My 10 reasons for the T’au

The first honourable Mention of a Xenos Faction here! Like most other 40k-Afficionados from the 90ies, I was first uhm  … let’s say “suprised” by the Appreance of the youngest Race in the early 2000s … to say the least. But … I learned to like them. Here are my 10 best reasons for the T’au …

1. O’Shaserra, Shadowsun, Commander Tsundere herself. One of the very, very, very few female HQ-Choices in the Game and afaik the only one without a valkyrien, big breasted Armour or not half-naked. Plus: She’s a real cool Unit.
2. Unisex Troops. Finally! Everyone in the Galaxy is trying to kill everyone else. In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war … buuut … only mostly men fight. About time that a faction comes to the conclusion that it miiight be an advantage to also let the other half of the population fight. Aaaand: How awesome, they look exactly the same in their Armour. I sooo love it.
3. T’au = Gundam = Battletech. I really, really loved the Mech Design of the original Battletech. The Phoenix Hawk was my first ever painted Mech. The Rifleman, the Archer, the Thunderbolt, the Shadow Hawk, the Stinger, the Griffin, the Marauder, the Longbow, the Battle Master aaand … and thats kinda funny … the Warhammer! I really, really loved them. And … they are nothing but Gundam. And T’au are nothing but Gundam, too … so … how can I not love them? And the manifold options for conversions! I must admit, that I am tempeted to rebuild most of the above mentioned Battlemechs with Crisis Suits or Broadsides …
4. Shooting. Because it’s the reasonable thing to do. It much easier to create better guns than to create better gunners (if you’re not the Tyranids). And I just love the Idea of a whole gunline of Fire Warriors shooting down everything that moves.
5. Fire Warriors are human beings like you and me. Okay, okay, they are Xenos beings, but at least they are not genetically crafted Uber-Xenos. They are normal people who face the vast horrors the Galaxy has to offer, hide behind their Tidewall and shoot everything to ashes with blue dakka. Apropos Tidewall …
6. The Tidewall! It is really beautifull aaand usefull at the same time. One of the coolest and most unlikely things Games Workshop has ever given to any Faction.
7. Cool Scenery. I never liked any of the Imperial Scenery. But the T’au style of scenery looks posh and I imagine it fun to build.
8. Drones. The list of cool T’au thing just doesn’t end. Actually this point should have come right after “shooting” because it’s the second most reasonable thing to do, when your head of the Military. Create Guns that don’t need Gunners! Cheap, flying guns, that can be operated from remote. And the also look cool and aaalso offer many options for conversions.
9. They are a fast Army. Everything that is not a Strike Team, a Breacher Team or a Pathfinder Team either has a Jump Pack or is a Skimmer. Shooty and fast … thit is a tasty burger combination.
10. Japanese inspired Culture. Actually … the T’au are build up from several Cultures. But as I had an Interest in Japanese Culture for many years, I especially welcome those influences within the T’au.

… and yes, I didn’t mention the Riptide and the Stormsurge. They are currently just too big for my taste; way to big.