Humans... on a Waaagh?

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**Cheese Elemental**

So... humans can be drawn to a Waaagh? How would the Orks react to this? Surely more Boyz iz good, but would they tolerate da 'umies if the Waaagh! drew them there?

**1hadhq**

Where did you find this?

Orks may not accept the humans until theyre turn greenfaced....

**Deff Dread red Edition**

Never noticed that in the Witch hunter Codex,damn I should read more closely.

Well perhaps if it was a Blood axe Waaaggh! otherwise perhaps the boyz use the 'umies for practice before they get to the real fight.

**Cheese Elemental**

1hadhq wrote:Where did you find this?

Codex: Witch Hunters, page 42.

**1hadhq**

Oh, scenarios.

Could depend on the grasp the "weird-boss" has on his minions.

-if he got total control, all his "followers" may do as he wishes. Orks may unwillingly accept the not-so-green boys.
-if he just got some control over the humans, he may use this to gather them as workers. Orks do use enslaved humans.
The boyz may not question how he got them.
-if he doesnt has enough control over da boyz, they would have some fun with the new recruts.

**LunaHound**

Orks always have a nice proposition , help them produce weapons / munitions or be destroyed.

You can say thats psychic power goodness or

simple black mail.

**MeanGreenStompa**

Or... Someone was really struggling to involve orks on that page of reasons why WHs would attack the various other armies and races of 40k, instead of just writing 'cos they aren't in the church of the emprah'...

**Cheese Elemental**

I dunno MGS, I think that the Orky psychic consciousness could certainly impact on humans just as much as Chaos could. Particularly warlike cultures, such as Attilans or Ogryns, might be easily lured.

**SagesStone**

They could use them like the gretchin seeing how they see humans as being weak. But, they could also respect them, that will most likely happen if the Orks like the weapons they have. Not the Lasguns, the Death Strike missiles and Demo cannons. They would most likely just kill them and take those weapons though.

**Elric of Grans**

That section is all pretty meaningless. I want to see a list of reasons why the Sisters would not fry you!

Chaos - er, they are Chaos!
Any Xenos - they are xenos skum.
Space Marines - ab-humans
Guard - they either are or know ab-humans, or at the very least dared to deploy opposite the Sisters.

Section done. Perhaps I could get employment at Games Workshop...

**Madgod**

Well....that's........interesting?!

What. The. Hell.

Thanks GW you've done it again! Fluff? What is fluff? I spit on fluff!

**Cheese Elemental**

I think that this tidbit is a really good idea actually.

**Sanchez01**

Now I want to see an army list based on that idea...

Madgod... Ha ha ha! Agreed.

**Orkfantic**

The only issue I see with it is how long the Humans are gona last being surounded by orks that are hyped uped on waagh!!! energy
That and the smell

**Corpsesarefun**

1hadhq wrote:
-if he doesnt has enough control over da boyz, they would have some fun with the new recruts.

SQUAD BROKEN!

**Imperial**

This piece of fluff might not apply anymore but back in the days of Gorkamorka there were several primitive humans who joined the orks and called themselves Diggas.

**Exarch_Nektel**

Imperial wrote:This piece of fluff might not apply anymore but back in the days of Gorkamorka there were several primitive humans who joined the orks and called themselves Diggas.

I agree with Imperial. The witch hunters codex is one of the older codices. Not all of the fluff in it may still apply. This humans in the Waaagh idea seems like one of the far-fetched fluff bits that GW would have scrapped.

Don't let what I said discourage anyone from imaginative army ideas though, I'd love to see a bunch of orky human models on the table.

Here's an image:

**Shadowbrand**

Don't Ork's keep human's as slaves to make weapon's and ammo??

Maybe some of the next generation slave's are used to fight for their green master's.

**Orkeosaurus**

The Armageddon Ork Hunters became very orklike due to fighting against the orks for so long.

It's not impossible for humans to get caught up in Waaagh! fever, although I wouldn't think it's particularly common.

**jimmyrice**

maybe you take some humans (basic imperial guards units) as penal troops who say every turn on a roll of 6 turn against their masters and have to attack them then at end of shooting phase or if no one is in range they would kill themselves to stop their imprisonment

**Madgod**

corpsesarefun wrote:
1hadhq wrote:
-if he doesnt has enough control over da boyz, they would have some fun with the new recruts.

SQUAD BROKEN!

NO!!!! DEAR JESUS NO HAVE MERCY!!!

....noo.......no.......noo.......

Not again....noo......

**Imperial**

Madgod wrote:
corpsesarefun wrote:
1hadhq wrote:
-if he doesnt has enough control over da boyz, they would have some fun with the new recruts.

SQUAD BROKEN!

NO!!!! DEAR JESUS NO HAVE MERCY!!!

....noo.......no.......noo.......

Not again....noo......

Arrgh don't even mention Squad Broken! that is the sickest crud I've ever read. I will never look at a space marine or ork the same way because of it

**Emperors Faithful**

While I LOL much at this thread, to be serious I doubt the humies would fight side-by-side with orksies, instead they would simply became increasingly agitated to the point where they act like beserkers and attack anyone in sight.

**Cor Angars**

I red somewhere that Blood axes warlords usually keeps humans as their advisors, or pets.

**Orkeosaurus**

They do. Nazdreg levied a whole bunch of human slaves too.

Depends on the klan for the orks, I think. For the humans, it mostly depends on how much propaganda they were fed/what their living conditions were prior. After all, living under orks generally isn't any worse than living under chaos. A lot of the time it would be about the same as working for the Imperium.

**Deathbot**

Orkeosaurus wrote:They do. Nazdreg levied a whole bunch of human slaves too.

Depends on the klan for the orks, I think. For the humans, it mostly depends on how much propaganda they were fed/what their living conditions were prior. After all, living under orks generally isn't any worse than living under chaos. A lot of the time it would be about the same as working for the Imperium.

At least Chaos warps your mind to make you think that that is what you want, though.

**Orkeosaurus**

True. And chaos is probably scarier to rebel against as well.

**Cheese Elemental**

The Orks aren't vile and sadistic like Chaos Marines are though. They'd probably leave any human civilians under their rule alone most of the time.

**Deathbot**

Cheese Elemental wrote:The Orks aren't vile and sadistic like Chaos Marines are though. They'd probably leave any human civilians under their rule alone most of the time.

It's a defining trait of Orks that they will attack anything whatsoever just because it's there.

**The Defenestrator**

Deathbot wrote:
It's a defining trait of Orks that they will attack anything whatsoever just because it's there.

not exactly, they don't attack rocks and mountains because they're there. Orks, by definition, will fight 'because their opponent will fight back'. And if they could, but don't, they'll kill 'em for bein' weak!

The thing is, just because humans are drawn to the Waaagh! doesn't mean the orks don't kill them when they get there.