orc
Tusked fantasy creature
An orc is a fictional creature in fantasy literature and games—a brutish, aggressive humanoid typically portrayed as warlike and ugly.
J.R.R.
Tolkien popularized orcs in his Middle-earth novels, where they serve as foot soldiers of evil.
The word has become standard in fantasy gaming: The party encountered a band of orcs in the mountain pass.
In older usage, orc was a variant spelling of orca, the killer whale.
Cruel and uncivilized
- barbaricSavagely cruel, uncivilized
- feralWild after domestication
- primitiveIn earliest form
- tribalOf a clan
warlike · aggressive · ferocious · bloodthirsty · ruthless · menacing · hostile · intimidating
Malicious folklore creature
- trollDeliberate online antagonist
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
- creatureLiving, sentient entity
- beastLarge wild animal
dungeon · horde · warband · raid · loot · barbarian · berserker · shaman
Fantasy world with hobbits
- MordorVolcanic evil kingdom
- IsengardFortified wizard's domain
- Mount DoomRing's final resting
- hobbitSmall, hole-dwelling humanoid
brutish
Cruel and uncivilized
tribal · warlike · aggressive · ferocious · bloodthirsty · ruthless · menacing · hostile · intimidating · fierce
goblin
Malicious folklore creature
- trollDeliberate online antagonist
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
- creatureLiving, sentient entity
beast · dungeon · horde · warband · raid · loot · barbarian · berserker · shaman · chieftain
Middle-earth
Fantasy world with hobbits
- MordorVolcanic evil kingdom
- IsengardFortified wizard's domain
- Mount DoomRing's final resting
killer whale
Apex ocean predator
beluga · narwhal · humpback · pod · breaching · blowhole · fluke · echolocation · marine · mammal
- Sci-Fi/Fantasywand, spell, potion, rune, incantation
- fantasy raceself, elves, dwarf, dwarves, goblin
- fantasy tropesdragon, dragons, elf, elves, dwarf
- Game Creaturesslime, skeleton, zombie, spider, goblin
- fantasywizard, witch, magic, dragon, elf
- mythical creaturesdragon, dragons, vampire, vampires, werewolf
- orca whalesLarge black-white marine mammals
- orca podsKiller whale family groups
- orca showTrained cetacean performance