5. The greatest WAAAGH!
In every version of Warhammer, Orks are war-loving creatures who live only for battle. One of their special features is the “WAAAGH!”: a strange phenomenon through which the largest Ork rises to leadership, unites others under him, and can even become physically larger and stronger.
A WAAAGH! is essentially a war that lasts as long as there is something to fight – no matter what, even other greenskins. The longer and bigger the WAAAGH! becomes, the more greenskins join it.
Grimgork Ironhide is the WAAAGH! boss in the story of Warhammer Fantasy who can claim the possibly longest and largest WAAAGH! in history. His war has brought him battles and victories against Skaven, Norsca, Chaos, Ogres, Kislev, and Chaos Dwarfs.
Presumably, Grimgork would have continued fighting until there was nothing left to fight – but was summoned to the end of the world using a teleport spell to face the destroyer of worlds: Archaon, the Everchosen.
The Orc accumulated so much strength through his WAAAGH! that even Archaon could not defeat him. With a headbutt, Grimgork smashed a powerful artifact in Archaon’s helmet and was only killed when the Chaos Chosen summoned demonic power for help.
However, Grimgork’s intervention ensured that Sigmar could ultimately emerge victorious from his confrontation with Archaon and, even if he did not save the world, at least some survivors. The greenskin became in this battle the incarnation of Ghur, the wind of beast magic, which he himself regarded as the blessing of one of the Ork gods, Gork.
