Why does the imperium hate xenos

Last Jump to page: Results 1 to 20 of Thread: Why does the imperium hate xenos? Thread Tools Show Printable Version. Why does the imperium hate xenos? I was flipping through the space marine codex one day and I just want to know why space marines and imperial guard hate xenos, i mean the Eldar seem friendly and so do the tau.

What's the big deal with crushing xenos? Re: Why does the imperium hate xenos? Finally, a campaign where I can open my mouth without starting a war between the local druids and wizards that will result in a cataclysmic war that will burn reality to its very foundations! My roleplaying life is complete! Aliens and humans can live in peace, right? And aliens don't smell. Or at least I don't think they should.

Originally Posted by Khaine's Messenger. Both are organized such that they seek to rob mankind of its will towards self-determination in this universe, from the demonstratably treacherous Eldar who the Imperium's had dealings with for some time to the duplicitous Tau, who, while nice, imagine themselves at the top of a heap that mankind has been claiming for some time Sign here please.

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It doesn't all date back to the Age of Strife or the Emperor. There were numerous xenos invasions during the Scouring that had a bigger impact on the Imperium:. With so much of its strength siphoned off to fight the civil war, humanity found itself at the mercy of a new wave of aggressive xenos races. Sensing that the Imperium was weak, a plethora of alien races appeared or returned to plague the worlds of mankind. Orks were on the move as vast hordes of the greenskin menace established powerful empires close to the heartlands of the Imperium.

It would take centuries of war to contain them. The Dark Confederation of Hykos. Humanity become ever more strident in its xenophobia as tales of the horrors these aliens inflicted upon mankind percolated around the Imperium. Even if humans and some aliens would be able to co-inhabit the galaxy in peace today, one day in the future either humanity or the aliens will need more resources to expand.

When that day comes, one will have to give to the other. Do that many times and eventually one side will go extinct. It is in humanity's interest that they are not the ones to snuff it. On top of that, it's not like on Earth where we inhabit the same ecosystem. What is good for them is bad for us and vise-versa, so there really is no argument against genocidal campaigns.

They will want humans to not expand, and humans will want to expand. In the operations of war, [ Such is the cost of raising an army Its xenophobic most likely because WH40K is a war game, and xenophobia promotes conflict and helps drive the war game. Peace may cost less than war, or infinitely more, for war cannot cost more than one's own life.

I gotta tell ya, the things being said in this thread alongside the words 'we' and 'our' are deeply concerning. Community Forum Software by IP. Sign In Create Account. Welcome to The Bolter and Chainsword Register now to gain access to all of our features.

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If you already have an account, login here - otherwise create an account for free today! Javascript Disabled Detected You currently have javascript disabled. Why is the Imperium so Xenophobic? Started by grailkeeper , Apr 16 PM. Posted 16 April - PM. The justification for this probably dates back to the very early days when chaos war-bands could be made up of random collections of models Its understandable enough to hate and fear Aliens in the 40k universe.

Edited by grailkeeper, 16 April - PM. Their Forgotten One gave them remit unbound, to set about the Traitor, the alien and the Renegade without mercy, and to harrow them in their places of strength. So began their long hunt. They hunt still. Warhead01, Felix Antipodes, Honda and 10 others like this. Remember that during the Long Night, on of the reasons for humanity's decline was that numerous alien species conquered, enslaved, and exterminated human colonies. Thus, when the Crusade launched, they weren't just conquering human governments to unify them with Imperial Earth, they were also liberating those worlds that were humans living under the boots or alien equivalent footwear of xeno overlords.

The human-alien hybrid cultures we see in the Interex, for example, were an aberration. Honda likes this. Funny that, isn't it? Sheesh Mode likes this. Posted 17 April - AM. There's a battle mentioned in Inferno against Eldar who'd gone insane from the Fall and were wrecking anything they came across.

Seems this was at least a phase for a lot of Craftworlds. This would also apply to the majority of Human civilisations encountered during the course of the Great Crusade like the Interex and Diasporex , which had founded cultures where alien and Human populations had successfully integrated into a single whole. Diplomacy was rarely tried, and was more often offered only to other Human civilisations encountered in the course of the Great Crusade.

Certain aliens, such as the Aeldari , who were more technologically advanced than the Imperium were often simply left alone so long as they did not threaten Human interests. The Imperium of Man's extreme xenophobia and outright call for genocide against all other intelligent species in the galaxy is in some ways justified by the sheer hopeless belligerence of most xenos races encountered since the Great Crusade.

Almost all alien species encountered by Mankind since the Emperor first began to push His forces out amongst the stars have been so malevolent or aggressive toward Humanity that any form of negotiation or parley often proved impossible. Other instances, such as during the Imperium's first encounter with the Human-alien alliance known as the Diasporex, would end in violence because of the inherent distrust the Imperium had for all alien civilisations even if there was common ground that could be found.

This policy of unconditional hatred persists into the modern Imperium more than 10, standard years after the Great Crusade ended in the blood and fire of the Horus Heresy. In that time, many more alien civilisations have been discovered and destroyed regardless of threat level, culture, disposition, or technology.

These sentiments of xenophobia have been reinforced by the Imperial Creed , which preaches that Mankind has a divinely-inspired manifest destiny to be the sole ruler and inhabitant of the galaxy. Humanity alone, the Imperial Creed teaches, is the sacred form of intelligent life chosen by the God-Emperor to spread out amongst the stars. All other intelligent life is to be reviled as an abomination and an affront to the God-Emperor's plan for Humanity.

Much of the Imperium, led by the religious fervour of the Adeptus Ministorum , believe in the extermination of all aliens, even those that are entirely peaceful species. When the masses are stirred to such fear and fanaticism, they demand destruction over any kind of cooperation or coexistence.

This might seem like a harsh measure, but it is an age where ignorance is a virtue and brute force is used to solve a multitude of problems; the dangers of failing to act are too unthinkable to elicit any other response. It has not become this way without reason; most aliens encountered by Humanity are hostile and devious, and some have proven as ruthless and ambitious as Humanity itself.

To them, there is no room in the galaxy for the Imperium. Despite the many xenos dangers across the Imperium, there are those who, in their ignorance or desperation, are willing to make pacts with aliens.

Sometimes this is seemingly innocuous: trading to gain advanced technology, hiring brute labour or buying mercenary help. So, concealed within teeming Hive Worlds , xeno-tech draws high prices in illicit markets, while the carnivorous Kroot have been paid in flesh to fight alongside Human Planetary Defence Forces. In the Tollovian Cluster, fickle Caradochians are not only tolerated, but allowed to sell their military services to the highest bidder.

In this way, many argue, Humanity is tainted. Will the Imperium of Man Fall? How will 40k end? Is humanity doomed in 40K? What is the name of the God Emperor? How long did the Imperium of Man last? Can human and Eldar interbreed? How old is the average Eldar? Does Dark Eldar sleep? What do necrons call humans? Are Xenos heretics? What is the best race in Warhammer 40k?

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