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  • live in an impenetrable fortress from which they launch raids on the innocent, never suffering the consequences of the evil they commit
  • ⁠ruled by the most cruel and decadent amongst them, but don’t do anything about it because they dream of being on top of the horrific pyramid of torture and pain one day
  • ⁠innately cruel and horrific society where seeing others suffer is the only source of pleasure
  • slavers
  • violence is the only language they understand
  • sense of racial superiority
  • ⁠entire sectors of society dedicated to coming up with evil and sadistic weaponry with which to commit war crimes
  • hopelessly addicted to drugs of all kinds
  • complete lack of compassion
  • ⁠piracy
  • ⁠love to torture
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[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 13 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I started getting into Warhammer and decided on dark eldar doggirl-sweat

I thought the Imperium was the US meow-tableflip

[–] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 13 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

The Imperium is england-cool, conquering worlds in the name of a corpse on a golden throne.

[–] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 21 points 4 hours ago

in Warhammer Fantasy the dark elves live in canada and the usa.

thinking-about-it what did they mean by this?

[–] invo_rt@hexbear.net 8 points 3 hours ago

Now who would the Necrons be? China? An ancient empire that went dormant, but it's now reasserting itself once more.

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 20 points 4 hours ago

Dark Eldar raiding parties make use of advanced anti-gravity skimmers to launch high speed raids on their enemy while still transporting a large number of their warriors. Due to their use of the galaxy-spanning inter-dimensional labyrinth known as the Webway, they are extremely mobile, striking from seemingly nowhere, with little or no warning, and vanishing with their captives before significant military reaction can be mobilized.

Victory Through Air Power is a 1943 American animated documentary propaganda film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists on July 17, 1943

thonk

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 14 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

This is actually impressive. I can't believe I never made the connection. Does that make us the Orks? Might be a bit tortured but there could be something there vis a vis critical mass and the Waaaaaaghhhh and the power of belief could be applied to pessimism of the intellect optimism of the will. Revolution is only possible if enough of us believe it is possible. Obviously the Tau are the one good faction but iirc they ret-conned the part about them being commies and it was revealed they are all under some sort of mind control which was such a dumb "twist".

[–] machiabelly@hexbear.net 16 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

The Tau were never commies because the caste system has always been a part of their foundation. Their best analogue is probably the Incan Empire, safety, security, and plenty as long as you are comfortable in your spot on the hierarchy. Also the whole mind control thing has always been largely imperial propaganda. The newest Tau book, Elemental Council, provides strong explanations for why the Ethereals are followed without resorting to mind control nonsense.

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 9 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

Oh neat. Any place someone on a tight budget might find said book for relatively cheap? (Bonus points if audiobook ADHD brain must save that amount of mental energy for reading theory and posting).

[–] ReadFanon@hexbear.net 1 points 47 minutes ago

Audiobook (1gb m4b)

Same caveat as the other link - I'm not familiar with this site etc. etc. but I can upload it somewhere else if you know of a better site.

Now where do I go to collect my points?

[–] ReadFanon@hexbear.net 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 49 minutes ago)

Epub (Sorry it's not Catbox - it seems to be down for me right now. Use an adblocker and use your discretion.)

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 15 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

All canon I don't like is imperial propaganda

[–] Kefla@hexbear.net 3 points 37 minutes ago

Actually true

I apply this to any media basically. The author said some dumb shit? No he didn't. The sequel revealed this thing was way less cool than you imagined? No it didn't, what sequel?

wojak-nooo But it's canon you can't just make up your own explanation and say it's just as valid!!!

pineapple-stroll watch me

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 12 points 4 hours ago