List of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Characters - Tau - Shas'O Or'es'Ka

Shas'O Or'es'Ka is the leader of the Tau Fire Caste strike force sent to the Kaurava system. He seems much more merciful than O'Kais, who led Tau forces during the Dark Crusade - ordering his troops to allow the Eldar to flee when the Tau take their fortress, ss well as welcoming the remaining Imperial Guardsmen and civilians into the Tau empire after the Imperial Guard are eliminated. He is portrayed as using a new war strategy, that deviates from the traditional Mont'ka and Kauyon techniques, known as Great Strength, Great Strike. The Tau forces in the system are based in the secret, but heavily fortified Nan-Yanoi moon base, armed with the interplanetary Ar'Ka cannon. From this lunar installation, Or'es'Ka intends to conquer the Kaurava system, and prepare it for colonization by the Tau Empire.

The Shas'O goes to battle in an XV22 Battlesuit. Similar to O'Kais, Or'es Ka's suit can take a flamer, missile pods, a jetpack, a stealth field and a shield drone as upgrades. A multi-tracker, shield generator, and a marker drone distinguish his suit from his predecessor, as well as his main weapon options of a fusion blaster which can stun vehicle crews and a cyclic ion blaster, effective against infantry.

If the Nan Yanoi Coalition Center is destroyed, a cutscene shows fire warriors and Ethereal Aun'Ro'Yr being gunned down then Or'es'ka has an emotional outburst at the sight of the Ethereal's death stating "We have lost all!"

If defeated by the Sisters of Battle, Canoness Selena Agna takes the skulls of Commander Or'es Ka and the Ethereal Aun'Ro'Yr as offerings to the God-Emperor and testaments to her faith.

If defeated by the Necrons, the Necrons gather up all of the wounded, dying and captive Tau, Kroot, and Vespid and hand them over to the Flayed Ones to practice on for the next battle.

If defeated by the Dark Eldar, hundreds of Tau Fire Warriors are taken prisoner, destined for the torture chambers of Lacunae and later Commorragh. In the battle's aftermath Asdrubael Vect himself presides over the vile banquet held to celebrate the victory and personally eats the heart of the dying Ethereal Aun'Ro'Yr.

If defeated by Chaos, Carron has cruel torture and foul ceremonies performed on the Tau who are unlucky enough to not to die in battle. Within hours of Nan Yanoi's capture, the base is covered in the blood of its defenders, and the Ethereal's carcass is hung on the Ar'Ka cannon, the only part of the lunar installation Carron did not see fit to desecrate.

If, however, the Tau succeed in defeating all other races, it is noted (by the narrator) the rest of the Tau Empire is impressed by his victory, and begins to look at ways to incorporate the "Great strength, great strike" tactics into the Empire.

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