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4. Their Communism is born from their (by your own admission) Asian desire for harmony and peace over conflict, which is where the association lies.
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4. Their Communism is born from their (by your own admission) Asian desire for harmony and peace over conflict, which is where the association lies: the bovine \\\"herd-instinct.\\\" (No UnfortunateImplications implied.)
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1. The Tau themselves might not possess horns and a sturdy build, but [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gegrRWRQgqk/TCNWjsMD8DI/AAAAAAAAEN0/Juzlv52a2G0/s1600/minotaur_1.jpg their]] [[http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m490179_99120113005_TauXV8BattlesuitMain_873x627.jpg battlesuits]] [[http://kofler.dot.at/40k/units/Tau_XV88_Broadside_Battlesuit.gif do]]. Kroot lack feathers, eggs, and wings, and possess \'\'scales\'\', yet no one has a problem calling them birdmen because they have beaks. I feel that sufficient effort has been expended to bring their general appearance in line with a minotaur aesthetic that it cannot be simply ignored, or (illogically, given the Tau lack of warp presence) immediately attributed to Chaotic influence.
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1. The Tau themselves might not possess horns and a sturdy build, but [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gegrRWRQgqk/TCNWjsMD8DI/AAAAAAAAEN0/Juzlv52a2G0/s1600/minotaur_1.jpg their]] [[http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m490179_99120113005_TauXV8BattlesuitMain_873x627.jpg battlesuits]] [[http://kofler.dot.at/40k/units/Tau_XV88_Broadside_Battlesuit.gif do]]. Kroot lack feathers, eggs, and wings, and possess \\\'\\\'scales\\\'\\\', yet no one has a problem calling them birdmen because they have beaks. I feel that sufficient effort has been expended to bring their general appearance in line with a minotaur aesthetic that it cannot be simply ignored, or (illogically, given the Tau lack of warp presence and distance aesthetically in all other ways) immediately attributed to a Chaotic influence or motif.
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4. Their Communism is born from their (by your own admission) Asian desire for harmony and peace over conflict, which is where the alignment with the
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4. Their Communism is born from their (by your own admission) Asian desire for harmony and peace over conflict, which is where the association lies.
5. Finally, yeah, you\\\'re right. The Tau sucking at close combat is, in my eyes one of the interesting subversions of fantasy logic that I like about Warhammer, like comic relief orcs or kind, child-like ogres (now THERE\\\'s a characterization unprecedented in fantasy).
If I can\\\'t convince anyone here that I have any kind of point, though, I wish to stress that I am more than willing to shut up, put my head down, and move on. Sorry about the fuss.
5. Finally, yeah, you\\\'re right. The Tau sucking at close combat is, in my eyes one of the interesting subversions of fantasy logic that I like about Warhammer, like comic relief orcs or kind, child-like ogres (now THERE\\\'s a characterization unprecedented in fantasy).
If I can\\\'t convince anyone here that I have any kind of point, though, I wish to stress that I am more than willing to shut up, put my head down, and move on. Sorry about the fuss.
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3. And, here, I simply call DoubleEntendre. Why can\'t it refer to both?
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3. And, here, I simply call DoubleEntendre. Why can\\\'t it refer to both? I\\\'m not claiming that being Space Minotaurs is the only influence that went into the Tau. That would be stupid. They obviously have Asian culture as a big influential factor in their society. However, just as Space Marines are not JUST Space Paladins or the Necrons are not JUST Space Zombies, so I feel that one can say that the Tau are not just a Space Asian Cultural Conglomerate or just Space Minotaurs.
4. Their Communism is born from their (by your own admission) Asian desire for harmony and peace over conflict, which is where the alignment with the
4. Their Communism is born from their (by your own admission) Asian desire for harmony and peace over conflict, which is where the alignment with the
