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==Overview==
Regardless of specific rank, all Tau Commanders are consummate warriors and tacticians who have worked hard to achieve their status. The [[Tau'va]] offers no shortcuts to promotion to such a rank, performance and skill are the only methods of success, and all have risen from the lowly rank of [[Fire Warrior]] [[Shas'la]] and completed multiple [[Trial By Fire|Trials By Fire]]. Depending on the situation, a Commander may be called upon to lead anything from a [[Cadre]] to [[Coalition]].{{Fn|15b}} The number and size of previous commands is reflected in the rings confining their long scalp lock.{{Fn|15c}}
There are vast differences in the approach and philosophy between Tau Commanders. Some prefer to lead from the front to push their own Battlesuits to the fullest in an [[XV85 Enforcer Battlesuot|XV85 Enforcer]], while others may prefer to dominate the skies in an agile [[XV86 Coldstar Battlesuit|XV86 Coldstar]]. Commanders from [[Vior'la]], [[Tash'var]], and [[Kel'shan]] are particular noted for their personal skills, and are often accompanied into the thick of battle by a bodyguard guard of [[Crisis Battlesuit]]s. Those from [[Elsy'eir]] and [[T'olku]] are usually more cerebral, ordering their troops from behind the front and only entering the fray upon great need. Despite their skill, there are still times when the hubris of a Tau Commander can get the better of them, and in such situations the [[Ethereal Council]] will rein them in. If a Commander erred in an especially shameful way, an [[Ethereal]] may order a [[Malk'la]] take place.{{Fn|15b}}
**{{Endn|15a}}: pg. 31
**{{Endn|15b}}: pg. 45
**{{Endn|15c}}: pg. 34
*{{Endn|16}}: [[War Zone Damocles: Kauyon]], pg. 110
*{{Endn|17}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/01/13/psychic-awakening-beyond-the-startide-nexusgw-homepage-post-2/ Psychic Awakening: Beyond the Startide Nexus (Posted on 13/01/2020)] (Last accessed on 13 January 2020)
