Editing Xenos (section)

==How do they compare==

Thanks to "Wrath and Glory" we now have a better look at how GW views the different species.
The list below shows the attribute Maximums for:

*Human- Adeptus Ministorum, Adepta Sororitas, Astra Militarum, Agents of the Imperium, Adeptus Mechanicus, Scum and renegades (the maximum stats apply to those who have been gifted with the very best genetic and cybernetic enhancements that the Imperim can provide, short of becoming a Space Marine)
*Eldar- Corsairs, Rangers, Warlocks
*Orks- Ork Boy, Kommando, Ork Nob
*Astartes/Primaris- Mini-Marines, Chad-Marines, Chaos Space Marine

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! ||Strength||Agility||Toughness||Intellect||Willpower||Fellowship||Initiative||Speed
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| '''[[Humans]]''' || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8
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| '''[[Orks]]''' || 12 || 7 || 12 || 7 || 8 || 7 || 7 || 7
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| '''[[Eldar]]''' || 7 || 12 || 7 || 10 || 12 || 8 || 12 || 10
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| '''[[Space Marines|Astartes]]''' || 10 || 9 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 8 || 9 || 9
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| '''[[Primaris Marines|Primaris]]''' || 12 || 9 || 12 || 10 || 10 || 8 || 9 || 9
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| '''[[Necrons]]''' || 9 || 6 || 13 || 13 || 5 || 6 || 6 || 6
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| '''[[Tau]]''' || || || || || || || ||
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*Strength: Raw physical power. Strength is a measurement of the sheer physical force a character is capable of and how much they can lift and carry. Also determines how strong their attacks are.
*Agility: Dexterity and coordination. Agility measures a character’s manual dexterity and whole body coordination, it also governs their accuracy with ranged weapons and stealth abilities.
*Toughness: Endurance and ability to shrug off damage. Toughness provides a measure of the body’s ability to resist injury, toxin, and disease.
*Intellect: Ability to process and interpret information. Intellect measures a character’s ability to process, retain, access and creatively interpret information. Also determines their skill with tech and medicine.
*Willpower: Determination and strength of will. Willpower gauges a character’s mental fortitude and determination. Also demonstrates their Psychic Mastery.
*Fellowship: Force of personality. Fellowship determines a character’s empathy and social awareness, as well as the ability to manipulate social situations to their benefit.
*Initiative: Reflexes and reaction speed. Initiative is a measure of how quickly a character can react to dramatically changing situations; it is also a demonstration of their skill with weapons.
*Speed: Movement speed. Speed determines how fast a character is able to move over a distance and also governs how fast they are able to attack or dodge an opponent.

It should be noted that these stats represent the "base" for each species and will not likely represent many of the named characters, who tend to be exceptional examples of their kind. This list does not show the effects of either psychic enhancements, sorcery or any other type of Warp based shenanigans, as these tend to last for only short periods of time.

These numbers should not be treated as law, but more as guidelines that show a rough idea of how GW thinks they should be represented. When interpreting how these species stack up to each other it would be a good idea to use the humans as a base.
:*Strength: Humans can achieve a Strength max of 8; England's Eddie Hall currently holds the deadlift record of 500kg, which we will use to show the max strength level that a human in 40k can achieve (you can increase this if you want). Using the numbers provided we can roughly estimate that an Eldar Ranger can potentially deadlift up to 437kg, a Space Marine can deadlift 625kg, but an Ork Nob and Primaris can deadlift up to 750kg. It is likely the number is higher due to DAoT gene engineering done to the entire species and natural evolution.
:*Intellect: Humans can achieve an Intellect max of 8; Terence Tao was recorded to have an IQ of 230 (increase as you see fit). A Kommando could potentially have an IQ of around 201, whilst an Eldar Corsair or Chad-Marine could have an IQ of 288. While most Necrons are basically mindless machines, the ones who can think are shown to be some of the smartest things in the Galaxy, bar almost none.
:*Speed: Humans can achieve a Speed max of 8; Usain Bolt has been recorded at 28mph (it has been theorized that the human body has the potential to reach speeds of up to 40mph). Using the current recorded speed Orks Boyz could come in at about 25mph, with Mini-Marine at 31mph and a Warlock reaching speeds up to 35mph.
:(None of these numbers are hard facts and we are also basing the comparison at the upper end of human ability not the human average)