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[[File:Tigershark scale.jpg|right|500px|thumb|Tau Tiger Shark (left) to scale with Air Caste pilots and [[Barracuda]] fighter.]]
'''THE GRAND DAD EMPIRE''' ARE a prolific VINESAUCE-centric MEME group based in BEDROCK CITY. Their largest periods of activity seemed to be around the time SILVAGUNNER was terminated, when they were hosting several unofficial VINESAUCE gaming events (which they assure you repeatedly are ''not'' official Tournaments and are in no way affiliated with JOEL).
The '''Tiger Shark''' is the [[Tau|Tau Empire's]] fighter-bomber. It is more maneuverable than its [[Imperial Navy]] counterpart, the [[Marauder Bomber]], but carries fewer weapons: a twin-linked set of [[ion cannon]]s, a twin-linked set of wing-mounted [[missile pod]]s, and [[burst cannon]]s at the wing-tips.  The Tiger Shark's main payload is its fourteen [[gun drone]]s, mounted in a quick-deployment rack, which can be replaced with a set of six [[seeker missile]]s.


== Tiger Shark AX-1-0 ==
They operated out of the SilvaGunner YouTube channel until it was terminated in 2014, after which they appear to have transitioned briefly to GiivaSunner in September of 2016 before returning to SilvaGunner in June of 2018.
After their first encounter with the [[Imperium]]'s [[Titan (Warhammer 40,000)|Titan]]s during the [[Damocles Crusade]] (in which the Tau got their blue asses kicked wherever the Imperium deployed one), it became clear to the Air and Earth Castes that they needed something that could stand up to such massive war machines. To that end, they developed the Tiger Shark AX-1-0 variant, which replaced the ion cannons with fiercely powerful [[Twin-Linked|twin-linked]] [[heavy railgun]]s (which hitherto had only been mounted on [[Manta]]s) and the gun drones with six [[seeker missile]]s, with the option to add six more. To make a long story short, it worked. In their first deployment on Taros (as depicted in [[Imperial Armour Volume Three: The Taros Campaign]]), a Tiger Shark AX-1-0 first dropped a [[Warhound Scout Titan]]'s [[void shields]] with a missile barrage, and then destroyed it with a blast from the heavy railguns; the Warhound's three fellow Titans decided to withdraw rather than face the same fate.


Fortunately for the Imperium, the AX-1-0 variant is still in its early experimental phase, but given that it is built almost entirely of stock parts (Tiger Shark airframes with Manta weapons), a wider rollout is probable, especially considering the unit's immediate success on Taros. Since the Taros campaign, the AX-1-0 Tiger Shark has proven a valuable psychological weapon for the Tau; the mere possibility that the Tau have a few of these up their sleeve has been successful in forcing the Imperium to be a little more careful about how it deploys its Titans.
== CHANNELS ==
The original forums appeared to function as four services: preparation and communication in service of coming events, discussion about new HIGH-QUALITY RIPS, MEME showcase, and general VINESAUCE or unrelated discussion.


And let's not forget that the first time the AX-1-0 was used in the field, it not only killed a Warhound Titan, it also killed the princep controlling it—a one-in-a-million individual with enough willpower to bend an AI to his or her will, making the AX-1-0 an even bigger "fuck you" to the Mechanicus than first thought.  
{{awesome}}== EVENTS ==
The VINESAUCE MEME events that The GRAND DAD EMPIRE held were known for being diverse and involved, due in large part to their incredibly strong YTP scene.  These events would involve VINESAUCE-branded fan-made HIGH-QUALITY RIPS for SONGS that wouldn't exist for nearly a decade, and some that still don't!  They also hosted some of the first KING FOR ANOTHER DAY tournaments, with fan HIGH-QUALITY RIPS.


There's also that little bit about a Titan —a giant, expensive war machine that takes decades-to-''centuries'' to build— getting into single combat with a flyer that doesn't take even ''remotely'' close to the same amount of time or resources to build and [[troll|promptly getting its arse unceremoniously kicked]].
In later years, an event known as GRAND FEST was hosting PREMIERES for GRAND DAD Fantasy, KING FOR ANOTHER DAY, GRANDmachine, HE THICC 69, and MEME Wars, as of 2019.


At least that's how Forgeworld envisioned the fluff to be....until GW decided to <s>pander to the weebs</s> fuck over their fluff and have the earth caste changing their whole opinion about bigger-than-Riptide suits to build [[Battlesuit#KV128_Stormsurge_Ballistic_Suit|EVEN BIGGER]] suits to counter the Imperium's huge walker.
== HIGH-QUALITY RIPS and MEMES ==
Some HIGH-QUALITY RIPS appear to have seen releases or updates in 5th and 6th edition. Note that The GRAND DAD EMPIRE seem to have been most active between 2012 and 2019.


What really happened was the Imperium realized what was needed and titan legions and knight walkers were given extensive AA support. This made it impossible for the Tiger Shark to survive, the venerable Manta might make it through the AA screen but they are few and far between. Yet instead of creating ground variant of Tiger Shark like Imperial Shadowsword or Eldar Cobra, they created battlesuits of comparable size to deal with the more common Titans deployed by the Imperium.
* GRAND DAD 2: SPASTIC BOOGALOO
* GRAND DAD 3: THE GAUNTLET OF ASS (FEATURING SMOL NOZOMI, TITO DICKMAN, SPONGE, HE THICC, and SANS UNDERTALE)
* GRAND DAD 4: GRAND DAD IS GOD
* GRAND DAD 5: DEATH TO 1D4CHAN


== Tiger Shark AX-2-2 ==
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[[Forge World]] only made a model and rules for this Tiger Shark variant for its [[Aeronautica Imperialis]] game.  The AX-2-2 replaces the big guns and drone rack with a bay for two [[Remora]] Drone Stealth Fighters and the communication equipment required to control them.
GRAND DAD WILL CONQUER THIS WIKI
 
FOR MEMES
[[Category: Warhammer 40,000]]
FOR VINESAUCE
 
AND FOR
[[Category: Xenos]]
SILVAGUNNER
 
[[Category: Meme]][[Category: GRAND DAD]][[Category: GRAND DAD Fantasy]]
[[Category: Tau]]
 
[[Category: Vehicles]]
 
{{Tau}}

Revision as of 16:19, 14 August 2020

THE GRAND DAD EMPIRE ARE a prolific VINESAUCE-centric MEME group based in BEDROCK CITY. Their largest periods of activity seemed to be around the time SILVAGUNNER was terminated, when they were hosting several unofficial VINESAUCE gaming events (which they assure you repeatedly are not official Tournaments and are in no way affiliated with JOEL).

They operated out of the SilvaGunner YouTube channel until it was terminated in 2014, after which they appear to have transitioned briefly to GiivaSunner in September of 2016 before returning to SilvaGunner in June of 2018.

CHANNELS

The original forums appeared to function as four services: preparation and communication in service of coming events, discussion about new HIGH-QUALITY RIPS, MEME showcase, and general VINESAUCE or unrelated discussion.

EVENTS

The VINESAUCE MEME events that The GRAND DAD EMPIRE held were known for being diverse and involved, due in large part to their incredibly strong YTP scene. These events would involve VINESAUCE-branded fan-made HIGH-QUALITY RIPS for SONGS that wouldn't exist for nearly a decade, and some that still don't! They also hosted some of the first KING FOR ANOTHER DAY tournaments, with fan HIGH-QUALITY RIPS.

In later years, an event known as GRAND FEST was hosting PREMIERES for GRAND DAD Fantasy, KING FOR ANOTHER DAY, GRANDmachine, HE THICC 69, and MEME Wars, as of 2019.

HIGH-QUALITY RIPS and MEMES

Some HIGH-QUALITY RIPS appear to have seen releases or updates in 5th and 6th edition. Note that The GRAND DAD EMPIRE seem to have been most active between 2012 and 2019.

  • GRAND DAD 2: SPASTIC BOOGALOO
  • GRAND DAD 3: THE GAUNTLET OF ASS (FEATURING SMOL NOZOMI, TITO DICKMAN, SPONGE, HE THICC, and SANS UNDERTALE)
  • GRAND DAD 4: GRAND DAD IS GOD
  • GRAND DAD 5: DEATH TO 1D4CHAN

GRAND DAD IS LOVE GRAND DAD IS LIFE GRAND DAD WILL CONQUER THIS WIKI FOR MEMES FOR VINESAUCE AND FOR SILVAGUNNER

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