Triszin Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Sigmar renamed their orks, to orrucks. I think 40k could go with Korks Or Korrucks Random thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Res Ipsa Loquitur Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Did somebody finally point out to GW that you can't claim protection over generic terms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 The old name for the original ork race was Krork Legionnaire of the VIIth, Triszin and Aothaine 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Bearclaw Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Krork is the most likely, other than just doing Orruk again, as that name at least has some established lore behind it (from the old Necron fluff, where the Orks were one of the last 'Young Races' created by the Old Ones). I mean, they shouldn't, because all their renaming, both AoS and 40k, have been kinda asinine and sounded awful (I know some of the old names do too in isolation, but they at least had the weight of history making them seem less dumb). But ho hum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Fungurk . Far.Mountain and Quixus 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warpmiss Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Gorkamorkans? Morkagorkans? I wish they renamed them Korks, I am already picturing an army of bottle corks advancing through the gaming table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockmaster Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) I know it is heresy to like any name change but I actually think Orruks is a better name then Orc or Ork, so if they do decide to change it in 40k I would hope they just went with that. Edited January 24, 2018 by Shockmaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtoof Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 They probably won't change the name - I think Ork with a k is already unique to 40k. Just like in everything else, Orks are way ahead of the lesser races on this one. Melmoth 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Orlock Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Sigmar renamed their orks ...Point of order here, but in WFB, they were known as 'Orcs'. Go look it up and come back. 'Orc', of course, was a generic word not easily copyrighted and thus a casualty of the legal department. Changing the 'c' to a 'k', however, likely changes all that and for this reason I don't expect the word to change any time soon. Given that recent books still use the term, it appears that GW concurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbienw Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Krork would be the best, as they have been occasionally referred to as that in the lore for a while now Legionnaire of the VIIth 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishagu Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Krork would be awesome indeed. Also give them some cool new units. I'd love to see Brain Boyz and high tech Orks like in Beast Arises. Warpmiss, Far.Mountain and Legionnaire of the VIIth 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinstryfe Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Wouldn't be surprised if they just work "Krork" in somehow anyway. It further adds to the "uniqueness" of 40k Orks. Rampaging Orcs who fight elves? Totally Tolkien. Orks, rampaging fungus warriors who grow larger with brutal combat, can be dismembered and just have a different body part slapped on, and who power their technology from a combination of racial memory and psychic willpower fields? Much easier to defend as an original creation. But just in case, having them occasionally referred to as the Krork in official products can't hurt in case "Ork" is ever ruled to be a non-protectable trademark. Warpmiss 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead01 Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I'd be happy with Kork or Orruk. They're green skins either way. I would hope a "rebranding" would also bring with it something interesting. I love close combat and all but it would be nice to have more ways to play that were frighting to the other player.Hope they'll bring up some stuff from the Old School to give us some new things to play with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toaae Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I'd imagine that if they felt the need to change the name, it would have happened in 8th, like Aeldari and Drukkhari and T'au. No, I think the 'k' is enough to distinguish between GW's IP and common law. After all, I can't think of a single instance of the term "Ork" outside of 40k.Anyways, I'd also prefer they don't change the name, whether it's from outdated fluff like Krork, borrowing from AoS like Orruk, or just making up something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spafe Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 What did Tau change to in 8th? I thought they were still Tau? :-s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Takatus Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 I think it's T'au now. The pointless change isn't my cup of T'ea. :p totgeboren and Warpmiss 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triszin Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) I think it's T'au now. The pointless change isn't my cup of T'ea. yep tau are now T'AU. also Ork spell forward and backwards is.... KRORK ------ It represents the duality of orks, KRO is Gork, ORK is MORK KRORK GORKAMORKA Edited February 1, 2018 by Triszin Warpmiss 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Takatus Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 They used to be named Space Orks. I think we should go with this. It would allow me to shorten them to Sporks. :p Indefragable, Aothaine, Quixus and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Lucifer Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 They could go for "Super awesome green mean fighting fungus from outer space" . They would still be orks to me. Like Aeldari will always be Eldar Pointy-ears and T'au, Tau Fish-faces. ;) Quixus 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamingDeth Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Incorrect, fish headz and pansies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Lucifer Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Sorry, I was trying to be nice. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totgeboren Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) Haha, yeah back in the days all the boxes and blisters said "Space Orks". Dunno why, but it just felt so silly. http://www.solegends.com/citrt2/rtb13spaceorks/SpaceOrkBox1x-01.jpg Edited February 2, 2018 by totgeboren Slave to Darkness 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to Darkness Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Haha, yeah back in the days all the boxes and blisters said "Space Orks". Dunno why, but it just felt so silly. http://www.solegends.com/citrt2/rtb13spaceorks/SpaceOrkBox1x-01.jpg God that box brings back memories. :wub: totgeboren 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quixus Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Gorkamorkans? Morkagorkans? I wish they renamed them Korks, I am already picturing an army of bottle corks advancing through the gaming table. Nah not a whole army. Only Kommandos would look like that, because of their disguises. Incorrect, fish 'eadz and pansies. FTFY ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indefragable Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 They could go for "Super awesome green mean fighting fungus from outer space" . They would still be orks to me. Like Aeldari will always be Eldar Pointy-ears and T'au, Tau Fish-faces. ;) Pellis Viridian Bellicosia Fungi ex Spatio if you’re, like, not into the whole brevity thing, man. FlamingDeth 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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