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TheEvilDog:
The thing is, as crazy as the Orks might be, they have been one of the most popular and fan-beloved elements of the setting, precisely because they are so over the top and ridiculous. For all the GRIMDARK that pervades 40K, the Orks have always been a refreshing breath of air. They're ridiculous, they're meant to be. They're the last creation of a race that has long since become extinct. They should be melancholy, they should be depressing. They're not. They're have crusades called "Waaaaghs" that are part religious event and part massive pub crawl. They have weapons and vehicles that should not work, but they're psychically powerful enough to work miracles. In at least one edition of their list, they're vehicles could get an upgrade called "Red Paint Job", that made their vehicles move faster. Simply because they believe that "the red wunz run faster".

They're the comedic faction, but vicious enough to not be a joke.

BenRG:
I've long suspected that the Orks were actually created by a human from an alternate time-line and dumped in the WK40k universe in an absent-minded moment. It would explain a lot if it turned out that they were the result of a London-based genetics student's drunken antics that have just gone beyond any control!

Neko_Ali:

--- Quote from: LeeC on 10 Jul 2018, 09:19 ---This thread has lead me to find that there is a clear lack of good info graphics of all the different factions and their relations to others. I mean I found some but they are very terrible to show the un-initiated.

--- End quote ---

There use to be an ally chart that kind of dealt with how the factions felt about each other, but it's been highly simplified now. All of the Imperium forces are nominally allied and will work with each other, though in truth they're pretty cold to outright distrusting of other factions. But common enemy and all. All of the Eldar factions are the same. They hate each other, but they have a common cause now as their prophecies end time is fast approaching. Either they work together to defeat Slaneesh, or their race is going to be lost entirely and their souls damned to Slaneesh's care. Followers of the chaos gods are willing to work together against external enemies, but they also hate each other and will just as happily fight and kill. Hell, followers of Khorne are happy to kill other followers of Khorne because Khorne cares not from who the blood flows. Everyone else hates and despises each other.

LeeC:
If I had more time on my hands I think I would put on together.  Something that was more like a flow chart than an excel spreadsheet.

LeeC:
Does anyone here in the QC community enjoy the Emperor Text to Speech youtube show?

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