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[Neonivek]

GW made the Squats back in 1st edition 40k, then when they were re-writing stuff for 2nd edition none of the designers could face trying to update Squats into a form they didn't find embarrassing, so they let them fade into obscurity for ages then eventually decided to have them nommed by 'nids in the fluff so people would stop bugging them about a codex update.

Because that is always a GREAT thing people do: The second something becomes irrelevant you can immediately kill them off, sometimes in very gruesome and disrespectful ways in order to appease anyone who could have possibly been fans as well as respect the history of the series as a whole.

Looks like GW has learned some lessons from Marvel and DC... Impressive.

But I dunno... couldn't they have done something even more disrespectful at the same time?

Ohh yes! that is right! They created a Tau faction meant to replace them. Which given that they killed off the Squats... yeah

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I am not personally miffed. This is just a REALLY poor attitude for creators to take with their work and I am honestly tired of it in other mediums.

There is a reason why in Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People 3: Dangeresk 3. I actually LOVED the idea of "Retirement Island" a place where sidekicks go where IF you can retire and go there... You are granted immunity to being killed off.

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Another example? One of the creators of Fallout stated that the talking deathclaws in the 2nd game died out completely... Because he didn't like the idea of talking animals. (now THAT cheesed me off... if only because they did so well on them and actually made them imposing and almost mystical as they could see your past crimes)

[BorkBorkGoesTheCode]

The Squats were Space Dwarves.

[TempAcc]

GW couldn't come up with a way to make the squats cool/unique and not IG with different stats and tanks, so they asploded them and made up a lore friendly excuse. Which is kinda sad, since even if they didn't have any uniqueness to them people would still likely play them.

[LordBaal]

Also they somewhat returnes in the form of the Demirurg, which are alien squats witha passion for mining and trade. On TT they are present only in BFG as Tau allies.

[Tack]

Yeah they had a dev write up a huge post or something on why Squats were actually terrible. It was a pretty convincing read.

[Egan_BW]

Space elves, no space dwarves. And when we had dwarves, they were just mutant humans, while space elves are ancient super wise "superior" beings. Clearly biased.

[Teneb]

Space elves, no space dwarves. And when we had dwarves, they were just mutant humans, while space elves are ancient super wise "superior" beings. Clearly biased.

And then there's space orcs, who are even more superior, and space mummies at the top of the superior chain. Much later, space animes were added to the bottom of the chain.

[Tack]

Eh, better than the 'Space Good' and 'Space Evil' whose battle stirred up the 'Space More Evil'.

[Rolepgeek]

Space elves, no space dwarves. And when we had dwarves, they were just mutant humans, while space elves are ancient super wise "superior" beings. Clearly biased.

I think you should go read the Silmarillion

Might make for an interesting discovery

[Loud Whispers]

Let's all go on a thrilling simarrilion adventure
no hobbits allowed

[Radio Controlled]

Holy shit, I love those Tau vs Imperium discussions.

It is the 2nd Millennium. For more than a few years Radio Controlled has sat immobile on the Lurker Throne of WH40k discussion thread. He is the Master of Forumkind by the will of the mods, and master of a million posts by the might of his inexhaustible will. He is a plotting lurker writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of 2014. He is the Carrion OP of the Thread for whom a thousand derails are sacrificed every day, so that the thread may never truly die.

Damn straight.

Anyways, kinda late to the party, but I saw that the Tau vs Imperium discussion got a little heated at some point. It didn't boil over though, so I'll be stashing the electrowhips for now and just keep it to a friendly but stern reminder to keep the cool at all times.

Always remember:
-A generous heart is the gift of the Emperor.-
Saint Emelia, Precepts.

[Andres]

Because that is always a GREAT thing people do: The second something becomes irrelevant you can immediately kill them off, sometimes in very gruesome and disrespectful ways in order to appease anyone who could have possibly been fans as well as respect the history of the series as a whole.

It was the best thing they could've done. The squats were an embarassment that needed to be removed from the franchise permanently. The way they did it was lore-consistent and without fuss, which was the ideal way to handle them.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

It is the best thing they could do. The Tau are an embarassment that need to be removed from the franchise permanently. The way they'll do it will be lore-consistent and without fuss, which is the ideal way to handle them.

[Teneb]

It is the best thing they could do. The Tau are an embarassment that need to be removed from the franchise permanently. The way they'll do it will be lore-consistent and without fuss, which is the ideal way to handle them.

Squats fired.

[KingofstarrySkies]

It is the best thing they could do. The Tau are an embarassment that need to be removed from the franchise permanently. The way they'll do it will be lore-consistent and without fuss, which is the ideal way to handle them.

do me a favor here and just go find a nice hole to die in <3