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No one will win. GW will always have us constantly debating and guessing. There will be no end, unless GW itself goes under (Doubt that though). GW itself doesn't know the end of the story of 40K, and they don't care if they don't.

No story = No business

The imperium would definitely have to make all the right choices because you are rught, thay are to stubborn to ally with other races. Unfortunately though, while they leave the others to slaughter the 'nids grow unimaginably large. They were already huge and not to mention all the genetic traits they will gain from the cnsuming of all of those species. Yes its possible but slim, IoM needs to get their act together cuz really everything you just listed seems to be happening already.

I vote Orks, for reasons already stated.
Also,
In the Ork Codex it states that Gork and Mork are powerhouses, and even the other Gods (Chaos) can't defeat them in battle.
And theres TONS of Orks (Space probe, etc. prooves this)
But Necrons are a close second, even tryranids can't exist without any biological life to consume, IIRC they have super fast metabolisms.
This thread is very interesting, great points everyone!

ok every one is outing the eldar which is a mistake. If you guys haven't noticed eldar and dark eldy are the only thing capable of web way travel and they can live there add that to thier technoligy and age and their not going any were. Eldar have ability to live any were through their smarts. So ya we will run a way to fight another day, and spell words wrong. Also the Rhana Dandra also known as the death to all space faring races will kill everything so I say the New Slann will take their claim once more. But eldar will be reborn through Ynnead the death god. In conlusion Eldar for the win


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Also it is believed that very few nids have ben sent over to our galixy so no humans cant controle the them

Dark Eldar will hide. If the tyranids wi and ship out though, the dark eldar die. They need pain to survive. The craftworlds might be able tohide but will likely be destroyed. The Harlequins don't have to worry about their sould being consumed by slaanesh so they have the best chance out of all eldar. The nids aren't actuall that much of a threat as youa ll give them credit for. If any species, ork, imperium, necrons, tau, etc.... hit the three hive fleets in space the nids can no longer reproduce and lose all cohesion.

I totally agree with Eldrad. Eldar have survived this long, why come to an end? AND they have the Black Library that is very secret and no one can find. Then there is the laughing God and Ynnead, The Death God of the Eldar. Also, while the eldar hide in the webway they can grow stronger and develop more technology that will allow them to repair the webway and travel to a distant Universe.

Every body stands a good chance. With each race surviving in their own way. This argument shall always continue despite it's ridiculisnoss. Also I agree with Draglide's idea about the nids being destroyed. Although Nids can never truly die off.

I don't have to like these races to know that somehow, they will all survive.

The eldar don't develop new technology though, they've become utterly stagnant in the wake of Slaneesh's birth; most importantly they don't have the capability to repair the webway

For Eldar, reproduction is a problem (specifically a Slaanesh-related problem). So the key to their survival would be the downfall of Slaanesh.

That said, it doesn't look good for non-Tyranid in the galaxy, so my vote is for Tyranids. Necrons can't die as such, but will eventually suffer a loss of mind, the infinite-long death, unless someone manages to destroy wherever they teleport to.

The Empire of Man will likely not outlast the Eldar race, though mankind will probably be alive longer than the Eldar.

either orks- since they are extremely hard to stop from reproducing (you try and burn 50,000 orks in 24 hours)
or 'nids- same reason.
AND WHO THE VOTED TAU?!

Same people who voted eldar.

Eldy Savior thanks for the help here but the nids do come from a different galixy so they wouldnt realy be destroyed and think about it they evolve to the desine of other races. They are a pretty scary.

Orks are a very good fuel for the 'nids. One dies and drops a bunch of spores. That then grow into an ork in a day. Kryptman saved the IoM with his gamble but the 'nids will return very very large in fleet size and size per 'nid. Thats why I think 'nids will win.

They evolve according to who the consume.

also yes they can repair the web way infact they perfected it also they make habitable planets im pritty sure that they will be just fine. Also web way = all the wraith bone ever needed. There for they get more craft worlds which equals more food and more eldar. It also says in Lexicanum that the eldar have grown 10-100 times in size since the fall ended. I think they will be just fine.

The future looks bright for the eldar.

for Dark Eldar. Their numbers are actually on the rise unllike craftworld.

Could the Tyranids enter the webway if they find an open portal? Because that could really hurt the eldar and dark eldar.

No ones done it yet. Webway has excellent security! However, if they could yes, that would be the end of non-tyranid life as we know it.

When the Necrons awake, they will purge the universe of all life as they did in the past. The other races are too busy fighting each other to put up enough of a fight to preserve life itself against those deathless warriors.

So? Tyranids ended all life in a galaxy and found a way to travel to others.

It matters not, the Necrons will steamroll any single race that opposes them.

Sometimes I doubt The Necrons really have the numbers to oppose any race.

Necrons have at least a couple hundred million guys, IIRC

Even if that is true it means they are the least numerous race of all the codex races (counting Space Marines as Humans here). Even DE have more than that.

Is there any size of the necron force we know of?
No?

Maybe those undead just rise again and again....

Or there is more sleeping under our oh-so watchful gaze without us noticing them.
Necrons did conquer the Galaxy once. They are awakening actually and so far I don't see any successful resistance.
The IoM was able to destroy one of their planet-sized creations, but maybe they got more than one?

KamikazeCanuck wrote:Even if that is true it means they are the least numerous race of all the codex races (counting Space Marines as Humans here). Even DE have more than that.

Where does it say the DE are expanding? And is there some sort of population poll I don't know about?

Emperors Faithful wrote:

KamikazeCanuck wrote:Even if that is true it means they are the least numerous race of all the codex races (counting Space Marines as Humans here). Even DE have more than that.

Where does it say the DE are expanding? And is there some sort of population poll I don't know about?

Why sir, Codex: DE would be the place to go for all your DE needs.

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I don't think the tyranids would be able to make into the webway....I hope they don't....That would be bad.....very bad....Even if they did the Laughing God resides in the webway and so does the Black Library:

A:Tyranids FINALLY make it into the webway.
B:Laughing god pops into the Black Library for a qiuck visit.
C:Finds some Tyranid Ultra Grade solvent.
D:Guess what happens next.

I'd have to put my money on the Tyranids.

In the Tyranid 4th Codex, Inquisitor Kryptman makes alot of speculations about the origin of the Tyranid. One is that what the galaxy has faced so far i but a small percentage of the full force, of what may yet be to come.

The current strategy, that involves total destruction of worlds in order to deny the Tyranids their biomass is also said to be untenable in long terms;

Page 26 of the Tyranid 4th Codex, Kryptmans reports says:
"... It is becoming apparent that such a strategy will in the long run prove too costly, for the Imperium does not have an endless number of worlds that can be sacrificed in duch a manner. With out worlds spread so thinly across the void, each one lost is irreplaceable. I submit that there are undoubtedly more Tyranid ships than there are worlds - there may in fact prove to be more hive fleets than there are worlds."

Furthermore, on page 27, reports has it that there are cases in which the Tyranids have even survived the total destruction of worlds.
In one case, Rippers had burrowed deep beneath the worlds surface and managed to survive the deadly bombing, and hence entered a state of hibernation.
Another case indicates a world being laid waste in such a degree that the surface had been turned to ashes, a Carnifex genus creature had survived the destruction of the world, and were in the midst of regenerating from it's wounds;

Page 27:
"... Though the beast was destroyed, Ariadne V is declared Perdita, for, if one such bio-form can survive, then how many more may go undetected?"

Page 27 - further down, Kryptman continues:
"... It is the belief of this Collective that the hive fleets with which we have made contact represent not discrete and seperate units, but fundamentally coordinated elements of a whole. It is our belief we have yet to make contact with this whole."

Page 27, Kryptman concludes;
"It is the belief of Strategic Intelligence Collective 827/II that current mobilisation levels will need to be increased a minimum of 500% if we are to even stand a chance of slowing the advance of the Hive Mind. Every able-bodied man and woman on every world in Ultima Segmentum, Segmentum Pacificus and Segmentum Solar will need to be drafted into the Imperial Guard if we are to have any chance of repelling this foe.
- End of Quote.

My own conclusion:
Of course, all is speculations and theories. But if they are to prove to be true, and if every intelligent race does not joins forces, all worlds that holds Biomass may show to be nothing but a great feast for the Tendrils of the Hive Mind.
- God-Emperor, help us all!


Thanks for reading!
Bill

'Nids are the only choice. C'mon Tyranid-Fearers we're catching up!

Im going to go for Dark Eldar, sitting safe in Commoragh, only coming out to raid for slaves and souls. Of course if the tyranids are the last race standing outside the webway and they dont have souls then....