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A Gue'vesa is a human who has, through capture or being raised in Tau territories, cast aside his loyalty to the Imperium (the government of the Empire) in favor of the Greater Good. These folk are usually granted entire colonies to build Human communities, and, as Humans usually are, Gue'vesa (literally "Human Helper") are ferocious warriors. Entire Cadres (about company-sized forces) are made up of Gue'vesa's, and have distinguished themselves in combat, making them respected members of Tau society.

In this particular scene, we see a Gue'vesa in Tau armor with Tau equipment pleading with his Imperial Guard counterparts to lay down thier arms and surrender thier doomed defensive position before it's demolished by Hammerhead tanks. As long as a Commissar (morale officer responsible for maintaining the strictest dicipline among troops-- commonly known for getting field-execution-happy during times of duress) doesn't come along, such displays of courtesy would succeed. The white stripes on the Imperial Guardsmen's helmets mark them to be conscripts, who would naturally want to fight even less than a regularly enlisted soldier, and would likely surrender to the Human Tau soldier.

Description
A Gue'vesa is a human who has, through capture or being raised in Tau territories, cast aside his loyalty to the Imperium (the government of the Empire) in favor of the Greater Good. These folk are usually granted entire colonies to build Human communities, and, as Humans usually are, Gue'vesa (literally "Human Helper") are ferocious warriors. Entire Cadres (about company-sized forces) are made up of Gue'vesa's, and have distinguished themselves in combat, making them respected members of Tau society.

In this particular scene, we see a Gue'vesa in Tau armor with Tau equipment pleading with his Imperial Guard counterparts to lay down thier arms and surrender thier doomed defensive position before it's demolished by Hammerhead tanks. As long as a Commissar (morale officer responsible for maintaining the strictest dicipline among troops-- commonly known for getting field-execution-happy during times of duress) doesn't come along, such displays of courtesy would succeed. The white stripes on the Imperial Guardsmen's helmets mark them to be conscripts, who would naturally want to fight even less than a regularly enlisted soldier, and would likely surrender to the Human Tau soldier.