The Orks are a race from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. They are in some ways equivalent to Warhammer Fantasy Orcs, particularly in terms of their physical appearance, but vary in some biological and cultural details (though they still go to war because they think it is fun). They are seen by their enemies (everyone else, and sometimes each other) as savage, warlike and crude, but they are the most numerous species in the whole galaxy. However, the power of the Ork race as a whole is limited since they are split into countless tiny empires, often warring between themselves. In the rare occasion that the Orks ever do unite, they are capable of destroying whole civilizations in a massive migration-invasion known as a Waaagh!
Orks are genetically engineered to be muscular, aggressive, and none too bright; their technology is maintained by Mekboyz who have genetic dispositions to do well at special tasks. Indeed, the Brain Boyz were apparently able to encode information on how to build simple machinery in the genetic strands of Orks; thus Mekboyz require very little (if any) training in their function, since they understand mechanical principles at an instinctive level.
Specializations include Mad Doks, the ork equivalent of medics and doctors, who stitch up Orks wounded in battle, but also like to conduct unnecessary and gruesome medical experiments on their patients (such as replacing limbs with mechanical contraptions and transplanting heads); those who tend more towards these cybernetic experiments become Painboyz. The Slaverz (or 'Runtherders') direct the efforts of Gretchin (or 'Grotz'), the smaller and smarter servants essentially equivalent to goblins as well as squigs (or squiggly beasts), which are basically small, ferocious beasts, some of which have the capability to rip one's head off, others which can be pets. Waaagh! da Orks also indicates of the existence of more specialised castes such as Bankaboyz, who controlled the Orks' supply of 'teef' (see Currency below), Yellerz who
