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LORD OF THE RINGS.

Warboss Imbad Ironskull wrote:This is the first I've heard about Kroks? is that Rogue Trader era fluff? I've heard of the Krork

I might of misspelled. But Krork is rouge trader era. Alot of the stuff we just talked about is a huge amount of rouge trader era stuff. I wasn't around then. But I do have books about it.

There is no such thing as a Rouge trader era.

Krork did, however, come from Rogue Trader.

Melissia wrote:There is no such thing as a Rouge trader era.

Krork did, however, come from Rogue Trader.

I really hate it when people misspell that.

I didn't

Anyway if I remember correctly without looking at my codex the term Krork is mentioned in the new dex. It's either that one, the Eldar poem called the Tears of Isha (I think) or something in the Necron codex. Anyway that's a little off topic because we aren't discussing the cannon origins of the Orks but instead what inspired their creation in the first place.

Melissia wrote:There is no such thing as a Rouge trader era.

Krork did, however, come from Rogue Trader.

This. So many times :/

My opinion + fluff ignorence says....
orks are decended from orks that masacured and stole from a bunch of nice aliens that landed on there planet. Using the stolen tech they made Waaaaagh! on everything they could find that dident have green skin.

Ediin wrote:Does that mean Space Marines are Buddhists?

Of couse- 2-metre-tall superhumans with pretty much rapid-fire grenade launchers, Purging the galaxy with boltgun and chainsword. Practically screams "peaceful buddhist",doesn't it? [/sarcasm].

Melissia wrote:There is no such thing as a Rouge trader era.

Krork did, however, come from Rogue Trader.

opps...........
Rogue Trader Era..... My fault. :*(

Ledabot wrote:My opinion + fluff ignorence says....
orks are decended from orks that masacured and stole from a bunch of nice aliens that landed on there planet. Using the stolen tech they made Waaaaagh! on everything they could find that dident have green skin.

This topic isn't about their cannon history though (which I'm sorry to say you're opinion must be VERY fluff ignorant ) it's about what real world factors inspired their creation in the first place.

And earlier someone said that the Orks where based off of the Scottish. Well Orks wern't but there is an actual GW statement sighting some of the cultural inspirations for Fantasy and it actually says that the O&G are based off of Scotts. I'll try and find it

Do so and, if you can, bring it here, I'd like a gander at this.

I just thought they were based off the fattest and most aggressive nerds in the office at the time.

Many of these larger sorts needed metal jaws in order to eat more to sustain their swelling weight, and by welding a fork to their arms it only aided the eating.

Smaller fat people would walk in the wake of the larger ones, hungry but unable to fend for themselves at the break room. The largest one among them would call a rush for the food counter. This battering ram of humanity was obviously the one who got the best pickins.