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"Society with different races all working together to benefit eachother without cracking whips" Imperium: Must be some kind of magic mind control!

Tau: *being brainwashed* Imperium: *literally turning people into lobotomized computers*

Imperium: *kills all Ethereals to break the Tau mindcontrol* Tau: *still work together for the greater good* Imperium: 👁👄👁

Empire: Capture, imprison, and seperate some Tau Imprisioned Tau: Become despaired Empire: See, clearly there is physic manipulation going on.

"The Tau aren't evil, they just want peace." "That's just what THEY WANT YOU TO THINK!" "... Well, it's working."

"At least the genocides were honest" is one of the funniest things i can imagine a 40k fan to say

"The Tau truly are the worst race! Now, citizen, you have been volunteered to join the Imperial Guard. Enjoy your free will! And don't forget that questioning the Imperium is heresy!"

"We hear this tale of how this fifth cast appears out of nowhere, and only with a few words end savage conflicts that only showed bitterness and no signs of ending...Please! Only the most naive could believe such a bitter tale!" Emperor of Mankind: *singlehandedly unites the trillions of mankind to work together and even suffer inconceivable horrors for the purpose of lofty ideals, while he sits on a golden throne* Oh yeah, the Ethereals really are such Machiavellian bastards. What are they up to now...

its funny how the tau empire at its current state is closer to what the emperor of man would have wanted the imperium to be than the imperium itself

when they tactically retreat to gain advantage, they should call it throwing in the Tau

Know this is a bit late, but imo, the T'au didn't need the whole mind control subtext, and shouldn't have anything that makes them more grimdark. The fact that they exist as a small-but-positive-collective race at all in the 40k verse is grimdark enough.

Few missing points about farsight. 1.) even without his Ethereals, he still believes in a version of the greater good, as do those in the enclaves themselves. So the idea isn't all bunk, as if it was, the enclave wouldn't continue functioning the way it does without Ethereals. 2.) Mind control or no, the Tau society is better. This can also been seen by Commander Fatsight's Enclaves. As he has a world of Human Helpers under his command. These humans are just as devoted to the "greater good" under farsight as they are under the ethereals. If it was just a "mind control" deal, then why would human imperials still be working with Farsight in the absence of ethereals? And if it was worse being under a Tau leader, why wouldn't they have attempted to defect back to the emperor? 3. ) the grim-dark part of Farsight comes from his sword... Every soul he takes extends his life, but he (so far) has no knowledge of this and it is unknown if the Enclaves can / would survive without his leadership or restructuring. So only time will tell if the "greater good" is an actually possible / functional idea based on how the Farsight Enclave fairs going forward. My personal thoughts? The ethereals suppress a lot of the "conflict" parts of the brain. Physical acts of aggression are made harder in the presence of ethereals, which makes it easier for the Tau to work together. However it also explains why they have a hard time "digging in" as mentioned in this video. It also explains why it took longer for the more aggressive caste (the fire caste) to come around to the idea of the greater good. With more anger, or aggressive nature, more would have had to be oppressed. However the capability to work together is still entirely possible (again as seen by the Enclaves). Rather without the Ethereals (at present time for the Tau) they would need additional bureaucracy to settle disputes, and would probably need more of a way to deal with violent crime in their society. IT wouldn't destroy them, but it would slow their advance substantially, which would have the consequence of leading them to their own downfall. Though only time will tell, as if the Farsight Enclave succeeds then it is indeed possible for the Tau to exist without the Ethereals, and indeed fight for a greater good.

"But at least I'm not brainwashed!" the 21 year old man in the late third of his life, working in a hive city and never saw the sun, cried when he watched this video.

"the tau are an enslaved state" - worker having his rectum examined with a pistol by an inquisitor

These guys seem like the most merciful and kind faction i like them

I love how half of your points about the Tau could also apply to the tech age humans and their eventual fall to chaos, while the other half could just as easily be applied to 40k humans, with indoctrination and all that, not to talk about lobotomy and slavery

*Tau meets humanity* Tau: Geez what a bunch of crazy genocidal xenophobes. What the hell happened to them? *Tau meets Orks* *Tau meets Chaos* *Tau meets Tyranids* *Tau meets Dark Eldar* Tau: Oh that's what happened

The Avatar Tau was a master of all four elements. But when they needed him most.... he died in melee combat.

I love how he still sounds like some sort of imperial record keeper as if you can't see bias which I beleive is ment is to be there which I love its quite enjoyable.

The Tau must feel like all those time in Stellaris where you spawn next to all the advanced start empires, and they're all Fanatic Purifiers, Devouring Swarms, and Determined Exterminators.

“Mental enslavement is a million times worse than literal enslavement!” -some imperial loyalist probably

>Tau sends you a message >Its in comic sans >Laughs in Imperium

I actually like the Tau more than any other race or faction in 40k. Heresy be damned

"Never being able to work without mind control" *Laughs in Farsight*

Of course the Tau use comic sans, the most heretical of fonts.

"The Tau" _Presented by your favourite Inquisitor Propagandist of the Empire_

I can’t tell if he’s roleplaying an imperial commissar or he genuinely thinks the tau are worse than the imperium... I think the tau being genuinely more ‘positive’ to some extent is good for the 40k setting. Having some dim light to contrast the endless crushing dark can surely only be enriching

There are two kinds of people in this world. The people who like grimdark: "The Tau mind control their subjects, and without that they turn into evil remorseless killers!" And the people who like other, more hopeful genres: "The Tau are just nicer than the rest of the galaxy."

Tau: We seek harmonious and mutually beneficial co-existence Everyone Else: Then you evolved in the wrong Universe.

My youngest child is always telling me she does things "for the greater good." I'm beginning to suspect she is a Tau sympathizer...

The Damocles omnibus provides some good first hand material on life in the tau empire. A human imperial soldier who joins the tau at gun point talks a lot about how much better life is in the collective and how the young people grow into loyal citizens in good living conditions and relative freedom next to the imperium. Tbh even if the ethereals are manipulating society all theyd need to do to convince their subjects its for the greater good is show vids of the other societies.

Imagine playing 40K against this guy. He probably has names and backstories for every model. "This Guardsman is Fred. He really wanted to be a physical therapist, but his home town was overrun by Orks. He likes the color blue and feels satisfaction when cleaning his flashlight" I'd never want the game to end

Leutin made this video with an Inquisitor's lazgun at his back

Imperium of Man: Citizen 1: Brethern behold, I figured out a new method in which to dispose bacteria from the oral passages. Citzen 2: *GASP* *2 weeks later* Imperium Judge: It is for these reasons, citizen, by the will of the Emperor, you are sentenced to death for Heresy. The Tau: Citizen 1: Look, I invented a new toothbrush. Citizen 2: Cool.

It's been almost 3 years since this video. It would be great to see a video with Luetin's thoughts on the Farsight Enclaves.

If it hasn't already been said then I think this deserves a revisit with maybe less bias. Generally love your videos and have never once stopped in the middle and thought "wait... what?" Until this one.

"your faith is cool but my drone guided missiles are better" - Some Tau Commander fighting the Imperium Probably

"should I play astra militarum or T'au?" *T'au use comic sans* "GUARDSMEN, SHOW NO MERCY! THE EMPEROR PROTECTS!"

I’m so glad most people here agreed with me in thinking that Luetin’s segment on their downsides was too much. The prospect of some megamind dude far away mentally preventing me from murdering my neighbor over muffins and doing my taxes, while also telling everyone else i’m actually a really nice guy, beats by a long shot the average imperial citizen’s life, who in more ignorant colonies can get servitored for praying in the wrong direction. No Tau is allowing themself to be manipulated any more than we are when we surrender all our data to social media and credit cards, perfectly willingly, because it’s convenient and we convince ourselves it’s not a big deal. We might allow ourselves to debate about some abstract notion of personal liberty, but in the 41st millenium, the sheer material reality of Dark Eldar enslavement or worse being an actual possibility renders all debates like that absurd.

I have become addicted to this lore . Listen to this every day while falling asleep . Tau are my favourite faction

This is like listening to Space Alex Jones warn us about T'au

The more I watch these videos, the more I believe these are actually imperium training videos

Although the downfall of the Tau seems likely, I don’t think that if the Etherals are killed that the Tau will completely lose their mind, because the farsight enclave operate without the Etherals and they seem to work just fine.

i was a big warhammer fan as a kid (30yrs ago) recently i hasve been drawn back into warhammer so am getting up to date on races and lore, its thanks to Luetin's videos i am finding learning warhammer again is very easy. huge thanks for your hard work and excellent videos.

I feel like a Tau player hurt you badly on a gaming table at one time...

Well clearly _someone_ got dumped by a Tau.

aah yes, emperor united the humanity with the power of love and friendship, nobody was harmed mentally.

What an incredible video, wow. Thank you so much for all the time and effort and took to make such a thorough overview of the Tau. Amazing!!

One of my favourite little bits of lore is actually from Dawn of War. When the Tau encounter people speaking to them with the warp, they only hear a light buzzing that they think is from their com units. This causes an entertaining exchange of dialogue where some forces talk to them and they just talk about maintenance or interference and dismiss it entirely. Just a nice case of the creators sticking to the canon.

Imperium: heh look at these dumb blue guys smashing rocks together (Essentially the equivalent of 10 days pass in 40k time) Hey we just blew up this spacecraft and a few blue dudes came out Imperium: 😬

I’m about 1 week into warhammer lore and oh my gosh the sense of scale given by the Tau and by your narration is wonderful

Leutin, I've watched every single video of yours multiple times. I'm actually going through them again (really easy to listen to and digest when I'm animating as wfh) but this video had really good music with it. Great job w the tones and pacing of your script.

"They are the worst of them all! And their day of ruination WILL come!" -Lutien Wow man. Tell us how you really feel. Lol.

Even the worst possible jobs in the Tau Empire sound much better than the best jobs in the Imperium of Mankind.

The best race in 40k. No act done in proliferation of the T’au’va could ever be evil, there is a greater good. Imperial loyalists will hate and be jealous but the glory of the T’au shall endure!

If I was an Imperial Guardsman and had the opportunity to join the Tau, I would take it yesterday.

Hmmm, being mind-controlled into doing yoga, being nice and working for the greater good, or eating a nutrient Paste. being a cog in a machine and worrying anything and everything be considered heretical and thus death? This is a hard one?

It’s an older video, but I feel like a major point was missed. The farsighted enclaves break much of what is said about mind control. The truth is that the enclaves still believe in the greater good, and are still banded together, despite having all four castes in their ranks. Although a broken, and independent faction, the enclaves aren’t mind controlled, they instead truly believe in the greater good.

Thanks for making these videos, seriously. I can imagine clipping it all together and speaking for hours can be exhausting. I appreciate you bro

There's just something kind of eerie about that Tau message at the beginning. It was like they were being subtle about how you'll eventually become a part of the Tau Empire. Like mind control kinda stuff

Pointless job in Tau society? Advanced close combat specialist trainer.

Luetin's spicy hot takes on Tau: Mindcontrol bad and that's why Tyrannids are a better society. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

You mention that Tau seems to abandon The Greater Good as soon as no ethereal is there to control them and use this as an argument that there has to be some kind of mind control/manipulation. I would like to hear some actual examples of this happening, as the only one I can think of is Farsight and he still believes in The Greater Good, he's just become disillusioned with the naivety of the Tau Empire and think that the Tau should work towards The Greater Good without the ethereals leading them. There's also the whole question of whether he is actually corrupted by chaos considering his sword and his unusual life span.

37:14 ! Thats so awsome ! You pic the best pictures man. That diorama with the Kroot trying to save his friend. To cool.

Luetin09: "You can at least say that their (the Imperium's) crusades, their wars, battles and genocides were honest. That they owned their intentions..." The Imperium of Man: *Laughs in religious indoctrination*

"NO, the Tau waifus will NEVER love you" __A VERY resentful Inquisitor._

Here is the issue I have with the mind control theory. In the book Farsight: Crisis of Faith it is confirmed by the actions of Aun'Va that there is absolutely a method by which Ethereals control Tau. I won't spoil the scene. Those who know it, know what I'm talking about. So that confirms your line about them being controled, but I firmly disagree that by losing an Ethereal they would revert back to the Mon'tau mindset. In fact it is also confirmed that the Farsight Enclaves are thriving without Ethereals, and Farsight himself still believes in the Greater Good, albeit wthout the Ethereals. The casts in the Enclaves still cooperate and there is no infighting (on a major scale). The conclusion is, as always, a fine middle ground. Ethereals control the Tau but likely through a means that makes them maliable to the Ethereal's propaganda and not by means of direct control (apart from some circumstances). Globally all Tau HAVE accepted the Greater Good of their own free will and they are so indoctrinated in it now that anything else would likely never occur to them as an alternative.

As a brand new player to the Warhammer Universe, I find myself extremely attracted to the Tau in various ways; their ideals, philosophies, hierarchies, and their technology no doubt. Even so as I subtle believe the human race could follow this same path to achieve far greater achievements than it ever thought possible through technology and coming together for a single purpose. The Tau act selflessly whether voluntarily or in some manner forced in the pursuit of something that is far bigger than itself. Yes I love individuality and freedom of thought, expression and creating however imagine if there was some idea, some greater threat to humanity that would force us to put aside our petty differences and sense of self for your entire race, culture, and others willing to fight with you to achieve it. The Tau in my opinion could be a bigger threat to the galaxy in another 10k years. Man could never achieve that due to there choice of xenophobia alone.

*"BRAINWASHING!"* Meanwhile in the Imperium of Man:

"the tau are brain washed" "the tau live bleak lives" As opposed to the imperium of man?

Those Tau Battlemechs look pretty badass!

Tau are morally closer to us, present day humans. And technologically closer to the 40k humans from the Golden Age of Technology. Nice combo.

This is like when you think you're favourite journalist is the most unbias reporter until they hit one subject that they can't hold their opinion from and go on a rant.

The TAU: We come in peace! The Imperium: You leave in pieces!

Can I just say that “flaccid halves of body” is one of the most evocative and heinous phrases I’ve ever heard. That’s one’s gonna stick with me

Love your videos, sets a cool atmosphere whilst I play as a rogue trader on m&b warband.

Sir, they're using Comic Sans in their message! Inquisitor: "EXTERMINATUS!!"

They will learn of our peaceful ways... through force.

Despite I really love your content… concerning the TAU , I think the Ordo xenos paid this video

From a lore perspective the Tau are the ony race in 40K worth getting behind. The good guys of the setting.

"The wise learn to adapt to change" is the kindest sounding threat I've ever read

As the great Ethereal O’Mau’tel once said- The alien is not intrinsically evil. Do not hate him. Pity him his ignorance. Seek to understand his differences And acquaint him with his inadequacies. Only then will he accept his place in the Greater Good.

Lutein09 The Warhammer unisverse is amazingly vast and rich with deep lore and storytelling. And can be overwhelming at times. Your KZfaq videos are not only enjoyed , but in my opinion .. they are considered necessary to preserve this very interesting universe 🥰

The tau are probably my favorite group in the series, it'd be cool as hell to play a game as these guys

"they decided to lay down their arms and unify for a greater good for all with diplomacy, establishing peace in one hour after a conflict lasting years" me: "wow, that is absolutely inpressive." later in video:" oh please,what kind of a naive fool would believe such a ridiculous thing" me:😰😓

My friend: So now you have Warhammer Soulstorm. Take a look at each race and tell me which ones you liked the most. Me: Robot dudes Friend: These are the Tau, Xeno Space Communists. Me: Cool robot dudes with Mecha Suits, I'll Main this race fuck it. Friend: ... *Points a Revolver to the back of my head with a Commissar Hat*

Yes, inquisitor, this video right here shows the glory of the emperor and the imperium

I feel like at the 20 minute mark, an imperium spirit possessed Leutin god damn

"Free will" is kind of a meaningless concept when your life is pretty much "toil for some leader until you die" as is the case for the Imperium. It's less "ignorant bliss vs a hard but free life" and more "a comfortable standard of living but your motivations ultimately arent your own vs a miserable life of suffering but your motivations arent your own unless you are a member of a noble family and inquisitors dont torture and kill you for not following doctrine"

Tau: "the greater good" *Simon Pegg walks up* "SHUT IT!"

The T'au are literally that meme of a dude walking in with a cake and seeing everything literally on fire

"Lack the stomach for draw out battle" is an interesting way of saying "too small to lose people in war".

The Tau: mildly reasonable, avoid conflict if possible, has a concept of tactical retreat, don't engage in melee (apparently?) Every other 40k faction: *hysterical laughter* Also, the Imperium of Man: *loads bolters with purging intent*

"The Ethereals control and brainwash the T'au"

Watched this so many times! One of my fav LT vids! 🧙🏻‍♂

Kinda sad you havent made more Videos about the Tau but i'll take what i can get :D Awesome work!

Say what you will about the Tau. The lack of hive-cities are encouraging.

The Tau won the Damocles war in the same sense that a punched up boxer wins a boxing match when his opponents sprints out of the ring to put out the fire in his house.

What if the emperor of man gave up on mankind seeing it was beyond rescue and his soul "died" in his body, and chose to be reborn as the Tau reconcilliators. Since he'd be alive in either situation so hed still be able to power the astropath. Idk that's headcanon, but cool idea. Or maybe if you follow the druid line of reasoning for the emperor a similar thing happened to Tau