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Why do Orks wear pants? Some even have loin guards (MANz). Orks reproduce via spores, so it's not like they have anything to hide or protect. Do they wear them because they believe that they convey an armour save (like their t-shirts)? Are there Ork tailors, or do they just loot their clothes off of IoM?

Yes I realize these are silly questions. Feel free to reply with silly answers.

I believe that they just loot clothes they fancy.

GW did not want to mold their Ork parts and come out with a line of paint for it

'cause the boys want to. Simple as that.

I actually had a similar question the other day - who are the Ork tailors? Who makes pants for grots?

 Lithlandis Stormcrow wrote:
I believe that they just loot clothes they fancy.

Actually, there's been many a Ork Nob that has wanted to topple the leader of the Orkish textile industry - the crafty Warboss Kalrog Kline.

The universe is a harsh place to live without pants, regardless of your genital situation.

They need pockets to hold their ammo!

For the the same reason the hulk wears pants.

Why do orks do anything?

Why does anyone do anything?.... thats deep man, you may have discovered THE question

Why do you wear pants?
Well, for the same reason you wear a shirt of course, to keep your body warm! No Ork wants to be cold just because he forgot his pants.

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Because the pants are red and thus faster.

More Likley it's because when GW modeled orks back in the 70s and 80s they weren't allowed to have naked (or lower half naked) men. Orks are humanoid in shape - close enough to humans and obviously male. Having them without pants - heartless of anatomy depicted or not would have been met with problems and cries of indecency. Especially considering it's a game marketed to children. It's the same reason why animated animals will often have clothing of some kind. Mickey Mouse wears pants, Donald has a shirt, etc. Many of these characters that "look" close to human have clothing - even though it makes no sense. Its the same for shows like Star Trek - aliens would have diffirent anatomy or even diffirent culture - so clothing may have been optional or diffirent. But because it's a TV show and they look human (2 arms 2 legs, head, body) they have to wear clothing that covers certain parts. Waist to knees for men - waist to thigh and chest area for women. Call it censorship if you want. But the trend continues because if Gw suddenly changed tak and made orcs without pants - some parents somewhere would be annoyed and loud enough to cause gw serious issues. Easier to just avoid it by keeping models clothed, and not displaying any overly agressive sexual attributes.

 Brother SRM wrote:
I actually had a similar question the other day - who are the Ork tailors? Who makes pants for grots?

As is the answer to every question of "who does this boring or menial tasks in ork society" - grots do it. Possibly as slaves, but most likely as a business, because it's a way to earn a few teef by doing somefing da boyz don't feel like doing. Being useful (and maybe even modestly rich if you're a clever grot) keeps you from being rounded up as cannon fodder!

 DarthSpader wrote:
More Likley it's because when GW modeled orks back in the 70s and 80s they weren't allowed to have naked (or lower half naked) men. Orks are humanoid in shape - close enough to humans and obviously male. Having them without pants - heartless of anatomy depicted or not would have been met with problems and cries of indecency. Especially considering it's a game marketed to children. It's the same reason why animated animals will often have clothing of some kind. Mickey Mouse wears pants, Donald has a shirt, etc. Many of these characters that "look" close to human have clothing - even though it makes no sense. Its the same for shows like Star Trek - aliens would have diffirent anatomy or even diffirent culture - so clothing may have been optional or diffirent. But because it's a TV show and they look human (2 arms 2 legs, head, body) they have to wear clothing that covers certain parts. Waist to knees for men - waist to thigh and chest area for women. Call it censorship if you want. But the trend continues because if Gw suddenly changed tak and made orcs without pants - some parents somewhere would be annoyed and loud enough to cause gw serious issues. Easier to just avoid it by keeping models clothed, and not displaying any overly agressive sexual attributes.

Though Bloodletter bulges are fine.

The orks wear pants cause its what makes them smart.
The less clothes you wear as an ork, the more savage you are.
Every ork knows that.

So they get their T-shirt save on their legs too. A trouser save, if you will.

Blood letters are fine beacause of the double jointed legs and horned heads. It's enough of a diffirence to set them as "beasts" instead of human.

Also the models are much newer both in concept and design and model design.

For the same reasons they wear hats;
Hats are a symbol of brutal cunnin'

And you really (probably) don't want to see what's hidden behind that silk loincloth on the Keeper of Secrets.....

 Psienesis wrote:
And you really (probably) don't want to see what's hidden behind that silk loincloth on the Keeper of Secrets.....

Well, orks have nipples. Why, they have no purpose on them.

Would it be to much of a jump to assume that they also have penises even if there's no purpose to it?

Maybe it just so we don't see their ugly ork butts. I remember a comic where an ork was coming out of an out house. This would at least tell us that they're concerned with modesty, unless their doing something else in there that we don't know about.

 Bottle wrote:
for their nobz!

^ Wins thread!

Because the red makes them GO faster

Akiasura wrote:
For the same reasons they wear hats;
Hats are a symbol of brutal cunnin'

Or are they a symbol of cunnin' brutality?

 infinite_array wrote:

 Lithlandis Stormcrow wrote:
I believe that they just loot clothes they fancy.

Actually, there's been many a Ork Nob that has wanted to topple the leader of the Orkish textile industry - the crafty Warboss Kalrog Kline.

He pales in comparison to the true leader of the Orks, though - ZUGORK BOSS!

Only Ork Kommandos do not wear pants. Hence the name.

The real question is who is that devilishly consistent ork shoemaker? They make every pair of boots perfectly the same.