Orc

The orc is a large, ugly and often malevolent humanoid, closely related to Ogres and Goblins. Their skin is usually green, grey, black or at times red. They have sharp fangs and are at times known to have ape or pig-like features. They are usually violent and not very intelligent, but this also depends on the source material they do come from, and their behaviour and background stories may vary a lot. In many stories, they typically use boars, wolves or wargs as mounts.

## Source

Orcs originate from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, but there is also a demon-like creature in Tyrol (Austria) and the surrounding alpine regions with that name (which varies: Org, Norg, Nörglein, Lorko and Orco). Its appearance and character can differ, so it is sometimes huge or has the size of a dwarf. Some of them protect the wildlife, some harm it. Tolkien knew the word "Orc" from the old-english, where it's similar to demon and created his orcs to be a mockery of the fair elves.
Even Tolkien's Orcs are skilled craftsmen, although they never create anything beautiful, and know only hatred for themselves and others. Larger kind in Tolkien's stories are called Uruks.

### Comic Books

* **Nick, der Weltraumfahrer**, by Hansrudi Wäscher (Germany, 1958) - the "Ork" appear as a humanlike race on the Planet Venus and live there in a subterranean city and the venusian swamps. They wear tight, reptilian-like clothes.

### Novels

* **Berserk**
* **Lord of the Rings**
* **America a Prophecy** - by William Blake, 1793. Although Orc is a name of a character there.
* **Orcs: First Blood** or only **Orcs** - is the title of a novel-series by Stan Nicholls from 2004. The story centers around a warband of Orcs, one of the few stories, where they are the protagonists.
* **Discworld series** - by Terry Pratchett
* **Dwarves saga** - by Markus Heitz

### Games

* Adventurer Manager
* Age of Warscape
* Astral Heroes
* Blight of the Immortals
* Cabal Online
* **Castle Age**
* Caveblazers
* Chronicle: RuneScape Legends
* Craft The World
* **Crypt of the NecroDancer**
* Cube World
* Darkfall: Unholy Wars
* **Dark Messiah of Might and Magic**
* Dragon Nest
* Dwelvers
* Eador
* Elemental Kingdoms
* Endless Legend
* Frogdice
* Garadom Online
* Of Orcs and Men
* **Gems of War**
* Gothic - game series I - III.
* Guild of Dungeoneering
* **Heroes of Might and Magic**
* **Heroes of Might and Magic II**
* **Heroes of Might and Magic III**
* **Heroes of Might and Magic IV**
* **Heroes of Might and Magic V**
* Heroes Tactics
* Hex: Shards of Fate
* Hordes.IO
* Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
* Kings and Heroes
* Lineage II: Revolution
* Little War Online
* Magicka
* Man O' War: Corsair
* Middle-earth: Shadow of War
* **Might & Magic: Duel of Champions**
* **Might & Magic X: Legacy**
* Monster Castle
* Nova Blitz
* Orcish Inn
* Orcs Must Die! Unchained
* Pathfinder: Kingmaker
* Project Phoenix
* Quest for Infamy
* Relics of Gods
* Runes of Magic
* Shadowrun Returns
* Stonehearth
* Ragnarok
* Runes of Magic
* That Which Sleeps
* **The Elder Scrolls game series** - Orcs are also called Orsimer.
* The Elder Scrolls: Legends
* The Elder Scrolls: Online
* The World II Hunting BOSS
* Warcraft
* Warcraft II
* Warcraft III
* Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade
* Winterfrost Legacy
* World of Warcraft
* **Ziggurat**

### Movies

* **Lord of the Rings** - movie series. 2001 - The Fellowship of the Ring, 2002 - The Two Towers, 2003 - The Return of the King.
* **Warcraft: The Beginning** - Released 2016. An american action-fantasy film directed by Duncan Jones. The film is based on the Warcraft video game series and novels.
* **He-Man and the Masters of the Universe** - Original TV-Series

## References

1. ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Ch 3, Of The Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor