Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

How do Warbosses get their names? Are they given to them by the rest of the boyz, or is it a case of "Righ', you lot betta' call me 'Boss Umie-Squisha' or I'll bash you on da 'ead!"?

And what are the naming conventions you guys use to name your Warbosses?

Phloop wrote:How do Warbosses get their names?

However they say

I'm sure Orks just name themselves whatever once they emerge from their coccoons, or given a Name by "Da ovver Boyz" if they are good at "Somfink".

Once they become Boss, they might change their names, and indeed declare "Righ', you lot betta' call me 'Boss Umie-Squisha' or I'll bash you on da 'ead!"?" or just take up a nickname.

Are there any ork girls?

no cause orks don't have genders, because they spawn in spores If I recall correctly.

OrkAmunGus wrote:Are there any ork girls?

There are no ork Males either.

Though I am sure SOMEWHERE some weirdo has made a Unit of Girlz

OrkAmunGus wrote:Are there any ork girls?

Only yo' momma! Zing!

No. Technically they orks aren't even "boys". They grow out of the ground like plants, ready to go krumpin'!

Back to the topic, i don't know what to call my Warboss. I need ideas for a unique, awesome name.

Yes,you recall correctly,Orkz are an enginered warrior race that reproduce via spores.
More OT,I would imagine that an Orkz name would be a evolving sort of thing,for example,an ork pops out from the ground and is named or names itself "Gorgrub",after some time and many battles this ork becomes a Nob,taking on the moniker "Gorgrub 'Eadsplitta" due to the amount of heads his trusty choppa has split open.
As time progresses,assuming the Ork lives and becomes a Warboss his name would have then evolved further,somthing along the line of "His grand killiness da uber Arch Fiend Great Gorgrub 'Eadsplitta".

Warboss Killyfingz

Gwargut facechoppa

All of mine are far too rude, like Ugzug Skullf***er as the Captain of my Blood Bowl team.

Well, my name is Rob, so my warboss is named RAAAAHB!.

Are we even sure that orks have names until they become a boss?

All Orks have names, but only bosses get awesome names. Gorgutz 'Ead'Unta got his nickname because he takes important heads to stick on his pole.

youz da Freadboss 'ere, Cheez

Beg pardon?

Warbosses not only get names, they get titles. Arch-Arsonist is still one of my faverets.

The thing about Ork names is that unless you are a real badass Ork, your name is grot.

"Warboss Stink-Eye" (Note, would need to GS model "Da' Stink Eye Fayse" onto him)

"Warboss Blud n' Gutz" (A referance to WWII General George S. Patton)

"Warboss Shiny Teef" (You can give him a big set of chrome chompaz' )

My AobR Warboss is Badzogga.

I think it translates to everything he does being terrible.

I have a counts-as Mad Doc Grotsnik called "Doc Optimal". Three guess as to how I came up with that name...

Some of the older Ork codexes (codices?) had tables of ork names. I usually just put a couple of words that sound goo together (e.g. "Sniktoof").

Ork bosses get fething awesome names, like Ghazkull Mag UrakThracka (think I spelt it wrong).

My is named "DAAAAAAVVVVVVVVVVVVV THE COMMMMEY!" Try and guess why.

Golden Eyed Scout wrote:Ork bosses get fething awesome names, like Ghazkull Mag UrakThracka (think I spelt it wrong).

My is named "DAAAAAAVVVVVVVVVVVVV THE COMMMMEY!" Try and guess why.

Well, when I write it out I spell it poorly it for that proper Orky feel, but yeah "Mad Doktur Optimul'z Freebooterz".

My 'counts as' Dok Grotsnik is called Dr. Ugskill

the glyphs page in the codex.

etc. Wazdakka = Wazza(Fast) + Dakka(Shooty)

mine iz Scrazza

Spiffy Smashmuch. Had the chaos dred hammer arm attached to one shoulder and a SM dred close combat hand attached to the other.

Phloop wrote:How do Warbosses get their names? Are they given to them by the rest of the boyz, or is it a case of "Righ', you lot betta' call me 'Boss Umie-Squisha' or I'll bash you on da 'ead!"?

And what are the naming conventions you guys use to name your Warbosses?

They probably just force other orks to call them that or it bashes thier brains out.
My AOBR warboss is named Boss Supa-Klaw


Automatically Appended Next Post:

thedarkside69 wrote:no cause orks don't have genders, because they spawn in spores If I recall correctly.

No but in the book Squad Broken there are some very confused orks if you know what I mean.

penut the butter wrote:

Phloop wrote:How do Warbosses get their names? Are they given to them by the rest of the boyz, or is it a case of "Righ', you lot betta' call me 'Boss Umie-Squisha' or I'll bash you on da 'ead!"?

And what are the naming conventions you guys use to name your Warbosses?

They probably just force other orks to call them that or it bashes thier brains out.
.

This, If a 12 + foot tall,muscle bound,frothing lunitic is hitting you in the head telling you his name is " Big Boss Bouncy Butt",then you better by god start calling him that.
Incidently,my Warboss is " His Grand Killiness Big Boss SkarGob 'Nokka'Ead"

My Warboss is Hagsnot Manglegore. He likes to use his spiked boots to kick 'umies and make their guts fly everywhere. He also has really bad pollen allergies.

Dagul Skragor, da 'erald of Mork.

Gets his name because he hears voices in his head, and they say they're Mork.