Dire orc

Dire orcs, also known as berserkers, abominations,Braknoth's Quotes horrorsBleeding Hollow Horror and brutes, are heavily mutated orcs. Dire orcs are created through blood rituals,Altar Altercation though the Twilight's Hammer seem to know how to create them as well; it is unclear if the Twilight's Hammer has their own methods or have adopted the Bleeding Hollow's.
==History==
The first dire orc was seen in the Black Temple — Gurtogg Bloodboil, a leader and presumed member of the local Bonechewer clan fel orcs. After the Cataclysm, Raz Skullcrusher was captured by the Twilight's Hammer and empowered into a dire orc by magic energies. Later, a group known as the Dark Shaman tried to recreate the Twilight ascension process, but the experiment failed and resulted in Lava Guard Gordoth becoming transformed into a dire orc or rather, mutated into a "hideous form".Gordoth's Adventure Guide
In Mists of Pandaria, Garrosh Hellscream was in need of a subject to be infused with the powers of Y'Shaarj. Out of sheer loyalty, Malkorok volunteered and was twisted into a hulking, mutated orc.Malkorok's Adventure Guide
In Warlords of Draenor, Grulkor investigates a fungal infestation in the Mistcreep Mire located on the east coast of Gorgrond. Throughout the quests he slowly becomes more and more obsessed with trying to harness the power of the mushrooms in the mire, eventually leading him to absorbing the power of a strange fungus. After consuming all the different mushrooms found in the mire as well as the strange fungus, all the spores eventually overtook his mind and mutated his body into a hulked orc monstrosity; causing him to attack the adventurer.A Heartfelt Search (Horde)Heart of the Fen (Horde)
Additionally, in Tanaan Jungle and within the Stygana Cavern, the Bleeding Hollow Clan and their herbalists are experimenting with infusing orc brutes with mushrooms, affecting them similarly to Grulkor in Gorgrond. There are also several failed experiments laying dead on the ground nearby. An alternate version of Gurtogg Bloodboil is also encountered, and killed, in Hellfire Citadel.
There exist dire pale orcs as well. They are created through the Ritual of Destruction.Empowered ObliteratorCrazed ObliteratorThe Howling Crag (bonus objective)
==Notable==
Name	Role 	Affiliation 	Status	Location
 	Son of Eitrigg and member of the initial expedition to ; transformed himself into a dire orc during his battle with Kilrogg	Orgrimmar 	 	Various
 	 	 	 	Stygana Cavern, Tanaan Jungle
 	Assistant of Pauli Rocketspark 	Blackfuse Company, Iron Horde 	 	Grimrail Depot
 	Bleeding Hollow aberration 	 	 	Zeth'Gol, Tanaan Jungle
 	Twin brother of Hans'gar 	Iron Horde 	 	Slagmill Press, Blackrock Foundry
 	Dire pale orc assaulting Eventide Landing 	Pale orcs 	 	Eventide Landing,
 	 	Pale orcs 	 	Forgotten Caves, Gorgrond
 	Laughing Skull Headtaker 	Laughing Skull 	 	Heart of the Fen, Gorgrond
 	 	Iron Horde 	 	The Iron Bulwark,
 	Servant of Illidan 	Illidari 	 	Halls of Anguish, Black Temple
 	Twin brother of Franzok 	Iron Horde 	 	Slagmill Press, Blackrock Foundry
 	Machinist of a Horde gunship in Gilneas 	Orgrimmar 	 	Gilneas
 	Assaults Karabor during a vision of Prophet Velen 	Iron Horde 	 	Defense of Karabor,
 	Dark Shaman transformed into a dire orc when attempting to become an ascendant 	Dark Shaman 	 	Ragefire Chasm
 	Former bodyguard of Garrosh Hellscream and leader of the Kor'kron, infused with the power of Y'Shaarj 	True Horde, Kor'kron, Blackrock clan	 	Various
 	 	Iron Horde 	 	The Pit, Gorgrond
 	 	Iron Horde 	 	Iron Siegeworks, Frostfire Ridge
 	Bodyguard of Pip Quickwit, captured and transformed by the Twilight's Hammer 	Pip Quickwit 	 	Circle of Cinders, Mount Hyjal; Blackrock Caverns
 	Deckhand of Marak the Blooded 	Iron Horde 	 	Dread Grotto, Blackrock Foundry
==Types==
==Notes and trivia==
*The name "dire orc" is taken from the original model's name, "felorcdire," as no official name is known. The updated dire orc models added in Warlords of Draenor are instead named "hulkedorc" and "felorcbrute."
*Most, if not all, dire orcs added before Warlords of Draenor dire orcs use a model seemingly based on the original dire troll model, and have only three fingers on each hand despite orcs normally having five. Dire orcs added in or after Warlords of Draenor share a skeleton with the new dire troll model and have the correct number of fingers.
*During his encounter in the Nighthold, Gul'dan becomes empowered and temporarily takes on an appearance similar to a dire orc.
==Speculation==
*The Bonechewer Behemoths of the Black Temple may be different forms of dire orcs.
*Some infested orcs are much larger and more heavily mutated than others, as such they may actually be some form of plant dire orcs as they have similar traits. Heavily mutated by flora (similar to mushrooms in Gorgrond and Tanaan Jungle) resulting in huge, hideous abominations.
==Gallery==
Gurtogg Bloodboil.jpg|Gurtogg Bloodboil
Korm Bonegrind.jpg|Korm Bonegrind
Malkorok (tactics).jpg|Malkorok
Borka the Brute.jpg|Borka the Brute
Enthralled Shadowdweller.jpg|Enthralled Shadowdweller
Hans'gar.jpg|Hans'gar
Franzok.jpg|Franzok
Felsworn Hulk.jpg|Felsworn Hulk
GurtoggBloodboil(WoD).jpg|Gurtogg Bloodboil (alternate universe)
Bloodboil Brute HS.jpg| in Hearthstone.
File:Gul'dan fel orc.jpg|thumb|Gul'dan, empowered and resembling a dire orc.
==References==