It is to
- expand the empire
- purge the heretic the xeno and the witch
- follow the word of the god king and those who speak the word of the god king
or yknow the colleges
- *enlighten* people
- censor what doesn't agree with you
- act like your always right
Shall I go on?
Or shall this post be deleted?
also the fun fill in the blanks are so the bots don't remove this
Psst here are the fill in the blanks if your wondering
China
ethnic cleansing Weagers
Soviet Russia
Gulag
Could you imagine if a whole chapter of space Marines defected to these guys? I think the imperium of man would be in trouble at that point.
Immagine on the tabletop.
A space marine chapter with long (i mean obscene long) range and very very good melee...oof
@@derhasso6123 simple fix
B O M B S
@@phelpsbutnotmichal9360 nuke da planet problem solved
@@derhasso6123 Google shark marine Tau weapon, look for the chrome wierd looking space marine ;)
I don’t know if I could see an entire chapter defecting but I wouldn’t be surprised if GW ever were to add a Space Marine Defector to the lore.
The Taus are so idealist, they proposed peace several times to the Orks before finally accepting that violence is the only Ork way XD
I love these guys, and I think they're a great addition to the universe, and should stay as an utopia in the grim dark future. First, because it's always fun to have variety, and if every faction is the same it's just boring, the Imperium but with blue skin and big guns is not fun, the antihesis of the Imperium is fun.
Second, because it creates interesting dynamics between the grimdarkness of the universe, and the utopic hope of the Tau, they want to bring peace to a galaxy where there is only war, that's awesome :D
I wouldn't call what they have a utopia, just the least-terrible dystopia in the grimdark future.
@@kyona5422 in the WH universe, they are the closest thing to a utopia
@@salt_97 yes, space communism is the closest thing to utopia in WH. that's how badly it would suck to live in the WH universe as anything other then an ork or a tyrinid.
@@kyona5422 it's not communism
@@salt_97 plus the fact they have better living conditions for anyone living under them.
From what i've read and saw, the Tau Technically took 5000 years to develop if i remeber correctly but it was said at some point that there was a Warp Stortm that originally engulfed their system and gave them a huge time to develop further, so maybe during this storm, 10000 years passed and not only a few thousand. Correct me if i'm wrong please!
I don't think time was manipulated for them, the warp storm mostly just protected them from invaders so they were able to focus entirely on uniting and advancing. Even humanity was never fully united like them.
To me they're like a satirical take on what can be accomplished if everyone put aside their differences and focused solely on getting better. Also not knowing about horrible the universe truly is is pretty helpful 😅. ignorance is bliss and all that
@@weshammer oh well, i was almost certain about this info u.u thanks for your help Wes! I recently got across your short vids and i love them, but i enjoy your longer videos a lot more tbh! U seem passionate, calmed and pascient when it comes to explaining, a i love that for new comers, tho i have been following 40 for 10 years now xD
A hug from Argentina!
@@weshammer if you think about it it's not exactly that surprising that 5,000 years would be enough to develop that far we have no idea how quickly humanity developed prior to the age of strife
@Bia Tch they aren't human and it took that long for a reason we had several societal collapses along the road to where we are now
They developed quickly but it's more that their technology developed so quickly is is surprising. There hasn't been a great deal of lore around their tech to explain how it happened but when you consider orks make some fancy bits of equipment it's possible if you ignore the "I think it works so it does" lore.
My grandfather used to love playing warhammer dawn of war (how i got into it). Just hearing your delve deep into the thing he loved so much makes me feel as though he is sitting next to me once again. Thank you so much for everything you do, no matter how mundane
The Tau will always be my favorite 40K faction (with the Necrons very close behind). Which is strange if you think about it, as the Tau, especially when they were introduce and before GW made them more Grim Dark, felt like a species that would fit in more in a typical sci-fi setting such as Mass Effect or Star Trek. On top of their appealing aesthetics and the fact that they are the biggest underdogs of the setting, I appreciate that they are the only race in 40K that approaches the Galaxy with optimism, idealism and no small amount of naivety.
I wouldnt call them naive for trying every option before going to war.
I love how I mainly use two very tech-y factions who are so different in so many ways. The Adeptus Mechanicus and the Tau
A fellow Ad-Mech man of culture, I see. I was also considering to get Tau as my second Army, but them wanted something different gameplay and lookswise. Ended up with Da Boyz and have no regrets
I also play both, just started tau though, admech were my first
The Tau are definitely my favourite species in 40K. They have amazing Aesthetics, from an actual racial concept and their architecture/tech/culture. When I first saw them I knew they would be my favourite, before I knew anything about them. They are definitely the "least evil" of the "greater races".
and the Farsight Enclaves are outright good, and for the most part I hope they are kept that way.
Yes inquisitor, I have found the post you are looking for. The Xenos loving heretic is right here spreading xenos propaganda 👆🏻
@@jakespacepiratee3740 yeah I’m highly suspicious of the ethereals, so I like this little add into tau lore. Shows that the ethereals may be something more. Because farsight can do it all without them
@@nooneimportant460 I always thought of the Tau Empire as the Combine and the Farsight Enclaves as the Resistance, even though i think Farsight wants to reform the Empire and in some cases protect it.
I don't care! It's all just food to me.
This post was from the Tyrannid gang
The Tau'Va is like the Stoicism philosophy put forward by Emperor Marcus Aurelius, everyone should work toward advancing society as a whole or as the Tau say for the greater good.
Actually its plato's idea 💡 of the "great republic" and have a society that is run by king 🤴 philosophers and work towards the idea of the "Good".
Axually its ch u r ri ub r drghoikgd explained by gyuiyfffjihvbjoo in their great work igfoi ouhk jkydoo oiyhlud. How can yall not realize this?
As someone who got introduced to 40k through your shorts. I gotta say out of all the factions I've seen, Tau was pretty much the one that clicked for me immediately. They give out such a different vibe compared to the other factions and I kinda feel comfortable liking them. Who knows, I might get into the table top game in the future and start my own Tau Army.
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They are basically humanity in most other sci-fi settings.
Relatively new to the stars, hopeful and defiant in the face of tyranny, while humanity is the ancient, cruel empire, that is about to fall over dead. It's an interesting role reversal.
Join the waaagh
@@havelthebonk1226 that's the last the thing I'd want to do lmao
These are great. I just got into Darktide, and despite playing Tyrranids on the tabletop, I knew very little about the lore. This has been really helpful
I just started Warhammer 40k and a friend of mine is running Tau as his army. Your videos do an amazing job explaining them so thay even a beginner like me can comprehend this part of the lore.
Nice to see a unbiased look at tau. I have been building a tau army for about 12 years and despite starting as Eldar main I can easily say they are my favorite. Keep up the good work, I also really enjoy your short lore bits
My local game store is going to start carrying 40k starter kits, and they said that rules have changed so you can play a full game with the small stuff. I'm looking forward to playing the Tau, they look like a lot of fun.
What game are you playing?
@cyotee doge ehh the communist joke has been around for so long it’s the equivalent of inquisitors committing exterminatus because there’s a tiny bit of heresy on a planet
I'm loving both styles. The shorts give me a brief look at things, and the deep dives give a lot more detail. As a rank newcomer to the 40k universe, both are invaluable.
The Exploring Series also covers the basics nicely, check him out
Sadly he out 40k on hold
2 things I'd add to this excellent video. 1) Tau have a short lifespan. 40yrs is elderly. 2) There are a bunch of examples where other races have worked with the Tau to beat other baddies Tyranids, Necrons especially.
As someone who does like the Tau being in Warhammer but definitively does not consider them to be "good" unless it's by comparison, I would like to suggest a summary as to whether they're good or bad. Here I go:
- Collectivists: The Tau Empire is a Utopia.
- Individualists: The Tau Empire is an extremely functional Dystopia.
There. How'd I do?
This is without a doubt one of the best Tau TH-cam video's Ive seen. No bias, very educational, to the point, just great all around.
I wish Tau ruled earth, it feels like we are ruled by Chaos God's
I disagree, it leans on the positive side for Tau. But this at least shows the good AND bad of the Tau and doesn’t just shitstomp them into the ground.
I love the video. I hope you do one of the sisters of battle and how they became part of the empire
I don't have a real road map. I normally ADHD my way through my content. But tentatively, right now the idea is to make a video like this for each of the major factions. And then do some short 5 to 10 minute videos in between covering certain characters or events
I'd love to play a video game purely about the water caste where your goal is to talk down various 40k species until they willingly choose not to fight you. Campaign starts relatively easy with some humans, ends on hard mode setting up trade with the orks.
I got another one, convice the nids to become vegetarian or put thr Necrons back to sleep 😂
I love these 30min videos! They are very entertaining to listen to while doing chores!
I know this vid is older, but keep it up!
I honestly think this is a good break from the major kill or arch lore channels, you have good knowledge on the lore but none of the wired jokes and such, and honestly I can definitely binge this stuff if you make more,
Agreed.
Yeah the way he tells the stories is calm and refreshing next to the way some other channels talks
@@Azfaefa yeah and Wes isn’t afraid to show speculation on the lore and he also doesn’t sound like a robot reading a script
Well technically the Tau can spam Vespids ans Kroot. They typically are made to just endlessly swarm and spam the enemy and they mass reproduce. However I don't think these two races can spam anywhere near as much as humans Orks and Tyranids can so they still have to be careful and strategic
I mean im pretty sure even if you use Kroot, Kroot Shapers, Kroot Hounds, Kroot Warhawks, Krootoxes, and Greater Gnarlocs plus Vespids. I think even with all that they would not be able match the endless spam that humans and Orks and Tyranids can do
What makes me curious is about the Kroots that eats Space Marines.
I once played a game of 40k as Tau and literally could barely fit all of them in the deployment zone
@@IDK_UrMom1 Dawn of war soulstorm my guy?
True but with the correct munitions and advantages deployment they can hold a point of interest seemingly without loss of life. There is a massive risk when approaching a fire team that is dug into cover. The half range rapid fire will absolutely shed a opponent to pieces and the heavy weapons will push back without mercy. Not to mention drones ability to absorb incoming damage for mechs.
who the fuck have you ever met that even plays kroot let alone plays them ahaha
Loving the long form content Wes, we love your stuff on out little 40k discord. Hope it continues to be worth it for you because you're my favorite 40k lore stop!
Absolutely love these long form videos. Excellent work
At the end of the day I think you can some tau's morality in 40k like this: imperium fights to be the only ones left, tau fights so that nobody else has to. The caste system makes complete sense from a biology point with them since they are all different, and even more so when you know they don't enforce it on people that join them
The only issue i have with their cast system is their rigidity. Even if one of another cast wanted to change (biology aside) i think they dont allow it. No matter what.
If im not mistaken
Otherwise i agree that their cast system makes sense due to the type of species they are and their extreme biological specificity.
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To be honest I think they'd have much to gain by being more loose with the restrictions. I mean each caste or subspecies of t'au has unique characteristics and advantages but these under certain circumstances can be applied to different areas I think. Imagine an earth caste battle mechanic that can wipe up wacky but powerful contraptions in the heat of well...battle to aid his comrades. Imagine an air caste squadron that acts like gliding skirmishing units. Imagine water caste with their seemingly natural ability to pick up on other species' social quirks using that in dangerous espionage work.
I don't think caste was the right word, bc it's not economic, n bc of India that's what ppl think.
It's more like breeds, since their short life span n fast evolution is responsible for the biological differences. (Think Dogs)
Man, I love your yputube shorts but I'm really digging the long form content of late. It's great to have on in the background while I play video games. Btw it may be heresy but the Tau were what got me into 40k. For the greater good!
FOR THE GREATER GOOD!
same and it was for the greater good
Honestly who cares about what reason you join the WH40K community, all that matters is that you enjoy being apart of it.
Yea I agree was looking for some longer videos on space marines so I could paint space marines great and good anyway guess there's more to come so ill just wait
Because he came from TikTok where he got millions of views.
They need a Video game or it needs to be a Warhammer 40k role playing game where you get to pick what race/faction you want to rep.
Fantastic job. I found this vid entertaining, thorough and informative. This is the kind of content that will bring you a lot of subscribers and generate new interest in the Grim Dark of the Warhammer 40k universe. Thank you and keep up the great work.❤️💪🏿🔥
Absolutely love the longer vids and the shorts as well, all awesome content, I’ve always know about 40k but never gotten into it or known anything about it but your videos are seriously changing that and have me hooked on it. I’m loving learning about the lore in the universe and it’s so interesting and cool, and yes more long videos on all the factions would be such a massive and insightful way to learn more about it. keep it up can’t wait to hear more things about the 40k universe
Actually, even at the height of its power during the Great Crusade the Imperium of Man did not have the strength to simply exterminate all xenos indiscriminately, as such they focused their efforts on exterminating those that were immediate threats to their goal to unite all of humanity first and foremost, then later those that posed an immediate threat to humanity.
This kind of videos are my absolute favorite, there are lots of informations. You have a great way of explaining and a nice flow
As a new fan of the franchise, this was incredibly informative! And was really fun to listen to!
Thankyou so much Wes, please make more! ❤️
I loved listening to this an back when I was a kid I had a small set of the Tau and it was my first dive into 40k listening to this brought back so many memories and I really appreciate all of the time you spent on this video.
Thank you so much!
The long form stuff is brilliant 👏 cant wait to see more deep dives.
The way the Tau empire makes first contact and offers to help other worlds reminds me of a Stargate SG-1 episode. The Stargate team starts negotiations with an advanced culture who offers them all technology they could ever dream of. Unfortunately the cynical nature of the team forces them to dig deeper and they find out the advanced civilization purposefully causes a large amount of the population to become sterile. They then use the remaining population after a couple generations to work the fields and collect resources for the homeworld.
I remember that one. Good call. Stargate rules.
So, could Emp have realized those 2 primarchs ended up on Tau homeworld, saw the potential, remembered the techsplosion humanity used to have, and plotted with those primarchs to mold the Tau into another army to fight chaos?
Please do more of the Tau Empire, they're so interesting and cool looking
Wow, I'm actually early to another great video!
Great Video Wes! Very informative for someone like me who is only now trying to dip their toe into the 40k universe. Keep it up! 🎉
These long form vids are amazing. You are my introduction to 40k, and I thank you for thst.
As someone that has never played the stories to all the factions and lore is incredibly interesting
Loved this long lore video. I also wouldn't mind an even longer video every so often.
You did great with the longform video. Your verbiage and delivery was superb as always (:
Great video… I’m not into shorts and I’m new to 40k (I’m a D&D guy) and this video settled it for me for which faction to choose for my first 40k kill team. Definitely well done. Thanks.
Love your style and take on 40k!
I would have loved to have seen a companion discussion of the T'au as a a gaming faction, explaining in-game strengths and weaknesses.
In game they can be resumed in a single phrase: "yes, we stink in melee, sadly for you, you will not get that near"
I would argue that the imperium of man also has a cast system. Can a space marine quit and become an artist? no. they are not allowed to choose.
love the long form vids! Lore dumps are the best
Honestly Wes, if you keep doing these long videos along with the shorts I think you'll have the perfect formula for a lore channel.
The Tau almost sound like the Dwarves from Dragon Age. In all honesty, they seem like the best faction in 40k. Everyone is taken care of, everyone gets an education, people get to live in general peacefulness, and racism isnt really a thing. The good heavily outweighs the bad.
That seems to be the case for humans that join them. But not the case of the tau themselves as they are as enslaved to the ethereals will as humanity is to the God emperor
TO be fair though, the god emperor looks cooler in artwork
@@randy312 cant argue with that
Funny enough you just summed up why I don't like them. I won't say they don't fit the setting, that's not my place to judge. It's just they aren't what I came for, ya know? I like 40K because of how hopeless it is. The T'au throw a wrench in that.
@@hernehaugen6878 so do Squats, yet people love them.
The thing people like you dont see is that Tau, squats and tyranids actually makes it grimdark, because they mind their own business and do their things. Eldar, The necron and the Imperium all claimed to be the best, always tampering with the warp, in the case of eldar and imperium they boasted their ego up until they didn't fall into stagnation and decay because of their constant tampering with chaos and their own problems.
Tau ans squats dont really fuck with the warp, they are an external part of the story that mirrors the main empires, but have littleto none of the same trouble because they dont need to overdo things unlike them
Watching this the tenth time, i'm still so happy you are doing now great TH-cam lore Videos.
I have never used tiktok but i really enjoy your TH-cam shorts and especially your longer lore Videos.
Just subbed recently, I appreciate your "fresh" look on the setting, and your understanding bleeds through in the simplest comments. Im glad to hear your voice added to the chorus. Keep it up man! Ill be around for the next vid for sure!!
I really enjoy this deep dive, it passes time listening at work and gives me a lot to think about when considering various ideologies to implement in writing that I wouldn't have considered before.
You just made me so interested in 40k lore that i cant wait to play games and read some books, you'r awesome man. And especially loving those longer videos because they are so much more in depth.
So, I started to listen to your videos a little while ago. I have to say, you’ve really gotten me interested in the 40k universe!
Dude you killed it with this video!! Keep up the great work, for the greater good ofcourse!
The longer videos are awesome. You make things simple, keep things engaging, and your story telling is awesome, I can see all the passion you put into these, keep them coming.
I've been watching and reading up on lore for the past 2 years, and it brings me great joy that a loretuber is able to create great shorts. good job
My favorite faction. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 You did them service and dispelled the mind control theory going around
Excellent summary! Finally someone who knows their Tau lore!
This video was amazing, perfect length, tone and great info. I am really hoping you continue these lore videos, I have sent this along with your shorts to my friends that are new to the universe. Keep up the amazing work!!!
Oh man I can never get enough of these videos. You're always making it so easy to understand and well informed. Thank you once again for a BANGER of a video. I've said before long short idgaf imma watch it and be happy regardless.
First time watching one of your long vids man 👌 great job!!
I love longer videos! Great for listening to while I'm painting 😊
Dude....I love this video. I would love more of this. I think that this has the potential to be so much more then what it is. I've been trying to get into 40k for years and could never find someone who gave me what I was looking for but because of you I'm so enthralled by it. Keep it up!
Tau Greater Good ideology and lore is what brought me into the 40k universe. Their passive aggressive peaceful outlook on unifying the galaxy resonates with my own views of how humanity should unify through technology and individual strengths.
I have my own army of Tau I’ve painted in a color pallet I have yet to see. It is an Earth caste combat engineer company lead by Fire warriors and an ethereal with a story focusing on obtaining alien relics to further advance Tau tech for the Greater Good.
This was a great deep dive, looking forward to more.
loved the deep dive into the tau, and I can't wait to see the farsight video you make, keep up the good work
just found your channel last week, been loving these lore videos
Really love the deeper dive into the lore, I think 30 minutes is a good benchmark for these type of videos and hopefully we can look forward to more of them.
it was fun seeing a longer video from you. you're good at it. tik toks are fun. keep them up, but more long form lore content is always appreciated. it's always fun to here about the lore from different people with their own take on it.
longer deep dives are awesome, thanks very cool stuff.
This was a fantastic video! Please do more long form ones like these, you are excellent at them.
Thank you so much for talking about what makes the Tau a real threat- Their insane growth and progress. The Tau aren't a big deal because they've got a galactic presence like the tyranids and the orks. No, they're a big deal for what they can become with time- a civilization that's both big and advanced, enough to eventually toy with the empire. And the state of the imperium of man as it is at the moment, being assaulted on all sides, means that is something that's more than likely to come to pass.
Also thank you for bringing up how some fans often misinterpret the Tau so that they seem way more horrible than they really are. Not to say they aren't, since the caste system is still pretty fucked, but the races in 40k are all on a scale of horribleness really. And it's just that the Tau happen to be on a lower level of that. And that's fine. Cause I personally find the whole complaint of "But muh grimdark!" really tiring.
This is one of the best videos I've seen in a long time thanks for introducing me to the Lore of 40k it's way more interesting than I ever imagined it would be
Really well done! Couldn't resist liking and subbing. Love this style of content, I'm sure there's a time and place every style of content, so do your thing!
Happy wargaming Wes ✌️ glad to hear you again
Dude, these are amazing!
As someone who has been into the universe for the best part of a decade, I really appreciate the respect you show for the T'au in the video, as they are the first faction I ever picked up. I think you could go a long way with the longer-form videos like this one, while still doing the more condensed and hyper shorts that are more tiktok friendly. Keep it up :)
This was really interesting and informative, I would love to see more deep dives like this one, truly great work!
I like the long form videos! Great work!
lol this is the first video I've watched from you and the ending talking about shorter content was ironic. This video is great and I hope you do more like this. Longer wouldn't be a bad thing IMO either.