Which 'Faction' is most likely to conquer the galaxy?

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**EmperorsChosen**

Which faction is the most likely to conquer the galaxy in your opinion, and why?

**Kain**

Only the Tyranids have ever really engaged in extragalactic conquest and consumption, so they win by default in terms of universal scale affairs as opposed to the merely galactic. Everyone else either can't leave the galaxy (the Imperium, Eldar) or just don't want to (Necrons, Chaos) because the party they know about is in the milky way.

**Boreal**

A moment of laxity, spawns a f**kload of tyranids!

If all the other factions would stop killing of hordes of tyranids, well, then everyone is pretty much screwed I guess.

**BlaxicanX**

Daemons are the most likely.

**Kain**

BlaxicanX wrote:
Daemons are the most likely.

Chaos dies if emotional/warp sensitive life dies. The Tau, Necrons, and Tyranids can accomplish this.

**Ugin, the Owl King**

Waaaagh! Da Orks!

**Anfauglir**

Tyranids won't. "Eat everything and then move on" isn't quite the same thing as "conquer". Besides, they're their own worst enemy in that they're the only current extra-galactic threat. If they were ever to arrive in significant enough numbers to actually threaten more than a single section of the galaxy, the other factions wouldn't hesitate in putting their beef on hold in order to see the critters off.

If anyone could do it, eventually, it would be the Orks.

**Da krimson barun**

How would dark eldar conquer the galaxy?All they do is torture people.Someone is voting for their army...

**Bulldogging**

Tyranids, cause NOM NOM

**EmilCrane**

Which faction is most likely to conquer the galaxy?

Already done

Problem, xenos?

**Kain**

EmilCrane wrote:
Which faction is most likely to conquer the galaxy?

Already done

Problem, xenos?

An empire that is smaller, more primitive, and less powerful than the Necron Empire of Old, one which is still largely intact, just sleeping.

**Vulgar**

For the most part, the Imperium has already done it.

Crons are obviously wanting to take back what they believe is theirs, but I'm not sure of the approach. If Szarekh ever gets his butt moving, we may find humanity is the necrons best hope, or the tau. They need living bodies, a lot of them.

Eldar - no chance. The goal of the eldar appears to be incompetent.
Deldar - Don't see it.
Orks - I see them more of an invasive growth, like kudzu, not a faction.
Nids - They don't conquer, they consume.
Tau - Do not appear to have the numbers.

**BaronIveagh**

Tau do not appear to have the numbers, but their relationship with other races seems to change from Codex to Codex. If there were a race that could unite Eldar and Humans (and the billions of other races that seem to inhabit the galaxy but are pushed to the side due to the books being about the army they're selling).it would likely be the Tau.

**'Nidsnik Boreork**

Dark Eldar. Because they know how to survive.

Nah, I'm just screwin' with ya. I just have the "Ork vs. Necron/Tyranid" conversation every other day with my Necron/Tyranid playing "friend," who refuses to read anything that doesn't have to do with Necrons/Tyranids. I'm sick of it. And him, sort of.
Sometimes.

I just now stopped caring.

**Lord Arturius**

I would have to say the Orks. War is their only reason for existing and they have the numbers to back it up.

**Omfgorzzz**

I voted necrons. I think in time more and more tombs will open up and spawn some super robotic gak that no one can stop. In their own time they used to be a super force before being put to sleep.....Well history repeats itself.

**Lord Gatlas**

I vote Creed. the second the tyranids win, a hundred baneblades explode out of every carnifex.

**PredaKhaine**

I voted Eldar. Because when the dust settles after the final battle, 100 baneblades will explode out of every carnifex..and then get sucked through a warp rift that Eldrad got a primitive race to create eons ago.
Just as planned.

**KingDeath**

Our galaxy consists of at least 100 billion stars (according to Wiki). The Imperium consits of a mere one million worlds. It is highly unlikely that any faction, wihin the setting will ever come close to truly conquering the entire galaxy. Even the Imperium of Man, which currently is closest to that goal, only controls a few scattered islands within the vast ocean of space.

**Kain**

KingDeath wrote:
Our galaxy consists of at least 100 billion stars (according to Wiki). The Imperium consits of a mere one million worlds. It is highly unlikely that any faction, wihin the setting will ever come close to truly conquering the entire galaxy. Even the Imperium of Man, which currently is closest to that goal, only controls a few scattered islands within the vast ocean of space.

Well the Tyranids have already cleaned house about twelve or thirteen times. So they're obviously capable of doing it again.

I'd also say that the Necron, Eldar, and Old One Empires were/are more expansive, and the Orks definitely hold more active worlds than humanity.

**Ashiraya**

I really cannot see how anyone would think that the Imperium would win. They are beset on all sides.

Nids would seem most likely.

**Kain**

BrotherHaraldus wrote:
I really cannot see how anyone would think that the Imperium would win. They are beset on all sides.

Nids would seem most likely.

There's a rather strong current of "Humanity feth ya!" going through science fiction, look at virtually all the complaining that erupts when the humans actually lose or are ultimately unimportant in scifi.

**ajsnips44**

I vote squats.

**DarthOvious**

KingDeath wrote:
Our galaxy consists of at least 100 billion stars (according to Wiki). The Imperium consits of a mere one million worlds. It is highly unlikely that any faction, wihin the setting will ever come close to truly conquering the entire galaxy. Even the Imperium of Man, which currently is closest to that goal, only controls a few scattered islands within the vast ocean of space.

To be fair, most of it is uninhabitable. So thats only expected. Doesn't mean they don't control the space those worlds.

**fishy bob**

Mat Ward Grey Kniggitz lulz

**Zed**

Despite my ambivalence towards them, I have to say Tyranids. They have the numbers, the resources and the flexibility to do it.

Luckily it's a setting, so everyone gets to beat each others brains out on a relatively level footing.

**DarthOvious**

fishy bob wrote:
Mat Ward Grey Kniggitz lulz

Actually Just Matt Ward himself. Thats right Matt Ward will conquer the galaxy. The logic is undeniable.

1) Matt Ward writes the rules

2) Matt Ward writes cheesy overpowered rules.

3) Matt Ward Watt will write the rules for himself, therefore

4) Matt Ward will have the cheesiest maxed out ridiculoso rules ever.

Matt Ward > Emprah

**majendie**

I think the final showdown will be between Tyranids and Tau.

Humanity is in decline, holding onto the shards of a once great empire; same for Eldar, Dark Eldar and Necrons.

Orks are orks - they don't conquer, they just run around screaming. Battle is their goal, not conquest.

Chaos exists to predate upon life, not destroy it. No gain for them in wiping everyone out, in fact significant loss.

Tyranids are more of a force of nature than a conquering force, but are probably the most likely for last-man-standing before they move on to the next galaxy (like they appear to have already done - who knows how many galaxies out there are chock full of 'nids?

Tau are the only force in the game as it stands that are actually expanding their empire, and aggressively at that. Their tactics of assimilation and co-operation with conquered enemies is very effective, and as in human history, tends to build the most resilient long-term empires.

They've also got the motivation to actually try and wipe out the Tyranids. Everyone else seems content to play a defensive game against them; Tau strike me as likely to step up, conquer or ally with everyone else, then go Tyranid hunting.

Tau.

**Ugin, the Owl King**

Vulgar wrote:
For the most part, the Imperium has already done it.
Orks - I see them more of an invasive growth, like kudzu, not a faction.

That's racist. Speciesist. Whatever.

Seriously, though. Orks may not be unified, but they're still a faction. There are also a ton of them. I don't think Orks are likely to get their ish together in order to conquer, say, Holy Terra. But I think when all is said and done, they will steadily grow and eventually topple the crumbling empires of old.

Barring the Galaxy getting sucked into the Warp or the Emperor waking up (or some other twist), I think the final showdown will be between Tau (who may absorb the shattered remnants of Eldar and Men), Orks, and Nidz.

Also, for those that think that Orks "don't conquer" or "aren't a faction," consider this:

**BrianDavion**

I tend to figure Tau. Humanity already HAS conquered the galaxy more or less. they've to put it bluntly, had their best shot. the past belongs to the Eldar and Necrons, the present to humanity. but the future belongs to the Tau