Talk:Ork (Warhammer 40,000)

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These Orks were squat, powerfully muscled humanoids, wielding crude ballistic weaponry (usually blackpowder or other explosive projectile-based equivalant) and large 'stikbomz' or stick grenades; along with their helmets and other paraphernalia, these are apparently modelled on German equipment from WWI.

personly I think that the spiked helmets are more of a connection to biker culture than WW1 Germany,

any objections? the statement down below makes you an idiot

So bikers carry stick grenades as well do they? Bombot 16:24, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes, because the helmets of Hell's Angels are modelled on (or are actual) German World War 1 helmet. See [1] for example.

They resemble both Biker Gangs and WW1 Germany, but I think they are more like the Scottish Highlanders regiment

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[edit] Alien or mutant?

Are the Warhammer 40000 orks aliens or mutants?

Aliens. There has never been any mention of a genetic connection between humans (or any other Earth animal or plant) and the Orks. (Darth Fanboy 23:02, 6 January 2006 (UTC))

Pece Kocovski 08:57, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Main Units section

I'm tempted to delete this section: it's unencyclopedic and adds nothing to the article. Any other views? Cheers --Pak21 10:18, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

  • Now done --Pak21 13:37, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Amusing

I find this article higly amusing. 24.43.218.30 22:54, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Same here. This is one of the few fictional species that drink airplane fuel.

[edit] First contact

'First contact with the Orks occured in 2027 when Earth first tried to send manned missions beyond its own solar system. The result was devastating: 20 colony ships met the Ork battle fleet and all 2000 passangers and crew were killed. This set a precident for the first Intergalactic war in the history of mankind. The Earth Alliance fought back stopping the Ork Invasion at Pluto, with the further loss of an outer civilian tradng post (although only 10 crew were on board at the time) and the loss of several Type 42 destroyers. The Orks are a War Driven race who live only for conflict. Their technology is somewhat odd, all their ships are different and the systems fitted to their craft or the weapons carried by their troops (and how reliable they are) are all determined by what salvage was available when the unit/soldier was kitted out. There is no such thing as a civilian ork population - they all fight or do their job depending on their caste. There are thought to be six castes, each identified by a small glyph on the main ork logo.'

There any source for this? It doesn't look official, and I've never seen it before, but it's best to check. Take it out entirely, or is there something salvageable in it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.63.0.36 (talkcontribs) .

I don't remember anything like that, but somewhere (2nd edition codex imperialis I think) it mentions the mechanicus still recieve transmissions from an ancient space probe (something like voyager) and there are ork signals showing anywhere humans can go the orks will already have got there Murray.booth 11:16, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Technology

Could those anon IPs who are removing the paragraph from the technology section please give a reason for doing so? Cheers --Pak21 19:00, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Happily. The Anzion theory (the section undergoing removal)has already been described in the article and is therefore not needed to be mentioned a second time. The fluff the statement is drawn from is currently lividly contested by most of the fan community and is probably wrong, as its contested by half a dozen different pieces of fiction. Dakkagor.

After waiting for a reply, I have made a comprimise: I have ammended the Anzion Theory section to state it is a theory, nothing more, and provided the common counter arguments. To those naysayers, remember that the Anzion theory is repeatadly discredited by pre existing fluff and following background. It is a single, discredited crackpot theory. On an unrelated point, I wrote well over half the original wiki entry. Dakkagor.

With all due respect, your changes appear to be original research. Which reliable sources are you using? You are correct that it is unrelated how much of the original entry you wrote; it is Wikipedia policy that no editors get special treatment. Cheers --Pak21 14:28, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Main Units

I just felt that the Main Units section would have been of use to those who wanted to play the game. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by PigottDM (talkcontribs) .

Possibly true, but this is an encyclopedia, not Codex: Orks. Cheers --Pak21 11:15, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article

Meh, this article was surprisingly very entertaining. Maybe its just me, just the fact its Orks, or is it really? As for writing this article in a manner of a different POV (to properly represent a work of fiction), I guess I'm not understanding. The one who tagged the article says, "It sounds like its implying and written in a style that the storyline is true as opposed to written" ? Colonel Marksman 17:34, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] This article repeats itself A LOT

The possible origins of the Orks are mentioned 3 times, the nature of their technology three times, a list of Oddboyz is given twice, etc. In addition to a seperate heading for these topics, they are each elaborated on in more general sections.

[edit] Famous orky quotes?

I'm not a tabletop player, but I absolutely love the lore and fluff of the 40k universe. Your article on the orks here is a fun read and I laughed out loud on several occasions. Anyway, I was wondering if you could maybe add a section for famous or iconic quotes (and their contexts) like the one about red vehicles.

[edit] Wha?

They drink airplane gas?

Yep. Ork fuel is generally thought of to be alcholic (Ie brewed rather than refined, though at a proof strong enough to strip paint and guts) so can be sued as both.