Why are Orkz ALWAYS green?

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**HellsGuardian316**

Sir Motor wrote: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"

Does that Mean Red orks can move 7inchs in the movement phase. Cus red wuns go fasta

**Cptn. Waaagh!**

HellsGuardian316 wrote:
Sir Motor wrote: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"

Does that Mean Red orks can move 7inchs in the movement phase. Cus red wuns go fasta

+1

**RaegMachine**

Cptn. Waaagh! wrote:
HellsGuardian316 wrote:
Sir Motor wrote: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"

Does that Mean Red orks can move 7inchs in the movement phase. Cus red wuns go fasta

+1

+2 FTW da red orks go fasta!

**MrGiggles**

Cause 'Da Green is da best!'

I will say that I've seen red, blue, purple, grey and human flesh coloured Orks on Dakka Dakka and Warseer. Definitely the exception to the rule though.

I'm thinking it's the same reason that most folks manage to make Ultramarines blue. The pictures on the box and in media. With mentions of green in the Codex and with Apocalypse Formations like 'Da Green Tide', the intention of the fluff becomes pretty clear.

**nintendoeats**

Sir Motor wrote: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"

Mine turned blue, because they thought that blue was strongest. Of course, they were da strongest so they must be blue. And since blue makes dem stronger dey got even better!!

This is my justification for occasionaly fielding an entirely cyborked army (Grots inclusive. Never do this in a serious game, but it can be entertaining to swamp a carnifex in unkillable grots).

**akaean**

me and my friend have a running joke that orks are green because if I painted them black, I'd get banned from games workshop and every tournament and have to attend sensitivity seminars... so I just play eldar and avoid the temptation

**malfred**

http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Warphead_Malf%2C_Proffet_of_the_Grots

**nintendoeats**

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AAAAAAAAGGGGH!!!! AHAHAHAHAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA

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(snicker)

**ZacktheChaosChild**

Why are Orks green?

BECUZ GREEN IZ BEST!!!!

**crazykiwi**

Have you forgotten about them Sneaky Pale Orks from one of the older white dwarfs?

**blaktoof**

I saw some really neat albino orks recently, I think you can literally google 40k albino ork or 40k white ork

**tigonesskay**

Ronin wrote:Because a sea of purple or a sea of blue doesnt inspire half as much fear as a sea of green coming your way.

Slaaneshi orks?

**Thorgut**

I read at one point that Orcs were originally brown and GW actually sold "Orc Brown" paint at one point. At least the second point is true.

I think by the time Orkz were on the scene that their Fantasy counter-parts were already green, though.

**Darkness**

GMM Studios has an amazing non green ork army

**MasterDRD**

Does that Mean Red orks can move 7inchs in the movement phase. Cus red wuns go fasta

I think I might actually let that one fly, just for the lulz. (As long as I'm not using a shooty army anyway...)
I used to field an army of grey orks back when I had orks. The painted their armor and weapons grey too.

**crazypsyko666**

It's due to the fungi growing inside of their bodies that makes them so resiliant. Have you ever seen red moss? Anyways, it's green, so therefore it alters the pigments in their skin to make them absorb light in a process of photosynthesis.

**Lewismio**

Why is every single imperial army white dudes?

Just 'cause

P.S. i made mine black dudes for extra style points in tournies

**Gorkamorka**

crazypsyko666 wrote:It's due to the fungi growing inside of their bodies that makes them so resiliant. Have you ever seen red moss?

Yes, actually.
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=red+moss&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

**Ringarin**

I was going to say the orks are living plants, but someone already mentioned that. So I'm going to have to go with spandex body suits. Orks are obviously very fashion conscious. Though they kill anyone who mentions it. They don't like it to be known how into fashion they are. The stupidity is just a cover.

**crazypsyko666**

Gorkamorka wrote:
crazypsyko666 wrote:It's due to the fungi growing inside of their bodies that makes them so resiliant. Have you ever seen red moss?

Yes, actually.
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=red+moss&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

*facepalm*
lol.... What I mean to say is have you ever seen green moss turn red before (without something bad happening to it)

**Lorgar's_Blessed**

MasterDRD wrote:
I used to field an army of grey orks back when I had orks. The painted their armor and weapons grey too.

Icwutudidthar

**Lewismio**

Lorgar's_Blessed wrote:
MasterDRD wrote:
I used to field an army of grey orks back when I had orks. The painted their armor and weapons grey too.

Icwutudidthar

.....ooooohhhhhhh i get it

Im so dumb

**Sir Motor**

HellsGuardian316 wrote:
Sir Motor wrote: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"

Does that Mean Red orks can move 7inchs in the movement phase. Cus red wuns go fasta

Well he fail "RUN" always.....yes always!!!