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2026-06-15T20:03:08Z

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== Irken bit ==
About how to somewhat properly insert Irkens (mad green little men like Zim) into WH40K:
* Entire Irken Empire would, by M30 and further, be reduced to small enclaves or lost colonies. Majority of it would be in Warp, as planet's denizens went too crazy and collapsed the space-time to hell.
* By 30M, all Irkens openly turned to [[Chaos]], and most of them are [[Tzeench]] followers. That is, they would be madder than usual, with ''every single'' one of them being more unstable and neurotic than Zim, though much more competent than him.
* "Taller is better" would be enforced to absurdity. All but the lowest-ranking Irkens would be total-conversion cyborgs, optimized for height first, dakka second and armor third - which results in them being very spindly and slender. So for example, a high-ranking robotic Irken could be as tall as [[Imperial Knight]], yet only as heavy and tough as [[Terminator]] since that height is from telescopic stilt-like legs and long-yet-thin limbs.
* Corollary, almost entire army would be [[shooty]] - as being needlessly tall allows to fire over buildings, yet makes it easy for stout melee enemies to knock Irken cyborgs over.
* Half of the army would be [[tarpit]], swarms of cheaply manufactured and horribly malformed Irken clones. Other half is quirky [[deathstar]] wonder-weapons, that work improperly and are equally dangerous to their users and enemies.
* The more likely encounter in campaign would be in [[Eye of Terror]], where most ancient Chaos followers reside. Since everyone remain xenophobic even after joining Chaos, all minor xenos (including species deemed "extinct" in realspace) clutter in their own "districts", separated from the majority of human cultists. Make a wrong turn, and you're in bluntly hostile area, regardless if you're PC is Chaos follower or not.
* Entire thing would be dark comedy of absurd incompetence, like in [[Turnip28]] Narrative Battle Reports.

If seriously: the most likely reason why nobody in WH40K setting but Tyranids has intergalactic travel? Because those Xenos who ''did'' invent the intergalactic FTL have fled the galaxy, deeming it too horrible to inhabit. [https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Johncastro223/Invader_Zim:_Distance_between_Earth_and_the_Armada Irkens ''had'' intergalactic travel], so they're among those Minor Xenos who fled long before humans invented interstellar travel. And therefore, they couldn't be turned into Genestealers - 'Nids [[Hive Fleet Behemoth|arrived in M41]], Irkens fled in late M2 or early M3; someone did misread the lore. But if you're playing WH40K TRPG in [[Age of Terra|M3-M15]], then... --[[Special:Contributions/95.167.182.171|95.167.182.171]] 20:02, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

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2026-06-15T20:02:39Z

95.167.182.171:

== Irken bit ==
About how to somewhat properly insert Irkens (mad green little men like Zim) into WH40K:
* Entire Irken Empire would, by M30 and further, be reduced to small enclaves or lost colonies. Majority of it would be in Warp, as planet's denizens went too crazy and collapsed the space-time to hell.
* By 30M, all Irkens openly turned to [[Chaos]], and most of them are [[Tzeench]] followers. That is, they would be madder than usual, with ''every single'' one of them being more unstable and neurotic than Zim, though much more competent than him.
* "Taller is better" would be enforced to absurdity. All but the lowest-ranking Irkens would be total-conversion cyborgs, optimized for height first, dakka second and armor third - which results in them being very spindly and slender. So for example, a high-ranking robotic Irken could be as tall as [[Imperial Knight]], yet only as heavy and tough as [[Terminator]] since that height is from telescopic stilt-like legs and long-yet-thin limbs.
* Corollary, almost entire army would be [[shooty]] - as being needlessly tall allows to fire over buildings, yet makes it easy for stout melee enemies to knock Irken cyborgs over.
* Half of the army would be [[tarpit]], swarms of cheaply manufactured and horribly malformed Irken clones. Other half is quirky [[deathstar]] wonder-weapons, that work improperly and are equally dangerous to their users and enemies.
* The more likely encounter in campaign would be in [[Eye of Terror]], where most ancient Chaos followers reside. Since everyone remain xenophobic even after joining Chaos, all minor xenos (including species deemed "extinct" in realspace) clutter in their own "districts", separated from the majority of human cultists. Make a wrong turn, and you're in bluntly hostile area, regardless if you're PC is Chaos follower or not.
* Entire thing would be dark comedy of absurd incompetence, like in [[Turnip28]] Narrative Battle Reports.

If seriously: the most likely reason why nobody in WH40K setting but Tyranids has intergalactic travel? Because those Xenos who ''did'' invent the intergalactic FTL have fled the galaxy, deeming it too horrible to inhabit. [https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Johncastro223/Invader_Zim:_Distance_between_Earth_and_the_Armada Irkens ''had'' intergalactic travel], so they're among those Minor Xenos who fled long before humans invented interstellar travel. And therefore, they couldn't be turned into Genestealers - 'Nids [[Hive Fleet Behemoth|arrived in M41]], Irkens fled in M2 or so; someone did misread the lore. But if you're playing WH40K TRPG in [[Age of Terra|M3-M15]], then... --[[Special:Contributions/95.167.182.171|95.167.182.171]] 20:02, 15 June 2026 (UTC)