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 Blackie wrote:
I thought the meme came from the fact that bare tau heads resemble of fishes, I never considered vehicles for that matter.

The Hammerhead looks a bit like the silhouette of a Hammerhead shark (if you squint a bit), so in-universe that is the first vehicle from the Tau the Imperium encountered and the names spread from there.

 Argive wrote:
Surprisingly positive thread.. Wierd..

Here I was convinced everyone and their mother hates the Tau...

People need to get over that one by now.

Tau have existed for longer in 40k than they haven't existed. 1987-2001: no Tau. 2001 to present: Tau.