Built this piece around a grimdark warrior concept inspired by the Warhammer universe ⚔️
Wanted the armor, glowing eyes, and atmosphere to feel heavy and human at the same time.
Created and designed by @nancynix_#Warhammer40K#WH40K#DigitalArt#DarkFantasy#AnimeArt
The funniest part about Tau and Imperium relations is that if the Tau had left the human worlds bordering their space alone, the Imperium probably wouldn't have ever bothered with them. The Tau are a regional power with almost no ability to really project beyond their borders. They only were able to do that after blundering their way into opening a warp rift in their space, and even then their power projection on the opposite end of it is equally limited.
Even after the Tau greeted humanity by opening fire on their worlds, the Imperium tries not to start wars with them every time since they know they're the only Xenos race you can really communicate with on a human level. There's bigger threats and unlike the Eldar, you can actually talk to a Tau and convince them to chill the fuck out for five minutes while the bigger fish is dealt with.
The Imperium are unironically more tolerant of the Tau than the Tau are of the Imperium.
The take that Paul Atreides and the God Emperor of Makind are "bad guys" is Reddit. People will harp on about the speculative nature of technology and scientific understanding in sci-fi. But the moment you speculate a civilization pushed to extremes in order to survive, or a leader willing to oversee such a situation, you're not allowed to contemplate it.
The Emperor and Paul/Leto II are unironic heroes. They see mankind through crises with the only other outcome being mankind having been exterminated. If you can't accept that, you're low IQ.
Just saw an Ork throw up on a guy and he melted into a pile of glowing ooze, and everyone around him just got reduced into a skeleton. Commissar didn't even say anything, that's how common this shit is. I heard they're bring out Warboss Cheekclappa next, I gotta get the fuck out