Orcs
Tusked fantasy soldiers
Orcs are brutish, aggressive humanoid creatures in fantasy fiction, typically depicted as enemies to be fought and killed.
Tolkien established the template: corrupted beings, ugly and warlike, serving dark powers.
The concept has become a staple of fantasy games and literature, where orcs usually function as low-level cannon fodder: We cleared out an orc encampment.
In online spaces, orc sometimes describes someone perceived as mindlessly aggressive or thuggish.
- MordorVolcanic evil kingdom
- goblinsMalicious mythical creatures
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
- Middle-earthFantasy world with hobbits
Uruk-hai · Sauron · warband · siege · Isengard · Saruman · fellowship · Moria
Of a clan
- chieftainLeader of a tribe
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
bloodlust · shaman · ritual · warband · conquest · raider · nomadic · fierce
Fantasy strategy game series
- HordeNamed nomadic political entity
- shamanIndigenous spiritual healer
- raidSudden armed incursion
- World of WarcraftMassively multiplayer fantasy RPG
Dungeons and Dragons · berserker · barbarian · encounter · hit points · miniature · campaign · tribal
Tolkien
Uruk-hai · Sauron · Middle-earth · warband · siege · Isengard · Saruman · fellowship · Moria · battle
tribal
Of a clan
honor · bloodlust · shaman · ritual · warband · conquest · raider · nomadic · fierce · battle cry
Warcraft
Fantasy strategy game series
World of Warcraft · Dungeons and Dragons · berserker · barbarian · encounter · hit points · miniature · campaign · tribal · Warhammer
tusks
Extended animal incisors
- green skinEmerald-colored outer layer
- muscularHaving well-developed sinews
- brutishCruel and uncivilized
hulking · fangs · war paint · tribal · savage · bestial · towering · scarred · primitive · ferocious
villain
Wicked story antagonist
antagonist · monster · enemy · expendable · evil · brute · invader · threat · swarm · cannon fodder
- Fictional PeoplesKlingon, Vulcan, Romulan, Dothraki, Wookiee
- Middle-earth BeingsNazgul, Uruk-hai, Ringwraiths, Easterlings, Sauron
- Tolkien VillainsSauron, Morgoth, Saruman, Gollum, Nazgul
- mythical groupsTitans, Olympians, Amazons, Argonauts, Valkyries
- Elder ScrollsSkyrim, Nord, Breton, Thieves Guild, Blades