The Color of the Orcs

Mytical · Unread postby **Mytical** » 14 Nov 2006, 11:10

Blame LoTR for the green orcs. Most likely they watched it, said hey we should make our orcs green, and that was that.

Marzhin · Unread postby **Marzhin** » 14 Nov 2006, 11:32

LotR orcs are greens ? I thought they were more grey-skinned.

http://susannassoapbox.com/orc.jpg

Even the Uruk-Hais seem more blak-skinned than green-skinned...

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo ... rukhai.jpg

Mytical · Unread postby **Mytical** » 14 Nov 2006, 11:43

hmm maybe I am thinking of something else *shrugs* sometimes my brain does that to me. Been awhile since I watched the movie, so it is possible. Orcs are part swine if I am not mistaken. Swine should not be green, unless ill...so I would surmise these have just ate something that didn't set to well. Either that or because their leaders like to torture, they are forced to march to 'Playing with Fire' from K-Fed.

Gaidal Cain · Unread postby **Gaidal Cain** » 14 Nov 2006, 11:48

arturchix wrote:Erm, I thought only goblins are green? Also I can't recall any single green orc in previous M&M and HoMM games.

The H3 orc was green.

arturchix · Unread postby **arturchix** » 14 Nov 2006, 12:13

Somewhat green, yes, though comparing with goblins, not really.

Cleanpea · Unread postby **Cleanpea** » 14 Nov 2006, 14:23

Orcs were brown most of 90'es, and became green around 99:

Die by the sword: brown

Heroes1-2-4:orange/brown

M&M: brown/orange

and in many fantasy adventuregames.

+in all of the lotr paintings (alan lee++) and in you know, it's a trend that's changing

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 14 Nov 2006, 15:38

Warcraft always had green orcs. So maybe it is Warhammer... WAAAAAAGH

And i'm pretty sure LotR never used green for Orcs.

And look from where the pigish Orcs i love come from:

The use of the word "orc" in any of its monstrous senses should not be confused with various other words that have a superficial resemblance, including Gaelic orc (a Goidelic form of Proto-Indo-European *porkos "young pig") and Norse ørkn meaning "seal" [2].

vhilhu · Unread postby **vhilhu** » 14 Nov 2006, 15:39

wc3 had orange orcs also.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 14 Nov 2006, 15:55

Huh?! You meann the corrupted RED ones?

vhilhu · Unread postby **vhilhu** » 14 Nov 2006, 16:12

yep, i mean the corrupted orcs. its different from the dm orcs, but its just to prove that green isnt the only color for them, orange is there too.

Gaidal Cain · Unread postby **Gaidal Cain** » 14 Nov 2006, 16:20

arturchix wrote:
Somewhat green, yes, though comparing with goblins, not really.

They're greener than the one in the PotD...

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 15 Nov 2006, 01:48

well, I only think of orcs being green, maybe that's cause I'm weird, but there it is

DaemianLucifer · Unread postby **DaemianLucifer** » 15 Nov 2006, 02:56

stefan.urlus wrote:well, I only think of orcs being green, maybe that's cause I'm weird, but there it is

Yup,must be because of that.No other logical explanation.

Darkstroem · Unread postby **Darkstroem** » 03 Dec 2006, 19:39

Ashan orcs are created by the fusion of human and demon blood, aren't they? So red/orange orcs are perfectly fine.

Nelgirith · Unread postby **Nelgirith** » 03 Dec 2006, 22:30

Darkstroem wrote:Ashan orcs are created by the fusion of human and demon blood, aren't they? So red/orange orcs are perfectly fine.

That depends on ... well ... what color is demon blood ?

DaemianLucifer · Unread postby **DaemianLucifer** » 03 Dec 2006, 23:02

Red,as is everyone elses,even the ghosts

And the colour of their skin has nothing to do with the colour of their blood.

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