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174.29.70.24 wrote: It seems to me as if the Adeptus Astartes and specifically the Ultramarines have a rather soft spot for the Tau. An example of this would be during the Damocles Gulf Crusade when the Adeptus Astartes helped prevent the Ordo Xenos from unleashing Exterminatus on the world of Dal'yth. And the Tau are also close to the Realm of Ultramar, and have not yet had an Ultramarine or successor chapter assault upon one of their worlds. It could be said that the Space Marines view the Tau as honourable warriors as hinted in the Damocles Gulf Crusade, but I have a feeling that the Astartes also know the Tau are a force of order and a xenos race that the Emperor, if he were still around would view with a kind eye.

Your opinions?

Question if there is a soft spot in between the Tau Fire Warriors and the Space Marines of the Imperium, then there would be some kind of a friendly alliegance between the two factions but wouldn't there be somewhat a hidden confrontation between the two?

I'm not suggesting a confederate alliance between the Imperium and the Tau but there has to be some kind of reason for the respect between the Adeptus Astartes and the Fire Warriors.