Bonding Knife

This article is about something that is considered by the overpowering majority of /tg/ to be fail. Expect huge amounts of derp and rage, punctuated by /tg/ extracting humor from it.

BANKAI! Nah, don't even bother. The Tau aren't Shonen enough.

A Bonding Knife is a ceremonial piece of wargear used by the Fish Lips. Due to the fact that Tau are so shit in close combat that they will get their ass handed to them by a fucking Grot, these weapons are basically there just for show, like those plastic katanas you buy from Walmart, easily the worst piece of close combat weaponry in the entirety of 40k.

So What is Their Purpose Really?

The Bonding Knife, serves more as a ceremonial knife that serves as part of the Tau ritual of the Ta'lissera, in which a group is bonded together through ritualistic cutting of their flesh. Who knew the Weebs were into Imperial Fist-tier masochism? Following their ritual bonding, the knife is then carried into battle by the team leader, although it is not designed for use in actual combat, and serves as a reminder of the sacred bond the group shares. Fire Warriors who serve as part of a Battlesuit team may also undergo the process, although instead of carrying the actual knife into battle the team leader may instead paint a knife design onto his armour, though this is not always the case.

Ta'lissera

The Ta'lissera is a Tau ceremony which has been translated by Imperial xenolexicons as "communion" or "marriage." Tau who take part in the ceremony pledge support and community to one another and may address each other by their individual names. The bonds that these Tau swear to each other are much admired and seen as embodying the best aspects of the Greater Good. While the bond may be performed by any group of Tau, it is most commonly Fire Caste warriors or Earth Caste work teams who undergo this ultimate expression of respect for one another.

Weapons of the Tau Empire
Sidearms:
	Directed-Energy:	Pulse Pistol
Basic Weapons:
	Directed-Energy:	Pulse Blaster - Pulse Carbine - Pulse Rifle
Special Weapons:
	Ballistics:	Rail Rifle
	Directed-Energy:	Ion Rifle - Neutron Blaster
Battlesuit Weapons:
	Ballistics:	Airbursting Fragmentation Projector - Flechette Discharger - Heavy Rail Rifle - Missile Pod
	Directed-Energy:	Burst Cannon - Cyclic Ion Blaster - Cyclic Ion Raker - Fusion Blaster - Fusion Cascade Fusion Collider - Heavy Burst Cannon - Phased Ion Gun - Plasma Rifle
	Incendiary:	Tau Flamer
Heavy Battlesuit Weapons:
	Ballistics:	Fragmentation Cluster Shell Launcher - High-Yield Missile Pod
	Directed-Energy:	Heavy Burst Cannon - Ion Accelerator - Ionic Discharge Cannon Long-Barrelled Burst Cannon - Pulse Submunitions Cannon Pulse Submunitions Rifle
	Incendiary:	Phased Plasma Flamer
Vehicle-mounted Weapons:
	Ballistics:	Railgun - Seeker Missile - Smart Missile System
	Directed-Energy:	Ion Cannon - Tau Plasma Cannon - Pulse Bomb Generator Quad Ion Turret - Fusion Cannon
Super-Heavy Weapons:
	Ballistics:	Cluster Rocket System - Destroyer Missile - Heavy Rail Cannon Array Heavy Railgun - Nexus Meteor Missile System
	Directed-Energy:	Ar'Ka Cannon - Fusion Eradicator - Pulse Blastcannon Pulse Driver Cannon - Pulse Ordnance Multi-Driver Tri-Axis Ion Cannon
Ship Weapons:
	Ballistics:	Torpedo - Starship Railgun - Heavy Starship Railgun - Gravitic Launcher
	Directed-Energy:	Cutting Beam - Heavy Ion Cannon
Non-Firearm Weapons:
	Melee Weapons:	Bonding Knife - Dawn Blade - Equaliser - Honour Blade - Onager Gauntlet
	Grenades & Explosives:	EMP Grenade - Photon Grenade - Fusion Grenade