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2010/01/20 17:46:11
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Mysterious Techpriest
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I've never seen a non-green Ork army. Even clueless children manage to paint Orkz the right colour. What gives?
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2010/01/20 18:27:01
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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The picture on the box.
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2010/01/20 21:49:53
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Sniping Hexa
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In ALL 40k fiction orks and grots are referred to as "greenskins" (there may be the occasional mentioning of a black skinned ork)
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2010/01/20 21:51:16
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Battlefield Tourist
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Malfred doesn't paint his orks green. I've seen examples of brownish orks too.
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2010/01/20 21:55:50
Subject: Re:Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Fresh-Faced New User
Falls Church, VA
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Photosynthesis?
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2010/01/20 23:23:35
Subject: Re:Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Angry Blood Angel Assault marine
AZ
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Lucidicide wrote:Photosynthesis?
They are fungi correct, at least partly lol?
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2010/01/20 23:29:21
Subject: Re:Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Battlewagon Driver with Charged Engine
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Lucidicide wrote:Photosynthesis?
I believe that factor was actually mentioned in some of the 3rd/early 4th edition Ork fluff, yes.
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2010/01/21 01:47:25
Subject: Re:Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Battlefield Tourist
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Zarynterk wrote:Lucidicide wrote:Photosynthesis?
They are fungi correct, at least partly lol?
Fungus doesn't photosynthesize.
It used to be that they had algae in their blood. So I suppose they're closer to lichen.
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2010/01/21 02:20:34
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Warplord Titan Princeps of Tzeentch
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Yep the current codex states that they have fungal and algal genetic strains.
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2010/01/21 02:59:57
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Sure Space Wolves Land Raider Pilot
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Alge and fugus come in different colors so techinacally the orks can be green, blue-green, or red.
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2010/01/21 04:44:55
Subject: Re:Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Sinewy Scourge
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My friend has purple orks.
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2010/01/21 04:51:54
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Growlin' Guntrukk Driver with Killacannon
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Someone on dakka has brown orks in the gallery.
But I think its the fact that orks have been green since they came into existence. Everyone knows orks are green, not to mention the big green ork on every single box and the big green ork on the codex.
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2010/01/21 05:43:57
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Lesser Daemon of Chaos
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starbomber109 wrote:
But I think its the fact that orks have been green since they came into existence. Everyone knows orks are green, not to mention the big green ork on every single box and the big green ork on the codex.
nuff said
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2010/01/21 07:44:43
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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[MOD]
Solahma
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Big, mean ole orks turn black.
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2010/01/21 07:49:37
Subject: Re:Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Owns Whole Set of Skullz Techpriests
Versteckt in den Schatten deines Geistes.
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Some people do partly blue Orks, for Death Skulls. But Orks should be green. Otherwise what army is green besides Green Marines and Green Marines in Dresses?
Morgrim wrote:My friend has purple orks.
Dude. Don't ask/Don't tell. Jeez...
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2010/01/21 08:15:35
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Mekboy Hammerin' Somethin'
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Because a sea of purple or a sea of blue doesnt inspire half as much fear as a sea of green coming your way.
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2010/01/21 08:26:43
Subject: Re:Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Maniacal Gibbering Madboy
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Jahman no discriminate against da green man!
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This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2010/01/21 08:35:24
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2010/01/21 09:56:29
Subject: Re:Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Horrific Howling Banshee
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A couple of weeks ago i saw an ork in Gallery that was pale grey, If you think there isn't enough differentiation, maybe its time for you to make your own orange orkz?
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2010/01/21 12:11:31
Subject: Re:Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Reverent Tech-Adept
The World of Cheese and Snack foods
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Not necessarily.
It depends if what the ork has to eat their.
Often if all they eat is red algae for a real long time
then eventually their skin will turn a certain color
in this case red.
As for players that don't have green orks im one of them
i much prefer red orks.
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2010/01/21 12:25:41
Subject: Re:Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Lady of the Lake
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Their skin is coloured by the alge in their blood. As they age they become bigger and darker. Also it would be possible for them to be either red or blue as well. All you need to do is find an alge or fungus in the colour you want and explain it if it bothers people so much. Now I'm thinking of making my Orks a different colour EDIT: Also to add to the above post their blood is actually their digestive system, so if you really wanted to you could easily paint them any colour and explain it through that. Even metallic green in the case of versing too many Necrons.
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2010/01/21 14:01:46
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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In the Gallery you can find several different colours as well as green.
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2010/01/21 14:44:21
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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[ARTICLE MOD]
Fixture of Dakka
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Why are Ultramarines always blue?
Silly question really. If they weren't, they wouldn't be Ultramarines, now would they? Same goes for orks. If they're not green skinned, they're not greenskins.
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2010/01/21 14:49:39
Subject: Re:Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Avatar of the Bloody-Handed God
Inside your mind, corrupting the pathways
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Bramnero wrote:maybe its time for you to make your own orange orkz?
Da Airhostezez?
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2010/01/21 14:50:15
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Rotting Sorcerer of Nurgle
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Greenz iz Bestest! Daz Whyz!
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This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2010/01/21 14:50:51
This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job.
Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
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2010/01/21 15:25:21
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Boosting Space Marine Biker
Netherlands
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My wife paints them blue, and has fluff for it too. Thread on Dakka
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2010/01/21 17:42:35
Subject: Re:Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Oberleutnant
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I used to have a Blood Axe Ork army where I painted them cocasion flesh colour (they looked a lot meaner and evil to me).
Thing is you've payed for the figures so you paint them whatever colour you like
Mick
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2010/01/22 02:11:27
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Sure Space Wolves Land Raider Pilot
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What about transitional colors? A mob of isolation orks were formally Green but started to turn to another color because they got exposed to radiation or there was something in their food ect... So the Orks can be mostly green which would "fade" into another color such as red.
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2010/01/23 14:21:07
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Guard Heavy Weapon Crewman
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In the book Gunheads the orks have brown skin
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2010/01/23 14:28:57
Subject: Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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Sanctjud wrote:Greenz iz Bestest! Daz Whyz!
Dammit! Beaten to it!
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2010/01/24 16:28:49
Subject: Re:Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?
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Krielstone Bearer
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My friend's orks are red orks.
Think about enviorment.
Salamander became "black" skin because of thier home planet.
And another thing is paint.
Some ork paint thier body.
So if you want paint other color "they paint own body xxxx. Because they think xxxx is go strong/fast"
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