The only hard exception to this trope is the Tau Empire.On the other hand, it's not always strictly adhered to: being an absolute xenophobe eliminates any hope of alliance with the remaining 10%, which is why the policy of "Kill the Alien" gets tossed out when an Enemy Mine situation happens. This is possibly justified in that 9 times out of 10 any alien in the known universe will kill a human on sight, though this is in turn because humanity has a terrible reputation for exterminating any sentient aliens they can, with some exceptions like actual monsters who very much deserve to be wiped out like the Orks. Humans, by official policy of the Imperium of Man, are not supposed to tolerate the existence of Xenos.Surprisingly, there are exceptions, such as Necrons willing to use diplomacy, Eldar who are willing to teach anybody who'd listen, even minor states aligned with Chaos who would accept alien Chaos worshipers into their midsts. By the nature of the setting, just about anybody is this to anybody else, including splinter factions of their own species.Aborted Arc: The plot development of the Ultramarines (and the other Codex chapters) allying with the Tau was cut at an early point, leaving only an inexplicable entry in the 6th edition allies rules that was changed back for the next edition.
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