A [[monster|monstrous]] humanoid creature, semi-intelligent and usually aggressive. Very prevalent in fantasy universe stories and video games.

Their appearance varies (even more so if they are half-orcs), but usually they have a [[muscular]] or [[fat]] build, [[green skin|green]] or [[grey skin]], large [[tusks]], and [[pointy ears]]. [[Female orc]]s are often depicted as [[tall female|tall]], [[muscular female|muscular]], and voluptuous with [[large breasts]]. In Japanese fantasy art, male orcs are often also given [[pig|piglike]] [[snout]]s, pig/wild [[boar]] head or simply [[pig ears]].

Orcs are usually depicted as an arch-enemy to [[elf|Elves]].

h4. See also

* [[female orc]]
* [[ork (warhammer)|]] (this tag is used for orcs in [[Warhammer 40k]])
* [[ogre]]
* [[oni]]
* [[troll]]
* [[Tag Group:Legendary Creatures]]
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