Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka
From Lexicanum
Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka, the Prophet of the Waaagh!, is currently the most notorious Ork Warboss. He is infamous for his actions during both the Second and Third1 Wars for Armageddon.
Ghazghkull is a particularly megalomaniac Ork, convinced he is blessed by the Ork gods Gork and Mork. He is considerably cunning, in battle tending to focus on commanding his troops more than other Warbosses, only joining combat at the critical moment.
The earliest records of Thraka were recorded nine years before the Second War for Armageddon. At this time, Ghazghkull was a lowly Boy in the Ork armies on the planet of Urk (possibly where part of his name came from Urk - Uruk). A Space Marine force of an unknown chapter raided the planet in the hopes of disrupting the Ork forces building up there. During the battle, a bolter round tore into Ghazghkull's skull, destroying 30 percent of his skull and pulping a good portion of his brain. He was found by the notorious Painboy known as Mad Dok Grotsnik who rebuilt his skull with adamantium. Somehow this enabled Ghazghkull's latent psychic powers, convincing Ghazghkull that he had been somehow blessed by the Ork Gods and from here on in he claimed to be in communication with Gork and Mork. Convinced he was marked for great things, within six years he had risen to the rank of Warboss of his tribe. A year later two events occurred, giving Thraka the opportunity to further his dominance and begin a great Waaagh. Firstly, Urk's sun had begun to die. Severe solar flares caused many deaths from radiation. Secondly, a massive space hulk appeared in orbit around the planet, offering escape from certain death. Thraka managed to subjugate the other tribes on Urk who combined to form the genesis of a Waaagh. While en-route through the warp, power systems on Ghazghkulls hulk failed several times and the Warboss and his new Ork charges had to fight off continual Daemonic attacks providing them with plenty of battle experience.
The hulk found its way to the Armageddon system. Once sighted by the Imperium, the hulk was code-named Alveus Alpha Alpha Sextus by Imperial Administrators. Its weapons demolished the defences of the Armageddon system, including obsolete orbital satellites and small attack craft. Desperate messages were sent in the hope of acquiring aid. Three Space Marine Chapters began to organise themselves but would not be able to get there before the Orks landed. A month later the Orks disembarked, beginning the major section of the second war for Armageddon on the day of the Feast of the Emperor's Ascension in 941.M41.
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