
One of their greatest combat advantages is their very own forward-deployed base of operations. As the Imperial Guard typically lack the fighting prowess to go toe-to-toe with the enemy, they have no hesitation in leveling the playing field by using any advantage they can find.

However, they often find themselves assaulting, or being assaulted by, hideous aliens, Warp-spawned monstrosities, the traitor legions of Chaos, and whatever else the Imperial Command has decided needs to be shot with lasguns at that particular time. They represent the best soldiers an ordinary man or woman can hope to become without the assistance of things like power armor and genetic modification. While the Tau became playable in the original Dawn of War with the standalone expansion Dark Crusade, this will be their debut in the Dawn of War II sub-series.The Imperial Guard are the primary fighting forces of the Imperium of Man, drawn from the upper ranks of the Planetary Defense Forces and then given advanced weapons and training. Relic hasn't announced how much the Tau Commander, the first new Last Stand DLC hero, will be. The chapter packs traditionally cost $7.49. Relic says that the Tau Commander will arrive alongside Imperial Guard Death Korps of Krieg and Chaos Word Bearers chapter packs in the next update, this month. According to Tasker, the Tau Commander can be set up to be offensive powerhouses, disrupt enemy forces, or support their allies. "The major themes that drove the design were to have a hero that was offensively potent but fragile, and to provide different avenues of playstyle," Relic's Clint Tasker explained in the announcement dev diary. Developer Relic also announced that new premium multiplayer chapters are in the works for the Chaos and Imperial Guard factions. The anime-inspired Tau are bringing their mecha suits to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution this month, with a new Tau Commander hero coming to Last Stand mode as paid downloadable content.
