An orc (sometimes spelt ork; /ɔːrk/), in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy fiction, is a race of humanoid monsters, which he also calls "goblin"...
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Orc (Cyrillic: орк, romanised: ork), plural orcs (Russian and Ukrainian: орки), is a pejorative commonly used by many Ukrainians to refer to a Russian...
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Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy game (RTS) developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment, and published by Interplay Productions in...
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Look up orc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An orc is a mythological and fictional creature. Orc or ORC may also refer to: Orc (Blake), a character...
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of War expanded on the scope of Shadow of Mordor by introducing new game mechanics and extending the nemesis system, which procedurally generates orc characters...
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orcs are a primitive race of savage, bestial, barbaric humanoid. The orc was one of the earliest creatures introduced in the D&D game. The D&D orc is...
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Orc is a proper name for one of the characters in the complex mythology of William Blake. A fallen figure, Orc is the embodiment of rebellion, and stands...
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Of Orcs and Men is a fantasy action role-playing game developed by Cyanide and Spiders for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The Empire of Men's oppressive...
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Of Silence, alongside Muse Watson. In 2012, Lusha starred in the film Orc Wars, portraying the role of Princess Aleya, the last remaining elven warrior...
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Orcs Must Die! 3 is an action-tower defense video game developed and published by Robot Entertainment. It is the fourth installment in the Orcs Must Die...
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John Dalmas (section Lizard War)
1992 as part of The Orc Wars (see below) Homecoming, Tor Books 1984; Baen Books 1992 as part of The Orc Wars (see below) The Orc Wars, Baen Books, 1992;...
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Warhammer Fantasy (setting) (redirect from Orc (Warhammer))
races such as humans, high elves, dark elves, wood elves, dwarfs, undead, orcs, lizardmen, and other creatures familiar to many fantasy/role-playing settings...
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Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds Volume 6: Nation Builder (2006), H.G. Wells' Little Orc Wars (2007), Nuisances: Director's Cut (2007), and City Builder: A Guide to...
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Tolkien's moral dilemma (category Orcs)
moral dilemma for himself with his supposedly evil Middle-earth peoples like Orcs, when he made them able to speak. This identified them as sentient and sapient;...
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NPCs of a given nation. The "Orc Wars" board game first appeared in Dragon Issue 132, although the game's counters in The Orcs of Thar are printed on heavier...
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Canadian actor and stuntman, known for playing Colossus in Deadpool and Orc War Captain in Warcraft. He has done stunt work on many TV and movies such...
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Orcs: First Blood (variant title: Orcs (2004)) is a series of books written by Stan Nicholls. It includes: Bodyguard of Lightning, Legion of Thunder and...
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Orc Stain is a fantasy comic book series created by James Stokoe and published by Image Comics. The first seven issues were published from January 2010–February...
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The Orc King is a fantasy novel by American writer R. A. Salvatore, the first book in the Transitions series. The story begins a century after the events...
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escapes. Meanwhile, the Great Goblin reveals to the Dwarves that Azog, an Orc war-chief who killed Thrór and lost his forearm to Thorin in battle outside...
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Tolkien and race (section Orcs and evil)
The journalist Ed Power, in The Daily Telegraph, compares Orcs to the stormtroopers in Star Wars, as both are "a metaphorical embodiment" of evil. According...
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also introduces Orc culture in the series, with the Orcs being primarily created with practical prosthetics. The design of the Orcs' Warg in the episode...
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Bookshops & Bonedust (category Orcs in popular culture)
It is a prequel to the author's 2022 novel Legends & Lattes. Viv is an orc mercenary who is contracted to fight the necromancer Varine the Pale. Her...
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Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (redirect from WarCraft II)
1996 by Blizzard's parent, Davidson & Associates. A sequel to Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, the game was met with positive reviews and won most of the major...
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growing war, as the warlock Gul'dan leads the Horde to invade Azeroth using a magic portal. Together, a few human heroes and dissenting Orcs must attempt...
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intended as a trilogy. The planned third module became instead the Greyhawk Wars boxed wargame. X—eXpert series was for use with Dungeons & Dragons Expert...
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depicting female and child Orcs, and expanding on Orc culture. The showrunners wanted to use practical prosthetics for the Orcs where possible. A Snow-troll...
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Dragon Rage (category Orcs in popular culture)
powers. Orc forces include ground units (orc warriors), naval units (ships), air units (hot air balloons), castle defenses (towers), and war machines...
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Orcs & Elves is an adventure role-playing video game for the mobile phone and Nintendo DS. It was developed by id Software and Fountainhead Entertainment...
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Orcs Must Die! is an action-tower defense video game developed and published by Robot Entertainment and Mastertronic. It is a tower defense game that eschews...
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